"We could, mate, but we won't," answered Cap'n Bill. "If there's no
way for us to get clean off'n Sky Island, I'd rather stay with the
Pinkies than with the Blues."
"I wonder what they'll do with us," said Button-Bright. "The Queen
seems like a nice girl, and I don't think she'll hurt us, whatever
happens."
They walked freely along the circular street, seeing such sights as
the Pink City afforded, and then returned to Coralie's house for
breakfast. Coralie herself was not there, as she had been summoned
to the Queen's palace, but her husband looked after the guests, and
when breakfast was finished he said to them, "I am to take you to
Tourmaline, who has promised to decide your fate this morning. I am
curious to know what she will do with you, for in all our history we
have never before had strangers intrude upon us."
"We're curious, too," said Trot, "but we'll soon find out." As they
walked down the street, they observed that the sky was now covered
with dark clouds which entirely hid the sun.
"Does it ever rain here?" inquired Button-Bright.
"Certainly," answered Coralie's husband, "that is the one drawback
of our country: it rains quite often. And although it makes the
flowers and the grass grow, I think rain is very disagreeable. I am
always glad to see the rainbow, which is a sign that the sun will
shine again.
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