Chapter 14: The Rats’ Warning

_THE FOURTEENTH CHAPTER_ THE RATS’ WARNING DRAGGING a ship through the sea is hard work. And after two or three hours the swallows began to get tired in the wings and short of breath. Then they sent a message down to the Doctor to say that they would have to take a rest soon; and that they would pull the boat over to an island not far off, and hide it in a deep bay till they had got breath enough to go on. And presently the Doctor saw the island they had spoken of. It had a very beautiful, high, green