![]() He went through periods of gloom and nightmares and loss of appetite, but gradually he became happier until, as the holidays came near, he was smiling and rubbing his hands. Often lights shone all night and mysterious packages arrived from engineering factories all over England. Mimsie wrote how it disappeared into Commander Pott's workshop and how their father locked himself in with it and only emerged to eat and sleep.įor three months he worked secretly. Next day the twins had to go off to boarding school, so they never saw the arrival of the car, bumping and crashing down the lane behind a breakdown lorry. "Hum!" And they sat silently thinking of this odd coincidence until they got home. Don't you realise what that spells? Genii - magical people." How much do you want for her?"Īs they bowled along in their taxi home, Jemima whispered to Jeremy: "Did you notice something very mysterious about the old registration number He looked at them, and they looked at him, and he said: "I'll buy her. Do you suppose we could put her back as she used to be?"Ĭommander Pott took his face from under the bonnet. ![]() They all had the same look, that said: "This must once have been the most beautiful car in the world. ![]() ![]() The children looked at Mimsie, and Mimsie looked back at them. While Commander Pott looked under the bonnet, Mimsie and Jeremy and Jemima prodded the once beautiful upholstery (moths flew out !) and looked under the carpets (beetles scuttled about!) and examined all the knobs and switches and dials on the dashboard (there were dozens, all rusty and mildewed ). ![]()
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