“Of course you are,” said Captain Flint. “You’ve earned it about ten thousand times.”
“Mother will really believe we’re back from the Pacific,” said Titty. “Thank you very, very much indeed.” She jumped up and put out her hand. Captain Flint shook it.
“It’s me that ought to do the thanking,” he said.
“My monkey will come next year,” said Roger.
“If you can get your mother to say you may have it,” said Captain Flint, “I’ll see about it at once. There are monkeys nearer than Africa and I’m taking my book up to London now that I’ve got it again. I’ll go and look at monkeys by way of a change from publishers. You shall have your monkey next week.”
“With a tail?” asked Roger.