You're in bed with us!" they shouted; and they acted as if they were afraid he would try to get away from them by the way they held on to his arms.
But he lay quite still, and he only said, "I should say you were in bed with me. It seems to be my bed."
"It's the same thing!" said the nephew.
"How do you make that out?" asked the papa. "It's the same thing if it's enchantment. But if it isn't, it isn't."
The niece said, "What enchantment?" for she thought that would be a pretty good chance to get what they had come for.
She was perfectly delighted, and gave a joyful thrill all over when the papa said, "Oh, that's a long story."
"Well, the longer the better, I should say; shouldn't you, brother?" she returned.