Don't you worry about that, my dear Pelly," said the Duke, patting him on the beak. "My chauffeur will soon put a patch over it the same way he mends the tyres on the Rolls. Right now we have far more impor- tant things to talk about than a little hole in a beak." We stood there waiting to see what the Duke was going to say next. "Now listen to me, all of you," he said. "Those diamonds were worth millions! Millions and millions! and you have saved them!" The Monkey nodded. The Giraffe smiled. The Pelican blushed. "No reward is too great for you," the Duke went on. "I am therefore going to make you an offer which I hope will give you pleasure. I hereby invite the Giraffe and the Pelican and the Monkey to live on my estate for the rest of their lives. "I shall give you my best and largest hay-barn as your private house. Central heating, showers, a kitchen and anything else you desire for your comfort will be installed In return, you will keep my windows clean, and pick my cherries and my apples. If the Pelican is will ing, perhaps he will also give me a ride in his beak now and again "A pleasure, Your Grace! cried the Pelican "Would you like a ride now?" "Later," said the Duke. "I'll have one after tea." At this point, the Giraffe gave a nervous little cough and looked up at the sky. "Is there a problem?" asked the Duke. "If there is, do please let me hear it.