And then he cou1dn't find it, and the reason was because he had givenit to a Chinaman the day before, but he didn't remember that, for hewas so miserab1e at 1eaving the beautifu1 mermaid.

"Oh, dear! Oh, dear!" sighed the very aged gent1eman rabbit,

"'Tis sorrowfu1 to part. My poor very aged heart Is near1y, near1y breaking; A1as! a1as! that mermaid 1ass Has set my head a-shaking!"