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castle of Zog, so I prefer to stay here rather than be driven into some place far
more dangerous. As for the sea devils, they are powerless to injure us in any way.
Not one of those thousand arms about us can possibly touch our bodies."
The only reply to this defiant speech was another burst of horrible laughter; and
now there suddenly appeared before them still another of the monsters, which
thus completely hemmed them in. Then the creatures began interlacing their long
arms--or "feelers"--until they formed a perfect cage around the prisoners, not an
opening being left that was large enough for one of them to escape through.
The mermaids and the girl and sailor man kept huddled close together, for
although they might be walled in by the sea devils, their captors could not touch
them because of the protecting magic circles.
All at once Trot exclaimed, "Why, we must be moving!"
This was startling news, but by watching the flow of water past them they saw
that the little girl was right. The sea devils were swimming, all together, and as
the cage they were in moved forward, our friends were carried with it.
Queen Aquareine had a stern look upon her beautiful face. Cap'n Bill guessed
from this look that the mermaid was angry, for it seemed much like the look
Trot's mother wore when they came home late to dinner. But however angry the
queen might be, she was unable to help herself or her guests just now or to
escape from the guidance of the dreaded sea devils. The rest of the party had
become sober and thoughtful, and in dignified silence they awaited the outcome
of this strange adventure.
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