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"The Elephant!"
"Yes--the El-e-phant. Any complaints?"
"You don't mean Napoleon's monument?"
"I mean Napoleon's monument--You see when Napoleon left for Elba, he put
me in charge of the Elephant. Forward, march, there, brats! Good
evenin', Montparnasse."
On arriving at the Elephant, Gavroche climbed up and then invited his
friends to come up.
"Hey, there, brat senior--see that ladder? Well, put your foot on--Now
ye ain't agoin' ter be afraid are ye? Here, give me your
hands--Now--up--There, you stand still now, till I git yer little
brother up--Here, brat junior. Oh, can't you reach that ladder? Well,
step on the Elephant's corn then--That's the way--Now--up--There! Now,
gentlemen, you're on the inside of the Elephant. Don't ye feel something
like Jonah? But stop yer talkin' now fer we're goin' straight ter bed.
This way to yer sleepin' apartments--Here, brat junior, we'll wrap you
up in this blanket."
"O, thank you, sir. It's so nice and warm."
"Well, that's what the monkeys thought. Here, senior, you take this
mattress.
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