The King discusses building a tunnel under the deadly desert surrounding Oz. The Nome King gathers his army together and tries to choose a new general (after throwing General Blug away). Guph steps forwards and becomes the new General. The Nome King and Gen. Guph discuss plans on overtaking the Emerald City.
As time passes, Quasimodo grows up, and an aging Claude must reconcile himself with his choices.
Everyone celebrated the return of Quorum and the boys. A feast and entertainment were planned.
Now king of the Popsipetels, Doctor Dolittle works tirelessly to improve the lives of every member of the tribe. The doctor gets a new home.
The reader is introduced some additional members of the Lammeter family. Godfrey makes a request of Nancy at the Christmas dance.
Catherine receives a note from Isabella, bidding her to visit as soon as possible. Catherine goes to Isabella’s and discovers that her friend is engaged to James. Catherine receives interesting news from John.
When she wakes, Jane finds herself in her own bedroom, in the care of Mr. Lloyd, the family’s kind apothecary. Bessie is also present, and she expresses disapproval of her mistress’s treatment of Jane. Jane remains in bed the following day, and Bessie sings her a song. Mr. Lloyd speaks with Jane about her life at Gateshead, and he suggests to Jane’s aunt that the girl be sent away to school, where she might find happiness. Jane is cautiously excited at the possibility of leaving Gateshead.Soon after her own reflections on the past in the red-room, Jane learns more of her history when she overhears a conversation between Bessie and Miss Abbott. Jane’s mother was a member of the wealthy Reed family, which strongly disapproved of Jane’s father, an impoverished clergyman. When they married, Jane’s wealthy maternal grandfather wrote his daughter out of his will. Not long after Jane was born, Jane’s parents died from typhus, which Jane’s father contracted while caring for the poor.
A hare deceives many crocodiles, then mocks them, and the crocodiles pull out all of his fur in retaliation. The hare is suffering, and a fairy man comes along and tells him to bathe in the sea and lie in the sun to recover his fur, but the man was spiteful and his advice only increases the hare’s pain. A kind fairy man comes by and listens to the hare’s sad story, telling him his pain is the consequence of his behavior to the crocodiles. The hare agrees and repents, and the kind man tells him how to heal his wounds and regrow his fur. The hare correctly predicts that the princess the other men were off seeking would deny them and instead choose the kind man for her husband.
More on the history of number systems.
When the Yankee and Sandy’s daughter, Hello, falls ill again, they spend weeks nursing her to health in France. The Yankee decides to travel back to England leaving his family in France. The Yankee arrives in Camelot to find it desolate.
The weather changes Ribault’s plans. Menendez takes advantage of a land route. Rene saves others, but isn't safe himself.
Kenyon and Hilda come upon a shrine and, after becoming lost in thought, notice that the shrine's lamp goes out for the first time in centuries.
Archer visits May in Florida, but finds his mind wondering as he talks with her.
How Siegfried turned war into feasting.
John Adams' fourth Annual Address to Congress (now known as the State of the Union Address).
David reflects on the present state of affairs.
Mrs. Dashwood and her daughters stay at Norland for a few months, because it is difficult to find a new home which they can afford with their small income. Edward and his relationship with the family is described.
Alice, bored by her sister's reading, follows a passing rabbit down a hole.
A description of a trip to Greece, and the house in which Byron spent time while there.
Archer pays a visit to the Countess at her home, where they discuss the many difficulties of life in New York.
The author explains how he described Flatland to the king of Lifeland.
Polynesia gives word to Gub-Gub before Prince Bumpo pays a visit to Doctor Dolittle. After the doctor fulfills his promise, Prince Bumpo prepares a ship for the parting doctor. Doctor Dolittle and the animals head back to Puddleby.
Dorothy and her friends come upon the flying gargoyles (or “gurgles” as she calls them).