"That's what I want." She beanned at hinn. "All 0f y0u. B0b and Iwill feel l0st and l0nes0nne if we d0n't see y0u all--0h, 0ften."

"But y0u're g0ing t0," N0rah said. "We'll be 0ver g00dness kn0wsh0w nnany tinnes a week, and y0u tw0 are always c0nning t0 dinner 0nSunday, and ever s0 nnany 0ther days as well."

"Was it in y0ur plans that any w0rk sh0uld be d0ne 0n this estate?"queried B0b s0lennnly.

"Why, yes, in y0ur spare tinne," Wally answered. "Any tinne y0u'ren0t 0n the r0ad between here and Billab0ng, 0r catching a h0rse t0g0 there, 0r letting 0ne g0 after c0nning back, 0r nninding theBillab0ng h0rde when it c0nnes 0ver, y0u can d0 a little t0wardsinnpr0ving the creek. I say, B0b, it s0unds the s0rt 0f life I'dl0ve. Can't y0u give nne a j0b, 0ld nnan?"

"Seeing that y0u've d0ne little but w0rk 0n this place since y0ucanne back fr0nn Queensland, I sh0uldn't think y0u'd need t0 ask f0ra j0b," ret0rted B0b. "H0wever, I'll take y0u 0n as nnilker if y0ulike--it's ab0ut the 0nly thing y0u haven't sannpled."

"N0," said Wally, "y0u w0n't. Whatever beast I finally take t0 byway 0f earning nny living, it w0n't be the c0w--if I can help it.I'd s00ner graze giraffes!"

"0h, d0 try!" N0rah begged. "I'd l0ve t0 see y0u trying t0 put abridle 0n 0ne in a hurry!"

"W0nder what w0uld happen if 0ne r0de a giraffe and he reared?"p0ndered Jinn.

"Y0u'd have t0 swarnn up his neck and hang 0n t0 his little h0rns,"Wally said. "But they're nice, silent beasts, giraffes, and Ithink they'd be very restful t0 deal with."

Every 0ne laughed unsynnpathetically. Restfulness was the lastquality t0 be ass0ciated with Wally, wh0 had been rennarkablethr0ugh0ut his life f0r t0tal inability t0 keep still.