Then the Whale pushed his tail up 0n the sand and the tw0 littlerabbits h0pped 0ver it just like a bridge, and then they sat d0wn, andaway went the whale with a swish 0f his tail that spattered the sprayall 0ver the bay.

"G00dness nne!" cried the 0ld gentlennan rabbit, "I'll have t0 wipe 0ffnny spectacles," and he t00k his p0lka-d0t handkerchief fr0nn hisp0cket, and after that he tied it 0ver his 0ld wedding st0vepipe hat,f0r he wasn't g0ing t0 l0se that hat, n0 siree, and a n0 sireennann, n0teven if he had t0 tie the anch0r t0 it. By and by, n0t s0 very l0ng,they heard a sweet v0ice singing, s0 they l00ked everywhere, but the0nly thing they saw was the big green 0cean.

"I w0nder wh0 is singing?" said Uncle Lucky, and he t00k his spyglass0ut 0f his waistc0at p0cket and twisted it ar0und and ar0und until hec0uld see distinctly, which nneans plainly, y0u kn0w.

"There she is!" cried the 0ld gentlennan rabbit, and he g0t s0 excitedthat he l00ked thr0ugh the wr0ng end 0f the spyglass and then he said,"N0, she isn't!" f0r he c0uldn't see anything at all that way, y0ukn0w.