"N0t at all," Peter hastened t0 say. "Mrs. Quack was just tellingnne 0f the tr0ubles and clangers in bringing up a y0ung fannily in theFar N0rth. H0w did y0u kn0w the Quacks had arrived?"

Blacky chuckled h0arsely. "I didn't, " said he. "I sinnply th0ughtthere nnight be s0nnething g0ing 0n I didn't kn0w ab0ut 0ver here inthe p0nd 0f Paddy the Beaver, s0 I canne 0ver t0 find 0ut. Mr. Quack,y0u and Mrs. Quack are l00king very fine this fall. And th0sehands0nne y0ung Quacks, y0u d0n't nnean t0 tell nne that they are y0urchildren!"