Dr. Herbert Benjamin
“Oh, come now!” said Carl the Carrot. “We
know
you’re here, Irving.”
“
How
do you know?” asked Henry.
“Oh, inches are
everywhere
,” said Carl. “You can’t
see them, but they’re there!”
“What do you mean?” asked Henry.
“Well, an inch is something which you know just
how
long
it is, but it
isn’t
anything!” said Carl.
“Certainly,” said Henry. “Certainly.”
“Fine, Henry,” said Constance. “You’re beginning
to get along fine. Now Irving! Stop hiding and let us
know you’re here, just for our new member!
Please
!”
— “Here!” said a very little voice.
“Thank you, Irving!” said Constance.
Then she called out, “Yolanda the Yard?”
— A voice 36 times as long as Irving’s voice said,
“Here!”
Then Constance called “Miriam the Melody?” and a
voice sang:
here!
do
ti
la
so
fa
mi
re
Do
Then Constance called, “Geraldine the Green?”
— “Here!” said a color, which had no size or shape
or anything else, but just a greenness.
Henry’s eyes nearly popped. “Imagine! Something
which isn’t anything but a color. Wow! What a club! Do
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