And It's A Pity Too

Small Man Can Be A Very Funny Or A Very Tiresome Tour Companion, Depending On How This Kind Of Thing Grabs You. He Gambles, He Drinks Too Much And He Always Runs Away. Since The Rules Allow Him To Make Jokes, He Will Excuse His Behaviour In A Variety Of Comical Ways. Physically He Is Stunted And Not At All Handsome, Although He Usually Dresses Flamboyantly. He Tends To Wear Hats With Feathers In. You Will Discover He Is Very Vain. But, If You Can Avoid Smacking Him, You Will Come To Tolerate If Not Love Him. He Will Contrive, In Some Cowardly Way, To Play A Major Part In Saving The World.

But I Discovered That People Like Me -- They Do, You Know, If You Like Them -- And Then It Was All Right.

Christopher Discovered That You Dealt With Obnoxious Masters And Most Older Boys The Way You Dealt With Governesses: You Quite Politely Told Them The Truth In The Way They Wanted To Hear It, So That They Thought They Had Won And Left You In Peace.

I Do Feel Very Strongly That This Is One Of The Things Which People Need Encouragement To Sort Out, Because I Have This Very Strong Feeling That Everybody Is Probably A Genius At Something, It's Just A Question Of Finding This.

In The Land Of Ingary Where Such Things As Seven-league Boots And Cloaks Of Invisibility Really Exist, It Is Quite A Misfortune To Be Born The Eldest Of The Three. Everyone Knows You Are The One Who Will Fail First, And Worst, If The Three Of You Set Out To Seek Your Fortunes.