back, and hopefully he has some news. Make
some space for him on the sofa.”
They all gathered around Mr. McNumpty
anxiously.
“Well,” he began, after
gulping
down the
water and catching his breath a little. He
looked very tired and windswept. “I’m afraid
it isn’t good news. Minty and Molly have been
captured by that
ruffian.
I know I’m a bear and
I should have used my teeth and claws to save
them, but the police were watching. They’d
have
shot
me on the spot if they had known I
was a
grizzly bear
.”
Mrs. Bold patted his shoulder kindly.
“And what has Dodgy Dean done with
them?” asked Roger.
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