Bridges stretching from
mountain to mountain, over immense, deep valleys, attested the
knowledge and power of that singular race.
Later, we began to meet people; a hut here and another there, with
miles between. Pippity was quite at a loss to know what to make of such
persons as we met. When two or more happened to be conversing together,
it was utterly incomprehensible to him how they could understand one
another.
"What jargon is this?" he evidently tried to say, "that these people
are all the time jabbering? It is nothing but an unmeaning chattering
of monkeys. Can it be possible that they know what they are babbling?
And you understand that gibberish, too?"
I had taught Pippity no language but my own, and it was no wonder that
he was surprised when he heard people so like me talking quite
differently.
We soon reached the sea-coast; and if Pippity was surprised at what he
saw in the towns and cities, the citizens, many of whom were familiar
with the English tongue, were still more surprised at his wonderful
gift of language.
My own appearance until I bought myself some decent clothes, created
quite a sensation among the people I met.
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