"Easy as eating chocolate creams," said Swayny. "You can do it with a fan, if you have one big enough--but, I say, Swanny, put on the brakes there quick, or we'll run slam-bang into----" "LONDON!" cried Swanny, putting on the brakes, and sure enough that's where they were. Jimmieboy knew it in a minute, because there was a lady coming out of a shop preceded by a band of music, and wearing a big crown on her head, whom he recognized at once as the great and good Queen, whose pictures he had often seen in his story books. "Howdy do, little boy," said the Queen, as her eye rested on Jimmieboy. "I'm very well, thank you, Ma'am," said Jimmieboy, holding out his hand for Her Majesty to shake. "What are you doing here?" she asked. "I'm sliding until breakfast is ready," he replied. "Until breakfast is ready?" she cried. "Why, what time do you have breakfast?" "Eight o'clock, so's papa can catch the 8:30 train, Ma'am," said Jimmieboy. "But--it is now nearly one o'clock!" said the Queen. "That's all right, Your Roily Highnishness," said Swanny. "This is an American boy and he breakfasts on the American plan. It isn't eight o'clock yet where he lives." "Oh, yes--so it isn't," said the Queen. "I remember now. The sun rises earlier here than it does in America." "Yes, Ma'am," put in Swayny. "It has to in order to get to America on time. America is some distance from here as you may have heard." And before the Queen could say another word, the sled was sliding merrily along at such a rapid pace that Jimmieboy had to throw his arms about Swayny's neck to keep from falling overboard. "W-where are we g-g gug-going to now?" he stammered. "China," said Swanny. "Egypt," said Swayny. "I said China," cried Swanny, turning his eyes full upon Swayny and glaring at him. "I know you did," said Swayny. "I may not show 'em, but I have ears. I, on the other hand said Egypt, and Egypt is where we are going. I want to show Jimmieboy the Pyramids. He's never seen a Pyramid and he has seen Chinamen." "No doubt," said Swanny. "But this time he's not going to Egypt. I'm going to show him a Mandarin. He can build a Pyramid with his blocks, but he never in his life could build a Mandarin. Therefore, Ho for China." "You mean Bah! for China," said Swayny, angrily. "I'm not going to China, Mr. William G. Swanny and that's all there is about that. Last time I was there a Chinaman captured me and tied me to his pig-tail and I vowed I'd never go again." "And when I was in Egypt last time, I was stolen by a mummy, who wanted to broil and eat me because he hadn't had anything to eat for two thousand years. So _I_'m not going to Egypt."