"My dear, _dear_ friends!" said the Sly Old Fox. "What is so beautiful as the love of friends?" He stopped to glare at the Old Codger with the Wooden Leg, who looked away nervously. "The love of friends! Gathered together around the family hearth! How beautiful! It touches me, my friends, it touches me----" "That's all right about that," said Toby. "For heaven's _sake_, let's look at the map!" Aunt Amanda spread out the map on the table beside her, and the others gathered round. "It's an island!" cried Toby. "On the Spanish Main," said Aunt Amanda. "The Spanish Main!" said the Sly Old Fox. "A beautiful country! Full of palms,--and grape-nuts,--What you might call a real work of nature! Full of parrots, and monkeys, and lagoons, and other wild creatures; a work of nature, my dear friends, a real work of nature." "And pirates," said Freddie, earnestly. "I _said_ parrots," said the Sly Old Fox. "_I_ said pirates," said Freddie. "Just what I said," said the Sly Old Fox. "That live in trees, my little friend, in trees; and have red and blue feathers, and----" "Pirates don't have feathers," said Freddie. "Dear, dear!" said the Sly Old Fox. "How _can_ you say such a thing? How _can_ you----?" "Did you ever see a pirate in a tree?" "In cages, my dear little friend! Hundreds of them!" "That's enough!" said Mr. Toby. "Quit wrangling for a minute, will you? What about this here map? I tell you what, though. I'd like the Churchwarden to see this map. Freddie, will you run down the street and get the Churchwarden?" "Yes, sir," said Freddie, moving towards the door. "And tell him to bring along his Odour of Sanctity with him. He always carries a bottle of it in his pocket, and we may need it. Don't forget it." "No, sir," said Freddie. "Hold on a minute," said Mr. Toby, snatching up his hat. "I'll go for him myself. I can do it quicker." And in a moment he was out of the door. CHAPTER IX THE ODOUR OF SANCTITY While Toby was gone, Aunt Amanda explained to the two old men about the Sailorman from China, and about his gift of the map which was lying on the table. They were just at the end of their discussion when Toby returned, bringing with him the Churchwarden, puffing and blowing with the unusual exertion of walking, and without his pipe. Toby introduced him to Mr. Punch and the two old Codgers, and drew him up to the table and showed him the map, explaining at the same time how it came there. The Churchwarden examined the map carefully, while the others all looked at him. He finally put down the map, settled himself in a chair, folded his hands across his fat stomach, blew out his cheeks, and said: