"This is not to be a school story, so I shall say as little as possible about Jill's school, which is not a pleasant subject." Chap. 1, Behind the Gym, p. 549

"Jill couldn't help thinking the creature at her side was blowing it away. So she turned and looked at the creature. It was a lion." Chap. 1, Behind the Gym, p. 554

"The lion answered this only by a look and a very low growl. And as Jill gazed at its motionless bulk, she realized that she might as well have asked the whole mountain to move aside for her convenience." Chap. 2, Jill is Given a Task, p. 557

"Here the Dwarf put his mouth close to the Owl's head and, no doubt, intended to whisper: but, like other deaf people, he wasn't a very good judge of his own voice, and both children heard him say, 'See that they're properly...