Tom ran at him in return , and cried `` Boo ! '' likewise , right in his face , and set the little dog upon him ; and at his legs the dog went . At which , if you will believe it , the fellow turned tail , thunderbox and all , with a `` Woof ! '' like an old sow on the common ; and ran for his life , screaming , `` Help ! thieves ! murder ! fire ! He is going to kill me ! I am a ruined man ! He will murder me ; and break , burn , and destroy my precious and invaluable thunderbox ; and then you will have no more thunder-showers in the land . Help ! help ! help ! '' At which the papa and mamma and all the people of Oldwivesfabledom flew at Tom , shouting , `` Oh , the wicked , impudent , hard-hearted , graceless boy ! Beat him , kick him , shoot him , drown him , hang him , burn him ! '' and so forth : but luckily they had nothing to shoot , hang , or burn him with , for the fairies had hid all the killing - tackle out of the way a little while before ; so they could only pelt him with stones ; and some of the stones went clean through him , and came out the other side . But he did not mind that a bit ; for the holes closed up again as fast as they were made , because he was a water-baby . However , he was very glad when he was safe out of the country , for the noise there made him all but deaf . Then he came to a very quiet place , called Leaveheavenalone . And there the sun was drawing water out of the sea to make steam - threads , and the wind was twisting them up to make cloud-patterns , till they had worked between them the loveliest wedding veil of Chantilly lace , and hung it up in their own Crystal Palace for any one to buy who could afford it ; while the good old sea never grudged , for she knew they would pay her back honestly .
So the sun span , and the wind wove , and all XXXXX well with the great steam - loom ; as is likely , considering -- and considering -- and considering - And at last , after innumerable adventures , each more wonderful than the last , he saw before him a huge building , much bigger , and -- what is most surprising -- a little uglier than a certain new lunatic asylum , but not built quite of the same materials .
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