Johnny opened his mouth to say something , but he closed it again without speaking and meekly trotted after Polly Chuck to the place she had picked out . It was in a little hollow . Johnny knew before he began to dig that the ground was damp , almost wet . But if Polly wanted to live there she should , and Johnny began to dig . By and by he stopped to rest . Where was Polly ? He looked this way and that way anxiously . Just as he was getting ready to go hunt for her , she came hurrying back . -LSB- Illustration : If Polly wanted to live there she should -RSB- `` I 've found a perfectly lovely place for our new home ! '' she cried . Johnny looked ruefully at the hole he had worked so hard to dig ; then he brushed the dirt from his clothes and followed her . This time Johnny had no fault to find with the ground . It was high and dry . But Polly had chosen a spot close to a road that wound down across the Green Meadows . Johnny shook his head doubtfully , but he began to dig . This time , however , he kept one eye on Polly Chuck , and the minute he found that she was wandering off , he stopped digging and chuckled as he watched her . It was n't long before back she came in great excitement . She had found a better place ! So they wandered over the Green Meadows , Polly leading the way . Johnny had learned by this time to waste no time digging .
And he had made up his mind XXXXX one thing .
So across as at before by in on to without