`` wo n't i need my sword to fight ? '' i concentrated on relaxing , willing myself to fall asleep . `` that is , unless you have changed your mind ? '' oh yes , miss , he answered cheerfully and pointed east . your sisters only five , doc remarked , as they stepped out through the door . even better is underneath the mouse , i suspect lives a lion . '' the news which arrived in early autumn , however , was not so joyous . there were so many zeros i thought my eyes would cross . 