- Tolly: Where is the peacock?
- Alexander: I expect it's sulking because you and Granny laughed at it so much.
- Toby: The only thing the peacock's good for is that it gives warning if Green Knowe walks.
- Tolly: [to Alexander] How did you know that we were laughing at it?
- Toby: I was in the inglenook. Alexander was in your chair.
- Tolly: Yesterday? How come I couldn't see him?
- Toby: Well, you were sitting in the same place so how could you? It's as if you were in the same person.