7 Inside the Castle of Adventure
　　The next day Button woke Philip by licking the bare sole of his foot, which was sticking out fromthe bedclothes. Philip woke with a yell, for he was very ticklish¹ there.
　　‘Stop it, Jack²!’ he shouted, and then looked in surprise across the room, where Jack was justopening startled eyes. ‘Oh – it’s all right – it’s only Button. Button, you are never to lick the solesof my feet!’
　　Jack sat up, grinning. He rubbed his eyes and stretched. Then his glance fell on his fine camera,which he had put ready to take up the hill with him that day, and he remembered what they hadplanned.
　　‘Come on – let’s get up,’ he said to Philip, and jumped out of bed. ‘It’s a gorgeous day, and I’mlonging to go up to the castle again. I might get some wonderful pictures of those eagles.’
　　Philip was almost as interested in birds as Jack was. The boys began to talk about eagles as theydressed. They banged at the girls’ door as they went down. Mrs Mannering was already up, for shewas an early riser. A smell of frying bacon arose on the air.
　　‘Lovely!’ said Jack sniffing³. ‘Kiki, don’t stick your claws so hard into my shoulder. I gotsunburnt yesterday and it hurts.’
　　‘What a pity, what a pity!’ said Kiki, in sorrowful tones. The boys laughed.
　　‘You’d almost think she really did understand what you say,’ said Philip.
　　‘She does!’ said Jack. ‘I say, what about getting a plank⁴ or something now, whilst we’re waitingfor breakfast – you know, to put across to the windowsill of the castle?’
　　‘Right,’ said Philip, and they wandered out into the sunshine, still sniffing the delicious smell offrying bacon, to which was now added the fragrance⁵ of coffee. Button trotted⁶ at Philip’s heels,nibbling them gently every time the boy stopped. He did not dare to go near Jack, for if he didKiki

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