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Mudface's landing on his new home was quite an occasion. The Doctor paddled out alongside of him till they reached the island. Until he set foot on it, John Dolittle himself had not realized what a large piece of ground it was. It was more than a quarter of a mile across. Round in shape, it rose gently from the shores to the flat centre, which was a good hundred feet above the level of the lake.
Mudface was tremendously pleased with it; climbing laboriously to the central plateau -- from where you could see great distances over the flat country around -- he said he was sure his health would quickly improve in this drier air.