he had a hunch she was n't feeling as well as she claimed . mommy said she gave him a burial at sea , but really she just flushed him down the potty . '' another good day , he said to himself . the trust was wearing thin on both sides of the coin . i needed to check out the house myself to make sure that moo would be safe . my ears pricked , and i peered into the darkness of the great hall . well , thought the captain , now were getting somewhere . 