` Yes ; and the Faun is with him , ' he replied , as Dan with Puck stumbled through the copse . ` We should have come sooner , ' Puck called , ` but the beauties of your native tongue , O Parnesius , have enthralled this young citizen . ' Parnesius looked bewildered , even when Una explained . ` Dan said the plural of `` dominus '' was `` dominoes '' , and when Miss Blake said it was n't he said he supposed it was `` backgammon '' , and so he had to write it out twice -- for cheek , you know . ' Dan had climbed into Volaterrae , hot and panting . ` I 've run nearly all the way , ' he gasped , ` and then Puck met me . How do you do , Sir ? ' ' I am in good health , ' Parnesius answered . ` See ! I have tried to bend the bow of Ulysses , but -- ' He held up his thumb . ` I 'm sorry . You must have pulled off too soon , ' said Dan . ` But Puck said you were telling Una a story . ' ` Continue , O Parnesius , ' said Puck , who had perched himself on a dead branch above them . ' I will be chorus . Has he puzzled you much , Una ? ' ` Not a bit , except -- I did n't know where Ak -- Ak something was , ' she answered . ` Oh , Aquae Solis . That 's Bath , where the buns come from . Let the hero tell his own tale . '
Parnesius pretended to thrust his spear at XXXXX 's legs , but Puck reached down , caught at the horse-tail plume , and pulled off the tall helmet .
Ak Faun Puck Solis Ulysses Una backgammon copse dominoes dominus