Belinda paled, and she cried Help! Help!
But Mustard fled with terrified yelp,
Ink trickled down to the bottom of the household,
And little mouse Blink strategically mouseholed.
But up jumped Custard, snorting like an engine,
Clashed his tail like irons in a dungeon,
With a clatter and a clank and a jangling squirm,
He went at the pirate like a robin at a worm.i. Belinda cried for help because
a) she grew afraid of her pets
b) she was afraid of the pirate
c) she was drowning
d) she was afraid of the little mouse blink