" now i am in a nice place , " said he ; " my gilding will soon be washed off here . oh dear , what a set of rabble i have got amongst ! " and then he glanced at a curious round thing like an old apple , which lay near a long , leafless cabbage - stalk . it was , however , not an apple , but an old ball , which had lain for years in the gutter , and was soaked through with water .
in the gutter .
where did the ball lay for several years ?
where did the ball lay for several years ?