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George looked intently at the empty seat on which he had placed the
butter a few minutes ago. He took an oath of truthfulness that he had
placed it there not even a minute ago.

Then they started round the room again looking for it; and then they met
again in the centre and stared at one another.

Once again, they searched it in the room. They met in the middle of the
room empty handed.

“Most extraordinary thing I ever heard of,” said George.
“So mysterious!” said Harris.
Then George got round at the back of Harris and saw it.
“Why, here it is all the time,” he exclaimed, indignantly.
Indignantly: in a manner indicating anger or annoyance at something
perceived as unfair

George said that the disappearance of the butter was the most amazing
thing that he had known. Harris said that the disappearance of the butter
was a mystery. George saw the butter sticking to Harris’s back and said
that it had been there all this while.

“Where?” cried Harris, spinning round.
“Stand still, can’t you!” roared George, flying after him.
And they got it off, and packed it in the teapot.

Harris turned around and asked where it was. George flew to Harris’s
back and asked him to stand still. They removed the butter and packed it
inside the teapot.