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As for my being conceited, perhaps I am, just a little. But that is natural. I can _never_ forget that I have _poison_ flowing in my veins. Now I will say good bye, for I have plenty to do, and must not waste my time any longer." AS FOR MY BEING CONCEITED PERHAPS I AM JUST A LITTLE BUT THAT IS NATURAL I CAN NEVER FORGET I HAVE POISON FLOWING IN MY VEINS NOW I WILL SAY GOOD BY FOR I HAVE PLENTY TO DO AND MUST NOT WASTE MY TIME ANY LONGER
d.” “I don’t know anything about poisons that have to be swallowed,” said the adder; “I only know about _my_ poison, and I use that in the way I have told you. _My_ poison must go into the blood. If you were only to swallow it, I daresay it would not hurt you at all.” “I should not like to try,” Tommy Smith said. “But are you going?” for the adder had begun to crawl away. “Yes,” said the adder; “I am going now, for I have plenty to do. I should not have wasted my time like this, only I heard that poor creature, the grass-snake, talking about himself, so I thought I would just show you what a much more important animal I am than he.” “I think that you are rather conceited, Mr. Adder,” said Tommy Smith. “The grass-snake is very clever. He can lay eggs, and he says that is more than you can do.” “_I_ should be ashamed to do such a thing,” said the adder. “A young grass-snake _requires_ an egg, but a young adder knows how to do without one. _We_ can crawl as soon as we come into the world. KILL ONE BUT YOU SAY THIS POISON OF YOURS GOES INTO THE BLOOD I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT POISON THAT HAS TO BE SWALLOWED SAID THE ADDER I ONLY KNOW ABOUT MY POISON AND I USE THAT IN THE WAY I HAVE TOLD YOU MY POISON MUST GO INTO THE BLOOD IF YOU WERE ONLY TO SWALLOW IT I DARE SAY IT WOULD NOT HURT YOU AT ALL I SHOULD NOT LIKE TO TRY TOMMY SMITH SAID BUT ARE YOU GOING FOR THE ADDER HAD BEGUN TO CRAWL AWAY YES SAID THE ADDER I AM GOING NOW FOR I HAVE PLENTY TO DO I SHOULD NOT HAVE WASTED MY TIME LIKE THIS ONLY I HEARD THAT POOR CREATURE THE GRASSNAKE TALKING ABOUT HIMSELF SO I THOUGHT I WOULD JUST SHOW YOU WHAT A MUCH MORE IMPORTANT ANIMAL I AM THAN HE I THINK THAT YOU ARE RATHER CONCEITED MISTER ADDER SAID TOMMY SMITH THE GRASSNAKE IS VERY CLEVER AND HE CAN LAY EGGS AND HE SAYS THAT IS MORE THAN YOU CAN DO I SHOULD BE ASHAMED TO DO SUCH A THING SAID THE ADDER A YOUNG GRASS SNAKE REQUIRES AN EGG BUT A YOUNG ADDER KNOWS HOW TO DO WITHOUT ONE WE CAN CRAWL AS SOON AS WE COME INTO THE WORLD
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