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Here they had only just met, and already the promise of a most interesting friendship was dissolving. The bird had taken time to talk to him and explain things to him as though he were an equal. And although he did not understand many of the long words it used, he felt pleased at being spoken to as though he did understand. HERE THEY HAD ONLY JUST MET AND ALREADY THE PROMISE OF A MOST INTERESTING FRIENDSHIP WAS DISSOLVING THE BIRD HAD TAKEN TIME TO TALK TO HIM AND EXPLAIN THINGS TO HIM AS THOUGH HE WERE AN EQUAL AND ALTHOUGH HE DID NOT UNDERSTAND MANY OF THE LONG WORDS IT USED HE FELT PLEASED AT BEING SPOKEN TO AS THOUGH HE DID UNDERSTAND
 arrives here and finds me flown from the nest. I am, to be brief, leaving. Do you see this book?" "Yes," said David. "I heard you reading it, but I couldn't understand it. Is it magic?" "No, my boy, it is Spanish. I have chosen a little spot (chilly, but isolated) in the Andes Mountains. South America, you know. And of course one must be prepared. I am learning Spanish so that I shall be able to make my way about in South America. I must admit my extreme reluctance to depart. I have become very fond of this ledge. It is exactly suited to my needs--ideal climate, magnificent view...." They fell into a lengthy silence. The bird gazed sadly out over the valley, and David rested his chin in his hands and thought. The mystery was clearing up. The bird's presence on the mountain and the fact that it had been reading a book were explained. And so natural was its speech that David found himself accepting it as nothing unusual. The thing that worried him now was that the bird would soon leave. PREPARING IMAGINE HIS DISAPPOINTMENT WHEN HE ARRIVES HERE AND FINDS ME FLOWN FROM THE NEST I AM TO BE BRIEF LEAVING DO YOU SEE THIS BOOK YES SAID DAVID I HEARD YOU READING IT BUT I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND IT IS IT MAGIC NO MY BOY IT IS SPANISH I HAVE CHOSEN A LITTLE SPOT CHILLY BUT ISOLATED IN THE ANDES MOUNTAINS SOUTH AMERICA YOU KNOW AND OF COURSE ONE MUST BE PREPARED I AM LEARNING SPANISH SO THAT I SHALL BE ABLE TO MAKE MY WAY ABOUT IN SOUTH AMERICA I MUST ADMIT MY EXTREME RELUCTANCE TO DEPART I HAVE BECOME VERY FOND OF THIS LEDGE IT IS EXACTLY SUITED TO MY NEEDS IDEAL CLIMATE MAGNIFICENT VIEW THEY FELL INTO A LENGTHY SILENCE THE BIRD GAZED SADLY OUT OVER THE VALLEY AND DAVID RESTED HIS CHIN IN HIS HANDS IN THOUGHT THE MYSTERY WAS CLEARING UP THE BIRD'S PRESENCE ON THE MOUNTAIN AND THE FACT THAT IT HAD BEEN READING A BOOK WERE EXPLAINED AND SO NATURAL WAS ITS SPEECH THAT DAVID FOUND HIMSELF ACCEPTING IT AS NOTHING UNUSUAL THE THING THAT WORRIED HIM NOW WAS THAT THE BIRD WOULD SOON LEAVE
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