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I am usually to be found Thinking. I have a powerful intellect. No doubt you have noticed the stamp of genius on my brow." David supposed that the bird meant its scarlet crest, and he nodded. "That's one of the first things I noticed about you." I AM USUALLY TO BE FOUND THINKING I HAVE A POWERFUL INTELLECT NO DOUBT YOU HAVE NOTICED THE STAMP OF GENIUS ON MY BROW DAVID SUPPOSED THAT THE BIRD MEANT ITS SCARLET CREST AND HE NODDED IT'S ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS I NOTICED ABOUT YOU
There is a great deal of difference between the interest shown by normal people and the obsessive interest of scientists. You are not, I hope, acquainted with any scientists?" "No." "Ah," said the bird, with a relieved sigh. "Everything is quite all right, then. I do hope that you will forgive my behavior. I am not usually so rude. The fact is that you gave me quite a horrible start." "Oh, I'm sorry I frightened you." "Frightened, my dear fellow?" said the bird testily. "I am never frightened. I do not know the meaning of the word." "What I mean is," David said quickly, "that you frightened _me_." This seemed to pacify the bird; and David, to heighten the good impression, added: "Golly, you looked fierce." The bird smiled complacently, "I _can_ rise to a terrifying ferocity when aroused. A noble strain of fighting blood courses through my veins. Not that I go out of my way to seek quarrels, you understand. On the contrary. 'Peaceful' could well describe my general attitude. Meditative. D I'M INTERESTED IN THINGS IF THAT'S WHAT YOU MEAN NO IT IS NOT THERE IS A GREAT DEAL OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE INTEREST SHOWN BY NORMAL PEOPLE AND THE OBSESSIVE INTEREST OF SCIENTISTS YOU ARE NOT I HOPE ACQUAINTED WITH ANY SCIENTISTS NO AH SAID THE BIRD WITH A RELIEVED SIGH EVERYTHING IS QUITE ALL RIGHT THEN I DO HOPE THAT YOU WILL FORGIVE MY BEHAVIOR I AM NOT USUALLY SO RUDE THE FACT IS THAT YOU GAVE ME QUITE A HORRIBLE START OH I AM SORRY I FRIGHTENED YOU FRIGHTENED MY DEAR FELLOW SAID THE BIRD TESTILY I AM NEVER FRIGHTENED I DO NOT KNOW THE MEANING OF THE WORD WHAT I MEAN IS DAVID SAID QUICKLY THAT YOU FRIGHTENED ME THIS SEEMED TO PACIFY THE BIRD AND DAVID TO HEIGHTEN THE GOOD IMPRESSION ADDED GOLLY YOU LOOK FIERCE THE BIRD SMILED COMPLACENTLY I CAN RISE TO A TERRIFYING FEROCITY WHEN AROUSED A NOBLE STRAIN OF FIGHTING BLOOD COURSES THROUGH MY VEINS NOT THAT I GO OUT OF MY WAY TO SEEK QUARRELS YOU UNDERSTAND ON THE CONTRARY PEACEFUL COULD WELL DESCRIBE MY GENERAL ATTITUDE MEDITATIVE
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