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You've had enough gallivanting around for one day. You're all worn out." "I'm _not_!" said David, struggling. "I feel fine. Look, I just _have_ to  " It was useless. She marched him upstairs to his room and stood in the doorway until he had undressed and put on his pajamas and got into bed. YOU'VE HAD ENOUGH GALLIVANING AROUND FOR ONE DAY YOU'RE ALL WORN OUT I'M NOT SAID DAVID STRUGGLING I FEEL FINE LOOK I JUST HAVE TO IT WAS USELESS SHE MARCHED HIM UPSTAIRS TO HIS ROOM AND STOOD IN THE DOORWAY UNTIL HE HAD UNDRESSED AND PUT ON HIS PYJAMAS AND GOT INTO BED
hink and talk of nothing else. He described the merits of deadfalls, snares, steel traps, and birdlime. He asked which they thought would make the best bait, a rabbit, a beefsteak, a live lamb, or carrion. He told them all about the new high-powered, long-range rifle which he had ordered. And he vowed to them all that he would not rest until the bird was either caught or killed "for the advancement of human learning." David listened with horror. The dinner before him went untouched. His only thought was that now he would have to warn the Phoenix as soon as possible. The Phoenix would go to South America after all, and his education would end before it had even started. All because of this hateful man! He fought to hold back his tears. Dinner was over at last. David mumbled his excuses and ducked out of the dining room, but Aunt Amy seized him firmly just as he thought he had got away. "Bedtime for you, David," she said firmly. "Oh, Aunt Amy, please! I've got to--" "Upstairs, young man. T DURING DINNER THE SCIENTIST COULD THINK AND TALK OF NOTHING ELSE HE DESCRIBED THE MERITS OF DEAD FALLS SNARES STEEL TRAPS AND BIRD LIME HE ASKED WHICH THEY THOUGHT WOULD MAKE THE BEST BAIT A RABBIT A BEEFSTEAK A LIVE LAMB OR CARRION HE TOLD THEM ALL ABOUT THE NEW HIGH POWERED LONG RANGE RIFLE WHICH HE HAD ORDERED AND HE VOWED TO THEM ALL THAT HE WOULD NOT REST UNTIL THE BIRD WAS EITHER CAUGHT OR KILLED FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF HUMAN LEARNING DAVID LISTENED WITH HORROR THE DINNER BEFORE HIM WENT UNTOUCHED HIS ONLY THOUGHT WAS THAT NOW HE WOULD HAVE TO WARN THE PHOENIX AS SOON AS POSSIBLE THE PHOENIX WOULD GO TO SOUTH AMERICA AFTER ALL AND HIS EDUCATION WOULD END BEFORE IT HAD EVEN STARTED ALL BECAUSE OF THIS HATEFUL MAN HE FOUGHT TO HOLD BACK HIS TEARS DINNER WAS OVER AT LAST DAVID MUMBLED HIS EXCUSES AND DUCKED OUT OF THE DINING ROOM BUT AUNT AMY SEIZED HIM FIRMLY JUST AS HE THOUGHT HE HAD GOT AWAY BED TIME FOR YOU DAVID SHE SAID FIRMLY OH AUNT AMY PLEASE I'VE GOT TO UPSTAIRS YOUNG MAN
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