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Do you know that I have spent the greater part of my life being pursued? I was chased out of Egypt like a common game bird. Out of the mountains of Greece, too. The hills of Lebanon, the desert of Africa, the Arabian wilds  no matter where I fled, people would come prying and peering and sneaking after me. DO YOU KNOW THAT I HAVE SPENT THE GREATER PART OF MY LIFE BEING PURSUED I WAS CHASED OUT OF EGYPT LIKE A COMMON GAME BIRD OUT OF THE MOUNTAINS OF GREECE TOO THE HILLS OF LEBANON THE DESERT OF AFRICA THE ARABIAN WILDS NO MATTER WHERE I FLED PEOPLE WOULD COME PRYING AND PEERING AND SNEAKING AFTER ME
 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. 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." "Indeed?" cried the bird delightedly. "You are certainly more alert than most! But, as I was saying, I am usually to be found Thinking. The first condition of Thinking is solitude. And that, I fear, is a desideratum most difficult of realization." "I beg your pardon?" "People," explained the bird, "do not leave you alone." "Oh," said David. He flushed, thinking that the words had been aimed at him, and began to get up. But the bird signaled him to remain where he was. "I do not mean _you_, my dear fellow. I assure you that I am delighted to make your acquaintance. It is all the others. CITY 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 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 INDEED CRIED THE BIRD DELIGHTEDLY YOU ARE CERTAINLY MORE ALERT THAN MOST BUT AS I WAS SAYING I AM USUALLY TO BE FOUND THINKING THE FIRST CONDITION OF THINKING IS SOLITUDE AND THAT I FEAR IS A DESIDERATUM MOST DIFFICULT OF REALIZATION I BEG YOUR PARDON PEOPLE EXPLAINED THE BIRD DO NOT LEAVE YOU ALONE OH SAID DAVID HE FLUSHED THINKING THAT THE WORDS HAD BEEN AIMED AT HIM AND BEGAN TO GET UP BUT THE BIRD SIGNALED HIM TO REMAIN WHERE HE WAS I DO NOT MEAN YOU MY DEAR FELLOW I ASSURE YOU THAT I AM DELIGHTED TO MAKE YOUR ACQUAINTANCE IT IS ALL THE OTHERS
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