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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." 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
om below, and David's foot was released. He unstuck the snag from his shirt, pushed his way out of the thicket, and sat down weakly on the grass. Whew! At least the bird was not going to harm him. It seemed to be quite a kindly creature, really. He had just frightened it and made it angry by bursting out of the bushes so suddenly. He heard a flailing in the thicket, followed by the bird's anxious voice: "Hello! Are you still there?" "Yes. What--?" There were more sounds of struggle. "This is rather awkward. I--the fact is, I am afraid, that I am stuck myself. Could you--" "Yes, of course," said David. He smiled to himself, a little shakily, and re-entered the thicket. When he had disentangled the bird, the two of them sat down on the grass and looked at each other. They hesitated, not quite sure how to begin. "I trust," said the bird at last, "that you are not of a scientific turn of mind?" "I don't know," said David. "I'm interested in things, if that's what you mean." "No, it is not. ASE BIT OF VINE THERE WE ARE THERE WAS A SNAPPING SOUND FROM BELOW AND DAVID'S FOOT WAS RELEASED HE UNSTUCK THE SNAG FROM HIS SHIRT PUSHED HIS WAY OUT OF THE THICKET AND SAT DOWN WEAKLY ON THE GRASS WHEW AT LEAST THE BIRD WAS NOT GOING TO HARM HIM IT SEEMED TO BE QUITE A KINDLY CREATURE REALLY HE HAD JUST FRIGHTENED IT AND MADE IT ANGRY BY BURSTING OUT OF THE BUSHES SO SUDDENLY HE HEARD A FLAILING IN THE THICKET FOLLOWED BY THE VER BIRD'S ANXIOUS VOICE HELLO ARE YOU STILL THERE YES WHAT THERE WERE MORE SOUNDS OF STRUGGLE THIS IS RATHER AWKWARD I THE FACT IS I AM AFRAID THAT I AM STUCK MYSELF COULD YOU YES OF COURSE SAID DAVID HE SMILED TO HIMSELF A LITTLE SHAKILY AND RE ENTERED THE THICKET WHEN HE HAD DISENTANGLED THE BIRD THE TWO OF THEM SAT DOWN ON THE GRASS AND LOOKED AT EACH OTHER THEY HESITATED NOT QUITE SURE HOW TO BEGIN I TRUST SAID THE BIRD AT LAST THAT YOU ARE NOT OF A SCIENTIFIC TURN OF MIND I DON'T KNOW SAID DAVID I'M INTERESTED IN THINGS IF THAT'S WHAT YOU MEAN NO IT IS NOT
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