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"Oh, I see," said David. "You mean the  " "Precisely! The Scientist. He is, I fear, very persistent. I first noticed him over there"  the bird waved its wing toward the opposite side of the valley  "so I removed to this location. OH I SEE SAID DAVID YOU MEAN THE PRECISELY THE SCIENTIST HE IS I FEAR VERY PERSISTENT I FIRST NOTICED HIM OVER THERE THE BIRD WAVED ITSING TOWARD THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE VALLEY SO I REMOVED TO THIS LOCATION
e to five hundred years old?" "Golly!" said David. "You don't look it." The bird gave a pleased laugh. "My splendid physical condition _does_ conceal my years. At any rate, I settled here in the hope of being left alone. But do you think I was safe?" David, seeing that he was supposed to answer no, shook his head. "Quite right," sighed the bird. "I was not. I had been here no more than three months when a Scientist was hot on my trail. A most disagreeable fellow, always sneaking about with binoculars, a camera, and, I fear, a gun. That is why you startled me for an instant. I thought you were he." "Oh," David cried, "I'm awfully sorry. I didn't bother you on purpose. It's just that I never saw a mountain before, so I climbed up here to see what one looked like." "You climbed up here?" "Yes." "Climbed," said the bird, looking very thoughtful. "Climbed ... I might have known.... It proves, you see, that the same thing could be done again by someone older and stronger. A very grave point. REATHE AT MY AGE ONE LIKES A LITTLE QUIET WOULD YOU BELIEVE THAT I AM CLOSE TO FIVE HUNDRED YEARS OLD GOLLY SAID DAVID YOU DON'T LOOK IT THE BIRD GAVE A PLEASED LAUGH MY SPLENDID PHYSICAL CONDITION DOES CONCEAL MY YEARS AT ANY RATE I SETTLED HERE IN THE HOPE OF BEING LEFT ALONE BUT DO YOU THINK I WAS SAFE DAVID SEEING THAT HE WAS SUPPOSED TO ANSWER NO SHOOK HIS HEAD QUITE RIGHT SAID THEIRD I WAS NOT I HAD BEEN HERE NO MORE THAN THREE MONTHS WHEN A SCIENTIST WAS HOT ON MY TRAIL A MOST DISAGREEABLE FELLOW ALWAYS SNEAKING ABOUT WITH BINOCULARS A CAMERA AND I FEAR A GUN THAT IS WHY YOU STARTLED ME FOR AN INSTANT I THOUGHT YOU WERE HE OH DAVID CRIED I'M AWFULLY SORRY I DIDN'T BOTHER YOU ON PURPOSE IT'S JUST THAT I NEVER SAW A MOUNTAIN BEFORE SO I CLIMBED UP HERE TO SEE WHAT ONE LOOKED LIKE YOU CLIMBED UP HERE YES CLIMBED SAID THE BIRD LOOKING VERY THOUGHTFUL CLIMBED I MIGHT HAVE KNOWN IT PROVES YOU SEE THAT THE SAME THING COULD BE DONE AGAIN BY SOME ONE OLDER AND STRONGER A VERY GRAVE POINT
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