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Oh, there were so many things David wanted to know and ask about! But the bird was leaving. If only he could persuade it to stay, even for a short while! He could try, anyhow  after all, the bird had said itself that it did not want to go. OH THERE WERE SO MANY THINGS DAVID WANTED TO KNOW AND ASK ABOUT BUT THE BIRD WAS LEAVING IF ONLY HE COULD PERSUADE IT TO STAY EVEN FOR A SHORT WHILE HE COULD TRY ANYHOW AND AFTER ALL THE BIRD HAD SAID ITSELF THAT IT DID NOT WANT TO GO
ance to depart. I have become very fond of this ledge. It is exactly suited to my needs--ideal climate, magnificent view...." They fell into a lengthy silence. The bird gazed sadly out over the valley, and David rested his chin in his hands and thought. The mystery was clearing up. The bird's presence on the mountain and the fact that it had been reading a book were explained. And so natural was its speech that David found himself accepting it as nothing unusual. The thing that worried him now was that the bird would soon leave. Here they had only just met, and already the promise of a most interesting friendship was dissolving. The bird had taken time to talk to him and explain things to him as though he were an equal. And although he did not understand many of the long words it used, he felt pleased at being spoken to as though he did understand. And the bird knew all about faraway countries--had visited them and lived in them and had adventures in them for almost five hundred years. ADMIT MY EXTREME RELUCTANCE TO DEPART I HAVE BECOME VERY FOND OF THIS LEDGE IT IS EXACTLY SUITED TO MY NEEDS IDEAL CLIMATE MAGNIFICENT VIEW THEY FELL INTO A LENGTHY SILENCE THE BIRD GAZED SADLY OUT OVER THE VALLEY AND DAVID RESTED HIS CHIN IN HIS HANDS IN THOUGHT THE MYSTERY WAS CLEARING UP THE BIRD'S PRESENCE ON THE MOUNTAIN AND THE FACT THAT IT HAD BEEN READING A BOOK WERE EXPLAINED AND SO NATURAL WAS ITS SPEECH THAT DAVID FOUND HIMSELF ACCEPTING IT AS NOTHING UNUSUAL THE THING THAT WORRIED HIM NOW WAS THAT THE BIRD WOULD SOON LEAVE HERE THEY HAD ONLY JUST MET AND ALREADY THE PROMISE OF A MOST INTERESTING FRIENDSHIP WAS DISSOLVING THE BIRD HAD TAKEN TIME TO TALK TO HIM AND EXPLAIN THINGS TO HIM AS THOUGH HE WERE AN EQUAL AND ALTHOUGH HE DID NOT UNDERSTAND MANY OF THE LONG WORDS IT USED HE FELT PLEASED AT BEING SPOKEN TO AS THOUGH HE DID UNDERSTAND AND THE BIRD KNEW ALL ABOUT FAR AWAY COUNTRIES HAD VISITED THEM AND LIVED IN THEM AND HAD ADVENTURES IN THEM FOR ALMOST FIVE HUNDRED YEARS
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