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Now I have something which smells like that, only instead of keeping it in a bottle, I carry it under my skin, and when I want to use it, then, instead of taking out a cork, I just open my skin, and it comes out in little drops all over me." NOW I HAVE SOMETHING WHICH SMELLS LIKE THAT ONLY INSTEAD OF KEEPING IT IN A BOTTLE I CARRY IT UNDER MY SKIN AND WHEN I WANT TO USE IT THEN INSTEAD OF TAKING OUT A CORK I JUST OPEN MY SKIN AND IT COMES OUT IN LITTLE DROPS ALL OVER ME
n it, which made it feel quite moist, and it was this fluid which had such a disagreeable smell. He was very much offended with the grass-snake, and he called out to him, “I think that is a very nasty trick to play, indeed.” “I thought you wouldn’t like it,” replied the grass-snake, “and that is just why I did it. I wanted you to let me go, and, you see, you very soon had to. I always do that when anyone catches me; and, for my part, I think it is a very clever idea of mine.” “But how do you do it?” asked Tommy Smith, whilst he stooped down and wiped his hand on the grass. “Why, I hardly know,” said the grass-snake. “It comes naturally to me. Nobody can be cleaner or more well-behaved than I am, as long as I am treated properly. But when I am attacked, and my life is in danger, I do the only thing which I can do to protect myself. It is just as if you had a bottle of something which smelt so strongly that when you took out the cork and sprinkled it about, nobody could stay in the room. OOKED AT HIS HAND IT HAD A THICK YELLOWISH FLUID ON IT WHICH MADE IT FEEL QUITE MOIST AND IT WAS THIS FLUID WHICH HAD SUCH A DISAGREEABLE SMELL HE WAS VERY MUCH OFFENDED WITH THE GRASSNAKE AND HE CALLED OUT TO HIM I THINK THAT IS VERY NASTY TRICK TO PLAY INDEED I THOUGHT YOU WOULDN'T LIKE IT REPLIED THE GRASSNAKE AND THAT IS JUST WHY I DID IT I WANTED YOU TO LET ME GO AND YOU SEE YOU VERY SOON HAD TO I ALWAYS DO THAT WHEN ANY ONE CATCHES ME AND FOR MY PART I THINK IT IS A VERY CLEVER IDEA OF MINE BUT HOW DO YOU DO IT ASKED TOMMY SMITH WHILST HE STOOPED DOWN AND WIPED HIS HAND ON THE GRASS WHY I HARDLY KNOW SAID THE GRASSNAKE IT COMES NATURALLY TO ME NOBODY CAN BE CLEANER OR MORE WELL BEHAVED THAN I AM AS LONG AS I AM TREATED PROPERLY BUT WHEN I AM ATTACKED AND MY LIFE IS IN DANGER I DO THE ONLY THING WHICH I CAN DO TO PROTECT MYSELF IT IS JUST AS IF YOU HAD A BOTTLE OF SOMETHING WHICH SMELT SO STRONGLY THAT WHEN YOU TOOK OUT THE CORK AND SPRINKLED IT ABOUT NOBODY COULD STAY IN THE ROOM
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