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"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. 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
g 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. 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. I have tried Tibet, China, and the steppes of Siberia--with the same result. At last I heard of a region where there was peace, where the inhabitants let each other alone. Here, I thought, I should--" "Pardon me for interrupting. Where?" "Why, _here_, to be brief," said the bird, waving its wing toward the valley. "Here, I thought, I should be able to breathe. At _my_ age one likes a little quiet. Would you believe that I am close to five hundred years old?  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 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 I HAVE TRIED TIBET CHINA AND THE STEPS OF SIBERIA WITH THE SAME RESULT AT LAST I HEARD OF A REGION WHERE THERE WAS PEACE WHERE THE INHABITANTS LET EACH OTHER ALONE HERE I THOUGHT I SHOULD PARDON ME FOR INTERRUPTING WHERE WHY HERE TO BE BRIEF SAID THE BIRD WAVING ITS WING TOWARD THE VALLEY HERE I THOUGHT I SHOULD BE ABLE TO BREATHE AT MY AGE ONE LIKES A LITTLE QUIET WOULD YOU BELIEVE THAT I AM CLOSE TO FIVE HUNDRED YEARS OLD
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