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In the meantime she had quieted down to the thoughtful little flicker she really was, and had gathered together her reasoning powers. So out came the pretty fawn colored head and again the argument began. IN THE MEANTIME SHE HAD QUIETED DOWN TO THE THOUGHTFUL LITTLE FLICKER SHE REALLY WAS AND HAD GATHERED TOGETHER HER REASONING POWERS SO OUT CAME THE PRETTY FAWN COLOURED HEAD AND AGAIN THE ARGUMENT BEGAN
adicting until they came to using claws and bills, and many feathers would have been shed; but they were the quiet, well-bred Flickers, and so they stopped just here, and once more critically regarded the object in question. "Whoever heard of a stump, old and gray and moss-covered, appearing in one night?" said Mr. Flicker, after a pause. "I have seen more of the world than you have, my dear, and I do assure you it would take centuries to make a stump like that." Let it be here recorded that in this Mr. Flicker was perfectly correct. "Well, then," reasoned Mrs. Flicker, "if it is not a stump, _what is it_?" Mr. Flicker looked very wise. He turned his head first to one side and then the other--flashing his beautiful scarlet crescent in the sunlight. Then he sidled nearer to his wife and darting his head down to her, whispered, "It is a _person_." The timid Mrs. Flicker drew back into the nest in horror, and it was some moments before she felt like putting her head out of the door again. E GONE ON CHATTERING AND CONTRADICTING UNTIL THEY CAME TO USING CLAWS AND BILLS AND MANY FEATHERS WOULD HAVE BEEN SHED BUT THEY WERE THE QUIET WELL BRED FLICKERS AND SO THEY STOPPED JUST HERE AND ONCE MORE CRITICALLY REGARDED THE OBJECT IN QUESTION WHO EVER HEARD OF A STUMP OLD AND GRAY AND MOSS COVERED APPEARING IN ONE NIGHT SAID MISTER FLICKER AFTER A PAUSE I HAVE SEEN MORE OF THE WORLD THAN YOU HAVE MY DEAR AND I DO ASSURE YOU IT WOULD TAKE CENTURIES TO MAKE A STUMP LIKE THAT LET IT BE HE RECORDED THAT IN THIS MISTER FLICKER WAS PERFECTLY CORRECT WELL THEN REASONED MISSUS FLICKER IF IT IS NOT A STUMP WHAT IS IT MISTER FLICKER LOOKED VERY WISE HE TURNED HIS HEAD FIRST TO ONE SIDE AND THEN THE OTHER FLASHING HIS BEAUTIFUL SCARLET CRESCENT IN THE SUNLIGHT THEN HE SIDLED NEARER TO HIS WIFE AND DARTING HIS HEAD DOWN TO HER WHISPERED IT IS A PERSON THE TIMID MISSUS FLICKER DREW BACK INTO THE NEST IN HORROR AND IT WAS SOME MOMENTS BEFORE SHE FELT LIKE PUTTING HER HEAD OUT OF THE DOOR AGAIN
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