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"Why not? They have never seen human beings either." "No but they are savage by nature," said Clawbonny, "and ferocity, like wickedness, engenders suspicion. This is true of men as well as animals." WHY NOT THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN HUMAN BEINGS EITHER NO BUT THEY ARE SAVAGE BY NATURE SAID CLAWBONNY AND FEROCITY LIKE WICKEDNESS ENGENDERS SUSPICION THIS IS TRUE OF MEN AS WELL AS ANIMALS
called man, and would have fled at the first glimpse of us. No, they are from the north, most likely from the untrodden wilds of Asia, so Altamont, you have no right to claim them as fellow-countrymen." [Illustration: ] "Oh! a hunter doesn't examine his game so closely as all that. Everything is grist that comes to his mill." "All right. Calm yourself, my brave Nimrod! For my own part, I would rather never fire another shot than make one of these beautiful creatures afraid of me. See, even Duk fraternizes with them. Believe me, it is well to be kind where we can. Kindness is power." "Well, well, so be it," said Altamont, not at all understanding such scruples. "But I should like to see what you would do if you had no weapon but kindness among a pack of bears or wolves! You wouldn't make much of it." "I make no pretensions to charm wild beasts. I don't believe much in Orpheus and his enchantments. Besides, bears and wolves would not come to us like these hares, and partridges, and deer. A THEY WOULD HAVE KNOWN HOW TO TREAT THAT MAGNIFEROUS BIPED CALLED MAN AND WOULD HAVE FLED AT THE FIRST GLIMPSE OF US NO THEY ARE FROM THE NORTH MOST LIKELY FROM THE UNTRODDEN WILDS OF ASIA SO ALTAMONT YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO CLAIM THEM AS FELLOW COUNTRYMEN OH A HUNTER DOESN'T EXAMINE HIS GAME SO CLOSELY AS ALL THAT EVERYTHING IS GRIST THAT COMES TO HIS MILL ALL RIGHT CALM YOURSELF MY BRAVE NIMROD FOR MY OWN PART I WOULD RATHER NEVER FIRE ANOTHER SHOT THAN MAKE ONE OF THESE BEAUTIFUL CREATURES AFRAID OF ME SEE EVEN DUKE FRATERNIZES WITH HIM BELIEVE ME IT IS WELL TO BE KIND WHERE WE CAN KINDNESS IS POWER WELL WELL SO BE IT SAID ALTAMONT NOT AT ALL UNDERSTANDING SUCH SCRUPLES BUT I SHOULD LIKE TO SEE WHAT YOU WOULD DO IF YOU HAD NO WEAPON BUT KINDNESS AMONG A PACK OF BEARS OR WOLVES YOU WOULDN'T MAKE MUCH OF IT I MAKE NO PRETENSIONS TO CHARM WILD BEASTS I DON'T BELIEVE MUCH IN ORPHEUS AND HIS ENCHANTMENTS BESIDES BEARS AND WOLVES WOULD NOT COME TO US LIKE THESE HARES AND PARTRIDGES AND DEER
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