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A noble strain of fighting blood courses through my veins. Not that I go out of my way to seek quarrels, you understand. A NOBLE STRAIN OF FIGHTING BLOOD COURSES THROUGH MY VEINS NOT THAT I GO OUT OF MY WAY TO SEEK QUARRELS YOU UNDERSTAND
te sure how to begin. "I trust," said the bird at last, "that you are not of a scientific turn of mind?" "I don't know," said David. "I'm interested in things, if that's what you mean." "No, it is not. There is a great deal of difference between the interest shown by normal people and the obsessive interest of scientists. You are not, I hope, acquainted with any scientists?" "No." "Ah," said the bird, with a relieved sigh. "Everything is quite all right, then. I do hope that you will forgive my behavior. I am not usually so rude. The fact is that you gave me quite a horrible start." "Oh, I'm sorry I frightened you." "Frightened, my dear fellow?" said the bird testily. "I am never frightened. I do not know the meaning of the word." "What I mean is," David said quickly, "that you frightened _me_." This seemed to pacify the bird; and David, to heighten the good impression, added: "Golly, you looked fierce." The bird smiled complacently, "I _can_ rise to a terrifying ferocity when aroused.  THEM SAT DOWN ON THE GRASS AND LOOKED AT EACH OTHER THEY HESITATED NOT QUITE SURE HOW TO BEGIN I TRUST SAID THE BIRD AT LAST THAT YOU ARE NOT OF A SCIENTIFIC TURN OF MIND I DON'T KNOW SAID DAVID I'M INTERESTED IN THINGS IF THAT'S WHAT YOU MEAN NO IT IS NOT THERE IS A GREAT DEAL OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE INTEREST SHOWN BY NORMAL PEOPLE AND THE OBSESSIVE INTEREST OF SCIENTISTS YOU ARE NOT I HOPE ACQUAINTED WITH ANY SCIENTISTS NO AH SAID THE BIRD WITH A RELIEVED SIGH EVERYTHING IS QUITE ALL RIGHT THEN I DO HOPE THAT YOU WILL FORGIVE MY BEHAVIOR I AM NOT USUALLY SO RUDE THE FACT IS THAT YOU GAVE ME QUITE A HORRIBLE START OH I AM SORRY I FRIGHTENED YOU FRIGHTENED MY DEAR FELLOW SAID THE BIRD TESTILY I AM NEVER FRIGHTENED I DO NOT KNOW THE MEANING OF THE WORD WHAT I MEAN IS DAVID SAID QUICKLY THAT YOU FRIGHTENED ME THIS SEEMED TO PACIFY THE BIRD AND DAVID TO HEIGHTEN THE GOOD IMPRESSION ADDED GOLLY YOU LOOK FIERCE THE BIRD SMILED COMPLACENTLY I CAN RISE TO A TERRIFYING FEROCITY WHEN AROUSED
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