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"No, my boy, it is Spanish. I have chosen a little spot (chilly, but isolated) in the Andes Mountains. South America, you know. NO MY BOY IT IS SPANISH I HAVE CHOSEN A LITTLE SPOT CHILLY BUT ISOLATED IN THE ANDES MOUNTAINS SOUTH AMERICA YOU KNOW
," said the bird, looking very thoughtful. "Climbed ... I might have known.... It proves, you see, that the same thing could be done again by someone older and stronger. A very grave point." "Oh, I see," said David. "You mean the--" "Precisely! The Scientist. He is, I fear, very persistent. I first noticed him over there"--the bird waved its wing toward the opposite side of the valley--"so I removed to this location. But he will undoubtedly continue his pursuit. The bad penny always turns up. It will not be long before the sharp scientific nose is again quivering in my direction." "Oh, dear, that's terrible!" "Your sympathy touches me," said the bird huskily. "It is most unusual to find someone who understands. But have no fear for me. I am taking steps. I am preparing. Imagine his disappointment when he arrives here and finds me flown from the nest. I am, to be brief, leaving. Do you see this book?" "Yes," said David. "I heard you reading it, but I couldn't understand it. Is it magic? BED UP HERE TO SEE WHAT ONE LOOKED LIKE YOU CLIMBED UP HERE YES CLIMBED SAID THE BIRD LOOKING VERY THOUGHTFUL CLIMBED I MIGHT HAVE KNOWN IT PROVES YOU SEE THAT THE SAME THING COULD BE DONE AGAIN BY SOME ONE OLDER AND STRONGER A VERY GRAVE POINT OH I SEE SAID DAVID YOU MEAN THE PRECISELY THE SCIENTIST HE IS I FEAR VERY PERSISTENT I FIRST NOTICED HIM OVER THERE THE BIRD WAVED ITSING TOWARD THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE VALLEY SO I REMOVED TO THIS LOCATION BUT HE WILL UNDOUBTEDLY CONTINUE HIS PURSUIT THE BAD PENNY ALWAYS TURNS UP IT WILL NOT BE LONG BEFORE THE SHARP SCIENTIFIC NOSE IS AGAIN QUIVERING IN MY DIRECTION OH DEAR THAT'S TERRIBLE YOUR SYMPATHY TOUCHES ME SAID THE BIRD HUSKILY IT IS MOST UNUSUAL TO FIND SOMEONE WHO UNDERSTANDS BUT HAVE NO FEAR FOR ME I AM TAKING STEPS I AM PREPARING IMAGINE HIS DISAPPOINTMENT WHEN HE ARRIVES HERE AND FINDS ME FLOWN FROM THE NEST I AM TO BE BRIEF LEAVING DO YOU SEE THIS BOOK YES SAID DAVID I HEARD YOU READING IT BUT I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND IT IS IT MAGIC
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