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XIX. “It Has Come!”

           Thetruthwasthatinspiteofallhehadheardhehadnotintheleastunderstoodwhatthisboywouldbelikeandthathisfoxandhiscrowandhissquirrelsandhislambweresoneartohimandhisfriendlinessthattheyseemedalmosttobepartofhimself.Colinhadnevertalkedtoaboyinhislifeandhewassooverwhelmedbyhisownpleasureandcuriositythathedidnoteventhinkofspeaking.

           ButDickondidnotfeeltheleastshyorawkward.Hehadnotfeltembarrassedbecausethecrowhadnotknownhislanguageandhadonlystaredandhadnotspokentohimthefirsttimetheymet.Creatureswerealwayslikethatuntiltheyfoundoutaboutyou.HewalkedovertoColin’ssofaandputthenew-bornlambquietlyonhislap,andimmediatelythelittlecreatureturnedtothewarmvelvetdressing-gownandbegantonuzzleandnuzzleintoitsfoldsandbuttitstight-curledheadwithsoftimpatienceagainsthisside.Ofcoursenoboycouldhavehelpedspeakingthen.

           “Whatisitdoing?”criedColin.“Whatdoesitwant?”

           “Itwantsitsmother,”saidDickon,smilingmoreandmore.“IbroughtittotheeabithungrybecauseIknowedtha’dliketoseeitfeed.”

           Hekneltdownbythesofaandtookafeeding-bottlefromhispocket.

           “Comeon,little’un,”hesaid,turningthesmallwoollywhiteheadwithagentlebrownhand.“Thisiswhattha’safter.Tha’llgetmoreouto’thisthantha’willouto’silkvelvetcoats.Therenow,”andhepushedtherubbertipofthebottleintothenuzzlingmouthandthelambbegantosuckitwithravenousecstasy.

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