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Egotism; or, The Bosom Serpent

           "MayHesupportmetoo!"

           Roderickwasrecliningonthemarginofafountainwhichgushedintothefleckeredsunshinewiththesameclearsparkleandthesamevoiceofairyquietudeaswhentreesofprimevalgrowthflungtheirshadowscrossitsbosom.Howstrangeisthelifeofafountain!—bornateverymoment,yetofanagecoevalwiththerocks,andfarsurpassingthevenerableantiquityofaforest.

           "Youarecome!Ihaveexpectedyou,"saidElliston,whenhebecameawareofthesculptor’spresence.

           Hismannerwasverydifferentfromthatoftheprecedingday—quiet,courteous,and,asHerkimerthought,watchfulbothoverhisguestandhimself.Thisunnaturalrestraintwasalmosttheonlytraitthatbetokenedanythingamiss.Hehadjustthrownabookuponthegrass,whereitlayhalfopened,thusdisclosingitselftobeanaturalhistoryoftheserpenttribe,illustratedbylifelikeplates.Nearitlaythatbulkyvolume,theDuctorDubitantiumofJeremyTaylor,fullofcasesofconscience,andinwhichmostmen,possessedofaconscience,mayfindsomethingapplicabletotheirpurpose.

           "Yousee,"observedElliston,pointingtothebookofserpents,whileasmilegleameduponhislips,"Iammakinganefforttobecomebetteracquaintedwithmybosomfriend;butIfindnothingsatisfactoryinthisvolume.IfImistakenot,hewillprovetobesuigeneris,andakintonootherreptileincreation."

           "Whencecamethisstrangecalamity?"inquiredthesculptor.

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