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Strange Signs

           "Ihavebeenverydesirousalongtime,"hesaidtotheMajor,"toseeaflamingoflying."

           "Allright,"repliedMcNabbs.

           "NowwhileIhavetheopportunity,Ishouldliketomakethemostofit,"continuedPaganel.

           "Verywell;doit,Paganel."

           "Comewithme,then,Major,andyoutooRobert.Iwantwitnesses."

           Andallthreewentofftowardstheflamingos,leavingtheotherstogooninadvance.

           Assoonastheywerenearenough,Paganelfired,onlyloadinghisgun,however,withpowder,forhewouldnotshedeventhebloodofabirduselessly.Theshotmadethewholeassemblageflyawayenmasse,whilePaganelwatchedthemattentivelythroughhisspectacles.

           "Well,didyouseethemfly?"heaskedtheMajor.

           "CertainlyIdid,"wasthereply."Icouldnothelpseeingthem,unlessIhadbeenblind."

           "Wellanddidyouthinktheyresembledfeatheredarrowswhentheywereflying?"

           "Notintheleast."

           "Notabit,"addedRobert.

           "Iwassureofit,"saidthegeographer,withasatisfiedair;"andyettheveryproudestofmodestmen,myillustriouscountryman,Chateaubriand,madetheinaccuratecomparison.Oh,Robert,comparisonisthemostdangerousfigureinrhetoricthatIknow.Mindyouavoiditallyourlife,andonlyemployitinalastextremity."

           "Areyousatisfiedwithyourexperiment?"askedMcNabbs.

           "Delighted."

           "AndsoamI.Butwehadbetterpushonnow,foryourillustriousChateaubriandhasputusmorethanamilebehind."

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