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Chapter 6

           Howcanonedeceivethesedearlittlebirds,whentheylookatonesosweetlyandconfidingly?Icallthembirdsbecausethereisnothingintheworldbetterthanbirds!

           “However,mostofthepeoplewereangrywithmeaboutoneandthesamething;butThibautsimplywasjealousofme.AtfirsthehadwaggedhisheadandwonderedhowitwasthatthechildrenunderstoodwhatItoldthemsowell,andcouldnotlearnfromhim;andhelaughedlikeanythingwhenIrepliedthatneitherhenorIcouldteachthemverymuch,butthattheymightteachusagooddeal.

           “Howhecouldhatemeandtellscandalousstoriesaboutme,livingamongchildrenashedid,iswhatIcannotunderstand.Childrensootheandhealthewoundedheart.Iremembertherewasonepoorfellowatourprofessor’swhowasbeingtreatedformadness,andyouhavenoideawhatthosechildrendidforhim,eventually.Idon’tthinkhewasmad,butonlyterriblyunhappy.ButI’lltellyouallabouthimanotherday.NowImustgetonwiththisstory.

           “Thechildrendidnotlovemeatfirst;Iwassuchasickly,awkwardkindofafellowthenandIknowIamugly.Besides,Iwasaforeigner.Thechildrenusedtolaughatme,atfirst;andtheyevenwentsofarastothrowstonesatme,whentheysawmekissMarie.Ionlykissedheronceinmylifeno,no,don’tlaugh!”Theprincehastenedtosuppressthesmilesofhisaudienceatthispoint.“Itwasnotamatterofloveatall!Ifonlyyouknewwhatamiserablecreatureshewas,youwouldhavepitiedher,justasIdid.Shebelongedtoourvillage.

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