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It’s Just the very Biggest Thing in the World

           "Well,sir,whatisyours?"

           "Theobviousonethatthecreatureexists.Thatisactuallysketchedfromthelife."

           IshouldhavelaughedonlythatIhadavisionofourdoinganotherCatharine-wheeldownthepassage.

           "Nodoubt,"saidI,"nodoubt,"asonehumorsanimbecile."Iconfess,however,"Iadded,"thatthistinyhumanfigurepuzzlesme.IfitwereanIndianwecouldsetitdownasevidenceofsomepigmyraceinAmerica,butitappearstobeaEuropeaninasun-hat."

           TheProfessorsnortedlikeanangrybuffalo."Youreallytouchthelimit,"saidhe."Youenlargemyviewofthepossible.Cerebralparesis!Mentalinertia!Wonderful!"

           Hewastooabsurdtomakemeangry.Indeed,itwasawasteofenergy,forifyouweregoingtobeangrywiththismanyouwouldbeangryallthetime.Icontentedmyselfwithsmilingwearily."Itstruckmethatthemanwassmall,"saidI.

           "Lookhere!"hecried,leaningforwardanddabbingagreathairysausageofafingerontothepicture."Youseethatplantbehindtheanimal;IsupposeyouthoughtitwasadandelionoraBrusselssproutwhat?Well,itisavegetableivorypalm,andtheyruntoaboutfiftyorsixtyfeet.Don’tyouseethatthemanisputinforapurpose?Hecouldn’treallyhavestoodinfrontofthatbruteandlivedtodrawit.

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