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Leavethattothenovelists.Thefellowisasfulloftricksasthemonkey-houseattheZoo.It’sallbosh."
"ButtheAmericanpoet?"
"Heneverexisted."
"Isawhissketch-book."
"Challenger’ssketch-book."
"Youthinkhedrewthatanimal?"
"Ofcoursehedid.Whoelse?"
"Well,then,thephotographs?"
"Therewasnothinginthephotographs.Byyourownadmissionyouonlysawabird."
"Apterodactyl."
"That’swhatHEsays.Heputthepterodactylintoyourhead."
"Well,then,thebones?"
"FirstoneoutofanIrishstew.Secondonevampedupfortheoccasion.Ifyouarecleverandknowyourbusinessyoucanfakeaboneaseasilyasyoucanaphotograph."
Ibegantofeeluneasy.Perhaps,afterall,Ihadbeenprematureinmyacquiescence.ThenIhadasuddenhappythought.