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           "Why,hereitisallthetime,"heexclaimed,indignantly. 

           "Where?"criedHarris,spinninground. 

           "Standstill,can’tyou!"roaredGeorge,flyingafterhim. 

           Andtheygotitoff,andpackeditintheteapot. 

           Montmorencywasinitall,ofcourse. Montmorency’sambitioninlife,istogetinthewayandbeswornat. Ifhecansquirminanywherewhereheparticularlyisnotwanted,andbeaperfectnuisance,andmakepeoplemad,andhavethingsthrownathishead,thenhefeelshisdayhasnotbeenwasted. 

           Togetsomebodytostumbleoverhim,andcursehimsteadilyforanhour,ishishighestaimandobject;and,whenhehassucceededinaccomplishingthis,hisconceitbecomesquiteunbearable. 

           Hecameandsatdownonthings,justwhentheywerewantedtobepacked;andhelabouredunderthefixedbeliefthat,wheneverHarrisorGeorgereachedouttheirhandforanything,itwashiscold,dampnosethattheywanted. Heputhislegintothejam,andheworriedtheteaspoons,andhepretendedthatthelemonswererats,andgotintothehamperandkilledthreeofthembeforeHarriscouldlandhimwiththefrying-pan. 

           HarrissaidIencouragedhim. Ididn’tencouragehim. Adoglikethatdon’twantanyencouragement. It’sthenatural,originalsinthatisborninhimthatmakeshimdothingslikethat. 

           Thepackingwasdoneat12.50; andHarrissatonthebighamper,andsaidhehopednothingwouldbefoundbroken. Georgesaidthatifanythingwasbrokenitwasbroken,whichreflectionseemedtocomforthim. Healsosaidhewasreadyforbed.