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that set me on the alert ; it was the voice of a cuckoo, but 

 not the cuckoo's song : — 



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At first thought, it was some bird that had practised 

 under a cuckoo master. It was an anxious moment, but 

 presently all was settled : — 



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The mstant I heard "cuckoo," more especially the 

 second one, giving the interval of a fourth, I experienced 

 a thrill of satisfaction such as no similar discovery had 

 afforded. Other ears, sharper than mine, had heard all, 

 unknown to me ; and there was great rejoicing, — the 

 cuckoo was learnmg to sing. 



