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He seemed to be short about it. Maybe, though, 

 he had had no opinion about it, and if that was the 

 case he said enough." He looked at the beetles 

 again and they were still in the same position. "I 



FIG. 17. "They must be plotting." 



must be getting ready for school,' 7 he said, and left 

 the insects to themselves. 



The next day Johnny saw that they were begin- 

 ning to feed, and he watched them as carefully as he 

 could day by day. They attacked the tender little 



