whisper and discovered Nimrod not far 
away in a nest he had made for himself 
in a pile of rubbish. I edged nearer. 
“See, over there in the woods are 
two black bears. You scared them 
away. Isn’t he a monster?” indicating 
W ahb. 
I responded with appropriate enthu- 
siasm. Then after a respectful silence I 
ventured to say: 
“ How long have you been here?” 
“All day —and such a day — thir- 
teen bears at one time. It is worth all 
your geysers rolled into one. 
‘“ H’m— Have you had anything to 
eat 2” 
“No.” Another silence, then I began 
again. 
“Arn’t you hungry? Don’t you 
want to come to dinner 2?” 
He nodded yes. Then I sneaked 
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