garded it as cuiother inock- 

 ing-hird^—for it was his 

 own image in the looking- 

 glass of a bureaiL Bid he 

 had never seen any member 

 of his race except thejbr- 

 lorn little iinjledged sjieci- 

 men which he hadjedatsix 

 lueelis of agCy and ivhich 

 bore no resemblance to this 

 tallj gallant^ bright-eyed 

 Jigiire in the mirror. He 

 had thus had no opportu- 



OB 



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