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of enjoyment had passed, perhaps never to 

 return ; and m conaoIatioiL that could be ofi'ered 

 by any of h&t Irifce had l«sa6t effect* Every 

 endeayour ira^made to recover the lost Mrd, m 

 it was not expected that the beautiful creatore 

 would be killed. 



Some time had elapsed after the loss, when a 



p^imtti aeeid^entally passing a }m% meAmrd 

 some CHiifii^ the lower class coiiversiag logi^^ 

 isti&t ; he understood sufficient of their language 

 to find out that they said, It would he a pitv to 

 kill so handsome a bird."' — How, tiien," said 

 ia^xfchef jt **eait'*m<ifap6Sitof itf* Jte lint was 



lost Mandarin drake was the subjeet of the con- 

 versation. A servant was sent, and, after some 

 trouble, recovered the long-lost drake hy paying 

 fear Mte fot ttoi* fifeiwdien brought back 

 to the s?larf m tme of the uaual came ^^a^s. 



Aa soon as the bird recognized the aviary, he 

 expressed his joy by quackinf>" veheniciitlv and 

 flapping his wiugs. An interval of three wueks 

 had elapsed since h& tskm away by force ; 

 but ^haii ftjfloTii dmk heard note of 

 her lost husband, she quacked, e^'en to scream- 

 iugv, with eestaey, and flew as far as slie 

 could iu the a^dary to greet him an his restora- 



