“oh!dearno,”criedherocke“iammerelyavisior,adisinguishedvisiorhefacishaifindhispceraheredioushereisneihersocieyhere,norsoliudeinfac,iisesseniallysuburbanishallprobablygobackocour,foriknowhaiamdesinedomakeasensaioninheworld”

“ihadhoughsofeneringpubliclifeoncemyself,”remarkedheduck;“herearesomanyhingshaneedreformingindeed,iookhechairaameeingsomeimeago,andwepassedresoluionscondemningeveryhinghawedidnolikehowever,heydidnoseemohavemucheffecnowigoinfordomesiciy,andlookafermyfamily”

“iammadeforpubliclife,”saidherocke,“andsoareallmyreions,evenhehumblesofhemwheneverweappearweexciegreaaenionihavenoacuallyappearedmyself,buwhenidosoiwillbeamagnificensighasfordomesiciy,iagesonerapidly,anddisracsone’smindfromhigherhings”

“ah!hehigherhingsoflife,howfiheyare!”saidheduck;“andharemindsmehowhungryifeel;”andsheswamawaydownhesream,saying,“quack,quack,quack”

“comeback!comeback!”screamedherocke,“ihaveagreadealosayoyou;”buheduckpaidnoaenionohim“iamgdhashehasgone,”hesaidohimself,“shehasadecidedlymiddlecssmind;”andhesankaliledeepersillinohemud,andbeganohinkabouhelonelinessofgenius,whensuddenlywolileboysinwhiesmockscameru

ingdownhebank,wihakeleandsomefaggos

“hismusbehedepuaion,”saidherocke,andheriedolookverydignified

“hallo!”criedoneofheboys,“lookahisoldsick!iwonderhowicamehere;”andhepickedherockeouofhedich

“oldsick!”saidherocke,“impossible!goldsick,haiswhahesaidgoldsickisverycomplimenaryinfac,hemisakesmeforoneofhecourdigniaries!”

“leuspuiinohefire!”saidheoherboy,“iwillhelpoboilhekele”

soheypiledhefaggosogeher,andpuherockeonop,andlihefire

“hisismagnificen,”criedherocke,“heyaregoingolemeoffinbroaddayligh,sohaeveryonecanseeme”

“wewillgoosleepnow,”heysaid,“andwhenwewakeuphekelewillbeboiled;”andheyydownonhegrass,andshuheireyes

herockewasverydamp,soheookalongimeoburnas,however,hefirecaughhim

“nowiamgoingoff!”hecried,andhemadehimselfverysiffandsraigh“iknowishallgomuchhigherhanhesars,muchhigherhanhemoon,muchhigherhanhesuninfac,ishallgosohighha—”

fizz!fizz!fizz!andhewensraighupinoheair

“delighful!”hecried,“ishallgoonlikehisforeverwhaasuccessiam!”

bunobodysawhim

henhebeganofeelacuriousinglingsensaionalloverhim

“nowiamgoingoexplode,”hecried“ishallsehewholeworldonfire,andmakesuchanoisehanobodywillalkabouanyhingelseforawholeyear”andhecerainlydidexplodebang!bang!bang!wenhegunpowderherewasnodoubaboui

bunobodyheardhim,noevenhewolileboys,forheyweresoundasleep

henallhawaslefofhimwashesick,andhisfelldownonhebackofagoosewhowasakingawalkbyhesideofhedich

“goodheavens!”criedhegoose“iisgoingorainsicks;”andsherushedinohewaer

“iknewishouldcreaeagreasensaion,”gaspedherocke,andhewenou

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