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CHAPTER XI.
"Do you know what you are saying?" said Mrs. Polly, when she had recovered from her astonishment sufficiently to speak.
"I shouldn't wonder if I did," answered the sparrow carelessly.
"Have you considered well the danger?" asked Mrs. Polly gravely.
"Oh, bother the danger!" exclaimed the sparrow impatiently. "Suppose the old villain does come home and eat me up? Well, there'll only be one sparrow less in the world."
"But you're a family man. What will become of your wife and children if you are killed?"
