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convincing察but forming in the main a most serious roll of crime。 History
teaches us that the greatest rascals often possess all the domestic virtues察
and I fear that your cultivated friend察in spite of the qualities which have
won and rightly your regard察has got to be speedily exterminated。;
;Oh察you've been taking in all the yarns those fellows have been telling
you察─said the Boy impatiently。 ;Why察our villagers are the biggest story´
tellers in all the country round。 It's a known fact。 You're a stranger in
these parts察or else you'd have heard it already。 All they want is a FIGHT。
They're the most awful beggars for getting up fightsit's meat and drink to
them。
Dogs察bulls察dragonsanything so long as it's a fight。 Why察they've
got a poor innocent badger in the stable behind here察 at this moment。
They were going to have some fun with him to´day察but they're saving him
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up now till YOUR little affair's over。 And I've no doubt they've been
telling you what a hero you were察and how you were bound to win察in the
cause of right and justice察and so on察but let me tell you察I came down the
street just now察and they were betting six to four on the dragon freely ─
;Six to four on the dragon ─ murmured St。 George sadly察 resting his
cheek on his hand。 ;This is an evil world察and sometimes I begin to think
that all the wickedness in it is not entirely bottled up inside the dragons。
And yetmay not this wily beast have misled you as to his real character察
in order that your good report of him may serve as a cloak for his evil
deeds拭 Nay察 may there not be察 at this very moment察 some hapless
Princess immured within yonder gloomy cavern拭─
The moment he had spoken察St。 George was sorry for what he had said察
the Boy looked so genuinely distressed。
;I assure you察 St。 George察─ he said earnestly察 there's nothing of the
sort in the cave at all。 The dragon's a real gentleman察every inch of him察
and I may say that no one would be more shocked and grieved than he
would察 at hearing you talk in that that LOOSE way about matters on
which he has very strong views ─
;Well察perhaps I've been over´credulous察─said St。 George。 ;Perhaps
I've misjudged the animal。 But what are we to do拭 Here are the dragon
and I察almost face to face察each supposed to be thirsting for each other's
blood。 I don't see any way out of it察 exactly。 What do you suggest拭
Can't you arrange things察somehow拭─
;That's just what the dragon said察─ replied the Boy察 rather nettled。
;Really察the way you two seem to leave everything to meI suppose you
couldn't be persuaded to go away quietly察could you拭─
;Impossible察I fear察─said the Saint。 ;Quite against the rules。 YOU
know that as well as I do。;
;Well察then察look here察─said the Boy察 it's early yetwould you mind
strolling up with me and seeing the dragon and talking it over拭 It's not
far察and any friend of mine will be most welcome。;
;Well察it's IRREGULAR察─said St。 George察rising察 but really it seems
about the most sensible thing to do。 You're taking a lot of trouble on your
friend's account察─he added察good´naturedly察as they passed out through the
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door together。 ;But cheer up Perhaps there won't have to be any fight
after all。;
;Oh察 but _I_ hope there will察 though ─ replied the little fellow察
wistfully。
;I've brought a friend to see you察dragon察─said the Boy察rather loud。
The dragon woke up with a start。 ;I was justerthinking about
things察─ he said in his simple way。 ;Very pleased to make your
acquaintance察sir。 Charming weather we're having ─
;This is St George察─ said the Boy察 shortly。 ;St。 George察 let me
introduce you to the dragon。 We've come up to talk things over quietly察
dragon察 and now for goodness' sake do let us have a little straight
common´sense察and come to some practical business´like arrangement察for
I'm sick of views and theories of life and personal tendencies察and all that
sort of thing。 I may perhaps add that my mother's sitting up。;
;So glad to meet you察St。 George察─began the dragon rather nervously察
;because you've been a great traveller察I hear察and I've always been rather a
stay´at´home。 But I can show you many antiquities察 many interesting
features of our country´side察if you're stopping here any time;
;I think察─said St。 George察in his frank察pleasant way察 that we'd really
better take the advice of our young friend here察and try to come to some
understanding察on a business footing察about this little affair of ours。 Now
don't you think that after all the simplest plan would be just to fight it out察
according to the rules察and let the best man win拭 They're betting on you察
I may tell you察down in the village察but I don't mind that ─
;Oh察yes察DO察dragon察─said the Boy察delightedly察 it'll save such a lot
of bother ─
;My young friend察you shut up察─said the dragon severely。 ;Believe
me察St。 George察─he went on察 there's nobody in the world I'd sooner oblige
than you and this young gentleman here。 But the whole thing's nonsense察
and conventionality察 and popular thick´headedness。 There's absolutely
nothing to fight about察 from beginning to end。 And anyhow I'm not
going to察so that settles it ─
;But supposing I make you拭─said St。 George察rather nettled。
;You can't察─said the dragon察triumphantly。 ;I should only go into my
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cave and retire for a time down the hole I came up。 You'd soon get
heartily sick of sitting outside and waiting for me to come out and fight
you。 And as soon as you'd really gone away察 why察 I'd come up again
gaily察for I tell you frankly察I like this place察and I'm going to stay here ─
St。 George gazed for a while on the fair landscape around them。 ;But
this would be a beautiful place for a fight察─he began again persuasively。
;These great bare rolling Downs for the arena察 and me in my golden
armour showing up against your big blue scaly coils Think what a
picture it would make ─
;Now you're trying to get at me through my artistic sensibilities察─said
the dragon。 ;But it won't work。 Not but what it would make a very
pretty picture察as you say察─he added察wavering a little。
;We seem to be getting rather nearer to BUSINESS察─put in the Boy。
;You must see察dragon察that there's got to be a fight of some sort察'cos you
can't want to have to go down that dirty old hole again and stop there till
goodness knows when。;
;It might be arranged察─said St。 George察thoughtfully。 ;I MUST spear
you somewhere察 of course察 but I'm not bound to hurt you very much。
There's such a lot of you that there must be a few SPARE places
somewhere。 Here察 for instance察 just behind your foreleg。 It couldn't
hurt you much察just here ─
;Now you're tickling察 George察─ said the dragon察 coyly。 ;No察 that
place won't do at all。 Even if it didn't hurtand I'm sure it would察
awfullyit would make me laugh察and that would spoil everything。;
;Let's try somewhere else察then察─said St。 George察patiently。 ;Under
your neck察 for instanceall these folds of thick skin察 if I speared you
here you'd never even know I'd done it ─
;Yes察 but are you sure you can hit off the right place拭─ asked the
dragon察anxiously。
;Of course I am察─said St。 George察with confidence。 ;You leave that
to me ─
;It's just because I've GOT to leave it to you that I'm asking察─replied
the dragon察rather testily。 ;No doubt you would deeply regret any error
you might make in the hurry of