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get it if you don’t ?”said the Ape.
“But-but,”said Puzzle,“wouldn’t it be better if you went in ? Because,you see,it’s you who wants to know what it is, and I don’t much. And you’ve got hands,you see. You’re as good as a Man or a Dwarf when it comes to catching hold of things. I’ve only got hoofs.”
“Really,Puzzle,”said Shift,“I didn’t think you’d ever say a thing like that. I didn’t think it of you,really.”
“Why,what have I said wrong ?”said the Ass,speaking in rather a humble voice,for he saw that Shift was very deeply offended.“All I meant was-”
“Wanting me to go into the water,”said the Ape.“As if you didn’t know perfectly well what weak chests Apes always have and how easily they catch cold! Very well. I will go in. I’m feeling cold enough already in this cruel wind. But I’ll go in. I shall probably die. Then you’ll be sorry.”And Shift’s voice sounded as if he was just going to burst into tears.
“Please don’t,please don’t,please don’t,”said Puzzl