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           "Well!Itmaybesomeconsolationtoyouwhenyou’redeadtoknowthatIshallsettleaccountswiththeboy.Myhusbandliesontherubbishheapthismorning,butbeforenighttheboyinthehousewilllieverystill.Whatistheuseofrunningaway?Iamsuretocatchyou.Littlefool,lookatme!"

           Darzee’swifeknewbetterthantodothat,forabirdwholooksatasnake’seyesgetssofrightenedthatshecannotmove.Darzee’swifeflutteredon,pipingsorrowfully,andneverleavingtheground,andNagainaquickenedherpace.

           Rikki-tikkiheardthemgoingupthepathfromthestables,andheracedfortheendofthemelonpatchnearthewall.There,inthewarmlitterabovethemelons,verycunninglyhidden,hefoundtwenty-fiveeggs,aboutthesizeofabantam’seggs,butwithwhitishskininsteadofshell.

           "Iwasnotadaytoosoon,"hesaid,forhecouldseethebabycobrascurledupinsidetheskin,andheknewthattheminutetheywerehatchedtheycouldeachkillamanoramongoose.Hebitoffthetopsoftheeggsasfastashecould,takingcaretocrushtheyoungcobras,andturnedoverthelitterfromtimetotimetoseewhetherhehadmissedany.

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