We can learn more from watching one bird with a glass than we could from shooting a hundred.
But you do shoot them, John? Yes, I know about that, too. I know what kind of a shooting instrument you got for Christmas, sir, and I have seen the birds you shot!
Yes, nearly all of us have seen them, and how well he does it!
What, Amy, you think John ought to be ashamed of himself to go about shooting birds, and we ought to be ashamed of ourselves to talk so about it?
There, now, don't be vexed with Amy, children. She has known us but a little while, and she has not seen John's birds, so I do not wonder she feels indignant.
What is that, May? You have one of John's birds right here in your school-bag? Show it to Amy.
Isn't it pretty! It is a very charming photograph of a catbird on its nest.
You see John shoots birds with a camera! His father gave him a beautiful one for Christmas, and he has made good use of it.
How long did it take you to get that bird, John?
Just hear! He spent more than a week getting acquainted with the bird so it would sit still on the nest while he took its picture.