“No, please. Stay just where you are,” said Mr. Croup. “We like you like that. And we don’t want to have to hurt you.” “We do,” said Mr. Vandemar. “Well, yes, Mister Vandemar, once you put it like that. We want to hurt you both. We want to hurt you rather a lot. But that’s not why we’re here right now. We’re here to make things more interesting. You see, when things get dull, my partner and I become restive and, hard as you may find this to believe, we lose our sunny and delightful dispositions.” Mr. Vandemar showed them his teeth, demonstrating his sunny and delightful disposition. It was
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