Just what these `` bad berries '' were I can not tell . We never knew their real name . They were small , red-clustered berries of a glossy , seductive appearance , and we were forbidden to eat them , because it was thought they might be poisonous . Dan picked a cluster and held it up . `` Dan King , do n't you DARE eat those berries , '' said Felicity in her `` bossiest '' tone . `` They 're poison . Drop them right away . '' Now , Dan had not had the slightest intention of eating the berries . But at Felicity 's prohibition the rebellion which had smouldered in him all day broke into sudden flame . He would show her ! `` I 'll eat them if I please , Felicity King , '' he said in a fury : `` I do n't believe they 're poison . Look here ! '' Dan crammed the whole bunch into his capacious mouth and chewed it up . `` They taste great , '' he said , smacking ; and he ate two more clusters , regardless of our horror-stricken protestations and Felicity 's pleadings . We feared that Dan would drop dead on the spot . But nothing occurred immediately . When an hour had passed we concluded that the bad berries were not poison after all , and we looked upon Dan as quite a hero for daring to eat them . `` I knew they would n't hurt me , '' he said loftily . `` Felicity 's so fond of making a fuss over everything . '' Nevertheless , when it grew dark and we returned to the house , I noticed that Dan was rather pale and quiet .
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