`` 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 . He lay down on the kitchen sofa . `` Do n't you feel all right , Dan ? '' I whispered anxiously . `` Shut up , '' he said . I shut up . Felicity and Cecily were setting out a lunch in the pantry when we were all startled by a loud groan from the sofa . `` Oh , I 'm sick -- I 'm awful sick , '' said Dan abjectly , all the defiance and bravado gone out of him . We all went to pieces , except Cecily , who alone retained her presence of mind . `` Have you got a pain in your stomach ? '' she demanded .
`` I 've got an awful pain here , if that 's where my stomach is , '' moaned Dan , putting his hand on a portion XXXXX his anatomy considerably below his stomach .
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