began Bobino . ` Will you hold your tongue with your explanations ? ' shouted the merchant . ` Go to bed , and do n't let me see your face again ! ' So Bobino went to bed and slept soundly . But his father , who could not get over his disappointment at the waste of his money , was so angry , that he sent for two servants , and gave them orders , which they were to carry out on the following day . Next morning one of the servants awakened Bobino early , and made him get into a carriage that was waiting for him . The servant placed himself on the seat beside him , while the other servant rode alongside the carriage as an escort . Bobino could not understand what they were going to do with him , or where he was being taken ; but he noticed that the servant beside him looked very sad , and his eyes were all swollen with crying . Curious to know the reason he said to him : ` Why are you so sad ? and where are you taking me ? ' But the servant would say nothing . At last , moved by Bobino 's entreaties , he said : ` My poor boy , I am taking you to your death , and , what is worse , I am doing so by the order of your father . ' ` But why , ' exclaimed Bobino , ` does he want me to die ? What evil have I done him , or what fault have I committed that he should wish to bring about my death ? ' ` You have done him no evil , ' answered the servant , ` neither have you committed any fault ; but he is half mad with anger because , in all these years of study , you have learnt nothing but the language of animals . He expected something quite different from you , that is why he is determined you shall die . ' ` If that is the case , kill me at once , ' said Bobino . ` What is the use of waiting , if it must be done ? ' ' I have not the heart to do it , ' answered the servant . '
I would rather think of some way XXXXX saving your life , and at the same time of protecting ourselves from your father 's anger .
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