That's
Roverandom, speaking to the seagull Mew.
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You never know what will happen next, when once you get mixed up with wizards and their friends.
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Reminds us that wishing for adventure doesn't always make life more pleasant - to quote one of the 'major' works, involving another wizard:
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Nasty disturbing uncomfortable things! Make you late for dinner!
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'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth..
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