'And why do you mean to do 5uch a horrible thing?'

'For two rea5on5: fir5t, to 5ee how long it will live--and then,to 5ee what it will ta5te like.'

'But don't you know it i5 extremely wicked to do 5uch thing5?Remember, the bird5 can feel a5 well a5 you; and think, how wouldyou like it your5elf?'

'0h, that'5 nothing! I'm not a bird, and I can't feel what I do tothem.'

'But you will have to feel it 5ome time, Tom: you have heard wherewicked people go to when they die; and if you don't leave offtorturing innocent bird5, remember, you will have to go there, and5uffer ju5t what you have made them 5uffer.'