Bee-Master of Warrilow
Author: first_name: Tickner
last_name: Edwardes
Language: English
Year: 1921

<em>"Is it true that a bee can only sting once?" I asked him, as he bent again over the crocus beds.
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He laughed.
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"What would be the good of a sword to a soldier," he said, "if only one blow could be struck with it? It is certainly true that the bee does not usually sting a second time, but that is only because you are too hasty with her. ...But now watch how the thing works naturally."
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A bee had settled on his hand as he was speaking. He closed his fingers gently