6:16<\/p>\n
For a few moments Edward seriously considered losing his temper. It didn’t happen often and when it did, well, it had been said that he resembled Marvin the Martian quite closely. But that bit of entertainment was going to elude any bystanders today as Edward slowly regained any composure he had lost and looked around.<\/p>\n
There was no sign of when or where the beaver had left the path. They hadn’t gone more than a hundred metres, but by choosing to leave the roadside, Edward had inadvertently provided numerous options for the beaver to skip away. And, Edward admitted to himself, he hadn’t helped matters by getting a little self-absorbed. It was a weakness the beaver had exploited time and time again. It was also a habit that Edward had no intention of breaking just because some trumped-up pond-dweller thought he was so smart. He would simply deal with the situation as always and, in the end, the beaver would find what comes around coming around.<\/p>\n
But that left the next step. It seemed to Edward there were three significant factors at play: one, the beaver was at large and not likely to stop interfering; two, someone or someones were starting to take an active role in hindering either him or the beaver, or both; and three, he had managed to do little but smooth over the effects of Barney\u2019s remaining legacy\u2014he’d made no actual progress in implementing any permanent solution.<\/p>\n
Then Edward smiled sleepily. Still, he had managed to rile up the beaver. That was always worthwhile.<\/p>\n
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