Your presence here in my home annoys me.

Do you not fear my anger ?" "No," said the young man.
"Do you intend to obey me, and leave this house ?" "No," replied Ervic, just as quietly as the Yookoohoo had spoken.
The ape knitted for a long time before resuming the conversation.
"Curiosity," it said, "has led to many a man's undoing.

I suppose in some way you have learned that I do tricks of magic, and so through curiosity you have come here.

You may have been told that I do not injure anyone, so you are bold enough to disobey my commands to go away.

You imagine that you may witness some of the rites of witchcraft, and that they may amuse you.