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[frontispiece] [facing] [page] " [i] don't understand these [men] creatures , " said [peter] to [little] [mrs] [peter] . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 understand 4 understand 5 these 5 these 7 creatures 7 creatures 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 12 to 12 to 16 . [@number@] " my , but that 's a beautiful set of antlers you have ! " @number@ 1 " 2 my 2 my 11 antlers 3 , 4 but 4 but 5 that 5 that 6 's 6 's 11 antlers 7 a 8 beautiful 8 beautiful 11 antlers 9 set 11 antlers 10 of 11 antlers 11 antlers 13 have 11 antlers 14 ! 11 antlers 16 @number@ 12 you 13 have 14 ! 15 " " [i] tell you what [it] is , " said [sammy] [jay] [to] [bobby] [coon] , " something has happened to [lightfoot] . " [@number@] 1 " 4 you 1 " 5 what 3 tell 4 you 5 what 7 is 7 is 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 16 , 16 , 17 " 16 , 24 " 18 something 20 happened 19 has 20 happened 20 happened 21 to 21 to 23 . 23 . 24 " [lightfoot] [the] [deer] [chapter] [i] [peter] [rabbit] [meets] [lightfoot] peter [rabbit] was [on] [his] [way] [back] [from] [the] [pond] [of] [paddy] [the] [beaver] [deep] in the [green] [forest] . 1 peter 3 was 3 was 16 in 16 in 17 the 17 the 20 . farewells are always rather sad , and this particular farewell had [left] [peter] with a lump in his throat , a queer , choky feeling . 1 farewells 2 are 1 farewells 3 always 3 always 4 rather 3 always 9 particular 4 rather 5 sad 5 sad 7 and 6 , 7 and 8 this 9 particular 9 particular 10 farewell 9 particular 25 feeling 11 had 15 a 14 with 15 a 15 a 16 lump 16 lump 24 choky 17 in 18 his 18 his 19 throat 19 throat 20 , 20 , 24 choky 21 a 22 queer 22 queer 24 choky 23 , 24 choky 24 choky 25 feeling 25 feeling 26 . " if [i] were sure that they would return next spring , it wouldn't be so bad , " he muttered . 1 " 2 if 2 if 4 were 4 were 5 sure 5 sure 6 that 6 that 20 he 7 they 8 would 8 would 9 return 8 would 15 be 9 return 11 spring 10 next 11 spring 11 spring 12 , 12 , 13 it 14 wouldn't 15 be 15 be 16 so 16 so 17 bad 17 bad 18 , 18 , 19 " 19 " 20 he 20 he 21 muttered 21 muttered 22 . " it 's [those] terrible guns . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 's 3 's 5 terrible 5 terrible 6 guns 6 guns 7 . i know what it is to have to watch out for them . 1 i 2 know 2 know 3 what 3 what 5 is 4 it 5 is 5 is 6 to 6 to 7 have 6 to 9 watch 8 to 9 watch 9 watch 10 out 9 watch 11 for 9 watch 12 them 12 them 13 . farmer [brown] ['s] [boy] used to hunt [me] with one of them , but he doesn't [any] [more] . 1 farmer 5 used 5 used 6 to 6 to 7 hunt 7 hunt 9 with 9 with 12 them 10 one 11 of 11 of 12 them 12 them 13 , 13 , 14 but 14 but 15 he 15 he 16 doesn't 16 doesn't 19 . but even when he did hunt me it wasn't anything like [what] [the] [ducks] [have] [to] [go] [through] . 1 but 3 when 2 even 3 when 3 when 4 he 4 he 5 did 4 he 9 wasn't 5 did 6 hunt 6 hunt 7 me 8 it 9 wasn't 9 wasn't 10 anything 10 anything 11 like 10 anything 19 . i never had to worry about my meals . 1 i 2 never 2 never 3 had 3 had 4 to 4 to 5 worry 5 worry 6 about 5 worry 8 meals 6 about 7 my 8 meals 9 . but [with] the [ducks] it is a thousand times worse . 1 but 3 the 1 but 5 it 5 it 6 is 6 is 7 a 7 a 8 thousand 8 thousand 9 times 9 times 11 . 10 worse 11 . they 've got to eat while making that long journey , and they can eat only where there is the right kind of food . 1 they 3 got 2 've 3 got 3 got 4 to 3 got 18 there 4 to 5 eat 4 to 15 eat 5 eat 6 while 6 while 7 making 6 while 13 they 8 that 13 they 9 long 10 journey 10 journey 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 they 14 can 15 eat 15 eat 16 only 15 eat 17 where 18 there 19 is 19 is 20 the 19 is 21 right 21 right 22 kind 22 kind 23 of 22 kind 24 food 24 food 25 . that isn't hunting . 1 that 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 hunting 3 hunting 4 . it's it's ["] 1 it's 2 it's " well , what is it ? 1 " 2 well 2 well 3 , 3 , 6 it 4 what 5 is 5 is 6 it 6 it 7 ? what are you talking to yourself about , [peter] [rabbit] ? " 1 what 2 are 2 are 3 you 2 are 4 talking 4 talking 5 to 4 talking 6 yourself 6 yourself 7 about 6 yourself 8 , 6 yourself 11 ? 11 ? 12 " " it 's awful , " declared [peter] . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 's 3 's 4 awful 4 awful 5 , 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 declared 7 declared 9 . " it 's worse than unfair . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 's 3 's 4 worse 4 worse 5 than 4 worse 6 unfair 6 unfair 7 . it doesn't give them any chance at all . " 1 it 2 doesn't 2 doesn't 3 give 3 give 4 them 4 them 8 all 4 them 9 . 5 any 6 chance 6 chance 7 at 7 at 8 all 9 . 10 " peter grinned . 1 peter 2 grinned 2 grinned 3 . lightfoot listened and his [great] [soft] eyes were filled with pity for [the] [quack] [family] . 1 lightfoot 2 listened 2 listened 3 and 2 listened 4 his 4 his 7 eyes 7 eyes 8 were 7 eyes 16 . 9 filled 11 pity 10 with 11 pity 11 pity 12 for 12 for 16 . " [i] [hope] they will get through all right , " said he , " and [i] [hope] they will get back in the spring . 1 " 4 they 1 " 12 said 4 they 5 will 5 will 6 get 6 get 7 through 8 all 9 right 9 right 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 12 said 13 he 12 said 14 , 14 , 15 " 14 , 16 and 16 and 19 they 19 they 20 will 20 will 21 get 21 get 22 back 22 back 23 in 23 in 24 the 24 the 25 spring 25 spring 26 . men are strange creatures . 1 men 2 are 1 men 4 creatures 2 are 4 creatures 3 strange 4 creatures 4 creatures 5 . i do not understand them at all . 1 i 4 understand 2 do 3 not 3 not 4 understand 4 understand 5 them 5 them 7 all 5 them 8 . 6 at 7 all none of the [people] of the [green] [forest] [would] [think] of doing [such] [terrible] [things] . 1 none 2 of 2 of 3 the 3 the 5 of 5 of 6 the 6 the 11 of 11 of 12 doing 12 doing 16 . and yet that is what men seem to do it for . 1 and 2 yet 1 and 3 that 3 that 4 is 4 is 5 what 5 what 9 do 6 men 7 seem 7 seem 8 to 8 to 9 do 9 do 10 it 9 do 11 for 9 do 12 . i guess the trouble is they never have been hunted themselves and don't know how it feels . 1 i 2 guess 2 guess 4 trouble 2 guess 17 feels 3 the 4 trouble 4 trouble 5 is 4 trouble 11 themselves 6 they 10 hunted 7 never 9 been 8 have 9 been 9 been 10 hunted 10 hunted 11 themselves 12 and 17 feels 13 don't 14 know 14 know 15 how 15 how 17 feels 16 it 17 feels 17 feels 18 . sometimes [i] [think] [i] 'll [hunt] one [some] day [just] to teach him a lesson . 1 sometimes 15 lesson 5 'll 12 teach 7 one 9 day 7 one 11 to 11 to 12 teach 12 teach 13 him 12 teach 15 lesson 14 a 15 lesson 15 lesson 16 . what are you laughing at , [peter] ? " 1 what 2 are 1 what 8 ? 2 are 3 you 2 are 4 laughing 4 laughing 5 at 6 , 8 ? 8 ? 9 " " at the idea of you [hunting] a man , " replied [peter] . 1 " 6 you 1 " 12 replied 2 at 3 the 2 at 4 idea 3 the 4 idea 4 idea 5 of 4 idea 6 you 8 a 9 man 9 man 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 replied 12 replied 14 . " your heart is all right , [lightfoot] , but you are too timid and gentle to frighten any one . 1 " 2 your 2 your 3 heart 2 your 18 frighten 3 heart 4 is 4 is 6 right 5 all 6 right 6 right 7 , 7 , 10 but 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 you 11 you 12 are 12 are 13 too 13 too 14 timid 15 and 16 gentle 16 gentle 18 frighten 17 to 18 frighten 18 frighten 19 any 19 any 20 one 20 one 21 . big as [you] [are] [i] [wouldn't] [fear] [you] [.] ["] 1 big 2 as with a single swift bound [lightfoot] sprang out in front of [peter] . 1 with 2 a 1 with 13 . 2 a 3 single 3 single 4 swift 4 swift 5 bound 4 swift 7 sprang 7 sprang 8 out 7 sprang 10 front 9 in 10 front 10 front 11 of his eyes , which [peter] had always thought so soft and gentle , seemed to flash fire . 1 his 2 eyes 2 eyes 16 flash 2 eyes 18 . 3 , 4 which 4 which 6 had 6 had 7 always 7 always 8 thought 7 always 12 gentle 9 so 12 gentle 10 soft 11 and 10 soft 12 gentle 12 gentle 13 , 12 gentle 14 seemed 12 gentle 16 flash 14 seemed 15 to 16 flash 17 fire lightfoot chuckled . 1 lightfoot 2 chuckled 2 chuckled 3 . " did you say [i] couldn't frighten any one ? " he demanded . 1 " 13 demanded 2 did 3 you 2 did 4 say 2 did 7 frighten 6 couldn't 7 frighten 7 frighten 8 any 7 frighten 13 demanded 8 any 9 one 10 ? 13 demanded 11 " 12 he 12 he 13 demanded 13 demanded 14 . " [i] [i] didn't [know] you could look so terribly fierce , " stammered [peter] . 1 " 14 stammered 4 didn't 8 look 6 you 8 look 7 could 8 look 8 look 11 fierce 9 so 10 terribly 10 terribly 11 fierce 11 fierce 14 stammered 12 , 14 stammered 13 " 14 stammered 14 stammered 16 . " [those] [antlers] [look] [really] dangerous [when] [you] point them that way . 1 " 6 dangerous 6 dangerous 9 point 9 point 10 them 10 them 13 . 11 that 12 way 12 way 13 . why why what is that hanging to them ? 1 why 2 why 2 why 9 ? 3 what 4 is 3 what 9 ? 4 is 6 hanging 5 that 6 hanging 6 hanging 7 to 6 hanging 8 them it looks like bits of old fur . 1 it 2 looks 2 looks 3 like 2 looks 4 bits 4 bits 5 of 4 bits 7 fur 6 old 7 fur 7 fur 8 . have you been tearing somebody 's coat , [lightfoot] ? " 1 have 2 you 1 have 3 been 3 been 4 tearing 4 tearing 5 somebody 5 somebody 6 's 6 's 7 coat 7 coat 8 , 8 , 11 " 10 ? 11 " peter 's eyes were wide with wonder and suspicion . 1 peter 2 's 2 's 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 were 3 eyes 5 wide 5 wide 9 suspicion 6 with 9 suspicion 7 wonder 9 suspicion 8 and 9 suspicion 9 suspicion 10 . [chapter] [ii] [lightfoot's] [new] [antlers] peter [rabbit] was puzzled . 1 peter 3 was 3 was 4 puzzled 4 puzzled 5 . he stared at [lightfoot] the [deer] a wee bit suspiciously . 1 he 2 stared 2 stared 3 at 2 stared 10 suspiciously 3 at 5 the 7 a 8 wee 8 wee 9 bit 8 wee 10 suspiciously 10 suspiciously 11 . " have you been tearing somebody 's coat ? " he asked again . 1 " 2 have 2 have 3 you 2 have 4 been 4 been 5 tearing 5 tearing 6 somebody 5 tearing 8 coat 6 somebody 7 's 8 coat 9 ? 9 ? 10 " 10 " 12 asked 11 he 12 asked 12 asked 13 again 13 again 14 . he didn't like to think it of [lightfoot] , whom he [always] had believed quite as gentle , harmless , and timid as [himself] . 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 14 believed 2 didn't 5 think 3 like 4 to 4 to 5 think 5 think 6 it 5 think 7 of 9 , 10 whom 10 whom 11 he 11 he 13 had 11 he 14 believed 14 believed 25 . 15 quite 16 as 15 quite 17 gentle 17 gentle 18 , 17 gentle 19 harmless 17 gentle 25 . 19 harmless 20 , 20 , 21 and 21 and 22 timid 22 timid 23 as but what else could he think ? 1 but 2 what 2 what 3 else 3 else 4 could 3 else 7 ? 4 could 5 he 4 could 6 think lightfoot slowly shook his head . 1 lightfoot 2 slowly 2 slowly 3 shook 3 shook 5 head 4 his 5 head 5 head 6 . " no , " said he , " [i] haven't torn anybody 's coat . " 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 7 , 7 , 8 " 7 , 16 " 8 " 10 haven't 10 haven't 11 torn 11 torn 12 anybody 11 torn 14 coat 13 's 14 coat 15 . 16 " " then what are those rags hanging on your antlers ? " demanded [peter] . 1 " 2 then 1 " 3 what 3 what 4 are 3 what 11 ? 4 are 6 rags 5 those 6 rags 6 rags 7 hanging 6 rags 10 antlers 7 hanging 8 on 9 your 10 antlers 11 ? 12 " 12 " 13 demanded 13 demanded 15 . lightfoot chuckled . 1 lightfoot 2 chuckled 2 chuckled 3 . " they are what is left of the coverings of my new antlers , " he explained . 1 " 17 explained 2 they 3 are 2 they 6 left 4 what 5 is 5 is 6 left 6 left 9 coverings 7 of 9 coverings 8 the 9 coverings 9 coverings 10 of 9 coverings 11 my 9 coverings 13 antlers 9 coverings 17 explained 12 new 13 antlers 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 he 15 " 17 explained 17 explained 18 . " what 's that ? 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 's 2 what 5 ? 4 that 5 ? what do you mean by new antlers ? " 1 what 2 do 2 do 4 mean 3 you 4 mean 4 mean 5 by 4 mean 7 antlers 4 mean 8 ? 6 new 7 antlers 8 ? 9 " peter was sitting up very straight , [with] his eyes fixed on [lightfoot] ['s] antlers [as] though he never had seen them before . 1 peter 2 was 1 peter 7 , 2 was 3 sitting 3 sitting 4 up 3 sitting 6 straight 5 very 6 straight 7 , 17 though 9 his 10 eyes 9 his 15 antlers 10 eyes 11 fixed 11 fixed 12 on 15 antlers 17 though 17 though 18 he 18 he 20 had 19 never 20 had 20 had 21 seen 21 seen 22 them 21 seen 23 before 23 before 24 . " just what [i] said , " retorted [lightfoot] . 1 " 3 what 1 " 5 said 2 just 3 what 5 said 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 retorted 8 retorted 10 . " what do you think of them ? 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 do 3 do 4 you 3 do 5 think 5 think 6 of 6 of 7 them 7 them 8 ? i think they are the finest antlers [i] ['ve] ever had . 1 i 2 think 2 think 3 they 3 they 4 are 3 they 11 had 4 are 6 finest 5 the 6 finest 6 finest 7 antlers 6 finest 10 ever 11 had 12 . lightfoot rubbed his antlers against the trunk of a tree till some of the rags hanging to them dropped off . 1 lightfoot 4 antlers 2 rubbed 3 his 2 rubbed 4 antlers 4 antlers 5 against 5 against 7 trunk 6 the 7 trunk 7 trunk 8 of 7 trunk 10 tree 9 a 10 tree 10 tree 11 till 10 tree 15 rags 10 tree 21 . 12 some 13 of 12 some 15 rags 13 of 14 the 15 rags 16 hanging 15 rags 19 dropped 16 hanging 17 to 17 to 18 them 19 dropped 20 off peter blinked very hard . 1 peter 2 blinked 1 peter 5 . 2 blinked 4 hard 3 very 4 hard he was trying to understand and he couldn't . 1 he 2 was 1 he 8 couldn't 2 was 3 trying 3 trying 4 to 4 to 5 understand 6 and 7 he 7 he 8 couldn't 8 couldn't 9 . finally he said so . 1 finally 2 he 2 he 3 said 3 said 5 . 4 so 5 . " what kind of a story are you trying to fill me up with ? " he demanded indignantly . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 kind 2 what 5 a 3 kind 4 of 5 a 6 story 6 story 19 indignantly 7 are 8 you 7 are 9 trying 9 trying 10 to 9 trying 11 fill 9 trying 19 indignantly 11 fill 12 me 11 fill 13 up 11 fill 14 with 15 ? 16 " 16 " 17 he 17 he 18 demanded 18 demanded 19 indignantly 19 indignantly 20 . " do you mean to tell me [that] [those] are not the antlers that you [have] had as long as [i] ['ve] [known] you ? 1 " 3 you 1 " 15 you 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 mean 3 you 10 are 4 mean 5 to 4 mean 6 tell 6 tell 7 me 10 are 11 not 12 the 13 antlers 13 antlers 14 that 14 that 15 you 15 you 25 ? 17 had 19 long 18 as 19 long 19 long 20 as 20 as 24 you 24 you 25 ? how can anything hard like those antlers grow ? 1 how 2 can 1 how 7 antlers 3 anything 4 hard 3 anything 5 like 5 like 7 antlers 6 those 7 antlers 7 antlers 8 grow 7 antlers 9 ? and if those are new ones , where are the old ones ? 1 and 2 if 2 if 3 those 3 those 4 are 3 those 12 ones 5 new 6 ones 5 new 12 ones 6 ones 7 , 6 ones 9 are 8 where 9 are 10 the 11 old 11 old 12 ones 12 ones 13 ? show me the old ones , and perhaps [i] 'll [believe] [that] these are new ones . 1 show 2 me 1 show 3 the 3 the 4 old 4 old 5 ones 4 old 16 ones 5 ones 8 perhaps 6 , 7 and 6 , 8 perhaps 8 perhaps 10 'll 13 these 14 are 13 these 16 ones 15 new 16 ones 16 ones 17 . the idea of trying to make me believe that antlers grow just like plants ! 1 the 2 idea 2 idea 3 of 2 idea 4 trying 4 trying 5 to 4 trying 6 make 4 trying 14 plants 6 make 7 me 8 believe 9 that 8 believe 14 plants 10 antlers 11 grow 10 antlers 14 plants 12 just 13 like 12 just 14 plants 13 like 14 plants 14 plants 15 ! i 've seen [bossy] [the] [cow] [all] [summer] [and] [i] know she has got the same horns she had last summer . 1 i 2 've 1 i 11 know 2 've 3 seen 11 know 22 . 12 she 13 has 12 she 22 . 13 has 14 got 14 got 17 horns 15 the 16 same 16 same 17 horns 17 horns 18 she 17 horns 21 summer 18 she 19 had 20 last 21 summer new antlers indeed ! " 1 new 2 antlers 2 antlers 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 ! 4 ! 5 " " you are quite right , [peter] , [quite] [right] [about] [bossy] [the] [cow] . 1 " 2 you 1 " 15 . 2 you 3 are 3 are 4 quite 4 quite 5 right 5 right 6 , 8 , 15 . she never has new horns , but that isn't any reason why [i] shouldn't have [new] antlers , is it ? " replied [lightfoot] patiently . 1 she 2 never 1 she 3 has 3 has 4 new 4 new 5 horns 5 horns 26 . 6 , 7 but 6 , 23 replied 7 but 12 why 8 that 9 isn't 9 isn't 10 any 10 any 11 reason 11 reason 12 why 12 why 14 shouldn't 15 have 17 antlers 17 antlers 18 , 18 , 20 it 19 is 20 it 20 it 21 ? 21 ? 22 " 22 " 23 replied 23 replied 25 patiently 25 patiently 26 . " her horns are quite different from my antlers . 1 " 10 . 2 her 3 horns 3 horns 4 are 3 horns 9 antlers 4 are 6 different 5 quite 6 different 7 from 8 my 8 my 9 antlers 9 antlers 10 . i have a new pair every year . 1 i 2 have 2 have 3 a 3 a 4 new 4 new 5 pair 5 pair 8 . 6 every 7 year 7 year 8 . you haven't seen me all summer , have you , [peter] ? " 1 you 2 haven't 2 haven't 3 seen 2 haven't 6 summer 4 me 5 all 5 all 6 summer 6 summer 7 , 7 , 13 " 8 have 9 you 9 you 10 , 10 , 13 " 12 ? 13 " " no , [i] don't remember that [i] [have] , " replied [peter] , trying very hard to remember when he had [last] seen [lightfoot] . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 2 no 14 , 3 , 5 don't 3 , 12 replied 6 remember 7 that 6 remember 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 replied 14 , 15 trying 15 trying 17 hard 15 trying 18 to 15 trying 19 remember 16 very 17 hard 19 remember 20 when 20 when 21 he 21 he 22 had 22 had 24 seen 24 seen 26 . " [i] [know] you haven't , " retorted [lightfoot] . 1 " 4 you 1 " 8 retorted 4 you 5 haven't 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 retorted 8 retorted 10 . " [i] [know] it [because] [i] have been hiding in a place you never visit . ["] 1 " 4 it 4 it 16 . 7 have 8 been 8 been 9 hiding 9 hiding 10 in 9 hiding 12 place 9 hiding 15 visit 9 hiding 16 . 10 in 11 a 13 you 14 never 14 never 15 visit " what have you been hiding for ? " demanded [peter] . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 have 2 what 8 ? 3 have 4 you 3 have 5 been 5 been 6 hiding 6 hiding 7 for 8 ? 9 " 9 " 10 demanded 10 demanded 12 . " [for] my new antlers [to] grow , " replied [lightfoot] . 1 " 3 my 1 " 7 grow 3 my 4 new 4 new 5 antlers 7 grow 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 replied 10 replied 12 . " when my [new] antlers [are] [growing] , [i] want to be away by myself . 1 " 3 my 2 when 3 my 3 my 5 antlers 5 antlers 8 , 5 antlers 16 . 10 want 11 to 11 to 12 be 11 to 15 myself 13 away 14 by 14 by 15 myself 15 myself 16 . i don't like to be seen without them or with half grown ones . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 like 2 don't 5 be 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 seen 5 be 10 with 5 be 12 grown 6 seen 8 them 6 seen 9 or 7 without 8 them 11 half 12 grown 12 grown 13 ones 13 ones 14 . besides , [i] [am] very uncomfortable [while] [the] new antlers [are] growing [and] [i] want to be alone . " 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 10 antlers 2 , 5 very 5 very 6 uncomfortable 6 uncomfortable 9 new 10 antlers 12 growing 12 growing 16 to 15 want 16 to 16 to 17 be 17 be 18 alone 18 alone 19 . 19 . 20 " " they dropped off [last] [spring] , but [i] don't remember [just] where , " replied [lightfoot] . 1 " 10 don't 1 " 16 replied 2 they 3 dropped 3 dropped 4 off 4 off 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 10 don't 10 don't 11 remember 11 remember 13 where 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 replied 16 replied 18 . " [i] [was] [too] [glad] [to] [be] [rid] [of] [them] [to] [notice] where they dropped . 1 " 13 where 1 " 16 . 13 where 14 they 14 they 15 dropped i 've got one [more] point [on] [each] [than] [i] [had] last year . " 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 got 3 got 4 one 4 one 13 year 6 point 12 last 12 last 13 year 13 year 14 . 14 . 15 " lightfoot began once more to rub his antlers against the tree to get off the queer rags hanging to them and to polish the points . 1 lightfoot 8 antlers 2 began 3 once 2 began 5 to 2 began 6 rub 3 once 4 more 6 rub 7 his 6 rub 8 antlers 8 antlers 9 against 9 against 11 tree 10 the 11 tree 11 tree 17 rags 12 to 13 get 13 get 14 off 14 off 15 the 14 off 17 rags 16 queer 17 rags 17 rags 18 hanging 17 rags 23 polish 19 to 23 polish 20 them 23 polish 21 and 23 polish 22 to 23 polish 23 polish 25 points 24 the 25 points 25 points 26 . peter watched in silence for a few minutes . 1 peter 2 watched 2 watched 4 silence 3 in 4 silence 4 silence 8 minutes 4 silence 9 . 5 for 6 a 6 a 7 few 7 few 8 minutes then , all his suspicions returning , he said : 1 then 2 , 1 then 3 all 3 all 5 suspicions 4 his 5 suspicions 5 suspicions 6 returning 5 suspicions 10 : 7 , 9 said 8 he 9 said 9 said 10 : " but you haven't told me anything about those rags hanging to your antlers . " 1 " 4 haven't 2 but 4 haven't 3 you 4 haven't 4 haven't 5 told 4 haven't 7 anything 4 haven't 10 rags 5 told 6 me 7 anything 8 about 9 those 10 rags 10 rags 11 hanging 10 rags 14 antlers 12 to 13 your 13 your 14 antlers 14 antlers 15 . 15 . 16 " " [and] you haven't believed what [i] have already told you , " retorted [lightfoot] . 1 " 3 you 1 " 14 retorted 3 you 4 haven't 4 haven't 5 believed 5 believed 6 what 8 have 9 already 9 already 10 told 10 told 11 you 11 you 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 retorted 14 retorted 16 . " [i] don't like [telling] [things] to [people] [who] won't believe me . " 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 like 4 like 7 to 7 to 12 me 10 won't 11 believe 11 believe 12 me 12 me 13 . 13 . 14 " [chapter] [iii] [lightfoot] [tells] [how] [his] [antlers] [grew] it is hard to believe what seems impossible . 1 it 2 is 1 it 7 seems 2 is 3 hard 3 hard 4 to 3 hard 5 believe 5 believe 6 what 7 seems 8 impossible 8 impossible 9 . and yet what seems impossible to you may be a very commonplace matter to some one else . 1 and 2 yet 2 yet 3 what 3 what 17 else 4 seems 5 impossible 4 seems 6 to 4 seems 12 commonplace 7 you 8 may 8 may 9 be 9 be 10 a 10 a 12 commonplace 11 very 12 commonplace 12 commonplace 13 matter 12 commonplace 17 else 14 to 15 some 15 some 16 one 16 one 17 else 17 else 18 . so it does not do to say that a thing cannot be possible just because you cannot understand how it can be . 1 so 3 does 2 it 3 does 3 does 4 not 4 not 18 understand 5 do 18 understand 6 to 7 say 6 to 18 understand 7 say 8 that 9 a 10 thing 10 thing 11 cannot 11 cannot 12 be 11 cannot 18 understand 12 be 13 possible 13 possible 15 because 14 just 15 because 16 you 17 cannot 17 cannot 18 understand 18 understand 19 how 18 understand 23 . 19 how 20 it 20 it 22 be 21 can 22 be peter [rabbit] [wanted] [to] [believe] [what] [lightfoot] [the] [deer] [had] [just] [told] [him] , [but] somehow he couldn't . 1 peter 14 , 14 , 16 somehow 16 somehow 17 he 17 he 18 couldn't 18 couldn't 19 . if he had seen those antlers growing , it would have been another matter . 1 if 2 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 seen 3 had 12 been 3 had 13 another 4 seen 6 antlers 5 those 6 antlers 6 antlers 7 growing 7 growing 8 , 8 , 9 it 9 it 10 would 10 would 11 have 13 another 14 matter 13 another 15 . but he hadn't seen [lightfoot] since the [very] last [of] winter , and then [lightfoot] had worn [just] [such] handsome antlers as he [now] had . 1 but 2 he 1 but 7 the 2 he 3 hadn't 3 hadn't 4 seen 4 seen 6 since 7 the 9 last 9 last 11 winter 11 winter 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 then 14 then 23 he 16 had 17 worn 17 worn 20 handsome 20 handsome 21 antlers 21 antlers 22 as 22 as 23 he 23 he 25 had 25 had 26 . " [i] ['m] [trying] to believe it , " he said , quite humbly . 1 " 11 said 5 to 6 believe 6 believe 7 it 7 it 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 11 said 10 he 11 said 11 said 12 , 11 said 14 humbly 13 quite 14 humbly 14 humbly 15 . " it 's all true , " broke in another voice . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 's 3 's 5 true 3 's 11 voice 4 all 5 true 5 true 6 , 6 , 7 " 8 broke 9 in 8 broke 11 voice 10 another 11 voice 11 voice 12 . peter jumped and turned to find his big cousin [,] [jumper] [the] [hare] . 1 peter 2 jumped 2 jumped 14 . 3 and 4 turned 4 turned 5 to 5 to 6 find 6 find 9 cousin 7 his 8 big 7 his 9 cousin 9 cousin 14 . unseen and unheard , he had stolen up and had overheard [what] [peter] and [lightfoot] had said . 1 unseen 3 unheard 2 and 3 unheard 3 unheard 4 , 3 unheard 5 he 5 he 6 had 5 he 10 had 5 he 16 had 5 he 17 said 6 had 7 stolen 7 stolen 8 up 8 up 9 and 10 had 11 overheard 11 overheard 14 and 17 said 18 . " how do you know it is true ? " snapped [peter] a little [crossly] , for [jumper] had startled him . 1 " 2 how 2 how 3 do 3 do 4 you 4 you 5 know 5 know 6 it 6 it 7 is 7 is 8 true 8 true 9 ? 8 true 22 . 9 ? 10 " 10 " 11 snapped 11 snapped 13 a 13 a 14 little 14 little 16 , 16 , 17 for 19 had 20 startled 20 startled 21 him 21 him 22 . " all [right] [!] 1 " 2 all i 'll believe anything that [lightfoot] tells me if you say it is true , " declared [peter] , who [greatly] admires his cousin [,] [jumper] . 1 i 2 'll 1 i 3 believe 3 believe 4 anything 3 believe 5 that 3 believe 8 me 3 believe 12 it 7 tells 8 me 9 if 10 you 9 if 12 it 10 you 11 say 12 it 13 is 13 is 14 true 14 true 15 , 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 declared 17 declared 27 . 19 , 20 who 20 who 22 admires 22 admires 24 cousin 23 his 24 cousin 24 cousin 27 . " now tell me about [those] [rags] , [lightfoot] . 1 " 2 now 2 now 3 tell 3 tell 4 me 4 me 5 about 4 me 8 , 8 , 10 . please do . " 1 please 2 do 2 do 3 . 3 . 4 " lightfoot couldn't resist that " please . " 1 lightfoot 3 resist 2 couldn't 3 resist 3 resist 4 that 3 resist 6 please 3 resist 7 . 5 " 6 please 7 . 8 " " very soon after my old ones dropped off the new ones began to grow . 1 " 16 . 2 very 3 soon 3 soon 4 after 3 soon 15 grow 5 my 12 ones 6 old 7 ones 6 old 12 ones 7 ones 8 dropped 8 dropped 9 off 10 the 12 ones 11 new 12 ones 12 ones 15 grow 13 began 14 to 13 began 15 grow 15 grow 16 . they were not hard , not at all like [they] are now . 1 they 2 were 1 they 9 like 1 they 11 are 2 were 3 not 2 were 4 hard 2 were 6 not 2 were 8 all 4 hard 5 , 7 at 8 all 11 are 12 now 12 now 13 . they were soft and very tender , and the blood ran through them just as it does through our bodies . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 soft 3 soft 4 and 3 soft 6 tender 3 soft 8 and 4 and 5 very 5 very 6 tender 7 , 8 and 8 and 20 bodies 9 the 10 blood 10 blood 11 ran 10 blood 20 bodies 12 through 13 them 12 through 20 bodies 14 just 15 as 15 as 20 bodies 16 it 17 does 17 does 20 bodies 18 through 20 bodies 19 our 20 bodies 20 bodies 21 . they were covered with a sort of skin with hairs on it like thin fur . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 covered 3 covered 4 with 4 with 10 hairs 5 a 6 sort 6 sort 7 of 6 sort 10 hairs 7 of 8 skin 8 skin 10 hairs 9 with 10 hairs 10 hairs 11 on 10 hairs 12 it 10 hairs 15 fur 13 like 14 thin 14 thin 15 fur 15 fur 16 . the ends were not sharply pointed as they now are , but were big and rounded , like knobs . 1 the 2 ends 2 ends 3 were 3 were 4 not 3 were 16 rounded 5 sharply 6 pointed 6 pointed 8 they 7 as 8 they 8 they 10 are 8 they 13 were 8 they 16 rounded 9 now 10 are 11 , 12 but 12 but 13 were 14 big 16 rounded 15 and 16 rounded 16 rounded 19 knobs 17 , 19 knobs 18 like 19 knobs 19 knobs 20 . they were not like antlers at all , and they made my head hot and were very uncomfortable . 1 they 2 were 1 they 11 made 2 were 3 not 4 like 5 antlers 5 antlers 6 at 5 antlers 11 made 7 all 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 made 10 they 11 made 11 made 18 uncomfortable 12 my 13 head 13 head 14 hot 14 hot 15 and 14 hot 18 uncomfortable 16 were 17 very 17 very 18 uncomfortable 18 uncomfortable 19 . that is why [i] hid [away] . 1 that 2 is 1 that 5 hid 2 is 3 why 5 hid 7 . it seemed to me sometimes as if all my strength went into those new antlers . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 3 to 4 me 4 me 5 sometimes 5 sometimes 7 if 5 sometimes 10 strength 6 as 7 if 8 all 9 my 9 my 10 strength 10 strength 11 went 10 strength 15 antlers 10 strength 16 . 11 went 12 into 13 those 15 antlers 14 new 15 antlers and [i] had to be [very] careful not to hit them [against] [anything] . 1 and 10 hit 3 had 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 7 careful 7 careful 8 not 8 not 9 to 9 to 10 hit 10 hit 14 . 11 them 14 . in the first place it would have hurt , and in the second place it might have spoiled the shape of them . 1 in 2 the 1 in 20 shape 2 the 3 first 3 first 4 place 5 it 6 would 6 would 7 have 7 have 8 hurt 8 hurt 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 the 11 in 12 the 12 the 13 second 13 second 14 place 14 place 18 spoiled 15 it 16 might 16 might 17 have 16 might 18 spoiled 18 spoiled 20 shape 19 the 20 shape 20 shape 21 of 21 of 22 them 22 them 23 . " when they had grown to the length you now see , they began to shrink and grow hard . 1 " 20 . 2 when 3 they 3 they 4 had 3 they 18 grow 4 had 5 grown 6 to 7 the 6 to 18 grow 8 length 12 , 8 length 13 they 8 length 14 began 9 you 12 , 10 now 12 , 11 see 12 , 14 began 15 to 14 began 18 grow 16 shrink 17 and 16 shrink 18 grow 18 grow 19 hard 18 grow 20 . the knobs on the ends shrank until they became pointed . 1 the 2 knobs 2 knobs 3 on 2 knobs 5 ends 2 knobs 6 shrank 2 knobs 10 pointed 2 knobs 11 . 4 the 5 ends 6 shrank 7 until 7 until 8 they 9 became 10 pointed as soon as they stopped growing the blood stopped flowing up in them , and as they became hard they were no longer tender . 1 as 2 soon 2 soon 3 as 2 soon 5 stopped 2 soon 16 as 2 soon 18 became 3 as 4 they 5 stopped 6 growing 5 stopped 10 flowing 5 stopped 15 and 7 the 8 blood 8 blood 10 flowing 9 stopped 10 flowing 10 flowing 11 up 10 flowing 12 in 13 them 14 , 14 , 15 and 16 as 17 they 18 became 19 hard 18 became 24 tender 20 they 21 were 21 were 24 tender 22 no 23 longer 23 longer 24 tender 24 tender 25 . the skin which had covered them grew dry and split , and [i] rubbed it off on trees and bushes . 1 the 2 skin 2 skin 3 which 2 skin 14 rubbed 2 skin 16 off 3 which 4 had 4 had 5 covered 5 covered 6 them 7 grew 8 dry 8 dry 9 and 8 dry 10 split 10 split 14 rubbed 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 rubbed 14 rubbed 15 it 16 off 17 on 16 off 18 trees 18 trees 19 and 18 trees 20 bushes 20 bushes 21 . the little rags you see are [what] [is] [left] [,] [but] [i] will soon be rid of those . 1 the 2 little 2 little 3 rags 3 rags 4 you 3 rags 19 . 4 you 5 see 4 you 6 are 4 you 13 will 13 will 14 soon 13 will 15 be 15 be 16 rid 16 rid 17 of 16 rid 18 those lightfoot tossed his head proudly and rattled his wonderful antlers against the nearest tree . 1 lightfoot 2 tossed 1 lightfoot 10 antlers 2 tossed 4 head 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 proudly 6 and 7 rattled 7 rattled 10 antlers 8 his 10 antlers 9 wonderful 10 antlers 10 antlers 11 against 10 antlers 13 nearest 12 the 13 nearest 13 nearest 14 tree 14 tree 15 . it is hard to believe , but [i] suppose it must be true . " 1 it 2 is 1 it 6 , 2 is 3 hard 3 hard 4 to 3 hard 5 believe 6 , 7 but 7 but 13 true 9 suppose 10 it 10 it 11 must 11 must 12 be 12 be 13 true 13 true 14 . 14 . 15 " you 've always thought of [lightfoot] [as] [timid] [and] afraid , but you should see him when he is angry . 1 you 2 've 1 you 15 see 2 've 3 always 3 always 4 thought 4 thought 5 of 10 afraid 11 , 11 , 12 but 12 but 13 you 13 you 15 see 14 should 15 see 15 see 16 him 16 him 21 . 17 when 18 he 18 he 19 is 19 is 20 angry 20 angry 21 . few people care to face him then . " 1 few 2 people 2 people 3 care 3 care 4 to 4 to 5 face 4 to 6 him 6 him 7 then 6 him 8 . 8 . 9 " [chapter] [iv] [the] [spirit] [of] [fear] when the [days] [grow] [cold] and the nights [are] [clear] [,] [there] [stalks] abroad the spirit of fear . 1 when 2 the 2 the 16 spirit 6 and 7 the 6 and 14 abroad 7 the 8 nights 14 abroad 15 the 15 the 16 spirit 16 spirit 17 of 17 of 18 fear 18 fear 19 . lightfoot the [deer] [.] 1 lightfoot 2 the it is sad but true . 1 it 2 is 2 is 5 true 3 sad 4 but 3 sad 5 true 5 true 6 . autumn is often called the sad time of the year , and it is the sad time . 1 autumn 2 is 1 autumn 3 often 3 often 4 called 4 called 5 the 4 called 16 sad 6 sad 16 sad 7 time 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 year 10 year 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 it 13 it 14 is 14 is 15 the 14 is 16 sad 16 sad 17 time 16 sad 18 . but it shouldn't be . 1 but 2 it 2 it 4 be 2 it 5 . 3 shouldn't 4 be old [mother] [nature] [never] [intended] [that] [it] [should] [be] . 1 old 10 . she meant it to be the glad time . 1 she 2 meant 2 meant 4 to 3 it 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 the 5 be 7 glad 7 glad 9 . 8 time 9 . it is the season when food is plentiful , and every one is fat and is , or ought to be , care free . 1 it 2 is 1 it 16 is 2 is 8 plentiful 3 the 4 season 4 season 5 when 4 season 6 food 6 food 8 plentiful 7 is 8 plentiful 8 plentiful 9 , 8 plentiful 10 and 8 plentiful 14 fat 8 plentiful 15 and 11 every 12 one 12 one 13 is 13 is 14 fat 16 is 24 free 17 , 18 or 18 or 19 ought 19 ought 20 to 19 ought 21 be 21 be 22 , 21 be 24 free 23 care 24 free 24 free 25 . all night as well as [all] [day] the [spirit] [of] [fear] searches [out] the little people of the [green] [meadows] [and] [the] [green] [forest] . 1 all 2 night 1 all 4 well 1 all 8 the 3 as 4 well 4 well 5 as 8 the 12 searches 12 searches 25 . 14 the 15 little 14 the 17 of 15 little 16 people 17 of 18 the 18 the 25 . it will not let them sleep . 1 it 2 will 2 will 3 not 2 will 4 let 4 let 5 them 5 them 7 . 6 sleep 7 . it will not let them eat in peace . 1 it 2 will 2 will 3 not 2 will 4 let 2 will 6 eat 4 let 5 them 6 eat 8 peace 7 in 8 peace 8 peace 9 . it drives them to seek new hiding-places and then drives them out of those . 1 it 2 drives 1 it 15 . 2 drives 3 them 2 drives 11 them 2 drives 12 out 2 drives 14 those 4 to 5 seek 5 seek 7 hiding-places 6 new 7 hiding-places 7 hiding-places 8 and 7 hiding-places 10 drives 8 and 9 then 9 then 10 drives 10 drives 11 them 12 out 13 of it keeps them ever ready to fly or run at the slightest sound . 1 it 2 keeps 2 keeps 3 them 2 keeps 4 ever 2 keeps 5 ready 2 keeps 7 fly 2 keeps 12 slightest 5 ready 6 to 6 to 7 fly 8 or 9 run 9 run 12 slightest 10 at 11 the 11 the 12 slightest 12 slightest 13 sound 13 sound 14 . peter [rabbit] was thinking of [this] [as] [he] [sat] at the edge of the [dear] [old] [briar-patch] , [looking] [over] to [the] [green] [forest] . 1 peter 3 was 1 peter 18 , 3 was 4 thinking 4 thinking 5 of 5 of 14 the 10 at 11 the 11 the 12 edge 12 edge 13 of 13 of 14 the 18 , 25 . 21 to 25 . very , very lovely were the reds and yellows and browns against the dark green of the pines and the spruces and the hemlocks . 1 very 2 , 1 very 4 lovely 3 very 4 lovely 4 lovely 5 were 5 were 7 reds 6 the 7 reds 7 reds 9 yellows 8 and 9 yellows 9 yellows 10 and 9 yellows 11 browns 9 yellows 19 and 9 yellows 22 and 11 browns 12 against 12 against 13 the 12 against 14 dark 14 dark 18 pines 15 green 18 pines 16 of 18 pines 17 the 18 pines 20 the 21 spruces 21 spruces 22 and 22 and 24 hemlocks 23 the 24 hemlocks 24 hemlocks 25 . the [purple] [hills] [were] more softly purple than at any other season of the year . 1 the 5 more 5 more 6 softly 6 softly 7 purple 7 purple 12 season 8 than 10 any 9 at 10 any 10 any 11 other 11 other 12 season 12 season 16 . 13 of 14 the 14 the 15 year 15 year 16 . it was all very , very beautiful . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 all 2 was 4 very 4 very 5 , 4 very 7 beautiful 6 very 7 beautiful 7 beautiful 8 . it wasn't fear of [reddy] [fox] [,] or [redtail] the [hawk] [,] [or] [hooty] [the] [owl] [,] [or] [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 it 2 wasn't 1 it 22 . 2 wasn't 3 fear 3 fear 4 of 4 of 10 the 8 or 10 the but the fear that chilled his heart now never left him even for a moment . 1 but 2 the 1 but 12 even 3 fear 4 that 3 fear 5 chilled 5 chilled 7 heart 5 chilled 8 now 5 chilled 10 left 5 chilled 12 even 6 his 7 heart 9 never 10 left 10 left 11 him 12 even 14 a 13 for 14 a 14 a 15 moment 15 moment 16 . it was [even] clutching at the hearts [of] [granny] and [reddy] [fox] [and] [of] [great] , [big] [buster] [bear] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 clutching 4 clutching 5 at 5 at 6 the 6 the 7 hearts 7 hearts 10 and 7 hearts 16 , 16 , 20 . it seemed [to] [peter] that no one was so big [or] [so] small [that] [this] [terrible] [spirit] [of] [fear] had not searched him out . 1 it 2 seemed 1 it 25 . 2 seemed 9 so 5 that 7 one 5 that 8 was 6 no 7 one 8 was 9 so 9 so 10 big 9 so 13 small 20 had 21 not 20 had 22 searched 22 searched 23 him 23 him 24 out 23 him 25 . far in the distance sounded a sudden bang . 1 far 4 distance 2 in 3 the 2 in 4 distance 4 distance 5 sounded 4 distance 9 . 5 sounded 8 bang 6 a 7 sudden 7 sudden 8 bang peter jumped and shivered . 1 peter 2 jumped 2 jumped 4 shivered 3 and 4 shivered 4 shivered 5 . he knew that every one else who had heard that bang had jumped and shivered just as he had . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 19 had 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 4 every 4 every 5 one 5 one 6 else 5 one 7 who 7 who 8 had 8 had 9 heard 9 heard 10 that 9 heard 11 bang 11 bang 13 jumped 11 bang 15 shivered 12 had 13 jumped 14 and 15 shivered 15 shivered 17 as 16 just 17 as 18 he 19 had 19 had 20 . it was the season of hunters with terrible guns . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 the 3 the 4 season 4 season 5 of 4 season 6 hunters 6 hunters 9 guns 7 with 9 guns 8 terrible 9 guns 9 guns 10 . " [they] seem to find pleasure , actually find pleasure , in trying to kill us . 1 " 3 seem 3 seem 17 . 4 to 5 find 5 find 6 pleasure 6 pleasure 7 , 6 pleasure 8 actually 6 pleasure 17 . 8 actually 10 pleasure 8 actually 13 trying 9 find 10 pleasure 10 pleasure 11 , 10 pleasure 12 in 13 trying 14 to 13 trying 15 kill 15 kill 16 us i don't understand them at all . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 understand 3 understand 4 them 4 them 6 all 4 them 7 . 5 at 6 all they haven't any hearts . 1 they 2 haven't 2 haven't 3 any 3 any 4 hearts 4 hearts 5 . that must be the reason ; they haven't any hearts . " 1 that 2 must 2 must 3 be 2 must 10 hearts 4 the 5 reason 5 reason 10 hearts 6 ; 7 they 7 they 8 haven't 8 haven't 9 any 8 haven't 10 hearts 10 hearts 11 . 11 . 12 " [[] [illustration] [:] ["] [i] [don't] [understand] [these] [men] [creatures] [,] ["] [said] [peter] [to] [little] [mrs] [peter] [.] []] [chapter] [v] [sammy] [jay] [brings] [lightfoot] [word] sammy [jay] is one of those who believe in the wisdom of the old saying , " early to bed and early to rise . ["] 1 sammy 25 . 3 is 11 wisdom 4 one 5 of 5 of 6 those 5 of 11 wisdom 6 those 7 who 8 believe 9 in 9 in 10 the 9 in 11 wisdom 11 wisdom 12 of 11 wisdom 14 old 11 wisdom 18 early 11 wisdom 22 early 11 wisdom 25 . 12 of 13 the 13 the 14 old 15 saying 16 , 15 saying 18 early 16 , 17 " 19 to 20 bed 20 bed 21 and 20 bed 22 early 22 early 24 rise 23 to 24 rise sammy needs no alarm clock to get up early in the morning . 1 sammy 2 needs 2 needs 4 alarm 2 needs 9 early 3 no 4 alarm 4 alarm 5 clock 6 to 7 get 7 get 8 up 8 up 9 early 9 early 10 in 9 early 12 morning 10 in 11 the 12 morning 13 . he is awake as soon as it is light enough to see and wastes no time wishing he could sleep a little longer . 1 he 14 wastes 2 is 3 awake 2 is 10 enough 4 as 5 soon 5 soon 6 as 6 as 7 it 7 it 8 is 8 is 10 enough 9 light 10 enough 10 enough 11 to 11 to 12 see 12 see 14 wastes 13 and 14 wastes 14 wastes 15 no 14 wastes 16 time 14 wastes 17 wishing 14 wastes 20 sleep 14 wastes 22 little 17 wishing 19 could 18 he 19 could 21 a 22 little 22 little 23 longer 23 longer 24 . his stomach wouldn't let him if he wanted to . 1 his 2 stomach 2 stomach 3 wouldn't 2 stomach 10 . 3 wouldn't 4 let 3 wouldn't 6 if 4 let 5 him 6 if 7 he 7 he 8 wanted 8 wanted 9 to sammy always wakes up hungry . 1 sammy 3 wakes 2 always 3 wakes 3 wakes 4 up 3 wakes 5 hungry 5 hungry 6 . in this he is no different from all his feathered neighbors . 1 in 2 this 2 this 4 is 3 he 4 is 4 is 5 no 4 is 6 different 6 different 7 from 6 different 12 . 8 all 9 his 9 his 11 neighbors 10 feathered 11 neighbors 11 neighbors 12 . on this [particular] morning he had planned to fly over to [farmer] [brown] ['s] dooryard , but [at] the last minute he changed his mind . 1 on 2 this 2 this 4 morning 4 morning 26 . 5 he 6 had 5 he 23 changed 6 had 7 planned 7 planned 8 to 8 to 9 fly 9 fly 10 over 11 to 15 dooryard 15 dooryard 16 , 16 , 17 but 17 but 19 the 17 but 22 he 19 the 20 last 20 last 21 minute 22 he 23 changed 23 changed 25 mind 23 changed 26 . 24 his 25 mind instead , he flew over to the dooryard of another farm . 1 instead 8 dooryard 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 flew 4 flew 5 over 4 flew 6 to 4 flew 8 dooryard 7 the 8 dooryard 8 dooryard 9 of 8 dooryard 10 another 8 dooryard 11 farm 11 farm 12 . sammy stopped on the top of the nearest tree . 1 sammy 2 stopped 2 stopped 5 top 3 on 5 top 4 the 5 top 5 top 6 of 5 top 9 tree 7 the 8 nearest 8 nearest 9 tree 9 tree 10 . " now what is that man doing up as early as this ? " muttered [sammy] . 1 " 2 now 1 " 3 what 3 what 7 doing 4 is 5 that 5 that 6 man 6 man 7 doing 7 doing 12 this 7 doing 13 ? 8 up 10 early 9 as 10 early 10 early 11 as 10 early 12 this 13 ? 14 " 14 " 15 muttered 15 muttered 17 . then he caught sight of something under the man 's arm . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 caught 3 caught 4 sight 3 caught 11 arm 4 sight 5 of 6 something 7 under 7 under 8 the 7 under 11 arm 9 man 10 's 10 's 11 arm 11 arm 12 . he didn't have to look twice to know what it was . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 have 2 didn't 5 look 2 didn't 8 know 4 to 5 look 5 look 6 twice 7 to 8 know 8 know 9 what 9 what 11 was 10 it 11 was 11 was 12 . it was a gun ! 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 gun 4 gun 5 ! yes , sir , it was a gun , a terrible gun . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 3 sir 3 sir 4 , 4 , 5 it 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 a 6 was 10 a 7 a 8 gun 8 gun 9 , 10 a 11 terrible 11 terrible 12 gun 12 gun 13 . " [ha] ! " exclaimed [sammy] , and quite [forgot] that his stomach was empty . 1 " 3 ! 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 exclaimed 5 exclaimed 16 . 7 , 8 and 7 , 9 quite 9 quite 15 empty 11 that 12 his 12 his 13 stomach 13 stomach 15 empty 14 was 15 empty 15 empty 16 . " now who can that fellow be after so early in the morning ? 1 " 2 now 1 " 3 who 3 who 4 can 4 can 7 be 5 that 6 fellow 5 that 7 be 7 be 8 after 7 be 9 so 9 so 10 early 10 early 11 in 11 in 12 the 12 the 13 morning 13 morning 14 ? i think [i] 'll sit right here and watch . " 1 i 2 think 1 i 4 'll 4 'll 5 sit 5 sit 7 here 5 sit 8 and 5 sit 9 watch 6 right 7 here 9 watch 10 . 10 . 11 " so [sammy] sat in the top of the tree and watched the hunter with the terrible gun . 1 so 18 . 3 sat 4 in 4 in 5 the 5 the 6 top 6 top 7 of 7 of 8 the 7 of 12 the 8 the 9 tree 9 tree 11 watched 10 and 11 watched 12 the 13 hunter 13 hunter 17 gun 14 with 16 terrible 15 the 16 terrible 16 terrible 17 gun 17 gun 18 . he saw him [head] [straight] for the [green] [forest] [.] 1 he 2 saw 2 saw 3 him 3 him 6 for 6 for 7 the " it 's [mr] [and] [mrs] . [grouse] after all , [i] guess , " thought [sammy] . 1 " 2 it 1 " 13 guess 2 it 3 's 2 it 10 all 3 's 7 . 9 after 10 all 11 , 13 guess 13 guess 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 thought 16 thought 18 . " if [i] knew just where they were [i] ['d] [go] [over] [and] [warn] [them] . " 1 " 2 if 2 if 8 were 4 knew 6 where 5 just 6 where 6 where 7 they 7 they 8 were 8 were 16 . 16 . 17 " he thought of [lightfoot] the [deer] . 1 he 2 thought 2 thought 3 of 3 of 5 the 5 the 7 . sammy watched the hunter enter [the] [green] [forest] [,] then he silently followed him . 1 sammy 2 watched 1 sammy 12 silently 2 watched 3 the 3 the 4 hunter 4 hunter 5 enter 10 then 11 he 10 then 12 silently 12 silently 13 followed 13 followed 14 him 14 him 15 . from the way the hunter moved , [sammy] decided that he wasn't thinking of [mr] and [mrs] . [grouse] . 1 from 2 the 2 the 3 way 3 way 20 . 4 the 5 hunter 5 hunter 6 moved 5 hunter 20 . 6 moved 16 and 6 moved 18 . 7 , 11 he 7 , 16 and 9 decided 10 that 10 that 11 he 11 he 12 wasn't 12 wasn't 13 thinking 13 thinking 14 of " it 's [lightfoot] the [deer] , [sure] as [i] [live] , " muttered [sammy] . 1 " 2 it 1 " 14 muttered 2 it 3 's 3 's 5 the 7 , 9 as 7 , 13 " 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 muttered 14 muttered 16 . " he ought to be warned . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 ought 3 ought 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 warned 6 warned 7 . he certainly ought to be warned . 1 he 6 warned 2 certainly 3 ought 3 ought 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 warned 6 warned 7 . i know right where he is . 1 i 2 know 2 know 4 where 3 right 4 where 4 where 5 he 4 where 6 is 6 is 7 . i believe [i] 'll warn him myself . " 1 i 2 believe 1 i 4 'll 4 'll 5 warn 5 warn 6 him 5 warn 7 myself 7 myself 8 . 8 . 9 " sammy [found] [lightfoot] right where he had expected to . 1 sammy 8 expected 4 right 5 where 5 where 6 he 6 he 7 had 7 had 8 expected 8 expected 9 to 9 to 10 . " he 's coming ! " cried [sammy] . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 's 3 's 4 coming 4 coming 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 cried 7 cried 9 . " a hunter with a terrible gun is coming ! " 1 " 2 a 2 a 7 gun 3 hunter 7 gun 4 with 5 a 5 a 6 terrible 6 terrible 7 gun 7 gun 9 coming 7 gun 10 ! 8 is 9 coming 10 ! 11 " [chapter] [vi] [a] [game] [of] [hide] [and] [seek] there was a game of hide and seek that [danny] [meadow] [mouse] [once] played with [buster] [bear] . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 a 2 was 14 played 3 a 4 game 4 game 5 of 4 game 6 hide 6 hide 8 seek 7 and 8 seek 8 seek 9 that 14 played 15 with 15 with 18 . it was a very dreadful game [for] [danny] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 5 dreadful 4 very 5 dreadful 5 dreadful 6 game 6 game 9 . in the case of [buster] [bear] and [danny] [,] the latter had simply to keep out of [reach] of [buster] . 1 in 2 the 1 in 10 the 2 the 3 case 3 case 4 of 7 and 10 the 10 the 11 latter 11 latter 12 had 11 latter 13 simply 13 simply 14 to 14 to 15 keep 15 keep 16 out 16 out 17 of 16 out 19 of 16 out 21 . as long as [buster] [didn't] [get] [his] [great] paws on [danny] [,] the latter was safe . 1 as 2 long 2 long 3 as 2 long 9 paws 9 paws 17 . 10 on 13 the 13 the 14 latter 14 latter 15 was 15 was 16 safe 16 safe 17 . then , too , [danny] is a [very] [small] person . 1 then 2 , 2 , 3 too 3 too 4 , 3 too 11 . 6 is 7 a 7 a 10 person 10 person 11 . he is so small that he can hide under two or three leaves . 1 he 2 is 2 is 4 small 3 so 4 small 4 small 8 hide 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 can 7 can 8 hide 8 hide 9 under 9 under 13 leaves 10 two 12 three 11 or 12 three 12 three 13 leaves 13 leaves 14 . wherever he is , he is pretty sure to find a hiding-place of some sort . 1 wherever 2 he 2 he 3 is 3 is 7 pretty 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 is 6 is 7 pretty 7 pretty 8 sure 8 sure 12 hiding-place 9 to 10 find 10 find 12 hiding-place 11 a 12 hiding-place 12 hiding-place 15 sort 12 hiding-place 16 . 13 of 15 sort 14 some 15 sort his small size gives him advantages in a game of hide and seek . 1 his 2 small 2 small 6 advantages 3 size 6 advantages 4 gives 5 him 4 gives 6 advantages 5 him 6 advantages 6 advantages 7 in 6 advantages 9 game 8 a 9 game 9 game 10 of 9 game 11 hide 9 game 14 . 11 hide 12 and 11 hide 13 seek it certainly does . 1 it 2 certainly 2 certainly 3 does 3 does 4 . but [lightfoot] the [deer] [is] [big] . 1 but 3 the 3 the 7 . he is one of the largest of the people who live in the [green] [forest] . 1 he 2 is 2 is 3 one 3 one 4 of 4 of 5 the 5 the 6 largest 6 largest 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 people 9 people 10 who 9 people 11 live 11 live 12 in 12 in 13 the 13 the 16 . being so big , it is not easy to hide . 1 being 2 so 2 so 8 easy 3 big 4 , 3 big 8 easy 5 it 6 is 6 is 7 not 6 is 8 easy 7 not 8 easy 8 easy 10 hide 8 easy 11 . 9 to 10 hide moreover , a hunter with a terrible gun does not have to get close in order to kill . 1 moreover 2 , 1 moreover 3 a 3 a 8 gun 4 hunter 8 gun 5 with 6 a 6 a 7 terrible 7 terrible 8 gun 8 gun 9 does 8 gun 18 kill 8 gun 19 . 9 does 10 not 10 not 11 have 12 to 13 get 12 to 18 kill 14 close 16 order 15 in 16 order 16 order 18 kill 17 to 18 kill lightfoot knew all this as he waited for the [coming] of the hunter of whom [sammy] [jay] had warned him . 1 lightfoot 2 knew 2 knew 3 all 2 knew 6 he 3 all 4 this 5 as 6 he 6 he 7 waited 7 waited 8 for 7 waited 21 . 8 for 9 the 9 the 11 of 11 of 12 the 12 the 13 hunter 13 hunter 14 of 15 whom 18 had 18 had 19 warned 19 warned 20 him 20 him 21 . he had learned many lessons in the hunting season of the year before and he remembered every one of them . 1 he 2 had 1 he 16 remembered 2 had 3 learned 3 learned 4 many 4 many 5 lessons 4 many 12 year 6 in 7 the 7 the 9 season 8 hunting 9 season 9 season 10 of 9 season 12 year 10 of 11 the 12 year 13 before 14 and 15 he 15 he 16 remembered 16 remembered 17 every 17 every 18 one 18 one 19 of 19 of 20 them 20 them 21 . he knew that to forget even one of them might cost him his life . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 10 might 2 knew 3 that 3 that 6 even 4 to 5 forget 5 forget 6 even 7 one 8 of 7 one 10 might 8 of 9 them 10 might 11 cost 11 cost 12 him 11 cost 14 life 13 his 14 life 14 life 15 . so , [standing] motionless behind a tangle of fallen trees , [lightfoot] [listened] and watched . 1 so 2 , 2 , 4 motionless 4 motionless 7 tangle 5 behind 7 tangle 6 a 7 tangle 7 tangle 8 of 7 tangle 9 fallen 7 tangle 10 trees 10 trees 11 , 11 , 14 and 14 and 15 watched 15 watched 16 . presently [over] in the distance [he] [heard] [sammy] [jay] screaming , " [thief] [,] thief , thief ! " 1 presently 3 in 3 in 4 the 4 the 5 distance 5 distance 10 screaming 10 screaming 17 thief 11 , 12 " 12 " 15 thief 15 thief 16 , 15 thief 17 thief 17 thief 18 ! 18 ! 19 " a little sigh of relief escaped [lightfoot] . 1 a 2 little 2 little 3 sigh 3 sigh 4 of 4 of 5 relief 5 relief 6 escaped 6 escaped 8 . he knew that that [screaming] [of] [sammy] [jay] 's was a warning to tell him where the hunter was . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 10 was 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 4 that 4 that 9 's 10 was 11 a 11 a 12 warning 12 warning 13 to 13 to 14 tell 14 tell 15 him 14 tell 16 where 16 where 18 hunter 17 the 18 hunter 18 hunter 19 was 19 was 20 . knowing just where the hunter was made it easier for [lightfoot] to know what to do . 1 knowing 3 where 1 knowing 14 what 2 just 3 where 3 where 5 hunter 4 the 5 hunter 5 hunter 6 was 7 made 9 easier 8 it 9 easier 9 easier 10 for 9 easier 12 to 12 to 13 know 13 know 14 what 14 what 16 do 15 to 16 do 16 do 17 . a [merry] [little] [breeze] [came] [stealing] [through] [the] [green] [forest] . 1 a 11 . it came [from] [behind] [lightfoot] and danced [on] towards the hunter with the terrible gun . 1 it 16 . 2 came 6 and 6 and 7 danced 7 danced 9 towards 9 towards 10 the 10 the 11 hunter 11 hunter 15 gun 12 with 14 terrible 13 the 14 terrible 14 terrible 15 gun 15 gun 16 . instantly [lightfoot] began to steal [softly] [away] [through] [the] [green] [forest] . 1 instantly 5 steal 3 began 4 to 4 to 5 steal 5 steal 12 . he took the greatest care to make no sound . 1 he 2 took 2 took 4 greatest 3 the 4 greatest 4 greatest 5 care 4 greatest 9 sound 6 to 7 make 7 make 9 sound 8 no 9 sound 9 sound 10 . he went in a half-circle , stopping every few steps to listen and test the air with his wonderful nose . 1 he 2 went 2 went 3 in 3 in 5 half-circle 4 a 5 half-circle 5 half-circle 6 , 5 half-circle 7 stopping 7 stopping 8 every 7 stopping 9 few 9 few 10 steps 10 steps 14 test 11 to 12 listen 12 listen 14 test 13 and 14 test 14 test 16 air 14 test 20 nose 15 the 16 air 17 with 20 nose 18 his 20 nose 19 wonderful 20 nose 20 nose 21 . can you guess what [lightfoot] was trying to do ? 1 can 2 you 1 can 3 guess 3 guess 4 what 4 what 6 was 6 was 7 trying 7 trying 8 to 8 to 9 do 9 do 10 ? he was [trying] to [get] [behind] the hunter so that [the] [merry] [little] [breezes] would [bring] to him the dreaded man-scent . 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 to 4 to 7 the 7 the 8 hunter 8 hunter 9 so 8 hunter 21 man-scent 9 so 10 that 10 that 15 would 17 to 18 him 17 to 19 the 19 the 20 dreaded 20 dreaded 21 man-scent 21 man-scent 22 . so long as [lightfoot] could get that scent , he [would] know where the hunter was , though he could neither see nor hear him . 1 so 2 long 1 so 7 that 2 long 3 as 3 as 5 could 5 could 6 get 7 that 10 he 8 scent 9 , 9 , 10 he 10 he 20 could 12 know 13 where 13 where 14 the 14 the 15 hunter 15 hunter 16 was 15 hunter 17 , 17 , 18 though 18 though 19 he 19 he 20 could 20 could 21 neither 20 could 24 hear 21 neither 23 nor 22 see 23 nor 24 hear 25 him 25 him 26 . if he had remained [where] [sammy] [jay] had found him , the hunter [might] [have] come within shooting [distance] before [lightfoot] [could] [have] [located] him . 1 if 2 he 2 he 3 had 2 he 8 had 3 had 4 remained 8 had 9 found 8 had 16 come 9 found 10 him 10 him 11 , 11 , 13 hunter 12 the 13 hunter 16 come 17 within 17 within 26 . 18 shooting 25 him 20 before 25 him 25 him 26 . [chapter] [vii] [the] [merry] [little] [breezes] [help] [lightfoot] you see , [lightfoot] was [behind] the hunter instead of in front of him . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 9 instead 5 was 7 the 7 the 8 hunter 8 hunter 9 instead 9 instead 10 of 9 instead 13 of 11 in 12 front 12 front 13 of 13 of 14 him 14 him 15 . he was following the hunter , so as to keep track of him . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 following 3 following 5 hunter 3 following 11 track 3 following 13 him 4 the 5 hunter 5 hunter 7 so 6 , 7 so 7 so 8 as 9 to 10 keep 10 keep 11 track 11 track 12 of 13 him 14 . as long as he knew just where the hunter was , he felt reasonably safe . 1 as 3 as 2 long 3 as 3 as 4 he 4 he 5 knew 5 knew 14 reasonably 6 just 7 where 7 where 9 hunter 8 the 9 hunter 9 hunter 10 was 9 hunter 14 reasonably 11 , 12 he 12 he 13 felt 13 felt 14 reasonably 14 reasonably 15 safe 14 reasonably 16 . the [merry] [little] [breezes] [are] [lightfoot] ['s] best friends . 1 the 8 best 8 best 9 friends 9 friends 10 . they always bring to him all the different scents they find as they wander through the [green] [forest] [.] 1 they 2 always 1 they 14 wander 2 always 3 bring 4 to 5 him 4 to 14 wander 6 all 9 scents 7 the 8 different 7 the 9 scents 8 different 9 scents 9 scents 10 they 9 scents 11 find 9 scents 13 they 9 scents 14 wander 12 as 13 they 14 wander 15 through 15 through 16 the he knows that they will bring to him warning of any danger which may lie in that direction . 1 he 2 knows 2 knows 3 that 3 that 18 direction 4 they 15 lie 5 will 6 bring 5 will 15 lie 6 bring 8 him 7 to 8 him 9 warning 12 danger 10 of 11 any 11 any 12 danger 12 danger 13 which 12 danger 14 may 14 may 15 lie 15 lie 18 direction 16 in 18 direction 17 that 18 direction 18 direction 19 . then he had begun to hunt in that direction , knowing that thus his scent would be carried behind him . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 had 2 he 18 carried 3 had 4 begun 4 begun 5 to 5 to 6 hunt 7 in 9 direction 8 that 9 direction 9 direction 11 knowing 9 direction 15 scent 10 , 11 knowing 11 knowing 12 that 13 thus 15 scent 14 his 15 scent 15 scent 16 would 15 scent 18 carried 16 would 17 be 18 carried 19 behind 19 behind 20 him 20 him 21 . presently he [found] [lightfoot] 's footprints in the soft ground and [studying] [them] he [knew] [that] [lightfoot] [had] known of his [coming] . 1 presently 2 he 1 presently 14 he 2 he 5 's 5 's 6 footprints 6 footprints 10 ground 7 in 10 ground 8 the 9 soft 8 the 10 ground 10 ground 11 and 14 he 19 known 19 known 23 . 20 of 21 his 21 his 23 . " it was that confounded [jay] , " muttered the hunter . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 that 4 that 5 confounded 5 confounded 11 hunter 7 , 8 " 7 , 11 hunter 8 " 9 muttered 9 muttered 10 the 11 hunter 12 . " [lightfoot] [heard] [him] [and] knew what it meant . 1 " 7 what 6 knew 7 what 7 what 9 meant 8 it 9 meant 9 meant 10 . i know what he has done ; he has circled round so as to get behind me and get my scent . 1 i 2 know 2 know 3 what 3 what 5 has 4 he 5 has 5 has 6 done 5 has 10 circled 7 ; 8 he 8 he 9 has 9 has 10 circled 10 circled 11 round 10 circled 12 so 10 circled 13 as 10 circled 21 scent 14 to 15 get 15 get 21 scent 16 behind 17 me 16 behind 21 scent 18 and 19 get 19 get 21 scent 20 my 21 scent 21 scent 22 . it is a clever trick , a very clever trick , but two can play at that game . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 a 3 a 4 clever 3 a 10 trick 4 clever 5 trick 4 clever 10 trick 5 trick 6 , 7 a 10 trick 8 very 9 clever 9 clever 10 trick 10 trick 11 , 10 trick 13 two 10 trick 15 play 11 , 12 but 14 can 15 play 15 play 16 at 15 play 18 game 16 at 17 that 18 game 19 . i 'll just try that little trick myself . " 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 just 2 'll 4 try 4 try 7 trick 5 that 7 trick 6 little 7 trick 7 trick 8 myself 8 myself 9 . 9 . 10 " lightfoot had lost track of the hunter . 1 lightfoot 7 hunter 1 lightfoot 8 . 2 had 3 lost 3 lost 4 track 4 track 5 of 4 track 7 hunter 5 of 6 the 6 the 7 hunter [chapter] [viii] [wit] [against] [wit] it was a dreadful game the hunter with the terrible gun and [lightfoot] [the] [deer] were playing in the [green] [forest] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 2 was 17 playing 3 a 4 dreadful 3 a 11 gun 4 dreadful 5 game 5 game 7 hunter 6 the 7 hunter 8 with 10 terrible 9 the 10 terrible 10 terrible 11 gun 12 and 16 were 16 were 17 playing 17 playing 18 in 18 in 19 the 19 the 22 . it was a [matching] of wit against wit , [the] hunter seeking to take [lightfoot] ['s] life , and [lightfoot] seeking to save it . 1 it 2 was 1 it 25 . 2 was 3 a 3 a 5 of 6 wit 7 against 6 wit 8 wit 8 wit 19 and 8 wit 21 seeking 9 , 11 hunter 9 , 19 and 11 hunter 12 seeking 12 seeking 14 take 13 to 14 take 17 life 18 , 18 , 19 and 21 seeking 23 save 21 seeking 25 . 22 to 23 save 23 save 24 it but the hunter in his turn knew much of the ways [of] [deer] [.] 1 but 2 the 2 the 3 hunter 3 hunter 11 ways 4 in 5 his 4 in 6 turn 4 in 10 the 6 turn 7 knew 7 knew 8 much 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 ways so it was that [each] was trying his best to [outguess] the other . 1 so 2 it 1 so 4 that 2 it 3 was 4 that 6 was 6 was 7 trying 7 trying 9 best 8 his 9 best 9 best 10 to 10 to 12 the 12 the 13 other 13 other 14 . when the hunter found the hiding-place [lightfoot] had left [at] the warning of [sammy] [jay] he [followed] [lightfoot] 's tracks for a short distance . 1 when 2 the 1 when 5 the 2 the 3 hunter 3 hunter 4 found 5 the 6 hiding-place 6 hiding-place 12 warning 6 hiding-place 25 . 8 had 9 left 9 left 11 the 11 the 12 warning 12 warning 13 of 16 he 19 's 19 's 20 tracks 20 tracks 24 distance 21 for 22 a 22 a 24 distance 23 short 24 distance 24 distance 25 . it was slow work , and only one whose eyes had been trained to notice little things could have done it . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 slow 3 slow 4 work 4 work 20 done 5 , 6 and 5 , 9 whose 7 only 8 one 8 one 9 whose 9 whose 10 eyes 10 eyes 13 trained 11 had 12 been 12 been 13 trained 13 trained 14 to 13 trained 15 notice 13 trained 20 done 15 notice 17 things 16 little 17 things 18 could 19 have 19 have 20 done 20 done 21 it 20 done 22 . these things told the hunter which way [lightfoot] had [gone] . 1 these 2 things 2 things 6 which 2 things 11 . 3 told 5 hunter 4 the 5 hunter 5 hunter 6 which 6 which 7 way 6 which 9 had slowly , patiently , watchfully , the hunter followed . 1 slowly 5 watchfully 1 slowly 10 . 2 , 5 watchfully 3 patiently 5 watchfully 4 , 5 watchfully 5 watchfully 6 , 5 watchfully 8 hunter 5 watchfully 9 followed 7 the 8 hunter after a while he stopped with a satisfied grin . 1 after 2 a 2 a 3 while 2 a 9 grin 4 he 5 stopped 5 stopped 9 grin 6 with 7 a 6 with 9 grin 7 a 9 grin 8 satisfied 9 grin 9 grin 10 . " [i] [thought] [as] [much] , " he muttered . 1 " 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 he 8 he 9 muttered 9 muttered 10 . " he heard that pesky [jay] and circled [around] [so] [as] to get my scent . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 heard 3 heard 4 that 4 that 5 pesky 5 pesky 15 scent 7 and 8 circled 8 circled 12 to 12 to 13 get 13 get 14 my 14 my 15 scent 15 scent 16 . i 'll just cut across to my old trail and unless [i] am greatly mistaken , [i] ['ll] find his tracks there . " 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 just 2 'll 4 cut 4 cut 5 across 5 across 21 tracks 6 to 7 my 7 my 9 trail 8 old 9 trail 9 trail 10 and 9 trail 11 unless 11 unless 13 am 13 am 14 greatly 14 greatly 15 mistaken 15 mistaken 16 , 15 mistaken 21 tracks 19 find 21 tracks 20 his 21 tracks 21 tracks 22 there 21 tracks 23 . 23 . 24 " once more he grinned . 1 once 2 more 2 more 4 grinned 3 he 4 grinned 4 grinned 5 . " well , old fellow , [i] ['ve] out-guessed [you] this time , " said he to himself . 1 " 2 well 1 " 15 said 2 well 3 , 2 well 6 , 4 old 5 fellow 5 fellow 6 , 9 out-guessed 11 this 11 this 12 time 12 time 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 said 15 said 16 he 16 he 18 himself 17 to 18 himself 18 himself 19 . " [i] [am] [behind] you and the wind [is] [from] [you] to me , [so] that you cannot get my scent . 1 " 5 you 1 " 16 that 5 you 13 me 6 and 7 the 7 the 8 wind 8 wind 12 to 12 to 13 me 13 me 14 , 16 that 22 . 17 you 18 cannot 18 cannot 19 get 19 get 20 my 20 my 21 scent 21 scent 22 . i wouldn't be a bit surprised if you 're back right where you started from , behind that old windfall . " 1 i 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 be 3 be 4 a 4 a 5 bit 4 a 20 windfall 5 bit 6 surprised 6 surprised 7 if 7 if 8 you 8 you 9 're 10 back 20 windfall 11 right 12 where 11 right 20 windfall 12 where 13 you 14 started 20 windfall 15 from 17 behind 16 , 17 behind 17 behind 20 windfall 18 that 20 windfall 19 old 20 windfall 20 windfall 22 " 21 . 22 " he at once began to move forward silently [and] cautiously , [with] [eyes] and ears alert and his terrible gun ready for instant [use] . 1 he 4 began 2 at 3 once 3 once 4 began 4 began 5 to 4 began 6 move 6 move 8 silently 7 forward 8 silently 8 silently 10 cautiously 10 cautiously 11 , 11 , 14 and 14 and 15 ears 15 ears 25 . 16 alert 20 gun 17 and 18 his 18 his 20 gun 19 terrible 20 gun 20 gun 21 ready 21 ready 22 for 22 for 23 instant 23 instant 25 . lightfoot stood still and listened with all his might for some little sound to tell him where the hunter was . 1 lightfoot 2 stood 1 lightfoot 5 listened 2 stood 3 still 4 and 5 listened 5 listened 6 with 5 listened 13 sound 5 listened 14 to 5 listened 21 . 6 with 7 all 6 with 8 his 9 might 11 some 10 for 11 some 11 some 13 sound 12 little 13 sound 14 to 15 tell 15 tell 16 him 15 tell 17 where 17 where 19 hunter 18 the 19 hunter 19 hunter 20 was but there was no sound and [after] [a] [little] [lightfoot] began to move on . 1 but 2 there 2 there 3 was 2 there 4 no 4 no 5 sound 4 no 13 move 6 and 11 began 11 began 12 to 11 began 13 move 13 move 14 on 13 move 15 . he didn't dare remain still , lest the hunter should creep up within shooting distance . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 dare 3 dare 4 remain 4 remain 5 still 4 remain 14 shooting 5 still 6 , 7 lest 11 creep 8 the 9 hunter 9 hunter 11 creep 10 should 11 creep 11 creep 12 up 11 creep 14 shooting 13 within 14 shooting 14 shooting 15 distance 15 distance 16 . so long as they brought him none of the dreaded man-smell , he knew that he was safe . 1 so 2 long 2 long 3 as 3 as 4 they 4 they 5 brought 5 brought 6 him 5 brought 7 none 7 none 8 of 7 none 11 man-smell 9 the 11 man-smell 10 dreaded 11 man-smell 11 man-smell 12 , 11 man-smell 14 knew 11 man-smell 16 he 11 man-smell 18 safe 13 he 14 knew 14 knew 15 that 17 was 18 safe 18 safe 19 . [chapter] [ix] [lightfoot] [becomes] [uncertain] lightfoot [the] [deer] traveled [on] [through] [the] [green] [forest] , [straight] ahead in the direction from which the [merry] [little] [breezes] were blowing . 1 lightfoot 4 traveled 4 traveled 12 ahead 10 , 12 ahead 12 ahead 13 in 13 in 14 the 13 in 18 the 14 the 15 direction 15 direction 16 from 15 direction 17 which 18 the 24 . 22 were 23 blowing 23 blowing 24 . every few steps he would raise his delicate nose and test all the scents [that] [the] [merry] [little] [breezes] [were] bringing . 1 every 2 few 2 few 3 steps 3 steps 11 test 4 he 5 would 5 would 6 raise 6 raise 7 his 6 raise 8 delicate 8 delicate 9 nose 9 nose 11 test 10 and 11 test 11 test 14 scents 11 test 21 bringing 11 test 22 . 12 all 13 the 13 the 14 scents lightfoot uses his nose very much as you [and] [i] use our eyes . 1 lightfoot 2 uses 2 uses 4 nose 2 uses 6 much 2 uses 11 use 2 uses 12 our 3 his 4 nose 5 very 6 much 6 much 7 as 7 as 8 you 12 our 13 eyes 13 eyes 14 . it tells him the things he wants to know . 1 it 2 tells 1 it 10 . 2 tells 3 him 2 tells 5 things 2 tells 7 wants 4 the 5 things 6 he 7 wants 7 wants 8 to 7 wants 9 know he knew that [reddy] [fox] had been along ahead of him , although he didn't get so much as a glimpse of [reddy] ['s] red coat . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 6 had 6 had 7 been 6 had 13 although 7 been 9 ahead 8 along 9 ahead 9 ahead 10 of 9 ahead 11 him 11 him 12 , 13 although 27 . 14 he 15 didn't 14 he 26 coat 15 didn't 16 get 16 get 21 glimpse 17 so 18 much 18 much 19 as 18 much 21 glimpse 20 a 21 glimpse 21 glimpse 22 of 22 of 25 red 26 coat 27 . once he caught just the faintest of scents which caused him to stop abruptly and test the air more carefully than ever . 1 once 2 he 2 he 3 caught 2 he 4 just 4 just 6 faintest 5 the 6 faintest 6 faintest 7 of 6 faintest 8 scents 6 faintest 18 air 8 scents 9 which 8 scents 10 caused 10 caused 11 him 12 to 13 stop 13 stop 14 abruptly 14 abruptly 16 test 15 and 16 test 16 test 18 air 17 the 18 air 18 air 20 carefully 18 air 23 . 19 more 20 carefully 20 carefully 21 than 21 than 22 ever it was the scent of [buster] [bear] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 8 . 2 was 3 the 3 the 4 scent 4 scent 5 of you know [the] [merry] [little] [breezes] [are] [lightfoot] 's best friends . 1 you 2 know 2 know 12 . 9 's 10 best 10 best 11 friends 11 friends 12 . but [lightfoot] [didn't] [want] to [keep] [going] [in] [that] direction all day . 1 but 5 to 5 to 10 direction 10 direction 11 all 11 all 12 day 12 day 13 . it would take him [far] away from that part of the [green] [forest] [with] [which] he was familiar and [which] he [called] [home] . 1 it 2 would 1 it 17 was 2 would 3 take 3 take 4 him 3 take 6 away 6 away 7 from 7 from 11 the 8 that 9 part 9 part 10 of 10 of 11 the 16 he 17 was 17 was 18 familiar 18 familiar 24 . 19 and 21 he 21 he 24 . it might [in] [time] take him [out] [of] [the] [green] [forest] [and] [that] [wouldn't] [do] at all . 1 it 2 might 1 it 18 . 2 might 5 take 6 him 16 at 6 him 18 . 16 at 17 all so [after] [a] [while] [lightfoot] [became] uncertain . 1 so 7 uncertain 7 uncertain 8 . he didn't know just what to do . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 know 3 know 5 what 4 just 5 what 5 what 7 do 6 to 7 do 7 do 8 . you see , he couldn't tell whether or not that hunter with the terrible gun was still following him . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 10 that 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 couldn't 5 couldn't 6 tell 6 tell 7 whether 7 whether 8 or 7 whether 9 not 10 that 11 hunter 11 hunter 15 gun 12 with 14 terrible 13 the 14 terrible 14 terrible 15 gun 15 gun 18 following 16 was 17 still 17 still 18 following 18 following 19 him 19 him 20 . every once in a while he would stop in a thicket of young trees or behind a tangle of fallen trees uprooted by the wind . 1 every 2 once 2 once 3 in 3 in 11 thicket 4 a 5 while 4 a 11 thicket 5 while 6 he 6 he 7 would 7 would 8 stop 9 in 11 thicket 10 a 11 thicket 11 thicket 12 of 11 thicket 13 young 11 thicket 26 . 13 young 14 trees 14 trees 22 uprooted 15 or 22 uprooted 16 behind 18 tangle 17 a 18 tangle 18 tangle 19 of 18 tangle 22 uprooted 20 fallen 22 uprooted 21 trees 22 uprooted 22 uprooted 23 by 22 uprooted 25 wind 23 by 24 the 25 wind 26 . " if only [i] [could] [know] [if] [that] hunter is still following , [i] [would] know better what to do , " thought [lightfoot] . 1 " 2 if 1 " 25 . 2 if 3 only 3 only 9 hunter 9 hunter 12 following 10 is 11 still 11 still 12 following 13 , 22 " 13 , 25 . 16 know 17 better 16 know 18 what 18 what 20 do 19 to 20 do 20 do 21 , 21 , 22 " 22 " 23 thought " [i] ['ve] [got] [to] [find] [out] . ["] 1 " 8 . [chapter] [x] [lightfoot's] [clever] [trick] lightfoot [the] [deer] is smart . 1 lightfoot 4 is 4 is 5 smart 5 smart 6 . yes , [sir] , [lightfoot] the [deer] is smart . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 1 yes 10 . 4 , 6 the 8 is 9 smart 9 smart 10 . he has to be , especially in the hunting season , to save his life . 1 he 2 has 2 has 3 to 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 , 4 be 6 especially 6 especially 7 in 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 hunting 8 the 10 season 10 season 11 , 10 season 12 to 12 to 13 save 13 save 14 his 14 his 15 life 15 life 16 . if he were not smart he would have been killed long ago . 1 if 2 he 1 if 3 were 3 were 4 not 4 not 5 smart 5 smart 6 he 6 he 7 would 7 would 8 have 8 have 9 been 9 been 10 killed 10 killed 12 ago 11 long 12 ago 12 ago 13 . he never makes the foolish mistake of thinking that other people are not smart . 1 he 2 never 2 never 3 makes 3 makes 6 mistake 3 makes 11 people 4 the 6 mistake 5 foolish 6 mistake 6 mistake 7 of 6 mistake 8 thinking 8 thinking 9 that 10 other 11 people 11 people 12 are 12 are 13 not 13 not 14 smart 14 smart 15 . he had a very great respect for the smartness of that hunter . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 a 3 a 12 hunter 4 very 5 great 5 great 6 respect 6 respect 7 for 6 respect 12 hunter 7 for 8 the 8 the 9 smartness 9 smartness 10 of 10 of 11 that 12 hunter 13 . he knew that he couldn't afford to be careless for one little minute . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 he 4 he 5 couldn't 5 couldn't 6 afford 6 afford 7 to 6 afford 9 careless 7 to 8 be 8 be 9 careless 9 careless 13 minute 9 careless 14 . 10 for 13 minute 11 one 13 minute 12 little 13 minute the certainty of danger is sometimes easier to bear than the uncertainty of not knowing whether or not there really is any danger . 1 the 2 certainty 1 the 12 uncertainty 2 certainty 3 of 3 of 4 danger 5 is 6 sometimes 6 sometimes 7 easier 7 easier 8 to 7 easier 9 bear 7 easier 10 than 10 than 12 uncertainty 11 the 12 uncertainty 12 uncertainty 13 of 12 uncertainty 15 knowing 12 uncertainty 18 not 12 uncertainty 19 there 12 uncertainty 20 really 12 uncertainty 23 danger 14 not 15 knowing 15 knowing 16 whether 16 whether 17 or 21 is 23 danger 22 any 23 danger 23 danger 24 . lightfoot felt that if he could know just where the hunter was , he himself would know better what to do . 1 lightfoot 2 felt 1 lightfoot 11 hunter 1 lightfoot 16 would 2 felt 3 that 3 that 5 he 4 if 5 he 5 he 6 could 7 know 9 where 8 just 9 where 9 where 11 hunter 10 the 11 hunter 11 hunter 12 was 13 , 14 he 14 he 15 himself 14 he 16 would 16 would 21 do 17 know 18 better 17 know 19 what 19 what 21 do 20 to 21 do 21 do 22 . the hunter might have become discouraged and given up following him . 1 the 2 hunter 2 hunter 6 discouraged 3 might 4 have 3 might 5 become 5 become 6 discouraged 6 discouraged 7 and 6 discouraged 8 given 6 discouraged 10 following 6 discouraged 12 . 8 given 9 up 10 following 11 him 11 him 12 . in that case he could rest and stop worrying . 1 in 2 that 1 in 3 case 2 that 3 case 3 case 9 worrying 3 case 10 . 4 he 5 could 5 could 6 rest 6 rest 9 worrying 7 and 9 worrying 8 stop 9 worrying it would be better to know that he was being followed than not to know . 1 it 2 would 2 would 3 be 2 would 13 not 3 be 4 better 4 better 10 being 4 better 12 than 5 to 6 know 6 know 7 that 7 that 8 he 8 he 9 was 9 was 10 being 10 being 11 followed 13 not 15 know 14 to 15 know 15 know 16 . but how was he to find out ? 1 but 2 how 1 but 3 was 1 but 4 he 4 he 6 find 5 to 6 find 6 find 7 out 6 find 8 ? lightfoot kept turning this over and over in his mind [as] [he] [traveled] [through] [the] [green] [forest] . 1 lightfoot 2 kept 2 kept 3 turning 3 turning 4 this 3 turning 5 over 3 turning 7 over 3 turning 9 his 5 over 6 and 8 in 9 his 9 his 10 mind 10 mind 18 . then an idea came to him . 1 then 4 came 2 an 3 idea 3 idea 4 came 4 came 5 to 5 to 6 him 6 him 7 . " [i] know what [i] 'll do . 1 " 4 what 3 know 4 what 4 what 7 do 6 'll 7 do 7 do 8 . i know just what [i] 'll do , " said [lightfoot] to himself . 1 i 2 know 2 know 4 what 2 know 8 , 3 just 4 what 4 what 7 do 6 'll 7 do 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 13 himself 12 to 13 himself 13 himself 14 . " [i] ['ll] [find] [out] whether [or] not that hunter [is] [still] [following] [me] [and] [i] 'll get a little rest . 1 " 6 whether 1 " 9 that 6 whether 8 not 9 that 10 hunter 10 hunter 22 . 17 'll 18 get 18 get 19 a 19 a 20 little 19 a 21 rest 21 rest 22 . goodness knows , [i] need [a] rest . " 1 goodness 3 , 1 goodness 9 " 2 knows 3 , 5 need 7 rest 7 rest 8 . 8 . 9 " this was near the top of a little hill . 1 this 2 was 2 was 3 near 3 near 4 the 4 the 5 top 5 top 6 of 6 of 9 hill 7 a 8 little 7 a 9 hill 9 hill 10 . lightfoot went up the hill and stopped behind the pile of brush . 1 lightfoot 7 stopped 2 went 3 up 3 up 5 hill 4 the 5 hill 5 hill 6 and 5 hill 7 stopped 7 stopped 12 brush 8 behind 10 pile 9 the 10 pile 10 pile 11 of 10 pile 12 brush 12 brush 13 . for a few moments he stood there perfectly still , looking and listening . 1 for 2 a 2 a 3 few 3 few 4 moments 4 moments 6 stood 5 he 6 stood 6 stood 7 there 6 stood 9 still 6 stood 13 listening 8 perfectly 9 still 10 , 11 looking 11 looking 13 listening 12 and 13 listening 13 listening 14 . if the hunter were still following him , he would pass through that hollow in plain sight . 1 if 3 hunter 2 the 3 hunter 3 hunter 6 following 3 hunter 11 pass 4 were 6 following 5 still 6 following 6 following 7 him 8 , 9 he 9 he 10 would 10 would 11 pass 11 pass 12 through 11 pass 14 hollow 13 that 14 hollow 14 hollow 16 plain 15 in 16 plain 16 plain 17 sight 17 sight 18 . for a long time [lightfoot] rested comfortably behind the pile of brush . 1 for 2 a 2 a 3 long 2 a 10 pile 3 long 4 time 6 rested 7 comfortably 7 comfortably 10 pile 8 behind 10 pile 9 the 10 pile 10 pile 11 of 10 pile 12 brush 12 brush 13 . there was not a suspicious movement or a suspicious sound to show [that] danger was abroad in the [green] [forest] . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 not 2 was 4 a 4 a 5 suspicious 5 suspicious 6 movement 5 suspicious 9 suspicious 6 movement 7 or 8 a 9 suspicious 9 suspicious 14 danger 10 sound 12 show 11 to 12 show 12 show 14 danger 14 danger 16 abroad 15 was 16 abroad 16 abroad 17 in 17 in 18 the 18 the 21 . he saw [mr] [and] [mrs] [.] [grouse] [fly] [down] [across] the hollow [and] [disappear] [among] [the] [trees] on the other side . 1 he 2 saw 2 saw 11 the 11 the 12 hollow 12 hollow 21 side 18 on 19 the 18 on 21 side 19 the 20 other 21 side 22 . he saw [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [looking] [over] a [hollow] tree and guessed [that] [unc] ['] [billy] was getting ready to go into [winter] quarters . 1 he 2 saw 1 he 18 was 2 saw 9 a 9 a 11 tree 11 tree 13 guessed 12 and 13 guessed 18 was 19 getting 19 getting 20 ready 20 ready 21 to 21 to 22 go 22 go 23 into 23 into 25 quarters 25 quarters 26 . he saw [jumper] the [hare] [squat] down under a low-hanging branch of a hemlock-tree and prepare to take a nap . 1 he 2 saw 2 saw 4 the 4 the 21 . 7 down 8 under 8 under 10 low-hanging 9 a 10 low-hanging 10 low-hanging 11 branch 10 low-hanging 12 of 10 low-hanging 14 hemlock-tree 10 low-hanging 16 prepare 10 low-hanging 18 take 10 low-hanging 20 nap 13 a 14 hemlock-tree 14 hemlock-tree 15 and 17 to 18 take 19 a 20 nap 20 nap 21 . he heard [drummer] the [woodpecker] at work [drilling] [after] [worms] in a tree not far away . 1 he 2 heard 2 heard 4 the 4 the 13 tree 6 at 7 work 7 work 11 in 11 in 12 a 12 a 13 tree 13 tree 15 far 14 not 15 far 15 far 16 away 16 away 17 . little by little [lightfoot] [grew] [easy] [in] his [mind] [.] 1 little 2 by 2 by 3 little 2 by 8 his it must be that that hunter had become discouraged and was no longer following him . 1 it 2 must 2 must 3 be 3 be 9 discouraged 4 that 6 hunter 5 that 6 hunter 6 hunter 9 discouraged 7 had 8 become 8 become 9 discouraged 9 discouraged 10 and 9 discouraged 14 following 9 discouraged 16 . 11 was 12 no 12 no 13 longer 13 longer 14 following 14 following 15 him [chapter] [xi] [the] [hunted] [watches] [the] [hunter] it didn't seem possible that there could be any need for watchfulness . 1 it 3 seem 2 didn't 3 seem 3 seem 4 possible 3 seem 8 be 3 seem 12 watchfulness 4 possible 5 that 5 that 6 there 7 could 8 be 9 any 12 watchfulness 10 need 12 watchfulness 11 for 12 watchfulness 12 watchfulness 13 . but [lightfoot] [long] ago had learned that [often] danger is [nearest] [when] it seems [least] to be expected . 1 but 4 ago 1 but 13 it 4 ago 5 had 6 learned 7 that 6 learned 13 it 7 that 10 is 9 danger 10 is 13 it 19 . 14 seems 16 to 16 to 17 be 17 be 18 expected 18 expected 19 . so , though he would have liked very much to have taken a nap , [lightfoot] was too wise to do anything so foolish . 1 so 4 he 2 , 3 though 3 though 4 he 4 he 7 liked 5 would 6 have 6 have 7 liked 7 liked 8 very 8 very 9 much 8 very 19 wise 8 very 24 foolish 9 much 10 to 10 to 11 have 11 have 12 taken 12 taken 13 a 14 nap 15 , 14 nap 19 wise 17 was 18 too 18 too 19 wise 20 to 21 do 21 do 22 anything 22 anything 23 so 22 anything 24 foolish 23 so 24 foolish 24 foolish 25 . he kept his great ears gently moving to catch every little sound . 1 he 2 kept 2 kept 7 moving 3 his 5 ears 4 great 5 ears 5 ears 7 moving 6 gently 7 moving 7 moving 9 catch 7 moving 13 . 8 to 9 catch 9 catch 10 every 9 catch 12 sound 11 little 12 sound it was better to be overwatchful than the least bit careless . 1 it 2 was 2 was 6 overwatchful 3 better 6 overwatchful 4 to 6 overwatchful 5 be 6 overwatchful 6 overwatchful 7 than 6 overwatchful 8 the 6 overwatchful 9 least 6 overwatchful 10 bit 6 overwatchful 11 careless 11 careless 12 . by and by , [lightfoot] ['s] [keen] [ears] caught the sound of the snapping of a little stick in the distance . 1 by 14 snapping 2 and 14 snapping 3 by 14 snapping 4 , 14 snapping 9 caught 11 sound 10 the 11 sound 11 sound 12 of 11 sound 14 snapping 12 of 13 the 14 snapping 15 of 14 snapping 18 stick 14 snapping 21 distance 16 a 17 little 17 little 18 stick 19 in 20 the 20 the 21 distance 21 distance 22 . it was so faint a sound that you or [i] would have missed it altogether . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 so 3 so 4 faint 4 faint 6 sound 4 faint 9 or 4 faint 13 missed 5 a 6 sound 6 sound 7 that 7 that 8 you 11 would 12 have 12 have 13 missed 13 missed 14 it 13 missed 15 altogether 15 altogether 16 . but [lightfoot] [heard] it [and] instantly he was doubly alert , watching in the direction from which that faint sound had come . 1 but 4 it 4 it 8 was 4 it 23 . 6 instantly 7 he 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 doubly 9 doubly 10 alert 11 , 12 watching 12 watching 15 direction 13 in 14 the 13 in 15 direction 14 the 15 direction 15 direction 16 from 15 direction 17 which 15 direction 20 sound 15 direction 23 . 18 that 20 sound 19 faint 20 sound 20 sound 22 come 21 had 22 come after what seemed a long , long time he saw something moving , and a moment later a man came into view . 1 after 4 a 2 what 3 seemed 2 what 4 a 4 a 5 long 4 a 7 long 4 a 16 moment 5 long 6 , 7 long 8 time 8 time 9 he 9 he 10 saw 10 saw 11 something 12 moving 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 a 15 a 16 moment 16 moment 17 later 17 later 20 came 18 a 19 man 19 man 20 came 20 came 21 into 21 into 22 view 22 view 23 . it was the hunter and across one arm he carried the terrible gun . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 the 3 the 4 hunter 4 hunter 13 gun 5 and 10 carried 6 across 8 arm 7 one 8 arm 8 arm 10 carried 9 he 10 carried 10 carried 11 the 10 carried 12 terrible 12 terrible 13 gun 13 gun 14 . lightfoot knew now that this hunter had patience and perseverance and had not yet given up hope of getting [near] [enough] [to] [shoot] [lightfoot] [.] 1 lightfoot 2 knew 1 lightfoot 6 hunter 2 knew 3 now 2 knew 4 that 2 knew 5 this 6 hunter 7 had 6 hunter 8 patience 6 hunter 19 getting 8 patience 10 perseverance 9 and 10 perseverance 10 perseverance 11 and 10 perseverance 12 had 10 perseverance 18 of 12 had 15 given 13 not 14 yet 14 yet 15 given 15 given 16 up 15 given 17 hope he moved forward slowly , setting each foot down with the greatest care , so as not to snap a stick or rustle the leaves . 1 he 2 moved 2 moved 3 forward 3 forward 4 slowly 3 forward 10 with 4 slowly 5 , 4 slowly 6 setting 6 setting 7 each 6 setting 8 foot 8 foot 9 down 10 with 12 greatest 10 with 19 snap 11 the 12 greatest 12 greatest 13 care 13 care 15 so 13 care 17 not 14 , 15 so 15 so 16 as 18 to 19 snap 19 snap 23 rustle 19 snap 26 . 20 a 21 stick 21 stick 23 rustle 22 or 23 rustle 23 rustle 24 the 23 rustle 25 leaves he was watching sharply ahead [,] ready to shoot should he catch a glimpse of [lightfoot] [within] range . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 watching 2 was 5 ahead 3 watching 4 sharply 5 ahead 9 shoot 7 ready 8 to 8 to 9 shoot 9 shoot 19 . 10 should 11 he 10 should 12 catch 12 catch 18 range 13 a 14 glimpse 13 a 18 range 14 glimpse 15 of 18 range 19 . right along through the hollow at the foot of the little hill below [lightfoot] the hunter [passed] . 1 right 2 along 2 along 8 foot 3 through 4 the 3 through 7 the 4 the 5 hollow 6 at 7 the 7 the 8 foot 8 foot 9 of 8 foot 12 hill 8 foot 18 . 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 little 12 hill 13 below 13 below 16 hunter 15 the 16 hunter he was doing what is called " hunting up-wind . " 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 doing 3 doing 9 up-wind 4 what 5 is 5 is 9 up-wind 6 called 9 up-wind 7 " 9 up-wind 8 hunting 9 up-wind 9 up-wind 10 . 10 . 11 " lightfoot kept perfectly still and watched the hunter disappear among the trees . 1 lightfoot 2 kept 2 kept 3 perfectly 2 kept 9 disappear 3 perfectly 4 still 5 and 6 watched 6 watched 9 disappear 7 the 8 hunter 8 hunter 9 disappear 9 disappear 10 among 9 disappear 12 trees 10 among 11 the 12 trees 13 . he felt sure that that hunter would not find him again that day . 1 he 2 felt 2 felt 3 sure 3 sure 4 that 3 sure 5 that 3 sure 7 would 3 sure 12 that 5 that 6 hunter 7 would 8 not 7 would 9 find 9 find 10 him 10 him 11 again 12 that 13 day 13 day 14 . [chapter] [xii] [lightfoot] [visits] [paddy] [the] [beaver] deep in the [green] [forest] is the pond where [lives] [paddy] the [beaver] . 1 deep 2 in 2 in 3 the 2 in 12 the 3 the 8 pond 6 is 7 the 7 the 8 pond 8 pond 9 where 12 the 14 . it is [paddy] 's [own] pond , for he made it [himself] . 1 it 2 is 1 it 4 's 4 's 6 pond 6 pond 7 , 7 , 8 for 7 , 9 he 9 he 10 made 10 made 11 it 11 it 13 . he made it by building a dam across the [laughing] [brook] [.] 1 he 2 made 2 made 3 it 2 made 5 building 4 by 5 building 5 building 7 dam 6 a 7 dam 7 dam 8 across 8 across 9 the when [lightfoot] bounded away through the [green] [forest] , after watching the hunter pass through the hollow below him , he remembered [paddy] ['s] pond . 1 when 3 bounded 3 bounded 4 away 4 away 5 through 4 away 26 . 5 through 6 the 9 , 11 watching 10 after 11 watching 11 watching 13 hunter 12 the 13 hunter 13 hunter 14 pass 14 pass 15 through 15 through 16 the 16 the 17 hollow 17 hollow 18 below 18 below 19 him 18 below 20 , 18 below 25 pond 20 , 21 he 21 he 22 remembered 25 pond 26 . " [that] ['s] where [i] ['ll] [go] , " thought [lightfoot] . 1 " 4 where 1 " 12 . 8 , 9 " 8 , 12 . 9 " 10 thought " it is such a lonesome part of the [green] [forest] that [i] do not believe that hunter will come there . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 is 3 is 6 lonesome 4 such 5 a 4 such 6 lonesome 6 lonesome 7 part 6 lonesome 21 there 6 lonesome 22 . 7 part 8 of 7 part 18 hunter 9 the 18 hunter 12 that 18 hunter 14 do 15 not 14 do 16 believe 16 believe 17 that 17 that 18 hunter 18 hunter 19 will 19 will 20 come i 'll just run over and make [paddy] a friendly call . " 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 just 2 'll 4 run 2 'll 7 make 2 'll 11 call 4 run 5 over 4 run 6 and 7 make 9 a 9 a 10 friendly 11 call 12 . 12 . 13 " so [lightfoot] bounded [along] deeper and deeper [into] the [green] [forest] [.] 1 so 3 bounded 1 so 5 deeper 5 deeper 6 and 5 deeper 7 deeper 7 deeper 9 the presently through the trees he caught the gleam of water . 1 presently 2 through 2 through 3 the 2 through 4 trees 4 trees 8 gleam 5 he 6 caught 6 caught 8 gleam 7 the 8 gleam 8 gleam 9 of 8 gleam 10 water 10 water 11 . it was [paddy] 's pond . 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 's 4 's 5 pond 5 pond 6 . lightfoot approached it cautiously . 1 lightfoot 2 approached 2 approached 3 it 2 approached 4 cautiously 4 cautiously 5 . he knew that he couldn't afford to be careless for even one little minute . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 he 4 he 5 couldn't 5 couldn't 6 afford 6 afford 7 to 6 afford 9 careless 7 to 8 be 8 be 9 careless 9 careless 10 for 9 careless 11 even 9 careless 14 minute 9 careless 15 . 12 one 14 minute 13 little 14 minute no one who is hunted , be he big or little , can afford ever to be careless . 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 who 3 who 4 is 3 who 5 hunted 3 who 18 careless 6 , 18 careless 7 be 18 careless 8 he 18 careless 9 big 10 or 10 or 18 careless 11 little 12 , 12 , 18 careless 13 can 14 afford 14 afford 15 ever 14 afford 16 to 14 afford 18 careless 16 to 17 be 17 be 18 careless 18 careless 19 . now [lightfoot] had known of hunters hiding near water , hoping to shoot him when he came to drink . 1 now 7 hiding 3 had 4 known 4 known 6 hunters 5 of 6 hunters 6 hunters 7 hiding 7 hiding 8 near 7 hiding 20 . 8 near 13 shoot 9 water 11 hoping 10 , 11 hoping 11 hoping 13 shoot 12 to 13 shoot 13 shoot 14 him 13 shoot 15 when 13 shoot 19 drink 16 he 17 came 17 came 18 to 18 to 19 drink that [always] [seemed] [to] [lightfoot] [a] dreadful [thing] [,] an unfair thing . 1 that 7 dreadful 7 dreadful 12 thing 10 an 11 unfair 11 unfair 12 thing 12 thing 13 . but hunters had done it before and they might do it again . 1 but 11 it 2 hunters 4 done 2 hunters 9 might 3 had 4 done 4 done 5 it 4 done 6 before 7 and 8 they 8 they 9 might 9 might 10 do 10 do 11 it 11 it 12 again 12 again 13 . so [lightfoot] was careful to approach [paddy] ['s] pond [up-wind] . 1 so 11 . 3 was 4 careful 4 careful 5 to 4 careful 6 approach 6 approach 9 pond 9 pond 11 . he knew that [if] [any] [hunters] [were] hidden there , [the] [merry] [little] [breezes] [would] [bring] [him] their scent and thus warn him . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 8 hidden 2 knew 3 that 8 hidden 9 there 8 hidden 24 . 10 , 20 and 10 , 21 thus 18 their 19 scent 19 scent 20 and 21 thus 22 warn 22 warn 23 him 23 him 24 . he had almost reached the edge of [paddy] ['s] pond [when] from the [farther] shore [there] came a sudden [crash] . 1 he 4 reached 2 had 4 reached 3 almost 4 reached 4 reached 6 edge 5 the 6 edge 6 edge 7 of 7 of 10 pond 10 pond 15 shore 12 from 13 the 13 the 15 shore 15 shore 21 . 17 came 18 a 18 a 19 sudden 19 sudden 21 . it startled [lightfoot] terribly for [just] [an] instant . 1 it 9 . 2 startled 4 terribly 4 terribly 8 instant 5 for 8 instant 8 instant 9 . then he guessed what it meant . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 guessed 3 guessed 4 what 4 what 5 it 5 it 7 . 6 meant 7 . that crash was the falling of a tree . 1 that 2 crash 2 crash 5 falling 3 was 5 falling 4 the 5 falling 5 falling 8 tree 6 of 8 tree 7 a 8 tree 8 tree 9 . there wasn't enough wind to blow over even the most shaky dead tree . 1 there 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 enough 2 wasn't 11 shaky 4 wind 6 blow 5 to 6 blow 6 blow 7 over 6 blow 11 shaky 8 even 11 shaky 9 the 10 most 10 most 11 shaky 11 shaky 12 dead 11 shaky 13 tree 13 tree 14 . there had been no sound of axes , so he knew it could not have been chopped down by men . 1 there 4 no 2 had 3 been 2 had 4 no 4 no 5 sound 5 sound 7 axes 5 sound 21 . 6 of 7 axes 7 axes 8 , 7 axes 9 so 9 so 17 chopped 10 he 17 chopped 11 knew 12 it 11 knew 17 chopped 13 could 14 not 13 could 15 have 15 have 16 been 16 been 17 chopped 17 chopped 18 down 17 chopped 19 by 17 chopped 20 men so [lightfoot] hurried forward eagerly , cautiously . 1 so 8 . 3 hurried 4 forward 4 forward 5 eagerly 5 eagerly 6 , 5 eagerly 7 cautiously 5 eagerly 8 . it was [paddy] the [beaver] taking the branch to his food pile . 1 it 2 was 1 it 13 . 2 was 4 the 2 was 6 taking 6 taking 8 branch 7 the 8 branch 9 to 10 his 10 his 11 food 11 food 12 pile 12 pile 13 . [chapter] [xiii] [lightfoot] [and] [paddy] [become] [partners] the instant [lightfoot] [saw] [paddy] [the] [beaver] he knew that for the time being , at least , there was no danger . 1 the 2 instant 2 instant 23 . 8 he 9 knew 9 knew 10 that 10 that 22 danger 11 for 22 danger 12 the 13 time 12 the 17 least 13 time 14 being 15 , 16 at 16 at 17 least 17 least 18 , 17 least 22 danger 19 there 20 was 19 there 21 no 21 no 22 danger 22 danger 23 . paddy saw [lightfoot] almost as soon as he stepped out on the bank . 1 paddy 13 bank 2 saw 12 the 4 almost 5 as 5 as 6 soon 6 soon 7 as 7 as 8 he 8 he 9 stepped 9 stepped 10 out 10 out 11 on 11 on 12 the 12 the 13 bank 13 bank 14 . there he forced the branch down until it was held by other branches already sunken in the pond . 1 there 7 until 2 he 3 forced 3 forced 5 branch 4 the 5 branch 5 branch 6 down 5 branch 7 until 7 until 15 sunken 8 it 9 was 9 was 15 sunken 10 held 15 sunken 11 by 15 sunken 12 other 15 sunken 13 branches 15 sunken 14 already 15 sunken 15 sunken 16 in 15 sunken 18 pond 16 in 17 the 18 pond 19 . this done , he swam over to [where] [lightfoot] [was] watching . 1 this 2 done 2 done 3 , 2 done 5 swam 2 done 12 . 4 he 5 swam 5 swam 6 over 5 swam 7 to 5 swam 11 watching " hello , [lightfoot] ! " he exclaimed . 1 " 2 hello 2 hello 3 , 3 , 6 " 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 he 7 he 8 exclaimed 8 exclaimed 9 . " you are looking handsomer than ever . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 are 3 are 5 handsomer 4 looking 5 handsomer 5 handsomer 6 than 5 handsomer 7 ever 5 handsomer 8 . how are you feeling these fine autumn days ? " 1 how 2 are 2 are 3 you 2 are 5 these 2 are 9 ? 4 feeling 5 these 5 these 8 days 6 fine 7 autumn 7 autumn 8 days 9 ? 10 " " anxious , " replied [lightfoot] . 1 " 5 replied 2 anxious 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 7 . " [i] am feeling terribly anxious . 1 " 7 . 3 am 5 terribly 4 feeling 5 terribly 5 terribly 6 anxious 5 terribly 7 . do you know what day this is ? " 1 do 2 you 2 you 3 know 3 know 4 what 4 what 7 is 4 what 8 ? 5 day 6 this 6 this 7 is 8 ? 9 " " no , " replied [paddy] , " [i] don't know what day it is , and [i] don't particularly care . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 2 no 7 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 7 , 8 " 8 " 10 don't 10 don't 11 know 10 don't 21 care 11 know 12 what 11 know 16 , 12 what 15 is 13 day 15 is 14 it 15 is 16 , 17 and 19 don't 21 care 20 particularly 21 care 21 care 22 . it is enough for me that it is one of the finest days we 've had for a long time . " 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 enough 3 enough 4 for 4 for 5 me 5 me 6 that 6 that 8 is 7 it 8 is 8 is 12 finest 9 one 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 12 finest 12 finest 13 days 12 finest 15 've 12 finest 20 time 14 we 15 've 15 've 16 had 17 for 18 a 18 a 19 long 19 long 20 time 20 time 21 . 21 . 22 " " [i] [wish] [i] [could] feel that way , " said [lightfoot] wistfully . 1 " 11 said 6 feel 7 that 7 that 8 way 8 way 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 13 wistfully 13 wistfully 14 . " [i] [wish] [i] [could] [feel] that way , [paddy] , but [i] [can't] . 1 " 7 that 7 that 8 way 8 way 9 , 9 , 12 but 11 , 12 but 12 but 15 . no , [sir] , [i] [can't] . 1 no 2 , 1 no 4 , 4 , 7 . you see , this is the first of the most dreadful days in all the year for me . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 4 this 4 this 5 is 4 this 16 year 6 the 7 first 7 first 16 year 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 most 10 most 11 dreadful 11 dreadful 12 days 11 dreadful 16 year 13 in 15 the 14 all 15 the 15 the 16 year 16 year 19 . 17 for 18 me 18 me 19 . the hunters started looking for me [before] [mr] [sun] was [really] out of [bed] [.] 1 the 2 hunters 1 the 13 of 2 hunters 3 started 2 hunters 4 looking 4 looking 5 for 5 for 6 me 10 was 12 out 12 out 13 of at least one hunter did , and [i] don't doubt there are others . 1 at 2 least 2 least 3 one 2 least 4 hunter 2 least 6 , 2 least 10 doubt 4 hunter 5 did 6 , 7 and 9 don't 10 doubt 10 doubt 13 others 11 there 12 are 12 are 13 others 13 others 14 . paddy crept out on the bank and chewed a little twig of poplar thoughtfully . 1 paddy 2 crept 2 crept 3 out 3 out 4 on 4 on 5 the 5 the 6 bank 6 bank 8 chewed 7 and 8 chewed 8 chewed 11 twig 9 a 11 twig 10 little 11 twig 11 twig 12 of 11 twig 13 poplar 13 poplar 14 thoughtfully 14 thoughtfully 15 . paddy says he can always think better if he is chewing something . 1 paddy 2 says 1 paddy 11 chewing 2 says 3 he 4 can 5 always 5 always 6 think 5 always 11 chewing 7 better 11 chewing 8 if 11 chewing 9 he 10 is 10 is 11 chewing 11 chewing 12 something 11 chewing 13 . " that 's bad news , [lightfoot] . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 bad 4 bad 5 news 5 news 6 , 6 , 8 . i 'm sorry to hear it . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 sorry 3 sorry 4 to 4 to 5 hear 5 hear 6 it 6 it 7 . i certainly am sorry to hear it , " said [paddy] . 1 i 3 am 2 certainly 3 am 3 am 4 sorry 4 sorry 5 to 5 to 6 hear 6 hear 7 it 7 it 12 . 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 12 . " why anybody wants to hunt such a handsome fellow as you are , [i] cannot [understand] . 1 " 2 why 1 " 18 . 2 why 4 wants 2 why 13 are 2 why 14 , 2 why 16 cannot 3 anybody 4 wants 4 wants 5 to 4 wants 6 hunt 5 to 6 hunt 7 such 8 a 8 a 9 handsome 9 handsome 10 fellow 10 fellow 11 as 11 as 12 you 12 you 13 are my , but that 's a beautiful set of antlers you have ! " 1 my 2 , 2 , 3 but 3 but 4 that 4 that 5 's 5 's 6 a 6 a 7 beautiful 7 beautiful 10 antlers 7 beautiful 13 ! 8 set 10 antlers 9 of 10 antlers 10 antlers 12 have 11 you 12 have 13 ! 14 " [[] [illustration] [:] ["] [my] [,] [but] [that] ['s] [a] [beautiful] [set] [of] [antlers] [you] [have] [!] ["] []] " good looks are not always to be desired . 1 " 2 good 2 good 3 looks 3 looks 9 desired 4 are 5 not 4 are 6 always 6 always 9 desired 7 to 8 be 8 be 9 desired 9 desired 10 . have you seen any hunters around here lately ? " 1 have 2 you 1 have 3 seen 3 seen 4 any 4 any 5 hunters 5 hunters 6 around 5 hunters 8 lately 7 here 8 lately 8 lately 9 ? 9 ? 10 " paddy shook his head . 1 paddy 2 shook 2 shook 4 head 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 . " not a single hunter , " he replied . 1 " 2 not 1 " 5 hunter 2 not 3 a 3 a 4 single 5 hunter 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 9 replied 8 he 9 replied 9 replied 10 . " [i] tell you what [it] is , [lightfoot] [,] let's be partners for a while . 1 " 4 you 1 " 5 what 3 tell 4 you 5 what 7 is 7 is 8 , 8 , 11 let's 11 let's 12 be 12 be 15 a 13 partners 14 for 14 for 15 a 15 a 16 while 16 while 17 . you stay right around my pond . 1 you 2 stay 2 stay 3 right 3 right 4 around 4 around 6 pond 5 my 6 pond 6 pond 7 . if [i] [see] or hear or smell anything suspicious , [i] ['ll] warn you . 1 if 14 you 4 or 9 suspicious 5 hear 9 suspicious 6 or 9 suspicious 7 smell 9 suspicious 8 anything 9 suspicious 9 suspicious 10 , 9 suspicious 13 warn 13 warn 14 you 14 you 15 . you do the same for me . 1 you 2 do 2 do 4 same 2 do 5 for 3 the 4 same 5 for 6 me 6 me 7 . two sets of eyes , ears and noses are better than one . 1 two 2 sets 2 sets 3 of 2 sets 4 eyes 2 sets 8 noses 2 sets 12 one 4 eyes 5 , 6 ears 8 noses 7 and 8 noses 8 noses 9 are 8 noses 10 better 10 better 11 than 12 one 13 . what do you say , [lightfoot] ? " 1 what 2 do 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 say 4 say 5 , 5 , 8 " 7 ? 8 " " [i] 'll do it , " replied [lightfoot] . 1 " 8 replied 3 'll 4 do 4 do 5 it 5 it 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 replied 8 replied 10 . [chapter] [xiv] [how] [paddy] [warned] [lightfoot] it was a queer partnership , [that] partnership [between] [lightfoot] [and] [paddy] , but it was a good partnership . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 queer 4 queer 19 partnership 5 partnership 8 partnership 6 , 8 partnership 8 partnership 19 partnership 13 , 14 but 14 but 15 it 15 it 16 was 16 was 17 a 17 a 18 good 18 good 19 partnership 19 partnership 20 . they had been the best of friends for a long time . 1 they 2 had 2 had 3 been 3 been 7 friends 3 been 10 long 4 the 5 best 5 best 6 of 5 best 7 friends 8 for 9 a 9 a 10 long 10 long 11 time 11 time 12 . paddy had always been glad to have [lightfoot] visit his pond . 1 paddy 2 had 2 had 4 been 3 always 4 been 4 been 5 glad 5 glad 6 to 6 to 7 have 7 have 9 visit 9 visit 12 . 10 his 11 pond 11 pond 12 . to tell the truth , he was rather fond of handsome [lightfoot] . 1 to 2 tell 2 tell 4 truth 3 the 4 truth 4 truth 5 , 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 9 fond 8 rather 9 fond 9 fond 10 of 9 fond 11 handsome 11 handsome 13 . you know [paddy] [is] himself not at all handsome . 1 you 2 know 1 you 9 handsome 2 know 8 all 5 himself 7 at 6 not 7 at 7 at 8 all 9 handsome 10 . on land he is a rather clumsy-looking fellow and really homely . 1 on 2 land 2 land 7 clumsy-looking 3 he 4 is 3 he 7 clumsy-looking 4 is 7 clumsy-looking 5 a 7 clumsy-looking 6 rather 7 clumsy-looking 7 clumsy-looking 8 fellow 7 clumsy-looking 9 and 7 clumsy-looking 10 really 7 clumsy-looking 11 homely 7 clumsy-looking 12 . so he admired [lightfoot] greatly . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 admired 3 admired 6 . 5 greatly 6 . that is one reason why he proposed that they be partners . 1 that 2 is 2 is 4 reason 3 one 4 reason 4 reason 5 why 4 reason 7 proposed 6 he 7 proposed 7 proposed 8 that 7 proposed 9 they 7 proposed 11 partners 10 be 11 partners 11 partners 12 . lightfoot himself thought the idea a splendid one . 1 lightfoot 2 himself 1 lightfoot 3 thought 1 lightfoot 4 the 4 the 5 idea 5 idea 7 splendid 5 idea 9 . 6 a 7 splendid 7 splendid 8 one he spent that night browsing not far from [paddy] ['s] pond . 1 he 2 spent 2 spent 3 that 2 spent 12 . 3 that 4 night 5 browsing 11 pond 5 browsing 12 . 6 not 7 far 7 far 8 from 8 from 11 pond with the coming of daylight he lay down in a thicket of young hemlock-trees near the upper end of the pond . 1 with 2 the 2 the 11 thicket 3 coming 5 daylight 4 of 5 daylight 5 daylight 7 lay 6 he 7 lay 7 lay 8 down 7 lay 9 in 9 in 11 thicket 10 a 11 thicket 11 thicket 12 of 11 thicket 14 hemlock-trees 13 young 14 hemlock-trees 14 hemlock-trees 15 near 14 hemlock-trees 17 upper 14 hemlock-trees 21 pond 14 hemlock-trees 22 . 16 the 17 upper 17 upper 18 end 18 end 19 of 19 of 20 the 21 pond 22 . it was a quiet , peaceful day . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 quiet 4 quiet 5 , 4 quiet 6 peaceful 6 peaceful 7 day 7 day 8 . but they [were] [,] [and] [lightfoot] knew that sooner or later one of them would be sure to visit [paddy] ['s] [pond] . 1 but 2 they 2 they 7 knew 7 knew 8 that 8 that 9 sooner 8 that 12 one 9 sooner 10 or 9 sooner 11 later 12 one 13 of 13 of 14 them 14 them 23 . 15 would 16 be 15 would 19 visit 16 be 17 sure 17 sure 18 to 19 visit 23 . so , though he rested and took short naps all through that beautiful day , he was anxious . 1 so 7 took 2 , 3 though 3 though 4 he 3 though 5 rested 5 rested 6 and 5 rested 7 took 7 took 9 naps 8 short 9 naps 9 naps 10 all 9 naps 11 through 9 naps 12 that 9 naps 13 beautiful 9 naps 14 day 9 naps 18 anxious 9 naps 19 . 15 , 16 he 16 he 17 was 17 was 18 anxious he couldn't help but be . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 help 2 couldn't 5 be 3 help 4 but 5 be 6 . the next morning [found] [lightfoot] back in the same place . 1 the 2 next 1 the 9 same 2 next 3 morning 6 back 7 in 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 same 9 same 10 place 10 place 11 . but this morning he took no naps . 1 but 2 this 2 this 3 morning 3 morning 7 naps 4 he 5 took 5 took 7 naps 6 no 7 naps 7 naps 8 . he rested , but all the time he was watchful and alert . 1 he 2 rested 2 rested 3 , 2 rested 12 alert 3 , 4 but 5 all 7 time 6 the 7 time 7 time 12 alert 8 he 9 was 9 was 12 alert 10 watchful 12 alert 11 and 12 alert 12 alert 13 . a feeling of uneasiness possessed him . 1 a 2 feeling 2 feeling 4 uneasiness 3 of 4 uneasiness 4 uneasiness 5 possessed 4 uneasiness 6 him 4 uneasiness 7 . he felt in his bones that danger in the shape of a hunter with a terrible gun was not far distant . 1 he 2 felt 2 felt 3 in 3 in 7 danger 3 in 10 shape 4 his 5 bones 5 bones 6 that 5 bones 7 danger 8 in 9 the 9 the 10 shape 10 shape 13 hunter 11 of 12 a 12 a 13 hunter 13 hunter 22 . 14 with 15 a 15 a 16 terrible 16 terrible 17 gun 17 gun 18 was 18 was 19 not 19 not 20 far 20 far 21 distant 21 distant 22 . but the hours slipped away , and little by little he grew less uneasy . 1 but 2 the 1 but 4 slipped 3 hours 4 slipped 4 slipped 5 away 4 slipped 9 by 4 slipped 14 uneasy 5 away 6 , 6 , 7 and 8 little 9 by 10 little 14 uneasy 11 he 12 grew 12 grew 14 uneasy 13 less 14 uneasy 14 uneasy 15 . he began to hope that that day would prove as peaceful as the previous day had been . 1 he 2 began 2 began 3 to 3 to 9 prove 4 hope 5 that 4 hope 6 that 4 hope 9 prove 7 day 9 prove 8 would 9 prove 9 prove 10 as 9 prove 11 peaceful 11 peaceful 12 as 11 peaceful 14 previous 13 the 14 previous 14 previous 15 day 14 previous 17 been 14 previous 18 . 16 had 17 been then suddenly there was a sharp report from the farther end of [paddy] ['s] pond . 1 then 2 suddenly 2 suddenly 6 sharp 3 there 4 was 4 was 5 a 5 a 6 sharp 6 sharp 7 report 7 report 8 from 7 report 10 farther 8 from 9 the 10 farther 11 end 11 end 12 of 12 of 15 pond 15 pond 16 . it was almost like a pistol shot . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 almost 3 almost 6 pistol 4 like 6 pistol 5 a 6 pistol 6 pistol 7 shot 6 pistol 8 . however , it wasn't a pistol shot . 1 however 2 , 1 however 6 pistol 3 it 4 wasn't 4 wasn't 6 pistol 5 a 6 pistol 6 pistol 7 shot 6 pistol 8 . it wasn't a shot at all . 1 it 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 4 shot 3 a 4 shot 4 shot 5 at 4 shot 7 . 5 at 6 all it was the slap of [paddy] 's broad [tail] on the [surface] of the water . 1 it 2 was 1 it 7 's 1 it 16 . 2 was 3 the 3 the 5 of 4 slap 5 of 7 's 8 broad 10 on 11 the 10 on 14 the 11 the 13 of 14 the 15 water 15 water 16 . instantly [lightfoot] [was] on his feet . 1 instantly 4 on 4 on 5 his 5 his 6 feet 6 feet 7 . he knew just what that meant . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 4 what 3 just 4 what 4 what 6 meant 5 that 6 meant 6 meant 7 . he knew that [paddy] had seen [or] heard [or] [smelled] a hunter . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 5 had 1 he 13 . 2 knew 3 that 5 had 6 seen 5 had 8 heard 5 had 12 hunter 8 heard 11 a it was even so . 1 it 2 was 1 it 5 . 2 was 4 so 3 even 4 so paddy had heard a dry stick snap . 1 paddy 2 had 1 paddy 7 snap 2 had 3 heard 4 a 7 snap 5 dry 7 snap 6 stick 7 snap 7 snap 8 . it was a very tiny snap , but it was enough to warn [paddy] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 5 tiny 3 a 4 very 4 very 5 tiny 5 tiny 6 snap 6 snap 9 it 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 it 9 it 10 was 10 was 11 enough 11 enough 12 to 12 to 13 warn 13 warn 15 . with only his head above water he had watched in the direction from which that sound had come . 1 with 3 his 2 only 3 his 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 above 5 above 6 water 6 water 13 from 7 he 8 had 8 had 9 watched 9 watched 12 direction 10 in 11 the 10 in 12 direction 11 the 12 direction 12 direction 13 from 13 from 14 which 14 which 16 sound 14 which 17 had 15 that 16 sound 17 had 18 come 18 come 19 . presently , stealing quietly along towards the pond , a hunter had come in view . 1 presently 2 , 1 presently 3 stealing 3 stealing 4 quietly 3 stealing 5 along 3 stealing 6 towards 6 towards 8 pond 7 the 8 pond 8 pond 9 , 8 pond 11 hunter 8 pond 15 view 8 pond 16 . 10 a 11 hunter 11 hunter 12 had 12 had 13 come 13 come 14 in 14 in 15 view instantly [,] [paddy] [had] [brought] [his] broad tail down on the water with all his force . 1 instantly 12 water 7 broad 8 tail 8 tail 9 down 9 down 10 on 10 on 11 the 11 the 12 water 12 water 17 . 13 with 14 all 14 all 16 force 15 his 16 force 16 force 17 . he knew that [lightfoot] would know that [that] meant danger . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 5 would 2 knew 3 that 5 would 6 know 6 know 7 that 7 that 9 meant 9 meant 10 danger 10 danger 11 . then [paddy] had dived , and swimming under water , had sought the safety of his house . 1 then 12 sought 3 had 4 dived 3 had 12 sought 4 dived 5 , 5 , 6 and 7 swimming 8 under 7 swimming 9 water 7 swimming 12 sought 9 water 10 , 11 had 12 sought 12 sought 13 the 12 sought 14 safety 14 safety 15 of 15 of 16 his 16 his 17 house 17 house 18 . he had done his part , and there was nothing more he could do . 1 he 2 had 1 he 9 was 1 he 13 could 2 had 3 done 4 his 5 part 5 part 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 there 8 there 9 was 9 was 10 nothing 10 nothing 11 more 12 he 13 could 13 could 14 do 14 do 15 . [chapter] [xv] [the] [three] [watchers] he was on his feet [instantly] , with eyes , ears , and [nose] seeking the cause of [paddy] ['s] warning . 1 he 2 was 1 he 15 seeking 2 was 3 on 3 on 4 his 4 his 5 feet 5 feet 13 and 7 , 8 with 7 , 13 and 8 with 9 eyes 9 eyes 10 , 11 ears 12 , 12 , 13 and 15 seeking 21 warning 16 the 17 cause 17 cause 18 of 18 of 21 warning 21 warning 22 . there he hid among some close-growing young hemlock-trees . 1 there 6 close-growing 2 he 3 hid 3 hid 6 close-growing 4 among 6 close-growing 5 some 6 close-growing 6 close-growing 7 young 6 close-growing 8 hemlock-trees 8 hemlock-trees 9 . it wasn't long before he saw a hunter with a terrible gun come down to the shore of the pond . 1 it 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 long 3 long 4 before 4 before 5 he 5 he 6 saw 6 saw 7 a 7 a 12 gun 8 hunter 12 gun 9 with 10 a 10 a 11 terrible 11 terrible 12 gun 12 gun 14 down 13 come 14 down 14 down 15 to 14 down 17 shore 16 the 17 shore 17 shore 20 pond 18 of 19 the 19 the 20 pond 20 pond 21 . now the hunter had heard [paddy] [slap] the [water] [with] his broad [tail] . 1 now 14 . 2 the 3 hunter 2 the 12 broad 3 hunter 4 had 3 hunter 11 his 4 had 5 heard 5 heard 8 the 12 broad 14 . of course . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 . there would have been something very wrong with his ears had he failed to hear it . 1 there 2 would 2 would 3 have 3 have 4 been 3 have 5 something 5 something 7 wrong 6 very 7 wrong 7 wrong 8 with 7 wrong 10 ears 8 with 9 his 10 ears 15 hear 11 had 13 failed 12 he 13 failed 13 failed 14 to 13 failed 15 hear 15 hear 16 it 16 it 17 . " confound [that] [beaver] ! " muttered the hunter crossly . 1 " 2 confound 2 confound 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 muttered 7 muttered 10 crossly 8 the 9 hunter 9 hunter 10 crossly 10 crossly 11 . " [if] there was a [deer] anywhere around this pond , he probably is on his way [now] . 1 " 3 there 3 there 4 was 4 was 5 a 4 was 7 anywhere 7 anywhere 8 around 7 anywhere 19 . 8 around 10 pond 9 this 10 pond 10 pond 11 , 11 , 12 he 12 he 13 probably 14 is 17 way 15 on 16 his 16 his 17 way 17 way 19 . i 'll have a look around and see if there are any signs . " 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 have 3 have 4 a 4 a 5 look 5 look 6 around 6 around 7 and 7 and 8 see 8 see 9 if 9 if 10 there 10 there 11 are 10 there 12 any 12 any 13 signs 13 signs 14 . 14 . 15 " so [the] hunter went on to the edge of [paddy] ['s] pond and then began to walk around it , studying the ground as he walked . 1 so 3 hunter 3 hunter 4 went 4 went 5 on 5 on 8 edge 6 to 7 the 7 the 8 edge 8 edge 9 of 9 of 12 pond 12 pond 13 and 13 and 14 then 14 then 15 began 15 began 16 to 16 to 17 walk 17 walk 27 . 18 around 19 it 19 it 20 , 20 , 21 studying 21 studying 22 the 22 the 23 ground 23 ground 26 walked 23 ground 27 . 24 as 26 walked 25 he 26 walked presently he found the footprints of [lightfoot] in the mud where [light] [foot] had gone down to the pond to drink . 1 presently 2 he 1 presently 5 footprints 2 he 3 found 3 found 4 the 5 footprints 6 of 5 footprints 10 mud 8 in 9 the 9 the 10 mud 10 mud 22 . 11 where 14 had 14 had 15 gone 15 gone 16 down 15 gone 20 to 16 down 17 to 16 down 18 the 18 the 19 pond 20 to 21 drink 21 drink 22 . " [i] [thought] [as] [much] , " muttered the hunter . 1 " 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 muttered 8 muttered 10 hunter 9 the 10 hunter 10 hunter 11 . " [those] tracks [were] [made] [last] [night] . 1 " 3 tracks 3 tracks 8 . that [deer] probably was lying [down] somewhere near here , and [i] [might] [have] [had] a [shot] [but] [for] [that] pesky [beaver] . 1 that 3 probably 3 probably 23 . 4 was 5 lying 5 lying 7 somewhere 7 somewhere 8 near 8 near 9 here 9 here 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 16 a 16 a 21 pesky 21 pesky 23 . i 'll just look the land [over] , and then [i] [think] [i] 'll wait here awhile . 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 just 2 'll 17 awhile 3 just 4 look 5 the 6 land 6 land 8 , 6 land 17 awhile 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 then 14 'll 15 wait 15 wait 17 awhile 16 here 17 awhile 17 awhile 18 . if [that] [deer] isn't [too] badly [scared] , he may come back . " 1 if 4 isn't 4 isn't 6 badly 6 badly 8 , 8 , 9 he 9 he 10 may 10 may 11 come 11 come 12 back 12 back 13 . 13 . 14 " so the hunter went quite around the pond , looking into all likely hiding-places . 1 so 3 hunter 2 the 3 hunter 3 hunter 14 hiding-places 4 went 6 around 5 quite 6 around 6 around 8 pond 7 the 8 pond 8 pond 14 hiding-places 9 , 10 looking 10 looking 11 into 10 looking 14 hiding-places 12 all 14 hiding-places 13 likely 14 hiding-places 14 hiding-places 15 . he found [where] [lightfoot] had been lying , and he knew that [in] all probability [lightfoot] had been there when [paddy] [gave] the danger signal . 1 he 2 found 1 he 5 had 5 had 6 been 6 been 7 lying 7 lying 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 he 10 he 11 knew 11 knew 12 that 11 knew 14 all 14 all 26 . 15 probability 17 had 15 probability 24 danger 17 had 18 been 18 been 19 there 20 when 23 the 23 the 24 danger 24 danger 25 signal 24 danger 26 . " it 's of no use for me to try to follow him , " thought the hunter . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 's 3 's 6 use 4 of 6 use 5 no 6 use 6 use 7 for 6 use 10 try 7 for 8 me 9 to 10 try 10 try 11 to 11 to 12 follow 12 follow 13 him 13 him 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 thought 16 thought 18 hunter 17 the 18 hunter 18 hunter 19 . " it is too dry for me to track him . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 too 4 too 5 dry 5 dry 9 track 6 for 7 me 7 me 9 track 8 to 9 track 9 track 10 him 10 him 11 . he may not be so badly scared , after all . 1 he 2 may 2 may 3 not 2 may 4 be 4 be 6 badly 4 be 7 scared 5 so 6 badly 7 scared 9 after 8 , 9 after 9 after 10 all 10 all 11 . i 'll just find a good place [and] wait . " 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 just 2 'll 4 find 2 'll 9 wait 4 find 7 place 5 a 6 good 6 good 7 place 9 wait 10 . 10 . 11 " so the hunter found an old log behind some small trees and there sat down . 1 so 3 hunter 2 the 3 hunter 3 hunter 4 found 4 found 7 log 5 an 6 old 6 old 7 log 7 log 8 behind 7 log 12 and 7 log 14 sat 7 log 16 . 8 behind 11 trees 9 some 10 small 10 small 11 trees 13 there 14 sat 14 sat 15 down he could see all around [paddy] ['s] pond . 1 he 2 could 2 could 3 see 3 see 4 all 4 all 5 around 5 around 8 pond 8 pond 9 . he sat perfectly still . 1 he 2 sat 2 sat 3 perfectly 3 perfectly 4 still 4 still 5 . what he didn't know was that [lightfoot] had been watching him all the time and was even then standing where he could see him . 1 what 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 know 4 know 6 that 4 know 20 where 5 was 6 that 8 had 9 been 9 been 10 watching 9 been 19 standing 10 watching 11 him 10 watching 13 the 12 all 13 the 13 the 14 time 14 time 15 and 16 was 19 standing 17 even 18 then 17 even 19 standing 19 standing 20 where 20 where 21 he 21 he 22 could 22 could 23 see 23 see 24 him 24 him 25 . so the hunter watched for [lightfoot] , and [lightfoot] and [paddy] watched the hunter . 1 so 3 hunter 2 the 3 hunter 3 hunter 4 watched 3 hunter 15 . 4 watched 5 for 7 , 8 and 7 , 10 and 10 and 12 watched 12 watched 14 hunter 13 the 14 hunter 14 hunter 15 . [chapter] [xvi] [visitors] [to] [paddy's] [pond] that hunter was a man of patience . 1 that 2 hunter 2 hunter 3 was 2 hunter 7 patience 3 was 4 a 4 a 5 man 6 of 7 patience 7 patience 8 . also [he] [was] a [man] [who] [understood] [the] [little] [people] [of] [the] [green] [forest] [and] [the] [green] [meadows] [.] 1 also 4 a he knew that if he would not be seen he must not move . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 6 would 2 knew 3 that 4 if 5 he 5 he 6 would 6 would 7 not 6 would 8 be 6 would 12 not 8 be 9 seen 10 he 11 must 11 must 12 not 12 not 13 move 13 move 14 . so he didn't move . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 move 4 move 5 . he kept as motionless as if he were a part of the very log on which he was sitting . 1 he 2 kept 2 kept 4 motionless 2 kept 15 on 3 as 4 motionless 4 motionless 6 if 5 as 6 if 6 if 7 he 6 if 8 were 8 were 13 very 9 a 10 part 9 a 13 very 10 part 11 of 11 of 12 the 13 very 14 log 15 on 16 which 15 on 20 . 16 which 18 was 17 he 18 was 18 was 19 sitting for some time there was no sign of any living thing . 1 for 2 some 2 some 3 time 3 time 4 there 4 there 5 was 4 there 6 no 6 no 7 sign 7 sign 8 of 7 sign 12 . 8 of 9 any 10 living 11 thing 11 thing 12 . for a few moments they sat on the water , a picture of watchful suspicion . 1 for 2 a 2 a 3 few 3 few 4 moments 4 moments 14 watchful 5 they 6 sat 6 sat 7 on 6 sat 14 watchful 7 on 8 the 8 the 9 water 9 water 10 , 9 water 14 watchful 11 a 12 picture 12 picture 13 of 12 picture 14 watchful 14 watchful 15 suspicion 15 suspicion 16 . they were looking and listening to make sure that no danger was near . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 looking 3 looking 5 listening 4 and 5 listening 5 listening 6 to 5 listening 11 danger 6 to 7 make 7 make 8 sure 8 sure 9 that 10 no 11 danger 11 danger 13 near 11 danger 14 . 12 was 13 near satisfied at last , they began to clean their feathers . 1 satisfied 10 feathers 1 satisfied 11 . 2 at 3 last 3 last 4 , 3 last 5 they 5 they 6 began 6 began 7 to 6 began 8 clean 8 clean 10 feathers 9 their 10 feathers it was plain that they felt safe . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 plain 3 plain 4 that 4 that 5 they 5 they 6 felt 6 felt 7 safe 7 safe 8 . so [mr] [.] and [mrs] [quack] swam [about] within easy range of that [terrible] gun without once suspecting that danger was anywhere [near] . 1 so 9 within 4 and 7 swam 7 swam 9 within 9 within 24 . 10 easy 11 range 11 range 12 of 11 range 20 danger 12 of 13 that 13 that 15 gun 15 gun 18 suspecting 16 without 18 suspecting 17 once 18 suspecting 18 suspecting 19 that 20 danger 21 was 21 was 22 anywhere 22 anywhere 24 . by and by the hunter ['s] keen [eyes] caught a movement at one end of [paddy] ['s] dam . 1 by 4 the 2 and 3 by 3 by 4 the 4 the 5 hunter 5 hunter 7 keen 5 hunter 19 . 7 keen 11 movement 9 caught 11 movement 10 a 11 movement 12 at 14 end 13 one 14 end 14 end 15 of 15 of 18 dam 18 dam 19 . an instant later [bobby] [coon] [appeared] . 1 an 2 instant 2 instant 3 later 3 later 7 . it was clear that [bobby] was quite unsuspicious . 1 it 2 was 1 it 6 was 1 it 9 . 2 was 3 clear 3 clear 4 that 6 was 7 quite 7 quite 8 unsuspicious he carried something , but just what the hunter could not make out . 1 he 2 carried 1 he 10 could 2 carried 3 something 4 , 5 but 5 but 7 what 6 just 7 what 7 what 10 could 8 the 9 hunter 9 hunter 10 could 10 could 11 not 10 could 12 make 12 make 13 out 13 out 14 . he took it down to the edge of the water and there carefully washed it . 1 he 2 took 2 took 3 it 2 took 4 down 2 took 15 it 4 down 5 to 4 down 7 edge 6 the 7 edge 7 edge 8 of 7 edge 10 water 7 edge 14 washed 9 the 10 water 11 and 12 there 11 and 14 washed 13 carefully 14 washed 15 it 16 . then he climbed up on [paddy] ['s] dam and began to eat . 1 then 2 he 1 then 10 began 2 he 3 climbed 3 climbed 4 up 3 climbed 5 on 8 dam 9 and 9 and 10 began 10 began 11 to 11 to 12 eat 12 eat 13 . you know [bobby] [coon] is very particular about his food . 1 you 2 know 2 know 5 is 5 is 6 very 6 very 7 particular 7 particular 8 about 8 about 10 food 9 his 10 food 10 food 11 . whenever there is [water] [near] [,] [bobby] washes his food [before] eating . 1 whenever 2 there 2 there 3 is 3 is 8 washes 8 washes 9 his 9 his 10 food 10 food 12 eating 10 food 13 . once more [the] hunter was tempted , but did not yield to the [temptation] , which was a very good thing for [bobby] [coon] . 1 once 2 more 1 once 25 . 4 hunter 5 was 4 hunter 25 . 5 was 6 tempted 6 tempted 22 for 7 , 8 but 7 , 22 for 8 but 9 did 9 did 10 not 10 not 11 yield 11 yield 12 to 12 to 13 the 13 the 21 thing 15 , 16 which 16 which 17 was 17 was 18 a 18 a 20 good 19 very 20 good 20 good 21 thing all this [lightfoot] [saw] [as] [he] [stood] [among] the [little] hemlock-trees at the top of the ridge behind the hunter . 1 all 2 this 1 all 9 the 9 the 11 hemlock-trees 11 hemlock-trees 17 ridge 12 at 13 the 13 the 14 top 14 top 15 of 15 of 16 the 16 the 17 ridge 17 ridge 18 behind 17 ridge 20 hunter 18 behind 19 the 20 hunter 21 . he saw and he understood . 1 he 2 saw 1 he 5 understood 3 and 4 he 4 he 5 understood 5 understood 6 . " what have [i] ever [done] that he should be so anxious to kill me ? " 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 have 2 what 16 ? 5 ever 11 so 7 that 8 he 7 that 9 should 9 should 10 be 10 be 11 so 11 so 12 anxious 12 anxious 13 to 13 to 14 kill 14 kill 15 me 15 me 16 ? 16 ? 17 " still the hunter sat without moving . 1 still 3 hunter 2 the 3 hunter 3 hunter 6 moving 4 sat 6 moving 5 without 6 moving 6 moving 7 . mr [and] [mrs] . quack contentedly hunted for food in the mud at the bottom of [paddy] 's pond . 1 mr 4 . 1 mr 5 quack 5 quack 6 contentedly 6 contentedly 7 hunted 6 contentedly 20 . 7 hunted 8 for 7 hunted 9 food 9 food 10 in 10 in 11 the 10 in 19 pond 11 the 12 mud 12 mud 13 at 13 at 14 the 14 the 15 bottom 15 bottom 16 of 18 's 19 pond bobby [coon] finished his meal [,] crossed the dam and disappeared in the [green] [forest] . 1 bobby 3 finished 3 finished 16 . 4 his 5 meal 5 meal 7 crossed 5 meal 16 . 7 crossed 8 the 8 the 9 dam 9 dam 10 and 10 and 11 disappeared 11 disappeared 12 in 12 in 13 the he had gone off to take a nap somewhere . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 gone 3 gone 4 off 3 gone 5 to 5 to 6 take 6 take 8 nap 7 a 8 nap 8 nap 9 somewhere 9 somewhere 10 . time slipped away . 1 time 2 slipped 2 slipped 3 away 3 away 4 . the hunter continued to watch patiently [for] [lightfoot] , and [lightfoot] and [paddy] the [beaver] watched the hunter . 1 the 2 hunter 2 hunter 3 continued 3 continued 4 to 4 to 5 watch 5 watch 6 patiently 6 patiently 19 . 9 , 10 and 9 , 12 and 12 and 14 the 14 the 18 hunter 16 watched 17 the 17 the 18 hunter 18 hunter 19 . finally , another visitor appeared at the upper end of the pond a visitor in a wonderful coat of red . 1 finally 2 , 1 finally 3 another 3 another 4 visitor 3 another 14 visitor 4 visitor 5 appeared 4 visitor 6 at 6 at 7 the 7 the 8 upper 9 end 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 12 pond 12 pond 14 visitor 13 a 14 visitor 14 visitor 15 in 14 visitor 17 wonderful 16 a 17 wonderful 17 wonderful 18 coat 18 coat 19 of 18 coat 20 red 18 coat 21 . it was [reddy] [fox] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 5 . [chapter] [xvii] [sammy] [jay] [arrives] when [reddy] [fox] arrived at the pond of [paddy] the [beaver] [,] the hunter who was hiding there saw him [instantly] . 1 when 4 arrived 4 arrived 5 at 5 at 6 the 6 the 7 pond 7 pond 8 of 7 pond 22 . 8 of 10 the 8 of 13 the 13 the 14 hunter 14 hunter 15 who 15 who 16 was 16 was 17 hiding 17 hiding 18 there 19 saw 20 him 20 him 22 . so did [lightfoot] [.] 1 so 2 did but no one else did . 1 but 2 no 2 no 3 one 3 one 4 else 4 else 5 did 5 did 6 . he approached in that cautious , careful way that he always uses when he is hunting . 1 he 2 approached 2 approached 3 in 2 approached 4 that 4 that 5 cautious 5 cautious 6 , 5 cautious 7 careful 5 cautious 8 way 5 cautious 12 uses 5 cautious 16 hunting 9 that 10 he 10 he 12 uses 11 always 12 uses 12 uses 13 when 13 when 14 he 15 is 16 hunting 16 hunting 17 . he stopped with one foot lifted in the act of taking a step . 1 he 2 stopped 2 stopped 9 act 3 with 4 one 4 one 5 foot 5 foot 6 lifted 6 lifted 9 act 7 in 8 the 7 in 9 act 9 act 10 of 9 act 11 taking 11 taking 13 step 12 a 13 step 13 step 14 . he had [seen] [mr] [and] [mrs] . quack . 1 he 2 had 2 had 7 . 7 . 9 . 8 quack 9 . now you know there is nothing [reddy] [fox] likes better for a dinner than [a] [duck] . 1 now 2 you 1 now 17 . 2 you 3 know 3 know 10 better 4 there 5 is 4 there 6 nothing 6 nothing 10 better 9 likes 10 better 10 better 14 than 11 for 12 a 11 for 13 dinner 13 dinner 14 than the instant he saw [mr] [.] and [mrs] [quack] [,] a gleam of longing crept into his eyes and his mouth began to water . 1 the 2 instant 1 the 12 gleam 2 instant 4 saw 3 he 4 saw 7 and 11 a 11 a 12 gleam 12 gleam 13 of 12 gleam 14 longing 12 gleam 15 crept 12 gleam 24 water 15 crept 16 into 16 into 17 his 17 his 18 eyes 17 his 21 mouth 18 eyes 19 and 20 his 21 mouth 21 mouth 22 began 21 mouth 24 water 22 began 23 to 24 water 25 . then like a red flash he bounded out of sight [behind] the dam [of] [paddy] [the] [beaver] . 1 then 7 bounded 2 like 5 flash 3 a 5 flash 4 red 5 flash 5 flash 7 bounded 6 he 7 bounded 7 bounded 13 dam 8 out 9 of 9 of 10 sight 9 of 12 the 12 the 13 dam 13 dam 18 . presently the hunter [saw] [reddy] 's black nose at the end of the dam [as] [reddy] peeped around it to watch [mr] [and] [mrs] . quack . 1 presently 2 the 1 presently 27 . 2 the 3 hunter 2 the 14 dam 3 hunter 6 's 6 's 8 nose 7 black 8 nose 9 at 11 end 10 the 11 end 11 end 12 of 12 of 13 the 13 the 14 dam 14 dam 17 peeped 17 peeped 18 around 18 around 19 it 19 it 25 . 20 to 21 watch 21 watch 25 . 26 quack 27 . the latter were slowly moving along in that direction as they fed . 1 the 2 latter 2 latter 5 moving 2 latter 9 direction 3 were 5 moving 4 slowly 5 moving 5 moving 6 along 7 in 9 direction 8 that 9 direction 9 direction 12 fed 9 direction 13 . 10 as 11 they 11 they 12 fed reddy was quick to see this . 1 reddy 2 was 2 was 3 quick 3 quick 4 to 3 quick 7 . 4 to 5 see 5 see 6 this all he need do was to be patient and wait . 1 all 3 need 2 he 3 need 3 need 4 do 3 need 7 be 5 was 6 to 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 patient 8 patient 9 and 8 patient 10 wait 10 wait 11 . so , with his eyes fixed [fast] [on] [mr] and [mrs] . quack , [reddy] [fox] crouched [behind] [paddy] ['s] dam and waited . 1 so 2 , 2 , 3 with 3 with 5 eyes 4 his 5 eyes 5 eyes 24 . 6 fixed 10 and 6 fixed 23 waited 12 . 14 , 12 . 17 crouched 13 quack 14 , 17 crouched 21 dam 21 dam 22 and 22 and 23 waited 23 waited 24 . watching [reddy] [and] [the] [ducks] , [the] hunter [almost] forgot [lightfoot] [the] [deer] . 1 watching 8 hunter 6 , 8 hunter 8 hunter 14 . 10 forgot 14 . mr [and] [mrs] . quack [were] [getting] [very] [near] to [where] [reddy] was waiting for them . 1 mr 4 . 1 mr 5 quack 5 quack 17 . 10 to 16 them 13 was 14 waiting 14 waiting 15 for 15 for 16 them 16 them 17 . the hunter was tempted to get up and frighten [those] [ducks] . 1 the 2 hunter 2 hunter 3 was 3 was 4 tempted 4 tempted 5 to 5 to 6 get 6 get 7 up 7 up 8 and 8 and 9 frighten 9 frighten 12 . he didn't want [reddy] [fox] to have them , because he hoped [some] [day] to get them himself . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 want 3 want 15 to 6 to 7 have 6 to 8 them 8 them 10 because 9 , 10 because 10 because 11 he 11 he 12 hoped 12 hoped 15 to 15 to 16 get 16 get 17 them 17 them 19 . 18 himself 19 . " [i] [suppose] , " thought he [,] ["] [i] was foolish not to shoot them when [i] had the chance . 1 " 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 7 he 6 thought 7 he 7 he 22 . 11 was 12 foolish 12 foolish 15 shoot 13 not 15 shoot 14 to 15 shoot 15 shoot 16 them 15 shoot 17 when 15 shoot 21 chance 19 had 21 chance 20 the 21 chance 21 chance 22 . they are too far away now , and it looks very much as if that red rascal will get one of them . 1 they 2 are 2 are 3 too 3 too 4 far 3 too 7 , 3 too 12 much 4 far 5 away 6 now 7 , 7 , 8 and 9 it 10 looks 10 looks 11 very 11 very 12 much 12 much 13 as 12 much 17 rascal 13 as 14 if 15 that 17 rascal 16 red 17 rascal 17 rascal 18 will 17 rascal 19 get 19 get 22 them 20 one 21 of 21 of 22 them 22 them 23 . i believe [i] 'll spoil that red scamp 's plans by frightening them away . 1 i 2 believe 2 believe 8 scamp 4 'll 5 spoil 5 spoil 8 scamp 6 that 8 scamp 7 red 8 scamp 8 scamp 12 frightening 9 's 10 plans 10 plans 12 frightening 11 by 12 frightening 12 frightening 13 them 12 frightening 14 away 14 away 15 . i don't believe that [deer] will be back here to-day anyway , so [i] may as well save [those] [ducks] . " 1 i 2 don't 1 i 6 will 2 don't 3 believe 3 believe 4 that 6 will 7 be 7 be 9 here 8 back 9 here 9 here 10 to-day 10 to-day 11 anyway 11 anyway 12 , 12 , 13 so 12 , 22 " 15 may 17 well 16 as 17 well 17 well 18 save 18 save 21 . 21 . 22 " but the hunter did nothing of the kind . 1 but 2 the 2 the 3 hunter 3 hunter 4 did 4 did 5 nothing 5 nothing 6 of 6 of 7 the 6 of 8 kind 8 kind 9 . you see , just as he was getting ready to [step] [out] from his hiding-place , [sammy] [jay] [arrived] . 1 you 2 see 1 you 20 . 2 see 3 , 3 , 5 as 4 just 5 as 5 as 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 getting 8 getting 9 ready 9 ready 10 to 13 from 14 his 14 his 15 hiding-place 15 hiding-place 16 , 16 , 20 . he perched in a tree close to the end of [paddy] ['s] dam and [at] [once] he spied [reddy] [fox] . 1 he 2 perched 1 he 18 spied 2 perched 3 in 3 in 4 a 4 a 5 tree 5 tree 6 close 6 close 7 to 8 the 9 end 8 the 13 dam 9 end 10 of 13 dam 14 and 13 dam 18 spied 17 he 18 spied 18 spied 21 . it didn't take him a second to discover what [reddy] was hiding [there] [for] . 1 it 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 take 2 didn't 8 discover 3 take 4 him 5 a 6 second 6 second 8 discover 7 to 8 discover 8 discover 9 what 8 discover 12 hiding 11 was 12 hiding 12 hiding 15 . " [thief] , thief , thief ! " screamed [sammy] , and then looked down at [reddy] with a mischievous look in his [sharp] eyes . 1 " 26 . 3 , 8 " 3 , 26 . 4 thief 5 , 4 thief 6 thief 6 thief 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 screamed 9 screamed 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 13 then 12 and 14 looked 14 looked 15 down 14 looked 16 at 14 looked 20 mischievous 18 with 19 a 18 with 20 mischievous 20 mischievous 25 eyes 21 look 22 in 22 in 23 his 23 his 25 eyes there is nothing [sammy] [jay] delights [in] more than [in] upsetting the plans of [reddy] [fox] . 1 there 2 is 2 is 3 nothing 2 is 6 delights 6 delights 17 . 8 more 9 than 8 more 11 upsetting 11 upsetting 13 plans 11 upsetting 17 . 12 the 13 plans 13 plans 14 of at the sound of [sammy] 's voice , [mr] and [mrs] . [quack] swam [hurriedly] [towards] the middle of the pond . 1 at 21 pond 2 the 3 sound 2 the 21 pond 3 sound 4 of 4 of 20 the 6 's 7 voice 7 voice 8 , 7 voice 14 swam 8 , 10 and 10 and 12 . 14 swam 18 middle 17 the 18 middle 18 middle 19 of 19 of 20 the 21 pond 22 . they knew exactly what that warning meant . 1 they 2 knew 2 knew 3 exactly 3 exactly 4 what 3 exactly 6 warning 5 that 6 warning 6 warning 7 meant 6 warning 8 . reddy [fox] looked up [at] [sammy] [jay] and snarled angrily . 1 reddy 3 looked 3 looked 4 up 4 up 8 and 8 and 9 snarled 9 snarled 10 angrily 10 angrily 11 . then , knowing it was useless to hide longer , he bounded away through the [green] [forest] to hunt elsewhere . 1 then 2 , 1 then 12 bounded 3 knowing 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 useless 6 useless 7 to 7 to 8 hide 8 hide 9 longer 9 longer 12 bounded 10 , 11 he 11 he 12 bounded 12 bounded 13 away 12 bounded 14 through 12 bounded 20 elsewhere 14 through 15 the 18 to 19 hunt 19 hunt 20 elsewhere 20 elsewhere 21 . [chapter] [xviii] [the] [hunter] [loses] [his] [temper] the hunter , hidden near the pond of [paddy] the [beaver] , chuckled silently . 1 the 2 hunter 1 the 7 pond 2 hunter 3 , 2 hunter 4 hidden 5 near 6 the 6 the 7 pond 7 pond 8 of 7 pond 15 . 8 of 10 the 12 , 13 chuckled 13 chuckled 14 silently 14 silently 15 . that is to say , he laughed without making any sound . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 to 3 to 4 say 4 say 5 , 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 laughed 7 laughed 9 making 7 laughed 12 . 8 without 9 making 9 making 11 sound 10 any 11 sound the hunter thought the warning [of] [mr] and [mrs] . quack [by] [sammy] [jay] was a great joke [on] [reddy] . 1 the 2 hunter 1 the 18 joke 2 hunter 3 thought 4 the 5 warning 4 the 17 great 5 warning 10 . 8 and 10 . 11 quack 15 was 15 was 16 a 16 a 17 great 17 great 18 joke 18 joke 21 . to tell the truth , he was very much pleased . 1 to 2 tell 1 to 3 the 3 the 4 truth 4 truth 5 , 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 very 8 very 9 much 9 much 10 pleased 10 pleased 11 . as you know , he wanted [those] [ducks] [himself] . 1 as 2 you 2 you 3 know 3 know 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 wanted 6 wanted 10 . " [sammy] [jay] [did] me a good [turn] , " thought [the] hunter , " although he doesn't know [it] . 1 " 13 hunter 5 me 6 a 6 a 7 good 7 good 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 thought 11 thought 13 hunter 13 hunter 21 . 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 although 16 although 17 he 17 he 18 doesn't 18 doesn't 19 know 19 know 21 . reddy [fox] [certainly] would have [caught] one of those [ducks] [had] [sammy] [not] [come] [along] [just] [when] [he] [did] [.] 1 reddy 4 would 4 would 5 have 5 have 7 one 7 one 8 of 8 of 9 those it would have been a shame to have had one of them [caught] [by] that [fox] . 1 it 2 would 2 would 3 have 3 have 4 been 3 have 5 a 5 a 6 shame 6 shame 7 to 6 shame 17 . 7 to 8 have 9 had 10 one 10 one 11 of 11 of 12 them 12 them 15 that 12 them 17 . i mean to get one , and [i] [hope] both of them [,] [myself] . " 1 i 2 mean 2 mean 3 to 3 to 4 get 4 get 12 them 5 one 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 10 both 10 both 11 of 11 of 12 them 12 them 15 . 15 . 16 " reddy was hunting them because he was hungry . 1 reddy 3 hunting 2 was 3 hunting 3 hunting 4 them 3 hunting 5 because 5 because 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 hungry 8 hungry 9 . the hunter would have shot them for sport . 1 the 2 hunter 2 hunter 8 sport 3 would 4 have 4 have 5 shot 5 shot 8 sport 6 them 8 sport 7 for 8 sport 8 sport 9 . he didn't need them . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 need 3 need 4 them 4 them 5 . he had plenty of other food . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 plenty 3 plenty 4 of 3 plenty 6 food 5 other 6 food 6 food 7 . reddy [fox] doesn't kill just for the pleasure of killing . 1 reddy 3 doesn't 3 doesn't 4 kill 4 kill 5 just 4 kill 8 pleasure 6 for 7 the 7 the 8 pleasure 8 pleasure 9 of 8 pleasure 10 killing 9 of 10 killing 10 killing 11 . so the hunter continued to sit in his hiding-place with very friendly feelings [for] [sammy] [jay] . 1 so 17 . 2 the 3 hunter 3 hunter 4 continued 4 continued 6 sit 5 to 6 sit 6 sit 7 in 7 in 8 his 8 his 9 hiding-place 9 hiding-place 12 friendly 10 with 12 friendly 11 very 12 friendly 12 friendly 13 feelings 13 feelings 17 . sammy watched [reddy] [fox] [disappear] and then flew over to that side of the pond where the hunter [was] . 1 sammy 2 watched 1 sammy 8 flew 1 sammy 20 . 2 watched 6 and 6 and 7 then 8 flew 9 over 8 flew 10 to 10 to 11 that 12 side 13 of 13 of 14 the 14 the 15 pond 15 pond 18 hunter 15 pond 20 . 16 where 17 the 17 the 18 hunter for some time [sammy] sat [quietly] in the top of the tree , but all the time his [sharp] eyes were very busy . 1 for 2 some 2 some 3 time 3 time 24 . 5 sat 7 in 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 top 9 top 10 of 9 top 18 his 10 of 11 the 10 of 16 the 11 the 12 tree 12 tree 13 , 13 , 14 but 14 but 15 all 16 the 17 time 18 his 20 eyes 20 eyes 21 were 21 were 22 very 22 very 23 busy 23 busy 24 . by and by he spied the hunter sitting on the log . 1 by 2 and 2 and 3 by 2 and 4 he 4 he 5 spied 5 spied 6 the 6 the 7 hunter 7 hunter 8 sitting 8 sitting 9 on 9 on 10 the 10 the 11 log 11 log 12 . at first he couldn't make out just what it was he was looking at . 1 at 2 first 2 first 3 he 3 he 4 couldn't 3 he 12 was 4 couldn't 5 make 5 make 6 out 7 just 8 what 8 what 12 was 9 it 10 was 9 it 12 was 11 he 12 was 12 was 13 looking 13 looking 14 at 14 at 15 . it didn't move , but nevertheless [sammy] was suspicious . 1 it 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 move 3 move 4 , 4 , 5 but 5 but 6 nevertheless 6 nevertheless 9 suspicious 8 was 9 suspicious 9 suspicious 10 . presently he flew over to a tree where he could see better . 1 presently 2 he 2 he 3 flew 2 he 10 could 3 flew 4 over 5 to 6 a 6 a 7 tree 7 tree 8 where 8 where 9 he 9 he 10 could 10 could 11 see 10 could 12 better 12 better 13 . right away he spied the terrible gun , and he knew just what that was . 1 right 2 away 2 away 4 spied 3 he 4 spied 4 spied 5 the 4 spied 7 gun 4 spied 11 knew 6 terrible 7 gun 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 he 10 he 11 knew 11 knew 13 what 11 knew 14 that 12 just 13 what 14 that 15 was 15 was 16 . once more he began to yell , " thief ! thief ! thief ! " at the top of his lungs . 1 once 2 more 1 once 4 began 3 he 4 began 4 began 5 to 5 to 6 yell 6 yell 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 13 thief 9 thief 10 ! 9 thief 11 thief 11 thief 12 ! 11 thief 13 thief 13 thief 14 ! 13 thief 21 lungs 14 ! 15 " 16 at 17 the 17 the 18 top 18 top 19 of 18 top 21 lungs 20 his 21 lungs 21 lungs 22 . it was then that the hunter lost his temper . 1 it 2 was 1 it 10 . 3 then 4 that 4 that 6 hunter 5 the 6 hunter 6 hunter 9 temper 7 lost 8 his 8 his 9 temper 9 temper 10 . he knew that now he had been discovered by [sammy] [jay] , and it was useless to remain there longer . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 4 now 4 now 21 . 5 he 6 had 5 he 15 was 6 had 7 been 7 been 8 discovered 8 discovered 9 by 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 it 14 it 15 was 15 was 16 useless 16 useless 18 remain 17 to 18 remain 18 remain 19 there 18 remain 20 longer 20 longer 21 . he was angry clear through . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 angry 3 angry 4 clear 3 angry 6 . 4 clear 5 through [chapter] [xix] [sammy] [jay] [is] [modest] every one within hearing could tell just where that hunter was [by] [sammy] ['s] [voice] . 1 every 2 one 2 one 3 within 3 within 4 hearing 4 hearing 10 hunter 5 could 6 tell 6 tell 8 where 7 just 8 where 8 where 10 hunter 9 that 10 hunter 10 hunter 11 was 11 was 16 . it kept growing fainter and fainter , and [by] [that] [lightfoot] knew that the hunter was getting farther and farther away . 1 it 2 kept 2 kept 6 fainter 3 growing 6 fainter 4 fainter 5 and 4 fainter 6 fainter 6 fainter 8 and 6 fainter 20 farther 6 fainter 22 . 7 , 8 and 12 knew 13 that 13 that 14 the 14 the 15 hunter 15 hunter 18 farther 16 was 17 getting 17 getting 18 farther 18 farther 19 and 18 farther 20 farther 20 farther 21 away paddy the [beaver] swam out from his hiding-place and climbed out on the bank near [lightfoot] . 1 paddy 4 swam 1 paddy 17 . 2 the 4 swam 4 swam 14 bank 5 out 8 hiding-place 6 from 7 his 7 his 8 hiding-place 8 hiding-place 10 climbed 9 and 10 climbed 10 climbed 11 out 11 out 12 on 12 on 14 bank 13 the 14 bank 14 bank 15 near there was a twinkle in his eyes . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 twinkle 4 twinkle 5 in 5 in 6 his 6 his 7 eyes 7 eyes 8 . " that blue-coated mischief-maker isn't such a bad fellow at heart , after all , is he ? " said he . 1 " 3 blue-coated 2 that 3 blue-coated 3 blue-coated 4 mischief-maker 3 blue-coated 5 isn't 5 isn't 8 bad 5 isn't 18 ? 6 such 7 a 7 a 8 bad 8 bad 9 fellow 9 fellow 11 heart 9 fellow 12 , 9 fellow 15 , 10 at 11 heart 12 , 13 after 13 after 14 all 16 is 17 he 16 is 18 ? 18 ? 19 " 19 " 20 said 20 said 21 he 21 he 22 . lightfoot lifted his beautiful head and set his ears forward to catch the sound of [sammy] 's voice in the distance . 1 lightfoot 2 lifted 2 lifted 5 head 2 lifted 8 his 3 his 5 head 4 beautiful 5 head 5 head 6 and 6 and 7 set 8 his 9 ears 8 his 18 voice 9 ears 10 forward 10 forward 12 catch 11 to 12 catch 12 catch 14 sound 13 the 14 sound 14 sound 15 of 17 's 18 voice 18 voice 21 distance 19 in 20 the 19 in 21 distance 21 distance 22 . he brought me warning of the coming of the hunter the other morning . 1 he 2 brought 2 brought 3 me 2 brought 4 warning 4 warning 5 of 4 warning 7 coming 4 warning 8 of 4 warning 10 hunter 4 warning 14 . 5 of 6 the 9 the 10 hunter 10 hunter 13 morning 11 the 12 other 11 the 13 morning you [saw] [him] [save] [mr] and [mrs] . [quack] a little while ago , and then he actually drove [that] hunter away . 1 you 6 and 6 and 18 actually 6 and 19 drove 8 . 10 a 10 a 11 little 11 little 12 while 12 while 17 he 13 ago 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 then 16 then 17 he 17 he 18 actually 19 drove 21 hunter 21 hunter 23 . 22 away 23 . i suppose [sammy] [jay] [has] saved [more] lives than any one [i] [know] of . 1 i 2 suppose 1 i 6 saved 6 saved 8 lives 8 lives 9 than 9 than 10 any 10 any 11 one 10 any 15 . 11 one 14 of i wish he would come back here and let me thank him . " 1 i 2 wish 2 wish 4 would 3 he 4 would 4 would 5 come 4 would 9 let 5 come 6 back 5 come 7 here 8 and 9 let 9 let 10 me 9 let 11 thank 9 let 12 him 12 him 13 . 13 . 14 " some time later [sammy] [jay] [did] [come] [back] . 1 some 2 time 2 time 3 later 3 later 9 . i 'm glad to see he hasn't got you [yet] [,] [lightfoot] . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 glad 3 glad 5 see 3 glad 7 hasn't 3 glad 9 you 4 to 5 see 6 he 7 hasn't 7 hasn't 8 got 9 you 13 . i 've been a bit worried about you . " 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 been 3 been 6 worried 4 a 5 bit 5 bit 6 worried 6 worried 7 about 7 about 8 you 8 you 9 . 9 . 10 " " [sammy] , " said [lightfoot] , " you are [one] [of] the [best] [friends] [i] have . 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 you 9 you 10 are 9 you 17 have 10 are 13 the 17 have 18 . i don't know how [i] can ever thank you for what you have done for me . " 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 know 3 know 4 how 3 know 11 what 4 how 6 can 6 can 8 thank 7 ever 8 thank 8 thank 9 you 8 thank 10 for 11 what 12 you 12 you 13 have 13 have 14 done 14 done 15 for 15 for 16 me 16 me 17 . 17 . 18 " " don't try , " replied [sammy] shortly . 1 " 2 don't 1 " 6 replied 2 don't 3 try 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 replied 6 replied 8 shortly 8 shortly 9 . " [i] [haven't] [done] [anything] [but] what anybody [else] would have done . 1 " 7 what 7 what 8 anybody 8 anybody 10 would 10 would 11 have 11 have 12 done 12 done 13 . old [mother] [nature] [gave] [me] [a] pair of [good] [eyes] [and] a strong voice . 1 old 7 pair 7 pair 8 of 8 of 12 a 12 a 13 strong 13 strong 14 voice 14 voice 15 . i simply make the best use of them [i] can . 1 i 2 simply 1 i 10 can 2 simply 3 make 3 make 8 them 4 the 5 best 5 best 6 use 5 best 7 of 7 of 8 them 10 can 11 . just to see a hunter with a terrible gun makes me angry clear through . 1 just 3 see 1 just 10 makes 2 to 3 see 4 a 5 hunter 4 a 9 gun 5 hunter 9 gun 6 with 7 a 7 a 8 terrible 8 terrible 9 gun 9 gun 10 makes 10 makes 11 me 10 makes 12 angry 12 angry 13 clear 12 angry 15 . 13 clear 14 through i 'd rather spoil his hunting than eat . " 1 i 2 'd 2 'd 3 rather 3 rather 4 spoil 3 rather 7 than 4 spoil 5 his 4 spoil 6 hunting 7 than 8 eat 8 eat 9 . 9 . 10 " " you want to watch out , [sammy] . 1 " 2 you 1 " 9 . 2 you 3 want 3 want 4 to 4 to 5 watch 6 out 7 , 7 , 9 . by the way , [lightfoot] , the [green] [forest] [is] [full] [of] hunters looking for you . 1 by 2 the 1 by 7 the 2 the 3 way 3 way 4 , 3 way 6 , 7 the 13 hunters 13 hunters 14 looking 14 looking 15 for 15 for 16 you 16 you 17 . [chapter] [xx] [lightfoot] [hears] [a] [dreadful] [sound] day after day , [lightfoot] the [deer] played hide and seek for his [life] [with] [the] hunters [who] were seeking to kill him . 1 day 2 after 1 day 24 . 2 after 3 day 3 day 4 , 6 the 8 played 8 played 9 hide 9 hide 11 seek 10 and 11 seek 11 seek 12 for 11 seek 13 his 13 his 17 hunters 17 hunters 19 were 17 hunters 22 kill 20 seeking 21 to 21 to 22 kill 22 kill 23 him 23 him 24 . he saw them many times , though not one of them saw him . 1 he 2 saw 2 saw 3 them 2 saw 11 them 2 saw 13 him 4 many 5 times 4 many 10 of 5 times 6 , 6 , 7 though 7 though 8 not 9 one 10 of 10 of 11 them 12 saw 13 him 13 him 14 . more than once [a] hunter passed close to [lightfoot] ['s] hiding-place without once suspecting it . 1 more 2 than 2 than 3 once 3 once 14 suspecting 5 hunter 6 passed 5 hunter 11 hiding-place 6 passed 7 close 7 close 8 to 11 hiding-place 14 suspecting 12 without 14 suspecting 13 once 14 suspecting 14 suspecting 15 it 15 it 16 . but [poor] [lightfoot] was [feeling] the strain . 1 but 7 strain 4 was 6 the 6 the 7 strain 7 strain 8 . he was growing thin , and he was so nervous that the falling of a dead leaf from a tree would startle him . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 growing 2 was 13 falling 3 growing 4 thin 4 thin 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 he 8 was 9 so 8 was 13 falling 9 so 10 nervous 10 nervous 11 that 12 the 13 falling 13 falling 14 of 13 falling 22 startle 15 a 17 leaf 16 dead 17 leaf 17 leaf 18 from 17 leaf 22 startle 19 a 20 tree 20 tree 22 startle 21 would 22 startle 22 startle 23 him 23 him 24 . there is nothing quite so terrible as being continually hunted . 1 there 2 is 2 is 3 nothing 2 is 4 quite 4 quite 9 continually 5 so 9 continually 6 terrible 9 continually 7 as 9 continually 8 being 9 continually 9 continually 10 hunted 9 continually 11 . it was [getting] so that [lightfoot] [half] expected a hunter [to] step out from behind every tree . 1 it 2 was 1 it 8 expected 2 was 4 so 4 so 5 that 8 expected 10 hunter 9 a 10 hunter 10 hunter 18 . 12 step 15 behind 13 out 14 from 14 from 15 behind 15 behind 17 tree 16 every 17 tree 17 tree 18 . only when the [black] [shadows] [wrapped] [the] [green] [forest] [in] darkness did he know a moment of peace . 1 only 2 when 2 when 3 the 3 the 11 darkness 11 darkness 12 did 12 did 13 he 12 did 14 know 14 know 19 . 15 a 16 moment 15 a 18 peace 17 of 18 peace 18 peace 19 . and those hours of safety were filled with dread of what the next day might bring . 1 and 16 bring 2 those 3 hours 3 hours 5 safety 3 hours 16 bring 4 of 5 safety 5 safety 9 dread 6 were 7 filled 7 filled 8 with 7 filled 9 dread 9 dread 10 of 11 what 13 next 11 what 15 might 12 the 13 next 13 next 14 day 15 might 16 bring 16 bring 17 . early one morning a terrible sound rang through the [green] [forest] [and] [brought] [lightfoot] to his feet with a startled jump . 1 early 3 morning 2 one 3 morning 3 morning 5 terrible 4 a 5 terrible 5 terrible 6 sound 6 sound 7 rang 6 sound 20 startled 7 rang 8 through 8 through 9 the 15 to 17 feet 16 his 17 feet 17 feet 20 startled 18 with 19 a 19 a 20 startled 20 startled 21 jump 20 startled 22 . it was the baying of hounds following a trail . 1 it 2 was 2 was 7 following 3 the 4 baying 4 baying 5 of 4 baying 6 hounds 6 hounds 7 following 7 following 9 trail 8 a 9 trail 9 trail 10 . at first it did not sound so terrible . 1 at 2 first 2 first 9 . 3 it 7 so 3 it 9 . 4 did 5 not 5 not 6 sound 5 not 7 so 7 so 8 terrible lightfoot had often heard it before . 1 lightfoot 4 heard 2 had 4 heard 3 often 4 heard 4 heard 5 it 4 heard 6 before 6 before 7 . many times [he] [had] [listened] [to] [the] [baying] [of] [bowser] [the] [hound] [,] as he followed [reddy] [fox] [.] 1 many 2 times 2 times 14 as 14 as 15 he 15 he 16 followed it had not sounded so terrible then because it meant [no] danger to [lightfoot] . 1 it 4 sounded 1 it 15 . 2 had 3 not 2 had 4 sounded 4 sounded 5 so 4 sounded 6 terrible 6 terrible 7 then 6 terrible 8 because 6 terrible 12 danger 8 because 9 it 9 it 10 meant 12 danger 13 to but [suddenly] [a] [dreadful] [suspicion] [came] [to] [him] [and] he grew more [and] [more] anxious as he listened . 1 but 10 he 10 he 11 grew 11 grew 12 more 12 more 15 anxious 15 anxious 18 listened 16 as 18 listened 17 he 18 listened 18 listened 19 . in a few minutes there was no longer any doubt in his mind . 1 in 2 a 2 a 3 few 3 few 4 minutes 4 minutes 8 longer 5 there 6 was 5 there 7 no 7 no 8 longer 8 longer 10 doubt 8 longer 14 . 9 any 10 doubt 10 doubt 13 mind 11 in 12 his 12 his 13 mind those hounds were following his trail . 1 those 2 hounds 2 hounds 3 were 2 hounds 4 following 4 following 6 trail 5 his 6 trail 6 trail 7 . it was then that the sound of that baying became terrible . 1 it 2 was 2 was 11 terrible 3 then 9 baying 4 that 9 baying 5 the 9 baying 6 sound 7 of 6 sound 9 baying 8 that 9 baying 9 baying 10 became 9 baying 11 terrible 11 terrible 12 . he must run for his life ! 1 he 2 must 2 must 3 run 3 run 4 for 3 run 6 life 3 run 7 ! 5 his 6 life those hounds would give him no rest . 1 those 2 hounds 2 hounds 3 would 2 hounds 4 give 2 hounds 7 rest 2 hounds 8 . 4 give 5 him 6 no 7 rest and he knew that in running from them , he would no longer be able to watch so closely for the hunters with terrible guns . 1 and 2 he 2 he 3 knew 2 he 6 running 3 knew 4 that 5 in 6 running 6 running 7 from 7 from 22 hunters 8 them 9 , 8 them 19 closely 9 , 10 he 11 would 14 be 12 no 13 longer 13 longer 14 be 14 be 15 able 15 able 16 to 15 able 19 closely 17 watch 19 closely 18 so 19 closely 19 closely 20 for 19 closely 22 hunters 21 the 22 hunters 22 hunters 25 guns 23 with 25 guns 24 terrible 25 guns 25 guns 26 . he would no longer be able to hide in thickets . 1 he 2 would 2 would 5 be 3 no 4 longer 4 longer 5 be 5 be 6 able 6 able 7 to 7 to 8 hide 8 hide 9 in 9 in 11 . 10 thickets 11 . at any time he might be driven right past one of those hunters . 1 at 2 any 2 any 3 time 2 any 13 hunters 4 he 5 might 5 might 6 be 6 be 7 driven 7 driven 8 right 7 driven 9 past 7 driven 13 hunters 10 one 11 of 11 of 12 those 12 those 13 hunters 13 hunters 14 . lightfoot bounded away with [such] leaps [as] [only] [lightfoot] [can] [make] . 1 lightfoot 2 bounded 2 bounded 3 away 2 bounded 6 leaps 3 away 4 with 6 leaps 12 . in a little while the voices of the hounds grew fainter . 1 in 2 a 2 a 3 little 3 little 4 while 4 while 6 voices 5 the 6 voices 6 voices 11 fainter 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 hounds 9 hounds 11 fainter 10 grew 11 fainter 11 fainter 12 . lightfoot stopped to get his breath and stood trembling as he listened . 1 lightfoot 12 listened 2 stopped 9 trembling 3 to 4 get 4 get 6 breath 5 his 6 breath 6 breath 9 trembling 7 and 9 trembling 8 stood 9 trembling 9 trembling 12 listened 10 as 12 listened 11 he 12 listened 12 listened 13 . the baying of the hounds again grew louder and louder . 1 the 2 baying 2 baying 3 of 2 baying 5 hounds 2 baying 10 louder 3 of 4 the 6 again 8 louder 7 grew 8 louder 8 louder 9 and 8 louder 10 louder 10 louder 11 . those wonderful noses of theirs were following his trail without the least difficulty . 1 those 3 noses 2 wonderful 3 noses 3 noses 5 theirs 3 noses 13 difficulty 3 noses 14 . 4 of 5 theirs 5 theirs 6 were 5 theirs 7 following 7 following 9 trail 8 his 9 trail 10 without 13 difficulty 11 the 12 least 12 least 13 difficulty in a panic of fear , [lightfoot] bounded [away] again . 1 in 2 a 1 in 3 panic 2 a 3 panic 3 panic 4 of 3 panic 5 fear 3 panic 6 , 3 panic 8 bounded 3 panic 10 again 3 panic 11 . as he crossed [an] [old] [road] , the [green] [forest] rang with the roar of a terrible gun . 1 as 2 he 2 he 3 crossed 3 crossed 7 , 3 crossed 8 the 8 the 14 roar 11 rang 12 with 12 with 13 the 13 the 14 roar 14 roar 19 . 15 of 16 a 16 a 18 gun 17 terrible 18 gun 18 gun 19 . something tore a strip of bark from the trunk of a tree [just] above [lightfoot] ['s] [back] . 1 something 2 tore 2 tore 4 strip 3 a 4 strip 4 strip 5 of 4 strip 6 bark 6 bark 7 from 6 bark 9 trunk 8 the 9 trunk 9 trunk 10 of 9 trunk 12 tree 11 a 12 tree 12 tree 14 above 12 tree 18 . it was a bullet and it [had] just missed [lightfoot] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 11 . 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 bullet 4 bullet 5 and 6 it 8 just 8 just 9 missed 9 missed 11 . it added to his terror and this in turn added to his speed . 1 it 14 . 2 added 5 terror 3 to 4 his 4 his 5 terror 5 terror 6 and 5 terror 7 this 5 terror 13 speed 8 in 9 turn 9 turn 10 added 10 added 11 to 10 added 13 speed 12 his 13 speed 13 speed 14 . so [lightfoot] [ran] [and] [ran] , and [behind] him the voices of the hounds continued to ring [through] [the] [green] [forest] . 1 so 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 him 9 him 22 . 10 the 11 voices 10 the 17 ring 11 voices 12 of 12 of 13 the 13 the 14 hounds 14 hounds 15 continued 15 continued 16 to 17 ring 22 . [chapter] [xxi] [how] [lightfoot] [got] [rid] [of] [the] [hounds] poor [lightfoot] ! 1 poor 3 ! it seemed to him that there were no such things as justice and fair play . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 3 to 4 him 4 him 12 justice 5 that 6 there 6 there 7 were 6 there 8 no 8 no 12 justice 9 such 10 things 10 things 12 justice 11 as 12 justice 12 justice 13 and 12 justice 14 fair 14 fair 15 play 15 play 16 . had it been just one hunter at a time against whom he had to match his wits it would not have been so bad . 1 had 3 been 1 had 4 just 2 it 3 been 4 just 5 one 5 one 6 hunter 5 one 17 wits 7 at 9 time 7 at 17 wits 8 a 9 time 10 against 11 whom 10 against 17 wits 11 whom 13 had 12 he 13 had 14 to 15 match 15 match 17 wits 16 his 17 wits 17 wits 22 been 17 wits 25 . 18 it 19 would 19 would 20 not 19 would 21 have 21 have 22 been 22 been 23 so 23 so 24 bad but there were many hunters with terrible guns looking for him , and in dodging one he was likely at any time to meet another . 1 but 2 there 2 there 3 were 3 were 5 hunters 4 many 5 hunters 5 hunters 8 guns 5 hunters 9 looking 6 with 8 guns 7 terrible 8 guns 9 looking 10 for 9 looking 20 at 11 him 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 15 dodging 14 in 15 dodging 15 dodging 16 one 15 dodging 17 he 15 dodging 19 likely 15 dodging 20 at 17 he 18 was 20 at 21 any 21 any 22 time 22 time 24 meet 23 to 24 meet 24 meet 25 another 25 another 26 . this in itself seemed terribly unfair and unjust . 1 this 6 unfair 2 in 3 itself 3 itself 6 unfair 4 seemed 6 unfair 5 terribly 6 unfair 6 unfair 8 unjust 6 unfair 9 . 7 and 8 unjust but now , added to this was the greater unfairness of being trailed by hounds . 1 but 2 now 1 but 10 unfairness 2 now 3 , 4 added 5 to 4 added 10 unfairness 6 this 7 was 6 this 10 unfairness 8 the 9 greater 8 the 10 unfairness 9 greater 10 unfairness 10 unfairness 11 of 10 unfairness 13 trailed 12 being 13 trailed 13 trailed 14 by 13 trailed 15 hounds 15 hounds 16 . do you wonder that [lightfoot] [thought] [of] [men] [as] [utterly] heartless ? 1 do 2 you 1 do 3 wonder 1 do 12 ? 3 wonder 4 that 11 heartless 12 ? he could not know that it was against the law to hunt him with dogs . 1 he 2 could 2 could 3 not 3 not 4 know 4 know 5 that 4 know 6 it 4 know 10 law 6 it 7 was 8 against 10 law 9 the 10 law 10 law 12 hunt 10 law 16 . 11 to 12 hunt 12 hunt 13 him 12 hunt 14 with 12 hunt 15 dogs the ground was damp and scent always lies best on damp ground . 1 the 12 ground 2 ground 4 damp 2 ground 11 damp 3 was 4 damp 4 damp 5 and 4 damp 6 scent 6 scent 7 always 6 scent 8 lies 9 best 11 damp 10 on 11 damp 11 damp 12 ground 12 ground 13 . this made it easy for the hounds to follow him with their wonderful noses . 1 this 2 made 2 made 4 easy 3 it 4 easy 4 easy 5 for 4 easy 7 hounds 5 for 6 the 7 hounds 9 follow 7 hounds 15 . 8 to 9 follow 9 follow 10 him 10 him 11 with 11 with 12 their 13 wonderful 14 noses 14 noses 15 . lightfoot tried every trick he could think of to make those hounds lose the scent . 1 lightfoot 12 hounds 2 tried 4 trick 3 every 4 trick 4 trick 12 hounds 5 he 6 could 6 could 7 think 6 could 10 make 7 think 8 of 9 to 10 make 10 make 12 hounds 11 those 12 hounds 12 hounds 13 lose 12 hounds 15 scent 12 hounds 16 . 14 the 15 scent but he couldn't . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 . they allowed him no rest . 1 they 2 allowed 2 allowed 3 him 2 allowed 4 no 2 allowed 5 rest 5 rest 6 . he was becoming very , very tired . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 becoming 3 becoming 4 very 3 becoming 8 . 5 , 6 very 6 very 7 tired 7 tired 8 . he could no longer bound lightly over fallen logs or brush , as he had done at first . 1 he 2 could 2 could 4 longer 3 no 4 longer 4 longer 6 lightly 5 bound 6 lightly 6 lightly 7 over 6 lightly 8 fallen 6 lightly 13 as 8 fallen 9 logs 9 logs 10 or 9 logs 11 brush 9 logs 12 , 13 as 14 he 14 he 15 had 15 had 16 done 16 done 18 first 16 done 19 . 17 at 18 first his lungs ached as he panted for breath . 1 his 2 lungs 2 lungs 3 ached 2 lungs 9 . 3 ached 6 panted 4 as 5 he 5 he 6 panted 6 panted 7 for 6 panted 8 breath 7 for 8 breath there would come a time when he would have to stop . 1 there 2 would 2 would 3 come 2 would 9 have 2 would 11 stop 4 a 5 time 5 time 6 when 6 when 7 he 7 he 8 would 8 would 9 have 10 to 11 stop 11 stop 12 . then those hounds would catch up with him and tear him to pieces . 1 then 3 hounds 2 those 3 hounds 3 hounds 4 would 3 hounds 5 catch 3 hounds 10 tear 5 catch 6 up 5 catch 8 him 6 up 7 with 9 and 10 tear 10 tear 11 him 10 tear 13 pieces 12 to 13 pieces 13 pieces 14 . it was then that he remembered [the] [big] [river] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 6 remembered 3 then 5 he 4 that 5 he 5 he 6 remembered 6 remembered 10 . he turned towards it . 1 he 2 turned 2 turned 3 towards 3 towards 4 it 4 it 5 . it was his only chance and he knew it . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 his 2 was 4 only 4 only 5 chance 4 only 8 knew 6 and 7 he 7 he 8 knew 8 knew 9 it 9 it 10 . straight through the [green] [forest] [,] out across the [green] [meadows] to the bank [of] [the] [big] [river] [,] [lightfoot] [ran] . 1 straight 2 through 2 through 3 the 3 the 14 bank 7 out 8 across 8 across 9 the 8 across 14 bank 12 to 13 the 13 the 14 bank 14 bank 22 . for just a second he paused to look behind . 1 for 3 a 2 just 3 a 3 a 4 second 4 second 5 he 5 he 6 paused 6 paused 7 to 7 to 8 look 8 look 9 behind 9 behind 10 . the hounds were almost at his heels . 1 the 2 hounds 2 hounds 3 were 2 hounds 4 almost 2 hounds 7 heels 5 at 6 his 6 his 7 heels 7 heels 8 . lightfoot hesitated no longer [but] plunged [into] the [big] [river] and began to swim . 1 lightfoot 2 hesitated 1 lightfoot 6 plunged 1 lightfoot 12 began 2 hesitated 4 longer 3 no 4 longer 6 plunged 8 the 11 and 12 began 12 began 13 to 12 began 14 swim 14 swim 15 . on the banks the hounds stopped and bayed their disappointment , for they did not [dare] follow [lightfoot] out into the [big] [river] . 1 on 2 the 2 the 3 banks 3 banks 5 hounds 3 banks 24 . 4 the 5 hounds 5 hounds 8 bayed 5 hounds 17 follow 5 hounds 19 out 6 stopped 8 bayed 7 and 8 bayed 8 bayed 9 their 8 bayed 10 disappointment 8 bayed 11 , 11 , 12 for 13 they 14 did 14 did 15 not 15 not 17 follow 19 out 20 into 20 into 21 the [chapter] [xxii] [lightfoot's] [long] [swim] the [big] [river] was very wide . 1 the 7 . 4 was 5 very 5 very 6 wide 6 wide 7 . it would have been [a] long [swim] [for] [lightfoot] had he been fresh and at his best . 1 it 2 would 2 would 3 have 3 have 4 been 3 have 12 been 4 been 6 long 10 had 12 been 11 he 12 been 12 been 13 fresh 13 fresh 14 and 13 fresh 17 best 15 at 16 his 16 his 17 best 17 best 18 . strange as it may seem , [lightfoot] [is] [a] [splendid] swimmer , despite his small , delicate feet . 1 strange 4 may 1 strange 6 , 2 as 4 may 3 it 4 may 4 may 5 seem 6 , 13 despite 11 swimmer 13 despite 12 , 13 despite 13 despite 14 his 13 despite 15 small 13 despite 17 delicate 15 small 16 , 17 delicate 18 feet 18 feet 19 . he enjoys swimming . 1 he 2 enjoys 2 enjoys 3 swimming 3 swimming 4 . but now [lightfoot] was terribly tired [from] [his] [long] [run] ahead of the hounds . 1 but 2 now 2 now 15 . 4 was 5 terribly 4 was 6 tired 6 tired 14 hounds 11 ahead 12 of 12 of 13 the 12 of 14 hounds 14 hounds 15 . then he turned and headed for a point [down] [the] [big] [river] . 1 then 2 he 1 then 5 headed 2 he 3 turned 3 turned 4 and 5 headed 8 point 6 for 7 a 7 a 8 point 8 point 13 . this made the swimming easier , for the current helped him instead of hindering him . 1 this 2 made 2 made 3 the 2 made 4 swimming 4 swimming 5 easier 4 swimming 14 hindering 6 , 7 for 7 for 8 the 8 the 9 current 9 current 10 helped 9 current 14 hindering 10 helped 11 him 12 instead 13 of 12 instead 14 hindering 14 hindering 15 him 15 him 16 . even then he could feel his strength leaving him . 1 even 2 then 2 then 3 he 3 he 4 could 4 could 5 feel 5 feel 8 leaving 6 his 7 strength 7 strength 8 leaving 8 leaving 9 him 9 him 10 . had he escaped those hounds and the terrible hunters only to be drowned [in] [the] [big] [river] [?] 1 had 3 escaped 2 he 3 escaped 3 escaped 5 hounds 3 escaped 8 terrible 4 those 5 hounds 5 hounds 6 and 7 the 8 terrible 8 terrible 9 hunters 9 hunters 10 only 9 hunters 13 drowned 11 to 12 be 12 be 13 drowned this new fear gave him more strength for a little while . 1 this 2 new 2 new 7 strength 3 fear 4 gave 4 gave 5 him 4 gave 7 strength 6 more 7 strength 7 strength 8 for 7 strength 12 . 8 for 9 a 9 a 10 little 10 little 11 while but it did not last long . 1 but 2 it 1 but 3 did 3 did 4 not 4 not 6 long 5 last 6 long 6 long 7 . he was three fourths of the [way] [across] the [big] [river] [but] [still] that other shore seemed a long distance away . 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 fourths 3 three 4 fourths 4 fourths 5 of 4 fourths 6 the 4 fourths 9 the 9 the 16 shore 14 that 15 other 15 other 16 shore 16 shore 17 seemed 16 shore 22 . 17 seemed 20 distance 18 a 19 long 18 a 20 distance 19 long 20 distance 20 distance 21 away little by little hope died in the heart of [lightfoot] the [deer] [.] 1 little 2 by 2 by 3 little 2 by 11 the 4 hope 5 died 5 died 6 in 6 in 7 the 7 the 9 of 8 heart 9 of 9 of 11 the just as [lightfoot] felt that he could not take another stroke and that the end was at hand , one foot touched something . 1 just 2 as 2 as 6 he 4 felt 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 could 6 he 16 was 6 he 22 touched 7 could 8 not 7 could 9 take 9 take 11 stroke 10 another 11 stroke 11 stroke 12 and 13 that 15 end 13 that 16 was 14 the 15 end 17 at 18 hand 18 hand 19 , 18 hand 22 touched 20 one 21 foot 21 foot 22 touched 22 touched 23 something 23 something 24 . then , all four feet touched . 1 then 2 , 1 then 3 all 3 all 4 four 4 four 5 feet 5 feet 6 touched 5 feet 7 . a second later he had found solid footing and was standing with the water only up to his knees . 1 a 2 second 1 a 8 footing 3 later 4 he 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 found 6 found 8 footing 7 solid 8 footing 8 footing 9 and 8 footing 11 standing 8 footing 12 with 8 footing 14 water 8 footing 15 only 8 footing 16 up 8 footing 19 knees 10 was 11 standing 12 with 13 the 16 up 17 to 18 his 19 knees 19 knees 20 . he had found a little sand bar out [in] the [big] [river] . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 found 3 found 4 a 4 a 5 little 5 little 6 sand 6 sand 7 bar 7 bar 8 out 8 out 10 the 10 the 13 . with a little gasp of returning [hope] [,] [lightfoot] [waded] [along] [until] the water began to grow deeper again . 1 with 2 a 2 a 3 little 3 little 4 gasp 4 gasp 5 of 4 gasp 14 water 5 of 6 returning 13 the 14 water 14 water 20 . 15 began 16 to 15 began 17 grow 17 grow 18 deeper 18 deeper 19 again 19 again 20 . he had hoped that he would be able to wade ashore , but he saw now that he would have to swim again . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 hoped 3 hoped 4 that 4 that 6 would 5 he 6 would 6 would 7 be 7 be 8 able 8 able 9 to 9 to 10 wade 10 wade 11 ashore 11 ashore 12 , 12 , 13 but 13 but 14 he 13 but 16 now 14 he 15 saw 16 now 24 . 17 that 19 would 18 he 19 would 19 would 20 have 20 have 21 to 21 to 22 swim 22 swim 23 again 23 again 24 . so for a long time he remained right where he was . 1 so 4 long 2 for 3 a 3 a 4 long 4 long 5 time 5 time 6 he 6 he 7 remained 7 remained 8 right 7 remained 9 where 9 where 10 he 10 he 11 was 11 was 12 . he was so tired that he trembled all over , and he was as frightened as he was tired . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 so 3 so 4 tired 3 so 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 trembled 7 trembled 8 all 7 trembled 9 over 7 trembled 11 and 8 all 9 over 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 he 12 he 13 was 13 was 14 as 14 as 16 as 15 frightened 16 as 16 as 17 he 17 he 18 was 18 was 19 tired 19 tired 20 . he knew that standing out there in the water he could be seen for a long distance , and that made him nervous and fearful . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 11 could 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 4 standing 4 standing 5 out 4 standing 6 there 4 standing 7 in 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 water 10 he 11 could 11 could 12 be 12 be 13 seen 12 be 25 fearful 14 for 15 a 15 a 25 fearful 16 long 17 distance 17 distance 23 nervous 18 , 19 and 19 and 21 made 20 that 21 made 21 made 22 him 21 made 23 nervous 23 nervous 24 and 23 nervous 25 fearful 25 fearful 26 . supposing a hunter on the shore he was trying to reach should see him . 1 supposing 3 hunter 2 a 3 hunter 3 hunter 6 shore 4 on 5 the 5 the 6 shore 6 shore 15 . 7 he 8 was 7 he 12 should 8 was 9 trying 9 trying 10 to 10 to 11 reach 12 should 13 see 13 see 14 him 14 him 15 . but [rest] he must , and so he stood for a long time on the little sand bar in the [big] [river] . 1 but 3 he 1 but 15 the 3 he 4 must 5 , 6 and 6 and 9 stood 7 so 8 he 8 he 9 stood 9 stood 12 long 9 stood 14 on 10 for 11 a 11 a 12 long 12 long 13 time 14 on 15 the 15 the 17 sand 16 little 17 sand 17 sand 18 bar 18 bar 19 in 19 in 20 the 20 the 23 . and little by little he felt his strength returning . 1 and 3 by 2 little 3 by 3 by 4 little 3 by 9 returning 5 he 6 felt 6 felt 9 returning 7 his 8 strength 8 strength 9 returning 9 returning 10 . [chapter] [xxiii] [lightfoot] [finds] [a] [friend] on the bank he had left , he could see two black-and-white specks moving about , and across the water came the barking of dogs . 1 on 3 bank 2 the 3 bank 3 bank 4 he 4 he 5 had 4 he 9 could 6 left 7 , 7 , 8 he 8 he 9 could 9 could 10 see 10 see 14 moving 11 two 13 specks 12 black-and-white 13 specks 13 specks 14 moving 14 moving 15 about 14 moving 18 across 14 moving 20 water 14 moving 23 barking 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 across 18 across 19 the 21 came 23 barking 22 the 23 barking 23 barking 24 of 23 barking 25 dogs 25 dogs 26 . those [two] specks [were] the hounds who had driven [him] into the [big] [river] [.] 1 those 3 specks 3 specks 6 hounds 5 the 6 hounds 6 hounds 7 who 7 who 8 had 8 had 9 driven 9 driven 11 into 11 into 12 the they were barking now , instead of baying . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 barking 3 barking 4 now 3 barking 8 baying 4 now 5 , 5 , 6 instead 6 instead 7 of 8 baying 9 . presently a brown form joined the black-and-white specks . 1 presently 2 a 2 a 3 brown 3 brown 4 form 4 form 5 joined 5 joined 7 black-and-white 6 the 7 black-and-white 7 black-and-white 8 specks 8 specks 9 . it was a hunter drawn there by the barking of the dogs . 1 it 2 was 2 was 5 drawn 3 a 4 hunter 4 hunter 5 drawn 5 drawn 6 there 5 drawn 7 by 5 drawn 9 barking 7 by 8 the 9 barking 10 of 9 barking 12 dogs 11 the 12 dogs 12 dogs 13 . he was too far away to be dangerous , but the mere sight of him filled [lightfoot] with terror again . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 too 3 too 4 far 3 too 6 to 4 far 5 away 6 to 7 be 6 to 11 the 7 be 8 dangerous 8 dangerous 9 , 9 , 10 but 11 the 12 mere 12 mere 13 sight 13 sight 14 of 13 sight 19 terror 15 him 18 with 16 filled 18 with 18 with 19 terror 19 terror 20 again 20 again 21 . he watched the hunter walk along the bank and disappear in the bushes . 1 he 2 watched 2 watched 3 the 3 the 4 hunter 4 hunter 13 bushes 5 walk 8 bank 6 along 7 the 7 the 8 bank 8 bank 9 and 9 and 10 disappear 10 disappear 11 in 11 in 12 the 12 the 13 bushes 13 bushes 14 . presently out of the bushes came a boat , and in it was the hunter . 1 presently 2 out 2 out 3 of 3 of 4 the 4 the 5 bushes 4 the 15 hunter 5 bushes 8 boat 6 came 7 a 7 a 8 boat 8 boat 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 in 12 it 13 was 13 was 14 the 14 the 15 hunter 15 hunter 16 . he headed straight towards [lightfoot] , and [then] [lightfoot] knew that [his] [brief] [rest] was [at] an end . 1 he 2 headed 1 he 10 knew 2 headed 3 straight 3 straight 7 and 4 towards 6 , 6 , 7 and 10 knew 11 that 11 that 15 was 15 was 17 an 17 an 18 end 18 end 19 . he must once more swim or be shot by the hunter in the boat . 1 he 2 must 2 must 5 swim 3 once 4 more 4 more 5 swim 5 swim 6 or 5 swim 8 shot 7 be 8 shot 8 shot 9 by 8 shot 11 hunter 10 the 11 hunter 11 hunter 14 boat 12 in 13 the 13 the 14 boat 14 boat 15 . so [lightfoot] [again] struck out [for] the shore . 1 so 9 . 4 struck 5 out 5 out 7 the 7 the 8 shore 8 shore 9 . his rest had given him new strength , but still he was very , very tired and swimming was hard work . 1 his 8 , 2 rest 4 given 3 had 4 given 4 given 5 him 5 him 7 strength 5 him 8 , 6 new 7 strength 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 still 9 but 11 he 11 he 12 was 11 he 19 was 12 was 13 very 12 was 15 very 13 very 14 , 15 very 16 tired 16 tired 17 and 16 tired 18 swimming 19 was 20 hard 20 hard 21 work 21 work 22 . slowly , oh so slowly , he drew nearer to the bank . 1 slowly 2 , 1 slowly 5 slowly 3 oh 4 so 4 so 5 slowly 5 slowly 6 , 5 slowly 9 nearer 7 he 8 drew 8 drew 9 nearer 9 nearer 10 to 9 nearer 12 bank 10 to 11 the 12 bank 13 . what new dangers might be waiting there , he did not know . 1 what 3 dangers 1 what 10 did 2 new 3 dangers 3 dangers 4 might 3 dangers 6 waiting 3 dangers 7 there 5 be 6 waiting 8 , 9 he 9 he 10 did 10 did 11 not 11 not 12 know 12 know 13 . he had never been on that side of the [big] [river] . 1 he 2 had 2 had 4 been 3 never 4 been 4 been 5 on 5 on 6 that 5 on 7 side 7 side 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 12 . he knew nothing of the country on that side . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 of 4 of 5 the 5 the 6 country 6 country 9 side 7 on 8 that 7 on 9 side 9 side 10 . but the uncertainty was better than the certainty behind him . 1 but 3 uncertainty 2 the 3 uncertainty 3 uncertainty 4 was 3 uncertainty 5 better 3 uncertainty 8 certainty 5 better 6 than 7 the 8 certainty 8 certainty 9 behind 9 behind 10 him 10 him 11 . on [lightfoot] struggled . 1 on 4 . 3 struggled 4 . at last he felt bottom beneath his feet . 1 at 2 last 1 at 5 bottom 3 he 4 felt 4 felt 5 bottom 5 bottom 6 beneath 6 beneath 8 feet 7 his 8 feet 8 feet 9 . he staggered up through some bushes along the bank and then for an instant it seemed to him his heart stopped beating . 1 he 2 staggered 2 staggered 3 up 2 staggered 4 through 4 through 6 bushes 4 through 8 the 5 some 6 bushes 6 bushes 7 along 8 the 9 bank 8 the 14 instant 9 bank 10 and 10 and 11 then 12 for 14 instant 13 an 14 instant 14 instant 16 seemed 14 instant 22 beating 15 it 16 seemed 16 seemed 17 to 17 to 18 him 19 his 20 heart 20 heart 22 beating 21 stopped 22 beating 22 beating 23 . right in front of him stood a man . 1 right 3 front 2 in 3 front 3 front 4 of 3 front 6 stood 4 of 5 him 6 stood 7 a 7 a 8 man 8 man 9 . he had come out into the back yard of the home of that man . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 come 3 come 4 out 3 come 7 back 3 come 11 home 4 out 5 into 5 into 6 the 7 back 8 yard 7 back 10 the 9 of 10 the 11 home 15 . 12 of 13 that 13 that 14 man 14 man 15 . it is doubtful which was the more surprised [,] [lightfoot] [or] [the] [man] . 1 it 2 is 1 it 14 . 3 doubtful 8 surprised 3 doubtful 14 . 4 which 5 was 5 was 8 surprised 6 the 7 more 7 more 8 surprised right then and there [lightfoot] [gave] up in despair . 1 right 2 then 1 right 10 . 2 then 4 there 3 and 4 there 7 up 8 in 8 in 9 despair 9 despair 10 . he couldn't run . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 run 3 run 4 . it was all he could do to walk . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 all 1 it 9 . 4 he 5 could 5 could 6 do 5 could 8 walk 7 to 8 walk 8 walk 9 . not a spark [of] [hope] remained to [lightfoot] . 1 not 2 a 2 a 3 spark 3 spark 6 remained 6 remained 7 to 7 to 9 . he simply stood still and trembled , partly with fear and partly with weariness . 1 he 3 stood 2 simply 3 stood 3 stood 4 still 4 still 8 partly 5 and 8 partly 6 trembled 8 partly 7 , 8 partly 8 partly 9 with 8 partly 10 fear 8 partly 14 weariness 11 and 12 partly 12 partly 14 weariness 13 with 14 weariness 14 weariness 15 . then a surprising thing happened . 1 then 3 surprising 2 a 3 surprising 3 surprising 4 thing 3 surprising 5 happened 5 happened 6 . the man spoke softly . 1 the 2 man 2 man 3 spoke 3 spoke 4 softly 4 softly 5 . he advanced , not threateningly but slowly , and in a friendly way . 1 he 2 advanced 2 advanced 3 , 2 advanced 5 threateningly 4 not 5 threateningly 5 threateningly 6 but 5 threateningly 7 slowly 5 threateningly 12 friendly 5 threateningly 14 . 7 slowly 8 , 8 , 9 and 10 in 12 friendly 11 a 12 friendly 12 friendly 13 way he walked around [back] [of] [lightfoot] [and] [then] [straight] towards him . 1 he 2 walked 2 walked 3 around 2 walked 10 towards 10 towards 11 him 11 him 12 . lightfoot walked on a few steps , and the man followed , still talking softly . 1 lightfoot 2 walked 1 lightfoot 11 followed 2 walked 3 on 4 a 5 few 4 a 10 man 6 steps 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 the 9 the 10 man 10 man 11 followed 11 followed 12 , 11 followed 15 softly 13 still 14 talking 14 talking 15 softly 15 softly 16 . little by little [he] urged [lightfoot] [on] [,] [driving] [him] [towards] [an] [open] [shed] in which was a pile of hay . 1 little 2 by 2 by 3 little 3 little 5 urged 5 urged 15 in 15 in 16 which 16 which 17 was 17 was 18 a 18 a 19 pile 19 pile 20 of 20 of 21 hay 21 hay 22 . without understanding [just] [how] , [lightfoot] knew that he had found a friend . 1 without 2 understanding 2 understanding 5 , 5 , 9 he 7 knew 8 that 8 that 9 he 9 he 10 had 10 had 11 found 11 found 12 a 12 a 13 friend 13 friend 14 . so he entered the open shed and with a long sigh lay down in the soft hay . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 entered 3 entered 4 the 3 entered 6 shed 5 open 6 shed 6 shed 7 and 6 shed 11 sigh 6 shed 17 hay 8 with 11 sigh 9 a 11 sigh 10 long 11 sigh 11 sigh 12 lay 12 lay 13 down 14 in 15 the 15 the 16 soft 16 soft 17 hay 17 hay 18 . [chapter] [xxiv] [the] [hunter] [is] [disappointed] how he knew he was safe , [lightfoot] [the] [deer] couldn't have told you . 1 how 14 you 2 he 3 knew 2 he 11 couldn't 3 knew 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 safe 6 safe 7 , 11 couldn't 12 have 12 have 13 told 13 told 14 you 14 you 15 . he just knew it , that was all . 1 he 2 just 1 he 7 was 3 knew 4 it 4 it 5 , 5 , 6 that 6 that 7 was 7 was 8 all 8 all 9 . but he didn't have to understand words to know that he had found a friend . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 2 he 12 had 3 didn't 4 have 4 have 5 to 5 to 6 understand 6 understand 7 words 8 to 9 know 9 know 10 that 10 that 11 he 11 he 12 had 12 had 13 found 13 found 14 a 14 a 15 friend 15 friend 16 . lightfoot 's friend was waiting just at the top of the bank . 1 lightfoot 2 's 1 lightfoot 3 friend 3 friend 5 waiting 4 was 5 waiting 5 waiting 6 just 5 waiting 9 top 7 at 8 the 8 the 9 top 9 top 13 . 10 of 11 the 11 the 12 bank 12 bank 13 . of course the hunter saw him at once . 1 of 2 course 1 of 3 the 3 the 4 hunter 4 hunter 5 saw 5 saw 6 him 6 him 8 once 6 him 9 . 7 at 8 once " [hello] , [friend] ! " cried the hunter . 1 " 3 , 3 , 6 " 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 cried 7 cried 8 the 8 the 9 hunter 9 hunter 10 . " did you see a [deer] [pass] [this] [way] a few minutes ago ? 1 " 3 you 2 did 3 you 3 you 4 see 4 see 5 a 5 a 11 few 10 a 11 few 11 few 12 minutes 12 minutes 13 ago 13 ago 14 ? he swam across the river , and if [i] know anything about it he 's too tired to travel far now . 1 he 2 swam 2 swam 3 across 3 across 4 the 4 the 5 river 5 river 6 , 6 , 7 and 6 , 8 if 8 if 11 anything 10 know 11 anything 11 anything 12 about 12 about 13 it 13 it 15 's 14 he 15 's 15 's 16 too 16 too 17 tired 17 tired 18 to 18 to 19 travel 19 travel 20 far 19 travel 21 now 19 travel 22 . i 've been hunting that fellow for several days , and [if] [i] have any luck at all [i] ought to get him this time . " 1 i 2 've 1 i 14 have 2 've 3 been 3 been 4 hunting 4 hunting 6 fellow 5 that 6 fellow 6 fellow 8 several 6 fellow 10 , 7 for 8 several 8 several 9 days 10 , 11 and 14 have 16 luck 15 any 16 luck 16 luck 17 at 16 luck 20 ought 16 luck 24 this 16 luck 26 . 17 at 18 all 20 ought 21 to 21 to 22 get 21 to 23 him 24 this 25 time 26 . 27 " " [i] ['m] [afraid] you won't have any luck at all , " said [lightfoot] 's friend . 1 " 5 you 5 you 6 won't 6 won't 7 have 6 won't 8 any 8 any 9 luck 9 luck 10 at 10 at 11 all 11 all 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 said 14 said 18 . 16 's 17 friend 17 friend 18 . " you see , [i] don't allow any hunting on [my] land . " 1 " 6 don't 2 you 3 see 2 you 6 don't 3 see 4 , 6 don't 7 allow 7 allow 8 any 7 allow 9 hunting 9 hunting 10 on 10 on 12 land 12 land 13 . 13 . 14 " the hunter looked surprised , and then his surprise gave way to anger . 1 the 2 hunter 1 the 9 surprise 2 hunter 3 looked 3 looked 4 surprised 4 surprised 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 then 8 his 9 surprise 9 surprise 14 . 10 gave 11 way 11 way 12 to 12 to 13 anger 13 anger 14 . " you mean , " said he , " that you intend to get that [deer] [yourself] . " 1 " 2 you 1 " 6 said 2 you 3 mean 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 7 he 6 said 8 , 8 , 9 " 8 , 19 " 9 " 11 you 10 that 11 you 12 intend 13 to 12 intend 15 that 13 to 14 get 15 that 18 . 18 . 19 " lightfoot 's friend shook his head . 1 lightfoot 2 's 1 lightfoot 3 friend 3 friend 4 shook 4 shook 6 head 5 his 6 head 6 head 7 . " no , " said he , " [i] don't mean anything of the kind . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 5 said 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 10 don't 10 don't 11 mean 11 mean 12 anything 12 anything 15 kind 12 anything 16 . 13 of 14 the 13 of 15 kind the best thing for you to do , my friend , is to get into your boat and row back where you came from . 1 the 2 best 1 the 17 boat 2 best 3 thing 2 best 6 to 3 thing 4 for 4 for 5 you 6 to 7 do 7 do 9 my 8 , 9 my 9 my 10 friend 10 friend 11 , 12 is 13 to 13 to 14 get 14 get 15 into 15 into 17 boat 16 your 17 boat 17 boat 18 and 17 boat 19 row 17 boat 25 . 19 row 20 back 20 back 21 where 20 back 24 from 21 where 22 you 23 came 24 from are those your hounds barking over there ? " 1 are 5 barking 2 those 4 hounds 3 your 4 hounds 4 hounds 5 barking 5 barking 6 over 5 barking 7 there 5 barking 8 ? 8 ? 9 " " no , " replied the hunter promptly . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 5 replied 4 " 5 replied 5 replied 8 promptly 6 the 7 hunter 7 hunter 8 promptly 8 promptly 9 . " [i] [know] the law just as well as you do , and it is against the law to hunt [deer] with dogs . 1 " 4 the 4 the 5 law 5 law 8 well 6 just 7 as 7 as 8 well 8 well 9 as 8 well 12 , 9 as 10 you 10 you 11 do 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 it 14 it 15 is 14 it 24 . 15 is 18 law 16 against 18 law 17 the 18 law 18 law 20 hunt 19 to 20 hunt 22 with 23 dogs 23 dogs 24 . i don't even know who owns those two hounds over there . ["] 1 i 2 don't 1 i 12 . 2 don't 4 know 3 even 4 know 4 know 6 owns 5 who 6 owns 6 owns 9 hounds 7 those 8 two 7 those 9 hounds 9 hounds 10 over 9 hounds 11 there " that may be true , " replied [lightfoot] ['s] [friend] . 1 " 8 replied 2 that 3 may 3 may 4 be 4 be 5 true 5 true 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 replied 8 replied 12 . " [i] don't doubt it is true . 1 " 3 don't 3 don't 4 doubt 4 doubt 5 it 5 it 6 is 6 is 7 true 7 true 8 . but you are willing to take advantage of the fact that the dogs of some one else have broken the law . 1 but 2 you 2 you 3 are 2 you 18 have 3 are 4 willing 4 willing 5 to 4 willing 6 take 6 take 7 advantage 6 take 15 some 7 advantage 8 of 8 of 9 the 8 of 12 the 9 the 10 fact 10 fact 11 that 12 the 13 dogs 13 dogs 14 of 15 some 16 one 16 one 17 else 18 have 19 broken 19 broken 21 law 20 the 21 law 21 law 22 . you are not hunting for the pleasure of hunting but just to kill . 1 you 2 are 2 are 3 not 3 not 13 kill 4 hunting 9 hunting 5 for 6 the 6 the 7 pleasure 7 pleasure 8 of 7 pleasure 9 hunting 9 hunting 11 just 9 hunting 13 kill 10 but 11 just 12 to 13 kill 13 kill 14 . you don't know the meaning of justice or fairness . 1 you 2 don't 2 don't 3 know 3 know 9 fairness 4 the 5 meaning 5 meaning 9 fairness 6 of 7 justice 7 justice 9 fairness 8 or 9 fairness 9 fairness 10 . now get off my land . 1 now 2 get 2 get 3 off 3 off 5 land 4 my 5 land 5 land 6 . get back into your boat and off my land as quick as you can . 1 get 3 into 2 back 3 into 3 into 5 boat 4 your 5 boat 5 boat 6 and 5 boat 9 land 7 off 9 land 8 my 9 land 9 land 11 quick 9 land 15 . 10 as 11 quick 11 quick 12 as 12 as 14 can 13 you 14 can that [deer] is not very far from here and so tired that he cannot move . 1 that 3 is 3 is 4 not 4 not 6 far 4 not 15 move 5 very 6 far 6 far 7 from 7 from 8 here 8 here 9 and 10 so 11 tired 11 tired 15 move 12 that 13 he 13 he 14 cannot 14 cannot 15 move 15 move 16 . now go . " 1 now 2 go 1 now 3 . 3 . 4 " muttering angrily , the hunter got back into his boat and pushed off , but he didn't row back across the river . 1 muttering 2 angrily 2 angrily 3 , 2 angrily 8 into 4 the 5 hunter 5 hunter 6 got 6 got 8 into 7 back 8 into 8 into 22 river 9 his 10 boat 10 boat 12 pushed 10 boat 18 row 11 and 12 pushed 12 pushed 13 off 13 off 14 , 14 , 15 but 15 but 16 he 17 didn't 18 row 18 row 19 back 18 row 20 across 20 across 21 the 21 the 22 river 22 river 23 . [chapter] [xxv] [the] [hunter] [lies] [in] [wait] if ever there was an angry hunter , it was the one who had followed [lightfoot] the [deer] [across] [the] [big] [river] [.] 1 if 2 ever 1 if 3 there 3 there 4 was 4 was 6 angry 5 an 6 angry 6 angry 7 hunter 7 hunter 8 , 7 hunter 10 was 7 hunter 14 had 7 hunter 15 followed 9 it 10 was 11 the 12 one 12 one 13 who 13 who 14 had 15 followed 17 the instead , he rowed down the river , finally landing on the same side but on land [which] [lightfoot] ['s] [friend] did not own . 1 instead 2 , 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 rowed 4 rowed 5 down 4 rowed 10 landing 4 rowed 17 land 6 the 7 river 7 river 8 , 8 , 9 finally 9 finally 10 landing 10 landing 11 on 10 landing 16 on 11 on 14 side 12 the 13 same 13 same 14 side 15 but 16 on 17 land 25 . 22 did 23 not 22 did 25 . 24 own 25 . " when that [deer] [has] [become] rested he 'll become uneasy , " thought [the] hunter . 1 " 16 hunter 2 when 7 rested 2 when 8 he 3 that 7 rested 8 he 9 'll 9 'll 10 become 10 become 11 uneasy 11 uneasy 12 , 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 thought 14 thought 16 hunter 16 hunter 17 . " he won't stay on that man 's land . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 won't 2 he 8 's 3 won't 4 stay 4 stay 5 on 6 that 8 's 7 man 8 's 8 's 9 land 9 land 10 . he 'll start for the nearest woods . 1 he 2 'll 2 'll 3 start 3 start 4 for 4 for 5 the 5 the 6 nearest 6 nearest 7 woods 7 woods 8 . i 'll go up there and wait for him . 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 go 2 'll 7 wait 3 go 4 up 3 go 5 there 3 go 6 and 7 wait 8 for 8 for 9 him 9 him 10 . i 'll get that [deer] [if] only to spite [that] [fellow] [back] [there] [who] [drove] me [off] . 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 get 2 'll 9 spite 3 get 4 that 7 only 8 to 8 to 9 spite 9 spite 16 me 16 me 18 . had it not been for him [,] [i] ['d] [have] [that] [deer] right now . 1 had 3 not 1 had 4 been 2 it 3 not 4 been 5 for 5 for 6 him 6 him 13 right 13 right 14 now 14 now 15 . he was too tired to have gone far . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 too 2 was 4 tired 4 tired 5 to 4 tired 9 . 5 to 6 have 6 have 7 gone 7 gone 8 far he 's got the handsomest pair of antlers [i] ['ve] [seen] for years . 1 he 2 's 2 's 5 handsomest 3 got 5 handsomest 4 the 5 handsomest 5 handsomest 6 pair 5 handsomest 8 antlers 5 handsomest 13 years 6 pair 7 of 12 for 13 years 13 years 14 . i can sell that head of his for a good price . " 1 i 2 can 2 can 3 sell 3 sell 4 that 3 sell 5 head 5 head 6 of 5 head 12 . 6 of 7 his 8 for 9 a 9 a 10 good 10 good 11 price 11 price 12 . 12 . 13 " so the hunter tied his boat to a tree and once more climbed out . 1 so 3 hunter 2 the 3 hunter 3 hunter 4 tied 3 hunter 15 . 4 tied 6 boat 4 tied 7 to 4 tied 9 tree 4 tied 13 climbed 5 his 6 boat 8 a 9 tree 10 and 13 climbed 11 once 12 more 12 more 13 climbed 13 climbed 14 out he climbed up the bank and studied the land . 1 he 2 climbed 2 climbed 3 up 3 up 4 the 4 the 5 bank 5 bank 6 and 5 bank 7 studied 6 and 7 studied 7 studied 9 land 8 the 9 land 9 land 10 . across a wide meadow he could see a brushy old pasture and back of that some thick woods . 1 across 2 a 2 a 3 wide 2 a 9 brushy 3 wide 4 meadow 5 he 6 could 6 could 7 see 7 see 9 brushy 8 a 9 brushy 9 brushy 11 pasture 9 brushy 13 back 9 brushy 17 thick 10 old 11 pasture 11 pasture 12 and 14 of 15 that 15 that 17 thick 16 some 17 thick 17 thick 18 woods 18 woods 19 . he grinned . 1 he 2 grinned 2 grinned 3 . " that 's where [that] [deer] [will] [head] [for] [,] ["] he decided . 1 " 2 that 1 " 4 where 2 that 3 's 4 where 12 he 12 he 13 decided 13 decided 14 . " there isn't any other place for him to go . 1 " 3 isn't 2 there 3 isn't 3 isn't 4 any 4 any 5 other 5 other 6 place 6 place 7 for 7 for 8 him 8 him 10 go 8 him 11 . 9 to 10 go all [i] ['ve] [got] to [do] [is] be patient and wait . ["] 1 all 12 . 5 to 8 be 5 to 12 . 8 be 9 patient 9 patient 10 and 9 patient 11 wait so the hunter took his terrible gun and tramped across the meadow to the [brush-grown] pasture . 1 so 3 hunter 2 the 3 hunter 3 hunter 4 took 3 hunter 7 gun 4 took 5 his 6 terrible 7 gun 7 gun 12 meadow 8 and 9 tramped 9 tramped 10 across 10 across 11 the 11 the 12 meadow 12 meadow 16 pasture 13 to 14 the 14 the 16 pasture 16 pasture 17 . there he hid among the bushes where he could peep out and watch the land of [lightfoot] ['s] [friend] . 1 there 3 hid 2 he 3 hid 3 hid 4 among 4 among 5 the 5 the 6 bushes 6 bushes 7 where 7 where 10 peep 8 he 9 could 9 could 10 peep 10 peep 11 out 10 peep 13 watch 11 out 12 and 13 watch 20 . 14 the 15 land 15 land 16 of 15 land 20 . he was still angry because he had been prevented from shooting [lightfoot] . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 still 2 was 4 angry 4 angry 9 prevented 5 because 6 he 6 he 7 had 7 had 8 been 8 been 9 prevented 9 prevented 10 from 9 prevented 11 shooting 11 shooting 13 . at the same time he chuckled , because he thought himself very smart . 1 at 3 same 2 the 3 same 3 same 4 time 4 time 5 he 5 he 6 chuckled 6 chuckled 8 because 6 chuckled 14 . 7 , 8 because 8 because 9 he 9 he 10 thought 10 thought 11 himself 11 himself 13 smart 12 very 13 smart so he made himself comfortable and prepared to wait the rest of the day , if necessary . 1 so 2 he 2 he 4 himself 3 made 4 himself 4 himself 5 comfortable 5 comfortable 7 prepared 6 and 7 prepared 7 prepared 8 to 7 prepared 9 wait 7 prepared 11 rest 7 prepared 17 necessary 10 the 11 rest 11 rest 12 of 11 rest 14 day 12 of 13 the 14 day 15 , 15 , 16 if 17 necessary 18 . " we 'll fool him , " said he , chuckling to himself , as he walked back towards the shed where poor [lightfoot] was resting . 1 " 2 we 1 " 4 fool 2 we 3 'll 4 fool 6 , 4 fool 7 " 5 him 6 , 7 " 8 said 8 said 9 he 8 said 10 , 8 said 16 he 10 , 11 chuckling 11 chuckling 12 to 11 chuckling 13 himself 11 chuckling 15 as 14 , 15 as 16 he 17 walked 17 walked 19 towards 18 back 19 towards 19 towards 20 the 19 towards 21 shed 21 shed 22 where 21 shed 23 poor 21 shed 26 resting 21 shed 27 . 25 was 26 resting he did not go [too] [near] [lightfoot] , for he did not want to alarm him . 1 he 2 did 2 did 3 not 2 did 15 alarm 3 not 4 go 8 , 9 for 8 , 10 he 10 he 11 did 11 did 12 not 11 did 13 want 13 want 14 to 13 want 15 alarm 15 alarm 16 him 15 alarm 17 . 16 him 17 . he just kept within sight of [lightfoot] [,] [paying] [no] attention to [him] [but] [going] [about] his work . 1 he 3 kept 2 just 3 kept 3 kept 4 within 4 within 5 sight 5 sight 6 of 6 of 11 attention 11 attention 19 . 12 to 18 work 17 his 18 work 18 work 19 . lightfoot , watching him , understood . 1 lightfoot 3 watching 2 , 3 watching 3 watching 4 him 3 watching 6 understood 4 him 5 , 6 understood 7 . he knew that this man was a friend and would do him no harm . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 6 was 1 he 10 would 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 4 this 4 this 5 man 6 was 7 a 7 a 8 friend 8 friend 9 and 10 would 11 do 11 do 14 harm 12 him 14 harm 13 no 14 harm 14 harm 15 . little by little , the wonderful , blessed feeling of safety crept over [lightfoot] . 1 little 2 by 2 by 3 little 2 by 5 the 3 little 4 , 5 the 8 blessed 6 wonderful 7 , 6 wonderful 8 blessed 8 blessed 9 feeling 8 blessed 11 safety 9 feeling 10 of 11 safety 12 crept 12 crept 13 over 13 over 15 . no hunter could harm him here . 1 no 4 harm 2 hunter 4 harm 3 could 4 harm 4 harm 7 . 5 him 7 . 6 here 7 . [chapter] [xxvi] [lightfoot] [does] [the] [wise] [thing] it required a lot of patience on the part of the hunter , but the hunter had plenty of patience . 1 it 2 required 2 required 4 lot 3 a 4 lot 4 lot 5 of 5 of 8 the 6 patience 7 on 7 on 8 the 8 the 18 plenty 9 part 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 12 hunter 12 hunter 13 , 13 , 14 but 14 but 15 the 15 the 16 hunter 15 the 18 plenty 16 hunter 17 had 18 plenty 21 . 19 of 20 patience 20 patience 21 . it sometimes seems as if hunters have more patience than any other people . 1 it 14 . 2 sometimes 3 seems 2 sometimes 6 hunters 3 seems 4 as 4 as 5 if 6 hunters 7 have 6 hunters 8 more 8 more 10 than 9 patience 10 than 10 than 11 any 11 any 12 other 12 other 13 people 12 other 14 . but this hunter waited in vain . 1 but 2 this 1 but 3 hunter 3 hunter 4 waited 4 waited 6 vain 5 in 6 vain 6 vain 7 . jolly , [round] [,] [red] [mr] [sun] sank down [in] the west to his bed [behind] [the] [purple] [hills] . 1 jolly 2 , 1 jolly 20 . 2 , 8 sank 8 sank 9 down 9 down 11 the 11 the 12 west 13 to 15 bed 14 his 15 bed 15 bed 20 . the [black] [shadows] crept [out] [and] [grew] [blacker] . 1 the 4 crept 4 crept 9 . one by one the stars began to twinkle . 1 one 2 by 2 by 3 one 2 by 4 the 4 the 5 stars 5 stars 9 . 6 began 7 to 7 to 8 twinkle 8 twinkle 9 . still the hunter waited , and still there was no sign of [lightfoot] . 1 still 11 sign 2 the 3 hunter 3 hunter 6 and 4 waited 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 8 there 7 still 8 there 8 there 9 was 8 there 10 no 10 no 11 sign 11 sign 14 . 12 of 14 . at last it became so dark that it was useless for the hunter to remain longer . 1 at 2 last 2 last 4 became 3 it 4 became 4 became 5 so 4 became 6 dark 6 dark 10 useless 7 that 9 was 8 it 9 was 9 was 10 useless 10 useless 11 for 10 useless 15 remain 11 for 12 the 12 the 13 hunter 14 to 15 remain 15 remain 16 longer 16 longer 17 . then he tramped home and his thoughts were very bitter . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 tramped 2 he 3 tramped 3 tramped 4 home 3 tramped 7 thoughts 3 tramped 10 bitter 5 and 6 his 6 his 7 thoughts 7 thoughts 8 were 8 were 9 very 9 very 10 bitter 10 bitter 11 . he knew that he could have shot [lightfoot] had it not been for the man who had [protected] [the] [deer] . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 9 had 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 he 4 he 5 could 5 could 6 have 6 have 7 shot 9 had 11 not 9 had 12 been 10 it 11 not 12 been 13 for 13 for 14 the 14 the 15 man 15 man 16 who 16 who 17 had 17 had 21 . in fact , the hunter had not [had] so much as [another] glimpse of [lightfoot] . 1 in 2 fact 1 in 4 the 2 fact 3 , 4 the 5 hunter 5 hunter 6 had 5 hunter 16 . 6 had 7 not 7 not 10 much 7 not 13 glimpse 9 so 10 much 10 much 11 as 13 glimpse 14 of the reason that the hunter had been so disappointed was that [lightfoot] was smart . 1 the 2 reason 1 the 15 . 2 reason 3 that 3 that 6 had 4 the 5 hunter 5 hunter 6 had 6 had 7 been 7 been 8 so 8 so 9 disappointed 10 was 14 smart 11 that 13 was 13 was 14 smart 14 smart 15 . he was smart enough to understand that the man who was saving him from the hunter had done it because he was a true friend . 1 he 2 was 1 he 17 had 2 was 3 smart 3 smart 4 enough 4 enough 5 to 5 to 6 understand 6 understand 7 that 8 the 9 man 9 man 10 who 10 who 11 was 10 who 12 saving 10 who 17 had 12 saving 13 him 12 saving 14 from 15 the 16 hunter 16 hunter 17 had 17 had 18 done 17 had 23 a 19 it 20 because 20 because 21 he 21 he 22 was 22 was 23 a 23 a 25 friend 24 true 25 friend 25 friend 26 . " he not only will let no one else harm me , but he himself will not harm me , " thought [lightfoot] . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 not 3 not 6 let 3 not 18 harm 4 only 6 let 5 will 6 let 7 no 8 one 7 no 18 harm 8 one 9 else 9 else 10 harm 10 harm 11 me 11 me 12 , 12 , 13 but 13 but 14 he 14 he 15 himself 16 will 17 not 17 not 18 harm 18 harm 19 me 18 harm 24 . 19 me 20 , 20 , 21 " 21 " 22 thought " as long as he is [near] [,] [i] am safe . 1 " 5 he 2 as 4 as 3 long 4 as 4 as 5 he 5 he 6 is 6 is 12 . 10 am 11 safe 11 safe 12 . so [all] [afternoon] [lightfoot] rested [and] did not so much as put his nose outside that open shed . 1 so 7 did 5 rested 7 did 7 did 8 not 8 not 10 much 8 not 18 shed 9 so 10 much 10 much 11 as 12 put 13 his 13 his 14 nose 14 nose 15 outside 15 outside 18 shed 16 that 18 shed 17 open 18 shed 18 shed 19 . that is why the hunter got no glimpse of him . 1 that 2 is 1 that 5 hunter 2 is 3 why 4 the 5 hunter 5 hunter 6 got 5 hunter 8 glimpse 7 no 8 glimpse 8 glimpse 9 of 8 glimpse 10 him 10 him 11 . when it became dark , so dark that he knew there was no longer danger , [lightfoot] got up and stepped out under the stars . 1 when 9 he 2 it 3 became 3 became 4 dark 3 became 6 so 4 dark 5 , 6 so 7 dark 6 so 8 that 8 that 9 he 9 he 10 knew 9 he 21 stepped 10 knew 11 there 11 there 12 was 11 there 13 no 13 no 14 longer 14 longer 15 danger 15 danger 16 , 16 , 20 and 18 got 19 up 19 up 20 and 21 stepped 22 out 21 stepped 25 stars 23 under 24 the 24 the 25 stars 25 stars 26 . he was feeling quite himself again . 1 he 2 was 1 he 5 himself 2 was 4 quite 3 feeling 4 quite 5 himself 6 again 6 again 7 . his splendid strength had returned . 1 his 3 strength 2 splendid 3 strength 3 strength 5 returned 3 strength 6 . 4 had 5 returned he bounded lightly across the meadow and up into the brushy pasture where the hunter had been hidden . 1 he 2 bounded 2 bounded 3 lightly 2 bounded 9 into 3 lightly 4 across 4 across 5 the 5 the 6 meadow 6 meadow 7 and 6 meadow 8 up 9 into 10 the 9 into 14 the 10 the 11 brushy 10 the 12 pasture 12 pasture 13 where 14 the 15 hunter 15 hunter 16 had 16 had 17 been 17 been 18 hidden 18 hidden 19 . the farmer smiled . 1 the 2 farmer 2 farmer 3 smiled 3 smiled 4 . " you are as wise as you are handsome , old fellow , " said he . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 are 3 are 5 wise 3 are 7 you 4 as 5 wise 5 wise 6 as 7 you 8 are 8 are 9 handsome 9 handsome 10 , 10 , 14 " 11 old 12 fellow 12 fellow 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 said 15 said 16 he 16 he 17 . [chapter] [xxvii] [sammy] [jay] [worries] it isn't often [sammy] [jay] worries [about] [anybody] [but] [himself] . 1 it 2 isn't 1 it 6 worries 2 isn't 3 often 6 worries 11 . truth to tell , he doesn't worry about himself very often . 1 truth 3 tell 1 truth 4 , 2 to 3 tell 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 doesn't 6 doesn't 7 worry 6 doesn't 11 often 7 worry 8 about 7 worry 9 himself 10 very 11 often 11 often 12 . you see , [sammy] is smart , and he [knows] he is smart . 1 you 2 see 1 you 13 smart 2 see 3 , 3 , 8 and 5 is 6 smart 6 smart 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 he 9 he 12 is 11 he 12 is 13 smart 14 . under that pointed cap of his [are] some of the [cleverest] wits in all the [green] [forest] . 1 under 3 pointed 2 that 3 pointed 3 pointed 4 cap 4 cap 18 . 5 of 6 his 5 of 10 the 8 some 9 of 9 of 10 the 10 the 12 wits 12 wits 13 in 12 wits 18 . 13 in 15 the 14 all 15 the sammy seldom worries about himself because he feels quite able to take care of himself . 1 sammy 3 worries 2 seldom 3 worries 3 worries 4 about 3 worries 5 himself 3 worries 15 himself 5 himself 8 feels 6 because 8 feels 7 he 8 feels 8 feels 9 quite 8 feels 10 able 10 able 11 to 11 to 12 take 12 take 13 care 13 care 14 of 15 himself 16 . but [sammy] [jay] [was] [worrying] now . 1 but 6 now 6 now 7 . he was [worrying] about [lightfoot] the [deer] . 1 he 2 was 1 he 8 . 2 was 4 about 4 about 6 the yes , [sir] , [sammy] [jay] was worrying [about] [lightfoot] [the] [deer] . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 1 yes 13 . 7 was 8 worrying 8 worrying 13 . for two days he had been unable to find [lightfoot] [or] [any] trace [of] [lightfoot] . 1 for 3 days 1 for 4 he 2 two 3 days 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 been 6 been 7 unable 7 unable 8 to 7 unable 13 trace 8 to 9 find 13 trace 16 . but he did find plenty of hunters with terrible guns . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 did 3 did 4 find 4 find 5 plenty 5 plenty 6 of 5 plenty 7 hunters 6 of 7 hunters 7 hunters 10 guns 8 with 10 guns 9 terrible 10 guns 10 guns 11 . it seemed to him that they were [everywhere] in the [green] [forest] . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 2 seemed 13 . 3 to 4 him 3 to 10 the 4 him 5 that 6 they 7 were 7 were 9 in 9 in 10 the sammy began to suspect that one of them must have succeeded in killing [lightfoot] [the] [deer] . 1 sammy 2 began 2 began 3 to 3 to 4 suspect 4 suspect 8 them 5 that 6 one 6 one 7 of 7 of 8 them 8 them 17 . 9 must 10 have 10 have 11 succeeded 11 succeeded 12 in 11 succeeded 13 killing 12 in 13 killing 13 killing 17 . sammy knew all of [lightfoot] ['s] [hiding-places] . 1 sammy 2 knew 1 sammy 8 . 2 knew 3 all 4 of 8 . he visited every one of them . 1 he 2 visited 2 visited 3 every 3 every 4 one 4 one 5 of 5 of 6 them 6 them 7 . lightfoot wasn't to be found [,] [and] [no] [one] [whom] [sammy] [met] [had] seen [lightfoot] [for] [two] [days] . 1 lightfoot 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 14 seen 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 found 4 be 14 seen 14 seen 19 . sammy felt badly . 1 sammy 2 felt 2 felt 3 badly 3 badly 4 . you see , he was very fond of [lightfoot] . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 very 6 very 7 fond 7 fond 8 of 8 of 10 . you remember it was [sammy] who warned [lightfoot] of the [coming] of the hunter on the morning when the dreadful hunting season [began] . 1 you 2 remember 2 remember 3 it 3 it 4 was 3 it 24 . 6 who 7 warned 7 warned 14 hunter 9 of 10 the 10 the 12 of 12 of 13 the 13 the 14 hunter 14 hunter 22 season 15 on 16 the 15 on 19 the 16 the 17 morning 17 morning 18 when 19 the 21 hunting 19 the 22 season 20 dreadful 21 hunting 22 season 24 . ever since the hunting season had opened [,] [sammy] [had] [done] his best to make trouble for the hunters . 1 ever 2 since 2 since 4 hunting 3 the 4 hunting 4 hunting 5 season 5 season 20 . 6 had 7 opened 7 opened 12 his 12 his 13 best 13 best 14 to 14 to 15 make 14 to 18 the 15 make 16 trouble 16 trouble 17 for 18 the 19 hunters 19 hunters 20 . sammy had known all about the [chasing] of [lightfoot] [by] the hounds . 1 sammy 3 known 2 had 3 known 3 known 12 hounds 4 all 5 about 4 all 6 the 6 the 8 of 8 of 11 the 11 the 12 hounds 12 hounds 13 . everybody in the [green] [forest] [had] known about it . 1 everybody 2 in 1 everybody 7 known 2 in 3 the 7 known 8 about 8 about 9 it 9 it 10 . you see , everybody had heard the voices of those hounds . 1 you 2 see 2 see 4 everybody 3 , 4 everybody 4 everybody 6 heard 5 had 6 heard 6 heard 8 voices 7 the 8 voices 8 voices 11 hounds 9 of 10 those 10 those 11 hounds 11 hounds 12 . that was the last [sammy] [had] [seen] of [lightfoot] [.] 1 that 2 was 2 was 3 the 3 the 4 last 4 last 8 of he had been able to save [lightfoot] from the hunters , but he couldn't save him from the hounds . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 been 3 been 4 able 4 able 5 to 4 able 6 save 6 save 8 from 6 save 10 hunters 8 from 9 the 10 hunters 11 , 11 , 12 but 12 but 13 he 13 he 14 couldn't 14 couldn't 15 save 15 save 16 him 16 him 20 . 17 from 18 the 18 the 19 hounds 19 hounds 20 . the more [sammy] thought things over , the [more] [he] [worried] [.] 1 the 2 more 2 more 4 thought 4 thought 6 over 5 things 6 over 6 over 7 , 6 over 8 the " if he were alive , somebody certainly would have seen him and nobody has , since the day those hounds chased him . 1 " 8 certainly 2 if 3 he 2 if 4 were 4 were 5 alive 5 alive 6 , 5 alive 7 somebody 7 somebody 8 certainly 8 certainly 9 would 9 would 10 have 10 have 11 seen 11 seen 12 him 11 seen 17 since 11 seen 23 him 12 him 13 and 14 nobody 15 has 15 has 17 since 16 , 17 since 18 the 21 hounds 19 day 21 hounds 20 those 21 hounds 21 hounds 22 chased 22 chased 23 him 23 him 24 . i declare [,] [i] have quite lost my appetite worrying about him . 1 i 2 declare 2 declare 10 worrying 5 have 7 lost 6 quite 7 lost 7 lost 9 appetite 8 my 9 appetite 9 appetite 10 worrying 10 worrying 11 about 11 about 12 him 12 him 13 . if [lightfoot] [is] [dead] [,] [and] [i] [am] [almost] [sure] he is , the [green] [forest] will never seem the same . " 1 if 11 he 11 he 12 is 12 is 13 , 13 , 23 " 14 the 21 same 17 will 18 never 18 never 19 seem 19 seem 21 same 20 the 21 same 21 same 22 . 22 . 23 " [chapter] [xxviii] [the] [hunting] [season] [ends] the very worst things come to an end at last . 1 the 3 worst 1 the 8 end 1 the 10 last 2 very 3 worst 3 worst 4 things 3 worst 5 come 5 come 6 to 7 an 8 end 9 at 10 last 10 last 11 . no matter how bad a thing is , it cannot last forever . 1 no 2 matter 2 matter 3 how 2 matter 4 bad 2 matter 12 forever 5 a 6 thing 6 thing 7 is 7 is 12 forever 8 , 9 it 9 it 12 forever 10 cannot 12 forever 11 last 12 forever 12 forever 13 . so it was with the hunting season for [lightfoot] the [deer] . 1 so 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 12 . 4 with 5 the 5 the 6 hunting 6 hunting 7 season 7 season 8 for 7 season 12 . 8 for 10 the there came a day when the law protected [all] [deer] , a day when the hunters could no longer [go] [searching] [for] [lightfoot] . 1 there 2 came 1 there 3 a 3 a 4 day 4 day 5 when 5 when 6 the 6 the 7 law 7 law 16 hunters 7 law 24 . 8 protected 15 the 11 , 14 when 12 a 13 day 13 day 14 when 14 when 15 the 15 the 16 hunters 17 could 19 longer 18 no 19 longer 19 longer 24 . but this year there was no rejoicing . 1 but 2 this 2 this 3 year 3 year 7 rejoicing 4 there 5 was 4 there 6 no 6 no 7 rejoicing 7 rejoicing 8 . you see , [no] one [could] find [lightfoot] [.] 1 you 2 see 1 you 7 find 2 see 3 , 2 see 5 one sammy [jay] had hunted [everywhere] [through] [the] [green] [forest] . 1 sammy 4 hunted 1 sammy 10 . 3 had 4 hunted blacky [the] [crow] , whose [eyes] are quite as sharp [as] [those] of [sammy] [jay] [,] had joined in the search . 1 blacky 4 , 1 blacky 10 sharp 5 whose 7 are 7 are 8 quite 8 quite 9 as 9 as 10 sharp 10 sharp 22 . 13 of 21 search 17 had 18 joined 18 joined 19 in 19 in 20 the 20 the 21 search 21 search 22 . they had found no trace of [lightfoot] . 1 they 2 had 1 they 8 . 2 had 3 found 2 had 4 no 4 no 5 trace 5 trace 6 of paddy [the] [beaver] said [that] [for] [three] [days] [lightfoot] had not visited his pond for a drink . 1 paddy 4 said 1 paddy 14 pond 10 had 11 not 10 had 12 visited 12 visited 13 his 12 visited 14 pond 14 pond 17 drink 14 pond 18 . 15 for 16 a 16 a 17 drink jumper [the] [hare] had visited [lightfoot] 's favorite eating places at night , but [lightfoot] had [not] been in [any] [of] [them] . 1 jumper 5 visited 1 jumper 16 had 4 had 5 visited 5 visited 8 favorite 7 's 8 favorite 8 favorite 9 eating 8 favorite 10 places 10 places 14 but 11 at 12 night 12 night 13 , 13 , 14 but 16 had 18 been 18 been 19 in 19 in 23 . " [i] tell you what [it] is , " said [sammy] [jay] to [bobby] [coon] , " [something] [has] happened to [lightfoot] . 1 " 4 you 1 " 5 what 3 tell 4 you 5 what 7 is 7 is 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 9 " 23 . 10 said 13 to 16 , 17 " 16 , 23 . 17 " 20 happened 20 happened 21 to either those hounds caught him and killed him , or he was shot by one of those hunters . 1 either 2 those 2 those 3 hounds 2 those 18 hunters 3 hounds 4 caught 3 hounds 6 and 4 caught 5 him 7 killed 8 him 7 killed 10 or 7 killed 13 shot 8 him 9 , 9 , 10 or 11 he 12 was 11 he 13 shot 13 shot 14 by 13 shot 18 hunters 15 one 16 of 16 of 17 those 17 those 18 hunters 18 hunters 19 . the [green] [forest] [will] [never] [be] the same without him . 1 the 8 same 7 the 8 same 8 same 9 without 9 without 10 him 10 him 11 . i don't think [i] [shall] want to come over here very much . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 think 2 don't 6 want 2 don't 12 much 6 want 7 to 7 to 8 come 8 come 9 over 8 come 10 here 11 very 12 much 12 much 13 . there isn't one of all the other people who live in the [green] [forest] who would be [missed] [as] [lightfoot] [will] [be] [.] ["] 1 there 2 isn't 1 there 17 be 3 one 4 of 3 one 15 who 4 of 6 the 5 all 6 the 6 the 7 other 7 other 8 people 8 people 9 who 8 people 10 live 10 live 11 in 11 in 12 the 15 who 16 would 16 would 17 be bobby [coon] nodded . 1 bobby 3 nodded 3 nodded 4 . " that 's true , [sammy] , " said he . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 true 4 true 5 , 4 true 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 said 9 said 10 he 10 he 11 . " [without] [lightfoot] , [the] [green] [forest] [will] [never] [be] [the] [same] . 1 " 13 . 4 , 13 . he never harmed anybody . 1 he 3 harmed 2 never 3 harmed 3 harmed 4 anybody 3 harmed 5 . why those hunters should have been so anxious to kill one so beautiful is something [i] can't understand . 1 why 4 should 1 why 17 can't 2 those 3 hunters 3 hunters 4 should 4 should 5 have 5 have 6 been 5 have 15 something 6 been 7 so 6 been 12 so 7 so 8 anxious 8 anxious 9 to 9 to 10 kill 10 kill 11 one 12 so 13 beautiful 14 is 15 something 17 can't 18 understand 18 understand 19 . for that matter [,] [i] don't understand [why] they want to kill any of us . 1 for 2 that 2 that 3 matter 3 matter 14 of 6 don't 7 understand 6 don't 12 kill 7 understand 11 to 9 they 10 want 10 want 11 to 12 kill 13 any 13 any 14 of 14 of 15 us 15 us 16 . if they really needed us for food , it would be a different matter , but they don't . 1 if 2 they 2 they 4 needed 3 really 4 needed 4 needed 7 food 5 us 7 food 6 for 7 food 7 food 8 , 8 , 16 but 9 it 10 would 9 it 15 , 10 would 11 be 11 be 12 a 12 a 13 different 13 different 14 matter 15 , 16 but 16 but 17 they 17 they 18 don't 18 don't 19 . have you been up in the [old] [pasture] [and] [asked] [old] [man] [coyote] [if] [he] [has] seen anything [of] [lightfoot] ? " 1 have 2 you 1 have 3 been 1 have 17 seen 3 been 5 in 4 up 5 in 5 in 6 the 17 seen 18 anything 18 anything 21 ? 21 ? 22 " sammy nodded . 1 sammy 2 nodded 2 nodded 3 . " [i] ['ve] [been] up there twice , " said he . 1 " 6 there 1 " 10 said 5 up 6 there 7 twice 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 11 he 11 he 12 . " [old] [man] [coyote] has been lying [very] low during [the] days , but [nights] he has done a lot of traveling . 1 " 23 . 5 has 6 been 5 has 19 a 6 been 7 lying 7 lying 9 low 9 low 10 during 10 during 12 days 12 days 13 , 13 , 14 but 14 but 16 he 16 he 17 has 17 has 18 done 19 a 20 lot 20 lot 21 of 20 lot 22 traveling 22 traveling 23 . i thought he might have [found] [the] [place] [where] [lightfoot] [was] killed , but he hasn't , although he has looked for it . 1 i 2 thought 2 thought 4 might 3 he 4 might 4 might 5 have 5 have 12 killed 12 killed 13 , 13 , 14 but 14 but 15 he 15 he 16 hasn't 16 hasn't 17 , 17 , 18 although 18 although 19 he 19 he 20 has 19 he 21 looked 21 looked 22 for 22 for 23 it 23 it 24 . well , the hunting season for [lightfoot] is over [,] [but] [i] [am] afraid it has ended too late . " 1 well 2 , 1 well 17 ended 3 the 4 hunting 4 hunting 5 season 4 hunting 17 ended 5 season 6 for 8 is 9 over 8 is 17 ended 14 afraid 17 ended 15 it 17 ended 16 has 17 ended 17 ended 19 late 18 too 19 late 19 late 20 . 20 . 21 " [chapter] [xxix] [mr] [and] [mrs] [quack] [are] [startled] it was the evening of the day after the closing of the hunting season for [lightfoot] the [deer] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 19 . 3 the 4 evening 4 evening 8 after 5 of 6 the 6 the 7 day 7 day 8 after 8 after 10 closing 9 the 10 closing 10 closing 11 of 10 closing 13 hunting 12 the 13 hunting 13 hunting 14 season 14 season 15 for 14 season 19 . 15 for 17 the mr and [mrs] [quack] [were] [getting] their evening meal among the [brown] stalks of the [wild] rice along the edge of the [big] [river] . 1 mr 15 the 2 and 7 their 7 their 9 meal 8 evening 9 meal 9 meal 10 among 10 among 11 the 11 the 13 stalks 13 stalks 14 of 14 of 15 the 15 the 17 rice 17 rice 20 edge 17 rice 21 of 18 along 19 the 19 the 20 edge 21 of 22 the 22 the 25 . they took turns in searching for the rice grains in the mud . 1 they 3 turns 2 took 3 turns 3 turns 4 in 3 turns 5 searching 5 searching 6 for 5 searching 9 grains 7 the 8 rice 7 the 9 grains 8 rice 9 grains 9 grains 10 in 9 grains 12 mud 10 in 11 the 12 mud 13 . then [mrs] [quack] [took] [her] [turn] [at] [keeping] watch [,] [while] [mr] [quack] stood on his head and hunted [for] rice . 1 then 9 watch 9 watch 22 . 14 stood 15 on 15 on 16 his 16 his 17 head 17 head 18 and 17 head 19 hunted 19 hunted 21 rice 21 rice 22 . it was wonderfully quiet and peaceful . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 wonderfully 3 wonderfully 4 quiet 3 wonderfully 6 peaceful 5 and 6 peaceful 6 peaceful 7 . there was not even a ripple [on] [the] [big] [river] . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 not 2 was 5 a 3 not 4 even 5 a 6 ripple 6 ripple 11 . it was so quiet that they could hear the barking of a dog at a farmhouse a mile away . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 so 2 was 4 quiet 2 was 10 barking 4 quiet 5 that 6 they 7 could 7 could 8 hear 8 hear 10 barking 9 the 10 barking 10 barking 11 of 10 barking 13 dog 10 barking 14 at 10 barking 16 farmhouse 12 a 13 dog 15 a 16 farmhouse 16 farmhouse 18 mile 16 farmhouse 20 . 17 a 18 mile 18 mile 19 away they were far enough out from [the] bank [to] [have] [nothing] [to] [fear] [from] [reddy] [fox] [or] [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 far 3 far 4 enough 3 far 6 from 3 far 8 bank 5 out 6 from 8 bank 21 . so they had nothing to fear from [any] [one] [save] [hooty] the [owl] . 1 so 2 they 1 so 14 . 2 they 3 had 3 had 4 nothing 4 nothing 5 to 4 nothing 6 fear 6 fear 7 from 7 from 12 the it was [for] [hooty] that they took turns [in] watching . 1 it 2 was 1 it 11 . 2 was 5 that 5 that 6 they 6 they 7 took 8 turns 10 watching 8 turns 11 . it was just the hour when [hooty] likes [best] to hunt . 1 it 2 was 1 it 12 . 2 was 3 just 3 just 4 the 5 hour 6 when 6 when 8 likes 8 likes 10 to 10 to 11 hunt 11 hunt 12 . by and by they heard [hooty] ['s] hunting [call] [.] 1 by 2 and 2 and 3 by 2 and 4 they 4 they 5 heard 5 heard 8 hunting it was far away in [the] [green] [forest] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 9 . 2 was 3 far 3 far 4 away 4 away 5 in then [mr] [and] [mrs] [.] [quack] [felt] [easier] , and they talked [in] low , contented [voices] . 1 then 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 they 11 they 12 talked 12 talked 14 low 14 low 18 . 15 , 16 contented 16 contented 18 . they felt that for a while at least there was nothing to fear . 1 they 2 felt 2 felt 3 that 2 felt 13 fear 4 for 5 a 4 for 13 fear 5 a 6 while 6 while 8 least 7 at 8 least 9 there 10 was 9 there 11 nothing 11 nothing 12 to 11 nothing 13 fear 13 fear 14 . suddenly a little splash [out] [in] [the] [big] [river] [caught] [mr] [quack] 's quick ear . 1 suddenly 15 ear 2 a 3 little 3 little 4 splash 4 splash 15 ear 13 's 15 ear 14 quick 15 ear 15 ear 16 . as [mrs] [quack] [brought] [her] [head] [up] [out] [of] [the] [water] [,] [mr] [quack] warned [her] to keep quiet . 1 as 15 warned 15 warned 20 . 17 to 18 keep 18 keep 19 quiet 19 quiet 20 . noiselessly they swam among the brown stalks until they could see out across the [big] [river] [.] 1 noiselessly 2 they 1 noiselessly 3 swam 3 swam 4 among 3 swam 12 out 3 swam 13 across 4 among 5 the 4 among 6 brown 6 brown 7 stalks 7 stalks 8 until 8 until 9 they 9 they 10 could 10 could 11 see 13 across 14 the there was another little splash out there in the middle . 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 another 3 another 5 splash 4 little 5 splash 5 splash 6 out 5 splash 7 there 5 splash 10 middle 8 in 9 the 8 in 10 middle 10 middle 11 . it wasn't the splash made by a fish ; it was a splash made by something much bigger than any fish . 1 it 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 13 splash 3 the 13 splash 4 splash 5 made 4 splash 6 by 4 splash 13 splash 7 a 8 fish 7 a 13 splash 8 fish 9 ; 10 it 11 was 11 was 12 a 12 a 13 splash 13 splash 14 made 13 splash 15 by 13 splash 18 bigger 16 something 18 bigger 17 much 18 bigger 18 bigger 19 than 18 bigger 21 fish 19 than 20 any 21 fish 22 . presently they made [out] a silver line moving [towards] [them] from the [black] [shadows] . 1 presently 2 they 1 presently 15 . 2 they 3 made 3 made 5 a 5 a 6 silver 6 silver 7 line 7 line 8 moving 8 moving 11 from 11 from 12 the they knew exactly what it meant . 1 they 2 knew 2 knew 3 exactly 3 exactly 4 what 4 what 6 meant 5 it 6 meant 6 meant 7 . it meant that some one was out there in the [big] [river] moving [towards] [them] . 1 it 2 meant 1 it 16 . 2 meant 3 that 2 meant 4 some 4 some 5 one 5 one 6 was 6 was 7 out 8 there 9 in 9 in 10 the 10 the 13 moving 13 moving 16 . could it be a boat containing a hunter ? 1 could 3 be 1 could 6 containing 2 it 3 be 4 a 6 containing 5 boat 6 containing 6 containing 7 a 6 containing 8 hunter 6 containing 9 ? with their necks stretched high , [mr] and [mrs] . [quack] watched . 1 with 2 their 2 their 3 necks 3 necks 4 stretched 4 stretched 5 high 5 high 8 and 6 , 8 and 8 and 10 . 10 . 12 watched 12 watched 13 . they were ready to take to their strong wings the instant they discovered danger . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 ready 3 ready 4 to 3 ready 11 instant 4 to 5 take 6 to 7 their 7 their 9 wings 8 strong 9 wings 9 wings 11 instant 10 the 11 instant 11 instant 12 they 11 instant 13 discovered 13 discovered 14 danger 14 danger 15 . but they did not want to fly until they were sure that it was danger approaching . 1 but 2 they 2 they 3 did 2 they 10 were 4 not 5 want 5 want 6 to 6 to 7 fly 7 fly 8 until 8 until 9 they 9 they 10 were 10 were 11 sure 10 were 16 approaching 11 sure 12 that 13 it 14 was 14 was 16 approaching 15 danger 16 approaching 16 approaching 17 . they were startled , very much startled . 1 they 2 were 2 were 7 startled 3 startled 7 startled 4 , 5 very 5 very 6 much 6 much 7 startled 7 startled 8 . presently they made out what looked like the branch of a tree moving over the water towards them . 1 presently 2 they 2 they 3 made 3 made 18 them 4 out 5 what 4 out 17 towards 6 looked 7 like 6 looked 17 towards 8 the 9 branch 9 branch 10 of 9 branch 12 tree 11 a 12 tree 12 tree 13 moving 13 moving 14 over 13 moving 16 water 13 moving 17 towards 14 over 15 the 17 towards 18 them 18 them 19 . that was queer , very queer . 1 that 2 was 2 was 3 queer 3 queer 4 , 3 queer 6 queer 5 very 6 queer 6 queer 7 . mr [quack] [said] [so] . 1 mr 5 . mrs [quack] [said] [so] . 1 mrs 5 . both were growing more and more suspicious . 1 both 2 were 2 were 3 growing 3 growing 7 suspicious 4 more 7 suspicious 5 and 7 suspicious 6 more 7 suspicious 7 suspicious 8 . they couldn't understand it at all , and it is always best to be suspicious of things you cannot understand . 1 they 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 understand 3 understand 4 it 4 it 10 is 5 at 6 all 6 all 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 it 9 it 10 is 10 is 11 always 11 always 15 suspicious 12 best 15 suspicious 13 to 14 be 14 be 15 suspicious 15 suspicious 16 of 15 suspicious 17 things 15 suspicious 19 cannot 15 suspicious 21 . 18 you 19 cannot 19 cannot 20 understand mr [and] [mrs] . quack [half] lifted their wings to fly . 1 mr 4 . 1 mr 5 quack 5 quack 7 lifted 7 lifted 9 wings 8 their 9 wings 9 wings 11 fly 10 to 11 fly 11 fly 12 . [chapter] [xxx] [the] [mystery] [is] [solved] it was very mysterious . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 mysterious 4 mysterious 5 . yes , [sir] , it was very mysterious . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 8 mysterious 4 , 5 it 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 very 7 very 8 mysterious 8 mysterious 9 . mr [quack] [thought] [so] . 1 mr 5 . mrs [quack] [thought] [so] . 1 mrs 5 . but how could the branch of a tree swim ? 1 but 2 how 2 how 3 could 3 could 9 swim 4 the 5 branch 5 branch 6 of 5 branch 8 tree 7 a 8 tree 8 tree 9 swim 9 swim 10 ? that was too much for [mr] [quack] . 1 that 2 was 2 was 3 too 3 too 4 much 3 too 5 for 3 too 8 . it was too much for [mrs] [quack] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 too 3 too 4 much 3 too 5 for 3 too 8 . they were ready to spring into the air and trust to their swift wings the instant they should detect danger . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 ready 3 ready 4 to 3 ready 5 spring 5 spring 6 into 6 into 8 air 7 the 8 air 8 air 9 and 8 air 10 trust 10 trust 11 to 10 trust 19 detect 12 their 13 swift 13 swift 14 wings 14 wings 19 detect 15 the 16 instant 16 instant 19 detect 17 they 19 detect 18 should 19 detect 19 detect 20 danger 19 detect 21 . 20 danger 21 . but they did not want to fly unless they had to . 1 but 2 they 2 they 3 did 3 did 4 not 3 did 5 want 5 want 6 to 6 to 7 fly 7 fly 8 unless 8 unless 9 they 9 they 10 had 10 had 11 to 11 to 12 . besides , they were curious . 1 besides 2 , 2 , 3 they 3 they 4 were 4 were 5 curious 5 curious 6 . they were very curious indeed . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 very 3 very 4 curious 3 very 5 indeed 5 indeed 6 . they wanted to find out what that mysterious thing moving through the water towards them was . 1 they 2 wanted 2 wanted 3 to 3 to 4 find 4 find 5 out 4 find 8 mysterious 6 what 8 mysterious 7 that 8 mysterious 8 mysterious 9 thing 8 mysterious 10 moving 10 moving 11 through 10 moving 13 water 10 moving 14 towards 10 moving 15 them 11 through 12 the 12 the 13 water 15 them 17 . 16 was 17 . but [paddy] the [beaver] [was] way back in his [own] pond , [deep] in [the] [green] [forest] , and they knew it . 1 but 3 the 3 the 6 way 6 way 7 back 7 back 8 in 8 in 11 pond 9 his 11 pond 11 pond 23 . 12 , 19 and 14 in 18 , 18 , 19 and 19 and 20 they 20 they 21 knew 21 knew 22 it 22 it 23 . so this thing became more and more of a mystery . 1 so 11 . 2 this 10 mystery 3 thing 4 became 4 became 5 more 4 became 7 more 4 became 8 of 4 became 9 a 6 and 7 more 9 a 10 mystery 10 mystery 11 . the nearer it came , the more nervous and anxious they grew , and at the same time the greater became their curiosity . 1 the 12 grew 2 nearer 3 it 2 nearer 4 came 2 nearer 5 , 2 nearer 6 the 2 nearer 12 grew 7 more 10 anxious 8 nervous 9 and 8 nervous 10 anxious 10 anxious 12 grew 11 they 12 grew 12 grew 14 and 12 grew 21 became 13 , 14 and 15 at 17 same 16 the 17 same 17 same 18 time 17 same 20 greater 19 the 20 greater 20 greater 21 became 21 became 23 curiosity 22 their 23 curiosity 23 curiosity 24 . at last [mr] [quack] [felt] [that] [not] [even] [to] [gratify] his curiosity would it be safe to wait longer . 1 at 2 last 1 at 11 his 11 his 12 curiosity 12 curiosity 13 would 13 would 15 be 14 it 15 be 15 be 16 safe 16 safe 17 to 16 safe 20 . 18 wait 19 longer 19 longer 20 . he prepared to spring into the air , knowing that [mrs] [quack] would follow him . 1 he 2 prepared 2 prepared 3 to 2 prepared 4 spring 2 prepared 14 follow 4 spring 9 knowing 5 into 7 air 6 the 7 air 7 air 9 knowing 8 , 9 knowing 9 knowing 10 that 10 that 13 would 14 follow 16 . 15 him 16 . it was just then that a funny little sound reached him . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 just 2 was 6 a 3 just 4 then 3 just 5 that 6 a 8 little 6 a 9 sound 7 funny 8 little 9 sound 10 reached 10 reached 11 him 11 him 12 . it was half snort , half cough , as if some one had sniffed some water up his nose . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 snort 3 half 4 snort 4 snort 5 , 4 snort 6 half 6 half 7 cough 7 cough 8 , 7 cough 9 as 7 cough 17 up 7 cough 20 . 9 as 10 if 10 if 11 some 10 if 13 had 11 some 12 one 13 had 15 some 14 sniffed 15 some 15 some 16 water 17 up 18 his 18 his 19 nose there was something familiar about that sound . 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 something 3 something 4 familiar 4 familiar 5 about 4 familiar 7 sound 6 that 7 sound 7 sound 8 . mr [quack] [decided] [to] wait [a] [few] [minutes] [longer] . 1 mr 5 wait 5 wait 10 . somehow [i] have a feeling that we are in no danger . " 1 somehow 3 have 3 have 4 a 4 a 5 feeling 5 feeling 6 that 6 that 11 danger 7 we 8 are 8 are 11 danger 9 in 11 danger 10 no 11 danger 11 danger 12 . 12 . 13 " so [mr] [.] and [mrs] [quack] waited and watched . 1 so 4 and 4 and 7 waited 7 waited 9 watched 8 and 9 watched 9 watched 10 . it was a mystery no longer . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 mystery 4 mystery 6 longer 5 no 6 longer 6 longer 7 . they saw that they had mistaken the antlers of [lightfoot] the [deer] for the branch of a tree . 1 they 2 saw 2 saw 3 that 3 that 4 they 4 they 5 had 5 had 6 mistaken 6 mistaken 8 antlers 7 the 8 antlers 8 antlers 9 of 9 of 11 the 11 the 18 tree 13 for 14 the 14 the 15 branch 15 branch 16 of 15 branch 18 tree 16 of 17 a 18 tree 19 . lightfoot was swimming across the [big] [river] on his way back to his home in the [green] [forest] . 1 lightfoot 3 swimming 1 lightfoot 19 . 2 was 3 swimming 3 swimming 4 across 4 across 5 the 4 across 16 the 8 on 9 his 8 on 16 the 9 his 10 way 10 way 11 back 12 to 13 his 13 his 14 home 14 home 15 in 15 in 16 the at once [mr] and [mrs] . quack swam out to meet [him] and to tell him how glad they were that he was alive and safe . 1 at 2 once 2 once 27 . 4 and 6 . 6 . 11 meet 7 quack 8 swam 8 swam 9 out 8 swam 10 to 10 to 11 meet 11 meet 16 him 13 and 15 tell 14 to 15 tell 15 tell 16 him 16 him 24 alive 16 him 27 . 17 how 18 glad 18 glad 24 alive 19 they 20 were 20 were 24 alive 21 that 22 he 22 he 23 was 23 was 24 alive 24 alive 25 and 24 alive 26 safe [chapter] [xxxi] [a] [surprising] [discovery] so [lightfoot] [roamed] [about] [without] [fear] [and] was happy . 1 so 9 happy 8 was 9 happy 9 happy 10 . it seemed to him that he could not be happier . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 3 to 4 him 4 him 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 could 7 could 8 not 8 not 10 happier 9 be 10 happier 10 happier 11 . there was plenty to eat and that blessed feeling of nothing to fear . 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 plenty 1 there 11 nothing 3 plenty 5 eat 3 plenty 8 blessed 3 plenty 10 of 4 to 5 eat 6 and 8 blessed 7 that 8 blessed 8 blessed 9 feeling 11 nothing 12 to 11 nothing 13 fear 13 fear 14 . what more could any one ask ? 1 what 3 could 1 what 7 ? 2 more 3 could 3 could 4 any 3 could 6 ask 4 any 5 one he began to grow sleek and fat and handsomer than ever . 1 he 2 began 2 began 3 to 3 to 4 grow 3 to 7 fat 4 grow 5 sleek 5 sleek 6 and 7 fat 8 and 8 and 9 handsomer 9 handsomer 10 than 10 than 11 ever 11 ever 12 . the days were growing colder and the frosty air made him feel good . 1 the 8 frosty 2 days 5 colder 3 were 4 growing 4 growing 5 colder 5 colder 6 and 5 colder 8 frosty 7 the 8 frosty 8 frosty 9 air 8 frosty 10 made 8 frosty 12 feel 8 frosty 14 . 10 made 11 him 12 feel 13 good just at dusk one evening he went [down] to his favorite drinking [place] at the [laughing] [brook] [.] 1 just 3 dusk 2 at 3 dusk 3 dusk 5 evening 3 dusk 7 went 4 one 5 evening 6 he 7 went 7 went 9 to 9 to 10 his 10 his 11 favorite 11 favorite 12 drinking 12 drinking 14 at 14 at 15 the as he put down his head to drink he saw something which so surprised him that he quite forgot he was thirsty . 1 as 2 he 2 he 3 put 3 put 4 down 3 put 5 his 5 his 6 head 6 head 8 drink 7 to 8 drink 8 drink 11 something 8 drink 22 thirsty 9 he 10 saw 10 saw 11 something 12 which 14 surprised 13 so 14 surprised 14 surprised 15 him 14 surprised 16 that 14 surprised 19 forgot 17 he 19 forgot 18 quite 19 forgot 19 forgot 22 thirsty 20 he 21 was 21 was 22 thirsty 22 thirsty 23 . what do you think it was he saw ? 1 what 2 do 2 do 3 you 2 do 4 think 2 do 9 ? 4 think 5 it 4 think 7 he 5 it 6 was 7 he 8 saw it was a footprint in the soft mud . 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 footprint 2 was 3 a 4 footprint 5 in 5 in 6 the 6 the 7 soft 7 soft 8 mud 8 mud 9 . yes , [sir] , it was a footprint . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 8 footprint 4 , 5 it 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 a 7 a 8 footprint 8 footprint 9 . for a long time [lightfoot] [stood] staring at that footprint . 1 for 2 a 2 a 3 long 2 a 10 footprint 3 long 4 time 7 staring 8 at 7 staring 10 footprint 9 that 10 footprint 10 footprint 11 . in his great , soft eyes was a look of wonder and surprise . 1 in 13 surprise 2 his 13 surprise 3 great 5 soft 3 great 13 surprise 4 , 5 soft 5 soft 6 eyes 7 was 8 a 8 a 9 look 8 a 13 surprise 10 of 13 surprise 11 wonder 13 surprise 12 and 13 surprise 13 surprise 14 . you see , that footprint was exactly like one of his own , only smaller . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 2 see 4 that 4 that 5 footprint 5 footprint 6 was 5 footprint 7 exactly 5 footprint 10 of 5 footprint 12 own 5 footprint 13 , 5 footprint 15 smaller 5 footprint 16 . 7 exactly 8 like 9 one 10 of 11 his 12 own 14 only 15 smaller to [lightfoot] it was a very wonderful footprint . 1 to 3 it 3 it 9 . 4 was 6 very 5 a 6 very 6 very 7 wonderful 7 wonderful 8 footprint 8 footprint 9 . he was quite sure that never had he seen such a dainty footprint . 1 he 2 was 1 he 6 never 2 was 3 quite 3 quite 4 sure 4 sure 5 that 6 never 9 seen 7 had 9 seen 8 he 9 seen 9 seen 10 such 10 such 11 a 11 a 12 dainty 12 dainty 13 footprint 13 footprint 14 . he forgot to drink . 1 he 2 forgot 2 forgot 3 to 3 to 4 drink 4 drink 5 . instead , he began to search for other footprints , and presently he found them . 1 instead 2 , 2 , 3 he 3 he 14 found 4 began 5 to 4 began 6 search 6 search 7 for 6 search 9 footprints 8 other 9 footprints 9 footprints 11 and 9 footprints 12 presently 10 , 11 and 12 presently 13 he 12 presently 14 found 14 found 15 them 15 them 16 . each was as dainty as that first one . 1 each 4 dainty 1 each 8 one 2 was 4 dainty 3 as 4 dainty 4 dainty 5 as 4 dainty 7 first 6 that 7 first 8 one 9 . who could have made them ? 1 who 2 could 2 could 3 have 3 have 4 made 4 made 5 them 5 them 6 ? that is what [lightfoot] wanted to know [and] what he meant to find out . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 what 3 what 11 meant 5 wanted 6 to 5 wanted 7 know 7 know 9 what 9 what 10 he 10 he 11 meant 11 meant 12 to 12 to 13 find 13 find 14 out 14 out 15 . it was clear to him that there was a stranger in the [green] [forest] [,] and somehow he [didn't] resent [it] in the least . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 clear 3 clear 4 to 4 to 5 him 4 to 20 resent 5 him 6 that 6 that 8 was 7 there 8 was 8 was 9 a 9 a 10 stranger 10 stranger 11 in 11 in 12 the 16 and 17 somehow 16 and 20 resent 17 somehow 18 he 20 resent 22 in 22 in 23 the 23 the 24 least 24 least 25 . in fact , he was glad . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 glad 6 glad 7 . he couldn't have told why , but it was true . 1 he 2 couldn't 1 he 9 was 2 couldn't 3 have 3 have 4 told 5 why 6 , 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 it 8 it 9 was 9 was 10 true 10 true 11 . lightfoot put his nose to the footprints and sniffed of them . 1 lightfoot 7 footprints 2 put 3 his 3 his 4 nose 4 nose 7 footprints 5 to 6 the 6 the 7 footprints 7 footprints 9 sniffed 7 footprints 10 of 8 and 9 sniffed 10 of 11 them 11 them 12 . a great longing to find the maker of those footprints took possession of him . 1 a 2 great 2 great 3 longing 3 longing 7 maker 4 to 5 find 4 to 6 the 6 the 7 maker 7 maker 10 footprints 8 of 9 those 9 those 10 footprints 10 footprints 12 possession 11 took 12 possession 12 possession 13 of 12 possession 14 him 14 him 15 . he lifted his handsome head and listened for some slight sound which might show that the stranger was near . 1 he 2 lifted 2 lifted 3 his 2 lifted 4 handsome 4 handsome 5 head 4 handsome 19 near 4 handsome 20 . 6 and 7 listened 7 listened 8 for 8 for 9 some 9 some 10 slight 10 slight 11 sound 10 slight 12 which 10 slight 13 might 10 slight 14 show 14 show 15 that 14 show 17 stranger 16 the 17 stranger 17 stranger 19 near 18 was 19 near with his delicate nostrils he tested the wandering [little] [night] [breezes] [for] a stray whiff of scent to [tell] him which way to go . 1 with 2 his 1 with 13 a 2 his 3 delicate 3 delicate 4 nostrils 4 nostrils 6 tested 5 he 6 tested 6 tested 7 the 6 tested 8 wandering 13 a 15 whiff 14 stray 15 whiff 15 whiff 16 of 15 whiff 17 scent 17 scent 25 . 18 to 20 him 20 him 24 go 20 him 25 . 21 which 22 way 22 way 23 to 23 to 24 go but there was no sound and [the] [wandering] [little] [night] [breezes] told him [nothing] . 1 but 2 there 2 there 3 was 2 there 4 no 4 no 5 sound 5 sound 15 . 6 and 12 told 12 told 13 him 13 him 15 . lightfoot followed the dainty footprints up the bank . 1 lightfoot 4 dainty 2 followed 3 the 3 the 4 dainty 4 dainty 5 footprints 5 footprints 6 up 6 up 9 . 7 the 8 bank 8 bank 9 . there [they] disappeared , for the ground was hard . 1 there 10 . 3 disappeared 4 , 4 , 5 for 5 for 6 the 6 the 7 ground 7 ground 9 hard 7 ground 10 . 8 was 9 hard lightfoot paused , undecided which way to go . 1 lightfoot 4 undecided 2 paused 4 undecided 3 , 4 undecided 4 undecided 5 which 4 undecided 6 way 4 undecided 8 go 4 undecided 9 . 7 to 8 go [chapter] [xxxii] [lightfoot] [sees] [the] [stranger] lightfoot [the] [deer] was unhappy . 1 lightfoot 4 was 4 was 5 unhappy 5 unhappy 6 . it was a strange unhappiness , an unhappiness such as he had never known before . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 strange 4 strange 8 unhappiness 5 unhappiness 6 , 5 unhappiness 8 unhappiness 7 an 8 unhappiness 8 unhappiness 9 such 8 unhappiness 10 as 8 unhappiness 14 known 10 as 11 he 11 he 12 had 12 had 14 known 13 never 14 known 14 known 15 before 15 before 16 . you see , he had discovered that there was a stranger in the [green] [forest] , a stranger of his own kind , [another] [deer] . 1 you 2 see 1 you 26 . 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 discovered 5 had 17 a 6 discovered 7 that 6 discovered 16 , 7 that 9 was 8 there 9 was 9 was 10 a 10 a 11 stranger 11 stranger 12 in 12 in 13 the 17 a 18 stranger 18 stranger 19 of 19 of 20 his 20 his 21 own 21 own 22 kind 23 , 26 . he knew it by dainty footprints in the mud along [the] [laughing] [brook] and on the edge of the pond of [paddy] the [beaver] . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 it 2 knew 4 by 4 by 6 footprints 5 dainty 6 footprints 6 footprints 7 in 6 footprints 14 and 6 footprints 15 on 7 in 9 mud 8 the 9 mud 9 mud 10 along 15 on 16 the 16 the 17 edge 17 edge 18 of 18 of 19 the 19 the 20 pond 20 pond 21 of 21 of 23 the 23 the 25 . he knew it by other signs which he ran across every [now] [and] [then] [.] 1 he 2 knew 1 he 9 ran 2 knew 3 it 4 by 6 signs 5 other 6 signs 6 signs 7 which 6 signs 9 ran 8 he 9 ran 9 ran 10 across 10 across 11 every but search as he would , he was unable to find that newcomer . 1 but 2 search 2 search 9 unable 3 as 4 he 3 as 7 he 4 he 5 would 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 unable 9 unable 10 to 9 unable 13 newcomer 10 to 11 find 11 find 12 that 13 newcomer 14 . he had searched everywhere but always he was just too late . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 searched 3 searched 4 everywhere 3 searched 5 but 3 searched 6 always 3 searched 11 late 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 just 8 was 10 too 10 too 11 late 11 late 12 . the stranger had been and gone . 1 the 2 stranger 2 stranger 3 had 2 stranger 7 . 3 had 4 been 3 had 6 gone 5 and 6 gone now there was no anger in [lightfoot] ['s] desire to find that [stranger] . 1 now 2 there 2 there 3 was 3 was 4 no 3 was 6 in 4 no 5 anger 6 in 9 desire 9 desire 10 to 10 to 11 find 11 find 12 that 11 find 14 . instead , there was a great longing . 1 instead 2 , 2 , 3 there 3 there 4 was 4 was 5 a 5 a 6 great 6 great 7 longing 7 longing 8 . for the first time in his life [lightfoot] felt lonely . 1 for 4 time 2 the 3 first 3 first 4 time 4 time 5 in 5 in 7 life 6 his 7 life 7 life 11 . 9 felt 10 lonely 10 lonely 11 . so he hunted and hunted and was unhappy . 1 so 2 he 1 so 5 hunted 2 he 3 hunted 3 hunted 4 and 5 hunted 6 and 5 hunted 8 unhappy 7 was 8 unhappy 8 unhappy 9 . he lost his appetite . 1 he 2 lost 2 lost 3 his 3 his 4 appetite 4 appetite 5 . he slept little . 1 he 2 slept 2 slept 3 little 2 slept 4 . he roamed about uneasily , looking , listening , testing [every] [merry] [little] [breeze] , but all in vain . 1 he 2 roamed 2 roamed 3 about 2 roamed 4 uneasily 4 uneasily 5 , 5 , 6 looking 6 looking 8 listening 7 , 8 listening 8 listening 10 testing 9 , 10 testing 10 testing 15 , 15 , 16 but 16 but 17 all 17 all 19 vain 18 in 19 vain 19 vain 20 . then , one never-to-be-forgotten night , as he drank [at] [the] [laughing] [brook] , a strange feeling swept over him . 1 then 8 he 2 , 4 never-to-be-forgotten 3 one 4 never-to-be-forgotten 4 never-to-be-forgotten 5 night 4 never-to-be-forgotten 6 , 6 , 7 as 7 as 8 he 8 he 9 drank 9 drank 18 swept 14 , 17 feeling 15 a 16 strange 16 strange 17 feeling 17 feeling 18 swept 18 swept 19 over 18 swept 20 him 20 him 21 . it was the feeling of being watched . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 the 2 was 4 feeling 4 feeling 6 being 5 of 6 being 6 being 7 watched 7 watched 8 . lightfoot lifted his beautiful head and a slight movement caught his quick eye and drew it to a thicket not far away . 1 lightfoot 2 lifted 2 lifted 5 head 3 his 5 head 4 beautiful 5 head 5 head 6 and 6 and 10 caught 7 a 8 slight 8 slight 9 movement 9 movement 10 caught 10 caught 11 his 10 caught 12 quick 12 quick 13 eye 12 quick 19 thicket 13 eye 15 drew 14 and 15 drew 16 it 17 to 17 to 19 thicket 18 a 19 thicket 19 thicket 21 far 19 thicket 23 . 20 not 21 far 21 far 22 away for a long minute [lightfoot] [stood] [gazing] . 1 for 2 a 1 for 4 minute 2 a 3 long 4 minute 8 . a pair of wonderful , great , soft eyes gazed back at him . 1 a 2 pair 1 a 6 great 2 pair 3 of 2 pair 4 wonderful 4 wonderful 5 , 6 great 8 soft 7 , 8 soft 8 soft 9 eyes 8 soft 10 gazed 10 gazed 11 back 10 gazed 12 at 10 gazed 13 him 13 him 14 . then that beautiful head disappeared . 1 then 5 disappeared 2 that 3 beautiful 3 beautiful 5 disappeared 4 head 5 disappeared 5 disappeared 6 . with a mighty bound , [lightfoot] [cleared] [the] [laughing] [brook] and rushed over to the thicket in which [that] [beautiful] [head] had disappeared . 1 with 2 a 2 a 3 mighty 3 mighty 11 and 4 bound 5 , 5 , 11 and 11 and 12 rushed 12 rushed 16 thicket 13 over 14 to 13 over 15 the 15 the 16 thicket 16 thicket 17 in 16 thicket 18 which 18 which 22 had 22 had 23 disappeared 23 disappeared 24 . he plunged [in] , but there was no one there . 1 he 2 plunged 2 plunged 4 , 4 , 5 but 5 but 6 there 5 but 10 there 6 there 7 was 6 there 8 no 8 no 9 one 10 there 11 . frantically he searched , but that thicket was empty . 1 frantically 3 searched 2 he 3 searched 3 searched 5 but 3 searched 7 thicket 4 , 5 but 6 that 7 thicket 7 thicket 9 empty 7 thicket 10 . 8 was 9 empty then he stood still and listened . 1 then 2 he 2 he 6 listened 3 stood 4 still 3 stood 6 listened 5 and 6 listened 6 listened 7 . not a sound reached him . 1 not 2 a 2 a 3 sound 3 sound 4 reached 4 reached 5 him 5 him 6 . it was as still as if there were no other living things in all the [green] [forest] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 14 all 2 was 4 still 3 as 4 still 4 still 11 living 5 as 6 if 6 if 7 there 7 there 8 were 7 there 9 no 9 no 11 living 10 other 11 living 11 living 12 things 11 living 13 in 14 all 15 the 15 the 18 . the beautiful stranger had slipped away as silently as a shadow . 1 the 3 stranger 2 beautiful 3 stranger 3 stranger 4 had 3 stranger 5 slipped 3 stranger 12 . 5 slipped 6 away 5 slipped 8 silently 7 as 8 silently 8 silently 9 as 9 as 10 a 10 a 11 shadow all the rest of [that] night [lightfoot] searched through the [green] [forest] [but] [his] search was in vain . 1 all 3 rest 1 all 6 night 2 the 3 rest 3 rest 4 of 6 night 19 . 8 searched 9 through 9 through 10 the 10 the 15 search 15 search 16 was 15 search 18 vain 16 was 17 in 18 vain 19 . the longing to find that beautiful stranger had become so great that he fairly ached with it . 1 the 7 stranger 2 longing 4 find 3 to 4 find 4 find 5 that 4 find 7 stranger 6 beautiful 7 stranger 7 stranger 9 become 7 stranger 15 ached 8 had 9 become 9 become 10 so 9 become 11 great 12 that 13 he 13 he 14 fairly 14 fairly 15 ached 15 ached 16 with 15 ached 18 . 17 it 18 . it seemed to him that until he found her he could know no happiness . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 3 to 4 him 3 to 12 know 4 him 5 that 4 him 6 until 6 until 7 he 6 until 10 he 7 he 8 found 8 found 9 her 10 he 11 could 12 know 15 . 13 no 14 happiness 14 happiness 15 . [chapter] [xxxiii] [a] [different] [game] [of] [hide] [and] [seek] once more [lightfoot] [the] [deer] [was] [playing] [hide] [and] [seek] in the [green] [forest] . 1 once 2 more 1 once 11 in 11 in 12 the 12 the 15 . but it was a very different game from the one he had played just a short time before . 1 but 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 a 3 was 15 a 4 a 6 different 5 very 6 different 6 different 7 game 7 game 8 from 7 game 13 played 8 from 9 the 8 from 10 one 11 he 12 had 12 had 13 played 13 played 14 just 15 a 16 short 16 short 17 time 16 short 18 before 18 before 19 . now , he was " it " , and some one else was doing the hiding . 1 now 2 , 1 now 16 hiding 3 he 4 was 4 was 16 hiding 5 " 6 it 6 it 8 , 7 " 8 , 8 , 9 and 8 , 16 hiding 9 and 10 some 11 one 12 else 12 else 16 hiding 13 was 16 hiding 14 doing 16 hiding 15 the 16 hiding 16 hiding 17 . at [times] [lightfoot] would lose his temper . 1 at 8 . 4 would 5 lose 5 lose 6 his 5 lose 7 temper 7 temper 8 . yes , [sir] , [lightfoot] would lose his temper . 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 4 , 1 yes 10 . 6 would 7 lose 7 lose 8 his 7 lose 9 temper 9 temper 10 . that was a foolish thing to do , but it seemed to him that he just couldn't help it . 1 that 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 foolish 4 foolish 5 thing 4 foolish 6 to 6 to 7 do 7 do 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 it 10 it 11 seemed 11 seemed 12 to 12 to 13 him 13 him 14 that 14 that 15 he 15 he 17 couldn't 16 just 17 couldn't 17 couldn't 18 help 18 help 19 it 19 it 20 . more than once when he did this a pair of great , soft , gentle eyes were watching him , though he didn't know it . 1 more 2 than 1 more 13 soft 2 than 5 he 3 once 4 when 4 when 5 he 5 he 6 did 6 did 7 this 8 a 9 pair 8 a 11 great 9 pair 10 of 11 great 13 soft 12 , 13 soft 13 soft 14 , 13 soft 15 gentle 15 gentle 16 eyes 16 eyes 26 . 17 were 18 watching 18 watching 19 him 19 him 20 , 20 , 21 though 21 though 23 didn't 22 he 23 didn't 23 didn't 24 know 24 know 25 it 25 it 26 . at other times [lightfoot] [would] steal [about] through the [green] [forest] as noiselessly as a shadow . 1 at 2 other 2 other 3 times 2 other 17 . 6 steal 8 through 8 through 9 the 9 the 16 shadow 12 as 13 noiselessly 13 noiselessly 14 as 14 as 15 a 15 a 16 shadow 16 shadow 17 . he would peer into thickets and behind tangles of fallen trees and brush piles , hoping to surprise the one he sought . 1 he 3 peer 2 would 3 peer 3 peer 4 into 3 peer 5 thickets 5 thickets 6 and 5 thickets 7 behind 7 behind 8 tangles 8 tangles 9 of 8 tangles 10 fallen 10 fallen 11 trees 11 trees 12 and 11 trees 14 piles 11 trees 23 . 13 brush 14 piles 14 piles 16 hoping 14 piles 18 surprise 14 piles 19 the 14 piles 22 sought 15 , 16 hoping 16 hoping 17 to 20 one 22 sought 21 he 22 sought he would be very , very patient . 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 be 3 be 7 patient 4 very 5 , 4 very 7 patient 6 very 7 patient 7 patient 8 . perhaps he would come to the thicket which he knew from the signs the stranger had left only a few moments before . 1 perhaps 2 he 2 he 3 would 3 would 4 come 4 come 5 to 4 come 11 from 5 to 6 the 6 the 7 thicket 7 thicket 8 which 8 which 9 he 9 he 10 knew 11 from 12 the 11 from 13 signs 13 signs 15 stranger 13 signs 21 moments 14 the 15 stranger 15 stranger 16 had 16 had 17 left 18 only 20 few 19 a 20 few 20 few 21 moments 21 moments 22 before 22 before 23 . then his patience would vanish in impatience , and he would dash ahead , eager to catch up with the shy stranger . 1 then 2 his 2 his 3 patience 3 patience 5 vanish 4 would 5 vanish 5 vanish 7 impatience 6 in 7 impatience 7 impatience 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 he 10 he 11 would 11 would 12 dash 12 dash 13 ahead 12 dash 15 eager 12 dash 17 catch 12 dash 18 up 13 ahead 14 , 16 to 17 catch 18 up 19 with 19 with 20 the 19 with 21 shy 21 shy 22 stranger 22 stranger 23 . but always it was in vain . 1 but 6 vain 2 always 6 vain 3 it 4 was 4 was 6 vain 5 in 6 vain 6 vain 7 . he had thought himself very clever but this stranger was proving herself more clever . 1 he 2 had 1 he 3 thought 3 thought 11 proving 4 himself 11 proving 5 very 6 clever 6 clever 11 proving 7 but 8 this 8 this 11 proving 9 stranger 11 proving 10 was 11 proving 11 proving 12 herself 11 proving 13 more 11 proving 14 clever 14 clever 15 . of course it wasn't long before all the [little] people in the [green] [forest] [knew] [what] [was] [going] [on] . 1 of 2 course 1 of 8 the 2 course 3 it 3 it 4 wasn't 4 wasn't 5 long 5 long 6 before 7 all 8 the 8 the 10 people 10 people 11 in 11 in 12 the 12 the 20 . but now , instead of trying to help [lightfoot] as they did then , they gave him [no] help [at] [all] . 1 but 2 now 1 but 22 . 2 now 3 , 3 , 4 instead 4 instead 5 of 4 instead 6 trying 6 trying 7 to 7 to 8 help 8 help 17 him 10 as 11 they 10 as 15 they 11 they 12 did 13 then 14 , 13 then 15 they 15 they 16 gave 16 gave 17 him 19 help 22 . the fact is , they were enjoying that game . 1 the 2 fact 2 fact 3 is 2 fact 4 , 2 fact 7 enjoying 5 they 6 were 6 were 7 enjoying 7 enjoying 9 game 8 that 9 game 9 game 10 . mischievous [sammy] [jay] [even] went so far as to warn the stranger several times [when] [lightfoot] [was] [approaching] . 1 mischievous 14 times 5 went 7 far 6 so 7 far 7 far 8 as 7 far 10 warn 9 to 10 warn 10 warn 12 stranger 10 warn 13 several 11 the 12 stranger 13 several 14 times 14 times 19 . of course [lightfoot] knew [when] [sammy] [did] this , and [each] [time] he lost his temper . 1 of 2 course 1 of 8 this 2 course 4 knew 8 this 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 13 he 13 he 17 . 14 lost 15 his 15 his 16 temper 16 temper 17 . for the time being , he quite forgot all that [sammy] had done for him when he was the one that was being hunted . 1 for 4 being 2 the 3 time 3 time 4 being 4 being 13 done 5 , 6 he 6 he 8 forgot 6 he 12 had 7 quite 8 forgot 8 forgot 10 that 9 all 10 that 12 had 13 done 13 done 14 for 13 done 25 . 14 for 23 being 15 him 16 when 16 when 17 he 17 he 18 was 17 he 22 was 18 was 19 the 18 was 20 one 21 that 22 was 22 was 23 being 23 being 24 hunted but when [buster] [grinned] good-naturedly at him , [lightfoot] [thought] [better] [of] [it] and bounded away to continue his search . 1 but 2 when 1 but 5 good-naturedly 5 good-naturedly 21 . 6 at 7 him 7 him 8 , 8 , 14 and 14 and 15 bounded 15 bounded 16 away 15 bounded 17 to 17 to 18 continue 18 continue 20 search 19 his 20 search 20 search 21 . then [there] [were] [times] [when] [lightfoot] [would] [sulk] [and] [would] [declare] [over] [and] [over] [to] [himself] , " [i] don't care anything about that stranger . 1 then 17 , 17 , 18 " 18 " 20 don't 20 don't 21 care 21 care 22 anything 22 anything 23 about 22 anything 24 that 24 that 25 stranger 25 stranger 26 . [chapter] [xxxiv] [a] [startling] [new] [footprint] he had stolen [very] [softly] [down] to the [laughing] [brook] [,] hoping to surprise the beautiful stranger drinking there . 1 he 2 had 1 he 12 hoping 2 had 3 stolen 3 stolen 7 to 7 to 8 the 12 hoping 18 drinking 13 to 14 surprise 13 to 15 the 15 the 17 stranger 16 beautiful 17 stranger 17 stranger 18 drinking 18 drinking 19 there 19 there 20 . she wasn't to be seen . 1 she 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 5 seen 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 seen 5 seen 6 . almost at once he discovered fresh footprints . 1 almost 2 at 2 at 3 once 3 once 4 he 4 he 5 discovered 5 discovered 7 footprints 6 fresh 7 footprints 7 footprints 8 . they were not the prints he was looking for . 1 they 2 were 2 were 5 prints 3 not 5 prints 4 the 5 prints 5 prints 6 he 5 prints 7 was 5 prints 8 looking 6 he 7 was 8 looking 9 for 9 for 10 . no , [sir] [,] [they] [were] not [the] dainty prints he had learned to know [so] well . 1 no 2 , 1 no 9 dainty 2 , 7 not 9 dainty 10 prints 9 dainty 18 . 11 he 12 had 12 had 13 learned 13 learned 14 to 14 to 15 know 15 know 17 well 15 know 18 . they were prints very near the size of his own big ones , and they had been made only a short time before . 1 they 2 were 1 they 16 had 2 were 3 prints 3 prints 4 very 3 prints 5 near 3 prints 14 and 5 near 7 size 6 the 7 size 7 size 8 of 7 size 11 big 8 of 9 his 9 his 10 own 12 ones 13 , 13 , 14 and 15 they 16 had 16 had 17 been 16 had 18 made 18 made 20 a 19 only 20 a 20 a 21 short 21 short 22 time 21 short 23 before 23 before 24 . the finding of those prints was a dreadful shock [to] [lightfoot] . 1 the 12 . 2 finding 5 prints 3 of 4 those 4 those 5 prints 5 prints 6 was 5 prints 9 shock 7 a 8 dreadful 7 a 9 shock 9 shock 12 . he understood instantly what they meant . 1 he 2 understood 2 understood 3 instantly 2 understood 4 what 2 understood 7 . 4 what 6 meant 5 they 6 meant they meant that a second stranger had come into the [green] [forest] [,] [one] [who] [had] antlers [like] his own . 1 they 2 meant 1 they 7 had 2 meant 3 that 4 a 5 second 5 second 6 stranger 6 stranger 7 had 7 had 8 come 8 come 9 into 9 into 10 the 10 the 17 antlers 17 antlers 21 . 19 his 20 own 20 own 21 . jealousy took possession [of] [lightfoot] [the] [deer] ; jealousy that filled his heart with rage . 1 jealousy 2 took 1 jealousy 3 possession 3 possession 9 jealousy 8 ; 9 jealousy 9 jealousy 10 that 9 jealousy 11 filled 11 filled 12 his 12 his 13 heart 13 heart 16 . 14 with 15 rage 15 rage 16 . " he has come here to seek that beautiful stranger [i] have been hunting for [,] ["] thought [lightfoot] . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 has 2 he 18 thought 3 has 4 come 4 come 5 here 4 come 6 to 6 to 7 seek 7 seek 8 that 7 seek 9 beautiful 7 seek 15 for 9 beautiful 10 stranger 12 have 13 been 13 been 14 hunting 14 hunting 15 for 18 thought 20 . " he has come here to try to steal her away from me . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 has 3 has 4 come 4 come 5 here 4 come 6 to 6 to 9 steal 7 try 8 to 7 try 9 steal 9 steal 10 her 9 steal 11 away 11 away 12 from 12 from 13 me 13 me 14 . he has no right here in [my] [green] [forest] . 1 he 2 has 1 he 10 . 2 has 3 no 3 no 4 right 4 right 5 here 4 right 6 in that is where that beautiful stranger must have come from , too . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 where 2 is 5 beautiful 2 is 12 too 4 that 5 beautiful 5 beautiful 6 stranger 6 stranger 9 come 7 must 8 have 7 must 9 come 9 come 10 from 11 , 12 too 12 too 13 . i want her to stay , but [i] must drive this fellow out . 1 i 2 want 2 want 3 her 2 want 4 to 4 to 5 stay 4 to 10 drive 5 stay 6 , 6 , 7 but 9 must 10 drive 10 drive 12 fellow 10 drive 13 out 11 this 12 fellow 13 out 14 . i 'll make him fight . 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 make 3 make 4 him 4 him 6 . 5 fight 6 . that 's what [i] 'll do [;] [i] ['ll] [make] [him] [fight] ! 1 that 2 's 2 's 3 what 3 what 6 do 5 'll 6 do 6 do 13 ! i 'm not afraid of him , but [i] 'll make him fear me . " 1 i 2 'm 1 i 10 'll 2 'm 3 not 2 'm 4 afraid 4 afraid 5 of 4 afraid 6 him 6 him 7 , 7 , 8 but 10 'll 11 make 11 make 12 him 12 him 15 . 13 fear 14 me 14 me 15 . 15 . 16 " lightfoot stamped his feet and with his great antlers thrashed the bushes as if he felt that they were the enemy he sought . 1 lightfoot 2 stamped 2 stamped 4 feet 2 stamped 6 with 3 his 4 feet 4 feet 5 and 6 with 7 his 6 with 8 great 8 great 9 antlers 9 antlers 10 thrashed 10 thrashed 11 the 10 thrashed 12 bushes 11 the 12 bushes 12 bushes 21 enemy 13 as 14 if 13 as 20 the 14 if 15 he 15 he 16 felt 16 felt 17 that 17 that 18 they 18 they 19 were 20 the 21 enemy 21 enemy 24 . 22 he 23 sought 23 sought 24 . could you [have] [looked] [into] [his] [great] [eyes] [then] , [you] would have found nothing soft and beautiful about [them] . 1 could 2 you 2 you 13 have 10 , 12 would 12 would 13 have 13 have 14 found 13 have 15 nothing 15 nothing 16 soft 15 nothing 19 about 16 soft 17 and 16 soft 18 beautiful 19 about 21 . they became almost red with anger . 1 they 2 became 2 became 3 almost 2 became 6 anger 4 red 6 anger 5 with 6 anger 6 anger 7 . lightfoot quivered all over with rage . 1 lightfoot 2 quivered 2 quivered 3 all 2 quivered 4 over 2 quivered 6 rage 5 with 6 rage 6 rage 7 . the hair on the back of his neck stood up . 1 the 2 hair 2 hair 9 stood 2 hair 11 . 3 on 4 the 4 the 6 of 5 back 6 of 6 of 7 his 7 his 8 neck 8 neck 9 stood 9 stood 10 up lightfoot [the] [deer] [looked] [anything] [but] gentle . 1 lightfoot 7 gentle 7 gentle 8 . then he leaped [over] [the] [laughing] [brook] and once more began to search [through] [the] [green] [forest] . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 leaped 3 leaped 18 . 8 and 11 began 9 once 10 more 9 once 11 began 11 began 12 to 11 began 13 search 13 search 18 . but this time it was not for the beautiful stranger with the dainty feet . 1 but 2 this 2 this 3 time 2 this 10 stranger 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 not 6 not 7 for 7 for 8 the 8 the 10 stranger 9 beautiful 10 stranger 10 stranger 13 dainty 11 with 12 the 11 with 13 dainty 12 the 13 dainty 13 dainty 14 feet 14 feet 15 . he had no time to think of her now . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 no 3 no 4 time 4 time 5 to 5 to 6 think 6 think 7 of 7 of 8 her 8 her 10 . 9 now 10 . he must first find this newcomer and he meant to waste no time in doing it . 1 he 2 must 1 he 15 doing 2 must 3 first 3 first 13 time 4 find 6 newcomer 5 this 6 newcomer 6 newcomer 7 and 6 newcomer 9 meant 6 newcomer 11 waste 8 he 9 meant 9 meant 10 to 11 waste 12 no 11 waste 13 time 13 time 14 in 15 doing 16 it 16 it 17 . [chapter] [xxxv] [lightfoot] [is] [reckless] in his search for the new stranger who had come to the [green] [forest] , [lightfoot] the [deer] was wholly reckless . 1 in 2 his 1 in 17 the 2 his 3 search 3 search 4 for 4 for 5 the 5 the 7 stranger 6 new 7 stranger 7 stranger 8 who 8 who 9 had 9 had 10 come 10 come 11 to 10 come 15 , 11 to 12 the 17 the 22 . 19 was 20 wholly 20 wholly 21 reckless 21 reckless 22 . he bounded along , careless of how much noise he made . 1 he 2 bounded 2 bounded 3 along 2 bounded 5 careless 3 along 4 , 5 careless 6 of 5 careless 9 noise 5 careless 12 . 7 how 8 much 8 much 9 noise 9 noise 11 made 10 he 11 made after such exhibitions of anger he would pause to listen , hoping to hear some sound which would tell him where the stranger was . 1 after 3 exhibitions 1 after 8 pause 2 such 3 exhibitions 3 exhibitions 4 of 3 exhibitions 5 anger 6 he 7 would 7 would 8 pause 8 pause 10 listen 8 pause 17 which 9 to 10 listen 10 listen 12 hoping 11 , 12 hoping 12 hoping 13 to 12 hoping 14 hear 14 hear 15 some 14 hear 16 sound 17 which 18 would 17 which 24 was 18 would 19 tell 19 tell 20 him 19 tell 21 where 22 the 23 stranger 23 stranger 24 was 24 was 25 . each time he found [these] [signs] [lightfoot] ['s] rage increased . 1 each 2 time 2 time 3 he 3 he 4 found 4 found 9 rage 9 rage 11 . 10 increased 11 . of course it [didn't] [take] [sammy] [jay] [long] to discover what was going on . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 it 3 it 15 . 9 to 10 discover 10 discover 11 what 10 discover 15 . 11 what 12 was 12 was 13 going 13 going 14 on there is [little] [that] [escapes] [those] sharp [eyes] of [sammy] [jay] . 1 there 2 is 1 there 12 . 2 is 7 sharp 7 sharp 9 of then , [by] [chance] [,] [sammy] had [visited] [the] [laughing] [brook] just as the [big] stranger had come down there to drink . 1 then 2 , 1 then 14 the 2 , 13 as 7 had 12 just 12 just 13 as 14 the 16 stranger 16 stranger 17 had 17 had 18 come 18 come 19 down 18 come 21 to 19 down 20 there 21 to 22 drink 22 drink 23 . for once [sammy] had kept his tongue still . 1 for 2 once 2 once 9 . 4 had 5 kept 5 kept 7 tongue 6 his 7 tongue 7 tongue 8 still 7 tongue 9 . " there is going to be [excitement] [here] [when] [lightfoot] discovers [this] [fellow] , " thought [sammy] . 1 " 2 there 2 there 3 is 3 is 4 going 4 going 5 to 5 to 6 be 6 be 11 discovers 11 discovers 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 thought 16 thought 18 . " if they [ever] meet , and [i] have a feeling that they will , there is going to be a fight worth [seeing] . 1 " 2 if 2 if 3 they 3 they 5 meet 5 meet 23 worth 6 , 7 and 6 , 23 worth 7 and 22 fight 9 have 10 a 10 a 11 feeling 11 feeling 12 that 12 that 13 they 12 that 17 is 13 they 14 will 15 , 16 there 16 there 17 is 17 is 18 going 18 going 19 to 19 to 20 be 19 to 22 fight 20 be 21 a 23 worth 25 . i must pass the word around . ["] 1 i 2 must 2 must 3 pass 2 must 7 . 3 pass 4 the 3 pass 5 word 5 word 6 around so [sammy] [jay] hunted up his cousin , [blacky] [the] [crow] [,] and told him what he had discovered . 1 so 4 hunted 4 hunted 5 up 5 up 8 , 6 his 7 cousin 7 cousin 8 , 8 , 13 and 13 and 14 told 14 told 15 him 15 him 20 . 16 what 18 had 17 he 18 had 18 had 19 discovered 19 discovered 20 . then he hunted up [bobby] [coon] and told him . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 hunted 3 hunted 4 up 4 up 7 and 7 and 8 told 8 told 9 him 9 him 10 . he saw [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [sitting] [in] the doorway of his hollow tree and told him . 1 he 2 saw 2 saw 9 the 9 the 10 doorway 10 doorway 11 of 10 doorway 13 hollow 11 of 12 his 13 hollow 14 tree 14 tree 18 . 15 and 16 told 16 told 17 him 17 him 18 . he discovered [jumper] [the] [hare] [sitting] under a little hemlock-tree and told him . 1 he 2 discovered 2 discovered 10 hemlock-tree 7 under 10 hemlock-tree 8 a 9 little 9 little 10 hemlock-tree 10 hemlock-tree 11 and 10 hemlock-tree 12 told 12 told 13 him 13 him 14 . then he flew over to the [dear] [old] [briar-patch] [to] [tell] [peter] [rabbit] [.] 1 then 2 he 1 then 6 the 2 he 3 flew 3 flew 4 over 3 flew 5 to sammy didn't forget to tell [paddy] [the] [beaver] , but it was no news to [paddy] . 1 sammy 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 forget 3 forget 4 to 3 forget 17 . 4 to 5 tell 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 it 11 it 12 was 12 was 13 no 13 no 14 news 14 news 15 to 14 news 17 . paddy had seen the big stranger on the edge of his pond early the night before . 1 paddy 3 seen 1 paddy 12 pond 1 paddy 14 the 2 had 3 seen 4 the 5 big 5 big 6 stranger 6 stranger 9 edge 7 on 9 edge 8 the 9 edge 9 edge 10 of 9 edge 12 pond 10 of 11 his 11 his 12 pond 12 pond 13 early 14 the 15 night 15 night 16 before 15 night 17 . of course , [lightfoot] knew [nothing] [about] all this . 1 of 2 course 1 of 9 this 2 course 3 , 5 knew 8 all 8 all 9 this 9 this 10 . his [one] [thought] [was] [to] [find] [that] big stranger and drive him from the [green] [forest] , and [so] he continued his search tirelessly . 1 his 8 big 8 big 9 stranger 9 stranger 11 drive 10 and 11 drive 11 drive 12 him 11 drive 13 from 13 from 14 the 14 the 23 search 17 , 18 and 18 and 20 he 20 he 21 continued 21 continued 23 search 22 his 23 search 23 search 25 . 24 tirelessly 25 . [chapter] [xxxvi] [sammy] [jay] [takes] [a] [hand] sammy [jay] [was] bubbling [over] with excitement as he flew [about] [through] [the] [green] [forest] [,] [following] [lightfoot] [the] [deer] . 1 sammy 10 flew 1 sammy 21 . 4 bubbling 6 with 6 with 7 excitement 7 excitement 8 as 8 as 9 he 9 he 10 flew he was so excited he wanted to scream . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 so 3 so 4 excited 4 excited 9 . 5 he 6 wanted 6 wanted 7 to 7 to 8 scream 8 scream 9 . but he didn't . 1 but 3 didn't 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 . he kept his tongue still . 1 he 2 kept 2 kept 4 tongue 3 his 4 tongue 4 tongue 5 still 4 tongue 6 . you see , he didn't want [lightfoot] to know that he was being followed . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 didn't 5 didn't 6 want 5 didn't 9 know 8 to 9 know 9 know 10 that 10 that 11 he 10 that 14 followed 11 he 12 was 13 being 14 followed 14 followed 15 . under that pointed cap [of] [sammy] [jay] ['s] are quick wits . 1 under 3 pointed 2 that 3 pointed 3 pointed 4 cap 4 cap 12 . 9 are 10 quick 10 quick 11 wits 11 wits 12 . lightfoot made so much noise that it was quite easy to know just where he was and to keep out of his sight . 1 lightfoot 10 easy 2 made 10 easy 3 so 4 much 3 so 10 easy 4 much 5 noise 6 that 8 was 7 it 8 was 8 was 9 quite 9 quite 10 easy 10 easy 19 keep 11 to 19 keep 12 know 13 just 13 just 14 where 13 just 19 keep 14 where 15 he 15 he 16 was 17 and 19 keep 18 to 19 keep 19 keep 20 out 20 out 21 of 20 out 22 his 20 out 23 sight 23 sight 24 . " that stranger [is] [nearly] [as] [big] [as] [lightfoot] , but it is very plain that he doesn't want to fight , " thought [sammy] . 1 " 2 that 2 that 3 stranger 3 stranger 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 it 12 it 13 is 13 is 14 very 14 very 15 plain 15 plain 16 that 16 that 17 he 17 he 18 doesn't 18 doesn't 19 want 19 want 20 to 20 to 21 fight 21 fight 22 , 22 , 23 " 23 " 24 thought 24 thought 26 . " he must be a coward . " 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 must 3 must 4 be 4 be 5 a 5 a 6 coward 6 coward 7 . 7 . 8 " now the truth is , the stranger was not a coward . 1 now 5 , 1 now 12 . 2 the 3 truth 3 truth 4 is 3 truth 5 , 6 the 7 stranger 6 the 11 coward 7 stranger 8 was 9 not 10 a 10 a 11 coward 11 coward 12 . he was ready and willing to fight if he had to , but if he could avoid fighting he meant to . 1 he 2 was 2 was 5 willing 3 ready 5 willing 4 and 5 willing 5 willing 6 to 5 willing 7 fight 5 willing 11 to 5 willing 21 to 7 fight 8 if 8 if 9 he 9 he 10 had 11 to 17 avoid 12 , 13 but 13 but 14 if 14 if 17 avoid 15 he 16 could 16 could 17 avoid 17 avoid 18 fighting 18 fighting 20 meant 19 he 20 meant 21 to 22 . you see , big as he was , he wasn't quite so big as [lightfoot] , and he knew it . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 5 as 4 big 5 as 5 as 6 he 6 he 7 was 6 he 19 knew 8 , 9 he 8 , 17 and 9 he 10 wasn't 10 wasn't 11 quite 10 wasn't 12 so 10 wasn't 13 big 13 big 14 as 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 he 18 he 19 knew 19 knew 20 it 20 it 21 . he [had] [seen] [lightfoot] 's [big] footprints , and [from] their size he knew that [lightfoot] must be bigger and heavier than he . 1 he 5 's 1 he 24 . 5 's 7 footprints 7 footprints 8 , 7 footprints 21 heavier 8 , 9 and 8 , 20 and 9 and 11 their 11 their 12 size 13 he 14 knew 13 he 17 must 14 knew 15 that 17 must 18 be 18 be 19 bigger 19 bigger 20 and 21 heavier 22 than 22 than 23 he then , too , he knew that he really had no right to be there in the [green] [forest] . 1 then 2 , 2 , 3 too 3 too 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 knew 5 he 10 had 6 knew 7 that 8 he 9 really 8 he 10 had 10 had 11 no 11 no 12 right 12 right 13 to 13 to 14 be 14 be 16 in 15 there 16 in 16 in 17 the 17 the 20 . that was [lightfoot] 's home [and] so he was [an] [intruder] . 1 that 2 was 1 that 4 's 4 's 5 home 5 home 12 . 7 so 8 he 8 he 9 was 9 was 12 . he knew that [lightfoot] would feel this way about it and that this would make him [fight] all the harder . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 5 would 2 knew 3 that 5 would 6 feel 6 feel 8 way 6 feel 9 about 6 feel 12 that 6 feel 13 this 7 this 8 way 9 about 10 it 11 and 12 that 13 this 21 . 14 would 15 make 15 make 16 him 16 him 18 all 18 all 19 the 19 the 20 harder 20 harder 21 . so the big stranger wanted to avoid a fight [if] possible [.] 1 so 11 possible 2 the 4 stranger 3 big 4 stranger 4 stranger 7 avoid 5 wanted 6 to 5 wanted 7 avoid 7 avoid 8 a 7 avoid 9 fight 7 avoid 11 possible but he wanted still more to find that beautiful young visitor with the dainty feet [for] whom [lightfoot] had been looking . 1 but 2 he 1 but 4 still 2 he 3 wanted 4 still 5 more 5 more 9 beautiful 6 to 7 find 7 find 8 that 7 find 9 beautiful 9 beautiful 11 visitor 10 young 11 visitor 11 visitor 14 dainty 11 visitor 22 . 12 with 13 the 12 with 14 dainty 13 the 14 dainty 14 dainty 15 feet 14 dainty 17 whom 14 dainty 21 looking 19 had 20 been 20 been 21 looking if he had to , he would fight for her , but until he had to he would keep out of the fight . 1 if 2 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 to 4 to 8 fight 4 to 19 keep 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 would 7 would 8 fight 8 fight 9 for 9 for 10 her 10 her 11 , 11 , 12 but 13 until 14 he 14 he 15 had 15 had 16 to 16 to 19 keep 17 he 18 would 18 would 19 keep 19 keep 20 out 20 out 21 of 21 of 22 the 22 the 23 fight 23 fight 24 . so he dodged [lightfoot] and at the same time [looked] for the [beautiful] stranger . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 dodged 3 dodged 15 . 5 and 6 at 6 at 8 same 7 the 8 same 8 same 9 time 9 time 11 for 11 for 12 the 12 the 14 stranger 14 stranger 15 . all this [sammy] [jay] guessed , and after a while he grew tired [of] [following] [lightfoot] [for] [nothing] . 1 all 2 this 1 all 5 guessed 5 guessed 19 . 6 , 7 and 6 , 10 while 8 after 10 while 9 a 10 while 10 while 11 he 11 he 12 grew 12 grew 13 tired 13 tired 19 . " [i] 'll have to take a hand in this thing myself , " muttered [sammy] . 1 " 15 muttered 3 'll 4 have 3 'll 6 take 5 to 6 take 6 take 7 a 6 take 8 hand 6 take 10 this 9 in 10 this 10 this 11 thing 11 thing 12 myself 12 myself 13 , 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 muttered 15 muttered 17 . " [at] [this] rate , [lightfoot] [never] [will] [find] [that] [big] stranger ! " 1 " 4 rate 4 rate 5 , 5 , 14 " 12 stranger 13 ! 13 ! 14 " so [sammy] [stopped] [following] [lightfoot] and began to search [through] [the] [green] [forest] [for] [the] [big] [stranger] . 1 so 18 . 6 and 7 began 7 began 8 to 7 began 9 search 9 search 18 . it didn't take very long to find him . 1 it 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 take 2 didn't 7 find 3 take 5 long 4 very 5 long 6 to 7 find 7 find 8 him 8 him 9 . he was [over] near the pond of [paddy] the [beaver] . 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 near 4 near 5 the 5 the 6 pond 6 pond 7 of 7 of 9 the 9 the 11 . as soon as he saw him , [sammy] began to scream at the top of his lungs . 1 as 2 soon 2 soon 3 as 3 as 4 he 4 he 5 saw 5 saw 6 him 6 him 7 , 6 him 18 . 9 began 10 to 10 to 11 scream 11 scream 17 lungs 12 at 13 the 13 the 14 top 14 top 15 of 14 top 17 lungs 16 his 17 lungs 17 lungs 18 . [chapter] [xxxvii] [the] [great] [fight] down from the top of the ridge back of the pond of [paddy] the [beaver] plunged [lightfoot] the [deer] [,] his eyes blazing with rage . 1 down 2 from 2 from 3 the 3 the 4 top 4 top 5 of 5 of 6 the 6 the 7 ridge 7 ridge 8 back 7 ridge 9 of 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 pond 11 pond 12 of 11 pond 21 his 12 of 14 the 12 of 18 the 14 the 16 plunged 21 his 22 eyes 22 eyes 23 blazing 23 blazing 26 . 24 with 25 rage 25 rage 26 . he had understood the screaming [of] [sammy] [jay] . 1 he 2 had 1 he 3 understood 3 understood 4 the 3 understood 5 screaming 5 screaming 9 . he knew that somewhere down there was the big stranger he had been looking for . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 12 had 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 4 somewhere 4 somewhere 5 down 4 somewhere 10 stranger 6 there 7 was 7 was 8 the 8 the 10 stranger 9 big 10 stranger 11 he 12 had 12 had 13 been 13 been 14 looking 14 looking 15 for 15 for 16 . the [big] stranger [had] understood [sammy] ['s] screaming [quite] as well [as] [lightfoot] . 1 the 3 stranger 3 stranger 5 understood 5 understood 8 screaming 8 screaming 14 . 10 as 11 well 11 well 14 . he must fight . 1 he 2 must 2 must 3 fight 3 fight 4 . there was no way out of it , he must fight . 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 no 3 no 4 way 4 way 6 of 5 out 6 of 6 of 7 it 7 it 12 . 8 , 9 he 9 he 10 must 10 must 11 fight 11 fight 12 . the hair on the back of his neck stood up with anger just as did the hair on the neck of [lightfoot] [.] 1 the 2 hair 2 hair 3 on 3 on 4 the 3 on 5 back 3 on 7 his 6 of 7 his 7 his 8 neck 8 neck 9 stood 9 stood 10 up 9 stood 18 on 10 up 11 with 11 with 12 anger 12 anger 13 just 12 anger 15 did 13 just 14 as 16 the 17 hair 17 hair 18 on 18 on 19 the 19 the 20 neck 20 neck 21 of his eyes also blazed . 1 his 2 eyes 2 eyes 4 blazed 2 eyes 5 . 3 also 4 blazed he bounded out into a little open place by the pond of [paddy] the [beaver] and [there] he waited . 1 he 2 bounded 1 he 19 waited 2 bounded 3 out 2 bounded 11 pond 3 out 4 into 4 into 5 a 5 a 6 little 5 a 8 place 7 open 8 place 9 by 10 the 10 the 11 pond 11 pond 12 of 12 of 14 the 16 and 18 he 18 he 19 waited 19 waited 20 . meanwhile [sammy] [jay] was flying [about] in the greatest excitement , screaming at the top of his lungs , " a fight ! 1 meanwhile 5 flying 4 was 5 flying 5 flying 7 in 7 in 8 the 7 in 10 excitement 8 the 9 greatest 10 excitement 11 , 10 excitement 12 screaming 12 screaming 18 lungs 13 at 14 the 14 the 15 top 15 top 16 of 15 top 18 lungs 17 his 18 lungs 18 lungs 19 , 18 lungs 22 fight 19 , 20 " 21 a 22 fight 22 fight 23 ! a fight ! 1 a 2 fight 2 fight 3 ! a fight ! " 1 a 2 fight 2 fight 3 ! 3 ! 4 " everybody who was near enough hurried [there] [.] 1 everybody 2 who 1 everybody 6 hurried 2 who 3 was 4 near 5 enough 4 near 6 hurried bobby [coon] and [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] climbed trees from which they could see and at the same time be safe . 1 bobby 8 climbed 1 bobby 22 . 3 and 8 climbed 9 trees 11 which 10 from 11 which 11 which 12 they 12 they 13 could 13 could 14 see 13 could 20 be 14 see 17 the 15 and 17 the 16 at 17 the 17 the 18 same 18 same 19 time 20 be 21 safe 21 safe 22 . billy [mink] hurried to a safe place on [the] dam of [paddy] the [beaver] . 1 billy 3 hurried 1 billy 15 . 3 hurried 4 to 4 to 13 the 5 a 6 safe 5 a 10 dam 6 safe 7 place 7 place 8 on 10 dam 11 of 11 of 13 the paddy himself climbed up on the roof of his house out in the pond . 1 paddy 2 himself 1 paddy 3 climbed 1 paddy 14 pond 3 climbed 7 roof 4 up 5 on 5 on 6 the 6 the 7 roof 7 roof 8 of 8 of 9 his 9 his 10 house 11 out 13 the 12 in 13 the 13 the 14 pond 14 pond 15 . buster [bear] shuffled down the hill and watched from the other side of the pond . 1 buster 3 shuffled 3 shuffled 4 down 4 down 6 hill 4 down 9 from 5 the 6 hill 6 hill 8 watched 7 and 8 watched 9 from 10 the 10 the 11 other 11 other 12 side 12 side 13 of 13 of 14 the 14 the 15 pond 15 pond 16 . reddy [and] [granny] [fox] [were] [both] [there] . 1 reddy 8 . then , snorting with rage , they lowered their heads and plunged together . 1 then 3 snorting 2 , 3 snorting 3 snorting 4 with 3 snorting 5 rage 3 snorting 8 lowered 3 snorting 10 heads 3 snorting 12 plunged 5 rage 6 , 7 they 8 lowered 9 their 10 heads 11 and 12 plunged 12 plunged 13 together 13 together 14 . their antlers clashed with a noise that rang through the [green] [forest] , and both fell to their knees . 1 their 3 clashed 2 antlers 3 clashed 3 clashed 4 with 4 with 5 a 5 a 6 noise 6 noise 8 rang 7 that 8 rang 8 rang 9 through 8 rang 19 knees 9 through 10 the 13 , 14 and 14 and 16 fell 15 both 16 fell 16 fell 19 knees 17 to 18 their 18 their 19 knees 19 knees 20 . there [they] [pushed] and [struggled] [.] 1 there 4 and then they separated and backed away , to repeat the movement over again . 1 then 2 they 2 they 3 separated 3 separated 4 and 3 separated 5 backed 5 backed 6 away 5 backed 9 repeat 6 away 7 , 8 to 9 repeat 9 repeat 10 the 9 repeat 11 movement 11 movement 12 over 11 movement 13 again 13 again 14 . it was a terrible fight . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 terrible 4 terrible 5 fight 5 fight 6 . everybody said so . 1 everybody 2 said 1 everybody 3 so 1 everybody 4 . if they had not known before , everybody knew now what those great antlers were for . 1 if 15 were 2 they 3 had 2 they 15 were 3 had 5 known 4 not 5 known 5 known 6 before 5 known 14 antlers 7 , 8 everybody 8 everybody 9 knew 9 knew 10 now 9 knew 11 what 9 knew 12 those 12 those 14 antlers 13 great 14 antlers 15 were 16 for 16 for 17 . it only [made] [lightfoot] fight harder . 1 it 2 only 1 it 7 . 5 fight 6 harder 6 harder 7 . sometimes they would rear up and strike with their sharp hoofs . 1 sometimes 4 rear 2 they 3 would 3 would 4 rear 4 rear 5 up 4 rear 7 strike 4 rear 11 hoofs 4 rear 12 . 5 up 6 and 8 with 11 hoofs 9 their 11 hoofs 10 sharp 11 hoofs back and forth they plunged , and the ground was torn up by their feet . 1 back 3 forth 2 and 3 forth 3 forth 5 plunged 4 they 5 plunged 5 plunged 11 torn 5 plunged 15 feet 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 the 8 the 9 ground 9 ground 11 torn 10 was 11 torn 11 torn 12 up 11 torn 13 by 14 their 15 feet 15 feet 16 . both were getting out of breath , and from time to time they had to stop for a moment 's rest . 1 both 2 were 2 were 3 getting 3 getting 4 out 4 out 5 of 4 out 6 breath 6 breath 8 and 6 breath 21 rest 6 breath 22 . 7 , 8 and 9 from 10 time 10 time 11 to 11 to 16 stop 12 time 13 they 12 time 15 to 13 they 14 had 15 to 16 stop 16 stop 19 moment 16 stop 21 rest 17 for 19 moment 18 a 19 moment 19 moment 20 's then they would come together again more fiercely than ever . 1 then 2 they 2 they 3 would 3 would 4 come 3 would 10 ever 4 come 6 again 5 together 6 again 7 more 8 fiercely 7 more 9 than 9 than 10 ever 10 ever 11 . never had such a fight been seen in the [green] [forest] . 1 never 6 been 2 had 3 such 2 had 6 been 3 such 4 a 4 a 5 fight 6 been 7 seen 6 been 8 in 8 in 9 the 9 the 12 . [chapter] [xxxviii] [an] [unseen] [watcher] each was filled fully with rage and determined to drive [the] [other] from the [green] [forest] . 1 each 3 filled 2 was 3 filled 3 filled 4 fully 4 fully 6 rage 5 with 6 rage 6 rage 7 and 6 rage 8 determined 6 rage 10 drive 6 rage 17 . 8 determined 9 to 10 drive 13 from 13 from 14 the each [was] [fighting] [for] [the] [right] [to] [win] [the] [love] of [miss] [daintyfoot] [.] 1 each 11 of neither of them knew that [miss] [daintyfoot] [herself] was watching them . 1 neither 2 of 1 neither 3 them 1 neither 4 knew 1 neither 12 . 4 knew 5 that 5 that 9 was 10 watching 11 them 11 them 12 . but she was . 1 but 2 she 2 she 3 was 3 was 4 . timidly she had stolen forward to a thicket where , safely hidden , she could watch that terrible fight . 1 timidly 2 she 2 she 3 had 3 had 4 stolen 4 stolen 5 forward 5 forward 6 to 5 forward 8 thicket 7 a 8 thicket 8 thicket 9 where 8 thicket 10 , 8 thicket 11 safely 8 thicket 16 watch 8 thicket 18 terrible 8 thicket 20 . 12 hidden 13 , 13 , 14 she 14 she 15 could 15 could 16 watch 17 that 18 terrible 18 terrible 19 fight she knew that they were fighting for her . 1 she 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 6 fighting 3 that 4 they 5 were 6 fighting 6 fighting 7 for 6 fighting 9 . 7 for 8 her of course . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 . she knew it just as she had known how both had been hunting for her . 1 she 2 knew 1 she 7 had 2 knew 3 it 4 just 5 as 5 as 6 she 6 she 7 had 7 had 8 known 7 had 12 been 8 known 9 how 8 known 10 both 11 had 12 been 12 been 13 hunting 13 hunting 14 for 14 for 15 her 15 her 16 . what she didn't know [for] [some] [time] was [which] [one] she wanted to win [that] [fight] . 1 what 8 was 1 what 14 win 2 she 3 didn't 2 she 8 was 3 didn't 4 know 11 she 12 wanted 12 wanted 13 to 13 to 14 win 14 win 17 . both [lightfoot] and the big stranger [were] [handsome] . 1 both 3 and 3 and 4 the 4 the 5 big 5 big 6 stranger 6 stranger 9 . yes , indeed , they were very handsome . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 , 3 indeed 5 they 5 they 6 were 6 were 7 very 7 very 8 handsome 8 handsome 9 . lightfoot was just a little bit the bigger and it seemed to her just a little bit the handsomer . 1 lightfoot 2 was 2 was 3 just 2 was 4 a 4 a 6 bit 5 little 6 bit 6 bit 19 handsomer 7 the 19 handsomer 8 bigger 9 and 8 bigger 11 seemed 8 bigger 19 handsomer 10 it 11 seemed 11 seemed 12 to 12 to 13 her 14 just 19 handsomer 15 a 17 bit 16 little 17 bit 17 bit 19 handsomer 18 the 19 handsomer 19 handsomer 20 . she almost wanted him to win . 1 she 3 wanted 2 almost 3 wanted 3 wanted 4 him 3 wanted 5 to 3 wanted 6 win 6 win 7 . that great fight lasted a long time . 1 that 4 lasted 2 great 3 fight 3 fight 4 lasted 4 lasted 6 long 5 a 6 long 6 long 7 time 7 time 8 . to [pretty] [miss] [daintyfoot] it [seemed] [that] [it] [never] [would] [end] . 1 to 5 it 5 it 12 . but after a while [lightfoot] ['s] greater size and strength began to tell . 1 but 2 after 2 after 3 a 3 a 4 while 3 a 7 greater 7 greater 8 size 8 size 9 and 8 size 10 strength 10 strength 11 began 10 strength 14 . 11 began 12 to 12 to 13 tell little by little the big stranger was forced back towards the edge of the open place . 1 little 15 open 2 by 3 little 2 by 4 the 4 the 6 stranger 5 big 6 stranger 6 stranger 8 forced 7 was 8 forced 8 forced 10 towards 8 forced 12 edge 8 forced 15 open 9 back 10 towards 11 the 12 edge 12 edge 13 of 13 of 14 the 15 open 16 place 16 place 17 . now he would be thrown to his knees [when] [lightfoot] [wasn't] . 1 now 12 . 2 he 3 would 3 would 4 be 4 be 5 thrown 5 thrown 6 to 6 to 7 his 7 his 8 knees 8 knees 12 . as [lightfoot] [saw] this [,] he seemed to gain new strength . 1 as 4 this 4 this 12 . 6 he 7 seemed 6 he 9 gain 7 seemed 8 to 9 gain 11 strength 10 new 11 strength 11 strength 12 . at last he caught the stranger in such a way that he threw him over . 1 at 2 last 2 last 13 threw 2 last 16 . 3 he 13 threw 4 caught 13 threw 5 the 6 stranger 6 stranger 7 in 6 stranger 13 threw 7 in 8 such 7 in 10 way 8 such 9 a 11 that 12 he 12 he 13 threw 13 threw 14 him 13 threw 15 over while the stranger struggled to get to his feet again , [lightfoot] ['s] sharp antlers [made] [long] tears in his [gray] coat . 1 while 2 the 2 the 3 stranger 3 stranger 11 , 3 stranger 14 sharp 4 struggled 5 to 4 struggled 8 his 5 to 6 get 7 to 8 his 8 his 9 feet 9 feet 10 again 10 again 11 , 14 sharp 15 antlers 15 antlers 18 tears 18 tears 19 in 19 in 20 his 20 his 22 coat 22 coat 23 . the stranger was beaten and he knew it . 1 the 2 stranger 2 stranger 4 beaten 3 was 4 beaten 4 beaten 5 and 4 beaten 7 knew 5 and 6 he 7 knew 8 it 8 it 9 . the instant he succeeded in getting to his feet he turned tail and plunged for the shelter of the [green] [forest] . 1 the 2 instant 2 instant 3 he 2 instant 4 succeeded 4 succeeded 5 in 5 in 8 his 5 in 16 the 6 getting 8 his 7 to 8 his 8 his 9 feet 8 his 12 tail 10 he 11 turned 11 turned 12 tail 12 tail 14 plunged 13 and 14 plunged 14 plunged 15 for 16 the 17 shelter 17 shelter 18 of 18 of 19 the 19 the 22 . with a snort of triumph , [lightfoot] plunged after him . 1 with 2 a 1 with 3 snort 2 a 3 snort 3 snort 4 of 3 snort 5 triumph 3 snort 6 , 3 snort 8 plunged 5 triumph 6 , 8 plunged 9 after 9 after 10 him 10 him 11 . but now that he was beaten , fear took possession of the stranger . 1 but 2 now 2 now 3 that 3 that 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 beaten 6 beaten 7 , 6 beaten 10 possession 8 fear 10 possession 9 took 10 possession 10 possession 11 of 10 possession 13 stranger 10 possession 14 . 12 the 13 stranger 13 stranger 14 . all desire to fight left him . 1 all 2 desire 2 desire 3 to 2 desire 4 fight 4 fight 5 left 5 left 6 him 6 him 7 . his one thought was to get away , and fear gave him speed . 1 his 13 speed 2 one 13 speed 3 thought 4 was 3 thought 13 speed 4 was 5 to 6 get 7 away 7 away 13 speed 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 gave 10 fear 11 gave 11 gave 12 him 11 gave 13 speed 13 speed 14 . straight [back] towards the [great] [mountain] from [which] [he] [had] [come] the stranger headed . 1 straight 3 towards 3 towards 4 the 4 the 13 stranger 7 from 12 the 12 the 13 stranger 13 stranger 14 headed 14 headed 15 . lightfoot followed only a short distance . 1 lightfoot 2 followed 2 followed 6 distance 3 only 4 a 4 a 6 distance 5 short 6 distance 6 distance 7 . he knew that that stranger was going for good and would not come back . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 6 was 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 4 that 5 stranger 6 was 6 was 7 going 7 going 8 for 7 going 14 back 8 for 9 good 9 good 10 and 11 would 12 not 11 would 13 come 13 come 14 back 14 back 15 . then [lightfoot] turned back to the open place where they had fought . 1 then 3 turned 3 turned 4 back 4 back 5 to 5 to 6 the 6 the 8 place 7 open 8 place 8 place 9 where 9 where 10 they 10 they 11 had 11 had 12 fought 12 fought 13 . there he threw up his beautiful head , crowned by its [great] antlers , and whistled a challenge [to] [all] [the] [green] [forest] [.] 1 there 18 challenge 2 he 3 threw 2 he 16 whistled 3 threw 4 up 3 threw 5 his 5 his 7 head 6 beautiful 7 head 7 head 9 crowned 8 , 9 crowned 9 crowned 10 by 9 crowned 11 its 11 its 13 antlers 13 antlers 14 , 14 , 15 and 16 whistled 17 a 17 a 18 challenge as she looked at him , [miss] [daintyfoot] knew that she had [wanted] him to win . 1 as 2 she 1 as 11 she 2 she 3 looked 3 looked 4 at 4 at 5 him 5 him 6 , 9 knew 10 that 10 that 11 she 11 she 12 had 12 had 14 him 14 him 17 . 15 to 16 win 16 win 17 . she knew that [there] simply [couldn't] [be] [anybody] [else] so handsome and strong and brave [in] all the [great] [world] . 1 she 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 5 simply 5 simply 15 brave 10 so 11 handsome 10 so 15 brave 11 handsome 12 and 11 handsome 13 strong 13 strong 14 and 15 brave 21 . 17 all 18 the 17 all 21 . [chapter] [xxxix] [lightfoot] [discovers] [love] she adored him , which means that she loved him just as much as it was possible for her to love . 1 she 2 adored 2 adored 3 him 2 adored 10 him 2 adored 12 as 3 him 4 , 5 which 6 means 6 means 7 that 7 that 8 she 8 she 9 loved 9 loved 10 him 11 just 12 as 12 as 13 much 12 as 17 possible 14 as 17 possible 15 it 16 was 15 it 17 possible 17 possible 18 for 17 possible 20 to 17 possible 21 love 17 possible 22 . 18 for 19 her but [lightfoot] didn't [know] this . 1 but 3 didn't 1 but 5 this 5 this 6 . in fact , he didn't know that [miss] [daintyfoot] was there . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 didn't 5 didn't 6 know 6 know 7 that 7 that 10 was 7 that 11 there 11 there 12 . his [one] [thought] [had] [been] [to] [drive] [out] [of] [the] [green] [forest] [the] [big] stranger [who] had come down from the [great] [mountain] [.] 1 his 15 stranger 15 stranger 17 had 17 had 18 come 18 come 19 down 18 come 20 from 20 from 21 the he had been jealous of that big stranger , though he hadn't known that he was jealous . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 been 2 had 13 known 3 been 4 jealous 4 jealous 5 of 6 that 8 stranger 7 big 8 stranger 8 stranger 13 known 9 , 10 though 10 though 11 he 11 he 12 hadn't 12 hadn't 13 known 13 known 14 that 13 known 17 jealous 14 that 15 he 15 he 16 was 17 jealous 18 . of course this was nothing but jealousy . 1 of 2 course 1 of 7 jealousy 3 this 4 was 4 was 5 nothing 5 nothing 6 but 5 nothing 7 jealousy 7 jealousy 8 . in [its] place was a great longing to [find] [miss] [daintyfoot] [.] 1 in 3 place 1 in 5 a 4 was 5 a 5 a 6 great 6 great 7 longing 7 longing 8 to his great eyes became once more soft and beautiful . 1 his 3 eyes 2 great 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 became 3 eyes 10 . 4 became 6 more 5 once 6 more 6 more 9 beautiful 7 soft 8 and 7 soft 9 beautiful in them was a look of wistfulness . 1 in 7 wistfulness 2 them 7 wistfulness 3 was 7 wistfulness 4 a 7 wistfulness 5 look 7 wistfulness 6 of 7 wistfulness 7 wistfulness 8 . lightfoot walked down to the edge of the water and drank , for he was very , very thirsty . 1 lightfoot 2 walked 2 walked 3 down 3 down 4 to 3 down 6 edge 5 the 6 edge 6 edge 7 of 6 edge 11 drank 7 of 8 the 9 water 11 drank 10 and 11 drank 11 drank 12 , 11 drank 19 thirsty 13 for 14 he 14 he 15 was 15 was 16 very 16 very 17 , 16 very 19 thirsty 18 very 19 thirsty 19 thirsty 20 . then he turned , intending to take up [once] [more] his search for [beautiful] [miss] [daintyfoot] [.] 1 then 2 he 1 then 5 intending 2 he 3 turned 4 , 5 intending 5 intending 6 to 5 intending 11 his 6 to 7 take 7 take 8 up 11 his 12 search 12 search 13 for when he turned he faced the thicket in which [miss] [daintyfoot] was hiding . 1 when 2 he 1 when 4 he 2 he 3 turned 4 he 5 faced 5 faced 6 the 6 the 7 thicket 7 thicket 9 which 8 in 9 which 9 which 12 was 12 was 13 hiding 13 hiding 14 . his keen eyes caught a little movement of the branches . 1 his 2 keen 2 keen 3 eyes 2 keen 7 movement 4 caught 7 movement 5 a 7 movement 6 little 7 movement 7 movement 8 of 7 movement 10 branches 8 of 9 the 10 branches 11 . he wondered if she would disappear and run away as she had the last time he saw her . 1 he 2 wondered 1 he 17 saw 2 wondered 3 if 4 she 5 would 4 she 17 saw 5 would 6 disappear 6 disappear 7 and 6 disappear 8 run 8 run 9 away 10 as 11 she 11 she 12 had 11 she 17 saw 13 the 14 last 14 last 15 time 14 last 17 saw 16 he 17 saw 17 saw 18 her 18 her 19 . he took a step or two forward . 1 he 2 took 2 took 4 step 3 a 4 step 4 step 6 two 4 step 7 forward 5 or 6 two 7 forward 8 . the beautiful head was withdrawn . 1 the 2 beautiful 2 beautiful 5 withdrawn 3 head 5 withdrawn 4 was 5 withdrawn 5 withdrawn 6 . lightfoot 's heart sank . 1 lightfoot 2 's 2 's 3 heart 3 heart 4 sank 3 heart 5 . then he bounded forward into that thicket . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 bounded 3 bounded 4 forward 3 bounded 5 into 3 bounded 7 thicket 6 that 7 thicket 7 thicket 8 . there [stood] [miss] [daintyfoot] , [timid] [,] [bashful] [,] [but] [with] [a] [look] in her eyes [which] [lightfoot] [could] not mistake . 1 there 5 , 1 there 14 in 14 in 15 her 15 her 16 eyes 16 eyes 22 . 20 not 21 mistake 21 mistake 22 . it was love . 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 . 3 love 4 . lightfoot knew that he [loved] [miss] [daintyfoot] and , looking into her soft , gentle eyes , he knew that [miss] [daintyfoot] loved him . 1 lightfoot 2 knew 1 lightfoot 25 . 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 he 4 he 19 knew 8 and 15 gentle 9 , 10 looking 10 looking 11 into 11 into 12 her 12 her 13 soft 13 soft 14 , 13 soft 15 gentle 15 gentle 16 eyes 16 eyes 17 , 17 , 18 he 18 he 19 knew 19 knew 20 that 23 loved 24 him 24 him 25 . [chapter] [xl] [happy] [days] [in] [the] [green] [forest] these were happy days in the [green] [forest] . 1 these 2 were 2 were 3 happy 2 were 5 in 3 happy 4 days 5 in 6 the 6 the 9 . at least , [they] [were] [happy] for [lightfoot] the [deer] . 1 at 2 least 2 least 3 , 2 least 11 . 3 , 7 for 7 for 9 the they were the happiest days he had ever known . 1 they 2 were 2 were 4 happiest 3 the 4 happiest 4 happiest 5 days 4 happiest 9 known 6 he 7 had 7 had 9 known 8 ever 9 known 9 known 10 . you see , he had won [beautiful] , slender , [young] [miss] [daintyfoot] [,] and now she was no longer [miss] [daintyfoot] [but] [mrs] [lightfoot] . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 won 6 won 8 , 6 won 9 slender 9 slender 10 , 10 , 15 and 15 and 16 now 16 now 26 . 17 she 18 was 18 was 19 no 19 no 20 longer 20 longer 26 . wherever [lightfoot] [went] , [mrs] [lightfoot] [went] . 1 wherever 4 , 4 , 8 . he showed her all his favorite hiding-places . 1 he 2 showed 1 he 5 his 2 showed 3 her 2 showed 4 all 5 his 6 favorite 6 favorite 7 hiding-places 7 hiding-places 8 . he led her to his favorite eating-places . 1 he 2 led 2 led 3 her 2 led 4 to 2 led 7 eating-places 3 her 4 to 5 his 7 eating-places 6 favorite 7 eating-places 7 eating-places 8 . but he didn't stop to think and proudly led her from place to place . 1 but 3 didn't 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 stop 4 stop 6 think 4 stop 8 proudly 5 to 6 think 7 and 8 proudly 8 proudly 9 led 8 proudly 14 place 8 proudly 15 . 9 led 10 her 9 led 11 from 9 led 13 to 11 from 12 place and [mrs] [lightfoot] wisely expressed delight with all she saw quite as if it were all new . 1 and 5 expressed 4 wisely 5 expressed 5 expressed 6 delight 5 expressed 7 with 5 expressed 14 it 5 expressed 17 new 7 with 8 all 9 she 10 saw 10 saw 14 it 11 quite 12 as 12 as 13 if 13 if 14 it 14 it 16 all 15 were 16 all 17 new 18 . and they really did feel glad . 1 and 2 they 2 they 3 really 3 really 5 feel 4 did 5 feel 5 feel 6 glad 6 glad 7 . the [green] [forest] [would] [not] [be] the same [at] [all] without [lightfoot] [the] [deer] [.] 1 the 8 same 7 the 8 same 8 same 11 without " [i] know , " replied [mrs] [lightfoot] [softly] . 1 " 6 replied 3 know 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 replied 6 replied 10 . " [i] know all about it . 1 " 7 . 3 know 5 about 4 all 5 about 5 about 6 it 6 it 7 . you see , there were [hunters] on the [great] [mountain] [.] 1 you 2 see 1 you 5 were 2 see 3 , 2 see 4 there 5 were 7 on 7 on 8 the in fact , that is [how] [i] happened to come down to the [green] [forest] . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 2 fact 4 that 4 that 5 is 5 is 8 happened 8 happened 9 to 9 to 13 the 10 come 11 down 10 come 12 to 12 to 13 the 13 the 16 . they hunted me so up there that [i] did not dare stay , and [i] came [down] here thinking that there might be fewer hunters . 1 they 2 hunted 2 hunted 3 me 2 hunted 4 so 2 hunted 5 up 5 up 6 there 5 up 18 here 7 that 9 did 9 did 10 not 10 not 11 dare 11 dare 12 stay 12 stay 14 and 12 stay 18 here 13 , 14 and 16 came 18 here 18 here 24 fewer 19 thinking 20 that 19 thinking 24 fewer 21 there 24 fewer 22 might 23 be 22 might 24 fewer 24 fewer 25 hunters 24 fewer 26 . i wouldn't have believed that [i] could ever be thankful to hunters for anything , but [i] [am] , truly [i] [am] . " 1 i 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 4 believed 2 wouldn't 9 be 3 have 4 believed 4 believed 5 that 7 could 8 ever 7 could 9 be 9 be 10 thankful 10 thankful 11 to 10 thankful 12 hunters 12 hunters 13 for 12 hunters 14 anything 12 hunters 20 truly 12 hunters 23 . 14 anything 16 but 15 , 16 but 19 , 20 truly 23 . 24 " there was a puzzled look on [lightfoot] 's [face] . 1 there 2 was 1 there 8 's 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 puzzled 4 puzzled 5 look 5 look 6 on 8 's 10 . " what for ? " he demanded . 1 " 2 what 2 what 4 ? 3 for 4 ? 4 ? 5 " 5 " 6 he 6 he 7 demanded 7 demanded 8 . " [i] can't imagine [anybody] [being] [thankful] to hunters [for] [anything] . ["] 1 " 12 . 3 can't 4 imagine 4 imagine 8 to 8 to 12 . 9 hunters 12 . " oh , you stupid , " cried [mrs] [lightfoot] . 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 2 oh 5 stupid 2 oh 6 , 4 you 5 stupid 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 cried 8 cried 11 . " don't you see that if [i] hadn't [been] [driven] [down] [from] [the] [great] [mountain] , [i] [never] would have found you ? " 1 " 2 don't 2 don't 4 see 3 you 4 see 4 see 5 that 4 see 6 if 6 if 8 hadn't 6 if 22 you 8 hadn't 21 found 16 , 19 would 19 would 20 have 20 have 21 found 22 you 23 ? 23 ? 24 " " you mean , [i] [never] would have [found] you , " retorted [lightfoot] . 1 " 2 you 1 " 13 retorted 2 you 3 mean 4 , 7 would 7 would 8 have 8 have 10 you 10 you 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 retorted 13 retorted 15 . " [i] guess [i] owe these hunters more than you do . 1 " 3 guess 3 guess 5 owe 5 owe 7 hunters 6 these 7 hunters 7 hunters 8 more 8 more 9 than 9 than 10 you 10 you 11 do 11 do 12 . i owe them the [greatest] happiness [i] [have] [ever] [known] , but [i] never would have thought of it [myself] . 1 i 2 owe 1 i 17 thought 2 owe 3 them 2 owe 6 happiness 4 the 6 happiness 6 happiness 11 , 11 , 12 but 14 never 16 have 14 never 17 thought 15 would 16 have 17 thought 18 of 17 thought 19 it 19 it 21 . isn't it queer how things which seem the very worst possible sometimes turn out to be the very best possible ? " 1 isn't 2 it 2 it 7 seem 3 queer 4 how 3 queer 5 things 5 things 6 which 5 things 7 seem 7 seem 11 possible 7 seem 15 to 7 seem 20 possible 8 the 10 worst 9 very 10 worst 10 worst 11 possible 11 possible 12 sometimes 12 sometimes 13 turn 13 turn 14 out 16 be 20 possible 17 the 19 best 18 very 19 best 19 best 20 possible 20 possible 21 ? 21 ? 22 " blacky [the] [crow] is one [of] [lightfoot] ['s] friends , but sometimes even friends are envious . 1 blacky 4 is 4 is 5 one 5 one 17 . 9 friends 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 sometimes 12 sometimes 16 envious 13 even 16 envious 14 friends 16 envious 15 are 16 envious 16 envious 17 . it is so with [blacky] [.] 1 it 2 is 1 it 4 with 2 is 3 so he insists that he is quite as important in the [green] [forest] as [is] [lightfoot] and that his doings are quite as interesting . 1 he 2 insists 2 insists 3 that 3 that 4 he 3 that 5 is 5 is 6 quite 6 quite 7 as 7 as 8 important 8 important 9 in 9 in 10 the 10 the 24 . 13 as 23 interesting 16 and 17 that 16 and 18 his 18 his 19 doings 19 doings 20 are 20 are 21 quite 21 quite 22 as 22 as 23 interesting 23 interesting 24 . therefore just to please him the next book is to be [blacky] [the] [crow] . 1 therefore 2 just 2 just 3 to 3 to 4 please 3 to 5 him 5 him 15 . 6 the 7 next 7 next 8 book 8 book 9 is 9 is 10 to 10 to 11 be 11 be 15 . end of the [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] of [the] [adventures] of [lightfoot] the [deer] [,] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] 1 end 2 of 2 of 3 the 3 the 7 of 7 of 12 the 10 of 12 the