" my , but that 's a beautiful set of antlers you have ! " @number@ 1 " 2 my 2 my 4 but 2 my 11 antlers 3 , 4 but 5 that 6 's 5 that 11 antlers 6 's 7 a 8 beautiful 11 antlers 9 set 10 of 10 of 11 antlers 11 antlers 12 you 12 you 13 have 13 have 14 ! 14 ! 15 " 15 " 16 @number@ " it 's those terrible guns . 1 " 2 it 1 " 7 . 2 it 3 's 4 those 5 terrible 4 those 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 4 it 4 it 5 is 5 is 6 to 6 to 7 have 7 have 8 to 8 to 9 watch 9 watch 10 out 10 out 11 for 11 for 13 . 12 them 13 . i never had to worry about my meals . 1 i 2 never 1 i 4 to 2 never 3 had 4 to 5 worry 5 worry 8 meals 6 about 7 my 7 my 8 meals 8 meals 9 . 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 2 've 1 they 5 eat 2 've 3 got 4 to 5 eat 5 eat 6 while 5 eat 15 eat 6 while 7 making 7 making 10 journey 8 that 9 long 9 long 10 journey 10 journey 11 , 12 and 13 they 13 they 14 can 14 can 15 eat 15 eat 16 only 16 only 17 where 17 where 19 is 18 there 19 is 19 is 20 the 20 the 21 right 21 right 22 kind 21 right 25 . 22 kind 23 of 22 kind 24 food that isn't hunting . 1 that 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 hunting 2 isn't 4 . it's it's " 1 it's 2 it's 2 it's 3 " " well , what is it ? 1 " 2 well 2 well 3 , 3 , 4 what 4 what 5 is 5 is 6 it 6 it 7 ? " it 's worse than unfair . 1 " 5 than 2 it 3 's 3 's 4 worse 4 worse 5 than 5 than 6 unfair 6 unfair 7 . it doesn't give them any chance at all . " 1 it 2 doesn't 1 it 10 " 3 give 4 them 3 give 6 chance 4 them 5 any 6 chance 7 at 7 at 8 all 8 all 9 . 9 . 10 " peter grinned . 1 peter 2 grinned 2 grinned 3 . men are strange creatures . 1 men 2 are 1 men 4 creatures 3 strange 4 creatures 4 creatures 5 . i do not understand them at all . 1 i 2 do 2 do 3 not 3 not 4 understand 4 understand 5 them 5 them 6 at 6 at 7 all 7 all 8 . and yet that is what men seem to do it for . 1 and 2 yet 2 yet 4 is 3 that 4 is 4 is 5 what 5 what 7 seem 6 men 7 seem 7 seem 8 to 8 to 9 do 9 do 10 it 9 do 12 . 10 it 11 for i guess the trouble is they never have been hunted themselves and don't know how it feels . 1 i 2 guess 2 guess 5 is 3 the 4 trouble 4 trouble 5 is 5 is 6 they 6 they 7 never 6 they 8 have 6 they 11 themselves 8 have 9 been 9 been 10 hunted 11 themselves 12 and 12 and 13 don't 13 don't 14 know 14 know 15 how 15 how 16 it 16 it 17 feels 17 feels 18 . " those antlers look really dangerous when you point them that way . 1 " 3 antlers 2 those 3 antlers 3 antlers 9 point 4 look 6 dangerous 5 really 6 dangerous 6 dangerous 7 when 7 when 8 you 8 you 9 point 9 point 10 them 10 them 12 way 11 that 12 way 12 way 13 . why why what is that hanging to them ? 1 why 2 why 2 why 3 what 2 why 9 ? 3 what 4 is 4 is 5 that 5 that 6 hanging 6 hanging 7 to 7 to 8 them it looks like bits of old fur . 1 it 2 looks 2 looks 3 like 3 like 4 bits 4 bits 5 of 4 bits 7 fur 5 of 6 old 7 fur 8 . peter 's eyes were wide with wonder and suspicion . 1 peter 2 's 1 peter 7 wonder 2 's 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 were 5 wide 6 with 6 with 7 wonder 7 wonder 8 and 7 wonder 9 suspicion 9 suspicion 10 . " have you been tearing somebody 's coat ? " he asked again . 1 " 2 have 1 " 3 you 1 " 12 asked 3 you 4 been 5 tearing 6 somebody 6 somebody 7 's 7 's 8 coat 8 coat 12 asked 9 ? 10 " 9 ? 12 asked 10 " 11 he 11 he 12 asked 12 asked 13 again 13 again 14 . but what else could he think ? 1 but 2 what 2 what 3 else 2 what 7 ? 3 else 4 could 4 could 5 he 6 think 7 ? " what 's that ? 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 's 3 's 4 that 4 that 5 ? what do you mean by new antlers ? " 1 what 4 mean 2 do 4 mean 3 you 4 mean 4 mean 5 by 4 mean 6 new 6 new 7 antlers 6 new 8 ? 8 ? 9 " " what do you think of them ? 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 do 3 do 4 you 4 you 5 think 5 think 6 of 6 of 7 them 7 them 8 ? peter blinked very hard . 1 peter 2 blinked 2 blinked 4 hard 3 very 4 hard 4 hard 5 . he was trying to understand and he couldn't . 1 he 2 was 1 he 7 he 2 was 3 trying 3 trying 4 to 4 to 5 understand 5 understand 6 and 7 he 8 couldn't 8 couldn't 9 . finally he said so . 1 finally 2 he 1 finally 3 said 3 said 4 so 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 15 ? 3 kind 4 of 3 kind 5 a 5 a 6 story 7 are 8 you 7 are 9 trying 7 are 15 ? 9 trying 10 to 10 to 11 fill 11 fill 13 up 12 me 13 up 13 up 14 with 15 ? 16 " 16 " 17 he 17 he 18 demanded 18 demanded 19 indignantly 19 indignantly 20 . how can anything hard like those antlers grow ? 1 how 2 can 1 how 9 ? 3 anything 4 hard 3 anything 5 like 5 like 7 antlers 6 those 7 antlers 7 antlers 8 grow 8 grow 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 6 ones 3 those 7 , 3 those 13 ? 5 new 6 ones 8 where 9 are 8 where 13 ? 9 are 12 ones 10 the 11 old 11 old 12 ones the idea of trying to make me believe that antlers grow just like plants ! 1 the 2 idea 2 idea 3 of 3 of 4 trying 4 trying 5 to 5 to 6 make 6 make 8 believe 7 me 8 believe 8 believe 9 that 9 that 10 antlers 10 antlers 11 grow 10 antlers 14 plants 11 grow 12 just 12 just 13 like 14 plants 15 ! new antlers indeed ! " 1 new 2 antlers 2 antlers 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 ! 4 ! 5 " " her horns are quite different from my antlers . 1 " 2 her 1 " 10 . 2 her 3 horns 3 horns 4 are 3 horns 9 antlers 5 quite 6 different 6 different 7 from 6 different 9 antlers 8 my 9 antlers 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 6 every 6 every 7 year 7 year 8 . i don't like to be seen without them or with half grown ones . 1 i 2 don't 1 i 3 like 3 like 6 seen 4 to 6 seen 5 be 6 seen 6 seen 8 them 7 without 8 them 8 them 9 or 9 or 10 with 10 with 13 ones 10 with 14 . 11 half 12 grown 12 grown 13 ones then , all his suspicions returning , he said : 1 then 2 , 2 , 3 all 3 all 5 suspicions 4 his 5 suspicions 5 suspicions 6 returning 6 returning 7 , 7 , 8 he 8 he 9 said 9 said 10 : " but you haven't told me anything about those rags hanging to your antlers . " 1 " 2 but 2 but 4 haven't 3 you 4 haven't 4 haven't 5 told 4 haven't 7 anything 5 told 6 me 7 anything 8 about 7 anything 9 those 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 " it is hard to believe what seems impossible . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 hard 3 hard 8 impossible 4 to 5 believe 4 to 6 what 6 what 7 seems 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 1 and 3 what 3 what 6 to 4 seems 5 impossible 4 seems 6 to 6 to 7 you 6 to 12 commonplace 7 you 8 may 8 may 9 be 9 be 10 a 10 a 11 very 12 commonplace 13 matter 12 commonplace 15 some 12 commonplace 18 . 14 to 15 some 15 some 16 one 16 one 17 else so it does not do to say that a thing cannot be possible just because you cannot understand how it can be . 1 so 2 it 2 it 3 does 3 does 5 do 4 not 5 do 5 do 7 say 6 to 7 say 7 say 8 that 7 say 10 thing 9 a 10 thing 10 thing 11 cannot 10 thing 13 possible 12 be 13 possible 13 possible 14 just 14 just 15 because 14 just 16 you 14 just 23 . 16 you 18 understand 17 cannot 18 understand 18 understand 19 how 19 how 20 it 20 it 22 be 21 can 22 be if he had seen those antlers growing , it would have been another matter . 1 if 2 he 2 he 3 had 2 he 5 those 4 seen 5 those 5 those 6 antlers 6 antlers 7 growing 6 antlers 14 matter 8 , 9 it 9 it 10 would 9 it 12 been 9 it 14 matter 10 would 11 have 13 another 14 matter 14 matter 15 . " it 's all true , " broke in another voice . 1 " 2 it 2 it 5 true 3 's 4 all 4 all 5 true 5 true 6 , 5 true 8 broke 7 " 8 broke 8 broke 9 in 9 in 10 another 10 another 11 voice 11 voice 12 . " all right ! 1 " 2 all 2 all 3 right 3 right 4 ! please do . " 1 please 2 do 2 do 3 . 3 . 4 " " very soon after my old ones dropped off the new ones began to grow . 1 " 2 very 1 " 5 my 2 very 3 soon 3 soon 4 after 5 my 6 old 6 old 7 ones 7 ones 8 dropped 8 dropped 9 off 8 dropped 13 began 10 the 13 began 11 new 12 ones 12 ones 13 began 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 2 were 3 not 2 were 11 are 4 hard 6 not 5 , 6 not 6 not 7 at 7 at 8 all 7 at 9 like 9 like 11 are 10 they 11 are 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 11 ran 3 soft 4 and 4 and 5 very 5 very 6 tender 6 tender 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 the 9 the 10 blood 10 blood 11 ran 11 ran 12 through 12 through 13 them 13 them 14 just 14 just 15 as 14 just 20 bodies 14 just 21 . 16 it 17 does 17 does 20 bodies 18 through 19 our 19 our 20 bodies they were covered with a sort of skin with hairs on it like thin fur . 1 they 2 were 1 they 9 with 2 were 3 covered 3 covered 4 with 4 with 5 a 5 a 6 sort 6 sort 7 of 7 of 8 skin 9 with 10 hairs 10 hairs 12 it 11 on 12 it 12 it 13 like 13 like 14 thin 13 like 16 . 14 thin 15 fur they were not like antlers at all , and they made my head hot and were very uncomfortable . 1 they 2 were 2 were 5 antlers 3 not 4 like 4 like 5 antlers 5 antlers 14 hot 6 at 7 all 7 all 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 14 hot 10 they 11 made 11 made 14 hot 12 my 13 head 12 my 14 hot 14 hot 15 and 14 hot 18 uncomfortable 15 and 16 were 16 were 17 very 18 uncomfortable 19 . it seemed to me sometimes as if all my strength went into those new antlers . 1 it 4 me 1 it 16 . 2 seemed 3 to 3 to 4 me 4 me 5 sometimes 4 me 9 my 6 as 7 if 7 if 8 all 8 all 9 my 9 my 10 strength 10 strength 15 antlers 11 went 12 into 12 into 13 those 13 those 15 antlers 14 new 15 antlers in the first place it would have hurt , and in the second place it might have spoiled the shape of them . 1 in 4 place 1 in 9 , 2 the 3 first 3 first 4 place 4 place 5 it 5 it 6 would 6 would 7 have 7 have 8 hurt 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 in 11 in 12 the 11 in 13 second 12 the 13 second 13 second 14 place 13 second 16 might 15 it 16 might 16 might 17 have 17 have 18 spoiled 18 spoiled 19 the 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 " 2 when 1 " 14 began 1 " 16 shrink 2 when 3 they 3 they 5 grown 3 they 11 see 3 they 13 they 4 had 5 grown 5 grown 6 to 7 the 8 length 8 length 9 you 9 you 11 see 10 now 11 see 11 see 12 , 14 began 15 to 16 shrink 18 grow 17 and 18 grow 18 grow 19 hard 19 hard 20 . 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 3 as 1 as 5 stopped 2 soon 3 as 3 as 4 they 5 stopped 6 growing 6 growing 7 the 6 growing 9 stopped 7 the 8 blood 9 stopped 10 flowing 10 flowing 11 up 11 up 12 in 12 in 13 them 13 them 14 , 13 them 19 hard 15 and 16 as 15 and 19 hard 16 as 17 they 18 became 19 hard 19 hard 24 tender 20 they 21 were 21 were 23 longer 21 were 24 tender 22 no 23 longer 24 tender 25 . few people care to face him then . " 1 few 2 people 1 few 5 face 1 few 8 . 2 people 3 care 3 care 4 to 5 face 6 him 6 him 7 then 8 . 9 " it is sad but true . 1 it 2 is 1 it 3 sad 3 sad 4 but 4 but 5 true 5 true 6 . autumn is often called the sad time of the year , and it is the sad time . 1 autumn 3 often 1 autumn 10 year 1 autumn 11 , 1 autumn 16 sad 2 is 3 often 3 often 4 called 5 the 6 sad 6 sad 7 time 7 time 10 year 8 of 9 the 8 of 10 year 11 , 12 and 13 it 14 is 14 is 15 the 15 the 16 sad 16 sad 17 time 16 sad 18 . but it shouldn't be . 1 but 2 it 1 but 3 shouldn't 3 shouldn't 4 be 4 be 5 . she meant it to be the glad time . 1 she 2 meant 2 meant 3 it 3 it 4 to 3 it 5 be 5 be 6 the 5 be 7 glad 7 glad 8 time 7 glad 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 2 is 3 the 3 the 4 season 4 season 5 when 5 when 8 plentiful 6 food 8 plentiful 7 is 8 plentiful 8 plentiful 9 , 8 plentiful 23 care 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 every 11 every 12 one 12 one 13 is 13 is 14 fat 14 fat 15 and 16 is 17 , 17 , 19 ought 18 or 19 ought 19 ought 20 to 19 ought 21 be 21 be 22 , 22 , 23 care 23 care 24 free 24 free 25 . it will not let them sleep . 1 it 2 will 2 will 4 let 3 not 4 let 4 let 5 them 4 let 6 sleep 6 sleep 7 . it will not let them eat in peace . 1 it 2 will 1 it 8 peace 1 it 9 . 3 not 5 them 4 let 5 them 5 them 6 eat 5 them 8 peace 7 in 8 peace it drives them to seek new hiding-places and then drives them out of those . 1 it 2 drives 2 drives 3 them 2 drives 10 drives 3 them 4 to 4 to 5 seek 5 seek 6 new 6 new 7 hiding-places 8 and 9 then 9 then 10 drives 10 drives 11 them 11 them 12 out 12 out 13 of 13 of 14 those 14 those 15 . 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 12 slightest 4 ever 5 ready 5 ready 6 to 5 ready 7 fly 7 fly 8 or 8 or 9 run 10 at 12 slightest 11 the 12 slightest 12 slightest 13 sound 13 sound 14 . it was all very , very beautiful . 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 very 2 was 3 all 4 very 5 , 5 , 6 very 6 very 7 beautiful 7 beautiful 8 . but the fear that chilled his heart now never left him even for a moment . 1 but 2 the 2 the 5 chilled 3 fear 5 chilled 4 that 5 chilled 5 chilled 6 his 5 chilled 7 heart 5 chilled 15 moment 8 now 9 never 9 never 11 him 10 left 11 him 11 him 12 even 12 even 13 for 13 for 15 moment 14 a 15 moment 15 moment 16 . far in the distance sounded a sudden bang . 1 far 4 distance 2 in 3 the 2 in 4 distance 4 distance 8 bang 5 sounded 8 bang 6 a 7 sudden 7 sudden 8 bang 8 bang 9 . peter jumped and shivered . 1 peter 2 jumped 2 jumped 3 and 2 jumped 5 . 3 and 4 shivered he knew that every one else who had heard that bang had jumped and shivered just as he had . 1 he 7 who 2 knew 4 every 3 that 4 every 4 every 5 one 5 one 6 else 5 one 7 who 7 who 8 had 7 who 11 bang 7 who 20 . 9 heard 11 bang 10 that 11 bang 11 bang 15 shivered 11 bang 18 he 11 bang 19 had 12 had 13 jumped 13 jumped 15 shivered 14 and 15 shivered 15 shivered 17 as 16 just 17 as 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 10 . 5 of 6 hunters 6 hunters 7 with 6 hunters 9 guns 8 terrible 9 guns " they seem to find pleasure , actually find pleasure , in trying to kill us . 1 " 2 they 2 they 3 seem 3 seem 6 pleasure 4 to 5 find 5 find 6 pleasure 6 pleasure 7 , 6 pleasure 10 pleasure 6 pleasure 16 us 7 , 8 actually 8 actually 9 find 9 find 10 pleasure 10 pleasure 11 , 12 in 13 trying 13 trying 14 to 14 to 15 kill 15 kill 16 us 16 us 17 . i don't understand them at all . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 understand 3 understand 4 them 4 them 5 at 5 at 6 all 6 all 7 . 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 3 be 4 the 4 the 5 reason 5 reason 6 ; 6 ; 7 they 6 ; 8 haven't 8 haven't 9 any 9 any 10 hearts 10 hearts 11 . 11 . 12 " 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 2 is 2 is 3 awake 2 is 8 is 3 awake 4 as 4 as 6 as 5 soon 6 as 6 as 7 it 8 is 9 light 9 light 10 enough 9 light 12 see 10 enough 11 to 11 to 12 see 12 see 14 wastes 13 and 14 wastes 14 wastes 15 no 14 wastes 16 time 16 time 17 wishing 17 wishing 18 he 17 wishing 20 sleep 17 wishing 24 . 19 could 20 sleep 20 sleep 23 longer 21 a 22 little 21 a 23 longer his stomach wouldn't let him if he wanted to . 1 his 2 stomach 2 stomach 8 wanted 2 stomach 10 . 3 wouldn't 4 let 4 let 5 him 4 let 6 if 4 let 8 wanted 7 he 8 wanted 8 wanted 9 to instead , he flew over to the dooryard of another farm . 1 instead 2 , 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 flew 4 flew 5 over 5 over 6 to 6 to 7 the 7 the 8 dooryard 8 dooryard 9 of 9 of 11 farm 10 another 11 farm 11 farm 12 . then he caught sight of something under the man 's arm . 1 then 2 he 2 he 6 something 3 caught 4 sight 4 sight 5 of 5 of 6 something 6 something 7 under 7 under 11 arm 8 the 9 man 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 3 have 4 to 4 to 5 look 5 look 6 twice 6 twice 7 to 7 to 8 know 8 know 9 what 9 what 10 it 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 3 sir 1 yes 4 , 2 , 3 sir 4 , 5 it 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 a 7 a 8 gun 8 gun 9 , 9 , 10 a 10 a 11 terrible 11 terrible 12 gun 12 gun 13 . " now who can that fellow be after so early in the morning ? 1 " 2 now 2 now 3 who 2 now 14 ? 3 who 6 fellow 3 who 8 after 4 can 6 fellow 5 that 6 fellow 6 fellow 7 be 8 after 10 early 9 so 10 early 10 early 13 morning 11 in 12 the 12 the 13 morning " 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 2 certainly 2 certainly 3 ought 2 certainly 6 warned 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 warned 6 warned 7 . i know right where he is . 1 i 2 know 2 know 3 right 2 know 6 is 2 know 7 . 3 right 4 where 4 where 5 he 5 he 6 is " a hunter with a terrible gun is coming ! " 1 " 2 a 2 a 3 hunter 3 hunter 7 gun 4 with 5 a 5 a 6 terrible 6 terrible 7 gun 7 gun 9 coming 8 is 9 coming 9 coming 10 ! 10 ! 11 " wherever he is , he is pretty sure to find a hiding-place of some sort . 1 wherever 2 he 1 wherever 3 is 1 wherever 4 , 1 wherever 7 pretty 4 , 5 he 6 is 7 pretty 7 pretty 8 sure 8 sure 9 to 8 sure 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 1 his 3 size 3 size 4 gives 4 gives 5 him 5 him 6 advantages 6 advantages 7 in 7 in 8 a 8 a 9 game 9 game 10 of 9 game 11 hide 10 of 11 hide 11 hide 12 and 12 and 13 seek 13 seek 14 . it certainly does . 1 it 2 certainly 2 certainly 3 does 3 does 4 . being so big , it is not easy to hide . 1 being 2 so 1 being 4 , 2 so 3 big 4 , 5 it 5 it 6 is 6 is 7 not 7 not 8 easy 8 easy 9 to 9 to 10 hide 10 hide 11 . moreover , a hunter with a terrible gun does not have to get close in order to kill . 1 moreover 2 , 1 moreover 4 hunter 2 , 3 a 4 hunter 5 with 5 with 6 a 6 a 7 terrible 7 terrible 18 kill 8 gun 14 close 9 does 10 not 10 not 11 have 11 have 12 to 12 to 13 get 13 get 14 close 14 close 15 in 15 in 16 order 16 order 17 to 17 to 18 kill 18 kill 19 . he had learned many lessons in the hunting season of the year before and he remembered every one of them . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 learned 3 learned 5 lessons 4 many 5 lessons 5 lessons 6 in 5 lessons 13 before 7 the 8 hunting 8 hunting 9 season 9 season 10 of 10 of 11 the 10 of 12 year 12 year 13 before 13 before 14 and 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 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 10 might 3 that 6 even 4 to 5 forget 4 to 6 even 6 even 7 one 7 one 8 of 8 of 9 them 10 might 11 cost 11 cost 12 him 11 cost 13 his 13 his 14 life 14 life 15 . he took the greatest care to make no sound . 1 he 2 took 2 took 5 care 2 took 9 sound 3 the 4 greatest 4 greatest 5 care 6 to 7 make 7 make 9 sound 8 no 9 sound 9 sound 10 . he was following the hunter , so as to keep track of him . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 following 3 following 4 the 4 the 5 hunter 5 hunter 6 , 6 , 7 so 7 so 8 as 8 as 9 to 9 to 10 keep 10 keep 12 of 11 track 12 of 12 of 13 him 12 of 14 . he knows that they will bring to him warning of any danger which may lie in that direction . 1 he 2 knows 1 he 8 him 2 knows 3 that 4 they 5 will 4 they 8 him 6 bring 7 to 6 bring 8 him 7 to 8 him 8 him 9 warning 9 warning 10 of 10 of 13 which 11 any 12 danger 12 danger 13 which 13 which 14 may 13 which 18 direction 13 which 19 . 14 may 15 lie 16 in 18 direction 17 that 18 direction then he had begun to hunt in that direction , knowing that thus his scent would be carried behind him . 1 then 2 he 1 then 6 hunt 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 begun 4 begun 5 to 5 to 6 hunt 6 hunt 7 in 7 in 8 that 8 that 9 direction 9 direction 11 knowing 10 , 11 knowing 11 knowing 12 that 11 knowing 13 thus 13 thus 14 his 14 his 15 scent 15 scent 16 would 16 would 17 be 17 be 18 carried 18 carried 19 behind 19 behind 20 him 20 him 21 . i know what he has done ; he has circled round so as to get behind me and get my scent . 1 i 2 know 1 i 7 ; 2 know 3 what 3 what 6 done 4 he 5 has 5 has 6 done 6 done 7 ; 7 ; 8 he 8 he 9 has 9 has 10 circled 10 circled 11 round 10 circled 12 so 10 circled 21 scent 10 circled 22 . 12 so 13 as 14 to 15 get 14 to 18 and 16 behind 17 me 17 me 18 and 18 and 19 get 19 get 21 scent 20 my 21 scent it is a clever trick , a very clever trick , but two can play at that game . 1 it 5 trick 2 is 3 a 3 a 4 clever 4 clever 5 trick 5 trick 6 , 5 trick 10 trick 6 , 7 a 7 a 8 very 8 very 9 clever 10 trick 13 two 11 , 12 but 12 but 13 two 13 two 14 can 14 can 15 play 15 play 16 at 16 at 17 that 16 at 18 game 18 game 19 . i 'll just try that little trick myself . " 1 i 8 myself 2 'll 3 just 3 just 4 try 4 try 7 trick 5 that 6 little 6 little 7 trick 7 trick 8 myself 8 myself 9 . 9 . 10 " it was slow work , and only one whose eyes had been trained to notice little things could have done it . 1 it 3 slow 2 was 3 slow 3 slow 4 work 3 slow 9 whose 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 only 7 only 8 one 8 one 9 whose 9 whose 10 eyes 9 whose 11 had 11 had 12 been 12 been 13 trained 13 trained 21 it 13 trained 22 . 14 to 15 notice 15 notice 17 things 16 little 17 things 17 things 21 it 18 could 19 have 19 have 20 done 20 done 21 it after a while he stopped with a satisfied grin . 1 after 2 a 2 a 3 while 3 while 4 he 4 he 5 stopped 5 stopped 6 with 5 stopped 9 grin 7 a 8 satisfied 8 satisfied 9 grin 9 grin 10 . once more he grinned . 1 once 2 more 2 more 3 he 3 he 4 grinned 4 grinned 5 . 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 2 at 2 at 3 once 3 once 4 began 4 began 5 to 5 to 6 move 6 move 16 alert 7 forward 8 silently 8 silently 9 and 8 silently 10 cautiously 10 cautiously 16 alert 11 , 12 with 12 with 13 eyes 13 eyes 14 and 14 and 15 ears 15 ears 16 alert 16 alert 17 and 16 alert 21 ready 18 his 20 gun 19 terrible 20 gun 20 gun 21 ready 21 ready 22 for 22 for 24 use 23 instant 24 use 24 use 25 . 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 6 , 6 , 7 lest 7 lest 8 the 7 lest 16 . 8 the 9 hunter 9 hunter 10 should 10 should 11 creep 11 creep 12 up 12 up 15 distance 13 within 14 shooting 13 within 15 distance it tells him the things he wants to know . 1 it 2 tells 1 it 3 him 3 him 5 things 3 him 6 he 4 the 5 things 6 he 7 wants 7 wants 8 to 8 to 9 know 9 know 10 . 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 3 caught 6 faintest 4 just 6 faintest 5 the 6 faintest 6 faintest 7 of 6 faintest 8 scents 8 scents 9 which 9 which 10 caused 10 caused 11 him 11 him 12 to 12 to 13 stop 13 stop 14 abruptly 14 abruptly 15 and 15 and 16 test 16 test 18 air 17 the 18 air 18 air 20 carefully 19 more 20 carefully 20 carefully 21 than 21 than 22 ever 22 ever 23 . he didn't know just what to do . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 know 3 know 4 just 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 5 couldn't 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 couldn't 5 couldn't 6 tell 5 couldn't 18 following 6 tell 7 whether 7 whether 8 or 8 or 9 not 9 not 11 hunter 10 that 11 hunter 11 hunter 12 with 11 hunter 15 gun 12 with 13 the 13 the 14 terrible 15 gun 16 was 17 still 18 following 18 following 19 him 18 following 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 1 every 6 he 1 every 8 stop 3 in 4 a 4 a 5 while 5 while 6 he 7 would 8 stop 8 stop 11 thicket 9 in 11 thicket 10 a 11 thicket 11 thicket 12 of 12 of 13 young 13 young 14 trees 14 trees 15 or 15 or 16 behind 16 behind 17 a 16 behind 18 tangle 16 behind 22 uprooted 19 of 20 fallen 20 fallen 21 trees 21 trees 22 uprooted 22 uprooted 23 by 22 uprooted 25 wind 23 by 24 the 25 wind 26 . 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 10 season 5 , 6 especially 6 especially 7 in 6 especially 9 hunting 8 the 9 hunting 9 hunting 10 season 10 season 11 , 11 , 12 to 12 to 13 save 13 save 15 life 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 3 were 5 smart 5 smart 10 killed 6 he 7 would 7 would 8 have 8 have 9 been 9 been 10 killed 10 killed 12 ago 10 killed 13 . 11 long 12 ago he never makes the foolish mistake of thinking that other people are not smart . 1 he 2 never 1 he 14 smart 1 he 15 . 2 never 3 makes 3 makes 5 foolish 3 makes 6 mistake 4 the 5 foolish 6 mistake 8 thinking 7 of 8 thinking 8 thinking 9 that 10 other 11 people 10 other 14 smart 12 are 13 not 12 are 14 smart he had a very great respect for the smartness of that hunter . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 a 3 a 4 very 4 very 5 great 5 great 6 respect 6 respect 7 for 7 for 8 the 8 the 9 smartness 9 smartness 10 of 10 of 11 that 11 that 12 hunter 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 13 minute 4 he 5 couldn't 5 couldn't 6 afford 6 afford 13 minute 7 to 8 be 8 be 9 careless 9 careless 10 for 10 for 13 minute 11 one 13 minute 12 little 13 minute 13 minute 14 . 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 2 certainty 3 of 2 certainty 12 uncertainty 4 danger 5 is 5 is 6 sometimes 6 sometimes 7 easier 7 easier 8 to 7 easier 10 than 8 to 9 bear 10 than 12 uncertainty 11 the 12 uncertainty 12 uncertainty 13 of 12 uncertainty 23 danger 12 uncertainty 24 . 13 of 15 knowing 14 not 15 knowing 15 knowing 16 whether 16 whether 17 or 17 or 18 not 18 not 19 there 19 there 21 is 20 really 21 is 22 any 23 danger the hunter might have become discouraged and given up following him . 1 the 2 hunter 1 the 3 might 1 the 12 . 3 might 4 have 3 might 6 discouraged 5 become 6 discouraged 6 discouraged 7 and 6 discouraged 10 following 8 given 9 up 8 given 10 following 10 following 11 him in that case he could rest and stop worrying . 1 in 2 that 1 in 3 case 3 case 4 he 4 he 5 could 5 could 6 rest 6 rest 7 and 7 and 8 stop 8 stop 9 worrying 9 worrying 10 . it would be better to know that he was being followed than not to know . 1 it 2 would 2 would 3 be 3 be 4 better 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 11 followed 12 than 12 than 13 not 12 than 14 to 14 to 15 know 15 know 16 . but how was he to find out ? 1 but 2 how 2 how 3 was 3 was 4 he 3 was 5 to 5 to 6 find 6 find 7 out 7 out 8 ? then an idea came to him . 1 then 6 him 2 an 3 idea 3 idea 4 came 4 came 5 to 5 to 6 him 6 him 7 . 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 9 hill 6 of 7 a 7 a 8 little 8 little 9 hill 9 hill 10 . 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 13 listening 5 he 8 perfectly 6 stood 7 there 6 stood 8 perfectly 8 perfectly 9 still 8 perfectly 10 , 8 perfectly 13 listening 11 looking 12 and 11 looking 13 listening 13 listening 14 . if the hunter were still following him , he would pass through that hollow in plain sight . 1 if 2 the 1 if 3 hunter 2 the 3 hunter 3 hunter 4 were 3 hunter 5 still 3 hunter 9 he 3 hunter 10 would 3 hunter 11 pass 5 still 6 following 6 following 7 him 7 him 8 , 11 pass 12 through 12 through 14 hollow 13 that 14 hollow 14 hollow 15 in 15 in 16 plain 16 plain 17 sight 17 sight 18 . it must be that that hunter had become discouraged and was no longer following him . 1 it 3 be 1 it 4 that 2 must 3 be 4 that 5 that 4 that 6 hunter 6 hunter 9 discouraged 7 had 8 become 8 become 9 discouraged 9 discouraged 10 and 10 and 11 was 11 was 13 longer 11 was 14 following 11 was 16 . 12 no 13 longer 14 following 15 him 15 him 16 . it didn't seem possible that there could be any need for watchfulness . 1 it 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 seem 3 seem 4 possible 4 possible 5 that 5 that 13 . 6 there 8 be 6 there 9 any 7 could 8 be 9 any 10 need 10 need 11 for 11 for 12 watchfulness 12 watchfulness 13 . he kept his great ears gently moving to catch every little sound . 1 he 2 kept 2 kept 7 moving 3 his 4 great 4 great 5 ears 5 ears 6 gently 6 gently 7 moving 7 moving 12 sound 8 to 9 catch 9 catch 12 sound 10 every 12 sound 11 little 12 sound 12 sound 13 . after what seemed a long , long time he saw something moving , and a moment later a man came into view . 1 after 2 what 2 what 3 seemed 3 seemed 4 a 3 seemed 5 long 5 long 7 long 6 , 7 long 7 long 8 time 8 time 9 he 9 he 10 saw 10 saw 11 something 11 something 12 moving 12 moving 13 , 12 moving 19 man 13 , 14 and 15 a 16 moment 16 moment 17 later 17 later 18 a 17 later 19 man 19 man 22 view 20 came 22 view 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 5 and 5 and 6 across 5 and 9 he 6 across 8 arm 7 one 8 arm 9 he 10 carried 10 carried 11 the 11 the 12 terrible 12 terrible 13 gun 13 gun 14 . 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 1 he 7 each 1 he 12 greatest 2 moved 3 forward 3 forward 4 slowly 4 slowly 5 , 5 , 6 setting 7 each 8 foot 9 down 10 with 10 with 12 greatest 11 the 12 greatest 12 greatest 13 care 13 care 23 rustle 14 , 15 so 15 so 16 as 16 as 17 not 16 as 18 to 18 to 19 snap 19 snap 20 a 19 snap 23 rustle 20 a 21 stick 22 or 23 rustle 23 rustle 24 the 24 the 25 leaves 25 leaves 26 . he felt sure that that hunter would not find him again that day . 1 he 2 felt 1 he 6 hunter 2 felt 3 sure 3 sure 6 hunter 4 that 6 hunter 5 that 6 hunter 6 hunter 9 find 7 would 9 find 8 not 9 find 9 find 10 him 9 find 11 again 11 again 13 day 12 that 13 day 13 day 14 . presently through the trees he caught the gleam of water . 1 presently 2 through 2 through 4 trees 2 through 5 he 3 the 4 trees 5 he 6 caught 6 caught 8 gleam 7 the 8 gleam 8 gleam 9 of 8 gleam 10 water 10 water 11 . 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 14 minute 4 he 5 couldn't 5 couldn't 6 afford 6 afford 14 minute 7 to 8 be 8 be 9 careless 9 careless 10 for 10 for 14 minute 11 even 12 one 12 one 14 minute 13 little 14 minute 14 minute 15 . 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 5 hunted 6 , 5 hunted 7 be 7 be 8 he 8 he 9 big 9 big 10 or 10 or 11 little 11 little 12 , 11 little 14 afford 13 can 14 afford 14 afford 15 ever 14 afford 16 to 14 afford 18 careless 14 afford 19 . 16 to 17 be but hunters had done it before and they might do it again . 1 but 2 hunters 2 hunters 3 had 2 hunters 7 and 2 hunters 8 they 2 hunters 9 might 2 hunters 12 again 2 hunters 13 . 3 had 4 done 4 done 5 it 5 it 6 before 10 do 11 it 11 it 12 again then he guessed what it meant . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 guessed 3 guessed 4 what 4 what 6 meant 5 it 6 meant 6 meant 7 . that crash was the falling of a tree . 1 that 2 crash 2 crash 3 was 2 crash 4 the 2 crash 5 falling 5 falling 6 of 5 falling 8 tree 6 of 7 a 7 a 8 tree 8 tree 9 . there wasn't enough wind to blow over even the most shaky dead tree . 1 there 4 wind 2 wasn't 3 enough 3 enough 4 wind 4 wind 6 blow 4 wind 11 shaky 5 to 6 blow 6 blow 7 over 7 over 8 even 8 even 9 the 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 3 been 1 there 4 no 2 had 3 been 4 no 5 sound 5 sound 7 axes 6 of 7 axes 7 axes 8 , 7 axes 9 so 7 axes 11 knew 7 axes 17 chopped 10 he 11 knew 11 knew 12 it 13 could 14 not 14 not 15 have 15 have 16 been 16 been 17 chopped 17 chopped 18 down 17 chopped 20 men 19 by 20 men 20 men 21 . there he forced the branch down until it was held by other branches already sunken in the pond . 1 there 3 forced 1 there 15 sunken 2 he 3 forced 3 forced 5 branch 4 the 5 branch 5 branch 6 down 7 until 8 it 8 it 9 was 9 was 10 held 10 held 11 by 11 by 13 branches 12 other 13 branches 13 branches 14 already 14 already 15 sunken 15 sunken 16 in 15 sunken 18 pond 17 the 18 pond 18 pond 19 . " you are looking handsomer than ever . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 are 3 are 4 looking 4 looking 5 handsomer 5 handsomer 6 than 5 handsomer 7 ever 6 than 7 ever 7 ever 8 . how are you feeling these fine autumn days ? " 1 how 4 feeling 1 how 9 ? 1 how 10 " 2 are 4 feeling 3 you 4 feeling 4 feeling 7 autumn 5 these 6 fine 6 fine 7 autumn 7 autumn 8 days do you know what day this is ? " 1 do 2 you 2 you 3 know 3 know 4 what 4 what 5 day 4 what 7 is 5 day 6 this 7 is 8 ? 8 ? 9 " 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 7 it 7 it 8 is 7 it 12 finest 7 it 13 days 8 is 9 one 9 one 10 of 10 of 11 the 13 days 15 've 14 we 15 've 15 've 16 had 16 had 17 for 17 for 20 time 18 a 19 long 19 long 20 time 20 time 21 . 21 . 22 " you see , this is the first of the most dreadful days in all the year for me . 1 you 2 see 1 you 17 for 3 , 4 this 4 this 5 is 5 is 6 the 6 the 7 first 7 first 12 days 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 most 10 most 11 dreadful 11 dreadful 12 days 12 days 13 in 13 in 14 all 14 all 15 the 15 the 16 year 16 year 17 for 17 for 18 me 18 me 19 . 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 . my , but that 's a beautiful set of antlers you have ! " 1 my 2 , 1 my 10 antlers 2 , 3 but 4 that 5 's 4 that 10 antlers 5 's 6 a 7 beautiful 10 antlers 8 set 9 of 9 of 10 antlers 10 antlers 11 you 11 you 12 have 12 have 13 ! 13 ! 14 " " good looks are not always to be desired . 1 " 3 looks 2 good 3 looks 3 looks 4 are 4 are 5 not 5 not 9 desired 6 always 7 to 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 5 hunters 4 any 5 hunters 5 hunters 6 around 5 hunters 8 lately 6 around 7 here 8 lately 9 ? 9 ? 10 " " not a single hunter , " he replied . 1 " 2 not 2 not 3 a 3 a 4 single 4 single 5 hunter 5 hunter 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 he 8 he 9 replied 9 replied 10 . 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 you do the same for me . 1 you 6 me 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 5 , 4 eyes 5 , 5 , 6 ears 6 ears 7 and 7 and 8 noses 8 noses 9 are 8 noses 10 better 10 better 11 than 11 than 12 one 12 one 13 . that is one reason why he proposed that they be partners . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 one 3 one 4 reason 4 reason 5 why 5 why 6 he 6 he 7 proposed 7 proposed 8 that 8 that 9 they 9 they 10 be 10 be 11 partners 11 partners 12 . 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 1 with 3 coming 1 with 6 he 1 with 7 lay 3 coming 4 of 5 daylight 6 he 7 lay 8 down 7 lay 9 in 9 in 10 a 10 a 11 thicket 11 thicket 12 of 11 thicket 14 hemlock-trees 13 young 14 hemlock-trees 14 hemlock-trees 15 near 15 near 17 upper 15 near 22 . 16 the 17 upper 17 upper 18 end 18 end 19 of 19 of 20 the 20 the 21 pond it was a quiet , peaceful day . 1 it 2 was 1 it 6 peaceful 2 was 3 a 3 a 6 peaceful 4 quiet 5 , 5 , 6 peaceful 6 peaceful 7 day 7 day 8 . so , though he rested and took short naps all through that beautiful day , he was anxious . 1 so 2 , 2 , 3 though 3 though 4 he 4 he 9 naps 5 rested 6 and 6 and 7 took 7 took 8 short 7 took 9 naps 9 naps 11 through 9 naps 14 day 9 naps 18 anxious 10 all 11 through 12 that 13 beautiful 13 beautiful 14 day 14 day 15 , 15 , 16 he 16 he 17 was 18 anxious 19 . he couldn't help but be . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 help 3 help 4 but 3 help 5 be 5 be 6 . but this morning he took no naps . 1 but 3 morning 2 this 3 morning 3 morning 7 naps 3 morning 8 . 4 he 7 naps 5 took 7 naps 6 no 7 naps he rested , but all the time he was watchful and alert . 1 he 2 rested 2 rested 3 , 3 , 4 but 4 but 5 all 5 all 6 the 6 the 7 time 7 time 8 he 8 he 9 was 9 was 10 watchful 10 watchful 11 and 11 and 12 alert 12 alert 13 . a feeling of uneasiness possessed him . 1 a 4 uneasiness 2 feeling 3 of 2 feeling 4 uneasiness 4 uneasiness 5 possessed 4 uneasiness 7 . 5 possessed 6 him 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 2 felt 7 danger 2 felt 18 was 3 in 4 his 4 his 5 bones 5 bones 6 that 8 in 9 the 8 in 18 was 9 the 11 of 10 shape 11 of 11 of 12 a 12 a 13 hunter 13 hunter 14 with 14 with 15 a 15 a 16 terrible 16 terrible 17 gun 18 was 21 distant 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 3 hours 2 the 3 hours 3 hours 4 slipped 3 hours 11 he 4 slipped 5 away 5 away 6 , 6 , 7 and 8 little 9 by 8 little 10 little 8 little 11 he 11 he 13 less 12 grew 13 less 13 less 14 uneasy 13 less 15 . he began to hope that that day would prove as peaceful as the previous day had been . 1 he 4 hope 2 began 3 to 2 began 4 hope 4 hope 5 that 4 hope 6 that 6 that 7 day 7 day 8 would 8 would 9 prove 8 would 17 been 9 prove 10 as 10 as 12 as 11 peaceful 12 as 13 the 14 previous 13 the 16 had 14 previous 15 day 16 had 17 been 17 been 18 . it was almost like a pistol shot . 1 it 2 was 1 it 6 pistol 2 was 3 almost 4 like 5 a 5 a 6 pistol 6 pistol 7 shot 7 shot 8 . however , it wasn't a pistol shot . 1 however 2 , 1 however 6 pistol 3 it 6 pistol 4 wasn't 6 pistol 5 a 6 pistol 6 pistol 7 shot 7 shot 8 . it wasn't a shot at all . 1 it 2 wasn't 1 it 3 a 3 a 6 all 4 shot 5 at 5 at 6 all 6 all 7 . he knew just what that meant . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 just 3 just 4 what 4 what 5 that 4 what 6 meant 6 meant 7 . it was even so . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 even 3 even 4 so 4 so 5 . with only his head above water he had watched in the direction from which that sound had come . 1 with 2 only 1 with 17 had 2 only 3 his 3 his 5 above 4 head 5 above 5 above 6 water 6 water 7 he 7 he 8 had 8 had 9 watched 9 watched 10 in 10 in 11 the 11 the 12 direction 12 direction 13 from 13 from 15 that 14 which 15 that 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 , 2 , 3 stealing 3 stealing 4 quietly 4 quietly 5 along 5 along 6 towards 6 towards 7 the 7 the 8 pond 8 pond 9 , 9 , 10 a 10 a 15 view 11 hunter 12 had 12 had 13 come 13 come 14 in 14 in 15 view 15 view 16 . he had done his part , and there was nothing more he could do . 1 he 2 had 1 he 4 his 2 had 3 done 4 his 5 part 5 part 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 10 nothing 8 there 9 was 8 there 10 nothing 10 nothing 11 more 11 more 13 could 12 he 13 could 13 could 14 do 14 do 15 . 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 6 saw 8 hunter 8 hunter 9 with 8 hunter 12 gun 10 a 11 terrible 10 a 12 gun 12 gun 20 pond 13 come 14 down 14 down 15 to 15 to 16 the 16 the 17 shore 17 shore 18 of 18 of 19 the 19 the 20 pond 20 pond 21 . 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 4 been 1 there 5 something 2 would 3 have 3 have 4 been 5 something 7 wrong 6 very 7 wrong 7 wrong 8 with 7 wrong 11 had 9 his 10 ears 10 ears 11 had 11 had 13 failed 12 he 13 failed 13 failed 15 hear 14 to 15 hear 15 hear 16 it 16 it 17 . 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 3 have 7 and 4 a 5 look 5 look 6 around 7 and 8 see 8 see 9 if 8 see 14 . 9 if 10 there 10 there 11 are 11 are 13 signs 12 any 13 signs 14 . 15 " " those tracks were made last night . 1 " 5 made 2 those 3 tracks 3 tracks 4 were 3 tracks 5 made 5 made 7 night 6 last 7 night 7 night 8 . so the hunter went quite around the pond , looking into all likely hiding-places . 1 so 4 went 1 so 15 . 2 the 3 hunter 3 hunter 4 went 4 went 5 quite 5 quite 6 around 6 around 7 the 6 around 8 pond 8 pond 14 hiding-places 9 , 10 looking 10 looking 11 into 11 into 14 hiding-places 12 all 14 hiding-places 13 likely 14 hiding-places " it 's of no use for me to try to follow him , " thought the hunter . 1 " 2 it 1 " 3 's 2 it 3 's 3 's 4 of 4 of 5 no 5 no 6 use 6 use 7 for 7 for 8 me 8 me 9 to 9 to 10 try 10 try 11 to 11 to 12 follow 12 follow 13 him 13 him 14 , 14 , 15 " 14 , 18 hunter 15 " 16 thought 17 the 18 hunter 18 hunter 19 . " it is too dry for me to track him . 1 " 2 it 1 " 11 . 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 too 4 too 5 dry 4 too 6 for 6 for 7 me 7 me 8 to 8 to 9 track 10 him 11 . he may not be so badly scared , after all . 1 he 2 may 1 he 3 not 3 not 4 be 4 be 5 so 5 so 6 badly 6 badly 7 scared 7 scared 8 , 8 , 9 after 9 after 10 all 10 all 11 . i 'll just find a good place and wait . " 1 i 3 just 2 'll 3 just 3 just 4 find 4 find 6 good 4 find 7 place 4 find 9 wait 4 find 11 " 5 a 6 good 8 and 9 wait 10 . 11 " so the hunter found an old log behind some small trees and there sat down . 1 so 2 the 1 so 3 hunter 2 the 3 hunter 3 hunter 4 found 3 hunter 7 log 3 hunter 12 and 5 an 6 old 6 old 7 log 8 behind 11 trees 8 behind 12 and 9 some 10 small 9 some 11 trees 12 and 13 there 13 there 14 sat 14 sat 15 down 15 down 16 . he sat perfectly still . 1 he 2 sat 1 he 5 . 2 sat 4 still 3 perfectly 4 still that hunter was a man of patience . 1 that 2 hunter 1 that 3 was 3 was 4 a 4 a 5 man 5 man 6 of 6 of 7 patience 7 patience 8 . he knew that if he would not be seen he must not move . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 10 he 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 if 4 if 5 he 5 he 6 would 6 would 7 not 7 not 8 be 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 14 log 3 as 4 motionless 3 as 5 as 5 as 6 if 6 if 7 he 6 if 8 were 7 he 8 were 8 were 14 log 9 a 10 part 10 part 11 of 10 part 14 log 11 of 12 the 12 the 13 very 13 very 14 log 14 log 15 on 14 log 19 sitting 15 on 16 which 17 he 19 sitting 18 was 19 sitting 19 sitting 20 . for some time there was no sign of any living thing . 1 for 2 some 2 some 3 time 2 some 12 . 3 time 4 there 4 there 5 was 5 was 6 no 6 no 7 sign 7 sign 8 of 8 of 9 any 9 any 10 living 10 living 11 thing for a few moments they sat on the water , a picture of watchful suspicion . 1 for 2 a 1 for 4 moments 2 a 3 few 4 moments 16 . 5 they 6 sat 6 sat 7 on 7 on 8 the 8 the 9 water 9 water 11 a 10 , 11 a 11 a 12 picture 12 picture 13 of 13 of 15 suspicion 13 of 16 . 14 watchful 15 suspicion satisfied at last , they began to clean their feathers . 1 satisfied 2 at 1 satisfied 11 . 2 at 3 last 3 last 4 , 3 last 10 feathers 5 they 10 feathers 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 1 it 4 that 2 was 3 plain 4 that 5 they 5 they 6 felt 6 felt 7 safe 7 safe 8 . he carried something , but just what the hunter could not make out . 1 he 2 carried 2 carried 3 something 2 carried 12 make 4 , 5 but 5 but 6 just 6 just 7 what 7 what 8 the 7 what 12 make 8 the 9 hunter 10 could 11 not 11 not 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 13 carefully 2 took 3 it 3 it 4 down 4 down 5 to 5 to 6 the 6 the 7 edge 7 edge 10 water 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 water 10 water 13 carefully 11 and 12 there 12 there 13 carefully 13 carefully 14 washed 13 carefully 15 it 13 carefully 16 . he saw and he understood . 1 he 2 saw 1 he 3 and 3 and 4 he 4 he 5 understood 5 understood 6 . still the hunter sat without moving . 1 still 3 hunter 2 the 3 hunter 3 hunter 4 sat 4 sat 5 without 5 without 6 moving 6 moving 7 . he had gone off to take a nap somewhere . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 gone 3 gone 4 off 4 off 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 2 slipped 4 . finally , another visitor appeared at the upper end of the pond a visitor in a wonderful coat of red . 1 finally 2 , 2 , 3 another 3 another 4 visitor 3 another 5 appeared 5 appeared 6 at 6 at 7 the 7 the 8 upper 8 upper 9 end 9 end 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 12 pond 12 pond 13 a 13 a 14 visitor 14 visitor 15 in 15 in 16 a 16 a 17 wonderful 17 wonderful 18 coat 18 coat 19 of 18 coat 20 red 20 red 21 . 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 3 in 4 that 4 that 5 cautious 5 cautious 6 , 6 , 7 careful 7 careful 8 way 8 way 9 that 9 that 10 he 10 he 11 always 11 always 12 uses 12 uses 14 he 12 uses 16 hunting 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 1 he 14 . 2 stopped 13 step 3 with 5 foot 4 one 5 foot 5 foot 6 lifted 6 lifted 7 in 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 act 9 act 10 of 10 of 11 taking 11 taking 12 a 12 a 13 step the latter were slowly moving along in that direction as they fed . 1 the 2 latter 2 latter 4 slowly 3 were 4 slowly 4 slowly 5 moving 4 slowly 13 . 5 moving 6 along 5 moving 9 direction 7 in 8 that 7 in 9 direction 8 that 9 direction 9 direction 12 fed 10 as 11 they 11 they 12 fed all he need do was to be patient and wait . 1 all 5 was 2 he 3 need 3 need 5 was 4 do 5 was 5 was 6 to 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 patient 8 patient 9 and 9 and 10 wait 10 wait 11 . 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 2 are 5 away 4 far 5 away 5 away 6 now 5 away 8 and 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 it 9 it 10 looks 10 looks 11 very 11 very 12 much 11 very 14 if 11 very 17 rascal 12 much 13 as 13 as 14 if 15 that 17 rascal 16 red 17 rascal 17 rascal 18 will 17 rascal 19 get 19 get 20 one 19 get 23 . 20 one 22 them 21 of 22 them 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 8 kind 7 the 8 kind 8 kind 9 . they knew exactly what that warning meant . 1 they 2 knew 2 knew 3 exactly 3 exactly 4 what 4 what 5 that 4 what 7 meant 5 that 6 warning 7 meant 8 . that is to say , he laughed without making any sound . 1 that 2 is 1 that 5 , 2 is 3 to 3 to 4 say 5 , 8 without 6 he 7 laughed 7 laughed 8 without 8 without 9 making 8 without 10 any 10 any 11 sound 11 sound 12 . to tell the truth , he was very much pleased . 1 to 2 tell 2 tell 4 truth 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 . the hunter would have shot them for sport . 1 the 2 hunter 2 hunter 5 shot 2 hunter 8 sport 3 would 4 have 4 have 5 shot 6 them 7 for 6 them 8 sport 8 sport 9 . he didn't need them . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 need 3 need 4 them 3 need 5 . he had plenty of other food . 1 he 2 had 1 he 6 food 3 plenty 4 of 3 plenty 6 food 4 of 5 other 6 food 7 . by and by he spied the hunter sitting on the log . 1 by 2 and 1 by 3 by 3 by 5 spied 4 he 5 spied 5 spied 8 sitting 6 the 7 hunter 7 hunter 8 sitting 8 sitting 9 on 8 sitting 11 log 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 4 couldn't 3 he 4 couldn't 4 couldn't 5 make 4 couldn't 7 just 5 make 6 out 7 just 8 what 8 what 10 was 8 what 14 at 9 it 10 was 10 was 11 he 11 he 12 was 12 was 13 looking 14 at 15 . presently he flew over to a tree where he could see better . 1 presently 2 he 2 he 3 flew 3 flew 4 over 4 over 5 to 5 to 6 a 6 a 7 tree 7 tree 8 where 8 where 10 could 9 he 10 could 10 could 11 see 11 see 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 14 that 6 terrible 7 gun 7 gun 14 that 8 , 9 and 9 and 13 what 10 he 11 knew 11 knew 12 just 12 just 13 what 13 what 14 that 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 2 more 3 he 4 began 5 to 5 to 6 yell 6 yell 9 thief 7 , 8 " 7 , 9 thief 9 thief 10 ! 10 ! 12 ! 11 thief 12 ! 12 ! 13 thief 12 ! 14 ! 14 ! 15 " 15 " 16 at 16 at 18 top 17 the 18 top 18 top 19 of 19 of 20 his 20 his 21 lungs 21 lungs 22 . it was then that the hunter lost his temper . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 then 3 then 4 that 3 then 7 lost 5 the 6 hunter 6 hunter 7 lost 7 lost 9 temper 8 his 9 temper 9 temper 10 . he was angry clear through . 1 he 2 was 1 he 3 angry 2 was 3 angry 3 angry 5 through 4 clear 5 through 5 through 6 . 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 . he brought me warning of the coming of the hunter the other morning . 1 he 2 brought 2 brought 3 me 3 me 4 warning 4 warning 5 of 4 warning 10 hunter 6 the 7 coming 7 coming 8 of 7 coming 10 hunter 9 the 10 hunter 10 hunter 13 morning 11 the 12 other 12 other 13 morning 13 morning 14 . i wish he would come back here and let me thank him . " 1 i 2 wish 1 i 3 he 3 he 4 would 3 he 5 come 3 he 12 him 5 come 6 back 6 back 7 here 8 and 9 let 9 let 10 me 9 let 11 thank 11 thank 12 him 12 him 13 . 13 . 14 " 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 " 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 6 hunting 7 than 7 than 8 eat 8 eat 9 . 8 eat 10 " 9 . 10 " he saw them many times , though not one of them saw him . 1 he 2 saw 1 he 13 him 2 saw 3 them 3 them 5 times 3 them 7 though 4 many 5 times 5 times 6 , 7 though 8 not 8 not 9 one 8 not 10 of 10 of 11 them 12 saw 13 him 13 him 14 . 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 3 growing 4 thin 4 thin 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 he 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 so 9 so 10 nervous 9 so 11 that 11 that 21 would 12 the 21 would 13 falling 14 of 14 of 15 a 15 a 17 leaf 16 dead 17 leaf 17 leaf 18 from 18 from 20 tree 18 from 21 would 19 a 20 tree 21 would 22 startle 21 would 24 . 22 startle 23 him there is nothing quite so terrible as being continually hunted . 1 there 2 is 2 is 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 quite 4 quite 5 so 5 so 6 terrible 6 terrible 7 as 6 terrible 10 hunted 8 being 9 continually 9 continually 10 hunted 10 hunted 11 . and those hours of safety were filled with dread of what the next day might bring . 1 and 2 those 2 those 3 hours 3 hours 4 of 4 of 5 safety 5 safety 6 were 5 safety 9 dread 6 were 7 filled 7 filled 8 with 9 dread 10 of 9 dread 11 what 11 what 13 next 11 what 15 might 12 the 13 next 13 next 14 day 15 might 16 bring 16 bring 17 . it was the baying of hounds following a trail . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 baying 3 the 4 baying 4 baying 6 hounds 5 of 6 hounds 6 hounds 7 following 7 following 9 trail 7 following 10 . 8 a 9 trail at first it did not sound so terrible . 1 at 2 first 2 first 3 it 3 it 8 terrible 4 did 5 not 5 not 6 sound 6 sound 8 terrible 7 so 8 terrible 8 terrible 9 . but suddenly a dreadful suspicion came to him and he grew more and more anxious as he listened . 1 but 2 suddenly 2 suddenly 3 a 2 suddenly 5 suspicion 4 dreadful 5 suspicion 5 suspicion 15 anxious 6 came 8 him 6 came 15 anxious 7 to 8 him 8 him 9 and 10 he 11 grew 10 he 15 anxious 11 grew 12 more 13 and 14 more 14 more 15 anxious 15 anxious 18 listened 16 as 17 he 16 as 18 listened 18 listened 19 . in a few minutes there was no longer any doubt in his mind . 1 in 3 few 2 a 3 few 3 few 4 minutes 4 minutes 6 was 5 there 6 was 6 was 7 no 7 no 8 longer 8 longer 9 any 9 any 10 doubt 10 doubt 11 in 11 in 12 his 12 his 13 mind 13 mind 14 . those hounds were following his trail . 1 those 2 hounds 2 hounds 3 were 3 were 4 following 4 following 6 trail 4 following 7 . 5 his 6 trail it was then that the sound of that baying became terrible . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 then 3 then 4 that 4 that 7 of 4 that 8 that 5 the 6 sound 5 the 7 of 8 that 9 baying 9 baying 10 became 10 became 11 terrible 10 became 12 . he must run for his life ! 1 he 2 must 2 must 3 run 3 run 4 for 4 for 6 life 5 his 6 life 6 life 7 ! he would no longer be able to hide in thickets . 1 he 10 thickets 2 would 8 hide 3 no 4 longer 4 longer 8 hide 5 be 6 able 6 able 7 to 6 able 8 hide 8 hide 10 thickets 9 in 10 thickets 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 5 might 2 any 13 hunters 4 he 5 might 5 might 6 be 6 be 7 driven 7 driven 9 past 8 right 9 past 9 past 10 one 10 one 11 of 11 of 12 those 13 hunters 14 . in a little while the voices of the hounds grew fainter . 1 in 2 a 1 in 5 the 2 a 3 little 3 little 4 while 5 the 6 voices 6 voices 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 hounds 8 the 12 . 9 hounds 11 fainter 10 grew 11 fainter those wonderful noses of theirs were following his trail without the least difficulty . 1 those 2 wonderful 2 wonderful 3 noses 2 wonderful 5 theirs 4 of 5 theirs 5 theirs 6 were 6 were 7 following 7 following 9 trail 7 following 10 without 8 his 9 trail 10 without 12 least 10 without 13 difficulty 10 without 14 . 11 the 12 least it added to his terror and this in turn added to his speed . 1 it 4 his 1 it 13 speed 2 added 3 to 3 to 4 his 5 terror 7 this 5 terror 13 speed 6 and 7 this 7 this 9 turn 7 this 10 added 8 in 9 turn 10 added 11 to 11 to 12 his 12 his 13 speed 13 speed 14 . 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 2 it 1 had 3 been 1 had 4 just 4 just 5 one 5 one 6 hunter 6 hunter 7 at 7 at 9 time 8 a 9 time 9 time 10 against 9 time 17 wits 10 against 11 whom 12 he 17 wits 13 had 14 to 14 to 15 match 15 match 16 his 16 his 17 wits 17 wits 18 it 18 it 22 been 19 would 20 not 20 not 21 have 21 have 22 been 22 been 23 so 23 so 24 bad 24 bad 25 . 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 2 there 4 many 4 many 5 hunters 5 hunters 6 with 6 with 8 guns 7 terrible 8 guns 8 guns 9 looking 9 looking 10 for 10 for 11 him 11 him 12 , 12 , 26 . 13 and 14 in 13 and 15 dodging 15 dodging 19 likely 16 one 17 he 17 he 18 was 18 was 19 likely 19 likely 21 any 20 at 21 any 21 any 22 time 21 any 25 another 23 to 24 meet 24 meet 25 another 25 another 26 . this in itself seemed terribly unfair and unjust . 1 this 8 unjust 2 in 3 itself 3 itself 4 seemed 3 itself 6 unfair 4 seemed 5 terribly 6 unfair 8 unjust 7 and 8 unjust 8 unjust 9 . but now , added to this was the greater unfairness of being trailed by hounds . 1 but 2 now 2 now 3 , 3 , 4 added 3 , 10 unfairness 5 to 6 this 6 this 7 was 7 was 8 the 8 the 9 greater 9 greater 10 unfairness 10 unfairness 12 being 10 unfairness 15 hounds 11 of 12 being 13 trailed 14 by 14 by 15 hounds 15 hounds 16 . he could not know that it was against the law to hunt him with dogs . 1 he 2 could 2 could 3 not 2 could 4 know 4 know 5 that 5 that 6 it 6 it 7 was 7 was 8 against 8 against 9 the 8 against 10 law 10 law 15 dogs 10 law 16 . 11 to 12 hunt 11 to 13 him 13 him 14 with 14 with 15 dogs the ground was damp and scent always lies best on damp ground . 1 the 2 ground 2 ground 3 was 3 was 8 lies 3 was 13 . 4 damp 5 and 4 damp 6 scent 6 scent 7 always 7 always 8 lies 8 lies 10 on 9 best 10 on 10 on 12 ground 11 damp 12 ground this made it easy for the hounds to follow him with their wonderful noses . 1 this 2 made 2 made 3 it 3 it 4 easy 4 easy 5 for 5 for 14 noses 6 the 7 hounds 7 hounds 14 noses 8 to 9 follow 9 follow 10 him 10 him 11 with 11 with 14 noses 12 their 14 noses 13 wonderful 14 noses 14 noses 15 . but he couldn't . 1 but 3 couldn't 2 he 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 . they allowed him no rest . 1 they 2 allowed 2 allowed 3 him 2 allowed 5 rest 3 him 4 no 5 rest 6 . he was becoming very , very tired . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 becoming 3 becoming 4 very 4 very 6 very 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 11 brush 5 bound 6 lightly 6 lightly 7 over 7 over 9 logs 8 fallen 9 logs 9 logs 10 or 9 logs 11 brush 11 brush 12 , 12 , 13 as 13 as 14 he 14 he 15 had 15 had 16 done 16 done 18 first 17 at 18 first 18 first 19 . his lungs ached as he panted for breath . 1 his 2 lungs 2 lungs 3 ached 3 ached 7 for 4 as 5 he 5 he 6 panted 6 panted 7 for 7 for 8 breath 8 breath 9 . there would come a time when he would have to stop . 1 there 3 come 2 would 3 come 3 come 4 a 3 come 5 time 5 time 6 when 5 time 11 stop 6 when 7 he 7 he 8 would 9 have 10 to 10 to 11 stop 11 stop 12 . then those hounds would catch up with him and tear him to pieces . 1 then 2 those 2 those 3 hounds 3 hounds 4 would 4 would 5 catch 5 catch 6 up 6 up 7 with 7 with 8 him 7 with 9 and 7 with 10 tear 7 with 14 . 10 tear 11 him 10 tear 13 pieces 12 to 13 pieces he turned towards it . 1 he 3 towards 2 turned 3 towards 3 towards 4 it 4 it 5 . it was his only chance and he knew it . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 his 2 was 3 his 3 his 4 only 3 his 6 and 3 his 7 he 4 only 5 chance 7 he 8 knew 8 knew 9 it 9 it 10 . for just a second he paused to look behind . 1 for 2 just 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 7 heels 2 hounds 8 . 4 almost 7 heels 5 at 7 heels 6 his 7 heels he enjoys swimming . 1 he 2 enjoys 2 enjoys 3 swimming 2 enjoys 4 . even then he could feel his strength leaving him . 1 even 2 then 2 then 7 strength 3 he 4 could 4 could 5 feel 5 feel 6 his 6 his 7 strength 7 strength 8 leaving 8 leaving 9 him 9 him 10 . this new fear gave him more strength for a little while . 1 this 2 new 1 this 3 fear 1 this 12 . 3 fear 4 gave 4 gave 5 him 4 gave 7 strength 6 more 7 strength 7 strength 11 while 8 for 9 a 8 for 11 while 9 a 11 while 10 little 11 while but it did not last long . 1 but 2 it 2 it 3 did 3 did 4 not 4 not 6 long 5 last 6 long 6 long 7 . then , all four feet touched . 1 then 2 , 2 , 3 all 2 , 6 touched 4 four 5 feet 5 feet 6 touched 6 touched 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 3 later 3 later 5 had 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 found 6 found 7 solid 7 solid 8 footing 7 solid 11 standing 9 and 10 was 10 was 11 standing 11 standing 16 up 12 with 15 only 13 the 14 water 14 water 15 only 15 only 16 up 16 up 19 knees 16 up 20 . 17 to 19 knees 18 his 19 knees 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 3 hoped 10 wade 4 that 5 he 5 he 6 would 6 would 7 be 8 able 10 wade 9 to 10 wade 10 wade 11 ashore 10 wade 13 but 10 wade 15 saw 10 wade 22 swim 10 wade 23 again 12 , 13 but 14 he 15 saw 15 saw 16 now 16 now 17 that 18 he 19 would 18 he 22 swim 20 have 21 to 21 to 22 swim 23 again 24 . so for a long time he remained right where he was . 1 so 2 for 2 for 4 long 3 a 4 long 4 long 5 time 5 time 6 he 6 he 7 remained 7 remained 8 right 8 right 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 11 and 7 trembled 9 over 8 all 9 over 9 over 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 13 was 12 he 13 was 13 was 15 frightened 14 as 15 frightened 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 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 4 standing 4 standing 5 out 5 out 6 there 6 there 7 in 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 water 9 water 17 distance 10 he 11 could 11 could 12 be 12 be 13 seen 13 seen 17 distance 14 for 15 a 14 for 17 distance 15 a 16 long 17 distance 23 nervous 17 distance 25 fearful 18 , 19 and 18 , 20 that 19 and 20 that 20 that 22 him 20 that 23 nervous 21 made 22 him 23 nervous 24 and 24 and 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 3 hunter 11 reach 4 on 5 the 5 the 6 shore 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 trying 9 trying 10 to 10 to 11 reach 11 reach 12 should 12 should 13 see 13 see 14 him 14 him 15 . and little by little he felt his strength returning . 1 and 5 he 2 little 3 by 3 by 4 little 3 by 5 he 5 he 6 felt 5 he 10 . 6 felt 7 his 7 his 8 strength 8 strength 9 returning 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 3 bank 8 he 3 bank 13 specks 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 left 6 left 7 , 8 he 9 could 9 could 10 see 11 two 13 specks 12 black-and-white 13 specks 13 specks 14 moving 13 specks 20 water 14 moving 15 about 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 across 18 across 20 water 19 the 20 water 20 water 21 came 21 came 22 the 22 the 23 barking 23 barking 24 of 24 of 25 dogs 25 dogs 26 . they were barking now , instead of baying . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 barking 3 barking 4 now 3 barking 6 instead 3 barking 8 baying 4 now 5 , 6 instead 7 of 8 baying 9 . presently a brown form joined the black-and-white specks . 1 presently 2 a 2 a 4 form 3 brown 4 form 4 form 5 joined 4 form 8 specks 4 form 9 . 5 joined 6 the 6 the 7 black-and-white it was a hunter drawn there by the barking of the dogs . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 hunter 4 hunter 5 drawn 5 drawn 6 there 6 there 7 by 6 there 9 barking 7 by 8 the 8 the 9 barking 9 barking 10 of 9 barking 11 the 9 barking 12 dogs 11 the 12 dogs 12 dogs 13 . he watched the hunter walk along the bank and disappear in the bushes . 1 he 4 hunter 2 watched 3 the 3 the 4 hunter 4 hunter 5 walk 5 walk 13 bushes 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 2 out 4 the 2 out 5 bushes 5 bushes 6 came 5 bushes 8 boat 5 bushes 15 hunter 7 a 8 boat 8 boat 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 in 11 in 12 it 12 it 13 was 13 was 14 the 15 hunter 16 . 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 3 once 5 swim 5 swim 6 or 6 or 8 shot 7 be 8 shot 8 shot 9 by 8 shot 11 hunter 9 by 10 the 11 hunter 12 in 11 hunter 15 . 12 in 13 the 13 the 14 boat his rest had given him new strength , but still he was very , very tired and swimming was hard work . 1 his 2 rest 2 rest 4 given 3 had 4 given 4 given 5 him 4 given 7 strength 6 new 7 strength 7 strength 8 , 7 strength 18 swimming 9 but 10 still 10 still 11 he 10 still 12 was 10 still 16 tired 13 very 14 , 14 , 15 very 15 very 16 tired 16 tired 18 swimming 17 and 18 swimming 18 swimming 19 was 18 swimming 22 . 19 was 20 hard 20 hard 21 work slowly , oh so slowly , he drew nearer to the bank . 1 slowly 3 oh 1 slowly 5 slowly 1 slowly 7 he 1 slowly 12 bank 2 , 3 oh 4 so 5 slowly 5 slowly 6 , 8 drew 9 nearer 9 nearer 10 to 9 nearer 12 bank 10 to 11 the 11 the 12 bank 12 bank 13 . what new dangers might be waiting there , he did not know . 1 what 2 new 1 what 4 might 1 what 9 he 2 new 3 dangers 4 might 5 be 5 be 6 waiting 6 waiting 7 there 7 there 8 , 9 he 10 did 10 did 11 not 11 not 12 know 12 know 13 . 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 7 on 7 on 9 side 8 that 9 side 9 side 10 . but the uncertainty was better than the certainty behind him . 1 but 2 the 2 the 3 uncertainty 3 uncertainty 8 certainty 4 was 5 better 5 better 6 than 6 than 7 the 7 the 8 certainty 8 certainty 9 behind 9 behind 10 him 10 him 11 . at last he felt bottom beneath his feet . 1 at 2 last 2 last 3 he 3 he 4 felt 3 he 7 his 4 felt 5 bottom 5 bottom 6 beneath 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 1 he 23 . 2 staggered 3 up 4 through 6 bushes 5 some 6 bushes 6 bushes 7 along 7 along 9 bank 8 the 9 bank 9 bank 11 then 9 bank 23 . 10 and 11 then 11 then 12 for 12 for 14 instant 12 for 16 seemed 12 for 21 stopped 13 an 14 instant 15 it 16 seemed 16 seemed 17 to 18 him 19 his 19 his 20 heart 20 heart 21 stopped 21 stopped 22 beating right in front of him stood a man . 1 right 2 in 2 in 3 front 3 front 4 of 3 front 5 him 3 front 6 stood 6 stood 8 man 6 stood 9 . 7 a 8 man 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 4 out 5 into 5 into 8 yard 6 the 7 back 6 the 8 yard 8 yard 9 of 9 of 10 the 10 the 12 of 11 home 12 of 12 of 14 man 13 that 14 man 14 man 15 . he couldn't run [.] 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 run it was all he could do to walk . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 all 3 all 4 he 4 he 5 could 5 could 6 do 6 do 7 to 7 to 8 walk 8 walk 9 . he simply stood still and trembled , partly with fear and partly with weariness . 1 he 2 simply 1 he 5 and 2 simply 3 stood 3 stood 4 still 5 and 6 trembled 6 trembled 7 , 7 , 8 partly 8 partly 9 with 8 partly 12 partly 9 with 10 fear 10 fear 11 and 12 partly 13 with 13 with 14 weariness 14 weariness 15 . then a surprising thing happened . 1 then 2 a 2 a 3 surprising 3 surprising 4 thing 4 thing 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 , 3 , 4 not 4 not 5 threateningly 4 not 6 but 6 but 7 slowly 6 but 9 and 7 slowly 8 , 9 and 12 friendly 9 and 14 . 10 in 11 a 11 a 12 friendly 12 friendly 13 way so he entered the open shed and with a long sigh lay down in the soft hay . 1 so 2 he 1 so 7 and 2 he 3 entered 3 entered 4 the 4 the 6 shed 5 open 6 shed 7 and 8 with 8 with 9 a 9 a 10 long 10 long 11 sigh 10 long 12 lay 12 lay 13 down 13 down 14 in 14 in 15 the 15 the 16 soft 16 soft 17 hay 17 hay 18 . he just knew it , that was all . 1 he 3 knew 1 he 4 it 2 just 3 knew 4 it 5 , 5 , 6 that 6 that 7 was 7 was 8 all 7 was 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 3 didn't 4 have 4 have 5 to 5 to 6 understand 6 understand 7 words 7 words 8 to 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 . of course the hunter saw him at once . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 the 3 the 4 hunter 4 hunter 5 saw 5 saw 6 him 6 him 7 at 7 at 8 once 8 once 9 . the hunter looked surprised , and then his surprise gave way to anger . 1 the 2 hunter 2 hunter 3 looked 3 looked 4 surprised 4 surprised 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 then 7 then 10 gave 8 his 9 surprise 8 his 10 gave 10 gave 11 way 11 way 12 to 12 to 13 anger 13 anger 14 . 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 2 best 3 thing 3 thing 4 for 4 for 5 you 5 you 6 to 6 to 7 do 7 do 8 , 8 , 9 my 9 my 10 friend 10 friend 11 , 11 , 12 is 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 19 row 20 back 19 row 21 where 21 where 24 from 22 you 23 came 23 came 24 from 24 from 25 . are those your hounds barking over there ? " 1 are 2 those 2 those 4 hounds 2 those 8 ? 2 those 9 " 3 your 4 hounds 4 hounds 5 barking 5 barking 6 over 6 over 7 there " no , " replied the hunter promptly . 1 " 4 " 1 " 7 hunter 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 6 the 7 hunter 7 hunter 8 promptly 8 promptly 9 . i don't even know who owns those two hounds over there . " 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 even 2 don't 6 owns 3 even 4 know 5 who 6 owns 6 owns 7 those 7 those 8 two 7 those 9 hounds 9 hounds 10 over 10 over 11 there 11 there 12 . 12 . 13 " 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 4 willing 2 you 7 advantage 4 willing 5 to 6 take 7 advantage 7 advantage 8 of 7 advantage 18 have 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 fact 10 fact 11 that 11 that 12 the 12 the 14 of 13 dogs 14 of 14 of 15 some 15 some 16 one 16 one 17 else 18 have 19 broken 19 broken 20 the 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 9 hunting 3 not 11 just 4 hunting 5 for 4 hunting 9 hunting 6 the 7 pleasure 6 the 8 of 7 pleasure 8 of 8 of 9 hunting 10 but 11 just 11 just 12 to 11 just 14 . 12 to 13 kill you don't know the meaning of justice or fairness [.] 1 you 2 don't 1 you 3 know 1 you 5 meaning 1 you 9 fairness 2 don't 3 know 4 the 5 meaning 5 meaning 6 of 7 justice 8 or 8 or 9 fairness now get off my land . 1 now 2 get 2 get 3 off 2 get 4 my 4 my 5 land 5 land 6 . get back into your boat and off my land as quick as you can [.] 1 get 2 back 2 back 5 boat 3 into 5 boat 4 your 5 boat 5 boat 9 land 6 and 7 off 7 off 9 land 8 my 9 land 9 land 11 quick 10 as 11 quick 11 quick 12 as 11 quick 14 can 12 as 13 you 13 you 14 can 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 5 hunter 4 the 5 hunter 5 hunter 6 got 6 got 7 back 6 got 12 pushed 7 back 8 into 8 into 10 boat 9 his 10 boat 11 and 12 pushed 12 pushed 13 off 12 pushed 20 across 13 off 14 , 14 , 15 but 15 but 16 he 16 he 17 didn't 17 didn't 18 row 18 row 19 back 20 across 21 the 21 the 22 river 22 river 23 . " he won't stay on that man 's land . 1 " 2 he 1 " 3 won't 2 he 3 won't 3 won't 4 stay 4 stay 5 on 4 stay 6 that 6 that 7 man 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 1 i 4 up 2 'll 3 go 4 up 5 there 5 there 10 . 6 and 7 wait 7 wait 8 for 8 for 9 him 8 for 10 . he was too tired to have gone far . 1 he 2 was 1 he 4 tired 1 he 8 far 2 was 3 too 3 too 4 tired 5 to 6 have 6 have 7 gone 7 gone 8 far 8 far 9 . i can sell that head of his for a good price . " 1 i 2 can 2 can 3 sell 3 sell 11 price 4 that 6 of 5 head 6 of 6 of 7 his 7 his 8 for 8 for 9 a 9 a 10 good 10 good 11 price 11 price 13 " 12 . 13 " so the hunter tied his boat to a tree and once more climbed out . 1 so 2 the 2 the 3 hunter 3 hunter 4 tied 4 tied 7 to 5 his 6 boat 6 boat 7 to 7 to 9 tree 8 a 9 tree 9 tree 10 and 9 tree 13 climbed 11 once 12 more 12 more 13 climbed 13 climbed 14 out 14 out 15 . 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 6 and 7 studied 7 studied 8 the 8 the 9 land 9 land 10 . he grinned . 1 he 2 grinned 2 grinned 3 . " there isn't any other place for him to go . 1 " 2 there 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 9 to 9 to 10 go 10 go 11 . 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 7 , 6 chuckled 13 smart 6 chuckled 14 . 7 , 8 because 9 he 13 smart 10 thought 11 himself 11 himself 12 very 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 4 himself 7 prepared 6 and 7 prepared 7 prepared 8 to 7 prepared 9 wait 9 wait 11 rest 9 wait 17 necessary 10 the 11 rest 11 rest 12 of 12 of 13 the 13 the 14 day 14 day 15 , 15 , 16 if 17 necessary 18 . he knew that this man was a friend and would do him no harm . 1 he 9 and 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 this 4 this 5 man 5 man 6 was 5 man 8 friend 7 a 8 friend 8 friend 9 and 9 and 11 do 10 would 11 do 11 do 12 him 11 do 14 harm 12 him 13 no 14 harm 15 . no hunter could harm him here . 1 no 3 could 2 hunter 3 could 3 could 4 harm 4 harm 5 him 4 harm 6 here 6 here 7 . 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 6 patience 6 patience 7 on 7 on 8 the 8 the 9 part 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 16 hunter 17 had 17 had 18 plenty 18 plenty 19 of 18 plenty 20 patience 20 patience 21 . it sometimes seems as if hunters have more patience than any other people . 1 it 2 sometimes 2 sometimes 3 seems 3 seems 6 hunters 4 as 5 if 5 if 6 hunters 6 hunters 7 have 6 hunters 13 people 6 hunters 14 . 7 have 9 patience 8 more 9 patience 10 than 11 any 11 any 12 other 12 other 13 people but this hunter waited in vain . 1 but 2 this 2 this 3 hunter 3 hunter 4 waited 4 waited 6 vain 5 in 6 vain 6 vain 7 . one by one the stars began to twinkle . 1 one 2 by 2 by 3 one 3 one 4 the 4 the 5 stars 5 stars 6 began 6 began 7 to 7 to 8 twinkle 8 twinkle 9 . at last it became so dark that it was useless for the hunter to remain longer . 1 at 2 last 1 at 4 became 3 it 4 became 4 became 10 useless 5 so 6 dark 5 so 7 that 7 that 8 it 8 it 10 useless 9 was 10 useless 10 useless 11 for 11 for 12 the 12 the 13 hunter 13 hunter 14 to 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 4 home 3 tramped 4 home 4 home 5 and 4 home 7 thoughts 6 his 7 thoughts 7 thoughts 8 were 7 thoughts 10 bitter 8 were 9 very 10 bitter 11 . 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 3 smart 3 smart 4 enough 4 enough 5 to 5 to 6 understand 6 understand 7 that 7 that 8 the 8 the 9 man 9 man 10 who 10 who 11 was 11 was 12 saving 12 saving 13 him 12 saving 14 from 14 from 15 the 15 the 16 hunter 16 hunter 17 had 17 had 18 done 18 done 19 it 19 it 20 because 20 because 21 he 21 he 22 was 22 was 23 a 22 was 26 . 23 a 24 true 24 true 25 friend that is why the hunter got no glimpse of him . 1 that 2 is 1 that 3 why 3 why 4 the 4 the 5 hunter 5 hunter 8 glimpse 6 got 8 glimpse 7 no 8 glimpse 8 glimpse 9 of 9 of 10 him 10 him 11 . he was feeling quite himself again . 1 he 5 himself 2 was 3 feeling 3 feeling 5 himself 4 quite 5 himself 5 himself 6 again 6 again 7 . his splendid strength had returned . 1 his 2 splendid 2 splendid 3 strength 3 strength 4 had 4 had 5 returned 5 returned 6 . 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 1 " 5 wise 2 you 3 are 3 are 4 as 5 wise 6 as 6 as 7 you 7 you 8 are 7 you 13 , 8 are 9 handsome 9 handsome 10 , 9 handsome 11 old 11 old 12 fellow 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 said 15 said 16 he 16 he 17 . but he did find plenty of hunters with terrible guns [.] 1 but 2 he 1 but 4 find 3 did 4 find 4 find 5 plenty 4 find 7 hunters 5 plenty 6 of 7 hunters 8 with 7 hunters 10 guns 9 terrible 10 guns 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 . you see , everybody had heard the voices of those hounds . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 everybody 4 everybody 5 had 5 had 6 heard 6 heard 7 the 6 heard 8 voices 8 voices 9 of 8 voices 11 hounds 9 of 10 those 11 hounds 12 . " if he were alive , somebody certainly would have seen him and nobody has , since the day those hounds chased him . 1 " 2 if 2 if 3 he 3 he 5 alive 3 he 7 somebody 4 were 5 alive 6 , 7 somebody 7 somebody 8 certainly 7 somebody 12 him 7 somebody 14 nobody 8 certainly 9 would 10 have 11 seen 11 seen 12 him 13 and 14 nobody 14 nobody 15 has 15 has 16 , 15 has 17 since 17 since 19 day 18 the 19 day 19 day 20 those 20 those 21 hounds 21 hounds 22 chased 21 hounds 24 . 22 chased 23 him the very worst things come to an end at last . 1 the 2 very 2 very 3 worst 3 worst 4 things 4 things 5 come 5 come 6 to 5 come 7 an 7 an 8 end 8 end 10 last 9 at 10 last 10 last 11 . no matter how bad a thing is , it cannot last forever . 1 no 2 matter 1 no 3 how 3 how 4 bad 4 bad 5 a 4 bad 6 thing 6 thing 7 is 7 is 8 , 8 , 9 it 9 it 10 cannot 10 cannot 11 last 11 last 12 forever 12 forever 13 . but this year there was no rejoicing . 1 but 2 this 2 this 3 year 3 year 4 there 3 year 7 rejoicing 4 there 5 was 4 there 6 no 5 was 6 no 7 rejoicing 8 . 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 3 hounds 4 caught 4 caught 5 him 4 caught 6 and 6 and 7 killed 7 killed 8 him 7 killed 9 , 7 killed 13 shot 9 , 10 or 11 he 12 was 12 was 13 shot 13 shot 14 by 14 by 15 one 15 one 16 of 16 of 17 those 17 those 18 hunters 18 hunters 19 . he never harmed anybody . 1 he 2 never 2 never 3 harmed 3 harmed 4 anybody 4 anybody 5 . if they really needed us for food , it would be a different matter , but they don't . 1 if 2 they 2 they 3 really 2 they 17 they 3 really 4 needed 4 needed 5 us 4 needed 10 would 5 us 7 food 5 us 8 , 5 us 9 it 6 for 7 food 10 would 11 be 11 be 12 a 12 a 13 different 13 different 14 matter 14 matter 15 , 15 , 16 but 17 they 18 don't 18 don't 19 . they took turns in searching for the rice grains in the mud . 1 they 2 took 1 they 9 grains 2 took 3 turns 4 in 5 searching 5 searching 6 for 5 searching 9 grains 7 the 8 rice 8 rice 9 grains 9 grains 10 in 9 grains 12 mud 10 in 11 the 12 mud 13 . it was wonderfully quiet and peaceful . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 wonderfully 3 wonderfully 5 and 4 quiet 5 and 5 and 6 peaceful 6 peaceful 7 . 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 3 so 4 quiet 3 so 5 that 5 that 6 they 6 they 18 mile 7 could 8 hear 8 hear 10 barking 9 the 10 barking 10 barking 11 of 10 barking 12 a 10 barking 13 dog 11 of 12 a 13 dog 14 at 14 at 16 farmhouse 15 a 16 farmhouse 16 farmhouse 18 mile 17 a 18 mile 18 mile 19 away 18 mile 20 . they felt that for a while at least there was nothing to fear . 1 they 2 felt 2 felt 3 that 3 that 6 while 4 for 5 a 5 a 6 while 6 while 7 at 7 at 8 least 8 least 9 there 9 there 10 was 9 there 11 nothing 11 nothing 12 to 11 nothing 13 fear 13 fear 14 . 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 10 middle 6 out 7 there 7 there 8 in 8 in 9 the 9 the 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 3 the 3 the 4 splash 4 splash 5 made 4 splash 13 splash 5 made 6 by 7 a 8 fish 8 fish 13 splash 9 ; 10 it 10 it 11 was 11 was 12 a 12 a 13 splash 13 splash 14 made 13 splash 21 fish 14 made 15 by 15 by 16 something 16 something 18 bigger 17 much 18 bigger 18 bigger 19 than 19 than 20 any 21 fish 22 . 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 . could it be a boat containing a hunter ? 1 could 3 be 1 could 6 containing 1 could 9 ? 2 it 3 be 4 a 5 boat 5 boat 6 containing 6 containing 8 hunter 7 a 8 hunter 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 4 to 5 take 5 take 6 to 6 to 9 wings 7 their 8 strong 8 strong 9 wings 9 wings 10 the 10 the 11 instant 11 instant 12 they 12 they 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 1 but 3 did 3 did 5 want 4 not 5 want 5 want 7 fly 6 to 7 fly 7 fly 8 until 7 fly 15 danger 8 until 10 were 9 they 10 were 11 sure 12 that 11 sure 15 danger 13 it 14 was 13 it 15 danger 15 danger 16 approaching 16 approaching 17 . they were startled , very much startled . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 startled 3 startled 4 , 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 5 what 3 made 5 what 4 out 5 what 5 what 6 looked 5 what 13 moving 5 what 19 . 6 looked 7 like 7 like 8 the 8 the 9 branch 9 branch 12 tree 10 of 12 tree 11 a 12 tree 12 tree 13 moving 13 moving 14 over 13 moving 16 water 14 over 15 the 15 the 16 water 16 water 17 towards 17 towards 18 them that was queer , very queer . 1 that 2 was 2 was 3 queer 3 queer 4 , 4 , 5 very 5 very 6 queer 6 queer 7 . both were growing more and more suspicious . 1 both 2 were 2 were 3 growing 3 growing 4 more 3 growing 5 and 5 and 6 more 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 5 at 5 at 6 all 6 all 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 it 9 it 11 always 10 is 11 always 11 always 12 best 11 always 13 to 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 it was very mysterious . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 mysterious 4 mysterious 5 . but how could the branch of a tree swim ? 1 but 2 how 2 how 9 swim 2 how 10 ? 3 could 9 swim 4 the 5 branch 5 branch 6 of 5 branch 8 tree 6 of 7 a 7 a 8 tree 8 tree 9 swim but they did not want to fly unless they had to . 1 but 2 they 2 they 3 did 3 did 4 not 4 not 5 want 5 want 6 to 6 to 7 fly 7 fly 8 unless 8 unless 12 . 9 they 10 had 9 they 12 . 10 had 11 to 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 4 curious 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 1 they 15 them 2 wanted 3 to 3 to 4 find 4 find 5 out 6 what 10 moving 7 that 8 mysterious 7 that 10 moving 8 mysterious 9 thing 10 moving 11 through 10 moving 13 water 11 through 12 the 13 water 14 towards 14 towards 15 them 15 them 16 was 16 was 17 . so this thing became more and more of a mystery . 1 so 2 this 1 so 4 became 3 thing 4 became 4 became 5 more 4 became 8 of 5 more 6 and 5 more 7 more 8 of 9 a 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 2 nearer 2 nearer 3 it 2 nearer 4 came 4 came 5 , 5 , 6 the 6 the 7 more 7 more 8 nervous 8 nervous 9 and 9 and 10 anxious 10 anxious 24 . 11 they 12 grew 11 they 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 at 15 at 17 same 16 the 17 same 17 same 18 time 18 time 19 the 19 the 20 greater 20 greater 21 became 21 became 22 their 22 their 23 curiosity 23 curiosity 24 . it was just then that a funny little sound reached him . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 just 3 just 4 then 3 just 7 funny 4 then 5 that 6 a 7 funny 7 funny 8 little 7 funny 10 reached 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 7 cough 6 half 7 cough 7 cough 8 , 7 cough 9 as 7 cough 14 sniffed 9 as 10 if 11 some 12 one 12 one 13 had 13 had 14 sniffed 14 sniffed 15 some 14 sniffed 19 nose 15 some 16 water 17 up 18 his 18 his 19 nose 19 nose 20 . there was something familiar about that sound . 1 there 2 was 1 there 7 sound 2 was 5 about 3 something 4 familiar 3 something 5 about 5 about 7 sound 6 that 7 sound 7 sound 8 . it was a mystery no longer . 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 mystery 3 a 4 mystery 4 mystery 5 no 5 no 6 longer 6 longer 7 . 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 9 be 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 3 plenty 5 eat 4 to 5 eat 5 eat 6 and 5 eat 13 fear 7 that 8 blessed 8 blessed 9 feeling 8 blessed 13 fear 9 feeling 10 of 11 nothing 12 to 11 nothing 13 fear 13 fear 14 . what more could any one ask ? 1 what 2 more 1 what 7 ? 2 more 3 could 2 more 4 any 4 any 5 one 6 ask 7 ? he began to grow sleek and fat and handsomer than ever . 1 he 2 began 2 began 3 to 3 to 4 grow 4 grow 5 sleek 5 sleek 6 and 6 and 7 fat 7 fat 8 and 8 and 9 handsomer 9 handsomer 10 than 10 than 11 ever 11 ever 12 . 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 1 as 8 drink 2 he 3 put 3 put 4 down 4 down 5 his 5 his 6 head 7 to 8 drink 8 drink 10 saw 8 drink 22 thirsty 9 he 10 saw 10 saw 11 something 11 something 12 which 12 which 14 surprised 13 so 14 surprised 14 surprised 15 him 15 him 16 that 16 that 17 he 17 he 18 quite 18 quite 19 forgot 19 forgot 20 he 20 he 21 was 22 thirsty 23 . what do you think it was he saw ? 1 what 2 do 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 think 4 think 6 was 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 he 7 he 8 saw 8 saw 9 ? it was a footprint in the soft mud . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 footprint 4 footprint 5 in 5 in 6 the 6 the 7 soft 7 soft 8 mud 8 mud 9 . in his great , soft eyes was a look of wonder and surprise . 1 in 2 his 2 his 3 great 3 great 5 soft 4 , 5 soft 5 soft 6 eyes 5 soft 13 surprise 5 soft 14 . 7 was 8 a 7 was 10 of 8 a 9 look 10 of 11 wonder 11 wonder 12 and 12 and 13 surprise you see , that footprint was exactly like one of his own , only smaller . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 that 4 that 5 footprint 5 footprint 6 was 6 was 16 . 7 exactly 8 like 8 like 9 one 9 one 10 of 10 of 11 his 11 his 12 own 12 own 13 , 13 , 14 only 14 only 15 smaller 15 smaller 16 . he was quite sure that never had he seen such a dainty footprint . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 quite 3 quite 4 sure 4 sure 5 that 5 that 6 never 6 never 7 had 7 had 8 he 7 had 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 9 footprints 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 began 4 began 5 to 4 began 6 search 6 search 7 for 6 search 9 footprints 8 other 9 footprints 9 footprints 10 , 9 footprints 15 them 9 footprints 16 . 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 presently 13 he 14 found 14 found 15 them each was as dainty as that first one [.] 1 each 8 one 2 was 8 one 3 as 5 as 4 dainty 5 as 5 as 6 that 6 that 7 first 7 first 8 one who could have made them ? 1 who 2 could 1 who 6 ? 2 could 3 have 3 have 4 made 4 made 5 them 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 2 couldn't 3 have 3 have 4 told 4 told 5 why 5 why 6 , 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 it 8 it 9 was 9 was 10 true 10 true 11 . a great longing to find the maker of those footprints took possession of him . 1 a 2 great 2 great 3 longing 3 longing 4 to 3 longing 5 find 5 find 7 maker 6 the 7 maker 7 maker 8 of 7 maker 10 footprints 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 1 he 6 and 2 lifted 5 head 3 his 5 head 4 handsome 5 head 6 and 7 listened 7 listened 8 for 8 for 9 some 9 some 11 sound 10 slight 11 sound 11 sound 12 which 12 which 13 might 13 might 14 show 14 show 15 that 15 that 16 the 15 that 18 was 16 the 17 stranger 18 was 19 near 19 near 20 . there they disappeared , for the ground was hard . 1 there 2 they 2 they 3 disappeared 3 disappeared 4 , 3 disappeared 5 for 3 disappeared 9 hard 5 for 6 the 6 the 7 ground 7 ground 8 was 9 hard 10 . he knew it by other signs which he ran across every now and then . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 it 2 knew 4 by 2 knew 6 signs 5 other 6 signs 6 signs 7 which 6 signs 10 across 6 signs 14 then 8 he 9 ran 9 ran 10 across 10 across 11 every 11 every 12 now 12 now 13 and 14 then 15 . but search as he would , he was unable to find that newcomer . 1 but 5 would 2 search 3 as 3 as 4 he 4 he 5 would 5 would 6 , 5 would 7 he 5 would 13 newcomer 8 was 9 unable 9 unable 10 to 9 unable 13 newcomer 11 find 13 newcomer 12 that 13 newcomer 13 newcomer 14 . he had searched everywhere but always he was just too late . 1 he 2 had 1 he 7 he 2 had 3 searched 3 searched 4 everywhere 3 searched 7 he 4 everywhere 5 but 5 but 6 always 7 he 8 was 7 he 11 late 7 he 12 . 9 just 10 too 10 too 11 late the stranger had been and gone . 1 the 2 stranger 2 stranger 3 had 3 had 4 been 4 been 5 and 5 and 6 gone 6 gone 7 . instead , there was a great longing . 1 instead 2 , 1 instead 7 longing 3 there 7 longing 4 was 5 a 5 a 6 great 6 great 7 longing 7 longing 8 . so he hunted and hunted and was unhappy . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 hunted 3 hunted 4 and 4 and 5 hunted 5 hunted 6 and 6 and 7 was 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 . it was the feeling of being watched . 1 it 2 was 1 it 8 . 2 was 3 the 3 the 4 feeling 4 feeling 6 being 5 of 6 being 6 being 7 watched a pair of wonderful , great , soft eyes gazed back at him . 1 a 2 pair 2 pair 3 of 2 pair 4 wonderful 4 wonderful 5 , 5 , 8 soft 6 great 8 soft 7 , 8 soft 8 soft 9 eyes 9 eyes 10 gazed 10 gazed 11 back 10 gazed 12 at 12 at 13 him 13 him 14 . then that beautiful head disappeared [.] 1 then 5 disappeared 2 that 3 beautiful 3 beautiful 4 head 4 head 5 disappeared he plunged in , but there was no one there . 1 he 2 plunged 2 plunged 3 in 3 in 4 , 4 , 5 but 5 but 6 there 6 there 7 was 7 was 8 no 8 no 9 one 9 one 10 there 10 there 11 . then he stood still and listened . 1 then 2 he 2 he 6 listened 3 stood 4 still 4 still 5 and 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 . the beautiful stranger had slipped away as silently as a shadow . 1 the 2 beautiful 2 beautiful 3 stranger 3 stranger 4 had 3 stranger 5 slipped 3 stranger 11 shadow 5 slipped 6 away 7 as 8 silently 8 silently 11 shadow 9 as 10 a 10 a 11 shadow 11 shadow 12 . the longing to find that beautiful stranger had become so great that he fairly ached with it . 1 the 2 longing 2 longing 3 to 3 to 7 stranger 4 find 7 stranger 5 that 6 beautiful 6 beautiful 7 stranger 7 stranger 8 had 7 stranger 13 he 8 had 9 become 10 so 12 that 11 great 12 that 12 that 13 he 13 he 14 fairly 14 fairly 15 ached 15 ached 16 with 15 ached 17 it 17 it 18 . it seemed to him that until he found her he could know no happiness . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 4 him 3 to 4 him 4 him 5 that 4 him 10 he 5 that 6 until 5 that 9 her 6 until 7 he 7 he 8 found 10 he 11 could 11 could 13 no 12 know 13 no 13 no 14 happiness 14 happiness 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 4 a 5 very 5 very 6 different 6 different 7 game 7 game 13 played 8 from 9 the 9 the 10 one 9 the 11 he 11 he 12 had 11 he 13 played 13 played 14 just 14 just 18 before 15 a 16 short 16 short 17 time 17 time 18 before 18 before 19 . now , he was " it " , and some one else was doing the hiding . 1 now 2 , 2 , 17 . 3 he 4 was 3 he 16 hiding 3 he 17 . 4 was 5 " 5 " 7 " 6 it 7 " 7 " 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 some 10 some 11 one 11 one 12 else 12 else 13 was 13 was 14 doing 14 doing 15 the 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 5 thing 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 16 just 16 just 17 couldn't 17 couldn't 18 help 18 help 19 it 18 help 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 2 than 3 once 3 once 4 when 4 when 7 this 5 he 6 did 6 did 7 this 7 this 8 a 8 a 9 pair 9 pair 10 of 9 pair 13 soft 11 great 13 soft 12 , 13 soft 13 soft 14 , 13 soft 15 gentle 15 gentle 16 eyes 16 eyes 17 were 17 were 18 watching 18 watching 19 him 19 him 21 though 20 , 21 though 21 though 22 he 21 though 23 didn't 23 didn't 24 know 24 know 25 it 25 it 26 . he would be very , very patient . 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 be 3 be 4 very 4 very 6 very 5 , 6 very 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 1 perhaps 3 would 3 would 4 come 3 would 7 thicket 4 come 5 to 5 to 6 the 6 the 7 thicket 7 thicket 8 which 7 thicket 17 left 7 thicket 18 only 8 which 11 from 9 he 10 knew 10 knew 11 from 11 from 12 the 13 signs 14 the 14 the 15 stranger 15 stranger 16 had 16 had 17 left 18 only 22 before 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 7 impatience 4 would 5 vanish 5 vanish 6 in 6 in 7 impatience 7 impatience 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 12 dash 10 he 11 would 11 would 12 dash 12 dash 13 ahead 12 dash 17 catch 14 , 15 eager 15 eager 16 to 16 to 17 catch 17 catch 18 up 18 up 19 with 19 with 20 the 20 the 21 shy 21 shy 22 stranger 22 stranger 23 . but always it was in vain . 1 but 3 it 2 always 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 5 in 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 4 himself 3 thought 4 himself 4 himself 5 very 5 very 6 clever 6 clever 14 clever 7 but 8 this 7 but 9 stranger 9 stranger 10 was 10 was 11 proving 11 proving 12 herself 12 herself 14 clever 13 more 14 clever 14 clever 15 . the fact is , they were enjoying that game . 1 the 2 fact 2 fact 3 is 3 is 4 , 4 , 5 they 5 they 6 were 6 were 7 enjoying 7 enjoying 8 that 8 that 9 game 9 game 10 . she wasn't to be seen . 1 she 5 seen 1 she 6 . 2 wasn't 5 seen 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 seen almost at once he discovered fresh footprints . 1 almost 7 footprints 2 at 3 once 3 once 7 footprints 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 3 not 3 not 4 the 4 the 5 prints 5 prints 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 looking 8 looking 9 for 9 for 10 . 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 2 were 3 prints 3 prints 4 very 3 prints 7 size 3 prints 9 his 3 prints 12 ones 3 prints 15 they 3 prints 19 only 4 very 5 near 6 the 7 size 7 size 8 of 9 his 10 own 11 big 12 ones 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 they 16 had 17 been 17 been 18 made 18 made 19 only 19 only 20 a 19 only 23 before 21 short 22 time 22 time 23 before 23 before 24 . he understood instantly what they meant . 1 he 2 understood 2 understood 3 instantly 3 instantly 4 what 4 what 6 meant 5 they 6 meant 6 meant 7 . " he has come here to try to steal her away from me . 1 " 4 come 1 " 13 me 2 he 3 has 2 he 4 come 4 come 5 here 5 here 6 to 7 try 8 to 8 to 9 steal 9 steal 10 her 10 her 13 me 11 away 12 from 12 from 13 me 13 me 14 . that is where that beautiful stranger must have come from , too . 1 that 3 where 2 is 3 where 3 where 5 beautiful 3 where 10 from 4 that 5 beautiful 5 beautiful 6 stranger 7 must 8 have 8 have 9 come 9 come 10 from 10 from 11 , 11 , 12 too 12 too 13 . i 'll make him fight . 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 make 3 make 5 fight 4 him 5 fight 5 fight 6 . could you have looked into his great eyes then , you would have found nothing soft and beautiful about them . 1 could 2 you 1 could 3 have 1 could 12 would 3 have 4 looked 4 looked 5 into 5 into 8 eyes 6 his 8 eyes 7 great 8 eyes 8 eyes 9 then 9 then 10 , 10 , 11 you 12 would 13 have 13 have 14 found 14 found 15 nothing 15 nothing 16 soft 16 soft 17 and 17 and 18 beautiful 18 beautiful 20 them 19 about 20 them 20 them 21 . they became almost red with anger . 1 they 2 became 2 became 3 almost 2 became 4 red 4 red 5 with 5 with 6 anger 6 anger 7 . the hair on the back of his neck stood up . 1 the 2 hair 2 hair 8 neck 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 10 up 11 . but this time it was not for the beautiful stranger with the dainty feet . 1 but 2 this 2 this 3 time 3 time 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 not 6 not 7 for 7 for 8 the 8 the 9 beautiful 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 8 her 2 had 3 no 3 no 4 time 4 time 8 her 5 to 8 her 6 think 7 of 6 think 8 her 8 her 9 now 9 now 10 . he must first find this newcomer and he meant to waste no time in doing it . 1 he 2 must 2 must 3 first 3 first 4 find 4 find 6 newcomer 5 this 6 newcomer 6 newcomer 7 and 7 and 8 he 8 he 9 meant 9 meant 10 to 10 to 11 waste 11 waste 17 . 12 no 13 time 13 time 14 in 14 in 15 doing 15 doing 16 it 16 it 17 . he bounded along , careless of how much noise he made . 1 he 9 noise 2 bounded 3 along 2 bounded 5 careless 2 bounded 9 noise 3 along 4 , 6 of 7 how 7 how 8 much 8 much 9 noise 9 noise 10 he 9 noise 11 made 11 made 12 . i must pass the word around . " 1 i 2 must 2 must 3 pass 3 pass 4 the 4 the 5 word 4 the 7 . 5 word 6 around 7 . 8 " he was so excited he wanted to scream . 1 he 2 was 1 he 5 he 2 was 3 so 3 so 4 excited 5 he 6 wanted 6 wanted 7 to 7 to 8 scream 8 scream 9 . but he didn't . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 . he kept his tongue still . 1 he 2 kept 2 kept 3 his 3 his 4 tongue 4 tongue 5 still 5 still 6 . " 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 " 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 3 ready 3 ready 4 and 4 and 5 willing 5 willing 6 to 6 to 7 fight 7 fight 8 if 8 if 9 he 9 he 10 had 10 had 11 to 11 to 12 , 12 , 13 but 13 but 14 if 14 if 15 he 14 if 18 fighting 16 could 17 avoid 17 avoid 18 fighting 18 fighting 19 he 19 he 20 meant 20 meant 21 to 21 to 22 . so the big stranger wanted to avoid a fight if possible . 1 so 4 stranger 2 the 3 big 3 big 4 stranger 4 stranger 9 fight 5 wanted 6 to 5 wanted 7 avoid 7 avoid 9 fight 8 a 9 fight 9 fight 10 if 10 if 11 possible 11 possible 12 . 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 5 , 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 would 7 would 8 fight 8 fight 23 fight 9 for 10 her 10 her 11 , 11 , 12 but 12 but 13 until 13 until 14 he 13 until 17 he 15 had 16 to 16 to 17 he 17 he 18 would 18 would 19 keep 19 keep 20 out 19 keep 21 of 19 keep 23 fight 20 out 21 of 21 of 22 the 22 the 23 fight 23 fight 24 . it didn't take very long to find him . 1 it 5 long 2 didn't 3 take 2 didn't 5 long 4 very 5 long 5 long 7 find 6 to 7 find 7 find 8 him 8 him 9 . he knew that somewhere down there was the big stranger he had been looking for . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 4 somewhere 4 somewhere 5 down 4 somewhere 7 was 6 there 7 was 7 was 8 the 7 was 10 stranger 7 was 11 he 9 big 10 stranger 11 he 12 had 12 had 13 been 13 been 14 looking 14 looking 15 for 15 for 16 . 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 3 no 2 was 3 no 3 no 4 way 4 way 5 out 5 out 6 of 6 of 7 it 7 it 8 , 8 , 9 he 9 he 10 must 10 must 11 fight 11 fight 12 . 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 2 who 3 was 2 who 5 enough 4 near 5 enough 5 enough 6 hurried 6 hurried 7 there 7 there 8 . then , snorting with rage , they lowered their heads and plunged together . 1 then 2 , 2 , 3 snorting 3 snorting 4 with 4 with 5 rage 5 rage 6 , 5 rage 11 and 6 , 7 they 7 they 8 lowered 8 lowered 9 their 9 their 10 heads 11 and 12 plunged 12 plunged 13 together 13 together 14 . there they pushed and struggled . 1 there 2 they 2 they 3 pushed 3 pushed 4 and 4 and 5 struggled 5 struggled 6 . then they separated and backed away , to repeat the movement over again . 1 then 3 separated 2 they 3 separated 3 separated 4 and 4 and 5 backed 5 backed 6 away 5 backed 13 again 6 away 7 , 7 , 8 to 8 to 9 repeat 9 repeat 10 the 10 the 11 movement 11 movement 12 over 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 2 said 3 so 3 so 4 . if they had not known before , everybody knew now what those great antlers were for . 1 if 2 they 2 they 3 had 2 they 4 not 2 they 5 known 2 they 8 everybody 5 known 6 before 6 before 7 , 8 everybody 9 knew 9 knew 10 now 10 now 11 what 11 what 16 for 11 what 17 . 12 those 14 antlers 12 those 15 were 13 great 14 antlers 15 were 16 for sometimes they would rear up and strike with their sharp hoofs [.] 1 sometimes 11 hoofs 2 they 3 would 2 they 9 their 3 would 4 rear 4 rear 5 up 6 and 7 strike 7 strike 8 with 8 with 9 their 9 their 11 hoofs 10 sharp 11 hoofs back and forth they plunged , and the ground was torn up by their feet . 1 back 2 and 1 back 3 forth 3 forth 4 they 4 they 5 plunged 4 they 14 their 5 plunged 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 the 8 the 9 ground 9 ground 10 was 10 was 11 torn 11 torn 12 up 12 up 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 1 both 3 getting 1 both 11 to 1 both 13 they 1 both 14 had 3 getting 4 out 4 out 5 of 5 of 6 breath 6 breath 7 , 7 , 8 and 9 from 11 to 10 time 11 to 12 time 13 they 14 had 15 to 15 to 16 stop 16 stop 19 moment 17 for 18 a 18 a 19 moment 19 moment 20 's 19 moment 21 rest 21 rest 22 . then they would come together again more fiercely than ever . 1 then 2 they 2 they 5 together 3 would 4 come 4 come 5 together 5 together 8 fiercely 5 together 10 ever 6 again 7 more 7 more 8 fiercely 8 fiercely 9 than 10 ever 11 . 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 4 stolen 2 she 3 had 2 she 4 stolen 3 had 4 stolen 4 stolen 5 forward 5 forward 6 to 6 to 8 thicket 7 a 8 thicket 8 thicket 20 . 9 where 10 , 10 , 11 safely 11 safely 12 hidden 12 hidden 13 , 13 , 14 she 14 she 15 could 15 could 16 watch 16 watch 17 that 17 that 18 terrible 18 terrible 19 fight 19 fight 20 . she knew that they were fighting for her . 1 she 2 knew 1 she 8 her 2 knew 3 that 4 they 5 were 5 were 6 fighting 6 fighting 7 for 7 for 8 her 8 her 9 . 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 2 knew 4 just 3 it 4 just 4 just 5 as 4 just 9 how 6 she 9 how 7 had 8 known 8 known 9 how 9 how 10 both 10 both 12 been 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 2 she 1 what 3 didn't 1 what 8 was 3 didn't 4 know 5 for 6 some 5 for 7 time 6 some 7 time 7 time 8 was 8 was 10 one 9 which 10 one 10 one 11 she 10 one 15 that 12 wanted 13 to 13 to 14 win 14 win 15 that 15 that 16 fight 16 fight 17 . yes , indeed , they were very handsome . 1 yes 3 indeed 2 , 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 , 4 , 5 they 5 they 6 were 6 were 7 very 7 very 8 handsome 8 handsome 9 . she almost wanted him to win . 1 she 2 almost 1 she 3 wanted 3 wanted 6 win 4 him 5 to 5 to 6 win 6 win 7 . that great fight lasted a long time . 1 that 2 great 2 great 3 fight 2 great 4 lasted 4 lasted 6 long 4 lasted 7 time 4 lasted 8 . 5 a 6 long little by little the big stranger was forced back towards the edge of the open place . 1 little 2 by 2 by 3 little 3 little 6 stranger 4 the 5 big 5 big 6 stranger 6 stranger 16 place 7 was 8 forced 8 forced 9 back 9 back 10 towards 9 back 16 place 10 towards 11 the 11 the 16 place 12 edge 13 of 13 of 14 the 14 the 16 place 15 open 16 place 16 place 17 . at last he caught the stranger in such a way that he threw him over . 1 at 2 last 2 last 3 he 2 last 4 caught 4 caught 5 the 4 caught 6 stranger 4 caught 11 that 7 in 8 such 8 such 9 a 8 such 11 that 10 way 11 that 11 that 12 he 12 he 13 threw 13 threw 14 him 14 him 15 over 15 over 16 . the stranger was beaten and he knew it . 1 the 2 stranger 2 stranger 3 was 3 was 4 beaten 4 beaten 5 and 5 and 6 he 6 he 7 knew 7 knew 8 it 8 it 9 . 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 4 he 14 . 5 was 6 beaten 6 beaten 7 , 7 , 8 fear 9 took 10 possession 10 possession 11 of 11 of 12 the 12 the 13 stranger 13 stranger 14 . all desire to fight left him . 1 all 2 desire 2 desire 3 to 3 to 6 him 4 fight 6 him 5 left 6 him 6 him 7 . his one thought was to get away , and fear gave him speed . 1 his 2 one 1 his 13 speed 2 one 3 thought 3 thought 4 was 4 was 5 to 5 to 6 get 6 get 7 away 7 away 8 , 8 , 9 and 10 fear 11 gave 11 gave 12 him 11 gave 13 speed 13 speed 14 . he knew that that stranger was going for good and would not come back . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 5 stranger 3 that 5 stranger 4 that 5 stranger 5 stranger 7 going 6 was 7 going 7 going 9 good 8 for 9 good 9 good 10 and 9 good 11 would 11 would 12 not 12 not 13 come 13 come 14 back 14 back 15 . she adored him , which means that she loved him just as much as it was possible for her to love . 1 she 2 adored 1 she 8 she 2 adored 3 him 4 , 5 which 5 which 6 means 6 means 7 that 7 that 8 she 8 she 9 loved 9 loved 10 him 10 him 11 just 11 just 12 as 12 as 13 much 12 as 14 as 14 as 17 possible 14 as 22 . 15 it 16 was 15 it 17 possible 17 possible 19 her 18 for 19 her 19 her 20 to 19 her 21 love he had been jealous of that big stranger , though he hadn't known that he was jealous . 1 he 4 jealous 2 had 3 been 3 been 4 jealous 4 jealous 5 of 4 jealous 17 jealous 6 that 7 big 7 big 8 stranger 8 stranger 13 known 8 stranger 17 jealous 9 , 10 though 10 though 11 he 10 though 12 hadn't 12 hadn't 13 known 13 known 14 that 14 that 15 he 15 he 16 was 16 was 17 jealous 17 jealous 18 . of course this was nothing but jealousy . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 this 3 this 4 was 3 this 5 nothing 5 nothing 6 but 5 nothing 7 jealousy 7 jealousy 8 . his great eyes became once more soft and beautiful . 1 his 2 great 1 his 3 eyes 3 eyes 7 soft 4 became 6 more 4 became 7 soft 5 once 6 more 7 soft 8 and 7 soft 9 beautiful 9 beautiful 10 . he wondered if she would disappear and run away as she had the last time he saw her . 1 he 2 wondered 2 wondered 3 if 3 if 4 she 4 she 18 her 5 would 6 disappear 6 disappear 7 and 7 and 8 run 8 run 9 away 9 away 10 as 10 as 11 she 11 she 12 had 12 had 13 the 13 the 14 last 14 last 15 time 15 time 16 he 16 he 17 saw 17 saw 18 her 18 her 19 . he took a step or two forward . 1 he 2 took 1 he 7 forward 2 took 3 a 4 step 7 forward 5 or 6 two 6 two 7 forward 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 . then he bounded forward into that thicket . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 bounded 3 bounded 7 thicket 4 forward 5 into 5 into 7 thicket 6 that 7 thicket 7 thicket 8 . it was love . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 love 3 love 4 . they were the happiest days he had ever known . 1 they 2 were 1 they 4 happiest 3 the 4 happiest 4 happiest 5 days 4 happiest 6 he 6 he 7 had 7 had 8 ever 8 ever 9 known 9 known 10 . he showed her all his favorite hiding-places . 1 he 2 showed 1 he 5 his 2 showed 3 her 4 all 5 his 5 his 6 favorite 6 favorite 7 hiding-places 7 hiding-places 8 . but he didn't stop to think and proudly led her from place to place . 1 but 2 he 1 but 15 . 2 he 8 proudly 3 didn't 4 stop 4 stop 5 to 5 to 6 think 6 think 8 proudly 7 and 8 proudly 8 proudly 9 led 9 led 10 her 9 led 11 from 9 led 14 place 11 from 12 place 12 place 13 to and they really did feel glad . 1 and 2 they 2 they 3 really 3 really 4 did 4 did 5 feel 5 feel 6 glad 6 glad 7 . " what for ? " he demanded . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 for 3 for 4 ? 4 ? 5 " 5 " 6 he 6 he 7 demanded 7 demanded 8 . 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 1 isn't 3 queer 3 queer 5 things 4 how 5 things 5 things 7 seem 6 which 7 seem 7 seem 10 worst 7 seem 11 possible 8 the 9 very 9 very 10 worst 11 possible 12 sometimes 11 possible 20 possible 11 possible 21 ? 12 sometimes 15 to 13 turn 14 out 14 out 15 to 15 to 16 be 16 be 17 the 17 the 19 best 18 very 19 best 21 ? 22 "