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