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