produced by [joseph] [r] [hauser] , [juliet] [sutherland] and the [online] [distributed] [proofreading] [team] at @url@ 1 produced 2 by 2 by 6 , 6 , 9 and 9 and 10 the 10 the 16 @url@ 15 at 16 @url@ [[] [illustration] [:] [wonderfully] [handsome] [was] [lightfoot] [the] [deer] [.] []] [lightfoot] [the] [deer] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] [with] [illustrations] [by] [harrison] [cady] [grosset] [&] [dunlap] [publishers] [new] [york] printed by arrangement with [little] , [brown] , and [company] 1 printed 2 by 2 by 3 arrangement 3 arrangement 4 with 4 with 6 , 6 , 9 and 8 , 9 and [copyright] [@number@] [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] [isbn] [:] [0-448-02741-0] [(] [trade] [edition] [)] [isbn] [:] [0-448-13721-6] [(] [library] [edition] [)] [printed] [in] [the] [united] [states] [of] [america] [by] [arrangement] [with] [little] [,] [brown] [,] [and] [company] [all] [rights] [reserved] [dedication] [to] [the] [most] [beautiful] [of] [our] [four-footed] [friends] [in] [the] [green] [forest] [with] [the] [hope] [that] [this] [little] [volume] [may] [in] [some] [degree] [aid] [in] [the] [protection] [of] [the] [innocent] [and] [helpless] [contents] [chapter] [page] [i] [peter] [rabbit] [meets] [lightfoot] [@number@] [ii] [lightfoot's] [new] [antlers] [@number@] [iii] [lightfoot] [tells] [how] [his] [antlers] [grew] [@number@] [iv] [the] [spirit] [of] [fear] [@number@] v [sammy] [jay] [brings] [lightfoot] [word] @number@ 1 v 7 @number@ [vi] [a] [game] [of] [hide] [and] [seek] [@number@] [vii] [the] [merry] [little] [breezes] [help] [lightfoot] [@number@] [viii] [wit] [against] [wit] [@number@] [ix] [lightfoot] [becomes] [uncertain] [@number@] x [lightfoot's] [clever] [trick] @number@ 1 x 5 @number@ [xi] [the] [hunted] [watches] [the] [hunter] [@number@] [xii] [lightfoot] [visits] [paddy] [the] [beaver] [@number@] [xiii] [lightfoot] [and] [paddy] [become] [partners] [@number@] [xiv] [how] [paddy] [warned] [lightfoot] [@number@] [xv] [the] [three] [watchers] [@number@] [xvi] [visitors] [to] [paddy's] [pond] [@number@] [xvii] [sammy] [jay] [arrives] [@number@] [xviii] [the] [hunter] [loses] [his] [temper] [@number@] [xix] [sammy] [jay] [is] [modest] [@number@] [xx] [lightfoot] [hears] [a] [dreadful] [sound] [@number@] [xxi] [how] [lightfoot] [got] [rid] [of] [the] [hounds] [@number@] [xxii] [lightfoot's] [long] [swim] [@number@] [xxiii] [lightfoot] [finds] [a] [friend] [@number@] [xxiv] [the] [hunter] [is] [disappointed] [@number@] [xxv] [the] [hunter] [lies] [in] [wait] [@number@] [xxvi] [lightfoot] [does] [the] [wise] [thing] [@number@] [xxvii] [sammy] [jay] [worries] [@number@] [xxviii] [the] [hunting] [season] [ends] [@number@] [xxix] [mr] [and] [mrs] [quack] [are] [startled] [@number@] [xxx] [the] [mystery] [is] [solved] [@number@] [xxxi] [a] [surprising] [discovery] [@number@] [xxxii] [lightfoot] [sees] [the] [stranger] [@number@] [xxxiii] [a] [different] [game] [of] [hide] [and] [seek] [@number@] [xxxiv] [a] [startling] [new] [footprint] [@number@] [xxxv] [lightfoot] [is] [reckless] [@number@] [xxxvi] [sammy] [jay] [takes] [a] [hand] [@number@] [xxxvii] [the] [great] [fight] [@number@] [xxxviii] [an] [unseen] [watcher] [@number@] [xxxix] [lightfoot] [discovers] [love] [@number@] [xl] [happy] [days] [in] [the] [green] [forest] [@number@] [illustrations] wonderfully handsome was [lightfoot] the [deer] [.] 1 wonderfully 2 handsome 2 handsome 3 was 3 was 5 the [frontispiece] [facing] [page] " [i] don't understand these men creatures , " said [peter] to [little] [mrs] [peter] [.] 1 " 3 don't 1 " 9 " 3 don't 4 understand 5 these 6 men 6 men 7 creatures 6 men 9 " 7 creatures 8 , 9 " 10 said 10 said 12 to [@number@] " my , but that 's a beautiful set of antlers you have ! " @number@ 1 " 2 my 2 my 4 but 2 my 11 antlers 3 , 4 but 5 that 6 's 5 that 11 antlers 6 's 7 a 8 beautiful 11 antlers 9 set 10 of 10 of 11 antlers 11 antlers 12 you 12 you 13 have 13 have 14 ! 14 ! 15 " 15 " 16 @number@ " [i] tell you what it is , " said [sammy] [jay] to [bobby] [coon] , " something has happened to [lightfoot] . " @number@ 1 " 3 tell 3 tell 4 you 4 you 5 what 5 what 20 happened 6 it 7 is 6 it 18 something 7 is 8 , 8 , 9 " 8 , 10 said 10 said 13 to 10 said 16 , 16 , 17 " 18 something 19 has 19 has 20 happened 20 happened 21 to 21 to 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 3 was 3 was 11 of 4 on 5 his 5 his 6 way 6 way 7 back 7 back 8 from 8 from 9 the 9 the 10 pond 10 pond 11 of 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 5 sad 1 farewells 7 and 1 farewells 16 lump 2 are 3 always 4 rather 5 sad 6 , 7 and 8 this 9 particular 9 particular 14 with 14 with 15 a 15 a 16 lump 16 lump 19 throat 17 in 18 his 17 in 19 throat 18 his 19 throat 19 throat 20 , 19 throat 24 choky 20 , 21 a 22 queer 24 choky 23 , 24 choky 24 choky 25 feeling 24 choky 26 . " if [i] were sure [that] they would return next spring , it wouldn't be so bad , " he muttered . 1 " 2 if 2 if 4 were 4 were 5 sure 5 sure 7 they 7 they 8 would 8 would 9 return 9 return 10 next 9 return 21 muttered 10 next 11 spring 11 spring 12 , 12 , 13 it 13 it 14 wouldn't 14 wouldn't 15 be 14 wouldn't 16 so 14 wouldn't 21 muttered 16 so 17 bad 17 bad 18 , 19 " 21 muttered 20 he 21 muttered 21 muttered 22 . " it 's those terrible guns . 1 " 2 it 1 " 7 . 2 it 3 's 4 those 5 terrible 4 those 6 guns 6 guns 7 . i know what it is to have to watch out for them . 1 i 2 know 2 know 3 what 3 what 4 it 4 it 5 is 5 is 6 to 6 to 7 have 7 have 8 to 8 to 9 watch 9 watch 10 out 10 out 11 for 11 for 13 . 12 them 13 . farmer [brown] 's boy used to hunt me with one of them , but he doesn't any more . 1 farmer 7 hunt 3 's 7 hunt 4 boy 5 used 5 used 7 hunt 6 to 7 hunt 7 hunt 8 me 8 me 9 with 8 me 16 doesn't 10 one 11 of 11 of 12 them 12 them 13 , 13 , 14 but 14 but 16 doesn't 15 he 16 doesn't 16 doesn't 18 more 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 3 when 1 but 19 . 3 when 4 he 4 he 5 did 5 did 7 me 8 it 9 wasn't 8 it 19 . 9 wasn't 10 anything 10 anything 11 like 10 anything 12 what 12 what 13 the i never had to worry about my meals . 1 i 2 never 1 i 4 to 2 never 3 had 4 to 5 worry 5 worry 8 meals 6 about 7 my 7 my 8 meals 8 meals 9 . but with [the] [ducks] it is a thousand times worse . 1 but 5 it 2 with 5 it 5 it 6 is 6 is 7 a 7 a 8 thousand 8 thousand 9 times 9 times 10 worse 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 2 've 1 they 5 eat 2 've 3 got 4 to 5 eat 5 eat 6 while 5 eat 15 eat 6 while 7 making 7 making 10 journey 8 that 9 long 9 long 10 journey 10 journey 11 , 12 and 13 they 13 they 14 can 14 can 15 eat 15 eat 16 only 16 only 17 where 17 where 19 is 18 there 19 is 19 is 20 the 20 the 21 right 21 right 22 kind 21 right 25 . 22 kind 23 of 22 kind 24 food that isn't hunting . 1 that 2 isn't 2 isn't 3 hunting 2 isn't 4 . it's it's " 1 it's 2 it's 2 it's 3 " " well , what is it ? 1 " 2 well 2 well 3 , 3 , 4 what 4 what 5 is 5 is 6 it 6 it 7 ? what are you talking to yourself about , [peter] [rabbit] ? " 1 what 2 are 1 what 11 ? 2 are 3 you 3 you 4 talking 4 talking 5 to 4 talking 6 yourself 6 yourself 7 about 8 , 11 ? 11 ? 12 " " it 's awful , " declared [peter] . 1 " 2 it 1 " 5 , 2 it 3 's 3 's 4 awful 5 , 6 " 6 " 7 declared 7 declared 9 . " it 's worse than unfair . 1 " 5 than 2 it 3 's 3 's 4 worse 4 worse 5 than 5 than 6 unfair 6 unfair 7 . it doesn't give them any chance at all . " 1 it 2 doesn't 1 it 10 " 3 give 4 them 3 give 6 chance 4 them 5 any 6 chance 7 at 7 at 8 all 8 all 9 . 9 . 10 " peter grinned . 1 peter 2 grinned 2 grinned 3 . lightfoot listened and his great soft eyes were filled with pity for the [quack] family . 1 lightfoot 2 listened 2 listened 3 and 2 listened 15 family 4 his 5 great 4 his 7 eyes 6 soft 7 eyes 7 eyes 8 were 8 were 9 filled 9 filled 10 with 10 with 11 pity 11 pity 12 for 12 for 13 the 13 the 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 " 4 they 1 " 11 " 4 they 5 will 5 will 6 get 6 get 7 through 8 all 9 right 9 right 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 said 11 " 26 . 12 said 13 he 13 he 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 and 16 and 19 they 19 they 20 will 20 will 21 get 22 back 23 in 23 in 24 the 24 the 26 . men are strange creatures . 1 men 2 are 1 men 4 creatures 3 strange 4 creatures 4 creatures 5 . i do not understand them at all . 1 i 2 do 2 do 3 not 3 not 4 understand 4 understand 5 them 5 them 6 at 6 at 7 all 7 all 8 . none of the people of the [green] [forest] [would] [think] of doing such terrible things . 1 none 2 of 2 of 3 the 3 the 4 people 4 people 5 of 5 of 6 the 6 the 11 of 11 of 12 doing 12 doing 13 such 13 such 14 terrible 14 terrible 15 things 15 things 16 . and yet that is what men seem to do it for . 1 and 2 yet 2 yet 4 is 3 that 4 is 4 is 5 what 5 what 7 seem 6 men 7 seem 7 seem 8 to 8 to 9 do 9 do 10 it 9 do 12 . 10 it 11 for i guess the trouble is they never have been hunted themselves and don't know how it feels . 1 i 2 guess 2 guess 5 is 3 the 4 trouble 4 trouble 5 is 5 is 6 they 6 they 7 never 6 they 8 have 6 they 11 themselves 8 have 9 been 9 been 10 hunted 11 themselves 12 and 12 and 13 don't 13 don't 14 know 14 know 15 how 15 how 16 it 16 it 17 feels 17 feels 18 . sometimes [i] [think] [i] ['ll] [hunt] [one] [some] [day] [just] [to] [teach] [him] a lesson . 1 sometimes 14 a 14 a 15 lesson 15 lesson 16 . what are you laughing at , [peter] ? " 1 what 2 are 1 what 8 ? 2 are 3 you 3 you 4 laughing 4 laughing 5 at 6 , 8 ? 8 ? 9 " " at the idea of you hunting a man , " replied [peter] . 1 " 2 at 1 " 14 . 2 at 3 the 2 at 4 idea 4 idea 5 of 4 idea 6 you 6 you 7 hunting 6 you 8 a 8 a 9 man 10 , 11 " 10 , 14 . 11 " 12 replied " your heart is all right , [lightfoot] , but you are too timid and gentle to frighten any one . 1 " 2 your 1 " 10 but 2 your 3 heart 3 heart 4 is 3 heart 5 all 5 all 6 right 6 right 7 , 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 you 11 you 12 are 12 are 13 too 13 too 14 timid 14 timid 15 and 15 and 16 gentle 16 gentle 17 to 17 to 18 frighten 18 frighten 19 any 19 any 20 one 20 one 21 . big as you are [i] [wouldn't] fear you . " 1 big 2 as 1 big 10 " 3 you 4 are 3 you 8 you 4 are 7 fear 8 you 9 . 9 . 10 " with a single swift bound [lightfoot] sprang out in front [of] [peter] . 1 with 2 a 2 a 3 single 3 single 4 swift 4 swift 5 bound 5 bound 13 . 7 sprang 8 out 8 out 9 in 9 in 10 front 10 front 13 . his eyes , [which] [peter] had always thought so soft and gentle , seemed to flash fire . 1 his 2 eyes 2 eyes 10 soft 3 , 6 had 6 had 7 always 7 always 8 thought 7 always 9 so 9 so 10 soft 10 soft 12 gentle 11 and 12 gentle 12 gentle 13 , 12 gentle 17 fire 14 seemed 15 to 14 seemed 16 flash 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 " 11 " 2 did 4 say 3 you 4 say 7 frighten 8 any 8 any 9 one 9 one 10 ? 10 ? 11 " 11 " 12 he 12 he 13 demanded 13 demanded 14 . " [i] [i] didn't know you [could] look so [terribly] fierce , " stammered [peter] . 1 " 11 fierce 4 didn't 5 know 4 didn't 6 you 6 you 8 look 8 look 9 so 9 so 11 fierce 11 fierce 16 . 12 , 13 " 12 , 16 . 13 " 14 stammered " those antlers look really dangerous when you point them that way . 1 " 3 antlers 2 those 3 antlers 3 antlers 9 point 4 look 6 dangerous 5 really 6 dangerous 6 dangerous 7 when 7 when 8 you 8 you 9 point 9 point 10 them 10 them 12 way 11 that 12 way 12 way 13 . why why what is that hanging to them ? 1 why 2 why 2 why 3 what 2 why 9 ? 3 what 4 is 4 is 5 that 5 that 6 hanging 6 hanging 7 to 7 to 8 them it looks like bits of old fur . 1 it 2 looks 2 looks 3 like 3 like 4 bits 4 bits 5 of 4 bits 7 fur 5 of 6 old 7 fur 8 . have you been tearing somebody 's coat , [lightfoot] ? " 1 have 2 you 1 have 3 been 1 have 10 ? 3 been 4 tearing 4 tearing 5 somebody 5 somebody 6 's 6 's 7 coat 7 coat 8 , 10 ? 11 " peter 's eyes were wide with wonder and suspicion . 1 peter 2 's 1 peter 7 wonder 2 's 3 eyes 3 eyes 4 were 5 wide 6 with 6 with 7 wonder 7 wonder 8 and 7 wonder 9 suspicion 9 suspicion 10 . [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 10 suspiciously 2 stared 3 at 3 at 5 the 5 the 7 a 7 a 8 wee 10 suspiciously 11 . " have you been tearing somebody 's coat ? " he asked again . 1 " 2 have 1 " 3 you 1 " 12 asked 3 you 4 been 5 tearing 6 somebody 6 somebody 7 's 7 's 8 coat 8 coat 12 asked 9 ? 10 " 9 ? 12 asked 10 " 11 he 11 he 12 asked 12 asked 13 again 13 again 14 . he didn't like to think it [of] [lightfoot] , whom he always had believed quite as gentle , harmless , and timid as himself . 1 he 2 didn't 1 he 11 he 2 didn't 3 like 3 like 4 to 4 to 5 think 5 think 6 it 6 it 9 , 9 , 10 whom 11 he 12 always 12 always 13 had 13 had 14 believed 14 believed 15 quite 15 quite 16 as 16 as 17 gentle 17 gentle 18 , 18 , 19 harmless 19 harmless 20 , 20 , 21 and 21 and 22 timid 22 timid 23 as 23 as 24 himself 24 himself 25 . but what else could he think ? 1 but 2 what 2 what 3 else 2 what 7 ? 3 else 4 could 4 could 5 he 6 think 7 ? lightfoot slowly shook his head . 1 lightfoot 2 slowly 2 slowly 3 shook 3 shook 4 his 3 shook 5 head 5 head 6 . " no , " said he , " [i] haven't [torn] anybody 's coat . " 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 6 he 6 he 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 16 " 10 haven't 12 anybody 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 " 12 " 2 then 3 what 3 what 4 are 3 what 5 those 5 those 6 rags 6 rags 7 hanging 6 rags 10 antlers 8 on 9 your 9 your 10 antlers 12 " 13 demanded 13 demanded 15 . lightfoot chuckled . 1 lightfoot 2 chuckled 2 chuckled 3 . " they are what is left of the coverings of my new antlers , " he explained . 1 " 4 what 2 they 3 are 2 they 4 what 4 what 5 is 4 what 6 left 6 left 9 coverings 7 of 8 the 7 of 9 coverings 9 coverings 10 of 9 coverings 13 antlers 9 coverings 17 explained 11 my 13 antlers 12 new 13 antlers 14 , 17 explained 15 " 16 he 15 " 17 explained 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 4 mean 2 do 4 mean 3 you 4 mean 4 mean 5 by 4 mean 6 new 6 new 7 antlers 6 new 8 ? 8 ? 9 " peter was sitting up very straight , with his eyes fixed on [lightfoot] 's antlers as though he [never] had seen them [before] . 1 peter 2 was 2 was 3 sitting 3 sitting 4 up 4 up 5 very 5 very 6 straight 6 straight 7 , 7 , 8 with 8 with 9 his 9 his 10 eyes 10 eyes 11 fixed 11 fixed 12 on 12 on 15 antlers 14 's 15 antlers 15 antlers 24 . 16 as 17 though 17 though 18 he 18 he 20 had 20 had 21 seen 20 had 24 . 21 seen 22 them " just what [i] said , " retorted [lightfoot] . 1 " 2 just 1 " 10 . 2 just 3 what 3 what 5 said 6 , 7 " 6 , 10 . 7 " 8 retorted " 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 2 think 2 think 3 they 3 they 4 are 4 are 7 antlers 5 the 6 finest 5 the 7 antlers 7 antlers 12 . 9 've 10 ever 10 ever 11 had 11 had 12 . lightfoot rubbed his antlers against the trunk of a tree till some of the rags hanging to them dropped off . 1 lightfoot 2 rubbed 2 rubbed 3 his 3 his 4 antlers 4 antlers 19 dropped 5 against 6 the 6 the 7 trunk 7 trunk 10 tree 8 of 9 a 9 a 10 tree 10 tree 11 till 11 till 12 some 12 some 13 of 12 some 15 rags 13 of 14 the 15 rags 16 hanging 16 hanging 17 to 17 to 18 them 18 them 19 dropped 19 dropped 20 off 20 off 21 . peter blinked very hard . 1 peter 2 blinked 2 blinked 4 hard 3 very 4 hard 4 hard 5 . he was trying to understand and he couldn't . 1 he 2 was 1 he 7 he 2 was 3 trying 3 trying 4 to 4 to 5 understand 5 understand 6 and 7 he 8 couldn't 8 couldn't 9 . finally he said so . 1 finally 2 he 1 finally 3 said 3 said 4 so 4 so 5 . " what kind of a story are you trying to fill me up with ? " he demanded indignantly . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 kind 2 what 15 ? 3 kind 4 of 3 kind 5 a 5 a 6 story 7 are 8 you 7 are 9 trying 7 are 15 ? 9 trying 10 to 10 to 11 fill 11 fill 13 up 12 me 13 up 13 up 14 with 15 ? 16 " 16 " 17 he 17 he 18 demanded 18 demanded 19 indignantly 19 indignantly 20 . " do you mean to tell me that those are not the antlers that you have had as long as [i] 've known you ? 1 " 3 you 1 " 15 you 2 do 3 you 4 mean 5 to 5 to 9 those 6 tell 7 me 7 me 9 those 8 that 9 those 9 those 13 antlers 9 those 15 you 10 are 11 not 11 not 12 the 12 the 13 antlers 13 antlers 14 that 15 you 17 had 15 you 18 as 15 you 22 've 16 have 17 had 18 as 19 long 18 as 20 as 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 9 ? 3 anything 4 hard 3 anything 5 like 5 like 7 antlers 6 those 7 antlers 7 antlers 8 grow 8 grow 9 ? and if those are new ones , where are the old ones ? 1 and 2 if 2 if 3 those 3 those 4 are 3 those 6 ones 3 those 7 , 3 those 13 ? 5 new 6 ones 8 where 9 are 8 where 13 ? 9 are 12 ones 10 the 11 old 11 old 12 ones show me the old ones , and [perhaps] [i] ['ll] [believe] that these are new ones . 1 show 2 me 1 show 3 the 3 the 4 old 4 old 5 ones 5 ones 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 12 that 7 and 17 . 12 that 14 are 13 these 14 are 14 are 15 new 15 new 16 ones the idea of trying to make me believe that antlers grow just like plants ! 1 the 2 idea 2 idea 3 of 3 of 4 trying 4 trying 5 to 5 to 6 make 6 make 8 believe 7 me 8 believe 8 believe 9 that 9 that 10 antlers 10 antlers 11 grow 10 antlers 14 plants 11 grow 12 just 12 just 13 like 14 plants 15 ! i 've seen [bossy] [the] [cow] [all] [summer] and [i] [know] she has got the same horns she had [last] [summer] . 1 i 2 've 1 i 22 . 2 've 3 seen 3 seen 9 and 12 she 13 has 12 she 18 she 13 has 14 got 14 got 16 same 14 got 17 horns 15 the 16 same 18 she 19 had 19 had 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 " 2 you 1 " 15 . 2 you 3 are 2 you 9 quite 3 are 4 quite 4 quite 5 right 4 quite 8 , 5 right 6 , 9 quite 10 right 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 2 never 2 never 3 has 2 never 4 new 4 new 5 horns 5 horns 6 , 5 horns 22 " 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 that 7 but 9 isn't 9 isn't 10 any 10 any 11 reason 11 reason 12 why 12 why 14 shouldn't 14 shouldn't 15 have 14 shouldn't 21 ? 15 have 17 antlers 17 antlers 18 , 19 is 20 it 20 it 21 ? 22 " 26 . " her horns are quite different from my antlers . 1 " 2 her 1 " 10 . 2 her 3 horns 3 horns 4 are 3 horns 9 antlers 5 quite 6 different 6 different 7 from 6 different 9 antlers 8 my 9 antlers i have a new pair every year . 1 i 2 have 2 have 3 a 3 a 4 new 4 new 5 pair 5 pair 6 every 6 every 7 year 7 year 8 . you haven't seen me all summer , have you , [peter] ? " 1 you 9 you 2 haven't 3 seen 3 seen 4 me 4 me 5 all 5 all 6 summer 6 summer 7 , 7 , 8 have 8 have 9 you 9 you 12 ? 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 " 14 , 2 no 3 , 2 no 12 replied 3 , 5 don't 5 don't 6 remember 6 remember 7 that 9 have 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 replied 14 , 26 . 16 very 17 hard 17 hard 18 to 18 to 19 remember 19 remember 26 . " [i] know you haven't , " retorted [lightfoot] . 1 " 3 know 1 " 6 , 1 " 10 . 4 you 5 haven't 4 you 6 , 6 , 8 retorted 7 " 8 retorted " [i] know it because [i] have been hiding in a place you never visit . ["] 1 " 3 know 1 " 16 . 3 know 4 it 4 it 5 because 7 have 8 been 8 been 9 hiding 9 hiding 10 in 9 hiding 12 place 10 in 11 a 11 a 12 place 12 place 13 you 13 you 14 never 14 never 15 visit 15 visit 16 . " what have you been hiding for ? " demanded [peter] . 1 " 2 what 2 what 7 for 3 have 4 you 3 have 5 been 5 been 6 hiding 6 hiding 7 for 7 for 8 ? 8 ? 9 " 9 " 10 demanded 10 demanded 12 . " for my new antlers to grow , " replied [lightfoot] [.] 1 " 2 for 1 " 9 " 2 for 3 my 3 my 4 new 5 antlers 6 to 6 to 7 grow 7 grow 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 replied " when my new antlers are growing , [i] want to be away by myself . 1 " 5 antlers 2 when 3 my 3 my 5 antlers 4 new 5 antlers 5 antlers 6 are 5 antlers 7 growing 5 antlers 13 away 7 growing 8 , 10 want 11 to 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 6 seen 4 to 6 seen 5 be 6 seen 6 seen 8 them 7 without 8 them 8 them 9 or 9 or 10 with 10 with 13 ones 10 with 14 . 11 half 12 grown 12 grown 13 ones besides , [i] am very uncomfortable while the new antlers are growing and [i] want to be alone . " 1 besides 2 , 1 besides 6 uncomfortable 4 am 5 very 5 very 6 uncomfortable 6 uncomfortable 7 while 6 uncomfortable 8 the 8 the 10 antlers 9 new 10 antlers 10 antlers 11 are 10 antlers 13 and 10 antlers 18 alone 10 antlers 19 . 10 antlers 20 " 11 are 12 growing 15 want 16 to 16 to 17 be 17 be 18 alone " they [dropped] [off] last spring , but [i] don't remember just where , " replied [lightfoot] [.] 1 " 2 they 1 " 15 " 2 they 11 remember 5 last 6 spring 6 spring 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 10 don't 10 don't 11 remember 12 just 15 " 13 where 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 16 replied " [i] was too glad to be rid of them to notice where they [dropped] . 1 " 3 was 1 " 16 . 3 was 4 too 5 glad 6 to 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 rid 8 rid 9 of 8 rid 10 them 8 rid 16 . 10 them 11 to 10 them 14 they 11 to 12 notice 13 where 14 they i 've got one more [point] [on] [each] than [i] had [last] [year] . " 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 got 3 got 15 " 4 one 5 more 5 more 9 than 9 than 11 had 11 had 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 2 began 1 lightfoot 8 antlers 3 once 4 more 4 more 5 to 5 to 6 rub 6 rub 7 his 7 his 8 antlers 8 antlers 11 tree 8 antlers 17 rags 8 antlers 23 polish 9 against 11 tree 10 the 11 tree 11 tree 13 get 12 to 13 get 14 off 17 rags 15 the 16 queer 16 queer 17 rags 17 rags 18 hanging 18 hanging 19 to 19 to 20 them 20 them 21 and 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 2 watched 4 silence 4 silence 6 a 6 a 9 . then , all his suspicions returning , he said : 1 then 2 , 2 , 3 all 3 all 5 suspicions 4 his 5 suspicions 5 suspicions 6 returning 6 returning 7 , 7 , 8 he 8 he 9 said 9 said 10 : " but you haven't told me anything about those rags hanging to your antlers . " 1 " 2 but 2 but 4 haven't 3 you 4 haven't 4 haven't 5 told 4 haven't 7 anything 5 told 6 me 7 anything 8 about 7 anything 9 those 9 those 10 rags 10 rags 11 hanging 10 rags 14 antlers 12 to 13 your 13 your 14 antlers 14 antlers 15 . 15 . 16 " " and you haven't believed what [i] have already told you , " retorted [lightfoot] . 1 " 2 and 2 and 3 you 3 you 4 haven't 4 haven't 5 believed 4 haven't 6 what 6 what 10 told 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 " 9 who 3 don't 4 like 4 like 5 telling 5 telling 6 things 6 things 7 to 7 to 9 who 8 people 9 who 9 who 10 won't 10 won't 11 believe 11 believe 12 me 12 me 13 . 13 . 14 " [chapter] [iii] [lightfoot] [tells] [how] [his] [antlers] [grew] it is hard to believe what seems impossible . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 hard 3 hard 8 impossible 4 to 5 believe 4 to 6 what 6 what 7 seems 7 seems 8 impossible 8 impossible 9 . and yet what seems impossible to you may be a very commonplace matter to some one else . 1 and 2 yet 1 and 3 what 3 what 6 to 4 seems 5 impossible 4 seems 6 to 6 to 7 you 6 to 12 commonplace 7 you 8 may 8 may 9 be 9 be 10 a 10 a 11 very 12 commonplace 13 matter 12 commonplace 15 some 12 commonplace 18 . 14 to 15 some 15 some 16 one 16 one 17 else so it does not do to say that a thing cannot be possible just because you cannot understand how it can be . 1 so 2 it 2 it 3 does 3 does 5 do 4 not 5 do 5 do 7 say 6 to 7 say 7 say 8 that 7 say 10 thing 9 a 10 thing 10 thing 11 cannot 10 thing 13 possible 12 be 13 possible 13 possible 14 just 14 just 15 because 14 just 16 you 14 just 23 . 16 you 18 understand 17 cannot 18 understand 18 understand 19 how 19 how 20 it 20 it 22 be 21 can 22 be peter [rabbit] wanted to believe what [lightfoot] [the] [deer] had just told him , but [somehow] he [couldn't] [.] 1 peter 17 he 3 wanted 4 to 3 wanted 15 but 4 to 5 believe 6 what 12 told 10 had 11 just 10 had 12 told 12 told 13 him 13 him 14 , 14 , 15 but 15 but 17 he if he had seen those antlers growing , it would have been another matter . 1 if 2 he 2 he 3 had 2 he 5 those 4 seen 5 those 5 those 6 antlers 6 antlers 7 growing 6 antlers 14 matter 8 , 9 it 9 it 10 would 9 it 12 been 9 it 14 matter 10 would 11 have 13 another 14 matter 14 matter 15 . but he hadn't seen [lightfoot] since the very last of winter , and [then] [lightfoot] [had] worn [just] [such] handsome antlers as he now had . 1 but 2 he 1 but 13 and 2 he 3 hadn't 3 hadn't 4 seen 6 since 7 the 7 the 8 very 8 very 9 last 9 last 10 of 10 of 11 winter 11 winter 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 17 worn 17 worn 21 antlers 20 handsome 21 antlers 21 antlers 26 . 22 as 23 he 23 he 24 now 24 now 25 had 25 had 26 . " [i] 'm trying to believe it , " he said , quite humbly . 1 " 9 " 3 'm 6 believe 4 trying 5 to 4 trying 6 believe 6 believe 7 it 7 it 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 he 10 he 11 said 11 said 12 , 12 , 13 quite 13 quite 14 humbly 14 humbly 15 . " it 's all true , " broke in another voice . 1 " 2 it 2 it 5 true 3 's 4 all 4 all 5 true 5 true 6 , 5 true 8 broke 7 " 8 broke 8 broke 9 in 9 in 10 another 10 another 11 voice 11 voice 12 . peter jumped and turned to find his big cousin , [jumper] the [hare] . 1 peter 2 jumped 2 jumped 3 and 2 jumped 14 . 3 and 4 turned 4 turned 5 to 5 to 6 find 7 his 8 big 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 2 and 3 unheard 3 unheard 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 had 6 had 7 stolen 6 had 16 had 7 stolen 8 up 8 up 9 and 9 and 10 had 10 had 11 overheard 11 overheard 12 what 14 and 16 had 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 " 5 know 1 " 22 . 2 how 5 know 3 do 5 know 4 you 5 know 5 know 8 true 6 it 7 is 6 it 8 true 7 is 8 true 8 true 15 crossly 9 ? 10 " 10 " 11 snapped 11 snapped 15 crossly 13 a 14 little 13 a 15 crossly 15 crossly 17 for 16 , 17 for 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 19 , 1 i 27 . 3 believe 5 that 5 that 9 if 9 if 10 you 10 you 11 say 11 say 12 it 11 say 13 is 13 is 14 true 14 true 15 , 15 , 16 " 16 " 17 declared 19 , 20 who 19 , 25 , 22 admires 24 cousin 23 his 24 cousin 24 cousin 25 , " now tell me about those rags , [lightfoot] . 1 " 2 now 2 now 3 tell 3 tell 4 me 3 tell 5 about 5 about 6 those 6 those 7 rags 7 rags 8 , 8 , 10 . please do . " 1 please 2 do 2 do 3 . 3 . 4 " lightfoot couldn't resist that " please . " 1 lightfoot 3 resist 1 lightfoot 6 please 1 lightfoot 7 . 2 couldn't 3 resist 3 resist 4 that 5 " 6 please 7 . 8 " " very soon after my old ones dropped off the new ones began to grow . 1 " 2 very 1 " 5 my 2 very 3 soon 3 soon 4 after 5 my 6 old 6 old 7 ones 7 ones 8 dropped 8 dropped 9 off 8 dropped 13 began 10 the 13 began 11 new 12 ones 12 ones 13 began 13 began 14 to 13 began 15 grow 15 grow 16 . they were not hard , not at all like they are now . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 not 2 were 11 are 4 hard 6 not 5 , 6 not 6 not 7 at 7 at 8 all 7 at 9 like 9 like 11 are 10 they 11 are 11 are 12 now 12 now 13 . they were soft and very tender , and the blood ran through them just as it does through our bodies . 1 they 2 were 2 were 11 ran 3 soft 4 and 4 and 5 very 5 very 6 tender 6 tender 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 the 9 the 10 blood 10 blood 11 ran 11 ran 12 through 12 through 13 them 13 them 14 just 14 just 15 as 14 just 20 bodies 14 just 21 . 16 it 17 does 17 does 20 bodies 18 through 19 our 19 our 20 bodies they were covered with a sort of skin with hairs on it like thin fur . 1 they 2 were 1 they 9 with 2 were 3 covered 3 covered 4 with 4 with 5 a 5 a 6 sort 6 sort 7 of 7 of 8 skin 9 with 10 hairs 10 hairs 12 it 11 on 12 it 12 it 13 like 13 like 14 thin 13 like 16 . 14 thin 15 fur the ends were not sharply pointed as they now are , but were big and rounded , like knobs . 1 the 2 ends 2 ends 3 were 3 were 4 not 3 were 6 pointed 4 not 5 sharply 6 pointed 7 as 7 as 9 now 8 they 9 now 9 now 10 are 10 are 19 knobs 11 , 12 but 12 but 19 knobs 13 were 14 big 13 were 16 rounded 14 big 15 and 16 rounded 17 , 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 2 were 5 antlers 3 not 4 like 4 like 5 antlers 5 antlers 14 hot 6 at 7 all 7 all 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 14 hot 10 they 11 made 11 made 14 hot 12 my 13 head 12 my 14 hot 14 hot 15 and 14 hot 18 uncomfortable 15 and 16 were 16 were 17 very 18 uncomfortable 19 . that is why [i] hid away . 1 that 2 is 2 is 3 why 2 is 5 hid 5 hid 6 away 5 hid 7 . it seemed to me sometimes as if all my strength went into those new antlers . 1 it 4 me 1 it 16 . 2 seemed 3 to 3 to 4 me 4 me 5 sometimes 4 me 9 my 6 as 7 if 7 if 8 all 8 all 9 my 9 my 10 strength 10 strength 15 antlers 11 went 12 into 12 into 13 those 13 those 15 antlers 14 new 15 antlers and [i] had to be very careful not to hit them [against] [anything] . 1 and 3 had 3 had 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 very 6 very 7 careful 7 careful 8 not 8 not 9 to 9 to 10 hit 10 hit 11 them 11 them 14 . in the first place it would have hurt , and in the second place it might have spoiled the shape of them . 1 in 4 place 1 in 9 , 2 the 3 first 3 first 4 place 4 place 5 it 5 it 6 would 6 would 7 have 7 have 8 hurt 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 in 11 in 12 the 11 in 13 second 12 the 13 second 13 second 14 place 13 second 16 might 15 it 16 might 16 might 17 have 17 have 18 spoiled 18 spoiled 19 the 19 the 20 shape 20 shape 21 of 21 of 22 them 22 them 23 . " when they had grown to the length you now see , they began to shrink and grow hard . 1 " 2 when 1 " 14 began 1 " 16 shrink 2 when 3 they 3 they 5 grown 3 they 11 see 3 they 13 they 4 had 5 grown 5 grown 6 to 7 the 8 length 8 length 9 you 9 you 11 see 10 now 11 see 11 see 12 , 14 began 15 to 16 shrink 18 grow 17 and 18 grow 18 grow 19 hard 19 hard 20 . the knobs on the ends shrank until they became pointed . 1 the 2 knobs 2 knobs 5 ends 3 on 4 the 3 on 5 ends 4 the 5 ends 5 ends 6 shrank 5 ends 8 they 6 shrank 7 until 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 1 as 5 stopped 2 soon 3 as 3 as 4 they 5 stopped 6 growing 6 growing 7 the 6 growing 9 stopped 7 the 8 blood 9 stopped 10 flowing 10 flowing 11 up 11 up 12 in 12 in 13 them 13 them 14 , 13 them 19 hard 15 and 16 as 15 and 19 hard 16 as 17 they 18 became 19 hard 19 hard 24 tender 20 they 21 were 21 were 23 longer 21 were 24 tender 22 no 23 longer 24 tender 25 . the skin which had covered them [grew] dry and split , and [i] rubbed it off on trees and bushes . 1 the 2 skin 1 the 17 on 2 skin 3 which 3 which 4 had 4 had 14 rubbed 5 covered 6 them 5 covered 9 and 6 them 8 dry 9 and 10 split 10 split 11 , 11 , 12 and 12 and 14 rubbed 14 rubbed 16 off 15 it 16 off 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 2 little 1 the 10 , 2 little 3 rags 3 rags 4 you 4 you 5 see 5 see 7 what 7 what 8 is 8 is 9 left 10 , 11 but 11 but 19 . 13 will 14 soon 14 soon 15 be 15 be 16 rid 16 rid 19 . lightfoot tossed his head proudly and rattled his [wonderful] antlers against the nearest tree . 1 lightfoot 2 tossed 2 tossed 4 head 3 his 4 head 4 head 5 proudly 5 proudly 6 and 6 and 7 rattled 7 rattled 8 his 8 his 10 antlers 10 antlers 11 against 11 against 12 the 12 the 13 nearest 13 nearest 14 tree 14 tree 15 . it is hard to believe , but [i] suppose it must be true . " 1 it 2 is 1 it 6 , 2 is 3 hard 3 hard 4 to 4 to 5 believe 6 , 7 but 7 but 15 " 9 suppose 11 must 10 it 11 must 11 must 12 be 12 be 13 true 13 true 14 . 14 . 15 " you 've always thought of [lightfoot] as timid and [afraid] , but you should see him when he is angry . 1 you 2 've 1 you 21 . 2 've 3 always 3 always 4 thought 4 thought 5 of 7 as 8 timid 8 timid 9 and 9 and 11 , 11 , 12 but 11 , 21 . 12 but 14 should 12 but 17 when 13 you 14 should 14 should 15 see 15 see 16 him 17 when 18 he 18 he 19 is 19 is 20 angry few people care to face him then . " 1 few 2 people 1 few 5 face 1 few 8 . 2 people 3 care 3 care 4 to 5 face 6 him 6 him 7 then 8 . 9 " [chapter] [iv] [the] [spirit] [of] [fear] when the days grow cold and the nights are clear , [there] stalks [abroad] the [spirit] of fear . 1 when 2 the 1 when 4 grow 3 days 4 grow 4 grow 5 cold 4 grow 9 are 5 cold 6 and 6 and 7 the 7 the 8 nights 8 nights 9 are 9 are 10 clear 10 clear 11 , 11 , 13 stalks 13 stalks 15 the 15 the 17 of 17 of 18 fear 18 fear 19 . lightfoot the [deer] [.] 1 lightfoot 2 the it is sad but true . 1 it 2 is 1 it 3 sad 3 sad 4 but 4 but 5 true 5 true 6 . autumn is often called the sad time of the year , and it is the sad time . 1 autumn 3 often 1 autumn 10 year 1 autumn 11 , 1 autumn 16 sad 2 is 3 often 3 often 4 called 5 the 6 sad 6 sad 7 time 7 time 10 year 8 of 9 the 8 of 10 year 11 , 12 and 13 it 14 is 14 is 15 the 15 the 16 sad 16 sad 17 time 16 sad 18 . but it shouldn't be . 1 but 2 it 1 but 3 shouldn't 3 shouldn't 4 be 4 be 5 . old [mother] [nature] [never] [intended] [that] [it] [should] [be] . 1 old 10 . she meant it to be the glad time . 1 she 2 meant 2 meant 3 it 3 it 4 to 3 it 5 be 5 be 6 the 5 be 7 glad 7 glad 8 time 7 glad 9 . it is the season when food is plentiful , and every one is fat and is , or ought to be , care free . 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 the 3 the 4 season 4 season 5 when 5 when 8 plentiful 6 food 8 plentiful 7 is 8 plentiful 8 plentiful 9 , 8 plentiful 23 care 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 every 11 every 12 one 12 one 13 is 13 is 14 fat 14 fat 15 and 16 is 17 , 17 , 19 ought 18 or 19 ought 19 ought 20 to 19 ought 21 be 21 be 22 , 22 , 23 care 23 care 24 free 24 free 25 . 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 8 the 8 the 10 of 10 of 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 4 let 3 not 4 let 4 let 5 them 4 let 6 sleep 6 sleep 7 . it will not let them eat in peace . 1 it 2 will 1 it 8 peace 1 it 9 . 3 not 5 them 4 let 5 them 5 them 6 eat 5 them 8 peace 7 in 8 peace it drives them to seek new hiding-places and then drives them out of those . 1 it 2 drives 2 drives 3 them 2 drives 10 drives 3 them 4 to 4 to 5 seek 5 seek 6 new 6 new 7 hiding-places 8 and 9 then 9 then 10 drives 10 drives 11 them 11 them 12 out 12 out 13 of 13 of 14 those 14 those 15 . it keeps them ever ready to fly or run at the slightest sound . 1 it 2 keeps 2 keeps 3 them 2 keeps 4 ever 2 keeps 12 slightest 4 ever 5 ready 5 ready 6 to 5 ready 7 fly 7 fly 8 or 8 or 9 run 10 at 12 slightest 11 the 12 slightest 12 slightest 13 sound 13 sound 14 . peter [rabbit] was thinking of this as he sat at the edge of the dear [old] [briar-patch] , [looking] [over] to the [green] [forest] . 1 peter 3 was 3 was 4 thinking 4 thinking 5 of 5 of 6 this 6 this 7 as 7 as 8 he 8 he 9 sat 9 sat 12 edge 10 at 11 the 10 at 12 edge 12 edge 13 of 13 of 14 the 14 the 15 dear 15 dear 18 , 18 , 21 to 21 to 22 the 21 to 25 . very , very lovely were the reds and yellows and browns against the dark green of the pines and the spruces and the hemlocks . 1 very 2 , 1 very 7 reds 2 , 3 very 3 very 4 lovely 5 were 6 the 6 the 7 reds 7 reds 8 and 7 reds 9 yellows 9 yellows 10 and 9 yellows 11 browns 11 browns 12 against 11 browns 14 dark 11 browns 15 green 13 the 14 dark 15 green 16 of 15 green 21 spruces 16 of 17 the 17 the 18 pines 18 pines 19 and 18 pines 21 spruces 19 and 20 the 20 the 21 spruces 21 spruces 24 hemlocks 22 and 24 hemlocks 23 the 24 hemlocks 24 hemlocks 25 . the [purple] [hills] were more softly purple than at any other season of the year [.] 1 the 13 of 4 were 8 than 5 more 6 softly 5 more 8 than 7 purple 8 than 8 than 9 at 9 at 10 any 9 at 12 season 10 any 11 other 12 season 13 of 13 of 14 the 14 the 15 year it was all very , very beautiful . 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 very 2 was 3 all 4 very 5 , 5 , 6 very 6 very 7 beautiful 7 beautiful 8 . it wasn't fear of [reddy] [fox] , [or] [redtail] the [hawk] , [or] [hooty] the [owl] , or [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 it 2 wasn't 1 it 22 . 2 wasn't 4 of 3 fear 4 of 7 , 10 the 7 , 17 , 10 the 12 , 12 , 15 the 17 , 18 or 17 , 22 . but the fear that chilled his heart now never left him even for a moment . 1 but 2 the 2 the 5 chilled 3 fear 5 chilled 4 that 5 chilled 5 chilled 6 his 5 chilled 7 heart 5 chilled 15 moment 8 now 9 never 9 never 11 him 10 left 11 him 11 him 12 even 12 even 13 for 13 for 15 moment 14 a 15 moment 15 moment 16 . it was even clutching at the hearts of [granny] and [reddy] [fox] and of great [,] big [buster] [bear] [.] 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 clutching 3 even 4 clutching 4 clutching 5 at 5 at 6 the 6 the 7 hearts 6 the 13 and 7 hearts 8 of 8 of 10 and 13 and 14 of 14 of 15 great 15 great 17 big 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 6 no 6 no 7 one 7 one 14 that 14 that 20 had 20 had 21 not 21 not 22 searched 22 searched 23 him 23 him 24 out 24 out 25 . far in the distance sounded a sudden bang . 1 far 4 distance 2 in 3 the 2 in 4 distance 4 distance 8 bang 5 sounded 8 bang 6 a 7 sudden 7 sudden 8 bang 8 bang 9 . peter jumped and shivered . 1 peter 2 jumped 2 jumped 3 and 2 jumped 5 . 3 and 4 shivered he knew that every one else who had heard that bang had jumped and shivered just as he had . 1 he 7 who 2 knew 4 every 3 that 4 every 4 every 5 one 5 one 6 else 5 one 7 who 7 who 8 had 7 who 11 bang 7 who 20 . 9 heard 11 bang 10 that 11 bang 11 bang 15 shivered 11 bang 18 he 11 bang 19 had 12 had 13 jumped 13 jumped 15 shivered 14 and 15 shivered 15 shivered 17 as 16 just 17 as it was the season of hunters with terrible guns . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 the 3 the 4 season 4 season 5 of 4 season 10 . 5 of 6 hunters 6 hunters 7 with 6 hunters 9 guns 8 terrible 9 guns " they seem to find pleasure , actually find pleasure , in trying to kill us . 1 " 2 they 2 they 3 seem 3 seem 6 pleasure 4 to 5 find 5 find 6 pleasure 6 pleasure 7 , 6 pleasure 10 pleasure 6 pleasure 16 us 7 , 8 actually 8 actually 9 find 9 find 10 pleasure 10 pleasure 11 , 12 in 13 trying 13 trying 14 to 14 to 15 kill 15 kill 16 us 16 us 17 . i don't understand them at all . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 understand 3 understand 4 them 4 them 5 at 5 at 6 all 6 all 7 . they haven't any hearts . 1 they 2 haven't 2 haven't 3 any 3 any 4 hearts 4 hearts 5 . that must be the reason ; they haven't any hearts . " 1 that 2 must 2 must 3 be 3 be 4 the 4 the 5 reason 5 reason 6 ; 6 ; 7 they 6 ; 8 haven't 8 haven't 9 any 9 any 10 hearts 10 hearts 11 . 11 . 12 " [[] [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 11 wisdom 3 is 4 one 4 one 5 of 5 of 6 those 6 those 7 who 7 who 8 believe 8 believe 9 in 8 believe 11 wisdom 10 the 11 wisdom 11 wisdom 12 of 11 wisdom 15 saying 13 the 14 old 14 old 15 saying 15 saying 16 , 16 , 17 " 17 " 18 early 18 early 22 early 19 to 20 bed 20 bed 21 and 21 and 22 early 22 early 24 rise 23 to 24 rise 24 rise 25 . 25 . 26 " sammy needs no alarm clock to get up early in the morning . 1 sammy 2 needs 1 sammy 5 clock 2 needs 3 no 3 no 4 alarm 5 clock 6 to 6 to 7 get 7 get 8 up 8 up 9 early 9 early 10 in 10 in 11 the 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 2 is 2 is 3 awake 2 is 8 is 3 awake 4 as 4 as 6 as 5 soon 6 as 6 as 7 it 8 is 9 light 9 light 10 enough 9 light 12 see 10 enough 11 to 11 to 12 see 12 see 14 wastes 13 and 14 wastes 14 wastes 15 no 14 wastes 16 time 16 time 17 wishing 17 wishing 18 he 17 wishing 20 sleep 17 wishing 24 . 19 could 20 sleep 20 sleep 23 longer 21 a 22 little 21 a 23 longer his stomach wouldn't let him if he wanted to . 1 his 2 stomach 2 stomach 8 wanted 2 stomach 10 . 3 wouldn't 4 let 4 let 5 him 4 let 6 if 4 let 8 wanted 7 he 8 wanted 8 wanted 9 to sammy always wakes up hungry . 1 sammy 2 always 2 always 3 wakes 3 wakes 4 up 3 wakes 5 hungry 5 hungry 6 . in this he is no different from all his feathered [neighbors] . 1 in 2 this 1 in 10 feathered 3 he 4 is 4 is 6 different 5 no 6 different 6 different 7 from 7 from 8 all 8 all 9 his 9 his 10 feathered 10 feathered 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 3 particular 3 particular 26 . 5 he 6 had 6 had 7 planned 7 planned 9 fly 8 to 9 fly 9 fly 10 over 9 fly 15 dooryard 10 over 11 to 11 to 14 's 15 dooryard 16 , 16 , 17 but 17 but 18 at 18 at 21 minute 19 the 20 last 20 last 21 minute 21 minute 22 he 21 minute 25 mind 21 minute 26 . 23 changed 24 his 23 changed 25 mind instead , he flew over to the dooryard of another farm . 1 instead 2 , 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 flew 4 flew 5 over 5 over 6 to 6 to 7 the 7 the 8 dooryard 8 dooryard 9 of 9 of 11 farm 10 another 11 farm 11 farm 12 . sammy stopped on the top of the nearest tree . 1 sammy 8 nearest 2 stopped 3 on 3 on 8 nearest 4 the 5 top 5 top 6 of 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 " 2 now 2 now 3 what 3 what 7 doing 4 is 7 doing 5 that 6 man 6 man 7 doing 7 doing 8 up 7 doing 9 as 9 as 10 early 9 as 11 as 11 as 12 this 12 this 13 ? 13 ? 14 " 14 " 15 muttered 15 muttered 17 . then he caught sight of something under the man 's arm . 1 then 2 he 2 he 6 something 3 caught 4 sight 4 sight 5 of 5 of 6 something 6 something 7 under 7 under 11 arm 8 the 9 man 9 man 10 's 10 's 11 arm 11 arm 12 . he didn't have to look twice to know what it was . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 have 3 have 4 to 4 to 5 look 5 look 6 twice 6 twice 7 to 7 to 8 know 8 know 9 what 9 what 10 it 10 it 11 was 11 was 12 . it was a gun ! 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 gun 4 gun 5 ! yes , sir , it was a gun , a terrible gun . 1 yes 3 sir 1 yes 4 , 2 , 3 sir 4 , 5 it 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 a 7 a 8 gun 8 gun 9 , 9 , 10 a 10 a 11 terrible 11 terrible 12 gun 12 gun 13 . " [ha] ! " exclaimed [sammy] , and quite forgot that [his] stomach was empty . 1 " 3 ! 1 " 16 . 3 ! 4 " 4 " 5 exclaimed 7 , 8 and 7 , 11 that 8 and 9 quite 9 quite 10 forgot 11 that 13 stomach 11 that 16 . 13 stomach 15 empty 14 was 15 empty " now who can that fellow be after so early in the morning ? 1 " 2 now 2 now 3 who 2 now 14 ? 3 who 6 fellow 3 who 8 after 4 can 6 fellow 5 that 6 fellow 6 fellow 7 be 8 after 10 early 9 so 10 early 10 early 13 morning 11 in 12 the 12 the 13 morning i think [i] 'll sit right here and watch . " 1 i 2 think 2 think 4 'll 4 'll 9 watch 5 sit 6 right 6 right 7 here 7 here 8 and 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 4 in 4 in 5 the 4 in 17 gun 5 the 6 top 6 top 7 of 6 top 9 tree 7 of 8 the 9 tree 10 and 10 and 11 watched 11 watched 12 the 12 the 13 hunter 13 hunter 14 with 14 with 15 the 15 the 16 terrible 17 gun 18 . he saw him [head] [straight] [for] the [green] [forest] . 1 he 2 saw 1 he 10 . 2 saw 3 him 3 him 7 the " it 's [mr] and [mrs] [.] [grouse] after all , [i] guess , " thought [sammy] . 1 " 3 's 1 " 5 and 2 it 3 's 5 and 9 after 5 and 11 , 9 after 10 all 11 , 13 guess 13 guess 18 . 14 , 15 " 14 , 18 . 15 " 16 thought " if [i] knew just where they were [i] ['d] go [over] and warn them . " 1 " 2 if 1 " 17 " 2 if 8 were 4 knew 5 just 5 just 6 where 6 where 7 they 7 they 8 were 11 go 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 2 watched 2 watched 5 enter 3 the 4 hunter 4 hunter 5 enter 5 enter 12 silently 6 the 9 , 9 , 10 then 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 6 moved 2 the 3 way 3 way 6 moved 4 the 5 hunter 5 hunter 6 moved 6 moved 7 , 7 , 10 that 10 that 11 he 11 he 20 . 12 wasn't 13 thinking 13 thinking 14 of 14 of 18 . 18 . 20 . " it 's [lightfoot] the [deer] , [sure] as [i] live , " muttered [sammy] . 1 " 2 it 1 " 12 , 2 it 3 's 2 it 5 the 5 the 7 , 7 , 9 as 9 as 11 live 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 muttered 14 muttered 16 . " he ought to be warned . 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 ought 3 ought 4 to 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 warned 6 warned 7 . he certainly ought to be warned . 1 he 2 certainly 2 certainly 3 ought 2 certainly 6 warned 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 warned 6 warned 7 . i know right where he is . 1 i 2 know 2 know 3 right 2 know 6 is 2 know 7 . 3 right 4 where 4 where 5 he 5 he 6 is i believe [i] 'll warn him myself . " 1 i 2 believe 2 believe 4 'll 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 6 he 6 he 7 had 7 had 8 expected 8 expected 9 to 9 to 10 . " he 's coming ! " cried [sammy] . 1 " 2 he 1 " 6 " 2 he 3 's 3 's 4 coming 4 coming 5 ! 6 " 7 cried 6 " 9 . " a hunter with a terrible gun is coming ! " 1 " 2 a 2 a 3 hunter 3 hunter 7 gun 4 with 5 a 5 a 6 terrible 6 terrible 7 gun 7 gun 9 coming 8 is 9 coming 9 coming 10 ! 10 ! 11 " [chapter] [vi] [a] [game] [of] [hide] [and] [seek] there was a game of hide and seek that [danny] [meadow] [mouse] once played with [buster] [bear] . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 game 4 game 5 of 5 of 6 hide 6 hide 8 seek 7 and 8 seek 8 seek 9 that 9 that 18 . 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 3 a 3 a 4 very 4 very 5 dreadful 5 dreadful 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 2 the 2 the 3 case 3 case 4 of 4 of 7 and 7 and 9 , 9 , 10 the 10 the 11 latter 11 latter 12 had 12 had 13 simply 13 simply 14 to 14 to 15 keep 15 keep 16 out 16 out 17 of 17 of 18 reach 17 of 21 . 18 reach 19 of as long as [buster] [didn't] [get] his great paws [on] [danny] , the latter was safe . 1 as 2 long 1 as 3 as 3 as 14 latter 7 his 8 great 8 great 9 paws 9 paws 12 , 12 , 13 the 13 the 14 latter 14 latter 17 . 15 was 16 safe 15 was 17 . then , too , [danny] is a very small [person] . 1 then 2 , 1 then 4 , 2 , 3 too 4 , 6 is 6 is 7 a 7 a 8 very 8 very 9 small 9 small 11 . he is so [small] that he can hide under two or three leaves . 1 he 2 is 1 he 3 so 3 so 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 can 7 can 8 hide 8 hide 9 under 9 under 13 leaves 10 two 11 or 11 or 12 three 11 or 13 leaves 13 leaves 14 . wherever he is , he is pretty sure to find a hiding-place of some sort . 1 wherever 2 he 1 wherever 3 is 1 wherever 4 , 1 wherever 7 pretty 4 , 5 he 6 is 7 pretty 7 pretty 8 sure 8 sure 9 to 8 sure 10 find 10 find 12 hiding-place 11 a 12 hiding-place 12 hiding-place 15 sort 12 hiding-place 16 . 13 of 15 sort 14 some 15 sort his small size gives him advantages in a game of hide and seek . 1 his 2 small 1 his 3 size 3 size 4 gives 4 gives 5 him 5 him 6 advantages 6 advantages 7 in 7 in 8 a 8 a 9 game 9 game 10 of 9 game 11 hide 10 of 11 hide 11 hide 12 and 12 and 13 seek 13 seek 14 . it certainly does . 1 it 2 certainly 2 certainly 3 does 3 does 4 . but [lightfoot] the [deer] is big . 1 but 3 the 1 but 7 . 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 2 is 4 of 3 one 4 of 4 of 5 the 5 the 6 largest 6 largest 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 people 9 people 10 who 10 who 11 live 11 live 12 in 12 in 13 the 13 the 16 . being so big , it is not easy to hide . 1 being 2 so 1 being 4 , 2 so 3 big 4 , 5 it 5 it 6 is 6 is 7 not 7 not 8 easy 8 easy 9 to 9 to 10 hide 10 hide 11 . moreover , a hunter with a terrible gun does not have to get close in order to kill . 1 moreover 2 , 1 moreover 4 hunter 2 , 3 a 4 hunter 5 with 5 with 6 a 6 a 7 terrible 7 terrible 18 kill 8 gun 14 close 9 does 10 not 10 not 11 have 11 have 12 to 12 to 13 get 13 get 14 close 14 close 15 in 15 in 16 order 16 order 17 to 17 to 18 kill 18 kill 19 . lightfoot knew all this as he waited for the [coming] of the hunter [of] [whom] [sammy] [jay] had warned him . 1 lightfoot 2 knew 1 lightfoot 4 this 2 knew 3 all 4 this 5 as 5 as 6 he 6 he 7 waited 7 waited 8 for 8 for 9 the 9 the 11 of 11 of 12 the 12 the 13 hunter 13 hunter 18 had 18 had 19 warned 19 warned 20 him 20 him 21 . he had learned many lessons in the hunting season of the year before and he remembered every one of them . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 learned 3 learned 5 lessons 4 many 5 lessons 5 lessons 6 in 5 lessons 13 before 7 the 8 hunting 8 hunting 9 season 9 season 10 of 10 of 11 the 10 of 12 year 12 year 13 before 13 before 14 and 14 and 15 he 15 he 16 remembered 16 remembered 17 every 17 every 18 one 18 one 19 of 19 of 20 them 20 them 21 . he knew that to forget even one of them might cost him his life . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 10 might 3 that 6 even 4 to 5 forget 4 to 6 even 6 even 7 one 7 one 8 of 8 of 9 them 10 might 11 cost 11 cost 12 him 11 cost 13 his 13 his 14 life 14 life 15 . so , standing motionless behind a tangle of fallen trees , [lightfoot] listened and watched . 1 so 2 , 2 , 7 tangle 3 standing 4 motionless 4 motionless 5 behind 4 motionless 6 a 6 a 7 tangle 7 tangle 8 of 7 tangle 10 trees 7 tangle 11 , 8 of 9 fallen 11 , 13 listened 13 listened 14 and 14 and 15 watched 15 watched 16 . presently over in the distance [he] [heard] [sammy] [jay] screaming , " [thief] , thief , thief ! " 1 presently 2 over 2 over 3 in 3 in 4 the 4 the 5 distance 5 distance 10 screaming 10 screaming 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 14 , 14 , 18 ! 15 thief 16 , 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 2 knew 3 that 3 that 20 . 4 that 5 screaming 4 that 10 was 5 screaming 6 of 6 of 9 's 10 was 11 a 11 a 12 warning 12 warning 13 to 13 to 14 tell 14 tell 15 him 15 him 16 where 16 where 18 hunter 16 where 19 was 17 the 18 hunter 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 12 to 2 just 3 where 3 where 5 hunter 4 the 5 hunter 12 to 13 know 13 know 14 what 14 what 16 do 15 to 16 do 16 do 17 . a [merry] [little] [breeze] [came] stealing through the [green] [forest] [.] 1 a 6 stealing 6 stealing 7 through 7 through 8 the it came from [behind] [lightfoot] and danced on [towards] the hunter with the terrible gun . 1 it 3 from 1 it 6 and 2 came 3 from 6 and 7 danced 7 danced 8 on 8 on 10 the 10 the 11 hunter 11 hunter 12 with 12 with 13 the 13 the 14 terrible 14 terrible 15 gun 15 gun 16 . instantly [lightfoot] began to steal softly away [through] [the] [green] [forest] . 1 instantly 3 began 3 began 4 to 4 to 5 steal 5 steal 6 softly 6 softly 7 away 7 away 12 . he took the greatest care to make no sound . 1 he 2 took 2 took 5 care 2 took 9 sound 3 the 4 greatest 4 greatest 5 care 6 to 7 make 7 make 9 sound 8 no 9 sound 9 sound 10 . he went in a half-circle , stopping every few steps to listen and test the air with his wonderful nose . 1 he 2 went 2 went 5 half-circle 2 went 14 test 3 in 5 half-circle 4 a 5 half-circle 5 half-circle 8 every 6 , 7 stopping 7 stopping 8 every 8 every 9 few 9 few 10 steps 10 steps 11 to 11 to 12 listen 12 listen 13 and 14 test 15 the 14 test 16 air 16 air 17 with 17 with 20 nose 18 his 19 wonderful 18 his 20 nose 20 nose 21 . can you guess what [lightfoot] was trying to do ? 1 can 2 you 1 can 3 guess 1 can 10 ? 3 guess 4 what 4 what 6 was 6 was 7 trying 7 trying 8 to 8 to 9 do 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 1 he 9 so 2 was 3 trying 3 trying 4 to 4 to 5 get 5 get 7 the 7 the 8 hunter 9 so 10 that 10 that 15 would 15 would 16 bring 16 bring 17 to 17 to 18 him 18 him 19 the 19 the 20 dreaded 20 dreaded 21 man-scent 21 man-scent 22 . so long as [lightfoot] could get that scent , he would know where the hunter was , though he could neither see nor hear him . 1 so 2 long 1 so 3 as 1 so 11 would 3 as 5 could 5 could 6 get 7 that 8 scent 8 scent 9 , 9 , 10 he 10 he 11 would 11 would 13 where 11 would 21 neither 12 know 13 where 13 where 14 the 13 where 17 , 14 the 15 hunter 15 hunter 16 was 17 , 18 though 18 though 19 he 19 he 20 could 21 neither 23 nor 22 see 23 nor 23 nor 24 hear 24 hear 25 him 25 him 26 . if he [had] remained [where] [sammy] [jay] [had] [found] him , the hunter might have come within shooting distance before [lightfoot] could have located him . 1 if 2 he 1 if 22 could 2 he 4 remained 4 remained 10 him 10 him 11 , 11 , 20 before 12 the 13 hunter 13 hunter 20 before 14 might 15 have 15 have 16 come 16 come 17 within 17 within 18 shooting 17 within 19 distance 19 distance 20 before 22 could 23 have 23 have 24 located 24 located 25 him 25 him 26 . [chapter] [vii] [the] [merry] [little] [breezes] [help] [lightfoot] you see , [lightfoot] was [behind] the hunter instead of in front of him . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 5 was 5 was 7 the 7 the 8 hunter 8 hunter 9 instead 9 instead 10 of 10 of 11 in 11 in 12 front 12 front 13 of 13 of 14 him 14 him 15 . he was following the hunter , so as to keep track of him . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 following 3 following 4 the 4 the 5 hunter 5 hunter 6 , 6 , 7 so 7 so 8 as 8 as 9 to 9 to 10 keep 10 keep 12 of 11 track 12 of 12 of 13 him 12 of 14 . as long as he knew just where the hunter [was] , he felt reasonably safe . 1 as 2 long 1 as 3 as 3 as 4 he 4 he 5 knew 5 knew 6 just 6 just 7 where 7 where 8 the 8 the 9 hunter 9 hunter 11 , 11 , 12 he 12 he 13 felt 13 felt 14 reasonably 14 reasonably 15 safe 15 safe 16 . the [merry] [little] [breezes] [are] [lightfoot] ['s] best friends . 1 the 8 best 8 best 9 friends 9 friends 10 . they always bring to him all the different scents they find as they wander through the [green] [forest] . 1 they 2 always 2 always 3 bring 3 bring 5 him 3 bring 9 scents 4 to 5 him 5 him 6 all 7 the 9 scents 8 different 9 scents 9 scents 11 find 9 scents 12 as 9 scents 19 . 10 they 11 find 12 as 14 wander 13 they 14 wander 14 wander 15 through 15 through 16 the he knows that they will bring to him warning of any danger which may lie in that direction . 1 he 2 knows 1 he 8 him 2 knows 3 that 4 they 5 will 4 they 8 him 6 bring 7 to 6 bring 8 him 7 to 8 him 8 him 9 warning 9 warning 10 of 10 of 13 which 11 any 12 danger 12 danger 13 which 13 which 14 may 13 which 18 direction 13 which 19 . 14 may 15 lie 16 in 18 direction 17 that 18 direction then he had begun to hunt in that direction , knowing that thus his scent would be carried behind him . 1 then 2 he 1 then 6 hunt 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 begun 4 begun 5 to 5 to 6 hunt 6 hunt 7 in 7 in 8 that 8 that 9 direction 9 direction 11 knowing 10 , 11 knowing 11 knowing 12 that 11 knowing 13 thus 13 thus 14 his 14 his 15 scent 15 scent 16 would 16 would 17 be 17 be 18 carried 18 carried 19 behind 19 behind 20 him 20 him 21 . presently he found [lightfoot] 's footprints in the soft ground and studying them he knew that [lightfoot] had known of his coming . 1 presently 2 he 1 presently 3 found 3 found 6 footprints 5 's 6 footprints 6 footprints 7 in 6 footprints 8 the 6 footprints 9 soft 6 footprints 10 ground 6 footprints 12 studying 11 and 12 studying 12 studying 13 them 12 studying 22 coming 14 he 15 knew 15 knew 16 that 16 that 18 had 18 had 19 known 19 known 20 of 20 of 22 coming 21 his 22 coming 22 coming 23 . " it was that confounded [jay] , " muttered the hunter . 1 " 2 it 1 " 4 that 2 it 3 was 4 that 5 confounded 5 confounded 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 muttered 9 muttered 11 hunter 10 the 11 hunter 11 hunter 12 . " [lightfoot] [heard] him and knew what it meant . 1 " 4 him 4 him 5 and 5 and 6 knew 6 knew 7 what 7 what 9 meant 8 it 9 meant 9 meant 10 . i know what he has done ; he has circled round so as to get behind me and get my scent . 1 i 2 know 1 i 7 ; 2 know 3 what 3 what 6 done 4 he 5 has 5 has 6 done 6 done 7 ; 7 ; 8 he 8 he 9 has 9 has 10 circled 10 circled 11 round 10 circled 12 so 10 circled 21 scent 10 circled 22 . 12 so 13 as 14 to 15 get 14 to 18 and 16 behind 17 me 17 me 18 and 18 and 19 get 19 get 21 scent 20 my 21 scent it is a clever trick , a very clever trick , but two can play at that game . 1 it 5 trick 2 is 3 a 3 a 4 clever 4 clever 5 trick 5 trick 6 , 5 trick 10 trick 6 , 7 a 7 a 8 very 8 very 9 clever 10 trick 13 two 11 , 12 but 12 but 13 two 13 two 14 can 14 can 15 play 15 play 16 at 16 at 17 that 16 at 18 game 18 game 19 . i 'll just try that little trick myself . " 1 i 8 myself 2 'll 3 just 3 just 4 try 4 try 7 trick 5 that 6 little 6 little 7 trick 7 trick 8 myself 8 myself 9 . 9 . 10 " lightfoot had lost track of the hunter . 1 lightfoot 2 had 2 had 3 lost 3 lost 4 track 4 track 5 of 5 of 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 6 the 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 dreadful 4 dreadful 5 game 6 the 7 hunter 7 hunter 8 with 8 with 9 the 9 the 10 terrible 10 terrible 11 gun 11 gun 22 . 12 and 14 the 12 and 16 were 16 were 17 playing 17 playing 18 in 18 in 19 the 19 the 22 . it was a matching of wit against wit , the hunter seeking to take [lightfoot] 's life , and [lightfoot] seeking to save it . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 matching 4 matching 5 of 4 matching 6 wit 6 wit 7 against 6 wit 8 wit 8 wit 9 , 9 , 25 . 10 the 11 hunter 10 the 12 seeking 12 seeking 13 to 12 seeking 21 seeking 13 to 14 take 14 take 16 's 17 life 18 , 18 , 19 and 19 and 21 seeking 21 seeking 22 to 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 14 . 2 the 12 of 4 in 6 turn 4 in 7 knew 5 his 6 turn 7 knew 8 much 8 much 9 of 8 much 11 ways 9 of 10 the 11 ways 12 of so it was that each was trying his best to outguess the other . 1 so 2 it 1 so 4 that 2 it 3 was 4 that 5 each 5 each 11 outguess 6 was 7 trying 7 trying 11 outguess 8 his 9 best 9 best 10 to 10 to 11 outguess 11 outguess 13 other 11 outguess 14 . 12 the 13 other when the hunter [found] the hiding-place [lightfoot] had left at the warning of [sammy] [jay] he followed [lightfoot] 's tracks for a short distance . 1 when 2 the 1 when 16 he 2 the 3 hunter 3 hunter 5 the 5 the 6 hiding-place 6 hiding-place 9 left 8 had 9 left 9 left 10 at 10 at 11 the 10 at 12 warning 12 warning 13 of 16 he 17 followed 17 followed 20 tracks 19 's 20 tracks 20 tracks 21 for 20 tracks 24 distance 20 tracks 25 . 22 a 23 short 23 short 24 distance it was slow work , and only one whose eyes had been trained to notice little things could have done it . 1 it 3 slow 2 was 3 slow 3 slow 4 work 3 slow 9 whose 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 only 7 only 8 one 8 one 9 whose 9 whose 10 eyes 9 whose 11 had 11 had 12 been 12 been 13 trained 13 trained 21 it 13 trained 22 . 14 to 15 notice 15 notice 17 things 16 little 17 things 17 things 21 it 18 could 19 have 19 have 20 done 20 done 21 it these things [told] [the] [hunter] [which] [way] [lightfoot] [had] [gone] . 1 these 2 things 2 things 11 . slowly , patiently , watchfully , the hunter followed . 1 slowly 2 , 2 , 3 patiently 3 patiently 4 , 4 , 5 watchfully 5 watchfully 6 , 6 , 7 the 7 the 8 hunter 8 hunter 9 followed 9 followed 10 . after a while he stopped with a satisfied grin . 1 after 2 a 2 a 3 while 3 while 4 he 4 he 5 stopped 5 stopped 6 with 5 stopped 9 grin 7 a 8 satisfied 8 satisfied 9 grin 9 grin 10 . " [i] thought [as] much , " he muttered . 1 " 3 thought 1 " 7 " 5 much 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 he 8 he 9 muttered 9 muttered 10 . " he heard [that] pesky [jay] and circled around so as to get my scent . 1 " 2 he 1 " 3 heard 1 " 7 and 1 " 10 so 1 " 12 to 1 " 14 my 3 heard 5 pesky 7 and 8 circled 8 circled 9 around 10 so 11 as 12 to 13 get 14 my 15 scent 15 scent 16 . i 'll just cut across to my old trail and [unless] [i] [am] greatly mistaken , [i] 'll find his tracks there . " 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 just 3 just 4 cut 4 cut 5 across 5 across 6 to 6 to 7 my 7 my 9 trail 8 old 9 trail 9 trail 10 and 9 trail 21 tracks 9 trail 23 . 10 and 14 greatly 10 and 15 mistaken 15 mistaken 16 , 18 'll 21 tracks 19 find 21 tracks 20 his 21 tracks 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 " 2 well 1 " 19 . 2 well 3 , 3 , 5 fellow 4 old 5 fellow 6 , 9 out-guessed 6 , 13 , 6 , 15 said 10 you 11 this 11 this 12 time 12 time 13 , 14 " 15 said 15 said 16 he 16 he 17 to 16 he 19 . 17 to 18 himself " [i] [am] [behind] you and the wind is from you to me , so that you [cannot] get my scent . 1 " 5 you 1 " 17 you 5 you 6 and 6 and 7 the 7 the 8 wind 8 wind 9 is 9 is 10 from 10 from 11 you 11 you 13 me 12 to 13 me 13 me 14 , 14 , 15 so 15 so 16 that 17 you 22 . 19 get 20 my 20 my 21 scent 21 scent 22 . i wouldn't be a bit surprised if you 're back right where you started from , behind that old windfall . " 1 i 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 6 surprised 3 be 6 surprised 4 a 5 bit 5 bit 6 surprised 6 surprised 7 if 6 surprised 9 're 7 if 8 you 8 you 9 're 9 're 14 started 10 back 12 where 11 right 12 where 12 where 13 you 12 where 14 started 14 started 15 from 15 from 16 , 16 , 17 behind 16 , 22 " 18 that 19 old 19 old 20 windfall 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 2 at 2 at 3 once 3 once 4 began 4 began 5 to 5 to 6 move 6 move 16 alert 7 forward 8 silently 8 silently 9 and 8 silently 10 cautiously 10 cautiously 16 alert 11 , 12 with 12 with 13 eyes 13 eyes 14 and 14 and 15 ears 15 ears 16 alert 16 alert 17 and 16 alert 21 ready 18 his 20 gun 19 terrible 20 gun 20 gun 21 ready 21 ready 22 for 22 for 24 use 23 instant 24 use 24 use 25 . lightfoot stood still and listened with all his might for some little sound to tell him where the hunter was . 1 lightfoot 2 stood 1 lightfoot 13 sound 2 stood 3 still 4 and 5 listened 5 listened 6 with 6 with 7 all 7 all 8 his 8 his 9 might 9 might 10 for 10 for 11 some 10 for 12 little 12 little 13 sound 13 sound 20 was 14 to 15 tell 15 tell 16 him 16 him 17 where 17 where 19 hunter 17 where 20 was 18 the 19 hunter 20 was 21 . but there was no [sound] and after a little [lightfoot] began to move [on] . 1 but 4 no 1 but 15 . 2 there 3 was 2 there 4 no 6 and 7 after 7 after 8 a 7 after 15 . 8 a 9 little 9 little 13 move 11 began 12 to 12 to 13 move he didn't dare remain still , lest the hunter should creep up within shooting distance . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 dare 3 dare 4 remain 4 remain 5 still 4 remain 6 , 6 , 7 lest 7 lest 8 the 7 lest 16 . 8 the 9 hunter 9 hunter 10 should 10 should 11 creep 11 creep 12 up 12 up 15 distance 13 within 14 shooting 13 within 15 distance so long as they brought him none of the dreaded man-smell , he knew that he was safe . 1 so 2 long 1 so 3 as 3 as 4 they 4 they 6 him 5 brought 6 him 6 him 7 none 7 none 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 dreaded 9 the 11 man-smell 11 man-smell 12 , 12 , 13 he 13 he 14 knew 14 knew 15 that 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 4 traveled 4 traveled 12 ahead 10 , 11 straight 11 straight 12 ahead 12 ahead 13 in 12 ahead 23 blowing 13 in 14 the 14 the 15 direction 15 direction 16 from 16 from 17 which 17 which 18 the 23 blowing 24 . every few steps he would raise his delicate nose and test all the scents that [the] [merry] [little] [breezes] were bringing . 1 every 2 few 1 every 4 he 2 few 3 steps 4 he 5 would 5 would 6 raise 6 raise 9 nose 7 his 8 delicate 8 delicate 9 nose 9 nose 11 test 10 and 11 test 11 test 14 scents 12 all 13 the 13 the 14 scents 14 scents 15 that 15 that 20 were 20 were 21 bringing 21 bringing 22 . lightfoot uses his nose very much as you and [i] use our eyes . 1 lightfoot 2 uses 2 uses 3 his 2 uses 13 eyes 3 his 4 nose 5 very 6 much 6 much 7 as 7 as 8 you 8 you 9 and 9 and 11 use 11 use 13 eyes 12 our 13 eyes 13 eyes 14 . it tells him the things he wants to know . 1 it 2 tells 1 it 3 him 3 him 5 things 3 him 6 he 4 the 5 things 6 he 7 wants 7 wants 8 to 8 to 9 know 9 know 10 . he knew that [reddy] [fox] had been along ahead of him , although he didn't get so much as a glimpse of [reddy] 's [red] [coat] . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 13 although 3 that 7 been 6 had 7 been 7 been 8 along 8 along 9 ahead 8 along 13 although 10 of 11 him 11 him 12 , 12 , 13 although 13 although 18 much 14 he 15 didn't 15 didn't 16 get 15 didn't 17 so 15 didn't 18 much 18 much 19 as 18 much 21 glimpse 18 much 27 . 19 as 20 a 21 glimpse 22 of 22 of 24 's once he caught just the faintest of scents which caused him to stop abruptly and test the air more carefully than ever . 1 once 2 he 2 he 3 caught 3 caught 6 faintest 4 just 6 faintest 5 the 6 faintest 6 faintest 7 of 6 faintest 8 scents 8 scents 9 which 9 which 10 caused 10 caused 11 him 11 him 12 to 12 to 13 stop 13 stop 14 abruptly 14 abruptly 15 and 15 and 16 test 16 test 18 air 17 the 18 air 18 air 20 carefully 19 more 20 carefully 20 carefully 21 than 21 than 22 ever 22 ever 23 . 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 10 best 10 best 12 . but [lightfoot] didn't want to keep [going] in [that] direction [all] day . 1 but 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 want 4 want 5 to 5 to 6 keep 6 keep 8 in 8 in 10 direction 10 direction 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 2 would 3 take 3 take 4 him 4 him 6 away 6 away 7 from 7 from 8 that 8 that 9 part 9 part 10 of 10 of 15 which 15 which 16 he 16 he 17 was 17 was 18 familiar 18 familiar 19 and 18 familiar 20 which 18 familiar 22 called 21 he 22 called 22 called 23 home 23 home 24 . it [might] [in] [time] [take] him out of the [green] [forest] and that wouldn't do at all . 1 it 6 him 6 him 7 out 7 out 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 12 and 12 and 13 that 13 that 14 wouldn't 14 wouldn't 15 do 14 wouldn't 18 . 15 do 16 at 16 at 17 all so after a while [lightfoot] [became] [uncertain] . 1 so 2 after 2 after 3 a 3 a 4 while 4 while 8 . he didn't know just what to do . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 know 3 know 4 just 4 just 5 what 5 what 7 do 6 to 7 do 7 do 8 . you see , he couldn't tell whether or not that hunter with the terrible gun was still following him . 1 you 2 see 2 see 5 couldn't 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 couldn't 5 couldn't 6 tell 5 couldn't 18 following 6 tell 7 whether 7 whether 8 or 8 or 9 not 9 not 11 hunter 10 that 11 hunter 11 hunter 12 with 11 hunter 15 gun 12 with 13 the 13 the 14 terrible 15 gun 16 was 17 still 18 following 18 following 19 him 18 following 20 . every once in a while he would stop in a thicket of young trees or behind a tangle of fallen trees uprooted by the wind . 1 every 2 once 1 every 6 he 1 every 8 stop 3 in 4 a 4 a 5 while 5 while 6 he 7 would 8 stop 8 stop 11 thicket 9 in 11 thicket 10 a 11 thicket 11 thicket 12 of 12 of 13 young 13 young 14 trees 14 trees 15 or 15 or 16 behind 16 behind 17 a 16 behind 18 tangle 16 behind 22 uprooted 19 of 20 fallen 20 fallen 21 trees 21 trees 22 uprooted 22 uprooted 23 by 22 uprooted 25 wind 23 by 24 the 25 wind 26 . " if only [i] [could] [know] [if] that [hunter] is still following , [i] would know [better] what to do , " thought [lightfoot] . 1 " 2 if 1 " 8 that 2 if 3 only 8 that 10 is 8 that 13 , 10 is 12 following 11 still 12 following 13 , 25 . 15 would 16 know 16 know 18 what 18 what 20 do 18 what 25 . 19 to 20 do 20 do 21 , 21 , 22 " 22 " 23 thought " [i] 've got to find out . " 1 " 3 've 3 've 4 got 4 got 9 " 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 5 smart 1 lightfoot 6 . 2 the 4 is 4 is 5 smart yes , [sir] , [lightfoot] [the] [deer] is smart . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 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 2 has 3 to 3 to 4 be 4 be 10 season 5 , 6 especially 6 especially 7 in 6 especially 9 hunting 8 the 9 hunting 9 hunting 10 season 10 season 11 , 11 , 12 to 12 to 13 save 13 save 15 life 14 his 15 life 15 life 16 . if he were not smart he would have been killed long ago . 1 if 2 he 1 if 3 were 3 were 4 not 3 were 5 smart 5 smart 10 killed 6 he 7 would 7 would 8 have 8 have 9 been 9 been 10 killed 10 killed 12 ago 10 killed 13 . 11 long 12 ago he never makes the foolish mistake of thinking that other people are not smart . 1 he 2 never 1 he 14 smart 1 he 15 . 2 never 3 makes 3 makes 5 foolish 3 makes 6 mistake 4 the 5 foolish 6 mistake 8 thinking 7 of 8 thinking 8 thinking 9 that 10 other 11 people 10 other 14 smart 12 are 13 not 12 are 14 smart he had a very great respect for the smartness of that hunter . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 a 3 a 4 very 4 very 5 great 5 great 6 respect 6 respect 7 for 7 for 8 the 8 the 9 smartness 9 smartness 10 of 10 of 11 that 11 that 12 hunter 12 hunter 13 . he knew that he couldn't afford to be careless for one little minute . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 13 minute 4 he 5 couldn't 5 couldn't 6 afford 6 afford 13 minute 7 to 8 be 8 be 9 careless 9 careless 10 for 10 for 13 minute 11 one 13 minute 12 little 13 minute 13 minute 14 . the certainty of danger is sometimes easier to bear than the uncertainty of not knowing whether or not there really is any danger . 1 the 2 certainty 2 certainty 3 of 2 certainty 12 uncertainty 4 danger 5 is 5 is 6 sometimes 6 sometimes 7 easier 7 easier 8 to 7 easier 10 than 8 to 9 bear 10 than 12 uncertainty 11 the 12 uncertainty 12 uncertainty 13 of 12 uncertainty 23 danger 12 uncertainty 24 . 13 of 15 knowing 14 not 15 knowing 15 knowing 16 whether 16 whether 17 or 17 or 18 not 18 not 19 there 19 there 21 is 20 really 21 is 22 any 23 danger lightfoot felt that if he could know just where the hunter was , he himself would know better what to do . 1 lightfoot 2 felt 1 lightfoot 9 where 1 lightfoot 10 the 1 lightfoot 11 hunter 2 felt 4 if 2 felt 6 could 3 that 4 if 5 he 6 could 7 know 8 just 8 just 9 where 11 hunter 12 was 11 hunter 15 himself 13 , 14 he 14 he 15 himself 15 himself 16 would 15 himself 17 know 17 know 18 better 18 better 19 what 19 what 21 do 20 to 21 do 21 do 22 . the hunter might have become discouraged and given up following him . 1 the 2 hunter 1 the 3 might 1 the 12 . 3 might 4 have 3 might 6 discouraged 5 become 6 discouraged 6 discouraged 7 and 6 discouraged 10 following 8 given 9 up 8 given 10 following 10 following 11 him in that case he could rest and stop worrying . 1 in 2 that 1 in 3 case 3 case 4 he 4 he 5 could 5 could 6 rest 6 rest 7 and 7 and 8 stop 8 stop 9 worrying 9 worrying 10 . it would be better to know that he was being followed than not to know . 1 it 2 would 2 would 3 be 3 be 4 better 4 better 12 than 5 to 6 know 6 know 7 that 7 that 8 he 8 he 9 was 9 was 10 being 10 being 11 followed 11 followed 12 than 12 than 13 not 12 than 14 to 14 to 15 know 15 know 16 . but how was he to find out ? 1 but 2 how 2 how 3 was 3 was 4 he 3 was 5 to 5 to 6 find 6 find 7 out 7 out 8 ? lightfoot kept turning this over and over in his mind as he traveled through the [green] [forest] [.] 1 lightfoot 2 kept 2 kept 3 turning 3 turning 4 this 3 turning 5 over 3 turning 13 traveled 5 over 6 and 5 over 7 over 7 over 8 in 8 in 10 mind 9 his 10 mind 11 as 13 traveled 12 he 13 traveled 13 traveled 14 through 14 through 15 the then an idea came to him . 1 then 6 him 2 an 3 idea 3 idea 4 came 4 came 5 to 5 to 6 him 6 him 7 . " [i] know what [i] 'll do . 1 " 3 know 3 know 4 what 4 what 7 do 6 'll 7 do 7 do 8 . i know just what [i] 'll do , " said [lightfoot] to himself . 1 i 2 know 1 i 8 , 2 know 3 just 3 just 4 what 4 what 7 do 6 'll 7 do 8 , 9 " 9 " 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 " 10 hunter 3 'll 4 find 4 find 5 out 5 out 6 whether 6 whether 7 or 6 whether 10 hunter 7 or 8 not 9 that 10 hunter 10 hunter 14 me 10 hunter 21 rest 11 is 12 still 12 still 13 following 13 following 14 me 14 me 15 and 15 and 17 'll 18 get 19 a 18 get 21 rest 19 a 20 little 21 rest 22 . goodness knows , [i] need a rest . " 1 goodness 2 knows 2 knows 6 a 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 9 hill 6 of 7 a 7 a 8 little 8 little 9 hill 9 hill 10 . lightfoot went up the hill and stopped behind the pile of brush . 1 lightfoot 10 pile 2 went 5 hill 3 up 5 hill 4 the 5 hill 5 hill 7 stopped 6 and 7 stopped 7 stopped 8 behind 8 behind 9 the 9 the 10 pile 10 pile 11 of 10 pile 12 brush 11 of 12 brush 12 brush 13 . for a few moments he stood there perfectly still , looking and listening . 1 for 2 a 2 a 3 few 3 few 4 moments 4 moments 13 listening 5 he 8 perfectly 6 stood 7 there 6 stood 8 perfectly 8 perfectly 9 still 8 perfectly 10 , 8 perfectly 13 listening 11 looking 12 and 11 looking 13 listening 13 listening 14 . if the hunter were still following him , he would pass through that hollow in plain sight . 1 if 2 the 1 if 3 hunter 2 the 3 hunter 3 hunter 4 were 3 hunter 5 still 3 hunter 9 he 3 hunter 10 would 3 hunter 11 pass 5 still 6 following 6 following 7 him 7 him 8 , 11 pass 12 through 12 through 14 hollow 13 that 14 hollow 14 hollow 15 in 15 in 16 plain 16 plain 17 sight 17 sight 18 . for a long time [lightfoot] [rested] [comfortably] behind the pile of brush . 1 for 2 a 1 for 12 brush 2 a 3 long 3 long 4 time 8 behind 9 the 9 the 10 pile 10 pile 11 of 11 of 12 brush 12 brush 13 . there was not a suspicious movement or a suspicious sound to show that danger was abroad in the [green] [forest] . 1 there 2 was 1 there 17 in 2 was 3 not 3 not 4 a 4 a 5 suspicious 5 suspicious 6 movement 6 movement 7 or 6 movement 10 sound 6 movement 14 danger 8 a 9 suspicious 8 a 10 sound 11 to 12 show 12 show 13 that 13 that 14 danger 14 danger 15 was 14 danger 16 abroad 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 13 and 2 saw 12 hollow 4 and 6 . 4 and 8 fly 8 fly 9 down 9 down 11 the 11 the 12 hollow 13 and 14 disappear 14 disappear 16 the 16 the 17 trees 17 trees 18 on 18 on 21 side 19 the 20 other 20 other 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 12 and 7 looking 8 over 8 over 9 a 9 a 10 hollow 10 hollow 12 and 12 and 13 guessed 13 guessed 14 that 14 that 18 was 18 was 26 . 19 getting 20 ready 20 ready 21 to 21 to 22 go 22 go 23 into 23 into 25 quarters 24 winter 25 quarters 25 quarters 26 . he saw [jumper] the [hare] squat [down] under a low-hanging branch of a hemlock-tree and prepare to take a nap . 1 he 2 saw 2 saw 4 the 4 the 6 squat 6 squat 10 low-hanging 8 under 10 low-hanging 9 a 10 low-hanging 10 low-hanging 11 branch 11 branch 12 of 12 of 13 a 13 a 14 hemlock-tree 14 hemlock-tree 15 and 15 and 16 prepare 16 prepare 17 to 17 to 18 take 18 take 19 a 19 a 20 nap 20 nap 21 . he heard [drummer] the [woodpecker] at work drilling after worms in a tree not far away . 1 he 2 heard 1 he 8 drilling 2 heard 4 the 6 at 8 drilling 7 work 8 drilling 8 drilling 9 after 9 after 10 worms 10 worms 11 in 11 in 13 tree 12 a 13 tree 13 tree 14 not 13 tree 17 . 14 not 15 far 15 far 16 away little by little [lightfoot] [grew] [easy] [in] [his] [mind] [.] 1 little 2 by 2 by 3 little it must be that that hunter had become discouraged and was no longer following him . 1 it 3 be 1 it 4 that 2 must 3 be 4 that 5 that 4 that 6 hunter 6 hunter 9 discouraged 7 had 8 become 8 become 9 discouraged 9 discouraged 10 and 10 and 11 was 11 was 13 longer 11 was 14 following 11 was 16 . 12 no 13 longer 14 following 15 him 15 him 16 . [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 3 seem 4 possible 4 possible 5 that 5 that 13 . 6 there 8 be 6 there 9 any 7 could 8 be 9 any 10 need 10 need 11 for 11 for 12 watchfulness 12 watchfulness 13 . but [lightfoot] [long] ago [had] learned that often danger is nearest when it seems least to be expected . 1 but 4 ago 1 but 19 . 4 ago 6 learned 6 learned 7 that 7 that 8 often 8 often 9 danger 9 danger 10 is 9 danger 11 nearest 12 when 13 it 13 it 14 seems 14 seems 15 least 15 least 16 to 15 least 19 . 16 to 17 be 17 be 18 expected so , though he would have liked very much to [have] taken a nap , [lightfoot] was too wise to do anything so foolish . 1 so 2 , 2 , 3 though 3 though 4 he 4 he 24 foolish 5 would 6 have 6 have 7 liked 7 liked 8 very 7 liked 9 much 9 much 10 to 10 to 12 taken 12 taken 13 a 13 a 14 nap 14 nap 15 , 15 , 17 was 17 was 24 foolish 18 too 19 wise 19 wise 20 to 20 to 21 do 21 do 22 anything 22 anything 23 so 23 so 24 foolish 24 foolish 25 . he kept his great ears gently moving to catch every little sound . 1 he 2 kept 2 kept 7 moving 3 his 4 great 4 great 5 ears 5 ears 6 gently 6 gently 7 moving 7 moving 12 sound 8 to 9 catch 9 catch 12 sound 10 every 12 sound 11 little 12 sound 12 sound 13 . it was better to be overwatchful than the least bit careless . 1 it 2 was 2 was 6 overwatchful 3 better 4 to 3 better 6 overwatchful 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 overwatchful 6 overwatchful 7 than 6 overwatchful 11 careless 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 2 and 2 and 3 by 2 and 4 , 4 , 22 . 8 ears 11 sound 9 caught 10 the 9 caught 11 sound 11 sound 12 of 11 sound 18 stick 12 of 13 the 13 the 14 snapping 14 snapping 15 of 15 of 16 a 16 a 17 little 18 stick 19 in 18 stick 22 . 19 in 20 the 20 the 21 distance it was so faint a sound that you or [i] would have missed it altogether . 1 it 2 was 2 was 13 missed 3 so 4 faint 3 so 5 a 5 a 6 sound 6 sound 7 that 7 that 8 you 8 you 9 or 9 or 13 missed 11 would 12 have 12 have 13 missed 13 missed 14 it 14 it 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 23 . 3 heard 4 it 3 heard 5 and 5 and 6 instantly 6 instantly 7 he 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 doubly 9 doubly 10 alert 10 alert 11 , 11 , 12 watching 12 watching 13 in 13 in 14 the 13 in 15 direction 15 direction 16 from 15 direction 19 faint 15 direction 22 come 16 from 17 which 18 that 19 faint 19 faint 20 sound 20 sound 21 had 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 2 what 3 seemed 3 seemed 4 a 3 seemed 5 long 5 long 7 long 6 , 7 long 7 long 8 time 8 time 9 he 9 he 10 saw 10 saw 11 something 11 something 12 moving 12 moving 13 , 12 moving 19 man 13 , 14 and 15 a 16 moment 16 moment 17 later 17 later 18 a 17 later 19 man 19 man 22 view 20 came 22 view 21 into 22 view 22 view 23 . it was the hunter and across one arm he carried the terrible gun . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 the 3 the 4 hunter 4 hunter 5 and 5 and 6 across 5 and 9 he 6 across 8 arm 7 one 8 arm 9 he 10 carried 10 carried 11 the 11 the 12 terrible 12 terrible 13 gun 13 gun 14 . 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 8 patience 9 and 9 and 10 perseverance 10 perseverance 11 and 11 and 25 . 12 had 13 not 13 not 14 yet 14 yet 15 given 15 given 16 up 16 up 17 hope 17 hope 18 of 18 of 19 getting 19 getting 20 near 20 near 21 enough 21 enough 22 to 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 2 moved 1 he 7 each 1 he 12 greatest 2 moved 3 forward 3 forward 4 slowly 4 slowly 5 , 5 , 6 setting 7 each 8 foot 9 down 10 with 10 with 12 greatest 11 the 12 greatest 12 greatest 13 care 13 care 23 rustle 14 , 15 so 15 so 16 as 16 as 17 not 16 as 18 to 18 to 19 snap 19 snap 20 a 19 snap 23 rustle 20 a 21 stick 22 or 23 rustle 23 rustle 24 the 24 the 25 leaves 25 leaves 26 . he was watching sharply ahead , ready to shoot should he catch a glimpse of [lightfoot] within range . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 watching 3 watching 4 sharply 4 sharply 5 ahead 5 ahead 6 , 6 , 7 ready 7 ready 8 to 8 to 9 shoot 9 shoot 10 should 10 should 11 he 10 should 12 catch 12 catch 14 glimpse 13 a 14 glimpse 14 glimpse 19 . 15 of 17 within 17 within 18 range 18 range 19 . right along through the hollow at the foot of the little hill below [lightfoot] the hunter passed . 1 right 2 along 2 along 3 through 3 through 4 the 4 the 5 hollow 5 hollow 6 at 6 at 7 the 7 the 8 foot 8 foot 9 of 9 of 10 the 9 of 13 below 10 the 11 little 11 little 12 hill 13 below 16 hunter 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 3 doing 2 was 5 is 3 doing 4 what 5 is 6 called 5 is 9 up-wind 6 called 7 " 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 3 perfectly 1 lightfoot 6 watched 2 kept 3 perfectly 3 perfectly 4 still 5 and 6 watched 6 watched 9 disappear 6 watched 10 among 7 the 8 hunter 8 hunter 9 disappear 10 among 12 trees 11 the 12 trees 12 trees 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 6 hunter 4 that 6 hunter 5 that 6 hunter 6 hunter 9 find 7 would 9 find 8 not 9 find 9 find 10 him 9 find 11 again 11 again 13 day 12 that 13 day 13 day 14 . [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 14 . 2 in 8 pond 6 is 7 the 7 the 8 pond 8 pond 9 where 9 where 12 the it is [paddy] 's [own] pond , [for] he made it himself . 1 it 2 is 1 it 6 pond 2 is 4 's 6 pond 7 , 7 , 9 he 9 he 10 made 10 made 11 it 11 it 12 himself 12 himself 13 . he made it by building a dam [across] the [laughing] [brook] . 1 he 4 by 2 made 3 it 2 made 4 by 4 by 5 building 5 building 6 a 6 a 7 dam 7 dam 12 . 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 20 , 1 when 21 he 3 bounded 4 away 4 away 9 , 9 , 10 after 10 after 11 watching 11 watching 12 the 12 the 13 hunter 13 hunter 14 pass 14 pass 15 through 15 through 16 the 15 through 17 hollow 17 hollow 18 below 18 below 19 him 19 him 20 , 21 he 22 remembered 21 he 26 . 24 's 25 pond 25 pond 26 . " that 's where [i] 'll go , " [thought] [lightfoot] . 1 " 2 that 1 " 9 " 2 that 3 's 3 's 4 where 6 'll 7 go 7 go 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 12 . " it is such a lonesome part of the [green] [forest] that [i] [do] not [believe] that [hunter] will come [there] . 1 " 2 it 2 it 3 is 2 it 15 not 3 is 4 such 4 such 5 a 5 a 6 lonesome 6 lonesome 7 part 7 part 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 12 that 15 not 17 that 17 that 19 will 19 will 20 come 20 come 22 . i 'll just run over and make [paddy] a friendly call . " 1 i 2 'll 1 i 4 run 2 'll 3 just 4 run 5 over 4 run 6 and 6 and 7 make 7 make 9 a 9 a 10 friendly 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 8 into 8 into 9 the presently through the trees he caught the gleam of water . 1 presently 2 through 2 through 4 trees 2 through 5 he 3 the 4 trees 5 he 6 caught 6 caught 8 gleam 7 the 8 gleam 8 gleam 9 of 8 gleam 10 water 10 water 11 . it was [paddy] 's pond . 1 it 2 was 2 was 5 pond 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 2 knew 3 that 3 that 14 minute 4 he 5 couldn't 5 couldn't 6 afford 6 afford 14 minute 7 to 8 be 8 be 9 careless 9 careless 10 for 10 for 14 minute 11 even 12 one 12 one 14 minute 13 little 14 minute 14 minute 15 . no one who is hunted , be he big or little , can afford ever to be careless . 1 no 2 one 2 one 3 who 3 who 4 is 3 who 5 hunted 5 hunted 6 , 5 hunted 7 be 7 be 8 he 8 he 9 big 9 big 10 or 10 or 11 little 11 little 12 , 11 little 14 afford 13 can 14 afford 14 afford 15 ever 14 afford 16 to 14 afford 18 careless 14 afford 19 . 16 to 17 be now [lightfoot] had [known] [of] [hunters] hiding [near] [water] , hoping to shoot him when he came to drink . 1 now 3 had 3 had 7 hiding 7 hiding 10 , 10 , 11 hoping 11 hoping 12 to 12 to 13 shoot 13 shoot 14 him 14 him 15 when 15 when 16 he 16 he 17 came 17 came 18 to 18 to 19 drink 19 drink 20 . that [always] [seemed] [to] [lightfoot] a dreadful thing , an unfair thing . 1 that 6 a 6 a 7 dreadful 7 dreadful 8 thing 8 thing 11 unfair 9 , 10 an 10 an 11 unfair 11 unfair 12 thing 12 thing 13 . but hunters had done it before and they might do it again . 1 but 2 hunters 2 hunters 3 had 2 hunters 7 and 2 hunters 8 they 2 hunters 9 might 2 hunters 12 again 2 hunters 13 . 3 had 4 done 4 done 5 it 5 it 6 before 10 do 11 it 11 it 12 again so [lightfoot] was careful to approach [paddy] 's pond [up-wind] . 1 so 3 was 3 was 11 . 4 careful 5 to 5 to 6 approach 6 approach 9 pond 8 's 9 pond 9 pond 11 . he knew that if any hunters were hidden there , the [merry] [little] [breezes] would bring him [their] [scent] and [thus] warn him . 1 he 4 if 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 if 4 if 5 any 5 any 6 hunters 6 hunters 8 hidden 7 were 8 hidden 8 hidden 9 there 8 hidden 23 him 9 there 10 , 10 , 11 the 15 would 16 bring 16 bring 17 him 17 him 20 and 20 and 22 warn 22 warn 23 him 23 him 24 . he had almost reached the edge of [paddy] 's pond when from the farther shore [there] came a sudden crash . 1 he 2 had 1 he 18 a 2 had 4 reached 3 almost 4 reached 4 reached 6 edge 5 the 6 edge 6 edge 7 of 6 edge 10 pond 7 of 9 's 10 pond 11 when 11 when 17 came 12 from 13 the 12 from 17 came 13 the 14 farther 14 farther 15 shore 18 a 20 crash 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 9 . 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 6 meant 5 it 6 meant 6 meant 7 . that crash was the falling of a tree . 1 that 2 crash 2 crash 3 was 2 crash 4 the 2 crash 5 falling 5 falling 6 of 5 falling 8 tree 6 of 7 a 7 a 8 tree 8 tree 9 . there wasn't enough wind to blow over even the most shaky dead tree . 1 there 4 wind 2 wasn't 3 enough 3 enough 4 wind 4 wind 6 blow 4 wind 11 shaky 5 to 6 blow 6 blow 7 over 7 over 8 even 8 even 9 the 10 most 11 shaky 11 shaky 12 dead 11 shaky 13 tree 13 tree 14 . there had been no sound of axes , so he knew it could not have been chopped down by men . 1 there 3 been 1 there 4 no 2 had 3 been 4 no 5 sound 5 sound 7 axes 6 of 7 axes 7 axes 8 , 7 axes 9 so 7 axes 11 knew 7 axes 17 chopped 10 he 11 knew 11 knew 12 it 13 could 14 not 14 not 15 have 15 have 16 been 16 been 17 chopped 17 chopped 18 down 17 chopped 20 men 19 by 20 men 20 men 21 . so [lightfoot] hurried forward eagerly , [cautiously] [.] 1 so 3 hurried 3 hurried 4 forward 4 forward 5 eagerly 5 eagerly 6 , it was [paddy] the [beaver] taking the branch to his food pile . 1 it 2 was 1 it 9 to 2 was 4 the 4 the 8 branch 6 taking 7 the 7 the 8 branch 9 to 10 his 10 his 11 food 11 food 12 pile 12 pile 13 . [chapter] [xiii] [lightfoot] [and] [paddy] [become] [partners] the instant [lightfoot] [saw] [paddy] the [beaver] he knew that for the time being , [at] least , there was no danger . 1 the 2 instant 1 the 17 least 2 instant 6 the 8 he 9 knew 9 knew 10 that 10 that 11 for 11 for 12 the 12 the 13 time 13 time 14 being 14 being 15 , 15 , 17 least 17 least 18 , 18 , 22 danger 19 there 20 was 20 was 21 no 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 13 bank 4 almost 5 as 5 as 6 soon 6 soon 7 as 7 as 8 he 8 he 9 stepped 9 stepped 10 out 10 out 11 on 11 on 12 the 12 the 13 bank 13 bank 14 . there he forced the branch down until it was held by other branches already sunken in the pond . 1 there 3 forced 1 there 15 sunken 2 he 3 forced 3 forced 5 branch 4 the 5 branch 5 branch 6 down 7 until 8 it 8 it 9 was 9 was 10 held 10 held 11 by 11 by 13 branches 12 other 13 branches 13 branches 14 already 14 already 15 sunken 15 sunken 16 in 15 sunken 18 pond 17 the 18 pond 18 pond 19 . this [done] , he swam over to where [lightfoot] was watching . 1 this 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 swam 5 swam 6 over 6 over 7 to 7 to 8 where 8 where 10 was 8 where 11 watching 11 watching 12 . " hello , [lightfoot] ! " he exclaimed . 1 " 2 hello 2 hello 3 , 3 , 5 ! 5 ! 6 " 6 " 7 he 7 he 8 exclaimed 8 exclaimed 9 . " you are looking handsomer than ever . 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 are 3 are 4 looking 4 looking 5 handsomer 5 handsomer 6 than 5 handsomer 7 ever 6 than 7 ever 7 ever 8 . how are you feeling these fine autumn days ? " 1 how 4 feeling 1 how 9 ? 1 how 10 " 2 are 4 feeling 3 you 4 feeling 4 feeling 7 autumn 5 these 6 fine 6 fine 7 autumn 7 autumn 8 days " anxious , " replied [lightfoot] . 1 " 2 anxious 1 " 7 . 2 anxious 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied " [i] am feeling terribly anxious . 1 " 4 feeling 3 am 4 feeling 4 feeling 6 anxious 5 terribly 6 anxious 6 anxious 7 . do you know what day this is ? " 1 do 2 you 2 you 3 know 3 know 4 what 4 what 5 day 4 what 7 is 5 day 6 this 7 is 8 ? 8 ? 9 " " no , " replied [paddy] , " [i] don't know what day it is , and [i] don't particularly care . 1 " 17 and 1 " 21 care 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 7 , 5 replied 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 10 don't 10 don't 11 know 11 know 12 what 12 what 13 day 12 what 15 is 14 it 15 is 15 is 16 , 16 , 17 and 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 2 is 2 is 3 enough 3 enough 4 for 4 for 5 me 5 me 6 that 6 that 7 it 7 it 8 is 7 it 12 finest 7 it 13 days 8 is 9 one 9 one 10 of 10 of 11 the 13 days 15 've 14 we 15 've 15 've 16 had 16 had 17 for 17 for 20 time 18 a 19 long 19 long 20 time 20 time 21 . 21 . 22 " " [i] wish [i] [could] [feel] that [way] , " said [lightfoot] wistfully . 1 " 3 wish 1 " 10 " 7 that 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 13 wistfully 13 wistfully 14 . " [i] wish [i] [could] [feel] that way , [paddy] , but [i] [can't] . 1 " 3 wish 1 " 15 . 7 that 8 way 7 that 15 . 8 way 9 , 9 , 12 but 11 , 12 but no , [sir] , [i] [can't] . 1 no 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 7 . you see , this is the first of the most dreadful days in all the year for me . 1 you 2 see 1 you 17 for 3 , 4 this 4 this 5 is 5 is 6 the 6 the 7 first 7 first 12 days 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 most 10 most 11 dreadful 11 dreadful 12 days 12 days 13 in 13 in 14 all 14 all 15 the 15 the 16 year 16 year 17 for 17 for 18 me 18 me 19 . the [hunters] [started] [looking] [for] [me] [before] [mr] [sun] was [really] out of bed . 1 the 10 was 10 was 12 out 12 out 13 of 13 of 14 bed 14 bed 15 . at least one hunter did , and [i] don't [doubt] there are others . 1 at 2 least 2 least 4 hunter 3 one 4 hunter 4 hunter 5 did 4 hunter 13 others 6 , 7 and 6 , 11 there 7 and 9 don't 11 there 12 are 12 are 13 others 13 others 14 . paddy crept out on the bank and chewed a little twig of poplar thoughtfully . 1 paddy 2 crept 2 crept 3 out 3 out 4 on 4 on 5 the 5 the 6 bank 6 bank 7 and 6 bank 13 poplar 7 and 8 chewed 8 chewed 9 a 9 a 10 little 10 little 11 twig 11 twig 12 of 13 poplar 14 thoughtfully 14 thoughtfully 15 . paddy says he can always think better if he is chewing something . 1 paddy 2 says 1 paddy 11 chewing 3 he 5 always 4 can 5 always 5 always 6 think 6 think 7 better 6 think 11 chewing 8 if 9 he 9 he 10 is 10 is 11 chewing 11 chewing 12 something 11 chewing 13 . " that 's bad news , [lightfoot] . 1 " 2 that 1 " 6 , 2 that 3 's 2 that 5 news 4 bad 5 news 6 , 8 . i 'm sorry to hear it . 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 sorry 3 sorry 4 to 4 to 5 hear 5 hear 6 it 6 it 7 . i certainly am sorry to hear it , " said [paddy] . 1 i 2 certainly 2 certainly 3 am 3 am 4 sorry 4 sorry 5 to 5 to 6 hear 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 2 why 3 anybody 2 why 12 you 2 why 14 , 2 why 17 understand 3 anybody 4 wants 3 anybody 10 fellow 4 wants 5 to 6 hunt 10 fellow 7 such 8 a 8 a 10 fellow 9 handsome 10 fellow 11 as 12 you 12 you 13 are 16 cannot 17 understand 17 understand 18 . my , but that 's a beautiful set of antlers you have ! " 1 my 2 , 1 my 10 antlers 2 , 3 but 4 that 5 's 4 that 10 antlers 5 's 6 a 7 beautiful 10 antlers 8 set 9 of 9 of 10 antlers 10 antlers 11 you 11 you 12 have 12 have 13 ! 13 ! 14 " [[] [illustration] [:] ["] [my] [,] [but] [that] ['s] [a] [beautiful] [set] [of] [antlers] [you] [have] [!] ["] []] " good looks are not always to be desired . 1 " 3 looks 2 good 3 looks 3 looks 4 are 4 are 5 not 5 not 9 desired 6 always 7 to 7 to 8 be 8 be 9 desired 9 desired 10 . have you seen any hunters around here lately ? " 1 have 2 you 1 have 3 seen 3 seen 5 hunters 4 any 5 hunters 5 hunters 6 around 5 hunters 8 lately 6 around 7 here 8 lately 9 ? 9 ? 10 " 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 " 2 not 2 not 3 a 3 a 4 single 4 single 5 hunter 5 hunter 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 he 8 he 9 replied 9 replied 10 . " [i] tell you what it is , [lightfoot] , let's be partners for a while . 1 " 3 tell 3 tell 4 you 4 you 5 what 5 what 7 is 6 it 7 is 7 is 8 , 8 , 10 , 10 , 11 let's 11 let's 12 be 12 be 13 partners 13 partners 14 for 14 for 15 a 15 a 16 while 16 while 17 . you stay right around my pond [.] 1 you 2 stay 2 stay 3 right 3 right 4 around 4 around 6 pond 5 my 6 pond if [i] see or hear or smell anything suspicious , [i] 'll warn you . 1 if 4 or 3 see 4 or 4 or 5 hear 5 hear 6 or 6 or 7 smell 7 smell 9 suspicious 8 anything 9 suspicious 9 suspicious 10 , 9 suspicious 13 warn 12 'll 13 warn 13 warn 14 you 13 warn 15 . you do the same for me . 1 you 6 me 2 do 4 same 2 do 5 for 3 the 4 same 5 for 6 me 6 me 7 . two sets of eyes , ears and noses are better than one . 1 two 2 sets 2 sets 3 of 2 sets 5 , 4 eyes 5 , 5 , 6 ears 6 ears 7 and 7 and 8 noses 8 noses 9 are 8 noses 10 better 10 better 11 than 11 than 12 one 12 one 13 . 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 " 10 . 3 'll 4 do 4 do 5 it 4 do 10 . 5 it 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 replied [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 8 partnership 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 queer 4 queer 5 partnership 5 partnership 6 , 5 partnership 7 that 5 partnership 8 partnership 8 partnership 9 between 8 partnership 19 partnership 11 and 13 , 13 , 14 but 14 but 15 it 15 it 16 was 16 was 17 a 17 a 18 good 18 good 19 partnership 19 partnership 20 . they had been the [best] of [friends] for a long time . 1 they 2 had 2 had 3 been 3 been 4 the 4 the 6 of 6 of 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 2 had 1 paddy 11 pond 2 had 3 always 3 always 5 glad 5 glad 6 to 6 to 7 have 7 have 9 visit 11 pond 12 . to tell the truth , he was rather fond of handsome [lightfoot] [.] 1 to 2 tell 2 tell 4 truth 3 the 4 truth 4 truth 5 , 5 , 6 he 6 he 9 fond 7 was 8 rather 7 was 9 fond 9 fond 10 of 10 of 11 handsome you [know] [paddy] [is] [himself] not at all handsome . 1 you 6 not 6 not 10 . 7 at 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 3 he 2 land 4 is 4 is 7 clumsy-looking 5 a 6 rather 6 rather 7 clumsy-looking 7 clumsy-looking 8 fellow 7 clumsy-looking 9 and 7 clumsy-looking 11 homely 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 2 is 2 is 3 one 3 one 4 reason 4 reason 5 why 5 why 6 he 6 he 7 proposed 7 proposed 8 that 8 that 9 they 9 they 10 be 10 be 11 partners 11 partners 12 . lightfoot himself thought the idea a splendid one . 1 lightfoot 2 himself 2 himself 3 thought 3 thought 4 the 4 the 5 idea 5 idea 7 splendid 6 a 7 splendid 7 splendid 8 one 8 one 9 . he spent that night browsing not far from [paddy] 's pond . 1 he 2 spent 1 he 12 . 2 spent 4 night 3 that 4 night 4 night 5 browsing 5 browsing 6 not 5 browsing 7 far 7 far 8 from 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 2 the 1 with 3 coming 1 with 6 he 1 with 7 lay 3 coming 4 of 5 daylight 6 he 7 lay 8 down 7 lay 9 in 9 in 10 a 10 a 11 thicket 11 thicket 12 of 11 thicket 14 hemlock-trees 13 young 14 hemlock-trees 14 hemlock-trees 15 near 15 near 17 upper 15 near 22 . 16 the 17 upper 17 upper 18 end 18 end 19 of 19 of 20 the 20 the 21 pond it was a quiet , peaceful day . 1 it 2 was 1 it 6 peaceful 2 was 3 a 3 a 6 peaceful 4 quiet 5 , 5 , 6 peaceful 6 peaceful 7 day 7 day 8 . but they were , and [lightfoot] knew that sooner or later one of them would be sure to visit [paddy] 's pond . 1 but 9 sooner 1 but 18 to 2 they 3 were 2 they 4 , 4 , 5 and 4 , 9 sooner 5 and 7 knew 7 knew 8 that 9 sooner 10 or 9 sooner 11 later 11 later 12 one 12 one 13 of 13 of 14 them 14 them 15 would 15 would 16 be 16 be 17 sure 18 to 23 . 19 visit 21 's 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 2 , 2 , 3 though 3 though 4 he 4 he 9 naps 5 rested 6 and 6 and 7 took 7 took 8 short 7 took 9 naps 9 naps 11 through 9 naps 14 day 9 naps 18 anxious 10 all 11 through 12 that 13 beautiful 13 beautiful 14 day 14 day 15 , 15 , 16 he 16 he 17 was 18 anxious 19 . he couldn't help but be . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 help 3 help 4 but 3 help 5 be 5 be 6 . the [next] [morning] [found] [lightfoot] [back] in the same place [.] 1 the 7 in 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 same 9 same 10 place but this morning he took no naps . 1 but 3 morning 2 this 3 morning 3 morning 7 naps 3 morning 8 . 4 he 7 naps 5 took 7 naps 6 no 7 naps he rested , but all the time he was watchful and alert . 1 he 2 rested 2 rested 3 , 3 , 4 but 4 but 5 all 5 all 6 the 6 the 7 time 7 time 8 he 8 he 9 was 9 was 10 watchful 10 watchful 11 and 11 and 12 alert 12 alert 13 . a feeling of uneasiness possessed him . 1 a 4 uneasiness 2 feeling 3 of 2 feeling 4 uneasiness 4 uneasiness 5 possessed 4 uneasiness 7 . 5 possessed 6 him he felt in his bones that danger in the shape of a hunter with a terrible gun was not far distant . 1 he 2 felt 2 felt 3 in 2 felt 7 danger 2 felt 18 was 3 in 4 his 4 his 5 bones 5 bones 6 that 8 in 9 the 8 in 18 was 9 the 11 of 10 shape 11 of 11 of 12 a 12 a 13 hunter 13 hunter 14 with 14 with 15 a 15 a 16 terrible 16 terrible 17 gun 18 was 21 distant 19 not 20 far 20 far 21 distant 21 distant 22 . but the hours slipped away , and little by little he grew less uneasy . 1 but 3 hours 2 the 3 hours 3 hours 4 slipped 3 hours 11 he 4 slipped 5 away 5 away 6 , 6 , 7 and 8 little 9 by 8 little 10 little 8 little 11 he 11 he 13 less 12 grew 13 less 13 less 14 uneasy 13 less 15 . he began to hope that that day would prove as peaceful as the previous day had been . 1 he 4 hope 2 began 3 to 2 began 4 hope 4 hope 5 that 4 hope 6 that 6 that 7 day 7 day 8 would 8 would 9 prove 8 would 17 been 9 prove 10 as 10 as 12 as 11 peaceful 12 as 13 the 14 previous 13 the 16 had 14 previous 15 day 16 had 17 been 17 been 18 . then [suddenly] there was a sharp report from the farther end of [paddy] ['s] pond . 1 then 3 there 3 there 4 was 4 was 7 report 5 a 6 sharp 5 a 7 report 7 report 15 pond 8 from 9 the 8 from 10 farther 9 the 10 farther 10 farther 11 end 11 end 12 of 12 of 15 pond 15 pond 16 . it was almost like a pistol shot . 1 it 2 was 1 it 6 pistol 2 was 3 almost 4 like 5 a 5 a 6 pistol 6 pistol 7 shot 7 shot 8 . however , it wasn't a pistol shot . 1 however 2 , 1 however 6 pistol 3 it 6 pistol 4 wasn't 6 pistol 5 a 6 pistol 6 pistol 7 shot 7 shot 8 . it wasn't a shot at all . 1 it 2 wasn't 1 it 3 a 3 a 6 all 4 shot 5 at 5 at 6 all 6 all 7 . it was the slap of [paddy] 's broad tail on the surface of the water . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 the 3 the 4 slap 4 slap 5 of 4 slap 12 surface 7 's 8 broad 8 broad 9 tail 9 tail 10 on 10 on 11 the 11 the 12 surface 12 surface 13 of 13 of 14 the 14 the 15 water 15 water 16 . instantly [lightfoot] [was] on his feet . 1 instantly 4 on 4 on 5 his 5 his 6 feet 6 feet 7 . he knew just what that meant . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 just 3 just 4 what 4 what 5 that 4 what 6 meant 6 meant 7 . he knew that [paddy] had seen or heard [or] smelled a hunter . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 12 hunter 2 knew 3 that 3 that 5 had 5 had 6 seen 6 seen 7 or 7 or 8 heard 10 smelled 11 a 11 a 12 hunter 12 hunter 13 . 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 7 snap 2 had 3 heard 4 a 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 3 a 3 a 4 very 4 very 5 tiny 5 tiny 6 snap 6 snap 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 10 was 9 it 10 was 10 was 11 enough 11 enough 12 to 12 to 13 warn 13 warn 15 . with only his head above water he had watched in the direction from which that sound had come . 1 with 2 only 1 with 17 had 2 only 3 his 3 his 5 above 4 head 5 above 5 above 6 water 6 water 7 he 7 he 8 had 8 had 9 watched 9 watched 10 in 10 in 11 the 11 the 12 direction 12 direction 13 from 13 from 15 that 14 which 15 that 15 that 16 sound 17 had 18 come 18 come 19 . presently , stealing quietly along towards the pond , a hunter had come in view . 1 presently 2 , 2 , 3 stealing 3 stealing 4 quietly 4 quietly 5 along 5 along 6 towards 6 towards 7 the 7 the 8 pond 8 pond 9 , 9 , 10 a 10 a 15 view 11 hunter 12 had 12 had 13 come 13 come 14 in 14 in 15 view 15 view 16 . instantly , [paddy] had brought his broad tail down on the water with all his force . 1 instantly 2 , 2 , 17 . 4 had 5 brought 5 brought 6 his 6 his 7 broad 7 broad 8 tail 8 tail 9 down 9 down 10 on 10 on 11 the 11 the 12 water 12 water 13 with 13 with 14 all 14 all 15 his 15 his 16 force 16 force 17 . he knew [that] [lightfoot] [would] [know] [that] that meant danger . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 8 that 8 that 9 meant 8 that 11 . 9 meant 10 danger then [paddy] had dived , and swimming under water , had sought the safety of his house . 1 then 6 and 3 had 4 dived 4 dived 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 swimming 7 swimming 8 under 8 under 9 water 9 water 10 , 10 , 18 . 11 had 12 sought 12 sought 13 the 12 sought 18 . 13 the 14 safety 14 safety 15 of 15 of 16 his 16 his 17 house he had done his part , and there was nothing more he could do . 1 he 2 had 1 he 4 his 2 had 3 done 4 his 5 part 5 part 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 10 nothing 8 there 9 was 8 there 10 nothing 10 nothing 11 more 11 more 13 could 12 he 13 could 13 could 14 do 14 do 15 . [chapter] [xv] [the] [three] [watchers] he was on his feet instantly , with eyes , ears , and nose seeking the cause of [paddy] 's warning . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 on 3 on 4 his 4 his 5 feet 5 feet 6 instantly 6 instantly 7 , 7 , 8 with 8 with 9 eyes 9 eyes 10 , 10 , 11 ears 11 ears 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 nose 13 and 22 . 14 nose 15 seeking 15 seeking 18 of 16 the 17 cause 16 the 18 of 18 of 21 warning 20 's 21 warning there he hid among some close-growing young hemlock-trees . 1 there 3 hid 1 there 8 hemlock-trees 2 he 3 hid 3 hid 4 among 5 some 6 close-growing 6 close-growing 7 young 6 close-growing 8 hemlock-trees 8 hemlock-trees 9 . it wasn't long before he saw a hunter with a terrible gun come down to the shore of the pond . 1 it 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 long 3 long 4 before 4 before 5 he 5 he 6 saw 6 saw 7 a 6 saw 8 hunter 8 hunter 9 with 8 hunter 12 gun 10 a 11 terrible 10 a 12 gun 12 gun 20 pond 13 come 14 down 14 down 15 to 15 to 16 the 16 the 17 shore 17 shore 18 of 18 of 19 the 19 the 20 pond 20 pond 21 . now the [hunter] [had] [heard] [paddy] slap the water with his broad tail . 1 now 2 the 2 the 7 slap 7 slap 9 water 8 the 9 water 9 water 10 with 9 water 13 tail 9 water 14 . 11 his 12 broad 12 broad 13 tail of course . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 . there would have been something very wrong with his ears had he failed to hear it . 1 there 4 been 1 there 5 something 2 would 3 have 3 have 4 been 5 something 7 wrong 6 very 7 wrong 7 wrong 8 with 7 wrong 11 had 9 his 10 ears 10 ears 11 had 11 had 13 failed 12 he 13 failed 13 failed 15 hear 14 to 15 hear 15 hear 16 it 16 it 17 . " confound that [beaver] ! " muttered the hunter crossly . 1 " 2 confound 1 " 11 . 2 confound 3 that 5 ! 6 " 5 ! 10 crossly 6 " 7 muttered 7 muttered 9 hunter 8 the 9 hunter 10 crossly 11 . " if there was a [deer] anywhere [around] this pond , he probably is on his way now . 1 " 2 if 2 if 3 there 2 if 11 , 2 if 12 he 3 there 4 was 4 was 5 a 5 a 7 anywhere 9 this 10 pond 10 pond 11 , 12 he 13 probably 12 he 16 his 13 probably 14 is 14 is 15 on 16 his 17 way 17 way 18 now 18 now 19 . i 'll have a look around and see if there are any signs . " 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 have 3 have 4 a 3 have 7 and 4 a 5 look 5 look 6 around 7 and 8 see 8 see 9 if 8 see 14 . 9 if 10 there 10 there 11 are 11 are 13 signs 12 any 13 signs 14 . 15 " 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 4 went 2 the 3 hunter 4 went 5 on 5 on 6 to 6 to 7 the 7 the 8 edge 8 edge 9 of 8 edge 12 pond 9 of 11 's 12 pond 13 and 13 and 14 then 14 then 15 began 15 began 16 to 15 began 21 studying 16 to 17 walk 17 walk 18 around 18 around 19 it 19 it 21 studying 20 , 21 studying 21 studying 23 ground 21 studying 24 as 21 studying 26 walked 22 the 23 ground 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 2 he 1 presently 14 had 2 he 3 found 3 found 4 the 4 the 13 foot 5 footprints 6 of 6 of 10 mud 8 in 9 the 9 the 10 mud 10 mud 13 foot 14 had 15 gone 15 gone 16 down 16 down 17 to 17 to 18 the 18 the 19 pond 19 pond 20 to 20 to 21 drink 21 drink 22 . " [i] thought as much , " muttered the hunter . 1 " 3 thought 1 " 11 . 4 as 5 much 5 much 6 , 5 much 7 " 5 much 10 hunter 8 muttered 10 hunter 9 the 10 hunter 10 hunter 11 . " those tracks were made last night . 1 " 5 made 2 those 3 tracks 3 tracks 4 were 3 tracks 5 made 5 made 7 night 6 last 7 night 7 night 8 . that [deer] probably was [lying] [down] somewhere near here , and [i] might have had a shot [but] for that pesky [beaver] . 1 that 3 probably 3 probably 4 was 4 was 7 somewhere 7 somewhere 8 near 8 near 9 here 9 here 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 13 might 13 might 14 have 14 have 15 had 15 had 16 a 16 a 17 shot 17 shot 19 for 19 for 20 that 20 that 23 . 21 pesky 23 . i 'll just look the land over , and then [i] [think] [i] 'll wait here awhile . 1 i 2 'll 2 'll 3 just 3 just 4 look 4 look 5 the 5 the 6 land 6 land 7 over 7 over 8 , 7 over 17 awhile 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 then 14 'll 15 wait 15 wait 17 awhile 16 here 17 awhile 17 awhile 18 . if [that] [deer] [isn't] too badly scared , he [may] come back . " 1 if 8 , 1 if 9 he 5 too 6 badly 6 badly 7 scared 7 scared 8 , 9 he 11 come 11 come 12 back 12 back 13 . 13 . 14 " so the hunter went quite around the pond , looking into all likely hiding-places . 1 so 4 went 1 so 15 . 2 the 3 hunter 3 hunter 4 went 4 went 5 quite 5 quite 6 around 6 around 7 the 6 around 8 pond 8 pond 14 hiding-places 9 , 10 looking 10 looking 11 into 11 into 14 hiding-places 12 all 14 hiding-places 13 likely 14 hiding-places he found [where] [lightfoot] had been lying , and he knew that [in] [all] [probability] [lightfoot] had been there when [paddy] gave the danger signal . 1 he 2 found 2 found 5 had 5 had 6 been 6 been 7 lying 7 lying 8 , 8 , 26 . 9 and 10 he 9 and 22 gave 10 he 11 knew 11 knew 12 that 12 that 17 had 17 had 18 been 18 been 19 there 19 there 20 when 22 gave 25 signal 23 the 24 danger 24 danger 25 signal 25 signal 26 . " it 's of no use for me to try to follow him , " thought the hunter . 1 " 2 it 1 " 3 's 2 it 3 's 3 's 4 of 4 of 5 no 5 no 6 use 6 use 7 for 7 for 8 me 8 me 9 to 9 to 10 try 10 try 11 to 11 to 12 follow 12 follow 13 him 13 him 14 , 14 , 15 " 14 , 18 hunter 15 " 16 thought 17 the 18 hunter 18 hunter 19 . " it is too dry for me to track him . 1 " 2 it 1 " 11 . 2 it 3 is 3 is 4 too 4 too 5 dry 4 too 6 for 6 for 7 me 7 me 8 to 8 to 9 track 10 him 11 . he may not be so badly scared , after all . 1 he 2 may 1 he 3 not 3 not 4 be 4 be 5 so 5 so 6 badly 6 badly 7 scared 7 scared 8 , 8 , 9 after 9 after 10 all 10 all 11 . i 'll just find a good place and wait . " 1 i 3 just 2 'll 3 just 3 just 4 find 4 find 6 good 4 find 7 place 4 find 9 wait 4 find 11 " 5 a 6 good 8 and 9 wait 10 . 11 " so the hunter found an old log behind some small trees and there sat down . 1 so 2 the 1 so 3 hunter 2 the 3 hunter 3 hunter 4 found 3 hunter 7 log 3 hunter 12 and 5 an 6 old 6 old 7 log 8 behind 11 trees 8 behind 12 and 9 some 10 small 9 some 11 trees 12 and 13 there 13 there 14 sat 14 sat 15 down 15 down 16 . he could see all around [paddy] 's pond . 1 he 2 could 1 he 9 . 2 could 3 see 3 see 5 around 4 all 5 around 5 around 8 pond 7 's 8 pond he sat perfectly still . 1 he 2 sat 1 he 5 . 2 sat 4 still 3 perfectly 4 still 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 3 didn't 1 what 5 was 1 what 15 and 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 know 4 know 5 was 5 was 6 that 8 had 9 been 9 been 10 watching 10 watching 11 him 11 him 15 and 12 all 14 time 12 all 15 and 13 the 14 time 15 and 17 even 16 was 17 even 17 even 18 then 18 then 19 standing 19 standing 20 where 20 where 22 could 21 he 22 could 22 could 23 see 23 see 24 him 24 him 25 . so the hunter watched for [lightfoot] , and [lightfoot] and [paddy] watched the hunter . 1 so 2 the 1 so 14 hunter 2 the 3 hunter 3 hunter 4 watched 5 for 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 10 and 10 and 12 watched 12 watched 13 the 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 1 that 3 was 3 was 4 a 4 a 5 man 5 man 6 of 6 of 7 patience 7 patience 8 . also [he] [was] a man who understood [the] little [people] of the [green] [forest] and the [green] [meadows] . 1 also 4 a 4 a 5 man 5 man 6 who 6 who 7 understood 7 understood 9 little 9 little 11 of 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 2 knew 1 he 10 he 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 if 4 if 5 he 5 he 6 would 6 would 7 not 7 not 8 be 8 be 9 seen 10 he 11 must 11 must 12 not 12 not 13 move 13 move 14 . so he didn't move . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 move 4 move 5 . he kept as motionless as if he were a part of the very log on which he was sitting . 1 he 2 kept 2 kept 14 log 3 as 4 motionless 3 as 5 as 5 as 6 if 6 if 7 he 6 if 8 were 7 he 8 were 8 were 14 log 9 a 10 part 10 part 11 of 10 part 14 log 11 of 12 the 12 the 13 very 13 very 14 log 14 log 15 on 14 log 19 sitting 15 on 16 which 17 he 19 sitting 18 was 19 sitting 19 sitting 20 . for some time there was no sign of any living thing . 1 for 2 some 2 some 3 time 2 some 12 . 3 time 4 there 4 there 5 was 5 was 6 no 6 no 7 sign 7 sign 8 of 8 of 9 any 9 any 10 living 10 living 11 thing for a few moments they sat on the water , a picture of watchful suspicion . 1 for 2 a 1 for 4 moments 2 a 3 few 4 moments 16 . 5 they 6 sat 6 sat 7 on 7 on 8 the 8 the 9 water 9 water 11 a 10 , 11 a 11 a 12 picture 12 picture 13 of 13 of 15 suspicion 13 of 16 . 14 watchful 15 suspicion they were looking [and] listening to make sure that no danger was near . 1 they 2 were 1 they 5 listening 2 were 3 looking 5 listening 6 to 6 to 7 make 7 make 8 sure 8 sure 9 that 9 that 10 no 10 no 11 danger 11 danger 12 was 12 was 13 near 13 near 14 . satisfied at last , they began to clean their feathers . 1 satisfied 2 at 1 satisfied 11 . 2 at 3 last 3 last 4 , 3 last 10 feathers 5 they 10 feathers 6 began 7 to 6 began 8 clean 8 clean 10 feathers 9 their 10 feathers it was plain that they felt safe . 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 that 2 was 3 plain 4 that 5 they 5 they 6 felt 6 felt 7 safe 7 safe 8 . so [mr] [.] and [mrs] [quack] [swam] [about] [within] easy range of that terrible gun without once suspecting that danger was anywhere near . 1 so 4 and 4 and 10 easy 10 easy 11 range 11 range 12 of 12 of 13 that 13 that 14 terrible 14 terrible 15 gun 15 gun 20 danger 16 without 18 suspecting 17 once 18 suspecting 18 suspecting 20 danger 19 that 20 danger 20 danger 21 was 20 danger 24 . 21 was 22 anywhere 22 anywhere 23 near by and by the hunter 's [keen] eyes [caught] a movement at one end of [paddy] 's dam . 1 by 2 and 2 and 3 by 3 by 4 the 4 the 5 hunter 5 hunter 6 's 6 's 8 eyes 8 eyes 10 a 10 a 11 movement 11 movement 19 . 12 at 13 one 13 one 14 end 14 end 15 of 15 of 18 dam 17 's 18 dam 18 dam 19 . an instant later [bobby] [coon] [appeared] . 1 an 2 instant 2 instant 3 later 3 later 7 . it was clear that [bobby] was quite unsuspicious . 1 it 2 was 1 it 8 unsuspicious 1 it 9 . 2 was 3 clear 2 was 6 was 3 clear 4 that 7 quite 8 unsuspicious he carried something , but just what the hunter could not make out . 1 he 2 carried 2 carried 3 something 2 carried 12 make 4 , 5 but 5 but 6 just 6 just 7 what 7 what 8 the 7 what 12 make 8 the 9 hunter 10 could 11 not 11 not 12 make 12 make 13 out 13 out 14 . he took it down to the edge of the water and there carefully washed it . 1 he 13 carefully 2 took 3 it 3 it 4 down 4 down 5 to 5 to 6 the 6 the 7 edge 7 edge 10 water 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 water 10 water 13 carefully 11 and 12 there 12 there 13 carefully 13 carefully 14 washed 13 carefully 15 it 13 carefully 16 . 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 8 dam 4 up 5 on 8 dam 9 and 9 and 10 began 10 began 11 to 10 began 12 eat 12 eat 13 . you know [bobby] [coon] is very particular [about] [his] [food] . 1 you 2 know 1 you 11 . 5 is 6 very 6 very 7 particular 7 particular 11 . whenever there is [water] [near] [,] [bobby] washes his food [before] [eating] . 1 whenever 2 there 1 whenever 13 . 2 there 3 is 3 is 8 washes 8 washes 10 food 9 his 10 food once more the hunter [was] tempted , but did not yield to the temptation , which was a very good thing for [bobby] [coon] . 1 once 2 more 1 once 25 . 2 more 4 hunter 3 the 4 hunter 4 hunter 6 tempted 4 hunter 14 temptation 6 tempted 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 did 9 did 10 not 10 not 11 yield 11 yield 12 to 12 to 13 the 14 temptation 15 , 15 , 16 which 16 which 17 was 16 which 21 thing 17 was 18 a 19 very 21 thing 20 good 21 thing 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 5 as 5 as 20 hunter 5 as 21 . 8 among 9 the 8 among 11 hemlock-trees 10 little 11 hemlock-trees 11 hemlock-trees 12 at 12 at 13 the 13 the 14 top 14 top 15 of 14 top 19 the 15 of 16 the 16 the 17 ridge 19 the 20 hunter he saw and he understood . 1 he 2 saw 1 he 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 " 2 what 2 what 6 done 5 ever 6 done 6 done 12 anxious 7 that 8 he 8 he 9 should 9 should 10 be 10 be 11 so 11 so 12 anxious 12 anxious 14 kill 13 to 14 kill 14 kill 15 me 15 me 16 ? 15 me 17 " still the hunter sat without moving . 1 still 3 hunter 2 the 3 hunter 3 hunter 4 sat 4 sat 5 without 5 without 6 moving 6 moving 7 . mr [and] [mrs] . quack contentedly hunted for food in the mud at the bottom of [paddy] 's pond . 1 mr 4 . 1 mr 5 quack 5 quack 6 contentedly 5 quack 20 . 6 contentedly 7 hunted 7 hunted 8 for 8 for 9 food 9 food 10 in 10 in 11 the 11 the 12 mud 12 mud 13 at 13 at 14 the 14 the 15 bottom 15 bottom 16 of 15 bottom 19 pond 18 's 19 pond bobby [coon] finished his meal , crossed the dam and disappeared in the [green] [forest] . 1 bobby 4 his 3 finished 4 his 4 his 5 meal 5 meal 6 , 6 , 7 crossed 7 crossed 9 dam 8 the 9 dam 9 dam 10 and 10 and 11 disappeared 11 disappeared 12 in 12 in 13 the 12 in 16 . he had gone off to take a nap somewhere . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 gone 3 gone 4 off 4 off 5 to 5 to 6 take 6 take 8 nap 7 a 8 nap 8 nap 9 somewhere 9 somewhere 10 . time slipped away . 1 time 2 slipped 2 slipped 3 away 2 slipped 4 . the hunter continued to watch patiently for [lightfoot] , and [lightfoot] and [paddy] the [beaver] watched the hunter . 1 the 2 hunter 1 the 4 to 2 hunter 3 continued 4 to 5 watch 5 watch 6 patiently 6 patiently 7 for 6 patiently 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 and 12 and 14 the 14 the 18 hunter 14 the 19 . 16 watched 17 the 17 the 18 hunter finally , another visitor appeared at the upper end of the pond a visitor in a wonderful coat of red . 1 finally 2 , 2 , 3 another 3 another 4 visitor 3 another 5 appeared 5 appeared 6 at 6 at 7 the 7 the 8 upper 8 upper 9 end 9 end 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 12 pond 12 pond 13 a 13 a 14 visitor 14 visitor 15 in 15 in 16 a 16 a 17 wonderful 17 wonderful 18 coat 18 coat 19 of 18 coat 20 red 20 red 21 . it was [reddy] [fox] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 5 . [chapter] [xvii] [sammy] [jay] [arrives] when [reddy] [fox] arrived at the pond of [paddy] the [beaver] , the hunter who was hiding there saw him instantly . 1 when 4 arrived 4 arrived 5 at 5 at 6 the 6 the 7 pond 7 pond 8 of 7 pond 21 instantly 8 of 10 the 10 the 12 , 12 , 13 the 13 the 14 hunter 14 hunter 15 who 15 who 16 was 16 was 17 hiding 17 hiding 18 there 19 saw 20 him 20 him 21 instantly 21 instantly 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 2 approached 3 in 3 in 4 that 4 that 5 cautious 5 cautious 6 , 6 , 7 careful 7 careful 8 way 8 way 9 that 9 that 10 he 10 he 11 always 11 always 12 uses 12 uses 14 he 12 uses 16 hunting 13 when 14 he 15 is 16 hunting 16 hunting 17 . he stopped with one foot lifted in the act of taking a step . 1 he 2 stopped 1 he 14 . 2 stopped 13 step 3 with 5 foot 4 one 5 foot 5 foot 6 lifted 6 lifted 7 in 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 act 9 act 10 of 10 of 11 taking 11 taking 12 a 12 a 13 step he had seen [mr] and [mrs] . quack . 1 he 2 had 1 he 9 . 2 had 3 seen 2 had 7 . 3 seen 5 and 8 quack 9 . now you know there is nothing [reddy] [fox] [likes] [better] [for] a [dinner] [than] a [duck] . 1 now 2 you 2 you 3 know 3 know 4 there 4 there 5 is 4 there 12 a 5 is 6 nothing 12 a 15 a 15 a 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 3 he 4 saw 6 . 10 , 10 , 11 a 11 a 12 gleam 12 gleam 21 mouth 13 of 14 longing 14 longing 15 crept 15 crept 16 into 16 into 17 his 17 his 18 eyes 18 eyes 19 and 19 and 21 mouth 20 his 21 mouth 21 mouth 22 began 22 began 23 to 23 to 24 water then like a red flash he bounded out of sight behind the dam of [paddy] the [beaver] . 1 then 2 like 2 like 3 a 3 a 5 flash 4 red 5 flash 5 flash 6 he 6 he 7 bounded 7 bounded 8 out 8 out 9 of 9 of 10 sight 9 of 11 behind 11 behind 12 the 12 the 13 dam 13 dam 14 of 14 of 16 the 16 the 18 . presently the hunter [saw] [reddy] 's [black] nose at the end of the dam as [reddy] peeped [around] [it] to watch [mr] and [mrs] . [quack] . 1 presently 2 the 2 the 3 hunter 3 hunter 6 's 6 's 8 nose 8 nose 9 at 9 at 10 the 10 the 11 end 11 end 12 of 12 of 13 the 13 the 14 dam 14 dam 21 watch 15 as 17 peeped 17 peeped 20 to 20 to 21 watch 21 watch 23 and 23 and 25 . 25 . 27 . the latter were slowly moving along in that direction as they fed . 1 the 2 latter 2 latter 4 slowly 3 were 4 slowly 4 slowly 5 moving 4 slowly 13 . 5 moving 6 along 5 moving 9 direction 7 in 8 that 7 in 9 direction 8 that 9 direction 9 direction 12 fed 10 as 11 they 11 they 12 fed reddy was quick to see this . 1 reddy 2 was 1 reddy 6 this 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 5 was 2 he 3 need 3 need 5 was 4 do 5 was 5 was 6 to 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 patient 8 patient 9 and 9 and 10 wait 10 wait 11 . so , with his eyes fixed fast on [mr] and [mrs] [.] quack , [reddy] [fox] crouched [behind] [paddy] 's dam and waited . 1 so 2 , 2 , 3 with 2 , 14 , 3 with 4 his 3 with 6 fixed 5 eyes 6 fixed 6 fixed 7 fast 6 fixed 8 on 8 on 10 and 13 quack 14 , 14 , 17 crouched 17 crouched 21 dam 20 's 21 dam 21 dam 24 . 22 and 23 waited 23 waited 24 . watching [reddy] and the [ducks] , the hunter [almost] forgot [lightfoot] the [deer] [.] 1 watching 3 and 3 and 4 the 4 the 6 , 6 , 7 the 7 the 8 hunter 8 hunter 10 forgot 10 forgot 12 the mr [and] [mrs] . quack [were] [getting] [very] [near] [to] [where] [reddy] was waiting for them . 1 mr 4 . 1 mr 5 quack 5 quack 13 was 13 was 14 waiting 14 waiting 15 for 15 for 16 them 16 them 17 . the hunter was tempted to get up and frighten [those] [ducks] . 1 the 2 hunter 1 the 5 to 2 hunter 4 tempted 3 was 4 tempted 5 to 6 get 6 get 7 up 7 up 8 and 8 and 9 frighten 9 frighten 12 . he didn't want [reddy] [fox] to have them , because he hoped some day to get them himself . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 want 3 want 6 to 6 to 7 have 7 have 8 them 8 them 9 , 8 them 17 them 10 because 17 them 11 he 12 hoped 12 hoped 14 day 12 hoped 16 get 13 some 14 day 14 day 15 to 16 get 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 " 3 suppose 3 suppose 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 thought 6 thought 7 he 7 he 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 11 was 11 was 12 foolish 12 foolish 13 not 13 not 14 to 14 to 15 shoot 15 shoot 21 chance 15 shoot 22 . 17 when 19 had 17 when 20 the 20 the 21 chance they are too far away now , and it looks very much as if that red rascal will get one of them . 1 they 2 are 2 are 3 too 2 are 5 away 4 far 5 away 5 away 6 now 5 away 8 and 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 it 9 it 10 looks 10 looks 11 very 11 very 12 much 11 very 14 if 11 very 17 rascal 12 much 13 as 13 as 14 if 15 that 17 rascal 16 red 17 rascal 17 rascal 18 will 17 rascal 19 get 19 get 20 one 19 get 23 . 20 one 22 them 21 of 22 them i [believe] [i] 'll spoil that red scamp 's plans by frightening them away . 1 i 12 frightening 4 'll 5 spoil 5 spoil 6 that 6 that 8 scamp 7 red 8 scamp 8 scamp 12 frightening 9 's 10 plans 10 plans 12 frightening 11 by 12 frightening 12 frightening 13 them 12 frightening 14 away 12 frightening 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 22 " 2 don't 3 believe 3 believe 4 that 4 that 11 anyway 6 will 7 be 7 be 8 back 8 back 9 here 9 here 10 to-day 10 to-day 11 anyway 11 anyway 12 , 12 , 13 so 15 may 16 as 16 as 17 well 17 well 21 . 21 . 22 " but the hunter did nothing of the kind . 1 but 2 the 2 the 3 hunter 3 hunter 4 did 4 did 5 nothing 5 nothing 6 of 6 of 8 kind 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 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 just 4 just 5 as 5 as 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 getting 8 getting 9 ready 9 ready 10 to 10 to 11 step 11 step 12 out 11 step 13 from 13 from 14 his 14 his 15 hiding-place 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 2 perched 1 he 17 he 2 perched 3 in 2 perched 5 tree 4 a 5 tree 5 tree 6 close 6 close 7 to 7 to 8 the 8 the 9 end 8 the 10 of 10 of 12 's 12 's 13 dam 13 dam 14 and 14 and 15 at 15 at 16 once 17 he 18 spied 18 spied 21 . it didn't take him a second [to] [discover] [what] [reddy] was hiding there for . 1 it 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 take 3 take 4 him 4 him 5 a 5 a 6 second 6 second 11 was 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 " 26 . 3 , 7 ! 4 thief 5 , 4 thief 6 thief 6 thief 7 ! 7 ! 8 " 8 " 9 screamed 11 , 12 and 11 , 14 looked 12 and 13 then 14 looked 15 down 14 looked 16 at 16 at 18 with 18 with 19 a 19 a 20 mischievous 20 mischievous 21 look 21 look 22 in 22 in 23 his 22 in 25 eyes 22 in 26 . 23 his 24 sharp 24 sharp 25 eyes there is nothing [sammy] [jay] delights in more than in upsetting the plans of [reddy] [fox] . 1 there 2 is 1 there 10 in 2 is 3 nothing 6 delights 7 in 7 in 9 than 8 more 9 than 9 than 10 in 10 in 11 upsetting 11 upsetting 13 plans 12 the 13 plans 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 21 pond 2 the 3 sound 2 the 19 of 3 sound 4 of 4 of 12 . 6 's 7 voice 7 voice 8 , 8 , 10 and 10 and 12 . 12 . 15 hurriedly 16 towards 17 the 17 the 18 middle 18 middle 19 of 19 of 20 the 20 the 21 pond 21 pond 22 . they knew exactly what that warning meant . 1 they 2 knew 2 knew 3 exactly 3 exactly 4 what 4 what 5 that 4 what 7 meant 5 that 6 warning 7 meant 8 . reddy [fox] looked up [at] [sammy] [jay] and snarled angrily . 1 reddy 3 looked 3 looked 4 up 4 up 8 and 8 and 9 snarled 9 snarled 10 angrily 10 angrily 11 . then , knowing it was useless to hide longer , he bounded away through the [green] [forest] to hunt elsewhere . 1 then 2 , 2 , 3 knowing 3 knowing 4 it 3 knowing 18 to 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 useless 6 useless 7 to 7 to 8 hide 8 hide 9 longer 9 longer 10 , 10 , 11 he 11 he 12 bounded 12 bounded 13 away 12 bounded 15 the 13 away 14 through 18 to 19 hunt 19 hunt 20 elsewhere 20 elsewhere 21 . [chapter] [xviii] [the] [hunter] [loses] [his] [temper] the hunter , hidden near the pond of [paddy] the [beaver] , chuckled silently . 1 the 2 hunter 1 the 3 , 3 , 4 hidden 4 hidden 7 pond 5 near 6 the 6 the 7 pond 7 pond 8 of 8 of 10 the 10 the 12 , 12 , 15 . 13 chuckled 14 silently 14 silently 15 . that is to say , he laughed without making any sound . 1 that 2 is 1 that 5 , 2 is 3 to 3 to 4 say 5 , 8 without 6 he 7 laughed 7 laughed 8 without 8 without 9 making 8 without 10 any 10 any 11 sound 11 sound 12 . the hunter thought the warning of [mr] and [mrs] [.] [quack] by [sammy] [jay] [was] a great joke on [reddy] . 1 the 2 hunter 2 hunter 3 thought 2 hunter 12 by 3 thought 4 the 3 thought 5 warning 5 warning 6 of 6 of 8 and 12 by 16 a 16 a 18 joke 16 a 19 on 17 great 18 joke 19 on 21 . to tell the truth , he was very much pleased . 1 to 2 tell 2 tell 4 truth 3 the 4 truth 4 truth 5 , 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 very 8 very 9 much 9 much 10 pleased 10 pleased 11 . as you know , he wanted [those] [ducks] [himself] . 1 as 2 you 2 you 3 know 3 know 4 , 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 wanted 6 wanted 10 . " [sammy] [jay] did me a good turn , " thought the hunter , " although he doesn't know it . 1 " 10 " 4 did 5 me 5 me 6 a 6 a 7 good 7 good 8 turn 8 turn 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 thought 10 " 14 , 10 " 15 " 12 the 13 hunter 12 the 14 , 15 " 16 although 16 although 21 . 17 he 18 doesn't 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 11 had 1 reddy 20 . it would have been a shame to have had one of [them] [caught] [by] that [fox] . 1 it 2 would 2 would 3 have 3 have 4 been 4 been 5 a 5 a 6 shame 6 shame 7 to 7 to 8 have 8 have 9 had 9 had 10 one 10 one 11 of 11 of 15 that 15 that 17 . i mean to get one , and [i] hope both of them , [myself] . " 1 i 2 mean 1 i 13 , 2 mean 3 to 3 to 12 them 4 get 5 one 5 one 12 them 6 , 7 and 6 , 10 both 7 and 9 hope 10 both 11 of 11 of 12 them 13 , 16 " 15 . 16 " reddy was hunting them because he was hungry . 1 reddy 3 hunting 2 was 3 hunting 3 hunting 4 them 4 them 5 because 5 because 6 he 5 because 8 hungry 5 because 9 . 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 hungry the hunter would have shot them for sport . 1 the 2 hunter 2 hunter 5 shot 2 hunter 8 sport 3 would 4 have 4 have 5 shot 6 them 7 for 6 them 8 sport 8 sport 9 . he didn't need them . 1 he 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 need 3 need 4 them 3 need 5 . he had plenty of other food . 1 he 2 had 1 he 6 food 3 plenty 4 of 3 plenty 6 food 4 of 5 other 6 food 7 . reddy [fox] [doesn't] [kill] [just] [for] [the] [pleasure] [of] killing . 1 reddy 10 killing 1 reddy 11 . so the hunter continued to sit in his hiding-place with very friendly feelings [for] [sammy] [jay] . 1 so 2 the 2 the 3 hunter 3 hunter 4 continued 3 hunter 9 hiding-place 5 to 6 sit 6 sit 7 in 7 in 9 hiding-place 8 his 9 hiding-place 9 hiding-place 10 with 10 with 13 feelings 11 very 12 friendly 12 friendly 13 feelings 13 feelings 17 . sammy watched [reddy] [fox] disappear and then flew over to that side of the pond where the hunter was . 1 sammy 2 watched 2 watched 5 disappear 5 disappear 6 and 6 and 7 then 7 then 8 flew 8 flew 9 over 9 over 10 to 10 to 11 that 11 that 12 side 12 side 13 of 13 of 14 the 14 the 15 pond 15 pond 16 where 16 where 19 was 17 the 18 hunter 18 hunter 19 was 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 3 time 1 for 13 , 3 time 11 the 5 sat 7 in 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 top 9 top 10 of 9 top 11 the 13 , 14 but 14 but 15 all 15 all 16 the 16 the 17 time 17 time 18 his 18 his 19 sharp 19 sharp 20 eyes 20 eyes 21 were 21 were 22 very 22 very 23 busy 23 busy 24 . by and by he spied the hunter sitting on the log . 1 by 2 and 1 by 3 by 3 by 5 spied 4 he 5 spied 5 spied 8 sitting 6 the 7 hunter 7 hunter 8 sitting 8 sitting 9 on 8 sitting 11 log 9 on 10 the 10 the 11 log 11 log 12 . at first he couldn't make out just what it was he was looking at . 1 at 2 first 2 first 4 couldn't 3 he 4 couldn't 4 couldn't 5 make 4 couldn't 7 just 5 make 6 out 7 just 8 what 8 what 10 was 8 what 14 at 9 it 10 was 10 was 11 he 11 he 12 was 12 was 13 looking 14 at 15 . it didn't move , [but] nevertheless [sammy] was suspicious . 1 it 9 suspicious 2 didn't 3 move 3 move 4 , 4 , 6 nevertheless 6 nevertheless 8 was 8 was 9 suspicious 9 suspicious 10 . presently he flew over to a tree where he could see better . 1 presently 2 he 2 he 3 flew 3 flew 4 over 4 over 5 to 5 to 6 a 6 a 7 tree 7 tree 8 where 8 where 10 could 9 he 10 could 10 could 11 see 11 see 12 better 12 better 13 . right away he spied the terrible gun , and he knew just what that was . 1 right 2 away 2 away 4 spied 3 he 4 spied 4 spied 5 the 4 spied 14 that 6 terrible 7 gun 7 gun 14 that 8 , 9 and 9 and 13 what 10 he 11 knew 11 knew 12 just 12 just 13 what 13 what 14 that 14 that 15 was 15 was 16 . once more he began to yell , " thief ! thief ! thief ! " at the top of his lungs . 1 once 2 more 1 once 4 began 2 more 3 he 4 began 5 to 5 to 6 yell 6 yell 9 thief 7 , 8 " 7 , 9 thief 9 thief 10 ! 10 ! 12 ! 11 thief 12 ! 12 ! 13 thief 12 ! 14 ! 14 ! 15 " 15 " 16 at 16 at 18 top 17 the 18 top 18 top 19 of 19 of 20 his 20 his 21 lungs 21 lungs 22 . it was then that the hunter lost his temper . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 then 3 then 4 that 3 then 7 lost 5 the 6 hunter 6 hunter 7 lost 7 lost 9 temper 8 his 9 temper 9 temper 10 . he knew that now he had been discovered [by] [sammy] [jay] , and it was useless to remain there longer . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 now 4 now 5 he 5 he 6 had 6 had 7 been 7 been 8 discovered 8 discovered 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 16 useless 14 it 15 was 14 it 16 useless 15 was 16 useless 16 useless 17 to 16 useless 18 remain 18 remain 19 there 18 remain 20 longer 20 longer 21 . he was angry clear through . 1 he 2 was 1 he 3 angry 2 was 3 angry 3 angry 5 through 4 clear 5 through 5 through 6 . [chapter] [xix] [sammy] [jay] [is] [modest] every one within hearing could tell [just] where [that] hunter was [by] [sammy] ['s] [voice] . 1 every 2 one 2 one 3 within 3 within 4 hearing 3 within 5 could 5 could 6 tell 6 tell 8 where 8 where 11 was 10 hunter 11 was 11 was 16 . it kept growing fainter and fainter , and [by] [that] [lightfoot] knew that the hunter was [getting] farther and farther away . 1 it 2 kept 2 kept 4 fainter 3 growing 4 fainter 4 fainter 5 and 4 fainter 6 fainter 5 and 6 fainter 6 fainter 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 12 knew 12 knew 13 that 13 that 14 the 14 the 15 hunter 15 hunter 16 was 16 was 18 farther 18 farther 19 and 18 farther 20 farther 20 farther 21 away 21 away 22 . paddy the [beaver] swam out from his hiding-place and climbed out on the bank [near] [lightfoot] . 1 paddy 14 bank 2 the 10 climbed 4 swam 5 out 4 swam 6 from 6 from 7 his 7 his 8 hiding-place 8 hiding-place 9 and 9 and 10 climbed 10 climbed 11 out 11 out 12 on 12 on 13 the 13 the 14 bank 14 bank 17 . there was a twinkle in his eyes . 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 twinkle 4 twinkle 5 in 5 in 6 his 6 his 7 eyes 7 eyes 8 . " that blue-coated mischief-maker isn't such a bad fellow at heart , after all , is he ? " said he . 1 " 3 blue-coated 2 that 3 blue-coated 3 blue-coated 4 mischief-maker 3 blue-coated 11 heart 4 mischief-maker 5 isn't 5 isn't 6 such 6 such 7 a 6 such 8 bad 9 fellow 10 at 10 at 11 heart 11 heart 12 , 12 , 13 after 13 after 14 all 14 all 15 , 15 , 16 is 16 is 17 he 17 he 18 ? 18 ? 19 " 19 " 20 said 20 said 21 he 21 he 22 . lightfoot lifted his beautiful head and set his ears forward to catch the sound of [sammy] ['s] [voice] in the distance . 1 lightfoot 2 lifted 1 lightfoot 21 distance 2 lifted 3 his 2 lifted 5 head 2 lifted 6 and 4 beautiful 5 head 6 and 9 ears 7 set 8 his 8 his 9 ears 9 ears 10 forward 10 forward 12 catch 11 to 12 catch 13 the 14 sound 13 the 15 of 15 of 19 in 19 in 20 the 20 the 21 distance 21 distance 22 . he brought me warning of the coming of the hunter the other morning . 1 he 2 brought 2 brought 3 me 3 me 4 warning 4 warning 5 of 4 warning 10 hunter 6 the 7 coming 7 coming 8 of 7 coming 10 hunter 9 the 10 hunter 10 hunter 13 morning 11 the 12 other 12 other 13 morning 13 morning 14 . you saw him [save] [mr] and [mrs] . [quack] a little while ago , and then he actually drove that hunter away . 1 you 23 . 2 saw 3 him 3 him 6 and 6 and 8 . 8 . 10 a 10 a 11 little 10 a 23 . 11 little 12 while 12 while 13 ago 13 ago 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 then 16 then 17 he 16 then 19 drove 17 he 18 actually 19 drove 22 away 20 that 21 hunter 21 hunter 22 away i suppose [sammy] [jay] has saved more [lives] than any one [i] [know] of [.] 1 i 2 suppose 1 i 6 saved 2 suppose 5 has 6 saved 7 more 7 more 9 than 9 than 10 any 10 any 11 one 11 one 14 of i wish he would come back here and let me thank him . " 1 i 2 wish 1 i 3 he 3 he 4 would 3 he 5 come 3 he 12 him 5 come 6 back 6 back 7 here 8 and 9 let 9 let 10 me 9 let 11 thank 11 thank 12 him 12 him 13 . 13 . 14 " some time later [sammy] [jay] did come back . 1 some 2 time 2 time 3 later 2 time 6 did 6 did 7 come 6 did 9 . 7 come 8 back i 'm glad to see he hasn't [got] you [yet] , [lightfoot] . 1 i 3 glad 1 i 6 he 1 i 7 hasn't 2 'm 3 glad 3 glad 4 to 4 to 5 see 7 hasn't 9 you 9 you 11 , 11 , 13 . i 've been a bit worried about you . " 1 i 2 've 2 've 3 been 3 been 6 worried 4 a 5 bit 5 bit 6 worried 6 worried 7 about 7 about 8 you 8 you 9 . 9 . 10 " " [sammy] , " said [lightfoot] , " you are one of the best friends [i] have . 1 " 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 5 said 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 9 you 9 you 10 are 10 are 11 one 11 one 12 of 12 of 13 the 13 the 14 best 14 best 15 friends 15 friends 17 have 17 have 18 . i don't know how [i] can ever thank you for what you have done for me . " 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 know 3 know 8 thank 4 how 7 ever 6 can 7 ever 7 ever 8 thank 8 thank 9 you 8 thank 10 for 10 for 11 what 11 what 12 you 12 you 13 have 13 have 14 done 14 done 15 for 15 for 16 me 16 me 17 . 17 . 18 " " don't try , " replied [sammy] shortly . 1 " 2 don't 1 " 9 . 2 don't 3 try 3 try 4 , 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 replied 8 shortly 9 . " [i] [haven't] done anything but what anybody else would have done . 1 " 10 would 4 done 5 anything 5 anything 6 but 6 but 7 what 7 what 8 anybody 8 anybody 9 else 9 else 10 would 10 would 11 have 11 have 12 done 12 done 13 . old [mother] [nature] [gave] [me] a pair of [good] [eyes] and a strong voice . 1 old 6 a 6 a 12 a 7 pair 8 of 7 pair 11 and 11 and 12 a 12 a 15 . 13 strong 14 voice 14 voice 15 . i simply make the best use of them [i] [can] . 1 i 2 simply 2 simply 3 make 2 simply 11 . 3 make 4 the 4 the 5 best 5 best 6 use 6 use 7 of 7 of 8 them just to see a hunter with a [terrible] [gun] [makes] [me] angry clear through . 1 just 2 to 2 to 3 see 3 see 4 a 4 a 5 hunter 5 hunter 6 with 6 with 7 a 7 a 12 angry 12 angry 13 clear 13 clear 14 through 14 through 15 . i 'd rather spoil his hunting than eat . " 1 i 2 'd 2 'd 3 rather 3 rather 4 spoil 3 rather 7 than 4 spoil 5 his 6 hunting 7 than 7 than 8 eat 8 eat 9 . 8 eat 10 " 9 . 10 " " you want to watch out , [sammy] . 1 " 4 to 1 " 9 . 2 you 3 want 3 want 4 to 5 watch 6 out 5 watch 7 , 7 , 9 . by the way [,] [lightfoot] [,] [the] [green] [forest] [is] [full] of [hunters] looking for you . 1 by 2 the 2 the 3 way 3 way 12 of 12 of 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 3 day 3 day 4 , 4 , 24 . 8 played 10 and 9 hide 10 and 10 and 11 seek 10 and 15 with 11 seek 12 for 12 for 13 his 15 with 16 the 16 the 17 hunters 17 hunters 18 who 18 who 19 were 19 were 20 seeking 20 seeking 21 to 21 to 22 kill 22 kill 23 him 22 kill 24 . he saw them many times , though not one of them saw him . 1 he 2 saw 1 he 13 him 2 saw 3 them 3 them 5 times 3 them 7 though 4 many 5 times 5 times 6 , 7 though 8 not 8 not 9 one 8 not 10 of 10 of 11 them 12 saw 13 him 13 him 14 . more than once a hunter passed close to [lightfoot] 's hiding-place without once suspecting it . 1 more 2 than 2 than 3 once 3 once 4 a 4 a 5 hunter 5 hunter 6 passed 5 hunter 11 hiding-place 6 passed 7 close 7 close 8 to 10 's 11 hiding-place 11 hiding-place 14 suspecting 12 without 14 suspecting 13 once 14 suspecting 14 suspecting 15 it 14 suspecting 16 . but [poor] [lightfoot] was feeling the strain . 1 but 4 was 1 but 8 . 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 2 was 2 was 3 growing 3 growing 4 thin 4 thin 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 he 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 so 9 so 10 nervous 9 so 11 that 11 that 21 would 12 the 21 would 13 falling 14 of 14 of 15 a 15 a 17 leaf 16 dead 17 leaf 17 leaf 18 from 18 from 20 tree 18 from 21 would 19 a 20 tree 21 would 22 startle 21 would 24 . 22 startle 23 him there is nothing quite so terrible as being continually hunted . 1 there 2 is 2 is 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 quite 4 quite 5 so 5 so 6 terrible 6 terrible 7 as 6 terrible 10 hunted 8 being 9 continually 9 continually 10 hunted 10 hunted 11 . it was [getting] so that [lightfoot] [half] expected a hunter to step out from behind every tree . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 so 4 so 5 that 5 that 8 expected 8 expected 10 hunter 9 a 10 hunter 10 hunter 11 to 11 to 13 out 12 step 13 out 13 out 14 from 14 from 15 behind 15 behind 16 every 15 behind 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 12 did 2 when 3 the 2 when 11 darkness 6 wrapped 7 the 7 the 10 in 10 in 11 darkness 11 darkness 12 did 12 did 13 he 12 did 14 know 12 did 19 . 14 know 16 moment 15 a 16 moment 16 moment 18 peace 17 of 18 peace and those hours of safety were filled with dread of what the next day might bring . 1 and 2 those 2 those 3 hours 3 hours 4 of 4 of 5 safety 5 safety 6 were 5 safety 9 dread 6 were 7 filled 7 filled 8 with 9 dread 10 of 9 dread 11 what 11 what 13 next 11 what 15 might 12 the 13 next 13 next 14 day 15 might 16 bring 16 bring 17 . 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 3 morning 1 early 5 terrible 4 a 5 terrible 5 terrible 6 sound 6 sound 7 rang 7 rang 8 through 7 rang 12 and 8 through 9 the 12 and 16 his 16 his 17 feet 17 feet 20 startled 18 with 19 a 18 with 20 startled 20 startled 21 jump 21 jump 22 . it was the baying of hounds following a trail . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 baying 3 the 4 baying 4 baying 6 hounds 5 of 6 hounds 6 hounds 7 following 7 following 9 trail 7 following 10 . 8 a 9 trail at first it did not sound so terrible . 1 at 2 first 2 first 3 it 3 it 8 terrible 4 did 5 not 5 not 6 sound 6 sound 8 terrible 7 so 8 terrible 8 terrible 9 . lightfoot had often heard it before . 1 lightfoot 2 had 1 lightfoot 3 often 3 often 4 heard 4 heard 5 it 4 heard 6 before 6 before 7 . many times he had listened to the baying of [bowser] the [hound] , as he followed [reddy] [fox] . 1 many 2 times 2 times 3 he 3 he 4 had 4 had 5 listened 4 had 14 as 5 listened 6 to 6 to 7 the 7 the 9 of 8 baying 9 of 11 the 13 , 13 , 14 as 14 as 15 he 15 he 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 4 sounded 3 not 12 danger 4 sounded 7 then 5 so 6 terrible 6 terrible 7 then 12 danger 13 to but suddenly a dreadful suspicion came to him and he grew more and more anxious as he listened . 1 but 2 suddenly 2 suddenly 3 a 2 suddenly 5 suspicion 4 dreadful 5 suspicion 5 suspicion 15 anxious 6 came 8 him 6 came 15 anxious 7 to 8 him 8 him 9 and 10 he 11 grew 10 he 15 anxious 11 grew 12 more 13 and 14 more 14 more 15 anxious 15 anxious 18 listened 16 as 17 he 16 as 18 listened 18 listened 19 . in a few minutes there was no longer any doubt in his mind . 1 in 3 few 2 a 3 few 3 few 4 minutes 4 minutes 6 was 5 there 6 was 6 was 7 no 7 no 8 longer 8 longer 9 any 9 any 10 doubt 10 doubt 11 in 11 in 12 his 12 his 13 mind 13 mind 14 . those hounds were following his trail . 1 those 2 hounds 2 hounds 3 were 3 were 4 following 4 following 6 trail 4 following 7 . 5 his 6 trail it was then that the sound of that baying became terrible . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 then 3 then 4 that 4 that 7 of 4 that 8 that 5 the 6 sound 5 the 7 of 8 that 9 baying 9 baying 10 became 10 became 11 terrible 10 became 12 . he must run for his life ! 1 he 2 must 2 must 3 run 3 run 4 for 4 for 6 life 5 his 6 life 6 life 7 ! those hounds would give him no [rest] [.] 1 those 2 hounds 2 hounds 3 would 3 would 4 give 4 give 5 him 5 him 6 no and he knew that in running from them , he would [no] [longer] be able to watch so closely for the hunters with terrible guns . 1 and 2 he 1 and 6 running 2 he 3 knew 3 knew 4 that 4 that 5 in 6 running 7 from 7 from 8 them 8 them 9 , 9 , 10 he 10 he 11 would 11 would 14 be 14 be 15 able 15 able 16 to 15 able 19 closely 17 watch 18 so 18 so 19 closely 19 closely 20 for 19 closely 26 . 20 for 21 the 21 the 22 hunters 22 hunters 23 with 23 with 25 guns 24 terrible 25 guns he would no longer be able to hide in thickets . 1 he 10 thickets 2 would 8 hide 3 no 4 longer 4 longer 8 hide 5 be 6 able 6 able 7 to 6 able 8 hide 8 hide 10 thickets 9 in 10 thickets 10 thickets 11 . at any time he might be driven right past one of those hunters . 1 at 2 any 2 any 3 time 2 any 5 might 2 any 13 hunters 4 he 5 might 5 might 6 be 6 be 7 driven 7 driven 9 past 8 right 9 past 9 past 10 one 10 one 11 of 11 of 12 those 13 hunters 14 . lightfoot bounded away with [such] [leaps] [as] [only] [lightfoot] [can] [make] [.] 1 lightfoot 2 bounded 2 bounded 3 away 3 away 4 with in a little while the voices of the hounds grew fainter . 1 in 2 a 1 in 5 the 2 a 3 little 3 little 4 while 5 the 6 voices 6 voices 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 hounds 8 the 12 . 9 hounds 11 fainter 10 grew 11 fainter lightfoot stopped to get his breath and stood trembling as he listened . 1 lightfoot 2 stopped 1 lightfoot 9 trembling 1 lightfoot 11 he 3 to 4 get 4 get 6 breath 5 his 6 breath 6 breath 9 trembling 7 and 8 stood 8 stood 9 trembling 10 as 11 he 11 he 12 listened 12 listened 13 . the baying of the hounds again grew [louder] and louder . 1 the 2 baying 2 baying 5 hounds 2 baying 9 and 3 of 4 the 4 the 5 hounds 5 hounds 6 again 6 again 7 grew 9 and 10 louder 10 louder 11 . those wonderful noses of theirs were following his trail without the least difficulty . 1 those 2 wonderful 2 wonderful 3 noses 2 wonderful 5 theirs 4 of 5 theirs 5 theirs 6 were 6 were 7 following 7 following 9 trail 7 following 10 without 8 his 9 trail 10 without 12 least 10 without 13 difficulty 10 without 14 . 11 the 12 least in a panic of fear , [lightfoot] bounded away again . 1 in 2 a 1 in 3 panic 3 panic 4 of 3 panic 6 , 4 of 5 fear 6 , 8 bounded 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 8 the 2 he 3 crossed 3 crossed 4 an 4 an 5 old 4 an 6 road 4 an 7 , 8 the 11 rang 11 rang 12 with 12 with 13 the 12 with 18 gun 13 the 14 roar 14 roar 15 of 16 a 17 terrible 16 a 18 gun 18 gun 19 . something tore a strip of bark from the trunk of a tree just above [lightfoot] 's [back] . 1 something 2 tore 2 tore 4 strip 3 a 4 strip 4 strip 5 of 5 of 6 bark 5 of 18 . 6 bark 7 from 7 from 8 the 8 the 9 trunk 9 trunk 10 of 9 trunk 12 tree 10 of 11 a 12 tree 13 just 13 just 14 above 16 's 18 . it was a bullet and it had just missed [lightfoot] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 6 it 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 bullet 4 bullet 5 and 6 it 7 had 7 had 8 just 8 just 9 missed 9 missed 11 . it added to his terror and this in turn added to his speed . 1 it 4 his 1 it 13 speed 2 added 3 to 3 to 4 his 5 terror 7 this 5 terror 13 speed 6 and 7 this 7 this 9 turn 7 this 10 added 8 in 9 turn 10 added 11 to 11 to 12 his 12 his 13 speed 13 speed 14 . so [lightfoot] ran and ran , and [behind] [him] the voices of the hounds [continued] to ring [through] the [green] [forest] . 1 so 10 the 3 ran 4 and 4 and 5 ran 5 ran 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 10 the 10 the 11 voices 11 voices 12 of 12 of 13 the 13 the 14 hounds 14 hounds 16 to 16 to 17 ring 17 ring 22 . 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 2 seemed 3 to 2 seemed 16 . 3 to 15 play 5 that 6 there 6 there 8 no 7 were 8 no 8 no 9 such 9 such 10 things 9 such 11 as 11 as 12 justice 12 justice 13 and 13 and 15 play had it been just one hunter at a time against whom he had to match his wits it would not have been so bad . 1 had 2 it 1 had 3 been 1 had 4 just 4 just 5 one 5 one 6 hunter 6 hunter 7 at 7 at 9 time 8 a 9 time 9 time 10 against 9 time 17 wits 10 against 11 whom 12 he 17 wits 13 had 14 to 14 to 15 match 15 match 16 his 16 his 17 wits 17 wits 18 it 18 it 22 been 19 would 20 not 20 not 21 have 21 have 22 been 22 been 23 so 23 so 24 bad 24 bad 25 . but there were many hunters with terrible guns looking for him , and in dodging one he was likely at any time to meet another . 1 but 2 there 2 there 3 were 2 there 4 many 4 many 5 hunters 5 hunters 6 with 6 with 8 guns 7 terrible 8 guns 8 guns 9 looking 9 looking 10 for 10 for 11 him 11 him 12 , 12 , 26 . 13 and 14 in 13 and 15 dodging 15 dodging 19 likely 16 one 17 he 17 he 18 was 18 was 19 likely 19 likely 21 any 20 at 21 any 21 any 22 time 21 any 25 another 23 to 24 meet 24 meet 25 another 25 another 26 . this in itself seemed terribly unfair and unjust . 1 this 8 unjust 2 in 3 itself 3 itself 4 seemed 3 itself 6 unfair 4 seemed 5 terribly 6 unfair 8 unjust 7 and 8 unjust 8 unjust 9 . but now , added to this was the greater unfairness of being trailed by hounds . 1 but 2 now 2 now 3 , 3 , 4 added 3 , 10 unfairness 5 to 6 this 6 this 7 was 7 was 8 the 8 the 9 greater 9 greater 10 unfairness 10 unfairness 12 being 10 unfairness 15 hounds 11 of 12 being 13 trailed 14 by 14 by 15 hounds 15 hounds 16 . do you wonder that [lightfoot] thought of [men] [as] [utterly] heartless ? 1 do 2 you 2 you 3 wonder 2 you 12 ? 4 that 11 heartless 4 that 12 ? 6 thought 7 of 7 of 11 heartless he could not know that it was against the law to hunt him with dogs . 1 he 2 could 2 could 3 not 2 could 4 know 4 know 5 that 5 that 6 it 6 it 7 was 7 was 8 against 8 against 9 the 8 against 10 law 10 law 15 dogs 10 law 16 . 11 to 12 hunt 11 to 13 him 13 him 14 with 14 with 15 dogs the ground was damp and scent always lies best on damp ground . 1 the 2 ground 2 ground 3 was 3 was 8 lies 3 was 13 . 4 damp 5 and 4 damp 6 scent 6 scent 7 always 7 always 8 lies 8 lies 10 on 9 best 10 on 10 on 12 ground 11 damp 12 ground this made it easy for the hounds to follow him with their wonderful noses . 1 this 2 made 2 made 3 it 3 it 4 easy 4 easy 5 for 5 for 14 noses 6 the 7 hounds 7 hounds 14 noses 8 to 9 follow 9 follow 10 him 10 him 11 with 11 with 14 noses 12 their 14 noses 13 wonderful 14 noses 14 noses 15 . lightfoot tried every trick he could think of to make those hounds lose the scent . 1 lightfoot 2 tried 1 lightfoot 12 hounds 2 tried 4 trick 3 every 4 trick 5 he 6 could 6 could 7 think 7 think 8 of 8 of 9 to 9 to 10 make 9 to 11 those 11 those 12 hounds 12 hounds 13 lose 13 lose 15 scent 14 the 15 scent 15 scent 16 . but he couldn't . 1 but 3 couldn't 2 he 3 couldn't 3 couldn't 4 . they allowed him no rest . 1 they 2 allowed 2 allowed 3 him 2 allowed 5 rest 3 him 4 no 5 rest 6 . he was becoming very , very tired . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 becoming 3 becoming 4 very 4 very 6 very 5 , 6 very 6 very 7 tired 7 tired 8 . he could no longer bound lightly over fallen logs or brush , as he had done at first . 1 he 2 could 2 could 4 longer 3 no 4 longer 4 longer 11 brush 5 bound 6 lightly 6 lightly 7 over 7 over 9 logs 8 fallen 9 logs 9 logs 10 or 9 logs 11 brush 11 brush 12 , 12 , 13 as 13 as 14 he 14 he 15 had 15 had 16 done 16 done 18 first 17 at 18 first 18 first 19 . his lungs ached as he panted for breath . 1 his 2 lungs 2 lungs 3 ached 3 ached 7 for 4 as 5 he 5 he 6 panted 6 panted 7 for 7 for 8 breath 8 breath 9 . there would come a time when he would have to stop . 1 there 3 come 2 would 3 come 3 come 4 a 3 come 5 time 5 time 6 when 5 time 11 stop 6 when 7 he 7 he 8 would 9 have 10 to 10 to 11 stop 11 stop 12 . then those hounds would catch up with him and tear him to pieces . 1 then 2 those 2 those 3 hounds 3 hounds 4 would 4 would 5 catch 5 catch 6 up 6 up 7 with 7 with 8 him 7 with 9 and 7 with 10 tear 7 with 14 . 10 tear 11 him 10 tear 13 pieces 12 to 13 pieces it was then that he remembered the [big] [river] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 10 . 2 was 3 then 3 then 4 that 4 that 5 he 5 he 6 remembered 6 remembered 7 the he turned towards it . 1 he 3 towards 2 turned 3 towards 3 towards 4 it 4 it 5 . it was his only chance and he knew it . 1 it 2 was 1 it 3 his 2 was 3 his 3 his 4 only 3 his 6 and 3 his 7 he 4 only 5 chance 7 he 8 knew 8 knew 9 it 9 it 10 . straight [through] [the] [green] [forest] , out across the [green] [meadows] to the bank of the [big] [river] , [lightfoot] [ran] . 1 straight 6 , 6 , 7 out 6 , 22 . 7 out 8 across 7 out 9 the 9 the 15 of 12 to 13 the 13 the 14 bank 14 bank 15 of 15 of 16 the 16 the 19 , for just a second he paused to look behind . 1 for 2 just 2 just 3 a 3 a 4 second 4 second 5 he 5 he 6 paused 6 paused 7 to 7 to 8 look 8 look 9 behind 9 behind 10 . the hounds were almost at his heels . 1 the 2 hounds 2 hounds 3 were 2 hounds 7 heels 2 hounds 8 . 4 almost 7 heels 5 at 7 heels 6 his 7 heels lightfoot hesitated no longer but plunged into the [big] [river] and began to swim . 1 lightfoot 2 hesitated 1 lightfoot 11 and 2 hesitated 3 no 2 hesitated 4 longer 2 hesitated 5 but 5 but 6 plunged 6 plunged 7 into 7 into 8 the 11 and 12 began 12 began 13 to 13 to 14 swim 14 swim 15 . on the banks the hounds stopped and bayed their disappointment , for they did not dare follow [lightfoot] [out] [into] the [big] [river] . 1 on 2 the 2 the 3 banks 3 banks 4 the 4 the 5 hounds 5 hounds 6 stopped 5 hounds 24 . 6 stopped 7 and 7 and 8 bayed 8 bayed 10 disappointment 8 bayed 11 , 9 their 10 disappointment 11 , 15 not 12 for 13 they 12 for 14 did 14 did 15 not 15 not 16 dare 16 dare 17 follow 21 the 24 . [chapter] [xxii] [lightfoot's] [long] [swim] the [big] [river] was very wide . 1 the 4 was 4 was 6 wide 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 13 fresh 2 would 3 have 3 have 4 been 4 been 5 a 5 a 7 swim 13 fresh 14 and 14 and 17 best 15 at 17 best 16 his 17 best 17 best 18 . strange as it may seem , [lightfoot] is a [splendid] swimmer , despite his small , delicate [feet] [.] 1 strange 17 delicate 2 as 3 it 3 it 4 may 4 may 5 seem 5 seem 6 , 6 , 8 is 8 is 9 a 9 a 11 swimmer 11 swimmer 13 despite 12 , 13 despite 13 despite 14 his 13 despite 15 small 15 small 16 , 16 , 17 delicate he enjoys swimming . 1 he 2 enjoys 2 enjoys 3 swimming 2 enjoys 4 . but now [lightfoot] was terribly tired from his long run ahead of the hounds . 1 but 2 now 2 now 4 was 4 was 5 terribly 5 terribly 6 tired 5 terribly 15 . 7 from 8 his 7 from 11 ahead 8 his 9 long 9 long 10 run 11 ahead 12 of 12 of 13 the 13 the 14 hounds 13 the 15 . then he turned and headed for a point down the [big] [river] . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 turned 3 turned 4 and 3 turned 13 . 4 and 5 headed 5 headed 6 for 6 for 7 a 7 a 8 point 8 point 9 down 9 down 10 the this made the swimming easier , for the current helped him instead of hindering him . 1 this 2 made 2 made 3 the 3 the 4 swimming 4 swimming 5 easier 5 easier 6 , 5 easier 7 for 5 easier 14 hindering 7 for 8 the 8 the 9 current 9 current 10 helped 10 helped 11 him 12 instead 13 of 13 of 14 hindering 14 hindering 15 him 15 him 16 . even then he could feel his strength leaving him . 1 even 2 then 2 then 7 strength 3 he 4 could 4 could 5 feel 5 feel 6 his 6 his 7 strength 7 strength 8 leaving 8 leaving 9 him 9 him 10 . had he escaped those hounds and the terrible hunters only to be drowned in the [big] [river] ? 1 had 2 he 2 he 3 escaped 2 he 18 ? 3 escaped 5 hounds 4 those 5 hounds 5 hounds 6 and 5 hounds 7 the 7 the 8 terrible 8 terrible 9 hunters 9 hunters 10 only 10 only 13 drowned 11 to 12 be 12 be 13 drowned 13 drowned 14 in 14 in 15 the this new fear gave him more strength for a little while . 1 this 2 new 1 this 3 fear 1 this 12 . 3 fear 4 gave 4 gave 5 him 4 gave 7 strength 6 more 7 strength 7 strength 11 while 8 for 9 a 8 for 11 while 9 a 11 while 10 little 11 while but it did not last long . 1 but 2 it 2 it 3 did 3 did 4 not 4 not 6 long 5 last 6 long 6 long 7 . he was three fourths of the way across the [big] [river] but still that other shore seemed a long distance away . 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 fourths 3 three 4 fourths 4 fourths 5 of 4 fourths 7 way 4 fourths 13 still 4 fourths 20 distance 5 of 6 the 6 the 7 way 7 way 8 across 8 across 9 the 12 but 13 still 13 still 14 that 14 that 15 other 15 other 16 shore 16 shore 17 seemed 18 a 20 distance 19 long 20 distance 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 7 the 3 little 4 hope 7 the 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 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 could 7 could 8 not 8 not 9 take 9 take 11 stroke 10 another 11 stroke 11 stroke 12 and 12 and 13 that 13 that 16 was 14 the 16 was 15 end 16 was 16 was 17 at 16 was 18 hand 18 hand 19 , 19 , 22 touched 20 one 21 foot 21 foot 22 touched 22 touched 23 something 22 touched 24 . then , all four feet touched . 1 then 2 , 2 , 3 all 2 , 6 touched 4 four 5 feet 5 feet 6 touched 6 touched 7 . a second later he had found solid footing and was standing with the water only up to his knees . 1 a 2 second 1 a 3 later 3 later 5 had 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 found 6 found 7 solid 7 solid 8 footing 7 solid 11 standing 9 and 10 was 10 was 11 standing 11 standing 16 up 12 with 15 only 13 the 14 water 14 water 15 only 15 only 16 up 16 up 19 knees 16 up 20 . 17 to 19 knees 18 his 19 knees he had found a little sand bar out in the [big] [river] . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 found 3 found 4 a 4 a 5 little 5 little 6 sand 6 sand 7 bar 7 bar 8 out 8 out 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 2 a 2 a 3 little 3 little 4 gasp 4 gasp 5 of 5 of 6 returning 5 of 20 . 6 returning 8 , 8 , 10 waded 10 waded 11 along 11 along 12 until 12 until 13 the 12 until 15 began 13 the 14 water 16 to 17 grow 17 grow 18 deeper 18 deeper 20 . he had hoped that he would be able to wade ashore , but he saw now that he would have to swim again . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 hoped 3 hoped 4 that 3 hoped 10 wade 4 that 5 he 5 he 6 would 6 would 7 be 8 able 10 wade 9 to 10 wade 10 wade 11 ashore 10 wade 13 but 10 wade 15 saw 10 wade 22 swim 10 wade 23 again 12 , 13 but 14 he 15 saw 15 saw 16 now 16 now 17 that 18 he 19 would 18 he 22 swim 20 have 21 to 21 to 22 swim 23 again 24 . so for a long time he remained right where he was . 1 so 2 for 2 for 4 long 3 a 4 long 4 long 5 time 5 time 6 he 6 he 7 remained 7 remained 8 right 8 right 9 where 9 where 10 he 10 he 11 was 11 was 12 . he was so tired that he trembled all over , and he was as frightened as he was tired . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 so 3 so 4 tired 3 so 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 11 and 7 trembled 9 over 8 all 9 over 9 over 10 , 10 , 11 and 11 and 13 was 12 he 13 was 13 was 15 frightened 14 as 15 frightened 15 frightened 16 as 16 as 17 he 17 he 18 was 18 was 19 tired 19 tired 20 . he knew that standing out there in the water he could be seen for a long distance , and that made him nervous and fearful . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 4 standing 4 standing 5 out 5 out 6 there 6 there 7 in 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 water 9 water 17 distance 10 he 11 could 11 could 12 be 12 be 13 seen 13 seen 17 distance 14 for 15 a 14 for 17 distance 15 a 16 long 17 distance 23 nervous 17 distance 25 fearful 18 , 19 and 18 , 20 that 19 and 20 that 20 that 22 him 20 that 23 nervous 21 made 22 him 23 nervous 24 and 24 and 25 fearful 25 fearful 26 . supposing a hunter on the shore he was trying to reach should see him . 1 supposing 3 hunter 2 a 3 hunter 3 hunter 6 shore 3 hunter 11 reach 4 on 5 the 5 the 6 shore 7 he 8 was 8 was 9 trying 9 trying 10 to 10 to 11 reach 11 reach 12 should 12 should 13 see 13 see 14 him 14 him 15 . but rest he must , and so he stood for a long time on the little sand bar in the [big] [river] . 1 but 2 rest 2 rest 4 must 2 rest 5 , 3 he 4 must 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 so 6 and 14 on 7 so 8 he 8 he 9 stood 9 stood 10 for 10 for 13 time 11 a 12 long 12 long 13 time 14 on 15 the 15 the 16 little 16 little 17 sand 17 sand 18 bar 18 bar 19 in 19 in 20 the 20 the 23 . and little by little he felt his strength returning . 1 and 5 he 2 little 3 by 3 by 4 little 3 by 5 he 5 he 6 felt 5 he 10 . 6 felt 7 his 7 his 8 strength 8 strength 9 returning [chapter] [xxiii] [lightfoot] [finds] [a] [friend] on the bank he had left , he could see two black-and-white specks moving about , and across the water came the barking of dogs . 1 on 3 bank 2 the 3 bank 3 bank 4 he 3 bank 8 he 3 bank 13 specks 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 left 6 left 7 , 8 he 9 could 9 could 10 see 11 two 13 specks 12 black-and-white 13 specks 13 specks 14 moving 13 specks 20 water 14 moving 15 about 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 across 18 across 20 water 19 the 20 water 20 water 21 came 21 came 22 the 22 the 23 barking 23 barking 24 of 24 of 25 dogs 25 dogs 26 . those two specks were the hounds who [had] [driven] [him] [into] [the] [big] [river] [.] 1 those 3 specks 2 two 3 specks 3 specks 4 were 4 were 7 who 5 the 6 hounds 6 hounds 7 who they were barking now , instead of baying . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 barking 3 barking 4 now 3 barking 6 instead 3 barking 8 baying 4 now 5 , 6 instead 7 of 8 baying 9 . presently a brown form joined the black-and-white specks . 1 presently 2 a 2 a 4 form 3 brown 4 form 4 form 5 joined 4 form 8 specks 4 form 9 . 5 joined 6 the 6 the 7 black-and-white it was a hunter drawn there by the barking of the dogs . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 hunter 4 hunter 5 drawn 5 drawn 6 there 6 there 7 by 6 there 9 barking 7 by 8 the 8 the 9 barking 9 barking 10 of 9 barking 11 the 9 barking 12 dogs 11 the 12 dogs 12 dogs 13 . he was too far away to be dangerous , but the mere sight of him filled [lightfoot] with terror again . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 too 3 too 4 far 4 far 5 away 5 away 6 to 6 to 7 be 7 be 8 dangerous 8 dangerous 9 , 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 the 11 the 12 mere 12 mere 13 sight 13 sight 14 of 14 of 15 him 14 of 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 4 hunter 2 watched 3 the 3 the 4 hunter 4 hunter 5 walk 5 walk 13 bushes 6 along 7 the 7 the 8 bank 8 bank 9 and 9 and 10 disappear 10 disappear 11 in 11 in 12 the 12 the 13 bushes 13 bushes 14 . presently out of the bushes came a boat , and in it was the hunter . 1 presently 2 out 2 out 3 of 2 out 4 the 2 out 5 bushes 5 bushes 6 came 5 bushes 8 boat 5 bushes 15 hunter 7 a 8 boat 8 boat 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 in 11 in 12 it 12 it 13 was 13 was 14 the 15 hunter 16 . he headed straight towards [lightfoot] , and [then] [lightfoot] knew that his brief rest was at an end . 1 he 2 headed 1 he 6 , 2 headed 3 straight 3 straight 4 towards 6 , 7 and 7 and 10 knew 10 knew 11 that 11 that 12 his 12 his 13 brief 13 brief 14 rest 14 rest 15 was 15 was 16 at 16 at 18 end 17 an 18 end 18 end 19 . he must once more swim or be shot by the hunter in the boat . 1 he 2 must 2 must 5 swim 3 once 4 more 3 once 5 swim 5 swim 6 or 6 or 8 shot 7 be 8 shot 8 shot 9 by 8 shot 11 hunter 9 by 10 the 11 hunter 12 in 11 hunter 15 . 12 in 13 the 13 the 14 boat so [lightfoot] [again] struck out for the shore . 1 so 4 struck 4 struck 5 out 5 out 6 for 6 for 8 shore 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 2 rest 2 rest 4 given 3 had 4 given 4 given 5 him 4 given 7 strength 6 new 7 strength 7 strength 8 , 7 strength 18 swimming 9 but 10 still 10 still 11 he 10 still 12 was 10 still 16 tired 13 very 14 , 14 , 15 very 15 very 16 tired 16 tired 18 swimming 17 and 18 swimming 18 swimming 19 was 18 swimming 22 . 19 was 20 hard 20 hard 21 work slowly , oh so slowly , he drew nearer to the bank . 1 slowly 3 oh 1 slowly 5 slowly 1 slowly 7 he 1 slowly 12 bank 2 , 3 oh 4 so 5 slowly 5 slowly 6 , 8 drew 9 nearer 9 nearer 10 to 9 nearer 12 bank 10 to 11 the 11 the 12 bank 12 bank 13 . what new dangers might be waiting there , he did not know . 1 what 2 new 1 what 4 might 1 what 9 he 2 new 3 dangers 4 might 5 be 5 be 6 waiting 6 waiting 7 there 7 there 8 , 9 he 10 did 10 did 11 not 11 not 12 know 12 know 13 . he had never been on that side of the [big] [river] . 1 he 2 had 2 had 4 been 2 had 12 . 3 never 4 been 4 been 5 on 4 been 9 the 5 on 7 side 6 that 7 side 7 side 8 of he knew nothing of the country on that side . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 nothing 3 nothing 4 of 4 of 5 the 5 the 6 country 6 country 7 on 7 on 9 side 8 that 9 side 9 side 10 . but the uncertainty was better than the certainty behind him . 1 but 2 the 2 the 3 uncertainty 3 uncertainty 8 certainty 4 was 5 better 5 better 6 than 6 than 7 the 7 the 8 certainty 8 certainty 9 behind 9 behind 10 him 10 him 11 . on [lightfoot] struggled . 1 on 3 struggled 3 struggled 4 . at last he felt bottom beneath his feet . 1 at 2 last 2 last 3 he 3 he 4 felt 3 he 7 his 4 felt 5 bottom 5 bottom 6 beneath 7 his 8 feet 8 feet 9 . he staggered up through some bushes along the bank and then for an instant it seemed to him his heart stopped beating . 1 he 2 staggered 1 he 23 . 2 staggered 3 up 4 through 6 bushes 5 some 6 bushes 6 bushes 7 along 7 along 9 bank 8 the 9 bank 9 bank 11 then 9 bank 23 . 10 and 11 then 11 then 12 for 12 for 14 instant 12 for 16 seemed 12 for 21 stopped 13 an 14 instant 15 it 16 seemed 16 seemed 17 to 18 him 19 his 19 his 20 heart 20 heart 21 stopped 21 stopped 22 beating right in front of him stood a man . 1 right 2 in 2 in 3 front 3 front 4 of 3 front 5 him 3 front 6 stood 6 stood 8 man 6 stood 9 . 7 a 8 man he had come out into the back yard of the home of that man . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 come 3 come 4 out 4 out 5 into 5 into 8 yard 6 the 7 back 6 the 8 yard 8 yard 9 of 9 of 10 the 10 the 12 of 11 home 12 of 12 of 14 man 13 that 14 man 14 man 15 . it is doubtful which was the more surprised , [lightfoot] [or] the man . 1 it 2 is 1 it 9 , 2 is 5 was 3 doubtful 4 which 4 which 5 was 5 was 6 the 5 was 8 surprised 6 the 7 more 9 , 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 9 despair 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 it was all he could do to walk . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 all 3 all 4 he 4 he 5 could 5 could 6 do 6 do 7 to 7 to 8 walk 8 walk 9 . not a spark of hope remained to [lightfoot] . 1 not 2 a 2 a 3 spark 3 spark 4 of 4 of 5 hope 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 5 and 2 simply 3 stood 3 stood 4 still 5 and 6 trembled 6 trembled 7 , 7 , 8 partly 8 partly 9 with 8 partly 12 partly 9 with 10 fear 10 fear 11 and 12 partly 13 with 13 with 14 weariness 14 weariness 15 . then a surprising thing happened . 1 then 2 a 2 a 3 surprising 3 surprising 4 thing 4 thing 5 happened 5 happened 6 . the man spoke softly . 1 the 2 man 2 man 3 spoke 3 spoke 4 softly 4 softly 5 . he advanced , not threateningly but slowly , and in a friendly way . 1 he 2 advanced 2 advanced 3 , 3 , 4 not 4 not 5 threateningly 4 not 6 but 6 but 7 slowly 6 but 9 and 7 slowly 8 , 9 and 12 friendly 9 and 14 . 10 in 11 a 11 a 12 friendly 12 friendly 13 way he walked around [back] [of] [lightfoot] and then [straight] [towards] [him] [.] 1 he 8 then 2 walked 3 around 3 around 7 and 7 and 8 then lightfoot walked on a few steps , and the man followed , still talking softly . 1 lightfoot 2 walked 2 walked 3 on 3 on 8 and 4 a 5 few 5 few 6 steps 6 steps 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 the 9 the 10 man 10 man 11 followed 11 followed 12 , 12 , 13 still 13 still 14 talking 14 talking 15 softly 15 softly 16 . little by [little] he urged [lightfoot] on , driving him towards an open shed in which was a pile of hay [.] 1 little 21 hay 2 by 19 pile 4 he 5 urged 5 urged 7 on 7 on 8 , 8 , 9 driving 9 driving 10 him 9 driving 11 towards 11 towards 12 an 12 an 13 open 13 open 14 shed 14 shed 15 in 15 in 16 which 16 which 17 was 17 was 18 a 18 a 19 pile 19 pile 20 of 20 of 21 hay without understanding [just] [how] , [lightfoot] [knew] that he had found a friend . 1 without 2 understanding 2 understanding 5 , 5 , 8 that 8 that 9 he 9 he 10 had 10 had 11 found 11 found 12 a 12 a 13 friend 13 friend 14 . so he entered the open shed and with a long sigh lay down in the soft hay . 1 so 2 he 1 so 7 and 2 he 3 entered 3 entered 4 the 4 the 6 shed 5 open 6 shed 7 and 8 with 8 with 9 a 9 a 10 long 10 long 11 sigh 10 long 12 lay 12 lay 13 down 13 down 14 in 14 in 15 the 15 the 16 soft 16 soft 17 hay 17 hay 18 . [chapter] [xxiv] [the] [hunter] [is] [disappointed] how he knew he was safe , [lightfoot] [the] [deer] couldn't have told you . 1 how 3 knew 2 he 3 knew 3 knew 6 safe 4 he 5 was 4 he 6 safe 6 safe 7 , 7 , 15 . 11 couldn't 12 have 12 have 13 told 13 told 14 you 14 you 15 . he just knew it , that was all . 1 he 3 knew 1 he 4 it 2 just 3 knew 4 it 5 , 5 , 6 that 6 that 7 was 7 was 8 all 7 was 9 . but he didn't have to understand words to know that he had found a friend . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 have 4 have 5 to 5 to 6 understand 6 understand 7 words 7 words 8 to 8 to 9 know 9 know 10 that 10 that 11 he 11 he 12 had 12 had 13 found 13 found 14 a 14 a 15 friend 15 friend 16 . lightfoot 's friend was waiting just at the top of the bank . 1 lightfoot 2 's 1 lightfoot 12 bank 2 's 3 friend 4 was 5 waiting 4 was 7 at 5 waiting 6 just 7 at 8 the 8 the 9 top 9 top 10 of 10 of 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 5 saw 6 him 6 him 7 at 7 at 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 " 2 did 1 " 14 ? 2 did 3 you 2 did 4 see 4 see 7 pass 10 a 11 few 11 few 12 minutes 12 minutes 14 ? he swam across the river , and if [i] know anything about it he 's too tired to travel far now . 1 he 2 swam 2 swam 5 river 3 across 4 the 4 the 5 river 5 river 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 if 8 if 22 . 10 know 12 about 11 anything 12 about 12 about 13 it 12 about 14 he 14 he 15 's 14 he 17 tired 16 too 17 tired 17 tired 19 travel 18 to 19 travel 19 travel 20 far 20 far 21 now 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 2 've 3 been 3 been 4 hunting 4 hunting 5 that 4 hunting 9 days 4 hunting 16 luck 5 that 6 fellow 7 for 9 days 8 several 9 days 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 if 12 if 15 any 15 any 16 luck 16 luck 23 him 17 at 18 all 18 all 20 ought 20 ought 21 to 21 to 22 get 22 get 23 him 23 him 25 time 23 him 27 " 24 this 25 time 25 time 26 . " [i] 'm afraid you [won't] have any luck at all , " said [lightfoot] 's [friend] . 1 " 3 'm 3 'm 4 afraid 4 afraid 5 you 5 you 7 have 7 have 8 any 8 any 9 luck 9 luck 10 at 10 at 11 all 10 at 18 . 11 all 12 , 11 all 16 's 12 , 13 " 13 " 14 said " you see , [i] don't allow any hunting on my land . " 1 " 2 you 1 " 12 land 1 " 14 " 2 you 3 see 3 see 4 , 6 don't 7 allow 7 allow 8 any 7 allow 9 hunting 9 hunting 12 land 10 on 11 my 10 on 12 land 13 . 14 " the hunter looked surprised , and then his surprise gave way to anger . 1 the 2 hunter 2 hunter 3 looked 3 looked 4 surprised 4 surprised 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 then 7 then 10 gave 8 his 9 surprise 8 his 10 gave 10 gave 11 way 11 way 12 to 12 to 13 anger 13 anger 14 . " you mean , " said he , " that you [intend] to get that [deer] yourself . " 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 mean 3 mean 4 , 4 , 5 " 4 , 6 said 5 " 6 said 6 said 7 he 7 he 8 , 7 he 19 " 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 that 9 " 11 you 11 you 13 to 13 to 14 get 14 get 15 that 17 yourself 18 . 18 . 19 " lightfoot 's friend shook his head . 1 lightfoot 2 's 1 lightfoot 3 friend 1 lightfoot 7 . 3 friend 4 shook 4 shook 5 his 4 shook 6 head 5 his 6 head " no , " said he , " [i] don't [mean] anything of the [kind] . 1 " 2 no 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 said 4 " 16 . 5 said 6 he 6 he 7 , 7 , 8 " 8 " 10 don't 10 don't 12 anything 13 of 14 the 14 the 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 2 best 2 best 3 thing 3 thing 4 for 4 for 5 you 5 you 6 to 6 to 7 do 7 do 8 , 8 , 9 my 9 my 10 friend 10 friend 11 , 11 , 12 is 12 is 13 to 13 to 14 get 14 get 15 into 15 into 17 boat 16 your 17 boat 17 boat 18 and 17 boat 19 row 19 row 20 back 19 row 21 where 21 where 24 from 22 you 23 came 23 came 24 from 24 from 25 . are those your hounds barking over there ? " 1 are 2 those 2 those 4 hounds 2 those 8 ? 2 those 9 " 3 your 4 hounds 4 hounds 5 barking 5 barking 6 over 6 over 7 there " no , " replied the hunter promptly . 1 " 4 " 1 " 7 hunter 2 no 3 , 3 , 4 " 4 " 5 replied 6 the 7 hunter 7 hunter 8 promptly 8 promptly 9 . " [i] know the law just as well as you do , and it is against the law to hunt [deer] with dogs . 1 " 13 and 3 know 8 well 4 the 5 law 5 law 6 just 6 just 7 as 7 as 8 well 8 well 9 as 9 as 10 you 10 you 13 and 11 do 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 15 is 14 it 15 is 15 is 16 against 16 against 17 the 16 against 18 law 18 law 23 dogs 18 law 24 . 19 to 20 hunt 20 hunt 22 with 22 with 23 dogs i don't even know who owns those two hounds over there . " 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 even 2 don't 6 owns 3 even 4 know 5 who 6 owns 6 owns 7 those 7 those 8 two 7 those 9 hounds 9 hounds 10 over 10 over 11 there 11 there 12 . 12 . 13 " " that may be true , " replied [lightfoot] 's [friend] [.] 1 " 2 that 1 " 10 's 2 that 3 may 3 may 4 be 4 be 5 true 5 true 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 replied " [i] don't doubt it is true . 1 " 6 is 3 don't 4 doubt 4 doubt 5 it 5 it 6 is 6 is 7 true 7 true 8 . but you are willing to take advantage of the fact that the dogs of some one else have broken the law . 1 but 2 you 2 you 3 are 2 you 4 willing 2 you 7 advantage 4 willing 5 to 6 take 7 advantage 7 advantage 8 of 7 advantage 18 have 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 fact 10 fact 11 that 11 that 12 the 12 the 14 of 13 dogs 14 of 14 of 15 some 15 some 16 one 16 one 17 else 18 have 19 broken 19 broken 20 the 20 the 21 law 21 law 22 . you are not hunting for the pleasure of hunting but just to kill . 1 you 2 are 2 are 3 not 3 not 9 hunting 3 not 11 just 4 hunting 5 for 4 hunting 9 hunting 6 the 7 pleasure 6 the 8 of 7 pleasure 8 of 8 of 9 hunting 10 but 11 just 11 just 12 to 11 just 14 . 12 to 13 kill you don't know the meaning of justice or fairness [.] 1 you 2 don't 1 you 3 know 1 you 5 meaning 1 you 9 fairness 2 don't 3 know 4 the 5 meaning 5 meaning 6 of 7 justice 8 or 8 or 9 fairness now get off my land . 1 now 2 get 2 get 3 off 2 get 4 my 4 my 5 land 5 land 6 . get back into your boat and off my land as quick as you can [.] 1 get 2 back 2 back 5 boat 3 into 5 boat 4 your 5 boat 5 boat 9 land 6 and 7 off 7 off 9 land 8 my 9 land 9 land 11 quick 10 as 11 quick 11 quick 12 as 11 quick 14 can 12 as 13 you 13 you 14 can that [deer] is not very far from here and so [tired] that [he] [cannot] [move] [.] 1 that 3 is 1 that 12 that 3 is 4 not 4 not 6 far 5 very 6 far 6 far 7 from 7 from 8 here 9 and 10 so 10 so 12 that now go . " 1 now 2 go 1 now 3 . 3 . 4 " muttering angrily , the hunter got back into his boat and pushed off , but he didn't row back across the river . 1 muttering 2 angrily 2 angrily 3 , 2 angrily 5 hunter 4 the 5 hunter 5 hunter 6 got 6 got 7 back 6 got 12 pushed 7 back 8 into 8 into 10 boat 9 his 10 boat 11 and 12 pushed 12 pushed 13 off 12 pushed 20 across 13 off 14 , 14 , 15 but 15 but 16 he 16 he 17 didn't 17 didn't 18 row 18 row 19 back 20 across 21 the 21 the 22 river 22 river 23 . [chapter] [xxv] [the] [hunter] [lies] [in] [wait] if ever there was an angry hunter , it was the one who had followed [lightfoot] the [deer] [across] the [big] [river] [.] 1 if 2 ever 2 ever 3 there 3 there 4 was 4 was 5 an 5 an 6 angry 6 angry 7 hunter 7 hunter 8 , 8 , 9 it 9 it 10 was 9 it 20 the 10 was 11 the 11 the 12 one 12 one 13 who 13 who 14 had 14 had 15 followed 15 followed 17 the instead , he rowed down the river , finally landing on the same side but on land which [lightfoot] 's [friend] [did] [not] [own] . 1 instead 2 , 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 rowed 3 he 25 . 4 rowed 5 down 5 down 6 the 6 the 7 river 7 river 8 , 8 , 9 finally 8 , 10 landing 10 landing 11 on 11 on 14 side 12 the 13 same 13 same 14 side 14 side 15 but 15 but 16 on 16 on 17 land 17 land 18 which 20 's 25 . " when that [deer] [has] become [rested] he ['ll] [become] uneasy , " thought the hunter . 1 " 2 when 1 " 6 become 2 when 3 that 6 become 17 . 8 he 11 uneasy 11 uneasy 12 , 12 , 13 " 12 , 17 . 13 " 14 thought 14 thought 16 hunter 15 the 16 hunter " he won't stay on that man 's land . 1 " 2 he 1 " 3 won't 2 he 3 won't 3 won't 4 stay 4 stay 5 on 4 stay 6 that 6 that 7 man 7 man 8 's 8 's 9 land 9 land 10 . he 'll start for the nearest woods . 1 he 2 'll 2 'll 3 start 3 start 4 for 4 for 5 the 5 the 6 nearest 6 nearest 7 woods 7 woods 8 . i 'll go up there and wait for him . 1 i 2 'll 1 i 4 up 2 'll 3 go 4 up 5 there 5 there 10 . 6 and 7 wait 7 wait 8 for 8 for 9 him 8 for 10 . i 'll get [that] [deer] [if] [only] to spite [that] [fellow] [back] [there] [who] drove [me] off . 1 i 2 'll 1 i 8 to 2 'll 3 get 8 to 9 spite 9 spite 15 drove 15 drove 17 off 17 off 18 . had [it] not been for him , [i] ['d] [have] that [deer] right [now] . 1 had 4 been 1 had 5 for 3 not 4 been 5 for 6 him 6 him 7 , 7 , 11 that 11 that 13 right 13 right 15 . he was too tired to have gone far . 1 he 2 was 1 he 4 tired 1 he 8 far 2 was 3 too 3 too 4 tired 5 to 6 have 6 have 7 gone 7 gone 8 far 8 far 9 . he 's got the handsomest pair of antlers [i] 've seen for years . 1 he 2 's 1 he 5 handsomest 2 's 3 got 3 got 4 the 5 handsomest 8 antlers 6 pair 7 of 7 of 8 antlers 8 antlers 13 years 10 've 11 seen 11 seen 13 years 12 for 13 years 13 years 14 . i can sell that head of his for a good price . " 1 i 2 can 2 can 3 sell 3 sell 11 price 4 that 6 of 5 head 6 of 6 of 7 his 7 his 8 for 8 for 9 a 9 a 10 good 10 good 11 price 11 price 13 " 12 . 13 " so the hunter tied his boat to a tree and once more climbed out . 1 so 2 the 2 the 3 hunter 3 hunter 4 tied 4 tied 7 to 5 his 6 boat 6 boat 7 to 7 to 9 tree 8 a 9 tree 9 tree 10 and 9 tree 13 climbed 11 once 12 more 12 more 13 climbed 13 climbed 14 out 14 out 15 . he climbed up the bank and studied the land . 1 he 2 climbed 2 climbed 3 up 3 up 4 the 4 the 5 bank 5 bank 6 and 6 and 7 studied 7 studied 8 the 8 the 9 land 9 land 10 . across a wide meadow he could see a brushy old pasture and back of that some thick woods . 1 across 2 a 2 a 3 wide 3 wide 9 brushy 4 meadow 5 he 5 he 6 could 6 could 7 see 7 see 8 a 8 a 9 brushy 9 brushy 11 pasture 9 brushy 14 of 10 old 11 pasture 12 and 13 back 13 back 14 of 14 of 15 that 15 that 17 thick 16 some 17 thick 17 thick 18 woods 18 woods 19 . he grinned . 1 he 2 grinned 2 grinned 3 . " that 's where that [deer] [will] head for , " he decided . 1 " 2 that 1 " 11 " 2 that 3 's 2 that 5 that 3 's 4 where 8 head 9 for 9 for 10 , 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 he 12 he 13 decided 13 decided 14 . " there isn't any other place for him to go . 1 " 2 there 2 there 3 isn't 3 isn't 4 any 4 any 5 other 5 other 6 place 6 place 7 for 7 for 8 him 8 him 9 to 9 to 10 go 10 go 11 . all [i] 've got to do is be patient and wait . " 1 all 7 is 3 've 4 got 4 got 5 to 5 to 6 do 6 do 7 is 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 1 so 8 and 2 the 3 hunter 4 took 7 gun 4 took 8 and 5 his 7 gun 6 terrible 7 gun 8 and 9 tramped 9 tramped 12 meadow 10 across 11 the 10 across 12 meadow 12 meadow 13 to 12 meadow 15 brush-grown 13 to 14 the 14 the 15 brush-grown 15 brush-grown 16 pasture 16 pasture 17 . there he hid among the bushes where he could peep out and watch the land of [lightfoot] 's [friend] . 1 there 2 he 1 there 20 . 2 he 3 hid 3 hid 4 among 4 among 5 the 4 among 6 bushes 7 where 8 he 8 he 9 could 9 could 10 peep 10 peep 11 out 11 out 12 and 12 and 13 watch 13 watch 14 the 14 the 15 land 15 land 16 of 16 of 18 's 18 's 20 . he was still angry because he had been prevented from shooting [lightfoot] . 1 he 2 was 1 he 4 angry 1 he 13 . 2 was 3 still 3 still 4 angry 4 angry 5 because 4 angry 9 prevented 6 he 7 had 7 had 8 been 8 been 9 prevented 9 prevented 10 from 10 from 11 shooting at the same time he chuckled , because he thought himself very smart . 1 at 3 same 2 the 3 same 3 same 4 time 4 time 5 he 5 he 6 chuckled 6 chuckled 7 , 6 chuckled 13 smart 6 chuckled 14 . 7 , 8 because 9 he 13 smart 10 thought 11 himself 11 himself 12 very 12 very 13 smart so he made himself comfortable and prepared to wait the rest of the day , if necessary . 1 so 2 he 2 he 4 himself 3 made 4 himself 4 himself 5 comfortable 4 himself 7 prepared 6 and 7 prepared 7 prepared 8 to 7 prepared 9 wait 9 wait 11 rest 9 wait 17 necessary 10 the 11 rest 11 rest 12 of 12 of 13 the 13 the 14 day 14 day 15 , 15 , 16 if 17 necessary 18 . " we 'll fool [him] , " said he , chuckling to himself , as he walked back towards the [shed] where [poor] [lightfoot] was resting . 1 " 2 we 1 " 7 " 2 we 3 'll 4 fool 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 8 said 7 " 27 . 8 said 9 he 9 he 13 himself 10 , 11 chuckling 11 chuckling 12 to 12 to 13 himself 13 himself 14 , 14 , 15 as 15 as 16 he 16 he 17 walked 18 back 19 towards 19 towards 20 the 20 the 22 where 22 where 25 was 22 where 27 . 25 was 26 resting he did not go too [near] [lightfoot] , for he did not want to alarm him . 1 he 2 did 1 he 10 he 2 did 3 not 3 not 4 go 4 go 5 too 5 too 8 , 8 , 9 for 10 he 11 did 11 did 12 not 12 not 13 want 13 want 14 to 14 to 15 alarm 15 alarm 16 him 16 him 17 . he just kept within sight of [lightfoot] , paying [no] attention to him but going about his work . 1 he 2 just 2 just 3 kept 3 kept 4 within 4 within 5 sight 5 sight 6 of 6 of 8 , 8 , 9 paying 9 paying 11 attention 11 attention 12 to 12 to 13 him 13 him 14 but 14 but 15 going 14 but 19 . 15 going 16 about 16 about 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 9 and 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 this 4 this 5 man 5 man 6 was 5 man 8 friend 7 a 8 friend 8 friend 9 and 9 and 11 do 10 would 11 do 11 do 12 him 11 do 14 harm 12 him 13 no 14 harm 15 . little by little , the wonderful , blessed feeling of safety crept over [lightfoot] . 1 little 2 by 1 little 3 little 3 little 4 , 4 , 11 safety 5 the 6 wonderful 6 wonderful 8 blessed 7 , 8 blessed 8 blessed 9 feeling 9 feeling 10 of 10 of 11 safety 11 safety 12 crept 12 crept 13 over 13 over 15 . no hunter could harm him here . 1 no 3 could 2 hunter 3 could 3 could 4 harm 4 harm 5 him 4 harm 6 here 6 here 7 . [chapter] [xxvi] [lightfoot] [does] [the] [wise] [thing] it required a lot of patience on the part of the hunter , but the hunter had plenty of patience . 1 it 2 required 2 required 4 lot 3 a 4 lot 4 lot 5 of 5 of 6 patience 6 patience 7 on 7 on 8 the 8 the 9 part 9 part 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 12 hunter 12 hunter 13 , 13 , 14 but 14 but 15 the 15 the 16 hunter 16 hunter 17 had 17 had 18 plenty 18 plenty 19 of 18 plenty 20 patience 20 patience 21 . it sometimes seems as if hunters have more patience than any other people . 1 it 2 sometimes 2 sometimes 3 seems 3 seems 6 hunters 4 as 5 if 5 if 6 hunters 6 hunters 7 have 6 hunters 13 people 6 hunters 14 . 7 have 9 patience 8 more 9 patience 10 than 11 any 11 any 12 other 12 other 13 people but this hunter waited in vain . 1 but 2 this 2 this 3 hunter 3 hunter 4 waited 4 waited 6 vain 5 in 6 vain 6 vain 7 . jolly , round , [red] [mr] [sun] sank down in the west to his bed behind the [purple] [hills] . 1 jolly 2 , 1 jolly 3 round 3 round 4 , 4 , 8 sank 8 sank 9 down 9 down 10 in 10 in 11 the 10 in 20 . 11 the 12 west 12 west 13 to 13 to 14 his 13 to 17 the 14 his 15 bed 15 bed 16 behind the [black] [shadows] crept [out] and [grew] blacker . 1 the 4 crept 1 the 6 and 6 and 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 4 the 5 stars 5 stars 6 began 6 began 7 to 7 to 8 twinkle 8 twinkle 9 . still [the] [hunter] waited , and still there was no sign of [lightfoot] . 1 still 4 waited 4 waited 5 , 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 still 7 still 8 there 8 there 9 was 9 was 10 no 10 no 11 sign 11 sign 14 . 12 of 14 . at last it became so dark that it was useless for the hunter to remain longer . 1 at 2 last 1 at 4 became 3 it 4 became 4 became 10 useless 5 so 6 dark 5 so 7 that 7 that 8 it 8 it 10 useless 9 was 10 useless 10 useless 11 for 11 for 12 the 12 the 13 hunter 13 hunter 14 to 14 to 15 remain 15 remain 16 longer 16 longer 17 . then he tramped home and his thoughts were very bitter . 1 then 2 he 1 then 4 home 3 tramped 4 home 4 home 5 and 4 home 7 thoughts 6 his 7 thoughts 7 thoughts 8 were 7 thoughts 10 bitter 8 were 9 very 10 bitter 11 . he knew that he could have [shot] [lightfoot] had it not been for the man who had protected [the] [deer] . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 he 4 he 5 could 5 could 6 have 6 have 9 had 9 had 10 it 10 it 12 been 10 it 21 . 11 not 12 been 12 been 13 for 13 for 14 the 15 man 16 who 16 who 17 had 17 had 18 protected 18 protected 21 . in fact , the hunter had not had so much as another glimpse [of] [lightfoot] . 1 in 2 fact 1 in 16 . 2 fact 3 , 3 , 4 the 4 the 5 hunter 5 hunter 6 had 6 had 8 had 7 not 8 had 9 so 10 much 10 much 11 as 11 as 12 another 12 another 13 glimpse 13 glimpse 16 . the reason that the hunter had been so disappointed was that [lightfoot] was smart . 1 the 2 reason 1 the 6 had 2 reason 5 hunter 3 that 4 the 4 the 5 hunter 6 had 7 been 7 been 8 so 8 so 9 disappointed 9 disappointed 10 was 10 was 11 that 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 3 smart 3 smart 4 enough 4 enough 5 to 5 to 6 understand 6 understand 7 that 7 that 8 the 8 the 9 man 9 man 10 who 10 who 11 was 11 was 12 saving 12 saving 13 him 12 saving 14 from 14 from 15 the 15 the 16 hunter 16 hunter 17 had 17 had 18 done 18 done 19 it 19 it 20 because 20 because 21 he 21 he 22 was 22 was 23 a 22 was 26 . 23 a 24 true 24 true 25 friend " he not only will let no one else harm me , but he himself will not harm me , " thought [lightfoot] . 1 " 2 he 1 " 21 " 2 he 3 not 3 not 5 will 4 only 5 will 5 will 6 let 5 will 16 will 6 let 7 no 6 let 10 harm 7 no 8 one 9 else 10 harm 10 harm 11 me 11 me 12 , 12 , 13 but 13 but 14 he 14 he 15 himself 16 will 19 me 17 not 18 harm 18 harm 19 me 19 me 20 , 21 " 22 thought 21 " 24 . " as long as he is near , [i] am safe . 1 " 2 as 2 as 3 long 2 as 4 as 4 as 11 safe 5 he 6 is 5 he 11 safe 6 is 7 near 6 is 10 am 7 near 8 , 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 7 did 8 not 8 not 9 so 9 so 10 much 9 so 11 as 11 as 18 shed 11 as 19 . 13 his 14 nose 13 his 18 shed 14 nose 15 outside 15 outside 16 that that is why the hunter got no glimpse of him . 1 that 2 is 1 that 3 why 3 why 4 the 4 the 5 hunter 5 hunter 8 glimpse 6 got 8 glimpse 7 no 8 glimpse 8 glimpse 9 of 9 of 10 him 10 him 11 . 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 26 . 2 it 5 , 2 it 26 . 5 , 6 so 6 so 8 that 8 that 9 he 9 he 10 knew 10 knew 25 stars 11 there 12 was 12 was 13 no 13 no 14 longer 14 longer 15 danger 15 danger 16 , 16 , 22 out 18 got 19 up 19 up 20 and 20 and 21 stepped 21 stepped 22 out 22 out 24 the 24 the 25 stars he was feeling quite himself again . 1 he 5 himself 2 was 3 feeling 3 feeling 5 himself 4 quite 5 himself 5 himself 6 again 6 again 7 . his splendid strength had returned . 1 his 2 splendid 2 splendid 3 strength 3 strength 4 had 4 had 5 returned 5 returned 6 . he bounded lightly across the meadow and up into the [brushy] pasture where the hunter had been hidden . 1 he 2 bounded 2 bounded 3 lightly 3 lightly 4 across 4 across 6 meadow 5 the 6 meadow 6 meadow 8 up 7 and 8 up 8 up 9 into 9 into 10 the 10 the 12 pasture 12 pasture 13 where 13 where 14 the 14 the 15 hunter 15 hunter 18 hidden 16 had 17 been 17 been 18 hidden 18 hidden 19 . the farmer smiled . 1 the 2 farmer 2 farmer 3 smiled 3 smiled 4 . " you are as wise as you are handsome , old fellow , " said he . 1 " 2 you 1 " 5 wise 2 you 3 are 3 are 4 as 5 wise 6 as 6 as 7 you 7 you 8 are 7 you 13 , 8 are 9 handsome 9 handsome 10 , 9 handsome 11 old 11 old 12 fellow 13 , 14 " 14 " 15 said 15 said 16 he 16 he 17 . [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 7 about 8 anybody 8 anybody 9 but 8 anybody 11 . 9 but 10 himself truth to tell , he doesn't worry about himself [very] often . 1 truth 4 , 1 truth 11 often 2 to 3 tell 3 tell 4 , 4 , 6 doesn't 5 he 6 doesn't 6 doesn't 7 worry 7 worry 8 about 8 about 9 himself 11 often 12 . you see , [sammy] is smart , and he knows he is smart . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 5 is 5 is 6 smart 6 smart 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 he 9 he 10 knows 10 knows 11 he 11 he 12 is 11 he 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 3 pointed 3 pointed 4 cap 4 cap 5 of 5 of 6 his 5 of 7 are 7 are 8 some 7 are 11 cleverest 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 cleverest 11 cleverest 12 wits 11 cleverest 13 in 13 in 14 all 14 all 15 the sammy seldom worries about himself because he feels quite able to take care of himself . 1 sammy 2 seldom 2 seldom 3 worries 3 worries 4 about 3 worries 5 himself 3 worries 8 feels 6 because 7 he 6 because 8 feels 8 feels 9 quite 9 quite 10 able 10 able 11 to 11 to 12 take 12 take 13 care 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 4 was 7 . 6 now 7 . he was worrying about [lightfoot] [the] [deer] . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 worrying 3 worrying 4 about 4 about 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 13 . for two days he had [been] unable to find [lightfoot] [or] any trace of [lightfoot] . 1 for 2 two 1 for 3 days 3 days 4 he 4 he 5 had 5 had 7 unable 7 unable 8 to 7 unable 13 trace 8 to 9 find 9 find 12 any 13 trace 14 of 14 of 16 . but he did find plenty of hunters with terrible guns [.] 1 but 2 he 1 but 4 find 3 did 4 find 4 find 5 plenty 4 find 7 hunters 5 plenty 6 of 7 hunters 8 with 7 hunters 10 guns 9 terrible 10 guns it seemed to him that they were [everywhere] in the [green] [forest] . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 3 to 4 him 4 him 5 that 5 that 6 they 6 they 7 were 7 were 9 in 9 in 10 the 10 the 13 . sammy began to suspect that one of them must have succeeded in killing [lightfoot] the [deer] . 1 sammy 2 began 1 sammy 9 must 2 began 3 to 3 to 4 suspect 5 that 6 one 6 one 8 them 7 of 8 them 8 them 9 must 9 must 10 have 10 have 11 succeeded 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 3 all 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 4 be 4 be 5 found 4 be 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 no 7 and 19 . 8 no 9 one 13 had 16 for 16 for 19 . sammy felt badly . 1 sammy 3 badly 2 felt 3 badly 3 badly 4 . you see , he was very fond of [lightfoot] . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 very 6 very 7 fond 7 fond 8 of 8 of 10 . you [remember] it was [sammy] [who] warned [lightfoot] of the coming of the hunter on the morning when the dreadful hunting season began . 1 you 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 7 warned 7 warned 9 of 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 coming 10 the 12 of 12 of 13 the 13 the 14 hunter 14 hunter 15 on 15 on 17 morning 16 the 17 morning 17 morning 18 when 18 when 23 began 19 the 20 dreadful 20 dreadful 23 began 21 hunting 22 season 22 season 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 2 since 5 season 3 the 4 hunting 4 hunting 5 season 5 season 7 opened 7 opened 14 to 14 to 15 make 15 make 16 trouble 16 trouble 19 hunters 17 for 19 hunters 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 3 known 3 known 4 all 4 all 5 about 5 about 6 the 6 the 7 chasing 7 chasing 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 1 everybody 7 known 2 in 3 the 7 known 8 about 8 about 9 it 9 it 10 . you see , everybody had heard the voices of those hounds . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 everybody 4 everybody 5 had 5 had 6 heard 6 heard 7 the 6 heard 8 voices 8 voices 9 of 8 voices 11 hounds 9 of 10 those 11 hounds 12 . that was the last [sammy] [had] seen of [lightfoot] . 1 that 2 was 1 that 10 . 2 was 3 the 3 the 4 last 4 last 7 seen 4 last 8 of he had been able to save [lightfoot] from the hunters , but he couldn't save him from the hounds . 1 he 2 had 1 he 4 able 2 had 3 been 4 able 5 to 5 to 6 save 6 save 8 from 8 from 9 the 9 the 10 hunters 10 hunters 11 , 11 , 12 but 12 but 14 couldn't 13 he 14 couldn't 14 couldn't 15 save 15 save 16 him 16 him 17 from 17 from 19 hounds 18 the 19 hounds 19 hounds 20 . the more [sammy] thought things over , the more [he] worried . 1 the 2 more 2 more 9 more 4 thought 6 over 5 things 6 over 6 over 7 , 7 , 9 more 8 the 9 more 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 2 if 3 he 3 he 5 alive 3 he 7 somebody 4 were 5 alive 6 , 7 somebody 7 somebody 8 certainly 7 somebody 12 him 7 somebody 14 nobody 8 certainly 9 would 10 have 11 seen 11 seen 12 him 13 and 14 nobody 14 nobody 15 has 15 has 16 , 15 has 17 since 17 since 19 day 18 the 19 day 19 day 20 those 20 those 21 hounds 21 hounds 22 chased 21 hounds 24 . 22 chased 23 him i declare , [i] have quite lost my appetite worrying about him . 1 i 2 declare 2 declare 3 , 2 declare 10 worrying 5 have 6 quite 5 have 7 lost 7 lost 9 appetite 8 my 9 appetite 9 appetite 10 worrying 10 worrying 11 about 10 worrying 12 him 10 worrying 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 6 and 1 if 10 sure 4 dead 5 , 5 , 6 and 9 almost 10 sure 10 sure 11 he 11 he 12 is 12 is 13 , 13 , 23 " 14 the 17 will 17 will 19 seem 19 seem 21 same 20 the 21 same 21 same 22 . 22 . 23 " [chapter] [xxviii] [the] [hunting] [season] [ends] the very worst things come to an end at last . 1 the 2 very 2 very 3 worst 3 worst 4 things 4 things 5 come 5 come 6 to 5 come 7 an 7 an 8 end 8 end 10 last 9 at 10 last 10 last 11 . no matter how bad a thing is , it cannot last forever . 1 no 2 matter 1 no 3 how 3 how 4 bad 4 bad 5 a 4 bad 6 thing 6 thing 7 is 7 is 8 , 8 , 9 it 9 it 10 cannot 10 cannot 11 last 11 last 12 forever 12 forever 13 . so it was [with] the hunting season for [lightfoot] the [deer] . 1 so 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 5 the 5 the 6 hunting 6 hunting 7 season 7 season 8 for 8 for 10 the 8 for 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 2 came 1 there 3 a 3 a 4 day 4 day 5 when 5 when 8 protected 6 the 7 law 7 law 8 protected 8 protected 9 all 9 all 15 the 15 the 16 hunters 16 hunters 17 could 17 could 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 3 year 4 there 3 year 7 rejoicing 4 there 5 was 4 there 6 no 5 was 6 no 7 rejoicing 8 . you see , [no] one could [find] [lightfoot] . 1 you 2 see 1 you 3 , 1 you 5 one 5 one 9 . 6 could 9 . sammy [jay] had hunted everywhere through the [green] [forest] [.] 1 sammy 3 had 3 had 4 hunted 4 hunted 5 everywhere 4 hunted 6 through 6 through 7 the blacky the [crow] , [whose] [eyes] [are] quite as sharp as those of [sammy] [jay] , had joined [in] [the] search [.] 1 blacky 21 search 2 the 21 search 4 , 8 quite 4 , 16 , 8 quite 9 as 9 as 11 as 10 sharp 11 as 11 as 12 those 12 those 13 of 16 , 17 had 17 had 18 joined 18 joined 21 search 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 4 said 1 paddy 18 . 4 said 5 that 5 that 6 for 6 for 8 days 7 three 8 days 10 had 11 not 10 had 12 visited 12 visited 13 his 13 his 14 pond 13 his 15 for 15 for 16 a 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 16 had 4 had 5 visited 4 had 16 had 5 visited 14 but 7 's 8 favorite 8 favorite 9 eating 8 favorite 12 night 9 eating 10 places 11 at 12 night 12 night 13 , 13 , 14 but 16 had 18 been 17 not 18 been 18 been 19 in 19 in 20 any 20 any 21 of 21 of 22 them 22 them 23 . " [i] tell you what it is , " said [sammy] [jay] to [bobby] [coon] , " something has happened to [lightfoot] . 1 " 3 tell 3 tell 4 you 4 you 5 what 5 what 20 happened 6 it 7 is 6 it 18 something 7 is 8 , 8 , 9 " 8 , 10 said 10 said 13 to 10 said 16 , 16 , 17 " 18 something 19 has 19 has 20 happened 20 happened 21 to 21 to 23 . either those hounds caught him and killed him , or he was shot by one of those hunters . 1 either 2 those 2 those 3 hounds 3 hounds 4 caught 4 caught 5 him 4 caught 6 and 6 and 7 killed 7 killed 8 him 7 killed 9 , 7 killed 13 shot 9 , 10 or 11 he 12 was 12 was 13 shot 13 shot 14 by 14 by 15 one 15 one 16 of 16 of 17 those 17 those 18 hunters 18 hunters 19 . the [green] [forest] will [never] be the same [without] [him] [.] 1 the 4 will 4 will 6 be 6 be 8 same 7 the 8 same i don't think [i] shall want to come over here very much . 1 i 2 don't 2 don't 3 think 2 don't 6 want 3 think 5 shall 6 want 7 to 7 to 8 come 8 come 10 here 9 over 10 here 10 here 11 very 11 very 12 much 12 much 13 . there isn't one of all the other people who live in the [green] [forest] [who] [would] be missed [as] [lightfoot] will be . " 1 there 2 isn't 1 there 3 one 3 one 4 of 4 of 5 all 5 all 6 the 6 the 7 other 7 other 8 people 8 people 24 " 9 who 10 live 9 who 21 will 10 live 11 in 11 in 12 the 12 the 17 be 17 be 18 missed 21 will 22 be 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 3 's 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 " 8 will 8 will 9 never 9 never 10 be 9 never 12 same 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 2 those 2 those 3 hunters 3 hunters 4 should 3 hunters 8 anxious 3 hunters 10 kill 3 hunters 13 beautiful 4 should 5 have 5 have 6 been 6 been 7 so 7 so 8 anxious 9 to 10 kill 11 one 12 so 12 so 13 beautiful 13 beautiful 14 is 14 is 15 something 15 something 18 understand 17 can't 18 understand for that matter , [i] [don't] understand [why] [they] [want] to kill any of us . 1 for 2 that 1 for 4 , 2 that 3 matter 4 , 7 understand 7 understand 11 to 11 to 12 kill 12 kill 13 any 13 any 14 of 14 of 15 us 15 us 16 . if they really needed us for food , it would be a different matter , but they don't . 1 if 2 they 2 they 3 really 2 they 17 they 3 really 4 needed 4 needed 5 us 4 needed 10 would 5 us 7 food 5 us 8 , 5 us 9 it 6 for 7 food 10 would 11 be 11 be 12 a 12 a 13 different 13 different 14 matter 14 matter 15 , 15 , 16 but 17 they 18 don't 18 don't 19 . 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 17 seen 1 have 21 ? 2 you 4 up 4 up 9 and 9 and 10 asked 10 asked 14 if 14 if 15 he 15 he 16 has 17 seen 18 anything 18 anything 19 of 21 ? 22 " sammy nodded . 1 sammy 2 nodded 2 nodded 3 . " [i] 've been up [there] twice , " said he . 1 " 9 " 3 've 4 been 4 been 5 up 5 up 7 twice 7 twice 8 , 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 11 he 11 he 12 . " [old] [man] [coyote] has been lying very low during the days , but nights he has done a lot of traveling . 1 " 5 has 5 has 6 been 5 has 17 has 6 been 7 lying 7 lying 9 low 8 very 9 low 10 during 12 days 11 the 12 days 12 days 15 nights 13 , 14 but 14 but 15 nights 15 nights 16 he 16 he 17 has 17 has 18 done 18 done 19 a 19 a 20 lot 20 lot 21 of 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 2 thought 1 i 3 he 3 he 4 might 4 might 5 have 5 have 6 found 6 found 7 the 7 the 8 place 8 place 9 where 9 where 11 was 11 was 12 killed 12 killed 13 , 13 , 14 but 14 but 15 he 14 but 23 it 15 he 16 hasn't 16 hasn't 17 , 17 , 18 although 18 although 19 he 19 he 20 has 21 looked 22 for 22 for 23 it 23 it 24 . well , the hunting season for [lightfoot] [is] [over] , but [i] am afraid it has ended [too] late . " 1 well 2 , 2 , 20 . 3 the 4 hunting 4 hunting 5 season 5 season 6 for 6 for 10 , 10 , 11 but 11 but 13 am 13 am 14 afraid 14 afraid 15 it 15 it 16 has 16 has 17 ended 17 ended 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 4 evening 3 the 4 evening 4 evening 7 day 4 evening 13 hunting 5 of 6 the 5 of 7 day 7 day 8 after 8 after 9 the 9 the 10 closing 10 closing 11 of 11 of 12 the 13 hunting 14 season 13 hunting 15 for 15 for 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 9 meal 5 were 6 getting 6 getting 9 meal 7 their 9 meal 8 evening 9 meal 9 meal 10 among 9 meal 25 . 10 among 11 the 10 among 13 stalks 13 stalks 14 of 14 of 15 the 14 of 20 edge 14 of 21 of 15 the 16 wild 16 wild 17 rice 18 along 19 the 19 the 20 edge 21 of 22 the they took turns in searching for the rice grains in the mud . 1 they 2 took 1 they 9 grains 2 took 3 turns 4 in 5 searching 5 searching 6 for 5 searching 9 grains 7 the 8 rice 8 rice 9 grains 9 grains 10 in 9 grains 12 mud 10 in 11 the 12 mud 13 . then [mrs] [quack] [took] [her] [turn] [at] keeping [watch] , [while] [mr] [quack] stood on his head and hunted for rice . 1 then 8 keeping 1 then 10 , 10 , 19 hunted 14 stood 15 on 15 on 16 his 16 his 17 head 17 head 18 and 18 and 19 hunted 19 hunted 20 for 20 for 21 rice 21 rice 22 . it was wonderfully quiet and peaceful . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 wonderfully 3 wonderfully 5 and 4 quiet 5 and 5 and 6 peaceful 6 peaceful 7 . there was not even a ripple on the [big] [river] . 1 there 2 was 1 there 11 . 2 was 3 not 3 not 4 even 4 even 5 a 5 a 6 ripple 6 ripple 7 on 7 on 8 the it was so quiet that they could hear the barking of a dog at a farmhouse a mile away . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 so 3 so 4 quiet 3 so 5 that 5 that 6 they 6 they 18 mile 7 could 8 hear 8 hear 10 barking 9 the 10 barking 10 barking 11 of 10 barking 12 a 10 barking 13 dog 11 of 12 a 13 dog 14 at 14 at 16 farmhouse 15 a 16 farmhouse 16 farmhouse 18 mile 17 a 18 mile 18 mile 19 away 18 mile 20 . they were far enough out from the bank to have nothing to fear from [reddy] [fox] [or] [old] [man] [coyote] . 1 they 2 were 1 they 21 . 2 were 8 bank 3 far 4 enough 3 far 5 out 5 out 6 from 5 out 8 bank 7 the 8 bank 8 bank 9 to 9 to 10 have 10 have 11 nothing 11 nothing 12 to 12 to 13 fear 13 fear 14 from so they had nothing to fear from [any] [one] [save] [hooty] the [owl] . 1 so 2 they 2 they 3 had 3 had 4 nothing 4 nothing 5 to 5 to 6 fear 6 fear 7 from 7 from 12 the 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 6 they 6 they 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 2 was 1 it 8 likes 2 was 4 the 4 the 5 hour 5 hour 6 when 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 3 by 4 they 4 they 5 heard 5 heard 9 call it was [far] away in the [green] [forest] . 1 it 2 was 1 it 5 in 2 was 4 away 5 in 6 the 6 the 9 . then [mr] and [mrs] [.] quack [felt] [easier] , and [they] talked in low , contented [voices] . 1 then 3 and 3 and 6 quack 6 quack 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 12 talked 12 talked 13 in 13 in 14 low 14 low 15 , 15 , 16 contented 16 contented 18 . they felt that for a while at least there was nothing to fear . 1 they 2 felt 2 felt 3 that 3 that 6 while 4 for 5 a 5 a 6 while 6 while 7 at 7 at 8 least 8 least 9 there 9 there 10 was 9 there 11 nothing 11 nothing 12 to 11 nothing 13 fear 13 fear 14 . suddenly a little splash out in the [big] [river] [caught] [mr] [quack] ['s] quick ear . 1 suddenly 4 splash 2 a 3 little 3 little 4 splash 4 splash 5 out 4 splash 6 in 6 in 7 the 7 the 14 quick 14 quick 15 ear 15 ear 16 . as [mrs] [quack] brought her [head] up out of the water , [mr] [quack] warned [her] to [keep] quiet . 1 as 17 to 1 as 20 . 4 brought 5 her 4 brought 8 out 5 her 7 up 8 out 9 of 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 water 11 water 12 , 12 , 15 warned 15 warned 17 to 17 to 19 quiet noiselessly they swam among the brown stalks until they could see out across [the] [big] [river] [.] 1 noiselessly 2 they 2 they 3 swam 3 swam 4 among 4 among 7 stalks 5 the 7 stalks 6 brown 7 stalks 7 stalks 8 until 7 stalks 12 out 8 until 9 they 10 could 11 see 10 could 12 out 12 out 13 across there was another little splash out there in the middle . 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 another 3 another 5 splash 4 little 5 splash 5 splash 10 middle 6 out 7 there 7 there 8 in 8 in 9 the 9 the 10 middle 10 middle 11 . it wasn't the splash made by a fish ; it was a splash made by something much bigger than any fish . 1 it 2 wasn't 2 wasn't 3 the 3 the 4 splash 4 splash 5 made 4 splash 13 splash 5 made 6 by 7 a 8 fish 8 fish 13 splash 9 ; 10 it 10 it 11 was 11 was 12 a 12 a 13 splash 13 splash 14 made 13 splash 21 fish 14 made 15 by 15 by 16 something 16 something 18 bigger 17 much 18 bigger 18 bigger 19 than 19 than 20 any 21 fish 22 . presently [they] [made] [out] a silver line moving towards them from the [black] [shadows] . 1 presently 5 a 5 a 6 silver 6 silver 7 line 7 line 8 moving 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 6 meant 5 it 6 meant 6 meant 7 . it meant that some one was out there in the [big] [river] moving [towards] them . 1 it 2 meant 2 meant 3 that 3 that 4 some 4 some 5 one 5 one 6 was 6 was 7 out 7 out 8 there 8 there 9 in 9 in 10 the 10 the 16 . 13 moving 15 them 13 moving 16 . could it be a boat containing a hunter ? 1 could 3 be 1 could 6 containing 1 could 9 ? 2 it 3 be 4 a 5 boat 5 boat 6 containing 6 containing 8 hunter 7 a 8 hunter with their necks stretched high , [mr] and [mrs] . [quack] [watched] . 1 with 2 their 2 their 3 necks 3 necks 4 stretched 4 stretched 10 . 5 high 6 , 6 , 8 and 6 , 10 . 10 . 13 . they were ready to take to their strong wings the instant they discovered danger . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 ready 3 ready 4 to 4 to 5 take 5 take 6 to 6 to 9 wings 7 their 8 strong 8 strong 9 wings 9 wings 10 the 10 the 11 instant 11 instant 12 they 12 they 13 discovered 13 discovered 14 danger 14 danger 15 . but they did not want to fly until they were sure that it was danger approaching . 1 but 2 they 1 but 3 did 3 did 5 want 4 not 5 want 5 want 7 fly 6 to 7 fly 7 fly 8 until 7 fly 15 danger 8 until 10 were 9 they 10 were 11 sure 12 that 11 sure 15 danger 13 it 14 was 13 it 15 danger 15 danger 16 approaching 16 approaching 17 . they were startled , very much startled . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 startled 3 startled 4 , 4 , 5 very 5 very 6 much 6 much 7 startled 7 startled 8 . presently they made out what looked like the branch of a tree moving over the water towards them . 1 presently 2 they 2 they 5 what 3 made 5 what 4 out 5 what 5 what 6 looked 5 what 13 moving 5 what 19 . 6 looked 7 like 7 like 8 the 8 the 9 branch 9 branch 12 tree 10 of 12 tree 11 a 12 tree 12 tree 13 moving 13 moving 14 over 13 moving 16 water 14 over 15 the 15 the 16 water 16 water 17 towards 17 towards 18 them that was queer , very queer . 1 that 2 was 2 was 3 queer 3 queer 4 , 4 , 5 very 5 very 6 queer 6 queer 7 . mr [quack] [said] [so] . 1 mr 5 . mrs [quack] [said] [so] . 1 mrs 5 . both were growing more and more suspicious . 1 both 2 were 2 were 3 growing 3 growing 4 more 3 growing 5 and 5 and 6 more 6 more 7 suspicious 7 suspicious 8 . they couldn't understand it at all , and it is always best to be suspicious of things you cannot understand . 1 they 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 understand 3 understand 4 it 4 it 5 at 5 at 6 all 6 all 7 , 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 it 9 it 11 always 10 is 11 always 11 always 12 best 11 always 13 to 13 to 14 be 14 be 15 suspicious 15 suspicious 16 of 15 suspicious 17 things 15 suspicious 19 cannot 15 suspicious 21 . 18 you 19 cannot 19 cannot 20 understand mr [and] [mrs] . quack [half] lifted [their] wings to fly . 1 mr 4 . 1 mr 5 quack 5 quack 9 wings 7 lifted 9 wings 9 wings 11 fly 10 to 11 fly 11 fly 12 . [chapter] [xxx] [the] [mystery] [is] [solved] it was very mysterious . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 very 3 very 4 mysterious 4 mysterious 5 . yes , [sir] , it was very mysterious . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 it 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 very 7 very 8 mysterious 8 mysterious 9 . mr [quack] [thought] [so] . 1 mr 5 . mrs [quack] [thought] [so] . 1 mrs 5 . but how could the branch of a tree swim ? 1 but 2 how 2 how 9 swim 2 how 10 ? 3 could 9 swim 4 the 5 branch 5 branch 6 of 5 branch 8 tree 6 of 7 a 7 a 8 tree 8 tree 9 swim that was too much for [mr] [quack] . 1 that 2 was 2 was 3 too 3 too 4 much 3 too 5 for 3 too 8 . it was too much for [mrs] [quack] . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 too 3 too 4 much 3 too 5 for 3 too 8 . they were ready to spring into the air and trust to their swift wings the instant they should detect danger . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 ready 3 ready 5 spring 4 to 5 spring 5 spring 6 into 6 into 8 air 6 into 9 and 7 the 8 air 9 and 10 trust 10 trust 11 to 10 trust 12 their 12 their 13 swift 12 their 17 they 12 their 19 detect 13 swift 14 wings 14 wings 15 the 15 the 16 instant 18 should 19 detect 19 detect 20 danger 20 danger 21 . but they did not want to fly unless they had to . 1 but 2 they 2 they 3 did 3 did 4 not 4 not 5 want 5 want 6 to 6 to 7 fly 7 fly 8 unless 8 unless 12 . 9 they 10 had 9 they 12 . 10 had 11 to besides , they were curious . 1 besides 2 , 2 , 3 they 3 they 4 were 4 were 5 curious 5 curious 6 . they were very curious indeed . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 very 3 very 4 curious 4 curious 5 indeed 5 indeed 6 . they wanted to find out what that mysterious thing moving through the water towards them was . 1 they 2 wanted 1 they 15 them 2 wanted 3 to 3 to 4 find 4 find 5 out 6 what 10 moving 7 that 8 mysterious 7 that 10 moving 8 mysterious 9 thing 10 moving 11 through 10 moving 13 water 11 through 12 the 13 water 14 towards 14 towards 15 them 15 them 16 was 16 was 17 . but [paddy] the [beaver] was way [back] in his own pond , deep in the [green] [forest] , and they knew it . 1 but 3 the 1 but 23 . 3 the 5 was 6 way 8 in 8 in 9 his 9 his 10 own 10 own 11 pond 11 pond 12 , 12 , 18 , 13 deep 14 in 14 in 15 the 15 the 18 , 18 , 19 and 19 and 20 they 20 they 21 knew 21 knew 22 it 22 it 23 . so this thing became more and more of a mystery . 1 so 2 this 1 so 4 became 3 thing 4 became 4 became 5 more 4 became 8 of 5 more 6 and 5 more 7 more 8 of 9 a 9 a 10 mystery 10 mystery 11 . the nearer it came , the more nervous and anxious they grew , and at the same time the greater became their curiosity . 1 the 2 nearer 2 nearer 3 it 2 nearer 4 came 4 came 5 , 5 , 6 the 6 the 7 more 7 more 8 nervous 8 nervous 9 and 9 and 10 anxious 10 anxious 24 . 11 they 12 grew 11 they 13 , 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 at 15 at 17 same 16 the 17 same 17 same 18 time 18 time 19 the 19 the 20 greater 20 greater 21 became 21 became 22 their 22 their 23 curiosity 23 curiosity 24 . at [last] [mr] [quack] felt that not even to gratify his curiosity [would] it be safe to wait longer . 1 at 12 curiosity 1 at 14 it 5 felt 6 that 6 that 7 not 7 not 8 even 7 not 9 to 9 to 10 gratify 10 gratify 11 his 11 his 12 curiosity 14 it 20 . 15 be 16 safe 15 be 20 . 16 safe 17 to 17 to 18 wait 18 wait 19 longer he prepared to [spring] into the air , knowing that [mrs] [quack] would follow him . 1 he 2 prepared 2 prepared 3 to 3 to 15 him 5 into 7 air 6 the 7 air 7 air 9 knowing 8 , 9 knowing 9 knowing 10 that 10 that 13 would 13 would 14 follow 14 follow 15 him 15 him 16 . it was just then that a funny little sound reached him . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 just 3 just 4 then 3 just 7 funny 4 then 5 that 6 a 7 funny 7 funny 8 little 7 funny 10 reached 9 sound 10 reached 10 reached 11 him 11 him 12 . it was half snort , half cough , as if some one had sniffed some water up his nose . 1 it 2 was 2 was 4 snort 3 half 4 snort 4 snort 5 , 4 snort 7 cough 6 half 7 cough 7 cough 8 , 7 cough 9 as 7 cough 14 sniffed 9 as 10 if 11 some 12 one 12 one 13 had 13 had 14 sniffed 14 sniffed 15 some 14 sniffed 19 nose 15 some 16 water 17 up 18 his 18 his 19 nose 19 nose 20 . there was something familiar about that sound . 1 there 2 was 1 there 7 sound 2 was 5 about 3 something 4 familiar 3 something 5 about 5 about 7 sound 6 that 7 sound 7 sound 8 . mr [quack] decided to wait [a] [few] [minutes] longer . 1 mr 10 . 3 decided 4 to 4 to 5 wait 5 wait 9 longer 5 wait 10 . somehow [i] have a feeling that we are in [no] danger . " 1 somehow 3 have 1 somehow 13 " 3 have 4 a 4 a 5 feeling 5 feeling 6 that 7 we 8 are 8 are 9 in 9 in 11 danger 11 danger 12 . 12 . 13 " so [mr] [.] and [mrs] [quack] [waited] and watched . 1 so 4 and 4 and 8 and 8 and 9 watched 9 watched 10 . it was a mystery no longer . 1 it 2 was 1 it 4 mystery 3 a 4 mystery 4 mystery 5 no 5 no 6 longer 6 longer 7 . they saw that they had mistaken the antlers of [lightfoot] the [deer] for the branch of a tree . 1 they 2 saw 2 saw 3 that 3 that 4 they 4 they 5 had 5 had 6 mistaken 6 mistaken 7 the 7 the 8 antlers 8 antlers 9 of 9 of 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 18 tree 19 . lightfoot was swimming [across] [the] [big] [river] on his way back to his home in the [green] [forest] . 1 lightfoot 2 was 2 was 3 swimming 3 swimming 8 on 8 on 9 his 9 his 10 way 10 way 11 back 11 back 12 to 12 to 13 his 13 his 14 home 13 his 15 in 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 4 and 4 and 8 swam 8 swam 9 out 9 out 10 to 10 to 12 him 12 him 13 and 13 and 14 to 14 to 15 tell 15 tell 16 him 15 tell 17 how 17 how 18 glad 18 glad 20 were 19 they 20 were 20 were 21 that 21 that 24 alive 22 he 23 was 23 was 24 alive 24 alive 25 and 24 alive 27 . 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 10 . it seemed to him that he could not be happier . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 3 to 3 to 4 him 4 him 5 that 5 that 6 he 6 he 7 could 7 could 8 not 8 not 9 be 9 be 10 happier 10 happier 11 . there was plenty to eat and that blessed feeling of nothing to fear . 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 plenty 3 plenty 5 eat 4 to 5 eat 5 eat 6 and 5 eat 13 fear 7 that 8 blessed 8 blessed 9 feeling 8 blessed 13 fear 9 feeling 10 of 11 nothing 12 to 11 nothing 13 fear 13 fear 14 . what more could any one ask ? 1 what 2 more 1 what 7 ? 2 more 3 could 2 more 4 any 4 any 5 one 6 ask 7 ? he began to grow sleek and fat and handsomer than ever . 1 he 2 began 2 began 3 to 3 to 4 grow 4 grow 5 sleek 5 sleek 6 and 6 and 7 fat 7 fat 8 and 8 and 9 handsomer 9 handsomer 10 than 10 than 11 ever 11 ever 12 . the [days] [were] growing [colder] and the frosty air made him feel good [.] 1 the 4 growing 4 growing 6 and 6 and 7 the 7 the 8 frosty 8 frosty 9 air 9 air 13 good 10 made 11 him 10 made 12 feel 12 feel 13 good just at dusk one evening he went down to his favorite drinking place at the [laughing] [brook] . 1 just 2 at 1 just 18 . 2 at 3 dusk 3 dusk 5 evening 4 one 5 evening 5 evening 6 he 6 he 7 went 6 he 15 the 7 went 8 down 8 down 9 to 9 to 10 his 10 his 11 favorite 11 favorite 12 drinking 12 drinking 13 place 13 place 14 at as he put down his head to drink he saw something which so surprised him that he quite forgot he was thirsty . 1 as 2 he 1 as 8 drink 2 he 3 put 3 put 4 down 4 down 5 his 5 his 6 head 7 to 8 drink 8 drink 10 saw 8 drink 22 thirsty 9 he 10 saw 10 saw 11 something 11 something 12 which 12 which 14 surprised 13 so 14 surprised 14 surprised 15 him 15 him 16 that 16 that 17 he 17 he 18 quite 18 quite 19 forgot 19 forgot 20 he 20 he 21 was 22 thirsty 23 . what do you think it was he saw ? 1 what 2 do 2 do 3 you 3 you 4 think 4 think 6 was 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 he 7 he 8 saw 8 saw 9 ? it was a footprint in the soft mud . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 footprint 4 footprint 5 in 5 in 6 the 6 the 7 soft 7 soft 8 mud 8 mud 9 . yes , [sir] , it was a footprint . 1 yes 2 , 2 , 4 , 4 , 5 it 5 it 6 was 6 was 7 a 7 a 8 footprint 8 footprint 9 . for a long time [lightfoot] [stood] [staring] at [that] footprint . 1 for 2 a 1 for 10 footprint 2 a 3 long 3 long 4 time 4 time 8 at 10 footprint 11 . in his great , soft eyes was a look of wonder and surprise . 1 in 2 his 2 his 3 great 3 great 5 soft 4 , 5 soft 5 soft 6 eyes 5 soft 13 surprise 5 soft 14 . 7 was 8 a 7 was 10 of 8 a 9 look 10 of 11 wonder 11 wonder 12 and 12 and 13 surprise you see , that footprint was exactly like one of his own , only smaller . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 that 4 that 5 footprint 5 footprint 6 was 6 was 16 . 7 exactly 8 like 8 like 9 one 9 one 10 of 10 of 11 his 11 his 12 own 12 own 13 , 13 , 14 only 14 only 15 smaller 15 smaller 16 . to [lightfoot] it was a very wonderful footprint . 1 to 3 it 3 it 4 was 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 2 was 3 quite 3 quite 4 sure 4 sure 5 that 5 that 6 never 6 never 7 had 7 had 8 he 7 had 9 seen 9 seen 10 such 10 such 11 a 11 a 12 dainty 12 dainty 13 footprint 13 footprint 14 . he forgot to drink . 1 he 2 forgot 2 forgot 3 to 3 to 4 drink 4 drink 5 . instead , he began to search for other footprints , and presently he found them . 1 instead 9 footprints 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 began 4 began 5 to 4 began 6 search 6 search 7 for 6 search 9 footprints 8 other 9 footprints 9 footprints 10 , 9 footprints 15 them 9 footprints 16 . 10 , 11 and 11 and 12 presently 13 he 14 found 14 found 15 them each was as dainty as that first one [.] 1 each 8 one 2 was 8 one 3 as 5 as 4 dainty 5 as 5 as 6 that 6 that 7 first 7 first 8 one who could have made them ? 1 who 2 could 1 who 6 ? 2 could 3 have 3 have 4 made 4 made 5 them that is what [lightfoot] wanted to know and what he meant to find out . 1 that 2 is 1 that 9 what 2 is 3 what 3 what 5 wanted 5 wanted 6 to 6 to 7 know 7 know 8 and 9 what 11 meant 10 he 11 meant 11 meant 12 to 11 meant 13 find 13 find 14 out 14 out 15 . it was clear to him that there was a stranger in the [green] [forest] , and somehow he didn't resent it in the least . 1 it 3 clear 1 it 18 he 2 was 3 clear 3 clear 4 to 4 to 5 him 5 him 6 that 6 that 17 somehow 7 there 8 was 8 was 16 and 8 was 17 somehow 9 a 10 stranger 10 stranger 11 in 11 in 12 the 12 the 15 , 15 , 16 and 18 he 24 least 19 didn't 20 resent 20 resent 21 it 21 it 22 in 22 in 23 the 23 the 24 least 24 least 25 . in fact , he was glad . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 was 5 was 6 glad 6 glad 7 . he couldn't have told why , but it was true . 1 he 2 couldn't 2 couldn't 3 have 3 have 4 told 4 told 5 why 5 why 6 , 6 , 7 but 7 but 8 it 8 it 9 was 9 was 10 true 10 true 11 . lightfoot put his nose to the footprints and sniffed of them . 1 lightfoot 2 put 1 lightfoot 3 his 1 lightfoot 7 footprints 3 his 4 nose 5 to 6 the 5 to 7 footprints 6 the 7 footprints 7 footprints 11 them 8 and 9 sniffed 9 sniffed 10 of 10 of 11 them 11 them 12 . a great longing to find the maker of those footprints took possession of him . 1 a 2 great 2 great 3 longing 3 longing 4 to 3 longing 5 find 5 find 7 maker 6 the 7 maker 7 maker 8 of 7 maker 10 footprints 9 those 10 footprints 10 footprints 12 possession 11 took 12 possession 12 possession 13 of 12 possession 14 him 14 him 15 . he lifted his handsome head and listened for some slight sound which might show that the stranger was near . 1 he 2 lifted 1 he 6 and 2 lifted 5 head 3 his 5 head 4 handsome 5 head 6 and 7 listened 7 listened 8 for 8 for 9 some 9 some 11 sound 10 slight 11 sound 11 sound 12 which 12 which 13 might 13 might 14 show 14 show 15 that 15 that 16 the 15 that 18 was 16 the 17 stranger 18 was 19 near 19 near 20 . with his delicate [nostrils] he tested the [wandering] [little] [night] [breezes] for a stray [whiff] of scent to tell him which way to go . 1 with 2 his 1 with 5 he 2 his 3 delicate 5 he 6 tested 6 tested 7 the 7 the 12 for 12 for 13 a 13 a 14 stray 14 stray 16 of 16 of 17 scent 17 scent 18 to 18 to 19 tell 19 tell 20 him 19 tell 21 which 21 which 22 way 22 way 23 to 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 3 was 3 was 6 and 3 was 15 . 6 and 7 the 7 the 9 little 12 told 13 him 13 him 15 . lightfoot followed the dainty footprints up the bank . 1 lightfoot 2 followed 2 followed 5 footprints 2 followed 6 up 3 the 4 dainty 4 dainty 5 footprints 6 up 7 the 7 the 8 bank 8 bank 9 . there they disappeared , for the ground was hard . 1 there 2 they 2 they 3 disappeared 3 disappeared 4 , 3 disappeared 5 for 3 disappeared 9 hard 5 for 6 the 6 the 7 ground 7 ground 8 was 9 hard 10 . lightfoot paused , undecided which way to go . 1 lightfoot 2 paused 1 lightfoot 4 undecided 2 paused 3 , 4 undecided 5 which 4 undecided 8 go 4 undecided 9 . 5 which 6 way 6 way 7 to 7 to 8 go [chapter] [xxxii] [lightfoot] [sees] [the] [stranger] lightfoot [the] [deer] was unhappy . 1 lightfoot 4 was 4 was 5 unhappy 5 unhappy 6 . it was a strange unhappiness , [an] [unhappiness] such as he had never known before . 1 it 2 was 1 it 6 , 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 strange 4 strange 5 unhappiness 6 , 10 as 9 such 10 as 10 as 11 he 11 he 12 had 12 had 13 never 13 never 14 known 14 known 15 before 15 before 16 . you see , he had discovered that there was a stranger in the [green] [forest] , a stranger of his own kind , [another] [deer] . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 discovered 5 had 9 was 6 discovered 7 that 7 that 8 there 9 was 10 a 9 was 26 . 10 a 11 stranger 11 stranger 12 in 12 in 13 the 13 the 16 , 16 , 23 , 17 a 18 stranger 18 stranger 19 of 19 of 22 kind 19 of 23 , 20 his 21 own 21 own 22 kind he knew it by dainty footprints in the mud along the [laughing] [brook] and on the edge of the pond of [paddy] the [beaver] . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 it 3 it 4 by 4 by 5 dainty 5 dainty 6 footprints 6 footprints 7 in 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 mud 8 the 18 of 9 mud 10 along 10 along 11 the 14 and 15 on 15 on 16 the 16 the 17 edge 17 edge 18 of 18 of 19 the 18 of 21 of 19 the 20 pond 21 of 23 the 23 the 25 . he knew it by other signs which he ran across every now and then . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 it 2 knew 4 by 2 knew 6 signs 5 other 6 signs 6 signs 7 which 6 signs 10 across 6 signs 14 then 8 he 9 ran 9 ran 10 across 10 across 11 every 11 every 12 now 12 now 13 and 14 then 15 . but search as he would , he was unable to find that newcomer . 1 but 5 would 2 search 3 as 3 as 4 he 4 he 5 would 5 would 6 , 5 would 7 he 5 would 13 newcomer 8 was 9 unable 9 unable 10 to 9 unable 13 newcomer 11 find 13 newcomer 12 that 13 newcomer 13 newcomer 14 . he had searched everywhere but always he was just too late . 1 he 2 had 1 he 7 he 2 had 3 searched 3 searched 4 everywhere 3 searched 7 he 4 everywhere 5 but 5 but 6 always 7 he 8 was 7 he 11 late 7 he 12 . 9 just 10 too 10 too 11 late the stranger had been and gone . 1 the 2 stranger 2 stranger 3 had 3 had 4 been 4 been 5 and 5 and 6 gone 6 gone 7 . now there was no anger in [lightfoot] ['s] desire to find that stranger . 1 now 2 there 2 there 3 was 3 was 4 no 4 no 5 anger 5 anger 6 in 5 anger 13 stranger 6 in 9 desire 9 desire 10 to 10 to 11 find 11 find 12 that 13 stranger 14 . instead , there was a great longing . 1 instead 2 , 1 instead 7 longing 3 there 7 longing 4 was 5 a 5 a 6 great 6 great 7 longing 7 longing 8 . for the first time in his life [lightfoot] [felt] [lonely] . 1 for 2 the 2 the 3 first 3 first 4 time 4 time 5 in 5 in 7 life 6 his 7 life 7 life 11 . so he hunted and hunted and was unhappy . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 hunted 3 hunted 4 and 4 and 5 hunted 5 hunted 6 and 6 and 7 was 7 was 8 unhappy 8 unhappy 9 . he lost his appetite . 1 he 2 lost 2 lost 3 his 3 his 4 appetite 4 appetite 5 . he slept little . 1 he 2 slept 2 slept 3 little 2 slept 4 . he roamed about uneasily , looking , listening , testing [every] [merry] [little] [breeze] , but all in vain . 1 he 2 roamed 1 he 15 , 2 roamed 3 about 2 roamed 4 uneasily 4 uneasily 10 testing 5 , 6 looking 5 , 7 , 7 , 8 listening 7 , 10 testing 8 listening 9 , 15 , 16 but 16 but 17 all 17 all 18 in 18 in 19 vain 19 vain 20 . then , one [never-to-be-forgotten] night , as he drank at the [laughing] [brook] , a strange feeling swept over him . 1 then 2 , 2 , 3 one 3 one 5 night 5 night 6 , 6 , 7 as 7 as 8 he 8 he 9 drank 8 he 14 , 9 drank 10 at 10 at 11 the 14 , 15 a 15 a 16 strange 16 strange 17 feeling 17 feeling 18 swept 17 feeling 21 . 18 swept 19 over 18 swept 20 him it was the feeling of being watched . 1 it 2 was 1 it 8 . 2 was 3 the 3 the 4 feeling 4 feeling 6 being 5 of 6 being 6 being 7 watched lightfoot lifted his beautiful head and a slight movement [caught] his quick eye and drew it to a thicket not far away . 1 lightfoot 2 lifted 2 lifted 3 his 2 lifted 5 head 2 lifted 6 and 4 beautiful 5 head 6 and 8 slight 7 a 8 slight 8 slight 9 movement 9 movement 15 drew 11 his 12 quick 12 quick 13 eye 13 eye 14 and 14 and 15 drew 15 drew 16 it 16 it 17 to 17 to 18 a 18 a 19 thicket 19 thicket 20 not 20 not 21 far 20 not 23 . 21 far 22 away for a long minute [lightfoot] [stood] gazing . 1 for 2 a 1 for 4 minute 2 a 3 long 4 minute 7 gazing 7 gazing 8 . a pair of wonderful , great , soft eyes gazed back at him . 1 a 2 pair 2 pair 3 of 2 pair 4 wonderful 4 wonderful 5 , 5 , 8 soft 6 great 8 soft 7 , 8 soft 8 soft 9 eyes 9 eyes 10 gazed 10 gazed 11 back 10 gazed 12 at 12 at 13 him 13 him 14 . then that beautiful head disappeared [.] 1 then 5 disappeared 2 that 3 beautiful 3 beautiful 4 head 4 head 5 disappeared with a mighty bound , [lightfoot] cleared the [laughing] [brook] and rushed over to the thicket in which that beautiful head had disappeared . 1 with 2 a 2 a 3 mighty 3 mighty 4 bound 4 bound 5 , 5 , 7 cleared 7 cleared 14 to 8 the 11 and 11 and 12 rushed 12 rushed 13 over 13 over 14 to 14 to 15 the 15 the 16 thicket 16 thicket 17 in 17 in 18 which 18 which 19 that 19 that 20 beautiful 20 beautiful 21 head 21 head 23 disappeared 21 head 24 . 22 had 23 disappeared he plunged in , but there was no one there . 1 he 2 plunged 2 plunged 3 in 3 in 4 , 4 , 5 but 5 but 6 there 6 there 7 was 7 was 8 no 8 no 9 one 9 one 10 there 10 there 11 . frantically [he] searched , but that thicket was empty . 1 frantically 3 searched 3 searched 4 , 4 , 5 but 5 but 6 that 6 that 7 thicket 7 thicket 8 was 8 was 9 empty 9 empty 10 . then he stood still and listened . 1 then 2 he 2 he 6 listened 3 stood 4 still 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 2 was 2 was 4 still 3 as 4 still 4 still 5 as 4 still 7 there 5 as 6 if 7 there 9 no 8 were 9 no 9 no 11 living 10 other 11 living 11 living 12 things 11 living 18 . 13 in 15 the 15 the 18 . the beautiful stranger had slipped away as silently as a shadow . 1 the 2 beautiful 2 beautiful 3 stranger 3 stranger 4 had 3 stranger 5 slipped 3 stranger 11 shadow 5 slipped 6 away 7 as 8 silently 8 silently 11 shadow 9 as 10 a 10 a 11 shadow 11 shadow 12 . all the rest of that [night] [lightfoot] searched [through] the [green] [forest] but his search was in vain . 1 all 2 the 1 all 4 of 2 the 3 rest 4 of 5 that 5 that 8 searched 8 searched 10 the 10 the 19 . 13 but 18 vain 14 his 15 search 15 search 16 was 16 was 17 in 17 in 18 vain 18 vain 19 . the longing to find that beautiful stranger had become so great that he fairly ached with it . 1 the 2 longing 2 longing 3 to 3 to 7 stranger 4 find 7 stranger 5 that 6 beautiful 6 beautiful 7 stranger 7 stranger 8 had 7 stranger 13 he 8 had 9 become 10 so 12 that 11 great 12 that 12 that 13 he 13 he 14 fairly 14 fairly 15 ached 15 ached 16 with 15 ached 17 it 17 it 18 . it seemed to him that until he found her he could know no happiness . 1 it 2 seemed 2 seemed 4 him 3 to 4 him 4 him 5 that 4 him 10 he 5 that 6 until 5 that 9 her 6 until 7 he 7 he 8 found 10 he 11 could 11 could 13 no 12 know 13 no 13 no 14 happiness 14 happiness 15 . [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 15 . but it was a very different game from the one he had played just a short time before . 1 but 2 it 2 it 3 was 3 was 4 a 4 a 5 very 5 very 6 different 6 different 7 game 7 game 13 played 8 from 9 the 9 the 10 one 9 the 11 he 11 he 12 had 11 he 13 played 13 played 14 just 14 just 18 before 15 a 16 short 16 short 17 time 17 time 18 before 18 before 19 . now , he was " it " , and some one else was doing the hiding . 1 now 2 , 2 , 17 . 3 he 4 was 3 he 16 hiding 3 he 17 . 4 was 5 " 5 " 7 " 6 it 7 " 7 " 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 some 10 some 11 one 11 one 12 else 12 else 13 was 13 was 14 doing 14 doing 15 the at [times] [lightfoot] would lose his temper . 1 at 7 temper 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 , 6 would 6 would 7 lose 7 lose 8 his 8 his 9 temper 9 temper 10 . that was a foolish thing to do , but it seemed to him that he just couldn't help it . 1 that 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 foolish 4 foolish 5 thing 5 thing 6 to 6 to 7 do 7 do 8 , 8 , 9 but 9 but 10 it 10 it 11 seemed 11 seemed 12 to 12 to 13 him 13 him 14 that 14 that 15 he 15 he 16 just 16 just 17 couldn't 17 couldn't 18 help 18 help 19 it 18 help 20 . more than once when he did this a pair of great , soft , gentle eyes were watching him , though he didn't know it . 1 more 2 than 2 than 3 once 3 once 4 when 4 when 7 this 5 he 6 did 6 did 7 this 7 this 8 a 8 a 9 pair 9 pair 10 of 9 pair 13 soft 11 great 13 soft 12 , 13 soft 13 soft 14 , 13 soft 15 gentle 15 gentle 16 eyes 16 eyes 17 were 17 were 18 watching 18 watching 19 him 19 him 21 though 20 , 21 though 21 though 22 he 21 though 23 didn't 23 didn't 24 know 24 know 25 it 25 it 26 . at [other] [times] [lightfoot] would steal about through the [green] [forest] [as] noiselessly [as] [a] [shadow] . 1 at 13 noiselessly 5 would 6 steal 6 steal 7 about 6 steal 8 through 8 through 9 the 9 the 13 noiselessly 13 noiselessly 17 . he would peer into thickets and behind tangles of fallen trees and brush piles , hoping to [surprise] the one he sought . 1 he 22 sought 2 would 3 peer 3 peer 4 into 4 into 5 thickets 5 thickets 6 and 5 thickets 8 tangles 7 behind 8 tangles 8 tangles 9 of 8 tangles 14 piles 9 of 10 fallen 10 fallen 11 trees 11 trees 12 and 12 and 13 brush 14 piles 15 , 15 , 16 hoping 16 hoping 17 to 17 to 19 the 19 the 20 one 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 2 he 1 perhaps 3 would 3 would 4 come 3 would 7 thicket 4 come 5 to 5 to 6 the 6 the 7 thicket 7 thicket 8 which 7 thicket 17 left 7 thicket 18 only 8 which 11 from 9 he 10 knew 10 knew 11 from 11 from 12 the 13 signs 14 the 14 the 15 stranger 15 stranger 16 had 16 had 17 left 18 only 22 before 19 a 20 few 20 few 21 moments 21 moments 22 before 22 before 23 . then his patience would vanish in impatience , and he would dash ahead , eager to catch up with the shy stranger . 1 then 2 his 2 his 3 patience 3 patience 7 impatience 4 would 5 vanish 5 vanish 6 in 6 in 7 impatience 7 impatience 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 12 dash 10 he 11 would 11 would 12 dash 12 dash 13 ahead 12 dash 17 catch 14 , 15 eager 15 eager 16 to 16 to 17 catch 17 catch 18 up 18 up 19 with 19 with 20 the 20 the 21 shy 21 shy 22 stranger 22 stranger 23 . but always it was in vain . 1 but 3 it 2 always 3 it 3 it 4 was 4 was 5 in 5 in 6 vain 6 vain 7 . he had thought himself very clever but this stranger was proving herself more clever . 1 he 2 had 1 he 4 himself 3 thought 4 himself 4 himself 5 very 5 very 6 clever 6 clever 14 clever 7 but 8 this 7 but 9 stranger 9 stranger 10 was 10 was 11 proving 11 proving 12 herself 12 herself 14 clever 13 more 14 clever 14 clever 15 . 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 3 it 3 it 4 wasn't 4 wasn't 5 long 5 long 6 before 6 before 7 all 6 before 15 knew 7 all 8 the 8 the 9 little 9 little 10 people 15 knew 16 what 16 what 17 was 17 was 18 going 18 going 19 on 19 on 20 . but now , instead of trying to help [lightfoot] as they did then , they gave him no help at all . 1 but 2 now 2 now 4 instead 2 now 15 they 3 , 4 instead 4 instead 5 of 4 instead 6 trying 6 trying 7 to 7 to 8 help 10 as 11 they 11 they 12 did 11 they 15 they 12 did 13 then 13 then 14 , 15 they 16 gave 16 gave 17 him 17 him 18 no 18 no 19 help 18 no 21 all 18 no 22 . 20 at 21 all the fact is , they were enjoying that game . 1 the 2 fact 2 fact 3 is 3 is 4 , 4 , 5 they 5 they 6 were 6 were 7 enjoying 7 enjoying 8 that 8 that 9 game 9 game 10 . mischievous [sammy] [jay] [even] [went] so far as to warn the stranger several times when [lightfoot] was approaching . 1 mischievous 6 so 6 so 7 far 7 far 8 as 8 as 9 to 9 to 10 warn 10 warn 12 stranger 11 the 12 stranger 12 stranger 13 several 13 several 14 times 14 times 15 when 15 when 17 was 17 was 18 approaching 18 approaching 19 . of course [lightfoot] [knew] [when] [sammy] did this , and each [time] he lost his temper . 1 of 2 course 1 of 8 this 2 course 7 did 8 this 9 , 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 each 11 each 16 temper 13 he 14 lost 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 2 the 2 the 3 time 3 time 4 being 4 being 5 , 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 quite 7 quite 8 forgot 8 forgot 9 all 9 all 10 that 10 that 25 . 12 had 13 done 13 done 14 for 13 done 16 when 14 for 15 him 16 when 17 he 16 when 18 was 18 was 20 one 19 the 20 one 20 one 21 that 21 that 22 was 22 was 24 hunted 22 was 25 . but when [buster] [grinned] good-naturedly at him , [lightfoot] thought better of it [and] bounded away to [continue] [his] [search] . 1 but 2 when 1 but 21 . 2 when 8 , 5 good-naturedly 6 at 6 at 7 him 7 him 8 , 10 thought 11 better 11 better 12 of 12 of 13 it 13 it 15 bounded 13 it 21 . 15 bounded 16 away 16 away 17 to 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 2 there 1 then 8 sulk 7 would 8 sulk 8 sulk 9 and 8 sulk 18 " 10 would 11 declare 11 declare 12 over 12 over 13 and 13 and 14 over 14 over 15 to 15 to 16 himself 16 himself 18 " 17 , 18 " 18 " 21 care 18 " 25 stranger 22 anything 23 about 23 about 25 stranger 24 that 25 stranger 25 stranger 26 . [chapter] [xxxiv] [a] [startling] [new] [footprint] he had stolen very softly down to the [laughing] [brook] , hoping to surprise the beautiful stranger drinking there . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 stolen 3 stolen 5 softly 3 stolen 6 down 3 stolen 16 beautiful 4 very 5 softly 6 down 7 to 7 to 8 the 11 , 12 hoping 12 hoping 13 to 12 hoping 14 surprise 14 surprise 15 the 14 surprise 16 beautiful 16 beautiful 19 there 16 beautiful 20 . 17 stranger 19 there 18 drinking 19 there she wasn't to be seen . 1 she 5 seen 1 she 6 . 2 wasn't 5 seen 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 seen almost at once he discovered fresh footprints . 1 almost 7 footprints 2 at 3 once 3 once 7 footprints 4 he 5 discovered 5 discovered 7 footprints 6 fresh 7 footprints 7 footprints 8 . they were not the prints he was looking for . 1 they 2 were 2 were 3 not 3 not 4 the 4 the 5 prints 5 prints 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 looking 8 looking 9 for 9 for 10 . no , [sir] , they were not the dainty prints he had learned to know so well . 1 no 2 , 1 no 10 prints 4 , 5 they 5 they 6 were 6 were 7 not 7 not 8 the 8 the 9 dainty 9 dainty 10 prints 10 prints 11 he 10 prints 15 know 11 he 12 had 13 learned 14 to 14 to 15 know 15 know 17 well 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 2 were 2 were 3 prints 3 prints 4 very 3 prints 7 size 3 prints 9 his 3 prints 12 ones 3 prints 15 they 3 prints 19 only 4 very 5 near 6 the 7 size 7 size 8 of 9 his 10 own 11 big 12 ones 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 they 16 had 17 been 17 been 18 made 18 made 19 only 19 only 20 a 19 only 23 before 21 short 22 time 22 time 23 before 23 before 24 . the finding of [those] prints was a dreadful shock to [lightfoot] . 1 the 2 finding 1 the 5 prints 2 finding 3 of 5 prints 6 was 6 was 7 a 7 a 8 dreadful 8 dreadful 9 shock 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 6 meant 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 2 meant 3 that 3 that 21 . 4 a 5 second 4 a 21 . 5 second 15 who 6 stranger 7 had 7 had 8 come 8 come 13 , 13 , 15 who 15 who 16 had 16 had 17 antlers 17 antlers 18 like 18 like 20 own 19 his 20 own jealousy took possession of [lightfoot] the [deer] ; jealousy that filled his heart with rage . 1 jealousy 3 possession 1 jealousy 9 jealousy 2 took 3 possession 3 possession 4 of 4 of 6 the 8 ; 9 jealousy 9 jealousy 10 that 10 that 11 filled 10 that 12 his 10 that 15 rage 10 that 16 . 12 his 13 heart 14 with 15 rage " he has come here to seek that [beautiful] [stranger] [i] have been hunting for , " thought [lightfoot] . 1 " 3 has 1 " 4 come 2 he 3 has 4 come 5 here 5 here 6 to 6 to 7 seek 7 seek 14 hunting 8 that 12 have 12 have 13 been 13 been 14 hunting 14 hunting 15 for 15 for 20 . 16 , 17 " 16 , 20 . 17 " 18 thought " he has come here to try to steal her away from me . 1 " 4 come 1 " 13 me 2 he 3 has 2 he 4 come 4 come 5 here 5 here 6 to 7 try 8 to 8 to 9 steal 9 steal 10 her 10 her 13 me 11 away 12 from 12 from 13 me 13 me 14 . he has no right here in my [green] [forest] . 1 he 2 has 1 he 10 . 2 has 3 no 3 no 4 right 4 right 5 here 5 here 6 in 6 in 7 my that is where that beautiful stranger must have come from , too . 1 that 3 where 2 is 3 where 3 where 5 beautiful 3 where 10 from 4 that 5 beautiful 5 beautiful 6 stranger 7 must 8 have 8 have 9 come 9 come 10 from 10 from 11 , 11 , 12 too 12 too 13 . i want her [to] stay , but [i] must drive this fellow out . 1 i 2 want 2 want 3 her 3 her 5 stay 3 her 10 drive 5 stay 6 , 6 , 7 but 9 must 10 drive 10 drive 13 out 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 5 fight 4 him 5 fight 5 fight 6 . that 's [what] [i] ['ll] [do] [;] [i] 'll make him fight ! 1 that 2 's 2 's 13 ! 9 'll 10 make 10 make 12 fight 11 him 12 fight 12 fight 13 ! i 'm not afraid of him , but [i] 'll make him fear me . " 1 i 2 'm 2 'm 3 not 3 not 4 afraid 4 afraid 5 of 5 of 6 him 6 him 7 , 6 him 16 " 7 , 8 but 8 but 10 'll 10 'll 11 make 11 make 12 him 13 fear 14 me 14 me 15 . 15 . 16 " lightfoot stamped his feet and with his great antlers thrashed the bushes as if he felt that they were the enemy he sought . 1 lightfoot 2 stamped 2 stamped 5 and 3 his 5 and 4 feet 5 and 5 and 6 with 6 with 9 antlers 7 his 8 great 8 great 9 antlers 9 antlers 10 thrashed 10 thrashed 12 bushes 11 the 12 bushes 12 bushes 13 as 13 as 14 if 14 if 15 he 15 he 16 felt 15 he 19 were 17 that 18 they 18 they 19 were 19 were 21 enemy 20 the 21 enemy 21 enemy 23 sought 22 he 23 sought 23 sought 24 . could you have looked into his great eyes then , you would have found nothing soft and beautiful about them . 1 could 2 you 1 could 3 have 1 could 12 would 3 have 4 looked 4 looked 5 into 5 into 8 eyes 6 his 8 eyes 7 great 8 eyes 8 eyes 9 then 9 then 10 , 10 , 11 you 12 would 13 have 13 have 14 found 14 found 15 nothing 15 nothing 16 soft 16 soft 17 and 17 and 18 beautiful 18 beautiful 20 them 19 about 20 them 20 them 21 . they became almost red with anger . 1 they 2 became 2 became 3 almost 2 became 4 red 4 red 5 with 5 with 6 anger 6 anger 7 . 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 2 hair 2 hair 8 neck 3 on 4 the 4 the 6 of 5 back 6 of 6 of 7 his 7 his 8 neck 8 neck 9 stood 9 stood 10 up 10 up 11 . lightfoot [the] [deer] looked [anything] [but] gentle . 1 lightfoot 4 looked 4 looked 7 gentle 7 gentle 8 . then he leaped over the [laughing] [brook] and once more began to search through the [green] [forest] . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 leaped 2 he 3 leaped 3 leaped 4 over 3 leaped 11 began 3 leaped 14 through 3 leaped 18 . 4 over 5 the 8 and 9 once 9 once 10 more 9 once 11 began 11 began 12 to 12 to 13 search 14 through 15 the but this time it was not for the beautiful stranger with the dainty feet . 1 but 2 this 2 this 3 time 3 time 4 it 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 not 6 not 7 for 7 for 8 the 8 the 9 beautiful 9 beautiful 10 stranger 10 stranger 13 dainty 11 with 12 the 11 with 13 dainty 12 the 13 dainty 13 dainty 14 feet 14 feet 15 . he had no time to think of her now . 1 he 8 her 2 had 3 no 3 no 4 time 4 time 8 her 5 to 8 her 6 think 7 of 6 think 8 her 8 her 9 now 9 now 10 . he must first find this newcomer and he meant to waste no time in doing it . 1 he 2 must 2 must 3 first 3 first 4 find 4 find 6 newcomer 5 this 6 newcomer 6 newcomer 7 and 7 and 8 he 8 he 9 meant 9 meant 10 to 10 to 11 waste 11 waste 17 . 12 no 13 time 13 time 14 in 14 in 15 doing 15 doing 16 it 16 it 17 . [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 2 his 3 search 3 search 22 . 4 for 5 the 5 the 7 stranger 7 stranger 8 who 8 who 9 had 9 had 10 come 10 come 11 to 11 to 12 the 12 the 15 , 15 , 17 the 17 the 21 reckless 17 the 22 . 19 was 20 wholly 20 wholly 21 reckless he bounded along , careless of how much noise he made . 1 he 9 noise 2 bounded 3 along 2 bounded 5 careless 2 bounded 9 noise 3 along 4 , 6 of 7 how 7 how 8 much 8 much 9 noise 9 noise 10 he 9 noise 11 made 11 made 12 . after such exhibitions of anger he would pause to listen , hoping to hear some sound which would tell him where the stranger was . 1 after 3 exhibitions 2 such 3 exhibitions 3 exhibitions 4 of 4 of 5 anger 5 anger 7 would 6 he 7 would 7 would 8 pause 7 would 10 listen 9 to 10 listen 10 listen 15 some 11 , 12 hoping 12 hoping 13 to 12 hoping 15 some 13 to 14 hear 15 some 16 sound 16 sound 17 which 17 which 20 him 18 would 19 tell 19 tell 20 him 20 him 21 where 21 where 22 the 21 where 24 was 21 where 25 . 23 stranger 24 was each time he [found] [these] signs [lightfoot] 's rage [increased] . 1 each 2 time 2 time 3 he 3 he 6 signs 3 he 11 . 8 's 9 rage 9 rage 11 . of course it didn't take [sammy] [jay] long to discover what was going on . 1 of 2 course 1 of 15 . 2 course 3 it 4 didn't 5 take 5 take 8 long 8 long 9 to 9 to 10 discover 10 discover 11 what 11 what 14 on 12 was 13 going 13 going 14 on 14 on 15 . there is little that escapes those sharp eyes of [sammy] [jay] . 1 there 2 is 1 there 12 . 2 is 4 that 3 little 4 that 4 that 5 escapes 5 escapes 6 those 6 those 7 sharp 7 sharp 8 eyes 8 eyes 9 of then , by chance , [sammy] had visited the [laughing] [brook] just as the [big] stranger had come down there to drink . 1 then 2 , 1 then 5 , 2 , 3 by 3 by 4 chance 5 , 23 . 7 had 8 visited 7 had 22 drink 8 visited 9 the 12 just 13 as 13 as 14 the 14 the 16 stranger 16 stranger 17 had 17 had 18 come 18 come 19 down 19 down 20 there 20 there 21 to 21 to 22 drink 22 drink 23 . for [once] [sammy] had kept his tongue [still] [.] 1 for 4 had 4 had 7 tongue 5 kept 6 his 6 his 7 tongue " there is going to be excitement here when [lightfoot] discovers this [fellow] , " [thought] [sammy] . 1 " 2 there 1 " 15 " 2 there 3 is 2 there 7 excitement 3 is 4 going 4 going 5 to 5 to 7 excitement 6 be 7 excitement 7 excitement 8 here 8 here 9 when 9 when 11 discovers 12 this 14 , 14 , 15 " 15 " 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 " 25 . 2 if 3 they 4 ever 5 meet 5 meet 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 9 have 9 have 10 a 10 a 11 feeling 11 feeling 12 that 11 feeling 22 fight 12 that 13 they 14 will 22 fight 15 , 18 going 15 , 22 fight 16 there 17 is 17 is 18 going 18 going 19 to 18 going 20 be 21 a 22 fight 22 fight 23 worth 23 worth 24 seeing 24 seeing 25 . i must pass the word around . " 1 i 2 must 2 must 3 pass 3 pass 4 the 4 the 5 word 4 the 7 . 5 word 6 around 7 . 8 " so [sammy] [jay] hunted up his cousin , [blacky] the [crow] , and told him what he had discovered . 1 so 4 hunted 4 hunted 5 up 5 up 20 . 6 his 7 cousin 7 cousin 8 , 8 , 10 the 10 the 12 , 12 , 13 and 13 and 19 discovered 13 and 20 . 14 told 15 him 14 told 16 what 16 what 17 he 17 he 18 had 18 had 19 discovered then he hunted up [bobby] [coon] and told him . 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 hunted 3 hunted 4 up 4 up 7 and 7 and 8 told 8 told 9 him 9 him 10 . he saw [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] sitting in the doorway of his hollow tree and [told] him . 1 he 2 saw 1 he 17 him 2 saw 7 sitting 7 sitting 8 in 8 in 9 the 9 the 10 doorway 10 doorway 13 hollow 11 of 12 his 12 his 13 hollow 13 hollow 14 tree 14 tree 15 and 17 him 18 . he discovered [jumper] the [hare] sitting [under] a [little] hemlock-tree and told him . 1 he 2 discovered 1 he 8 a 2 discovered 4 the 4 the 6 sitting 8 a 10 hemlock-tree 10 hemlock-tree 11 and 11 and 12 told 12 told 13 him 13 him 14 . then he flew over to the dear [old] [briar-patch] to [tell] [peter] [rabbit] [.] 1 then 2 he 1 then 10 to 2 he 3 flew 3 flew 4 over 4 over 5 to 5 to 6 the 6 the 7 dear sammy didn't forget to tell [paddy] the [beaver] , but it was no news to [paddy] . 1 sammy 2 didn't 2 didn't 3 forget 3 forget 4 to 4 to 5 tell 5 tell 7 the 7 the 17 . 9 , 10 but 9 , 17 . 10 but 11 it 11 it 12 was 12 was 13 no 13 no 14 news 14 news 15 to paddy had seen the big stranger on the edge of his pond early the night before . 1 paddy 2 had 1 paddy 12 pond 2 had 3 seen 3 seen 4 the 4 the 6 stranger 5 big 6 stranger 7 on 8 the 8 the 9 edge 9 edge 10 of 9 edge 12 pond 10 of 11 his 11 his 12 pond 12 pond 13 early 13 early 15 night 14 the 15 night 15 night 16 before 16 before 17 . of course , [lightfoot] [knew] [nothing] [about] all this . 1 of 2 course 1 of 8 all 2 course 3 , 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 2 one 2 one 3 thought 3 thought 4 was 4 was 5 to 5 to 6 find 6 find 7 that 7 that 9 stranger 9 stranger 25 . 10 and 11 drive 11 drive 17 , 17 , 18 and 17 , 25 . 18 and 19 so 19 so 20 he 20 he 21 continued 21 continued 22 his 21 continued 23 search 23 search 24 tirelessly [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 3 was 4 bubbling 4 bubbling 5 over 5 over 6 with 6 with 7 excitement 7 excitement 8 as 8 as 9 he 8 as 10 flew 10 flew 11 about 11 about 12 through 12 through 17 following 13 the 17 following 17 following 21 . he was so excited he wanted to scream . 1 he 2 was 1 he 5 he 2 was 3 so 3 so 4 excited 5 he 6 wanted 6 wanted 7 to 7 to 8 scream 8 scream 9 . but he didn't . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 didn't 3 didn't 4 . he kept his tongue still . 1 he 2 kept 2 kept 3 his 3 his 4 tongue 4 tongue 5 still 5 still 6 . you see , he didn't want [lightfoot] to know that he was being followed . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 didn't 5 didn't 6 want 6 want 8 to 8 to 9 know 9 know 10 that 10 that 11 he 11 he 12 was 12 was 13 being 13 being 14 followed 13 being 15 . under that pointed cap of [sammy] [jay] 's are quick wits . 1 under 2 that 1 under 3 pointed 3 pointed 4 cap 3 pointed 11 wits 5 of 8 's 8 's 9 are 9 are 11 wits 10 quick 11 wits 11 wits 12 . lightfoot made so much noise that it was quite easy to know just where he was and to keep out of his sight . 1 lightfoot 2 made 1 lightfoot 14 where 2 made 5 noise 3 so 4 much 4 much 5 noise 5 noise 6 that 7 it 8 was 7 it 10 easy 8 was 9 quite 10 easy 11 to 11 to 12 know 12 know 13 just 13 just 14 where 14 where 16 was 14 where 17 and 15 he 16 was 17 and 18 to 18 to 19 keep 19 keep 20 out 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 3 stranger 3 stranger 4 is 4 is 6 as 6 as 8 as 7 big 8 as 10 , 11 but 11 but 12 it 12 it 13 is 12 it 21 fight 13 is 14 very 14 very 15 plain 16 that 17 he 17 he 18 doesn't 18 doesn't 19 want 19 want 20 to 20 to 21 fight 21 fight 26 . 22 , 23 " 22 , 26 . 23 " 24 thought " he must be a coward . " 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 must 3 must 4 be 4 be 5 a 5 a 6 coward 6 coward 7 . 7 . 8 " now the truth is , [the] stranger was not a coward . 1 now 4 is 2 the 3 truth 3 truth 4 is 4 is 5 , 5 , 7 stranger 7 stranger 8 was 8 was 9 not 9 not 10 a 10 a 11 coward 11 coward 12 . he was ready and willing to fight if he had to , but if he could avoid fighting he meant to . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 ready 3 ready 4 and 4 and 5 willing 5 willing 6 to 6 to 7 fight 7 fight 8 if 8 if 9 he 9 he 10 had 10 had 11 to 11 to 12 , 12 , 13 but 13 but 14 if 14 if 15 he 14 if 18 fighting 16 could 17 avoid 17 avoid 18 fighting 18 fighting 19 he 19 he 20 meant 20 meant 21 to 21 to 22 . you see , big as he was , he wasn't quite so [big] as [lightfoot] , and he knew it . 1 you 2 see 2 see 3 , 3 , 5 as 4 big 5 as 5 as 6 he 5 as 8 , 6 he 7 was 8 , 9 he 8 , 21 . 9 he 10 wasn't 10 wasn't 12 so 11 quite 12 so 14 as 16 , 16 , 17 and 17 and 18 he 18 he 19 knew 19 knew 20 it 20 it 21 . he had [seen] [lightfoot] ['s] [big] footprints , and [from] their size he [knew] that [lightfoot] must be bigger and heavier than he . 1 he 2 had 1 he 13 he 2 had 12 size 7 footprints 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 their 11 their 12 size 13 he 23 he 15 that 17 must 17 must 18 be 18 be 19 bigger 19 bigger 20 and 20 and 21 heavier 21 heavier 22 than 22 than 23 he 23 he 24 . then , too , he knew that he really had no right to be [there] in the [green] [forest] . 1 then 2 , 1 then 4 , 2 , 3 too 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 knew 6 knew 7 that 7 that 9 really 8 he 9 really 9 really 10 had 10 had 11 no 11 no 12 right 12 right 13 to 13 to 14 be 14 be 16 in 16 in 17 the 17 the 20 . that was [lightfoot] 's home and so he was an intruder . 1 that 2 was 1 that 12 . 2 was 11 intruder 4 's 5 home 5 home 6 and 6 and 7 so 7 so 8 he 8 he 9 was 9 was 10 an 10 an 11 intruder he knew that [lightfoot] [would] [feel] [this] way about it and that [this] would make him fight all the harder . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 21 . 3 that 20 harder 8 way 9 about 9 about 10 it 10 it 11 and 11 and 12 that 12 that 14 would 14 would 15 make 15 make 16 him 15 make 17 fight 17 fight 18 all 18 all 19 the 19 the 20 harder so the big stranger wanted to avoid a fight if possible . 1 so 4 stranger 2 the 3 big 3 big 4 stranger 4 stranger 9 fight 5 wanted 6 to 5 wanted 7 avoid 7 avoid 9 fight 8 a 9 fight 9 fight 10 if 10 if 11 possible 11 possible 12 . but he wanted still more to find [that] [beautiful] [young] [visitor] with the dainty [feet] [for] [whom] [lightfoot] had been looking . 1 but 3 wanted 2 he 3 wanted 3 wanted 5 more 3 wanted 6 to 4 still 5 more 6 to 7 find 7 find 12 with 12 with 13 the 13 the 14 dainty 14 dainty 22 . 19 had 20 been 19 had 22 . 20 been 21 looking if he had to , he would fight for her , but until he had to he would keep out of the fight . 1 if 2 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 to 4 to 5 , 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 would 7 would 8 fight 8 fight 23 fight 9 for 10 her 10 her 11 , 11 , 12 but 12 but 13 until 13 until 14 he 13 until 17 he 15 had 16 to 16 to 17 he 17 he 18 would 18 would 19 keep 19 keep 20 out 19 keep 21 of 19 keep 23 fight 20 out 21 of 21 of 22 the 22 the 23 fight 23 fight 24 . so he dodged [lightfoot] and at the same time looked for the beautiful stranger . 1 so 2 he 2 he 3 dodged 3 dodged 5 and 5 and 10 looked 6 at 8 same 6 at 10 looked 7 the 8 same 8 same 9 time 10 looked 11 for 11 for 13 beautiful 11 for 14 stranger 12 the 13 beautiful 14 stranger 15 . all this [sammy] [jay] guessed , and after a [while] he grew tired of following [lightfoot] [for] [nothing] . 1 all 2 this 1 all 6 , 2 this 5 guessed 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 after 8 after 9 a 8 after 19 . 9 a 15 following 11 he 12 grew 12 grew 13 tired 13 tired 14 of 14 of 15 following " [i] 'll have to take a hand in [this] thing [myself] , " muttered [sammy] . 1 " 9 in 1 " 13 , 1 " 14 " 3 'll 4 have 4 have 5 to 5 to 6 take 6 take 8 hand 7 a 8 hand 8 hand 9 in 9 in 11 thing 14 " 15 muttered 15 muttered 17 . " at this rate , [lightfoot] never will find that [big] stranger ! " 1 " 5 , 1 " 14 " 2 at 3 this 2 at 4 rate 4 rate 5 , 7 never 8 will 8 will 9 find 9 find 10 that 10 that 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 6 and 7 began 7 began 8 to 8 to 9 search 9 search 10 through 10 through 11 the 11 the 15 the it didn't take very long to find him . 1 it 5 long 2 didn't 3 take 2 didn't 5 long 4 very 5 long 5 long 7 find 6 to 7 find 7 find 8 him 8 him 9 . he was [over] near the pond of [paddy] the [beaver] . 1 he 2 was 2 was 4 near 4 near 5 the 5 the 6 pond 6 pond 7 of 7 of 9 the 9 the 11 . as soon as he saw him , [sammy] began to scream at the top of his lungs . 1 as 2 soon 2 soon 3 as 3 as 4 he 4 he 5 saw 5 saw 6 him 6 him 7 , 7 , 14 top 9 began 10 to 10 to 11 scream 11 scream 12 at 12 at 13 the 13 the 14 top 14 top 15 of 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 4 top 4 top 7 ridge 5 of 6 the 6 the 7 ridge 7 ridge 8 back 8 back 9 of 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 pond 11 pond 12 of 11 pond 25 rage 11 pond 26 . 12 of 14 the 16 plunged 18 the 16 plunged 20 , 20 , 23 blazing 21 his 22 eyes 22 eyes 23 blazing 23 blazing 24 with 24 with 25 rage 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 5 screaming 9 . he knew that somewhere down there was the big stranger he had been looking for . 1 he 2 knew 2 knew 3 that 2 knew 4 somewhere 4 somewhere 5 down 4 somewhere 7 was 6 there 7 was 7 was 8 the 7 was 10 stranger 7 was 11 he 9 big 10 stranger 11 he 12 had 12 had 13 been 13 been 14 looking 14 looking 15 for 15 for 16 . the big stranger had understood [sammy] ['s] [screaming] quite as well as [lightfoot] [.] 1 the 2 big 2 big 3 stranger 3 stranger 4 had 4 had 5 understood 5 understood 9 quite 9 quite 10 as 10 as 11 well 11 well 12 as he must fight . 1 he 2 must 2 must 3 fight 3 fight 4 . there was no way out of it , he must fight . 1 there 3 no 2 was 3 no 3 no 4 way 4 way 5 out 5 out 6 of 6 of 7 it 7 it 8 , 8 , 9 he 9 he 10 must 10 must 11 fight 11 fight 12 . the hair on the back of his neck stood up with anger just as did the hair on the neck of [lightfoot] . 1 the 2 hair 2 hair 3 on 2 hair 8 neck 2 hair 17 hair 3 on 4 the 4 the 5 back 6 of 7 his 7 his 8 neck 8 neck 9 stood 10 up 11 with 11 with 12 anger 12 anger 13 just 13 just 14 as 14 as 15 did 15 did 16 the 15 did 17 hair 17 hair 18 on 18 on 19 the 19 the 20 neck 19 the 23 . 20 neck 21 of his eyes [also] blazed . 1 his 2 eyes 2 eyes 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 2 bounded 3 out 3 out 4 into 4 into 5 a 4 into 11 pond 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 open 9 by 10 the 10 the 11 pond 11 pond 12 of 12 of 14 the 14 the 16 and 16 and 19 waited 17 there 18 he 18 he 19 waited 19 waited 20 . meanwhile [sammy] [jay] was flying about in the greatest excitement , screaming at the top of his lungs , " a fight ! 1 meanwhile 4 was 4 was 5 flying 5 flying 6 about 6 about 7 in 7 in 8 the 8 the 9 greatest 9 greatest 10 excitement 10 excitement 11 , 11 , 15 top 12 screaming 13 at 13 at 14 the 14 the 15 top 15 top 16 of 16 of 17 his 17 his 18 lungs 18 lungs 19 , 19 , 20 " 20 " 23 ! 21 a 22 fight 22 fight 23 ! a fight ! 1 a 2 fight 2 fight 3 ! a fight ! " 1 a 2 fight 2 fight 3 ! 3 ! 4 " everybody who was near enough hurried there . 1 everybody 2 who 2 who 3 was 2 who 5 enough 4 near 5 enough 5 enough 6 hurried 6 hurried 7 there 7 there 8 . bobby [coon] [and] [unc] ['] [billy] [possum] [climbed] trees from which they could see and at the same time be safe . 1 bobby 16 at 9 trees 10 from 10 from 11 which 11 which 15 and 12 they 13 could 13 could 14 see 14 see 15 and 15 and 16 at 16 at 19 time 16 at 20 be 16 at 22 . 17 the 18 same 18 same 19 time 20 be 21 safe billy [mink] hurried to a safe place on the dam of [paddy] the [beaver] . 1 billy 3 hurried 3 hurried 4 to 4 to 5 a 5 a 6 safe 5 a 10 dam 6 safe 7 place 8 on 9 the 9 the 10 dam 10 dam 15 . 11 of 13 the 13 the 15 . paddy himself climbed up on the roof of his house out in the pond . 1 paddy 2 himself 2 himself 3 climbed 3 climbed 4 up 4 up 5 on 5 on 6 the 6 the 7 roof 7 roof 8 of 7 roof 10 house 9 his 10 house 10 house 11 out 11 out 12 in 12 in 13 the 13 the 14 pond 14 pond 15 . buster [bear] shuffled down the hill and watched from the other side of the pond . 1 buster 6 hill 3 shuffled 4 down 4 down 5 the 5 the 6 hill 6 hill 15 pond 7 and 8 watched 8 watched 9 from 9 from 10 the 10 the 11 other 11 other 12 side 12 side 13 of 13 of 14 the 14 the 15 pond 15 pond 16 . reddy and [granny] [fox] were both there . 1 reddy 2 and 1 reddy 6 both 5 were 6 both 6 both 7 there 7 there 8 . then , snorting with rage , they lowered their heads and plunged together . 1 then 2 , 2 , 3 snorting 3 snorting 4 with 4 with 5 rage 5 rage 6 , 5 rage 11 and 6 , 7 they 7 they 8 lowered 8 lowered 9 their 9 their 10 heads 11 and 12 plunged 12 plunged 13 together 13 together 14 . their antlers [clashed] with a noise that rang through the [green] [forest] , and both fell to [their] knees . 1 their 2 antlers 1 their 13 , 2 antlers 4 with 4 with 5 a 5 a 6 noise 6 noise 7 that 7 that 8 rang 8 rang 9 through 9 through 10 the 13 , 14 and 14 and 16 fell 15 both 16 fell 16 fell 17 to 17 to 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 3 separated 2 they 3 separated 3 separated 4 and 4 and 5 backed 5 backed 6 away 5 backed 13 again 6 away 7 , 7 , 8 to 8 to 9 repeat 9 repeat 10 the 10 the 11 movement 11 movement 12 over 13 again 14 . it was a terrible fight . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 terrible 4 terrible 5 fight 5 fight 6 . everybody said so . 1 everybody 2 said 2 said 3 so 3 so 4 . if they had not known before , everybody knew now what those great antlers were for . 1 if 2 they 2 they 3 had 2 they 4 not 2 they 5 known 2 they 8 everybody 5 known 6 before 6 before 7 , 8 everybody 9 knew 9 knew 10 now 10 now 11 what 11 what 16 for 11 what 17 . 12 those 14 antlers 12 those 15 were 13 great 14 antlers 15 were 16 for it only made [lightfoot] [fight] harder . 1 it 2 only 1 it 3 made 3 made 6 harder 6 harder 7 . sometimes they would rear up and strike with their sharp hoofs [.] 1 sometimes 11 hoofs 2 they 3 would 2 they 9 their 3 would 4 rear 4 rear 5 up 6 and 7 strike 7 strike 8 with 8 with 9 their 9 their 11 hoofs 10 sharp 11 hoofs back and forth they plunged , and the ground was torn up by their feet . 1 back 2 and 1 back 3 forth 3 forth 4 they 4 they 5 plunged 4 they 14 their 5 plunged 6 , 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 the 8 the 9 ground 9 ground 10 was 10 was 11 torn 11 torn 12 up 12 up 13 by 14 their 15 feet 15 feet 16 . both were getting out of breath , and from time to time they had to stop for a moment 's rest . 1 both 2 were 1 both 3 getting 1 both 11 to 1 both 13 they 1 both 14 had 3 getting 4 out 4 out 5 of 5 of 6 breath 6 breath 7 , 7 , 8 and 9 from 11 to 10 time 11 to 12 time 13 they 14 had 15 to 15 to 16 stop 16 stop 19 moment 17 for 18 a 18 a 19 moment 19 moment 20 's 19 moment 21 rest 21 rest 22 . then they would come together again more fiercely than ever . 1 then 2 they 2 they 5 together 3 would 4 come 4 come 5 together 5 together 8 fiercely 5 together 10 ever 6 again 7 more 7 more 8 fiercely 8 fiercely 9 than 10 ever 11 . never had such a fight [been] [seen] in the [green] [forest] . 1 never 3 such 2 had 3 such 3 such 4 a 4 a 5 fight 5 fight 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 12 other 2 was 3 filled 3 filled 6 rage 4 fully 5 with 5 with 6 rage 6 rage 7 and 7 and 8 determined 8 determined 10 drive 10 drive 12 other 11 the 12 other 12 other 13 from 13 from 14 the 14 the 17 . each [was] [fighting] [for] the [right] [to] [win] [the] [love] [of] [miss] [daintyfoot] [.] 1 each 5 the neither of them knew that [miss] [daintyfoot] [herself] was watching them . 1 neither 2 of 2 of 3 them 3 them 11 them 4 knew 5 that 5 that 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 4 stolen 2 she 3 had 2 she 4 stolen 3 had 4 stolen 4 stolen 5 forward 5 forward 6 to 6 to 8 thicket 7 a 8 thicket 8 thicket 20 . 9 where 10 , 10 , 11 safely 11 safely 12 hidden 12 hidden 13 , 13 , 14 she 14 she 15 could 15 could 16 watch 16 watch 17 that 17 that 18 terrible 18 terrible 19 fight 19 fight 20 . she knew that they were fighting for her . 1 she 2 knew 1 she 8 her 2 knew 3 that 4 they 5 were 5 were 6 fighting 6 fighting 7 for 7 for 8 her 8 her 9 . of course . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 . she knew it just as she had known how both had been hunting for her . 1 she 2 knew 2 knew 4 just 3 it 4 just 4 just 5 as 4 just 9 how 6 she 9 how 7 had 8 known 8 known 9 how 9 how 10 both 10 both 12 been 11 had 12 been 12 been 13 hunting 13 hunting 14 for 14 for 15 her 15 her 16 . what she didn't know for some time was which one she wanted to win that fight . 1 what 2 she 1 what 3 didn't 1 what 8 was 3 didn't 4 know 5 for 6 some 5 for 7 time 6 some 7 time 7 time 8 was 8 was 10 one 9 which 10 one 10 one 11 she 10 one 15 that 12 wanted 13 to 13 to 14 win 14 win 15 that 15 that 16 fight 16 fight 17 . both [lightfoot] [and] [the] [big] stranger were handsome . 1 both 7 were 1 both 8 handsome 1 both 9 . 6 stranger 7 were yes , indeed , they were very handsome . 1 yes 3 indeed 2 , 3 indeed 3 indeed 4 , 4 , 5 they 5 they 6 were 6 were 7 very 7 very 8 handsome 8 handsome 9 . lightfoot was just a little bit the bigger and it seemed to her just a little bit the handsomer . 1 lightfoot 8 bigger 2 was 3 just 3 just 4 a 4 a 5 little 4 a 6 bit 6 bit 8 bigger 7 the 8 bigger 8 bigger 9 and 8 bigger 19 handsomer 10 it 11 seemed 11 seemed 12 to 11 seemed 13 her 13 her 14 just 14 just 15 a 15 a 16 little 15 a 17 bit 17 bit 19 handsomer 18 the 19 handsomer 19 handsomer 20 . she almost wanted him to win . 1 she 2 almost 1 she 3 wanted 3 wanted 6 win 4 him 5 to 5 to 6 win 6 win 7 . that great fight lasted a long time . 1 that 2 great 2 great 3 fight 2 great 4 lasted 4 lasted 6 long 4 lasted 7 time 4 lasted 8 . 5 a 6 long to [pretty] [miss] [daintyfoot] it [seemed] that it never would end . 1 to 5 it 5 it 7 that 7 that 8 it 8 it 9 never 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 2 after 3 a 3 a 4 while 3 a 14 . 6 's 7 greater 7 greater 8 size 8 size 9 and 9 and 10 strength 10 strength 14 . little by little the big stranger was forced back towards the edge of the open place . 1 little 2 by 2 by 3 little 3 little 6 stranger 4 the 5 big 5 big 6 stranger 6 stranger 16 place 7 was 8 forced 8 forced 9 back 9 back 10 towards 9 back 16 place 10 towards 11 the 11 the 16 place 12 edge 13 of 13 of 14 the 14 the 16 place 15 open 16 place 16 place 17 . now he would be thrown to his knees when [lightfoot] [wasn't] . 1 now 2 he 1 now 12 . 2 he 7 his 3 would 4 be 4 be 5 thrown 5 thrown 6 to 6 to 7 his 7 his 8 knees 8 knees 9 when as [lightfoot] [saw] [this] , he seemed to gain new strength . 1 as 5 , 5 , 6 he 5 , 12 . 7 seemed 8 to 8 to 9 gain 9 gain 11 strength 10 new 11 strength 11 strength 12 . at last he caught the stranger in such a way that he threw him over . 1 at 2 last 2 last 3 he 2 last 4 caught 4 caught 5 the 4 caught 6 stranger 4 caught 11 that 7 in 8 such 8 such 9 a 8 such 11 that 10 way 11 that 11 that 12 he 12 he 13 threw 13 threw 14 him 14 him 15 over 15 over 16 . while the stranger struggled to get to his feet again , [lightfoot] 's sharp antlers made long tears in his gray coat . 1 while 2 the 1 while 4 struggled 1 while 11 , 1 while 16 made 2 the 3 stranger 5 to 6 get 6 get 7 to 7 to 8 his 8 his 9 feet 9 feet 10 again 10 again 11 , 13 's 16 made 14 sharp 15 antlers 15 antlers 16 made 16 made 18 tears 17 long 18 tears 18 tears 22 coat 18 tears 23 . 19 in 20 his 19 in 22 coat 20 his 22 coat 21 gray 22 coat the stranger was beaten and he knew it . 1 the 2 stranger 2 stranger 3 was 3 was 4 beaten 4 beaten 5 and 5 and 6 he 6 he 7 knew 7 knew 8 it 8 it 9 . the instant he succeeded in getting to his feet he turned tail and plunged for the shelter of the [green] [forest] . 1 the 2 instant 2 instant 3 he 2 instant 9 feet 4 succeeded 5 in 4 succeeded 6 getting 6 getting 9 feet 7 to 9 feet 8 his 9 feet 9 feet 11 turned 10 he 11 turned 11 turned 12 tail 11 turned 13 and 13 and 14 plunged 14 plunged 15 for 15 for 16 the 16 the 17 shelter 17 shelter 18 of 18 of 19 the 19 the 22 . with a snort of triumph , [lightfoot] [plunged] after him . 1 with 2 a 2 a 3 snort 3 snort 4 of 4 of 5 triumph 5 triumph 6 , 6 , 9 after 9 after 10 him 10 him 11 . but now that he was beaten , fear took possession of the stranger . 1 but 2 now 2 now 3 that 3 that 4 he 4 he 5 was 4 he 14 . 5 was 6 beaten 6 beaten 7 , 7 , 8 fear 9 took 10 possession 10 possession 11 of 11 of 12 the 12 the 13 stranger 13 stranger 14 . all desire to fight left him . 1 all 2 desire 2 desire 3 to 3 to 6 him 4 fight 6 him 5 left 6 him 6 him 7 . his one thought was to get away , and fear gave him speed . 1 his 2 one 1 his 13 speed 2 one 3 thought 3 thought 4 was 4 was 5 to 5 to 6 get 6 get 7 away 7 away 8 , 8 , 9 and 10 fear 11 gave 11 gave 12 him 11 gave 13 speed 13 speed 14 . straight [back] [towards] [the] [great] [mountain] [from] [which] he had come the [stranger] headed [.] 1 straight 14 headed 9 he 10 had 9 he 14 headed 10 had 11 come 11 come 12 the lightfoot followed only a short distance . 1 lightfoot 2 followed 2 followed 3 only 2 followed 7 . 3 only 4 a 3 only 6 distance 5 short 6 distance he knew that that stranger was going for good and would not come back . 1 he 2 knew 1 he 5 stranger 3 that 5 stranger 4 that 5 stranger 5 stranger 7 going 6 was 7 going 7 going 9 good 8 for 9 good 9 good 10 and 9 good 11 would 11 would 12 not 12 not 13 come 13 come 14 back 14 back 15 . then [lightfoot] turned back to the [open] place where they had fought . 1 then 13 . 3 turned 4 back 4 back 5 to 5 to 6 the 6 the 8 place 8 place 9 where 9 where 11 had 10 they 11 had 11 had 12 fought 12 fought 13 . there he threw up his beautiful head , crowned by its great antlers , and whistled a challenge to all the [green] [forest] . 1 there 2 he 2 he 3 threw 3 threw 4 up 4 up 5 his 5 his 7 head 6 beautiful 7 head 7 head 13 antlers 8 , 9 crowned 9 crowned 10 by 10 by 11 its 11 its 13 antlers 12 great 13 antlers 13 antlers 18 challenge 13 antlers 24 . 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 whistled 16 whistled 17 a 17 a 18 challenge 18 challenge 19 to 19 to 20 all 20 all 21 the as she looked at him , [miss] [daintyfoot] [knew] that she had wanted him to win . 1 as 2 she 2 she 3 looked 3 looked 4 at 4 at 5 him 5 him 6 , 6 , 10 that 10 that 11 she 11 she 12 had 12 had 13 wanted 13 wanted 14 him 13 wanted 16 win 14 him 15 to 15 to 16 win 16 win 17 . she knew that there simply couldn't be anybody else so handsome and strong and brave in all the [great] [world] . 1 she 2 knew 1 she 4 there 2 knew 3 that 4 there 5 simply 5 simply 6 couldn't 6 couldn't 7 be 6 couldn't 8 anybody 8 anybody 9 else 9 else 10 so 9 else 21 . 10 so 11 handsome 10 so 16 in 11 handsome 12 and 12 and 13 strong 13 strong 14 and 14 and 15 brave 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 2 adored 1 she 8 she 2 adored 3 him 4 , 5 which 5 which 6 means 6 means 7 that 7 that 8 she 8 she 9 loved 9 loved 10 him 10 him 11 just 11 just 12 as 12 as 13 much 12 as 14 as 14 as 17 possible 14 as 22 . 15 it 16 was 15 it 17 possible 17 possible 19 her 18 for 19 her 19 her 20 to 19 her 21 love 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 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 didn't 5 didn't 6 know 6 know 7 that 7 that 10 was 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 2 one 2 one 3 thought 3 thought 4 had 4 had 5 been 5 been 7 drive 7 drive 24 . 8 out 9 of 9 of 10 the 10 the 14 big 14 big 15 stranger 15 stranger 16 who 16 who 17 had 17 had 18 come 18 come 19 down 19 down 20 from 20 from 21 the 21 the 24 . he had been jealous of that big stranger , though he hadn't known that he was jealous . 1 he 4 jealous 2 had 3 been 3 been 4 jealous 4 jealous 5 of 4 jealous 17 jealous 6 that 7 big 7 big 8 stranger 8 stranger 13 known 8 stranger 17 jealous 9 , 10 though 10 though 11 he 10 though 12 hadn't 12 hadn't 13 known 13 known 14 that 14 that 15 he 15 he 16 was 16 was 17 jealous 17 jealous 18 . of course this was nothing but jealousy . 1 of 2 course 2 course 3 this 3 this 4 was 3 this 5 nothing 5 nothing 6 but 5 nothing 7 jealousy 7 jealousy 8 . in its place was a great longing to find [miss] [daintyfoot] [.] 1 in 2 its 2 its 3 place 3 place 4 was 4 was 5 a 5 a 6 great 6 great 7 longing 7 longing 8 to 7 longing 9 find 8 to 9 find his great eyes became once more soft and beautiful . 1 his 2 great 1 his 3 eyes 3 eyes 7 soft 4 became 6 more 4 became 7 soft 5 once 6 more 7 soft 8 and 7 soft 9 beautiful 9 beautiful 10 . in them was a look of wistfulness . 1 in 2 them 2 them 3 was 2 them 7 wistfulness 3 was 4 a 5 look 7 wistfulness 6 of 7 wistfulness 7 wistfulness 8 . lightfoot walked down to the edge of the water and drank , for he was very , very thirsty . 1 lightfoot 2 walked 2 walked 3 down 2 walked 4 to 2 walked 5 the 5 the 6 edge 6 edge 7 of 7 of 8 the 8 the 9 water 9 water 11 drank 10 and 11 drank 11 drank 12 , 12 , 13 for 13 for 14 he 13 for 15 was 15 was 17 , 16 very 17 , 17 , 18 very 18 very 19 thirsty 19 thirsty 20 . then he turned , intending [to] [take] up once more his search [for] [beautiful] [miss] [daintyfoot] . 1 then 2 he 1 then 4 , 2 he 3 turned 4 , 5 intending 5 intending 8 up 8 up 12 search 9 once 10 more 10 more 11 his 11 his 12 search 12 search 17 . when he turned he faced the thicket in which [miss] [daintyfoot] was hiding . 1 when 2 he 1 when 4 he 2 he 3 turned 4 he 5 faced 5 faced 6 the 6 the 7 thicket 7 thicket 8 in 8 in 9 which 9 which 12 was 12 was 13 hiding 13 hiding 14 . his keen eyes [caught] a little movement of the branches . 1 his 2 keen 1 his 7 movement 2 keen 3 eyes 5 a 6 little 6 little 7 movement 7 movement 8 of 8 of 9 the 9 the 10 branches 10 branches 11 . he wondered if she would disappear and run away as she had the last time he saw her . 1 he 2 wondered 2 wondered 3 if 3 if 4 she 4 she 18 her 5 would 6 disappear 6 disappear 7 and 7 and 8 run 8 run 9 away 9 away 10 as 10 as 11 she 11 she 12 had 12 had 13 the 13 the 14 last 14 last 15 time 15 time 16 he 16 he 17 saw 17 saw 18 her 18 her 19 . he took a step or two forward . 1 he 2 took 1 he 7 forward 2 took 3 a 4 step 7 forward 5 or 6 two 6 two 7 forward 7 forward 8 . the beautiful head was withdrawn . 1 the 2 beautiful 2 beautiful 5 withdrawn 3 head 5 withdrawn 4 was 5 withdrawn 5 withdrawn 6 . 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 2 he 3 bounded 3 bounded 7 thicket 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 5 , 5 , 6 timid 6 timid 7 , 6 timid 22 . 7 , 8 bashful 8 bashful 9 , 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 with 11 with 12 a 11 with 14 in 12 a 13 look 14 in 15 her 14 in 16 eyes 16 eyes 17 which it was love . 1 it 2 was 1 it 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 2 knew 3 that 3 that 4 he 4 he 24 him 8 and 9 , 8 and 18 he 9 , 10 looking 9 , 17 , 10 looking 11 into 12 her 16 eyes 12 her 17 , 13 soft 15 gentle 14 , 15 gentle 15 gentle 16 eyes 18 he 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 4 days 2 were 3 happy 3 happy 4 days at least , they were [happy] for [lightfoot] the [deer] . 1 at 2 least 2 least 3 , 3 , 4 they 4 they 5 were 5 were 7 for 7 for 9 the 7 for 11 . they were the happiest days he had ever known . 1 they 2 were 1 they 4 happiest 3 the 4 happiest 4 happiest 5 days 4 happiest 6 he 6 he 7 had 7 had 8 ever 8 ever 9 known 9 known 10 . you see , he had won beautiful , slender , young [miss] [daintyfoot] , and now she was no longer [miss] [daintyfoot] [but] [mrs] [lightfoot] . 1 you 2 see 1 you 10 , 2 see 3 , 3 , 4 he 4 he 5 had 5 had 6 won 6 won 7 beautiful 7 beautiful 8 , 7 beautiful 9 slender 10 , 11 young 11 young 14 , 14 , 15 and 15 and 16 now 15 and 26 . 16 now 17 she 17 she 18 was 18 was 20 longer 19 no 20 longer wherever [lightfoot] [went] , [mrs] [lightfoot] went . 1 wherever 4 , 4 , 8 . 7 went 8 . he showed her all his favorite hiding-places . 1 he 2 showed 1 he 5 his 2 showed 3 her 4 all 5 his 5 his 6 favorite 6 favorite 7 hiding-places 7 hiding-places 8 . he led her to his favorite eating-places . 1 he 2 led 1 he 5 his 2 led 3 her 4 to 5 his 5 his 6 favorite 6 favorite 7 eating-places 7 eating-places 8 . but he didn't stop to think and proudly led her from place to place . 1 but 2 he 1 but 15 . 2 he 8 proudly 3 didn't 4 stop 4 stop 5 to 5 to 6 think 6 think 8 proudly 7 and 8 proudly 8 proudly 9 led 9 led 10 her 9 led 11 from 9 led 14 place 11 from 12 place 12 place 13 to and [mrs] [lightfoot] wisely expressed delight with all she saw quite as if it were all new . 1 and 4 wisely 4 wisely 5 expressed 5 expressed 6 delight 6 delight 7 with 7 with 8 all 8 all 10 saw 9 she 10 saw 10 saw 12 as 11 quite 12 as 12 as 13 if 13 if 14 it 13 if 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 5 feel 6 glad 6 glad 7 . the [green] [forest] [would] [not] be [the] [same] at [all] [without] [lightfoot] the [deer] [.] 1 the 6 be 6 be 9 at 9 at 13 the " [i] know , " replied [mrs] [lightfoot] [softly] . 1 " 3 know 1 " 4 , 1 " 10 . 4 , 5 " 5 " 6 replied " [i] know all about it . 1 " 7 . 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 3 , 3 , 4 there 4 there 5 were 5 were 6 hunters 6 hunters 11 . in fact , that is [how] [i] [happened] to come down to the [green] [forest] . 1 in 2 fact 2 fact 3 , 3 , 4 that 4 that 5 is 4 that 16 . 5 is 9 to 9 to 10 come 10 come 11 down 11 down 12 to 12 to 13 the they hunted me so [up] [there] that [i] did not dare [stay] , and [i] came down here thinking that there might be fewer hunters . 1 they 2 hunted 2 hunted 3 me 2 hunted 4 so 4 so 7 that 7 that 9 did 9 did 10 not 10 not 11 dare 11 dare 26 . 13 , 14 and 13 , 16 came 16 came 17 down 17 down 18 here 18 here 19 thinking 18 here 25 hunters 19 thinking 20 that 21 there 23 be 21 there 25 hunters 22 might 23 be 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 2 wouldn't 2 wouldn't 3 have 3 have 4 believed 4 believed 5 that 4 believed 24 " 5 that 7 could 7 could 9 be 9 be 10 thankful 10 thankful 11 to 10 thankful 12 hunters 13 for 15 , 13 for 19 , 15 , 16 but 16 but 18 am 19 , 20 truly 20 truly 23 . 23 . 24 " there was a puzzled look [on] [lightfoot] 's face . 1 there 2 was 1 there 10 . 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 puzzled 4 puzzled 5 look 5 look 9 face 8 's 9 face " 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 " 13 " 3 can't 4 imagine 4 imagine 5 anybody 5 anybody 6 being 6 being 7 thankful 7 thankful 8 to 7 thankful 9 hunters 9 hunters 12 . 12 . 13 " " oh , you stupid , " cried [mrs] [lightfoot] . 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 , 3 , 4 you 4 you 5 stupid 5 stupid 6 , 6 , 7 " 7 " 11 . 8 cried 11 . " don't you see that if [i] hadn't been driven [down] from the [great] [mountain] , [i] [never] would have found you ? " 1 " 2 don't 1 " 24 " 2 don't 3 you 3 you 4 see 4 see 5 that 6 if 8 hadn't 6 if 16 , 8 hadn't 9 been 9 been 10 driven 10 driven 12 from 12 from 13 the 16 , 19 would 19 would 20 have 20 have 21 found 21 found 23 ? 22 you 23 ? 23 ? 24 " " you mean , [i] never would have found you , " retorted [lightfoot] . 1 " 2 you 1 " 11 , 1 " 15 . 2 you 3 mean 3 mean 4 , 6 never 7 would 7 would 8 have 8 have 9 found 9 found 10 you 10 you 11 , 11 , 13 retorted 12 " 13 retorted " [i] guess [i] owe [these] hunters more than you do . 1 " 9 than 3 guess 7 hunters 5 owe 7 hunters 7 hunters 8 more 8 more 9 than 9 than 10 you 10 you 11 do 11 do 12 . i owe them the [greatest] happiness [i] have ever known , but [i] never would have thought of it myself . 1 i 2 owe 1 i 20 myself 2 owe 3 them 3 them 4 the 4 the 6 happiness 6 happiness 12 but 8 have 9 ever 9 ever 10 known 10 known 11 , 11 , 12 but 14 never 15 would 15 would 16 have 16 have 17 thought 17 thought 18 of 18 of 20 myself 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 2 it 1 isn't 3 queer 3 queer 5 things 4 how 5 things 5 things 7 seem 6 which 7 seem 7 seem 10 worst 7 seem 11 possible 8 the 9 very 9 very 10 worst 11 possible 12 sometimes 11 possible 20 possible 11 possible 21 ? 12 sometimes 15 to 13 turn 14 out 14 out 15 to 15 to 16 be 16 be 17 the 17 the 19 best 18 very 19 best 21 ? 22 " blacky [the] [crow] [is] [one] [of] [lightfoot] 's [friends] [,] [but] [sometimes] [even] [friends] [are] envious . 1 blacky 8 's 8 's 16 envious 16 envious 17 . it is so with [blacky] [.] 1 it 2 is 1 it 3 so 3 so 4 with 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 1 he 18 his 2 insists 3 that 3 that 4 he 4 he 8 important 5 is 6 quite 6 quite 7 as 7 as 8 important 8 important 9 in 9 in 10 the 10 the 16 and 16 and 17 that 18 his 19 doings 18 his 24 . 19 doings 20 are 20 are 23 interesting 21 quite 22 as 21 quite 23 interesting therefore [just] [to] [please] him the next book is to be [blacky] the [crow] . 1 therefore 11 be 5 him 7 next 6 the 7 next 7 next 8 book 8 book 9 is 9 is 10 to 10 to 11 be 11 be 13 the 11 be 15 . end of the [project] [gutenberg] [ebook] of [the] [adventures] of [lightfoot] the [deer] , [by] [thornton] [w] [burgess] 1 end 2 of 1 end 10 of 2 of 3 the 3 the 7 of 10 of 12 the 12 the 14 ,