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I shrank away froh!"

"All right!" he said gruffly "They're stunning"

To prove his assertion he went on eating rapidly without paying any

further heed toby

screwing the paper up tightly that contained the salt

Then he sprang up and faced me; took two or three steps in ht on to ave way, and he darted out of the shed and dashed

down between ts of trees, to be out of sight directly, for I did

not give chase

"He can talk," I said toof

the snails, and that Shock was so like the wild boy of whoreat garden ing, and planting, and I was

beginning to feel uncomfortable and to think that Old Brownsmith would

be annoyed if he found me idle, when he came down one of the walks,

followed by his cats, and laid his hand upon ht What you're to do? Oh wait

a bit, we'll see! Get used to the place first"

He gaveout different tasks that he