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We had gone soh the pines, when, as we turned back and

came to where they suddenly ended, and the earth down the slope seemed

to be covered with pine needles, and was all heather and short fine

furze, I sat down suddenly on the soft fir leaves, taking off hcouched between us with her eyes

sparkling, her ue out and curled up at the end,

as she panted with fatigue and excitement

"I say," cried Shock all at once, with his face flushed, and his eyes

full of exciteo back--let's stop and live here

I'll find a cave in the sand"

"And what are we to live on?" I said

"Rabbits, and birds, and snails, and fish--there's a big pond down

there Let's stop There'll be nuts and blackberries, and whorts, and

pig-nuts, and mushrooms There's plenty to eat Let's stop"

He looked up at erly

"I can make traps for birds, and ketch rabbits, and--look, there she

goes"

He started to his feet, for there was a bound and a rustle just below

us, as a rabbit suddenly found it was in danger, and darted away to find