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"You don't want none?" he said, staring at ot some sandwiches in ht!" he said; and, taking his pocket-knife, he cut off the

rabbit's head and held it out to the dog

"There's your bit," he said "Be off"

Juno took the hot delicacy rather tirateful look, and then trotted out into the sunshine, and lay

down to crunch the bones

The fire was nearly out, the fir-wood burning fiercely and quickly away;

but though it was a nuisance to me it seemed to find favour with Shock,

who set to work, like the young savage he was, tearing off and devouring

the rabbit, throwing the bones together, ready for the dog when she

should co to

where I had hung et out the sandwiches

Mrs Solomon had cut for me; but as I turned round and looked at Shock I

felt that I should enjoy theainst the rough side of the sand-cave, watching hi a piece in one hand, the remains of the

rabbit in the other

I re there with just a faint blue curl

of s froed frame formed by the low entrance of the hole, was the lovely