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You would have thought that they had come to stroke me, instead of to hunt me to death. But I know better. They are not to be trusted. They have soft cheeks, and soft eyes, and soft looks, but their hearts are hard. YOU WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT THEY HAD COME TO STROKE ME INSTEAD OF TO HUNT ME TO DEATH BUT I KNOW BETTER THEY ARE NOT TO BE TRUSTED THEY HAVE SOFT CHEEKS AND SOFT EYES AND SOFT LOOKS BUT THEIR HEARTS ARE HARD
y. But the brains are not on _his_ side of the family.” “Please go on, Mr. Hare,” said Tommy Smith. “I should like to hear all you can tell me.” [Illustration: ALL HAPPY (EXCEPT THE HARE)] “Well,” the hare said, “I have told you about the fox and the weasel, but they are not my only enemies. I have others—horses and dogs, and, worst of all, hard-hearted men and women, who ride the horses, and teach the dogs to run after me, and to catch me. It is a pretty sight to see them all meet together in some field or lane. First one rides up, and then another, until there are quite a number. They laugh and talk whilst they wait for the huntsman to come with his pack of hounds. All are merry and light-hearted; even the horses neigh, they are in such spirits. Does it not seem funny that one creature’s wretchedness should make so many creatures happy? And there are women—ladies, some of them quite young, and _so_ pretty—like angels. I have seen them smile as if they could not hurt any living thing. O THE RABBIT I SAY NOTHING HE IS A RELATION OF MINE AND WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN FRIENDLY BUT THE BRAINS ARE NOT ON HIS SIDE OF THE FAMILY PLEASE GO ON MISTER HARE SAID TOMMY SMITH I SHOULD LIKE TO HEAR ALL YOU CAN TELL ME WELL THE HARE SAID I HAVE TOLD YOU ABOUT THE FOX AND THE WEASEL BUT THERE ARE NOT MY ONLY ENEMIES I HAVE OTHERS HORSES AND DOGS AND WORST OF ALL HARD HEARTED MEN AND WOMEN WHO RIDE THE HORSES AND TEACH THE DOGS TO RUN AFTER ME AND TO CATCH ME IT IS A PRETTY SIGHT TO SEE THEM ALL MEET TOGETHER IN SOME FIELD OR LANE FIRST ONE RIDES UP AND THEN ANOTHER UNTIL THEY ARE QUITE A NUMBER THEY LAUGH AND THEY TALK WHILST THEY WAIT FOR THE HUNTSMAN TO COME WITH HIS PACK OF HOUNDS ALL ARE MERRY AND LIGHT HEARTED EVEN THE HORSES NAY THEY ARE IN SUCH SPIRITS DOES IT NOT SEEM FUNNY THAT ONE CREATURE'S WRETCHEDNESS SHOULD MAKE SO MANY CREATURES HAPPY AND THERE ARE WOMEN LADIES SOME OF THEM QUITE YOUNG AND SO PRETTY LIKE ANGELS I HAVE SEEN THEM SMILE AS THEY COULD NOT HURT ANY LIVING THING
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