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The whole glen echoed with their joyous cries as they darted to and fro from all parts. The good Doctor seemed some mighty enchanter. THE WHOLE GLEN ECHOED WITH THEIR JOYOUS CRIES AS THEY DARTED TO AND FRO FROM ALL PARTS THE GOOD DOCTOR SEEMED SOME MIGHTY ENCHANTER
 and tiny heaths, came running about their legs so fearlessly and trustfully, that even Altamont was disarmed. They [Illustration: It was a strange and touching spectacle to see the pretty creatures--they flew on Clawbonny's shoulders, etc.--P.169] rubbed against the Doctor's knees, and let him stroke them till the kind-hearted man could not help saying to Altamont-- "Why give shot to those who come for caresses? The death of these little beasts could do us no good." "You say what's true, Clawbonny. Let them live!" replied Hatteras. [Illustration: ] "And these ptarmigans too, I suppose, and these long-legged plovers," added Altamont, as a whole covey of birds flew down among the hunters, never suspecting their danger. Duk could not tell what to make of it, and stood stupefied. It was a strange and touching spectacle to see the pretty creatures; they flew on Clawbonny's shoulders, and lay down at his feet as if inviting friendly caresses, and doing their utmost to welcome the strangers. ALONE THEY'RE NOT THINKING OF RUNNING AWAY LOOK THEY'RE ACTUALLY COMING TO US I DO BELIEVE HE WAS RIGHT FOR PRESENTLY THREE OR FOUR YOUNG HARES GAMBOLING AWAY AMONG THE FRESH MOSS AND TINY HEATHS CAME RUNNING ABOUT THEIR LEGS SO FEARLESSLY AND TRUSTFULLY THAT EVEN ALTAMONT WAS DISARMED THEY RUBBED AGAINST THE DOCTOR'S KNEES AND LET HIM STROKE THEM TILL THE KIND HEARTED MAN COULD NOT HELP SAYING TO ALTAMONT WHY GIVE SHOT TO THOSE WHO COME FOR CARESSES THE DEATH OF THESE LITTLE BEASTS COULD DO US NO GOOD YOU SAY WHAT'S TRUE CLAWBONNY LET THEM LIVE REPLIED HATTERAS AND THOSE PTARMIGANS TOO I SUPPOSE AND THESE LONG LEGGED PLOVERS ADDED ALTAMONT AS A WHOLE COVEY OF BIRDS FLEW DOWN AMONG THE HUNTERS NEVER SUSPECTING THEIR DANGER DUKE COULD NOT TELL WHAT TO MAKE OF IT AND STOOD STUPEFIED IT WAS A STRANGE AND TOUCHING SPECTACLE TO SEE THE PRETTY CREATURES THEY FLEW ON CLAWBONNY'S SHOULDERS AND LAY DOWN AT HIS FEET AS IF INVITING FRIENDLY CARESSES AND DOING THEIR UTMOST TO WELCOME THE STRANGERS
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