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That is why I crawled my way up to it. They may be darned sharp, but they're not quite sharp enough to catch a Washoe hunter." John Ferrier felt a different man now that he realized that he had a devoted ally. He seized the young man's leathery hand and wrung it cordially. "You're a man to be proud of," he said. "There are not many who would come to share our danger and our troubles." THAT IS WHY I CRAWL MY WAY UP TO IT THEY MAY BE DARNED SHARP BUT THEY ARE NOT QUITE SHARP ENOUGH TO CATCH A WUSSAU HUNTER JOHN FERRIER FELT A DIFFERENT MAN NOW THAT HE REALISED HE HAD A DEVOTED ALLY HE SEIZED THE YOUNG MAN'S LEATHERY HAND AND WRUNG IT CORDIALLY YOU ARE A MAN TO BE PROUD OF HE SAID THERE ARE NOT MANY WHO WOULD COME TO SHARE OUR DANGER AND OUR TROUBLES
t the sight that he leaned up against the wall with his hand to his throat to stifle his inclination to call out. His first thought was that the prostrate figure was that of some wounded or dying man, but as he watched it he saw it writhe along the ground and into the hall with the rapidity and noiselessness of a serpent. Once within the house the man sprang to his feet, closed the door, and revealed to the astonished farmer the fierce face and resolute expression of Jefferson Hope. “Good God!” gasped John Ferrier. “How you scared me! Whatever made you come in like that.” “Give me food,” the other said, hoarsely. “I have had no time for bite or sup for eight-and-forty hours.” He flung himself upon the cold meat and bread which were still lying upon the table from his host’s supper, and devoured it voraciously. “Does Lucy bear up well?” he asked, when he had satisfied his hunger. “Yes. She does not know the danger,” her father answered. “That is well. The house is watched on every side. ND LEGS ALL ASPRAWL SO UNNERVED WAS HE AT THE SIGHT THAT HE LEANED UP AGAINST THE WALL WITH HIS HAND TO HIS THROAT TO STIFLE HIS INCLINATION TO CALL OUT HIS FIRST THOUGHT WAS THAT THE PROSTRATE FIGURE WAS THAT OF SOME WOUNDED OR DYING MAN BUT AS HE WATCHED IT HE SAW IT WRITHE ALONG THE GROUND AND INTO THE HALL WITH THE RAPIDITY AND NOISELESSNESS OF A SERPENT ONCE WITHIN THE HOUSE THE MAN SPRANG TO HIS FEET CLOSED THE DOOR AND REVEALED TO THE ASTONISHED FARMER THE FIERCE FACE AND RESOLUTE EXPRESSION OF JEFFERSON HOPE GOOD GOD GASPED JOHN FERRIER HOW YOU SCARED ME WHATEVER MADE YOU COME IN LIKE THAT GIVE ME FOOD THE OTHER SAID HOARSELY I'VE HAD NO TIME FOR BIDE OR SUP FOR EIGHT AND FORTY HOURS HE FLUNG HIMSELF UPON THE COLD MEAT AND BREAD WHICH WAS STILL LYING UPON THE TABLE FROM HIS HOST'S SUPPER AND DEVOURED IT VORACIOUSLY DOES LUCY BEAR UP WELL HE ASKED WHEN HE HAD SATISFIED HIS HUNGER YES SHE DOES NOT KNOW THE DANGER HER FATHER ANSWERED THAT IS WELL THE HOUSE IS WATCHED ON EVERY SIDE
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