Some real or fancied sound, some clink upon the river or breathing of beast upon the marsh, now gave him a start, and he said, suddenly,-- "You're not a deceiving imp?
You brought no one with you ?" "No, sir! No!" "Nor giv' no one the office to follow you ?" "No!" "Well," said he, "I believe you.

You'd be but a fierce young hound indeed, if at your time of life you could help to hunt a wretched warmint hunted as near death and dunghill as this poor wretched warmint is!" Something clicked in his throat as if he had works in him like a clock, and was going to strike.

And he smeared his ragged rough sleeve over his eyes.
Pitying his desolation, and watching him as he gradually settled down upon the pie, I made bold to say, "I am glad you enjoy it." "Did you speak ?" "I said I was glad you enjoyed it." "Thankee, my boy.

I do." I had often watched a large dog of ours eating his food; and I now noticed a decided similarity between the dog's way of eating, and the man's.

The man took strong sharp sudden bites, just like the dog.