12/19 The black shadows are very hard to judge, and sometimes a log or a bush is hidden in them. "What is it, Emily ?" he asked as one of the children ran past. He knows we can't get them then, so he only looks in the saplings. The other dogs find them in the big trees, but that's no good." A sharp run brought the party to the foot of a small tree, surrounded by a circle of dogs, all sitting on their tails and staring with whimpers of anxiety up to the topmost branches, where a small furry animal was perched. |