I would never, if I could help it, let any man put more into a mine than he can afford to lose." "If you know a thing's a good thing you want all you can get out of it," said old Tom stoutly.
"Yes, if--" and they passed into the house, while Tom in the hedge was considering which of them he would soonest see dead.
Now they were all inside together.

A full charge of small shot might do considerable and satisfactory damage.
But thought of the certain consequences to himself welled coldly up in him again, and he slunk noiselessly away, cursing himself for leaving undone the work he had come out to do.
On the common above the Pot, a terrified white scut rose almost under his feet and sped along in front of him.

He blew it into rags, and was so ashamed of his prowess that he kicked the remnants into the gorse and went home empty-handed..