He continued alternately to be tossed in the air, or rolled in the kennel until he was borne out of sight.

The spectacle seemed to afford as much amusement to Jonathan as to the actors engaged in it.

He could not contain his satisfaction, but chuckled, and rubbed his hands with delight.
"By Heaven!" cried Darrell, "it is the poor fellow whom I placed in such jeopardy a short time ago.

I am the cause of his ill-usage." "To be sure you are," replied Jonathan, laughing.

"But, what of that?
It'll be a lesson to him in future, and will show him the folly of doing a good-natured action!" But perceiving that his companion did not relish his pleasantry and fearing that his sympathy for the carpenter's situation might betray him into some act of imprudence, Jonathan, without further remark, and by way of putting an end to the discussion, let himself drop through the roof.