The first had not been touched, nor had the second.

The bait was gone from the third, and the loop sprung, but there was nothing in it.

The hearts of the boys sank and they thought again of wild plums and blackberries which were but a light diet.

But when they came to the fourth snare their triumph was complete.

A fat rabbit, caught in the loop, was hanging by the neck, beside the bush.
"It's lucky the forest is so full of game that some of it falls into our trap," said Henry.
They cooked the rabbit, and again they were so hungry that they ate it all.