"I simply came into your yard, on a matter of business, and finding that raging beast attacking a person in a tree, I had barely time to get up into this tree myself, before he dashed at me.

Luckily I was out of his reach; but I very much fear I have lost some of my property." "No, he hasn't," said Pomona.

"It was a big book he dropped.

I picked it up and took it into the house.

It's full of pictures of pears and peaches and flowers.