[Dick o’ the Fens by George Manville Fenn]@TWC D-Link bookDick o’ the Fens CHAPTER ELEVEN 7/25
That's the ways." Dick took the hare in his arms, and the trembling beast submitted without a struggle. "How did you know it was there ?" said Tom. "How did I know she was theer! Why, she had her ears cocked-up listening, plain enough to see.
Theer, let her go now.
She's got a wife somewheers about." "_She's_ got a wife! Why don't you say _He_ ?" cried Dick.
"Now, Tom, I'm going to let him go; but he won't run, he's a sick one.
You'll see. Anyone could catch a hare like this." He carefully placed the hare upon the ground, holding tightly by its ears. "There," he cried; "I told you so! Look how stupid and--Oh!" The hare made one great leap, and then hardly seemed to touch the ground again with its muscular hind-legs; but went off at a tremendous rate, bounding over heath and tuft, till it disappeared in the distance. "There's a sleepy sick one for you, Mester Dick!" cried Dave.
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