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ho！
Hedoesn'tseeit！
Why，lookhere.Youknouddle."
ButIturnedonmyheelahatwasthelast.Idithithere，Ithought，cursehim！
TheearthshouldbequitofhiAhehill，Icouldhearhismhreverberatingagainstthesky.
Now，Ipridemyselfondoingthily，andwheokillJohnClaverhouseIhaditinmindtodosoinsuthatIshouldnotlookbaitandfeelashamed.Ihatebungling，ay.Tomethereissrikingamanwithone's-faugh！
itissig！
So，toshoot，orstab，orClaverhouse（oh，thatappealtome.Andnotonlyelledtodoitlyandartistically，butalsoinsuerthatestpossiblesuspicouldbedirestme.
Tothiseelled，afteraweekofprofoundin，Ihatchedthescheme.Thehtaach，fivemonthsold，aedmywholeattenti.Hadanyonespiedupoheywouldhaveremarkedthatthistrainingsistedentirelyofohiaughtthedog，whichIcalled"Bellona，"tofetchsticksIthrewier，andnototofetwiththeThepointwasthatshef，buttodeliverthestiallhaste.Imadeapractiingawayandleaviochaseme，withthestihermouth，tillshecaughtme.Shewasabrightanimal，andtooktothegamewithsuessthatIwassoo.
&，atthefirstcasualopportunity，IpreseoJohnClaverhouse.IkIwasabout，forIwasawareofalittleweaknessofhis，andofalittleprivatesinningofwhichhewasregularlyaelyguilty.
"No，"hesaid，wheheendoftheropeinhishand."No，youdon'tmeanit."Andhismouthopenedwideandhegrinnedalloverhisdamnablemoon-face.
"I-Ihaveakindofthought，somehow，youdidn'tlikeme."heexplai;Wasn'titfuomakesuchamistake？"Aheheldhissideswithlaughter.
"Whatisher;hemaoaskbetweenparoxysms."Bellona，"Isaid."Hee！
hee！
"hetittered."Whatafu;
Igrittedmyteeth，forhismirthputthemonedge，awee;ShewasthewifeofMars，youknow."
&helightofthefullmooosuffusehisfatilheexplodedwith："Thatwasmy.Well，Iguessshe'sa.Oh！
Ho！
ho！
E！
hee！
hee！
Ho！
"hewhoopedafterme，andIturnedalyoverthehill.
Theweekpassedby，andonSaturdayeveningIsaidtohim，"YougoawayMonday，don'tyou？"
Henoddedhisheadandgrinned.
"Thenyouwon'thaveanotheressofthosetroutyoujust'dote'on."
Buthedidhes;Oh，Idon'tknow，"hechuckled."I'mgoinguptomorrowtotryprettyhard."
Thuswasassurancemadedoublysure，aomyhousehuggihrapture.
&mIsawhimgoby-andgunnysadBellathisheels.Ikneasbound，andcutoutbythebackpastureahroughtheuothetopofthemountain.Keepiofsight，Ifollowedthegforailestoanaturalamphitheatreinthehills，wherethelittleriverraouteandstoppedforbreathinalargeandplacidrodpool.Thatot！
Isatdownontheountain，whereIcouldseeallthatocdlightedmypipe.
Manyminuteshadpassed，JohneploddihestreaBellonawasamblingabouthim，andtheywereiher，hershort，snappybarksminglingwithhisdeeperotes.Arrivedatthepool，hethrewdowandsaddrewfromhiship-pocketwhatlookedlikealarge，fatdle.ButIkobeastickof"giant"；forsuchwashismethodofgtrout.HedyheHeattachedthefusebyi;giant"tightlyioedthefuseaheexplosiveintothepool.
Likeaflash，Bellonawasierit.Icouldhaveshriekedaloudforjoy.Claverhouseyelledather，buteltedherwithdrocks，butsheswamsteadilyohestickof"giant"ih.Whenshewhirledaboutaheshore，theime，herealizedhisdaartedtorun.Asforeseenandplannedbyme，shemadethebankandtookoutafterhiOh，Itellyou，it>
AsIhavesaid，thepoollayinasortofamphitheatre.Aboveahestreamcouldbecrossedbystepping-stones.Andaroundandaround，upanddownandacrossthestones，racedClaverhouseandBellona.Ieverhavebelievedthatsugainlymansofast.Butrunhedid，Bellonahot-footedafterhim，andgainiasshecaughtup，heinfullstride，ahhiskherewasasuddenflash，aburstofsmoke，aterrifiation，andwheremananddoghadbeebeforetherewasnothiabigholeintheground.
"Deathfromatwhileengagedinillegalfishing."Thatwastheverdictoftheer'sjury；andthatiswhyIpridemyselfoandartistiwhiishedoffJohherewasnobungling，nobrutality；nothingofwhiediransa，asIamsureyouwillagree.Nomoredoeshisinfernallaughgoeongthehills，andnomoredoeshisfatmoon-faceriseuptovexme.Mydaysarepeaynight'ssleepdeep.
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