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Chapter V
Afterthatwehadagooddrinkattheriverandstarteduptherun-waytothecaves.
Itwasintherun-waythatwecameuponRed-Eyeagain.ThefirstIknew,Lop-Earhadshrunkawaytoonesideandwascrouchinglowagainstthebank.Naturallyandinvoluntarily,Iimitatedhim.ThenitwasthatIlookedtoseethecauseofhisfear.ItwasRed-Eye,swaggeringdownthecentreoftherun-wayandscowlingfiercelywithhisinflamedeyes.Inoticedthatalltheyoungstersshrankawayfromhimaswehaddone,whilethegrown-upsregardedhimwithwaryeyeswhenhedrewnear,andsteppedasidetogivehimthecentreofthepath.
Astwilightcameon,theopenspacewasdeserted.TheFolkwereseekingthesafetyofthecaves.Lop-Earledthewaytobed.Highupthebluffweclimbed,higherthanalltheothercaves,toatinycrevicethatcouldnotbeseenfromtheground.IntothisLop-Earsqueezed.Ifollowedwithdifficulty,sonarrowwastheentrance,andfoundmyselfinasmallrock-chamber.Itwasverylow—notmorethanacoupleoffeetinheight,andpossiblythreefeetbyfourinwidthandlength.Here,cuddledtogetherineachother’sarms,wesleptoutthenight.
