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Chapter 17

           "Youmustknow,"saidhe,"Iwalkedaboutalltheforenoon,tillIwasastiredasanolddonkey,withoutseeingasinglegrunternotsomuchasatrackofone;butasIwasdeterminednottoreturnempty-handed,Iresolvedtogowithoutmydinner,and"

           "What!"exclaimedJack,"didyoureallyresolvetodothat?"

           "Now,Jack,holdyourtongue,"returnedPeterkin."IsaythatIresolvedtoforegomydinnerandtopushtotheheadofthesmallvalley,whereIfeltprettysureofdiscoveringthehogs.IsoonfoundthatIwasontherightscent,forIhadscarcelywalkedhalf-a-mileinthedirectionofthesmallplum-treewefoundtheretheotherdaywhenasqueakfellonmyear.‘Ho,ho,’saidI,‘thereyougo,myboys;’andIhurrieduptheglen.Isoonstartedthem,andsinglingoutafatpig,rantiltathim.InafewsecondsIwasupwithhim,andstuckmyspearrightthroughhisdumpybody.JustasIdidso,Isawthatwewereontheedgeofaprecipicewhetherhighorlow,Iknewnot;butIhadbeenrunningatsuchapacethatIcouldnotstop,sothepigandIgaveahowlinconcertandwentplungingovertogether.IrememberednothingmoreafterthattillIcametomysenses,andfoundyoubathingmytemples,andRalphwringinghishandsoverme."

           ButalthoughPeterkinwasoftenunfortunateinthewayofgettingtumbles,hewassuccessfulonthepresentoccasioninhunting,andreturnedbeforeeveningwiththreeverynicelittlehogs.Ialsowassuccessfulinmyvisittothemud-flats,whereIkilledseveralducks.

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