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Chapter 10

           "Now,Ralph,"saidJackinalowwhisper,"putastoneinyourslingagoodbigoneandletflyatthatfatfellowwithhisbacktowardyou.I’lltrytoputanarrowintoyonlittlepig."

           "Don’tyouthinkwehadbetterputthemupfirst?"Iwhispered."Itseemscrueltokillthemwhileasleep."

           "IfIwantedsport,Ralph,Iwouldcertainlysetthemup;butasweonlywantpork,we’llletthemlie.Besides,we’renotsureofkillingthem;so,fireaway."

           Thusadmonished,Islungmystonewithsogoodaimthatitwentbangagainstthehog’sflankasifagainsttheheadofadrum;butithadnoothereffectthanthatofcausingtheanimaltostarttoitsfeet,withafrightfulyellofsurprise,andscamperaway.AtthesameinstantJack’sbowtwanged,andthearrowpinnedthelittlepigtothegroundbytheear.

           "I’vemissed,afterall!"criedJack,dartingforwardwithupliftedaxe;whilethelittlepigutteredaloudsqueal,torethearrowfromtheground,andranawaywithit,alongwiththewholedrove,intothebushesanddisappeared,thoughweheardthemscreaminglongafterwardsinthedistance.

           "That’sveryprovoking,now,"saidJack,rubbingthepointofhisnose.

           "Very,"Ireplied,strokingmychin.

           "Well,wemustmakehasteandrejoinPeterkin,"saidJack;"it’sgettinglate."Andwithoutfurtherremark,wethreadedourwayquicklythroughthewoodstowardstheshore.

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