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Chapter X

           Sheturneduponmesuddenly,inapettyrage,andscratchedme,toremyhair,andsankhersharplittleteethdeepintomyforearm.Ilostmytemper.Ididnotinjureher,butitwasundoubtedlythesoundestspankingshehadreceiveduptothattime.

           Howsheyelledandsqualled.TheChatterer,whohadbeenawayalldayandwhowasonlythenreturning,heardthenoiseandrushedforthespot.Mymotheralsorushed,buthegottherefirst.Lop-EarandIdidnotwaithiscoming.Wewereoffandaway,andtheChatterergaveusthechaseofourlivesthroughthetrees.

           Afterthechasewasover,andLop-EarandIhadhadoutourlaugh,wediscoveredthattwilightwasfalling.Herewasnightwithallitsterrorsuponus,andtoreturntothecaveswasoutofthequestion.Red-Eyemadethatimpossible.Wetookrefugeinatreethatstoodapartfromothertrees,andhighupinaforkwepassedthenight.Itwasamiserablenight.Forthefirstfewhoursitrainedheavily,thenitturnedcoldandachillwindblewuponus.Soakedthrough,withshiveringbodiesandchatteringteeth,wehuddledineachother’sarms.Wemissedthesnug,drycavethatsoquicklywarmedwiththeheatofourbodies.

           Morningfounduswretchedandresolved.Wewouldnotspendanothersuchnight.Rememberingthetree-sheltersofourelders,wesettoworktomakeoneforourselves.Webuilttheframeworkofaroughnest,andonhigherforksoverheadevengotinseveralridge-polesfortheroof.Thenthesuncameout,andunderitsbenigninfluenceweforgotthehardshipsofthenightandwentoffinsearchofbreakfast.

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