hehadateninalfahairlithrat,athughpletedhireelanehanialdrawing

    tdhadtldfayethatearleinallyhand,”anepreinhehadpikedupinthehatterlufatradepaper

    etinghernthetairnenight,tdakedifhe

    “iantivegtadatebutyuanealng”

    “hearle”

    “ye,ikinghiannyane

    “n,thank”

    heundertd,perhapnpurpe,andaid,“helltreatthiti”

    earlehehenewhpaid

    “thatintit,andyuda”

    “h,intit”heakedareetuathdgearundfive”

    hdgeetheleevefhihirtiddlefhifreadheldtherebyapairffanbandhihandeleanreddihtanahifae

    “l,thar,”heuedtdalute

    tdfundhiuingthefirttihehadheardit,hehadreplied,“l,thar,tranger,”andhadbeenurpriedtdiverthatearledidntkneanhre”and“rutler,”earletkhieriuly

    “hner,”tdaid

    nettearleteredpapervalieheldtgetherbyheavyrpetiedhprfeinallkingknt

    naftertdarrivedathirdnadeathrugheanatinftherhandieinthehentuedandbeganttarearthetreetlikethethertw

    heiddleagedandlkedlikeaneeraraingtablehifaepletelyveredehfhughhehadbeenleepinghitpreedagaintarllfrabbit,buthetillhadhibt

    “l,by,”heaid

    “l,hink,”aidthenhthepapervalie

    tddidntknherhehegreeting,buttkahaneandreplied

    “hwdy”

    hinkprddedthevaliehhite

    “inplae,alvin”heaked

    “azua,therearde”

    “”

    “afellelfbadlandjak”

    “thatgrifteryugin,earle”

    “npe”

    “igttaeat,”aidalvin

    hinkatinhehadreeivedbefrepeakingagain

    “nkinaneetheyduerethanfrtyrider”

    alvintuedandlkedupatearle

    “tillgtthepiebaldvet”heakedlyly

    “why”

    “itllinhyuajbaaradagent”

    tdundertdthatthiertbeauealvinandhinkhukledandlappedtheirthighludlywhileearlefrwned

    thereantillgteandrefuedtantd,lely,ntrtingnee

    “thatright,earle,”hinkaid“yurldntillgttke”

    theyuldntgetarieutfearle,alvinanhequetin

    “hedainthegtaughtinaheeparhapairfrubberbtn”

    itethingeleearle,uddenly,pthiapathytatinhuttheuualtranitinheeriunefhivilenewaevenfunnier

    alittleete,abefittedhidignityntuntilhettedherhdidhevetdfll

    “hi,wby,”aidfayegaily

    “l,hney,”hedravinghihattinedfrthethtvethebedinbeidefayehetartedthearhajerkuedrightthllyhenleftalngittduldeethathehingearleutftheerfhereyeandthathepeak

    “getging,”heaid,tryingthurryhi

    “iit”

    “lkahere,hney,iaintgtanydughfrupper”heuhputut

    “butitldtdhetreateduenughti”

    “thatallright,”tdinterped“nettilldivegtplentyfney”

    “n,dait,”heaidikfit”

    hepulledinttheurbandlaednthebrake

    “italetry,”heaidtearle

    headjutedhihat,hillarandhileeve,thenpke“egrubata”

    “bean,iuppe”

    “npe”

    heprddedhi

    “”

    “gandettrap”

    fayelaughed

    “rattrap,eheatrat”

    earledidntayanything

    “liten,yubig,trng,ilentdpe,”heaid,“eitherkeene,rgddait,getutfthiar”

    “theyrequailtrap,”heaidalnner

    heignredhieplanatin

    “talkingtyuilikepullingteethyueut”tdkneinthiquarrelhehadhearditallbefre

    “ididntannthing,”earleaid“ifeedyurat”

    helaedfftheergenbingteadilyfraquarterfale,hereahedadirtradandfllbedut,earlehelpingfaye

    “giveaki,”