22 THE HARE'S RESOLVE 



the spots where the hare and the leverets lay, 

 as if trying to get a view of them amidst the 

 cover. At last he too flew away ; then no 

 trace remained of the participators in the drama 

 but a tiny feather that lay where the linnet 

 had stood. 



The visit of the weasel had its consequences, 

 for the hare, fearing that the creature would 

 return when she was away foraging, resolved to 

 take the leverets with her at setting-out time, 

 and after she had regained her composure she 

 sat planning the round she would lead them. 



