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must, be horrible eating, those young wearers of 

 Castoreum.&quot; 



&quot; No they re delicious ! &quot; interrupted Pisew, 

 unwarily, &quot; I mean I mean they re delight 

 ful little creatures,&quot; he added, lamely. 



&quot;Well, I must be off, you-who-keep-the-fast,&quot; 

 declared Jack. &quot; I m glad you have resisted the 

 temptation, for I must admit that I was only 

 trying you.&quot; 



&quot; I thought so I thought so ! &quot; snickered 

 Lynx; &quot;and at first I joked to draw you on 

 pretended that I would do this disgraceful thing 

 take our most worthy Lieutenant s store of 

 Eating.&quot; 



&quot; Now I must warn the Council,&quot; thought 

 Jack, as he flew swiftly through the forest, &quot; for 

 Pisew will make straight for Carcajou s bacon. 

 Deceitful wretch ! he deserves to be hanged. 

 His death will save many a Fox-Cub, many a 

 Kit-Beaver, and many a Bird s egg.&quot; 



&quot; Wise Bird, indeed ! &quot; sneered Lynx. &quot; I ve 

 deceived him. 1 11 soon have Gulo the Glut 

 ton s Fat-eating ; and Whisky-Jack will bear 

 witness to my honesty. They are all so wise ; 

 but Pisew, the despised, fares better than any one. 

 No ; nobody will know if I take it not even 

 the Devil-eyes of Carcajou will discover whose 

 trail it is, for I will drag the Fat-eating, walk- 



