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deserted shanty, so he went to sleep, 

 without supper, of course; was up 

 again at daybreak. He looked and 

 looked for it all the way to the River. 

 He was puzzled, for he was sure he 

 had noticed it on the wagon. It 

 was getting well on towards noon; 

 he had to have food, and besides he 

 might learn of the bundle being 

 picked up (clever Creche) so he 

 crossed the River to Trois Lacs. 

 He spent some time enquiring 

 (quite true), and knowing that 

 even if he found the bundle, 

 he could not get far on his 

 way that day, and being tired, he 

 decided to stay in "Trollaks" and 

 start at daybreak. This he did, 

 though a little late as he overslept 

 himself (twice clever Creche to tell 

 so much truth) and he had gone 

 about four miles when it suddenly 

 occurred to him that the road here 

 had a short cut, which was worse 

 travelling, but he might have taken 

 it, he did not rightly remember doing 

 so as the Cook was telling one of his 

 yarns about then. So he thought 

 he might take the short cut now and 

 see, and there, by "the head of the 



