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rabbit in it, when I saw Master Duckey come 

 and take both rabbit and snare. I showed 

 myself, and took the rabbit away from him. 

 *' Now give me the snare," said I. " I havn't 

 got it," says he. " What have you done with 

 it then ? " *' I . threw it away." " Where ? " 

 " At the place I took the rabbit. I did not 

 set the snare, but as I was walking along I 

 heard something scrambling about in the 

 ditch ; I looked down and saw the rabbit 

 kicking, and, thinking it was caught in the 

 briars, I took hold of it, and found it was a 

 snare. I threw down the snare, for it's no 

 good to me, I don't use snares." 



" Well Phillips," said I. " Come back with 

 me and show me the place, and, if I find the 

 snares as you say, I'll let you go." "Will 

 you ? " said he, eagerly. " Yes, I will." " Very 

 well, then," said he, beginning to move off, 

 when a thought struck me, and I laid hold of 

 him. 



"Stop," said I. " I will first see whether 

 you have got the snare about you." So I 

 searched him, and found the snare, and seven 



