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THE WOLF. 
tracks in the snow that every one of them 
took a different path, and ran off for about 
three miles, when they all met, as if by 
agreement, and proceeded together up the 
valley. I do not remember hearing of them 
after that, though there were a few in the 
neighbourhood some years later.” 
“ There are a few always to be found in 
the counties south of here,” said Erastus. 
“I got the bounty on three heads not more 
than a year ago. But I must be a-going, 
’squire. I want to show my cat down at the 
village.” And, shouldering his burden, the 
old man strode away as lightly as though it 
weighed no more than a feather. 
“ Don’t wolves come next in our course 
of lectures ?” asked Richard. “ If they do, 
I think we have made a nice beginning.” 
“I had designed commencing with the 
domestic dog,” replied Miss Winston; “but 
since we have, as you say, made a good be¬ 
ginning with wolves, I think we may as 
well continue them. Will you have your 
lecture here, or in the house ?” 
The children all thought it would be 
pleasanter to sit around the door of the 
playhouse in the twilight. As the evening 
