When it is considered how young they were, and what a practical
and busy life they led, this can not be surprising.
CHAPTER VII.
Humphrey was now after something else. He had made several traps, and
brought in rabbits and hares almost every day. He had also made some
bird-traps, and had caught two goldfinches for Alice and Edith, which
they put in the cages he had made for them. But, as we said, Humphrey
was about something else; he was out early in the morning, and in the
evening, when the moon was up, he came home late, long after they had
all gone to bed; but they never knew why, nor would he tell them. A
heavy fall of snow took place, and Humphrey was more out than ever. At
last, about a week after the snow had laid on the ground, one morning
he came in with a hare and rabbit in his hand, and said,
"Edward, I have caught something larger than a hare or a rabbit, and
you must come and help me, and we must take our guns. Jacob, I suppose
your rheumatism is too bad to let you come too?"
"No; I think I can manage. It's the damp that hurts me so much. This
frosty air will do me good, perhaps. I have been much' better since
the snow fell. Now, then, let us see what you have caught."
"You will have to walk two miles," said Humphrey, as they went out.
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