Part 98 (1/2)

Bevis Richard Jefferies 7260K 2022-07-22

”On our island!”

”Don't you--don't you!” repeated Loo. ”You!”

”You!” One word but such intense wrath. ”O!” cried Loo, beginning to sob. ”You!”

”You!”

”O! Don't! He were so hungry.” Sob, sob.

”Pooh!”

”Yah!”

”Yow--wow!” barked Pan. ”He--he,” sobbed Loo. ”He--he--”

”He--what?”

”He were so hungry.” Sob, sob. ”Who?”

”Samson.”

”Who's Samson?”

”My--y--lit--tle--brother.”

”Then you took our things?” said Mark. ”He--he--kept on crying.”

”You had the damper--”

”And the potatoes--”

”And the bacon--”

”You didn't--didn't care for it,” sobbed Loo. ”Did you take the rabbit-skin?” said Mark. ”Yes--es.”

”But Samson didn't eat that; did he?”

”I--I--sold it.”

”What for?”

”Ha'-penny of jumbles for Samson.” Jumbles are sweets.

”How did you get here?”

”I come.”

”How?”

”I come.”