StNicholas [serial] . shall answer for it! In the first moment of his anger the chip-munk had dived down the back of Joseysneck. As he spoke he climbed up and peepedover her shoulder with one eye. Seeing thatthe wolf had not risen, but sat in his placeshaking with something,— was it with fear ? —he doubled his fist at the wolf and went on: Dont prevaricate, sir! Dont dare to pre-varicate with me ! You have insulted me, sir,and you shall answer for it! What did youmean, sir, by calling me an insect ? Dont an-swer me back, sir! What did you mean ?Come up here and I 11 show you about insects!Just
StNicholas [serial] . shall answer for it! In the first moment of his anger the chip-munk had dived down the back of Joseysneck. As he spoke he climbed up and peepedover her shoulder with one eye. Seeing thatthe wolf had not risen, but sat in his placeshaking with something,— was it with fear ? —he doubled his fist at the wolf and went on: Dont prevaricate, sir! Dont dare to pre-varicate with me ! You have insulted me, sir,and you shall answer for it! What did youmean, sir, by calling me an insect ? Dont an-swer me back, sir! What did you mean ?Come up here and I 11 show you about insects!Just come here ! Come half-way, if you dare !Insect, indeed! To me! Why, sir, I am asbig as dozens of insects! Well, if you are, said Josey, in a low voice,its nothing to boast about. Oh, yes, it is ! replied the angry chipmunk. He s not going to boast over me about in-sects or anything else ! All this time the wolf kept on shaking in avery strange manner. The sheep afterwardsaid that he was laughing, but the chipmunk. THE CHIPMUNK DOUBLED HIS FIST AT THE WOLF. was quite convinced that his big words hadfrightened him. Suddenly the wolf threw hishead round, rose to his feet, and dashed off,seeming to leave a gray streak behind him, heflew so fast. The chipmunk jumped down and climbed 1900 ] JOSEY AND THE CHIPMUNK. 529 the fence Come back, you coward ! he said. I knew that he would never dare to face me. Indeed, it was not you that made him run,said the sheep. He saw Reginald coming,and knew that he had better be off. Who is Reginald ? asked Josey Reginald is the shepherds dog, said theold sheep, and he s a hero. He is in chargeof all this place about here, and would give hislife for us. See, there he goes now, chasingthe wolf. If Reginald catches him, the old ras-cal will get Ballyhoo. When they went back into the meadow, theyfound all the sheepand lambs gatheredthere about the littleblack lamb. Heseemed to think thathe was a good dealof a hero. He madeso many interrup-tions whe
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