. Tattine . l-way, andTattine soon found her. Now, Mamma, she asked excitedly, did you knowthat Bets\r or Doctor would do such a thing as this ? The trembling little rabbit in Tattines hands showedwhat was meant by this. Mrs. Gerald paused a moment, then she said reluctantly,Yes, Tattine, I did. Have the3r done it before, Mamma ? I am sorry to say the\r have. Have \Tou seen them bring struggling rabbits danglingin their mouths right up to the house here, Mamma ? Mrs. Gerald merely shook her head. She felt so sorryto have to own to such a sight. \Vhy did I never know it, Mamma? You have never c
. Tattine . l-way, andTattine soon found her. Now, Mamma, she asked excitedly, did you knowthat Bets\r or Doctor would do such a thing as this ? The trembling little rabbit in Tattines hands showedwhat was meant by this. Mrs. Gerald paused a moment, then she said reluctantly,Yes, Tattine, I did. Have the3r done it before, Mamma ? I am sorry to say the\r have. Have \Tou seen them bring struggling rabbits danglingin their mouths right up to the house here, Mamma ? Mrs. Gerald merely shook her head. She felt so sorryto have to own to such a sight. \Vhy did I never know it, Mamma? You have never chanced to be on the spot, dear,when it happened, and I was in no hurry to tell youanything that I knew would make you sad. I think it would have been better to tell me. Itsawlul to find such a thing out suddenly about dogs )rouvetrusted, and to think how good and gentle they look whenthey come and put their heads in your lap to be petted,just as though they would not hurt a fly; but then, of course, anyone who has eyes knows that they do hurt flies,snapping at them all day long, and just for the fun of ittoo, not because they need them for food, as birds , I dont believe theres anything meaner than aLaverack setter. Still, Tadjie would never have done such athing, I know/ Mrs. Gerald was silent, and Tattine, expectingher to confirm what she had said, grew a little Tadjie, Mamma? with a directness that would notadmit of indirectness. Yes, Tattine; Tadjie would. She was trained to huntbefore ever she was given to Papa, and so were her an-cestors before her. That is why Doctor and Betsy, whohave never been trained to hunt, go wild over the have inherited the taste. io TATTINE. Trained to hunt, said Tattine thoughtfully. Do you meanthat men just went to work to teach them to be so cruel ? Well, I suppose in a way setters are natural hunters,Tattine, but then their training has doubtless a great dealto do with it, but I want to tell yo
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