’Taksmarlboocket,andbaleunout;wad’ewastesichstoofasthicherebe?’SoBettysetmetofeedthepigs,whilesheheldthelanthorn;andknowingwhatshewas,Isawthatshewouldnottellmeanotherworduntilallthepigswereserved。Andintruthnomancouldwelllookatthem,anddelaytoservethem,theywereallexpressingappetiteinsoforcibleamanner;
somerunningtoandfro,andrubbing,andsquealingasiffromstarvation,somerushingdowntotheoakentroughs,andpokingeachotherawayfromthem;andthekindestofallputtinguptheirfore-feetonthetop-railonthehog-pound,andblinkingtheirlittleeyes,andgruntingprettilytocoaxus;aswhowouldsay,’Itrustyounow;youwillbekind,Iknow,andgivemethefirstandtheverybestofit。’
’Oppenge-atnow,wull’e,Jan?Maind,youngsowwi’
thebaiblebackarlwayhathfirsttoornofit,’cosI
broughtheruponmylap,Idid。Zuck,zuck,zuck!Howherstickthhertailup;domegoodtozeeun!Nowthiccytrough,theezany,andtaktheegirtlegsouto’