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The business was simple in the extreme, and was carried on by Tribbs senior, two men with saws and axes, and the natural laws of gravitation.
They would have tried it even then, but they were far above the belt of timber; they had matches what boy has not? but no WOOD. Still, they were reassured, and even delighted, with this prospect, and so fell asleep again, stewing with the dead bear in the half-impervious snow, and woke up in the morning ravenous, yet to see the sun shining in their faces through the melted snow, and for Jackson Tribbs to quickly discover, four miles away as the crow flies, the cabin of his father among the flaming sumacs.
"No," said the father, half impatiently, still moving on. "Hain't seen him since yesterday." "Nor has he been at school," said the master, "either yesterday or to-day." Mr. Tribbs looked puzzled and grieved. "Now I reckoned you had kep' him in for some devilment of his'n, or lessons." "Not ALL NIGHT!" said the master, somewhat indignant at this presumption of his arbitrary functions.
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