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[1]Thetwo-roomedhouseisbuiltofroundtimber,slabs,andstringy-bark,ahsplitslabs.Abigbarkkitdingatoneendislargerthaself,verandaincluded.
[2]Bushallround—bushwithnohorizoryisflat.hedistahebushsistsofstuerees.h.Nothiheeyesavethedarkergreenofafewshe-oakswhicharesighihenarrow,almostwaterlesseteehesignofcivilization—ashantyonthemainroad.
[3]Thedrover,aer,isawaywithsheep.Hiswifeandareleftherealone.
[4]Fed,dried-up-lookingareplayingaboutthehouse.Suddehemyells:“Sher,here’sasnake!”
[5]Thegaunt,sun-brownedbushwomahekitatchesherbabyfromtheground,holdsitohip,andreachesforastick.
[6]“Whereisit?”
[7]“Here!Gohe!”
yellstheeldestboy—asharp-faofeleven.“Stopthere,mother!I’llhavehiStandback!I’llhavethebeggar.”
[8]“Tommy,ehere,oryou’llbebit.ehereatoellyou,youlittlewretch!”
[9]Theyoungsteresrelutly,gastickbiggerthaheriumphantly:
[1oes—uhehouse!”
anddartsawaywithclubuplifted.Atthesametime,thebig,black,yellow-eyeddog-of-all-breeds,whohasshowiheprogs,breakshisdrushesafterthatsnake.Heisamomentlate,however,andhishetheslabsjustastheendofitstaildisappears.Almostatthesamemomenttheboy’sesdownandskinstheaforesaidortakessmallhis,aouhebuilding;butheissubduedafterastruggleaheyotaffordtolosehi
[11]Thedrover’swifemakesthestahedog-housewhileshewatchesfortheswosmalldishesofmilkahemdowotemptittoeout;butanhoesbyashowitself.
[12]Itis,andathuormising.Themustbebroughtitakethemintothehouse,forsheknowstheshere,andmayataeupthroughatheroughslabfloor;soshecarriesseveralarmfulsoffirewoodidthehethere.Thekitofloor—or,rather,ahenone—calleda“groundfloor”
inthispartofthebush.Thereisalarge,roughly-madetableiheplace.Shebringsthein,ahemgetonthistable.Theyaretwoboysandtwogirls—merebabies.Shegivesthemsomesupper,andthesdark,shegoesintothehouse,andsnatepillowsahes—expegtoseeorlayherhandonthesnakeanyminute.Shemakesabedotableforthe,andsitsdowowatight.
[13]Shehasahedagreensaplingclublaidihedresserbyherside;alsbasketandacopyoftheYoungLadies’Journal.Shehasbroughtthedogintotheroo
[14]Tommyturnsi,butsayshe’llbeawakeallnightandsmashthatblindedsnake.
[15]Hismotheraskshimhowmanytimesshehastoldhimnottos>
[16]Hehashisclubwithhimuhes,andJackyprotests.
[17]“Mummy!Tommy’sskinnin’mealivewifhisclub.Makehimtakeitout.”
[18]Tommy:“Shetup,youlittle——!D’yerwahthesnake?”
[19]Jackyshutsup.
[20]“Ifyerbit,”
saysTommy,afterapause,“you’llswellup,aurnredan’greenan’blueallovertillyerbust.Woher?”
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