Buthereshewasagain“outofajob，“astheVirginiansaid。
“She’sraisedthempuppiesforthattriflin’setter，andnowshe’llbehuntin’aroundforsomethingelseusefultodothatain’tinherbusiness。
Nowtherewereotherbroodsofchickenstoarriveinthehen-house，andIdidnotdesireanymorebantamandturkeyperformances。So，toavoidconfusion，IplayedatrickuponEm’ly。IwentdowntoSunkCreekandfetchedsomesmooth，ovalstones。Shewasquitesatisfiedwiththese，andpassedaquietdaywiththeminabox。Thiswasnotfair，theVirginianasserted。
“Youain’tgoingtojus’leaveherfooledthata-way？“
Ididnotseewhynot。