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Chapter 7

           "Whatthedevilhasgotintoyou,Phelim?Haveyouseenaghost?"

           "Oh,masther!byJaysus!worsethanthat:I’vebeenmurdheredbyasnake.It’sbitmealloverthebody.BlessedSaintPathrick!I’mapoorlostsinner!I’llbeshuretodie!"

           "Bittenyou,yousaywhere?"askedMaurice,hastilystrikingalight,andproceedingtoexaminetheskinofhishenchman,assistedbytheoldhunterwhohadbythistimearrivedwithinthecabin.

           "Iseenosignofbite,"continuedthemustanger,afterhavingturnedPhelimroundandround,andcloselyscrutinisedhisepidermis.

           "Ne’erascratch,"laconicallyinterpolatedStump.

           "Sowl!then,ifI’mnotbit,somuchthebetter;butitcrawledalloverme.Icanfeelitnow,ascowldascharity,onmeskin."

           "Wasthereasnakeatall?"demandedMaurice,inclinedtodoubtthestatementofhisfollower."You’vebeendreamingofone,Phelimnothingmore."

           "Notabitofadhrame,masther:itwasaraalsarpint.Bemesowl,I’mshureofit!"

           "Ireck’nthur’sbeensnake,"drilyremarkedthehunter."Let’sseeifwekintrackitup.Kewriousitair,too.Thur’sahairropeallroun’thehouse.Wonderhowthevarmintcouldha’crossedthet?Thurthuritis!"

           Thehunter,ashespoke,pointedtoacornerofthecabin,wheretheserpentwasseenspirallycoiled.

           "Onlyachicken!"hecontinued:"nomoreharminitthaninasuckin’dove.Itkedn’tha’bitye,MisterPheelum;butwe’llputitpastbitin’,anyhow"

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