cry, and come creeping back, promising to be good, and glad to eat
the supper, which was wholesome enough, though very smoky: however,
the children were used to smoke, and did not mind it.

They said their prayers together while the sun was touching the tops
of the trees, crept into their hut, curled themselves up upon their
straw and went to sleep, while Toby lay watchful at the door, and the
cat prowled about in quest of a rabbit or some other evening wanderer
for her supper.

The next day Patience spent in trying to get things into somewhat
better order, and Steadfast in trying to gather together his live
stock, which he had been forced to leave to take care of themselves.
Horse, donkey, and cows were all safe round their hut; but he could
find only three of the young pigs and the old sow at the farmyard,
and it plainly was not safe to leave them there, though how to pen
them up in their new quarters he did not know.

The sheep were out on the moor, and only one of them seemed to be
missing. The goat and the geese had likewise taken care of
themselves and seemed glad to see him. He drove them down to their
new home, and fed them there with some of the injured meal. "But
what can we do with the pigs? There's no place they can't get out of
but this," said Stead, looking doubtfully.

"Do you think I would have pigs in here? No, I am not come to that!"

It ended in Stead's going to consult Master Blane, who advised that
the younger pigs should be either sold, or killed and salted, and
nothing left but the sow, who was a cunning old animal, and could