on-those-who-have-a- thousand-times-wrung-the-fibres of-a-mother's - heart-and-setat - nought - her - tears-of-anguish, - trampled - under - foot all-the-sanctities - of- home,and-slept-sound,-and- laughed,and - sung - and - drunk,- spite of-the- haunting - spectacle-ofthe comprehensive - ruin - they bave - spread - around - them.

That

He

This

Then the frog

out-of-this-world- and - disappears - so that we do - not see - even - his shadow - till

plop!-be-is-among-us-againwhen-we-least - expect - him.

Does

know where-be-goes- to?

cares what-the-frog- does?

know

on.

· you - have - gone - further

See what

a morsel - you

have missed-with-your-wonderings-about- nothing.

don't know how-to-explain- it.

can judge for yourself what

is just what-I-was-afraid-of. contented himself with talking over what he had-done-andwhere-be-had- been.

is always the way with you foolish fellows who think you can-fathom - and - investigate everything.

told how-he-had- lingered-bythe-edge-of-the-pond-in-thevain-hope- of- his - approach ;how - he had - hopped - about in-the-grass;- how - he had peeped-among-the-bulrushes.