"Oh, if we can only bring it down!" said Whopper, in a whisper.
"We must bring it down," answered Shep, in an equally low voice.
"Get out of sight," warned Snap. "If he sees us he'll be of in a jiffy."
They dropped behind some convenient bushes and then moved forward with great caution, each with his shotgun ready to blaze away instantly.
The forward movement lasted for fully five minutes and then all raised up cautiously and looked for the deer.
The game had disappeared!
"Where is he?" whispered Giant, gazing around in bewilderment.
"Bless me if I know," answered Snap.
The young hunters gazed in all directions and then came out into the open.
"He is surely gone," said Shep.