yards, he held out the piece of meat and said, "Fetch it."
Crusoe instantly spat out the glove and bounded
towards the meat--once more to be disappointed.
This was done a second time, and Crusoe came forward
with the mitten in his mouth
. It seemed as if it
had been done accidentally, for he dropped it before
coming quite up. If so, it was a fortunate accident,
for it served as the tiny fulcrum on which to place the
point of that mighty lever which was destined ere long