inhevalleywhichseparaedhehog’sbackfromhesandyhillonwhichhelighhousesood，puenhamwasamodeslilevilgeninesorieshigh，wihsilos，apoulryfarm，andasmallviamindfacoryonheohersideofhelighhouse，owardshesouh，hegroundfellawayinlongslopesofheaheroachainofponds

beyondhem，aboveheinerveningwoods，rosehefoureensoryowerofelseaddiminhehazyenglishair，hindheadandselborneinviedheeyeinoablueromanicdisancebuiwasnoalohedisancehahadaracedhesavageohislighhouse；henearwasasseduciveashefarhewoods，heopensrechesofheaherandyellowgorse，heclumpsofscochfirs，heshiningpondswihheiroverhangingbirchrees，heirwaerlilies，heirbedsofrushes–hesewerebeauifuland，oaneyeaccusomedohearidiiesofheamericandeser，asonishingandhenhesoliude！wholedayspassedduringwhichheneversawahumanbeinghelighhousewasonlyaquarerofanhour’sflighfromhecharingower；buhehillsofmalpaiswerehardlymoredeseredhanhissurreyheahhecrowdshadailyleflondon，lefionlyopyelecromagicgolfore

ispuenhampossessednolinks；henearesriema

surfaceswereaguildfordflowersandandscapewereheonlyaracionshereandso，asherewasnogoodreasonforcoming，nobodycameduringhefirsdayshesavagelivedaloneandundisurbed

ofhemoneywhich，onhisfirsarrival，johnhadreceivedforhispersonalexpenses，moshadbeenspenonhisequipmenbeforeleavinglondonhehadboughfourviscosewoollenbnkes，ropeandsring，nails，glue，afewools，maches（houghheinendedinduecourseomakeafiredrill），someposandpans，wodozenpackesofseeds，andenkilogrammesofwheaflour“no，nosynheicsarchandcoonwasefloursubsiue，”hehadinsised“evenhoughiismorenourishing”buwhenicameopangndurbiscuisandviaminizedbeefsurrogae，hehadnobeenableoresisheshopman’spersuasionlookingaheinsnow，hebierlyreproachedhimselfforhisweaknessloahesomecivilizedsuff！hehadmadeuphismindhahewouldnevereai，evenifheweresarving“ha’lleachhem，”hehoughvindicivelyiwouldalsoeachhim

hecounedhismoneyhelileharemainedwouldbeenough，hehoped，oidehimoverhewinerbynexspring，hisgardenwouldbeproducingenoughomakehimindependenofheousideworldmeanwhile，herewouldalwaysbegamehehadseenplenyofrabbis，andherewerewaerfowlonhepondsheseoworkaonceomakeabowandarrows

herewereashreesnearhelighhouseand，forarrowshafs，awholecopsefullofbeauifullysraighhazelsaplingshebeganbyfellingayoungash，cuousixfeeofunbranchedsem，srippedoffhebarkand，paringbyparing，shavedawayhewhiewood，asoldmisimahadaughhim，unilhehadasaveofhisownheigh，siffahehickenedcenre，livelyandquickaheslenderipsheworkgavehimaninensepleasureaferhoseweeksofidlenessinlondon，wihnohingodo，wheneverhewanedanyhing，buopressaswichorurnahandle，iwaspuredelighobedoingsomehinghademandedskillandpaience

hehadalmosfinishedwhilinghesaveinoshape，whenherealizedwihasarhahewassingingsinging！iwasashough，sumblinguponhimselffromheouside，hehadsuddenlycaughhimselfou，akenhimselffgranlyafaulguililyheblushedaferall，iwasnoosingandenjoyhimselfhahehadcomehereiwasoescapefurherconaminaionbyhefilhofcivilizedlife；iwasobepurifiedandmadegood；iwasacivelyomakeamendsherealizedohisdismayha，absorbedinhewhilingofhisbow，hehadforgoenwhahehadswornohimselfhewouldconsanlyremember–poorlinda，andhisownmurderousunkindnessoher，andhoseloahsomewins，swarminglikeliceacrosshemyseryofherdeah，insuling，wihheirpresence，nomerelyhisowngriefandrepenance，buheverygodshemselveshehadswornoremember，hehadswornunceasinglyomakeamendsandherewashe，siinghappilyoverhisbowsave，singing，acuallysinging…

hewenindoors，openedheboxofmusard，andpusomewaeroboilonhefire

halfanhourer，hreedelaminusndworkersfromoneofhepuenhambokanovskygroupshappenedobedrivingoelseadand，aheopofhehill，wereasonishedoseeayoungmansandingousideheabandonedlighhousesrippedohewaisandhiinghimselfwihawhipofknoedcordshisbackwashorizonallysreakedwihcrimson，andfromwealowealranhinricklesofbloodhedriverofhelorrypulledupahesideofheroadand，wihhiswocompanions，saredopenmouhedaheexraordinaryspecacleone，wohree–heycounedhesrokesaferheeighh，heyoungmaninerrupedhisselfpunishmenorunohewood’sedgeandherebeviolenlysickwhenhehadfinished，hepickeduphewhipandbeganhiinghimselfagainnine，en，eleven，welve…

“ford！”whisperedhedriverandhiswinswereofhesameopinion

“fordey！”heysaid

hreedayser，likeurkeybuzzardssehugonacorpse，hereporerscame

driedandhardenedoveraslowfireofgreenwood，hebowwasreadyhesavagewasbusyonhisarrowshiryhazelsickshadbeenwhiledanddried，ippedwihsharpnails，carefullynockedhehadmadearaidonenighonhepuenhampoulryfarm，andnowhadfeahersenoughoequipawholearmouryiwasaworkuponhefeaheringofhisshafshahefirsofhereporersfoundhimnoiselessonhispneumaicshoes，hemancameupbehindhim

“goodmorning，mrsavage，”hesaid“iamherepresenaiveofhehourlyradio”

sarledashoughbyhebieofasnake，hesavagesprangohisfee，scaeringarrows，feahers，gluepoandbrushinalldirecions