Page 158 - Fairbrass

1 No, you don’t,’ said the Hedgehog,
who seemed to be a very slangy sort of

person; ‘ you're a bit too old for the job.

My prickles are rather too young for your

jaws, my fine fellow, I daresay your
grandfather, when he was young-, killed

my grandmother, when she was old ; but

I sh aV t bear you any ill-will on that

account. Let's recognise the inevitable,
and be friends.’

Pax seemed to realise the situation, and

pretended to go to sleep.

‘You’re a rum lot, you human beings/
said the Hedgehog, addressing Fairbrass :

‘ you're aiwTays wanting something that you

haven’t got ; and when you do get it, you
don't care about it, and begin crying out for

something else. You ought to be jolly

well ashamed of yourselves,1
‘ Why, what do you know about us ? T

asked Fairbrass very hotly,

* More than you think,’ replied the
Hedgehog, ‘ I once lived in a gentleman’s