Just before reaching the farm where the fat hens and Bowser the Hound were , Blacky waited for Reddy Fox to catch up . It was some time before Reddy appeared , for he was n't traveling as fast now as when he had started out . You see , that farm really was a very long way from the Old Pasture where Reddy lives and Reddy had run very hard , because , you know , he was so anxious to get one of those fat hens . As soon as Blacky saw him he hid in the thick branches of a tall pine-tree . Reddy did n't see him . In fact , Blacky had been so far ahead that Reddy had lost sight of him some time before . Out of the bushes trotted Reddy . His tongue was hanging out just a little , and he was panting . Blacky was just about to speak when Reddy stopped . He stood as still as if he had suddenly been frozen stiff . His sharp black ears were cocked forward , and his head was turned just a little to one side . Reddy was listening . He was listening for the voice of Blacky . You see , he thought Blacky was still far ahead of him . For several minutes Reddy stood listening with all his might , and Blacky 's sharp eyes twinkled as he looked down , watching Reddy . Suddenly Reddy sat down . There was an expression on his sharp face which Blacky understood perfectly . It was quite plain that Reddy was becoming suspicious . He had begun to suspect that he had been tricked by Blacky and led so far away from home for nothing . Down inside Blacky chuckled .
It was a noiseless chuckle , for XXXXX did not intend to give himself away until he had to .
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