`` They are the best I 've ever had ; but do you know , Paddy , I suspect that they may be one of the reasons I am hunted so , '' replied Lightfoot a little sadly . `` Good looks are not always to be desired . Have you seen any hunters around here lately ? '' Paddy shook his Lead . `` Not a single hunter , '' he replied . `` I tell you what it is , Lightfoot , let 's be partners for a while . You stay right around my pond . If I see or hear or smell anything suspicious , I 'll warn you . You do the same for me . Two sets of eyes , ears and noses are better than one . What do you say , Lightfoot ? '' `` I 'll do it , '' replied Lightfoot . CHAPTER XIV : How Paddy Warned Lightfoot It was a queer partnership , that partnership between Lightfoot and Paddy , but it was a good partnership . They had been the best of friends for a long time . Paddy had always been glad to have Lightfoot visit his pond . To tell the truth , he was rather fond of handsome Lightfoot . You know Paddy is himself not at all handsome . On land he is a rather clumsy-looking fellow and really homely . So he admired Lightfoot greatly . That is one reason why he proposed that they be partners .
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