But Lightfoot did n't want to keep going in that direction all day . It would take him far away from that part of the Green Forest with which he was familiar and which he called home . It might in time take him out of the Green Forest and that would n't do at all . So after a while Lightfoot became uncertain . He did n't know just what to do . You see , he could n't tell whether or not that hunter with the terrible gun was still following him . Every once in a while he would stop in a thicket of young trees or behind a tangle of fallen trees uprooted by the wind . There he would stand , facing the direction from which he had come , and watch and listen for some sign that the hunter was still following . But after a few minutes of this he would grow uneasy and then bound away in the direction from which the Merry Little Breezes were blowing , so as to be sure of not running into danger . `` If only I could know if that hunter is still following , I would know better what to do , '' thought Lightfoot . `` I 've got to find out . '' CHAPTER X : Lightfoot 's Clever Trick Lightfoot the Deer is smart . Yes , Sir , Lightfoot the Deer is smart . He has to be , especially in the hunting season , to save his life . If he were not smart he would have been killed long ago . He never makes the foolish mistake of thinking that other people are not smart . He knew that the hunter who had started out to follow him early that morning was not one to be easily discouraged or to be fooled by simple tricks . He had a very great respect for the smartness of that hunter . He knew that he could n't afford to be careless for one little minute . The certainty of danger is sometimes easier to bear than the uncertainty of not knowing whether or not there really is any danger .
XXXXX felt that if he could know just where the hunter was , he himself would know better what to do .
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