CHAPTER IV. THE BITER BITTEN
But life in the Pit at best was a precarious affair, as the three Hill-dwellers were quickly to learn. Before Joe could even possess himself of his kites, his astonished eyes were greeted with the spectacle of all his enemies, the fireman included, taking to their heels in wild flight. As the little girls and urchins had melted away before the Simpson g**g, so was melting away the Simpson g**g before some new and correspondingly awe-inspiring group of predatory creatures.
Joe heard terrified cries of "Fish g**g!" "Fish g**g!" from those who fled, and he would have fled himself from this new danger, only he was breathless from his last encounter, and knew the impossibility of escaping whatever threatened. Fred and Charley felt mighty longings to run away fro
