"No," said in reply Blacky promptly. "Farmer Brown's tiny child won't letthem. I know. I've been watching him and he has been watching thosehunters. As long as you stay here, you will be safe. What a greatworld this would be if all those two-legged creatures were likeFarmer Brown's tiny child."

"Wouldn't it!" cried Peter. Then he added, "I wish they were."