"I would rather die with wild beasts." "No!" said the man with decision.

"On no account can we go that way.

Was that the man you ran away from ?" "Yes." She looked up at him, her eyes filled with wonder over the way in which he had coupled his lot with hers.
"Poor little girl!" he said with deep feeling.

"You would be better off with the beasts.

Come, let us hurry away from here!" They turned sharply away from the trail, and followed down behind a family who were almost out of sight around the hill.