Posted by Shawn Dawson on March 22, 2005 at 16:48:07 from 71.32.126.187 user shawn.
From SD:
"All these hounds took no notice whatever of the camp, but ran straight through it, down Swallowdale, and over the waterfall at the low end. It was only the later comers who stoppped to look about them and haardly seemed to be taking the race seriously."
"You're no good," said Nancy to them. "Go on."
"The others are miles ahead," said Titty. "You'll never catch them if you don't hurry."
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AR doesn't say that Titty said the above in a laughing way, but she sure does when I see it. She's laughing, and stretches out the word miles -- "The others are miiiiles ahead".
I see Titty and Nancy in the camp, talking to the dogs as if they were people, jokingly admonishing them for taking the time out of their race to enjoy the scenery a very little bit.