MD3PAD 643-645

[Toby G Levy]

        After a lengthy description of the open air market at the foot
of a nearby fort, it is mentioned that dogs run free in packs.  The dogs
are wilder out here and somewhat more threatening to humans. Dixon
worries about the "Black Dog" that worried them a hundred and fifty
pages back. Cresap is not worried about the legendary devil figure.

        Cresap's dog Snake is a "ratter." Mason notes Snake is a norfolk
terrier so Mason bends down and asks Snake if he has heard anything of
the Learned English Dog. Mason sees by the dog's eyebrow movement that
he understands. He tries to entice Snake with an invitation to sample a
meal that Armand is preparing. Dixon makes fun of Mason's attempts to
communicate with the dog. As they walk away arguing, Snake thinks about
"old Fang."

        Dixon says he can feel that something important is about to
happen, but he is not sure what it may be.

        Mason and Dixon are approached by a young boy who promises to
show them "something no one has ever seen, nor will anyone ever see
again."  He proceeds to crack the shell of a peanut, show them the peas
and then eats them.  Here Chapter 66 ends.

Toby