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CHAPTER XIV

THE COASTING PARTY

Who fun in life himself denies
Becomes a grouch before he dies.

Little Joe Otter.

Peter Rabbit was so tickled over having discovered who made the queer trail in the snow that he quite forgot to look down in the Laughing Brook to see where Little Joe Otter went to. When he did think to look, Little Joe was nowhere to be seen. Peter waited awhile, hoping that Little Joe would return. He wanted to see him slide down that bank again.