"Be it so. Some day you'll see what I shall do," replied Humphrey.
"Recollect, I am to sell the cattle for my own self-advantage until I
buy a gun, and one or two things which I want."

"I agree to that too, Humphrey," replied Jacob; "and now to skin the
beast."

The skinning and quartering took up the whole afternoon, and Billy was
heavily laden when he drew his cart home. The next day Jacob went to
Lymington to sell the bull and the skin, and returned home well
satisfied with the profit he had made. He had procured, as Humphrey
requested, some milk-pans, a small churn, and milk-pail, out of the
proceeds, and had still money left. Humphrey told them that he had not
been to see the heifer yet, as he thought it better not.

"She will be tame to-morrow morning, depend upon it," said he.

"But if you give her nothing to eat, will not the calf die?"

"Oh no, I should think not. I shall not starve her, but I will make her
thankful for her food before she gets it. I shall cut her some grass
to-morrow morning."

We may as well here say that the next morning Humphrey went in to the
heifer. At first she tossed about and was very unruly. He gave her
some grass, and patted her and coaxed her for a long while, till at last
she allowed him to touch her gently. Every day for a fortnight he
brought her her food, and she became quieter every day, till at last, if
he went up to her, she never pushed with her horns. The calf became
quite tame, and as the heifer perceived that the calf was quiet, she
became more quiet herself. After the fortnight, Humphrey would not
allow the heifer to receive anything except from the hand of Alice, that
the animal might know her well; and when the calf was a month old,
Humphrey made the first attempt to milk her. This was resisted at first
by kicking, but in the course of ten days she gave down her milk.
Humphrey then let her loose for a few days to run about the yard, still
keeping the calf in the cow-house, and putting the heifer in to her at
night, milking her before the calf was allowed to suck. After this, he
adventured upon the last experiment, which was to turn her out of the
yard to graze into the forest. She went away to some distance, and he
was fearful that she would join the herd, but in the evening she came
back again to her calf. After this he was satisfied, and turned her out
every day, and they had no further trouble with her. He would not,
however, wean the calf