Whymper heard nothing of this affair, and the eggs were duly delivered,
a grocer's van driving up to the farm once a week to take them away.
All this while no more had been seen of Snowball. He was rumoured to be hiding on one of the neighbouring farms, either Foxwood or Pinchfield.
Napoleon was by this time on slightly better terms with the other farmers than before.
It happened that there was in the yard a pile of timber which had been stacked there ten years earlier
when a beech spinney was cleared. It was well seasoned, and Whymper had advised Napoleon to sell it;
both Mr. Pilkington and Mr. Frederick were anxious to buy it. Napoleon was hesitating between the two, unable to make up his mind.
It was noticed that whenever he seemed on the point of coming to an agreement with Frederick,
Snowball was declared to be in hiding at Foxwood, while, when he inclined toward Pilkington, Snowball was said to be at Pinchfield.
Suddenly, early in the spring, an alarming thing was discovered. Snowball was secretly frequenting the farm by night!
The animals were so disturbed that they could hardly sleep in their stalls. Every night, it was said,
he came creeping in under cover of darkness and performed all kinds of mischief.
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