How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
"That's what has me worried," I cried. "They won't come in. They won't, Papa. Little Ann might, but not Old Dan. He'd die before he'd leave a coon in a tree." (17.35)
What makes Billy such a good hunter isn't just that he's got some awesome dogs; it's that he really understands their strengths and weaknesses. Old Dan, for example. Billy knows that Old Dan would never give up—even if it means fighting to the (literal) death.