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`` After that you 'll be able to eat the whole critter . '' `` But when are you going to eat ? '' insisted Hen . `` It 's noon now . '' `` We 'll eat in another hour , I guess , if that suits the crowd , '' replied Dick . `` I 'm ready to eat right now , '' coaxed Dutcher . `` But you do n't belong to the crowd , '' retorted Dave Darrin grimly .