Something hit Ben Wilson and he opened his eyes.The wolves had been chasing him again and his heart was pounding.He sat up in
the dark room and rubbed his arm. he picked up the shoe his cousin had thrown at him and dropped it on the floor. that hurt, Robby!" Robby muttered a few words. "What?" Ben asked. "What? What?can't you hear me? Are you deaf?" Robby, along with practically everyone else on Gunflint Lake, knew that Ben had been born deaf in one ear, but he still thought it was funny to ask Ben this all the time
