The Project Gutenberg EBook of A Dog's Tale, by Mark Twain ( a!uel "le!

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";APTE, 7 My father was a t& Bernar$, !y !other was a collie, but 7 a! a Presbyterian& This is what !y !other tol$ !e, 7 $o not know these nice $istinctions !yself& To !e they are only fine large wor$s !eaning nothing& My !other ha$ a fon$ness for such@ she like$ to say the!, an$ see other $ogs look sur(rise$ an$ en%ious, as won$ering how she got so !uch e$ucation& But, in$ee$, it was not real e$ucation@ it was only show+ she got the wor$s by listening in the $ining)roo! an$ $rawing)roo! when there was co!(any, an$ by going with the chil$ren to un$ay)school an$ listening there@ an$ whene%er she hear$ a large wor$ she sai$ it o%er to herself !any ti!es, an$ so was able to kee( it until there was a $og!atic gathering in the neighborhoo$, then she woul$ get it off, an$ sur(rise an$ $istress the! all, fro! (ocket)(u( to !astiff, which rewar$e$ her for all her trouble& 7f there was a stranger he was nearly sure to be sus(icious, an$ when he got his breath again he woul$ ask her what it !eant& An$ she always tol$ hi!& ;e was ne%er eA(ecting this but thought he woul$ catch her@ so when she tol$ hi!, he was the one that looke$ asha!e$, whereas he ha$ thought it was going to be she& The

others were always waiting for this, an$ gla$ of it an$ (rou$ of her, for they knew what was going to ha((en, because they ha$ ha$ eA(erience& ?hen she tol$ the !eaning of a big wor$ they were all so taken u( with a$!iration that it ne%er occurre$ to any $og to $oubt if it was the right one@ an$ that was natural, because, for one thing, she answere$ u( so (ro!(tly that it see!e$ like a $ictionary s(eaking, an$ for another thing, where coul$ they fin$ out whether it was right or notB for she was the only culti%ate$ $og there was& By an$ by, when 7 was ol$er, she brought ho!e the wor$ <nintellectual, one ti!e, an$ worke$ it (retty har$ all the week at $ifferent gatherings, !aking !uch unha((iness an$ $es(on$ency@ an$ it was at this ti!e that 7 notice$ that $uring that week she was aske$ for the !eaning at eight $ifferent asse!blages, an$ flashe$ out a fresh $efinition e%ery ti!e, which showe$ !e that she ha$ !ore (resence of !in$ than culture, though 7 sai$ nothing, of course& he ha$ one wor$ which she always ke(t on han$, an$ rea$y, like a life) (reser%er, a kin$ of e!ergency wor$ to stra( on when she was likely to get washe$ o%erboar$ in a su$$en way))that was the wor$ ynony!ous& ?hen she ha((ene$ to fetch out a long wor$ which ha$ ha$ its $ay weeks before an$ its (re(are$ !eanings gone to her $u!()(ile, if there was a stranger there of course it knocke$ hi! groggy for a cou(le of !inutes, then he woul$ co!e to, an$ by that ti!e she woul$ be away $own win$ on another tack, an$ not eA(ecting anything@ so when he'$ hail an$ ask her to cash in, 7 (the only $og on the insi$e of her ga!e# coul$ see her can%as flicker a !o!ent))but only just a !o!ent))then it woul$ belly out taut an$ full, an$ she woul$ say, as cal! as a su!!er's $ay, C7t's synony!ous with su(ererogation,C or so!e go$less long re(tile of a wor$ like that, an$ go (laci$ly about an$ ski! away on the neAt tack, (erfectly co!fortable, you know, an$ lea%e that stranger looking (rofane an$ e!barrasse$, an$ the initiate$ slatting the floor with their tails in unison an$ their faces transfigure$ with a holy joy& An$ it was the sa!e with (hrases& he woul$ $rag ho!e a whole (hrase, if it ha$ a gran$ soun$, an$ (lay it siA nights an$ two !atinees, an$ eA(lain it a new way e%ery ti!e))which she ha$ to, for all she care$ for was the (hrase@ she wasn't intereste$ in what it !eant, an$ knew those $ogs ha$n't wit enough to catch her, anyway& 'es, she was a $aisyD he got so she wasn't afrai$ of anything, she ha$ such confi$ence in the ignorance of those creatures& he e%en brought anec$otes that she ha$ hear$ the fa!ily an$ the $inner)guests laugh an$ shout o%er@ an$ as a rule she got the nub of one chestnut hitche$ onto another chestnut, where, of course, it $i$n't fit an$ ha$n't any (oint@ an$ when she $eli%ere$ the nub she fell o%er an$ rolle$ on the floor an$ laughe$ an$ barke$ in the !ost insane way, while 7 coul$ see that she was won$ering to herself why it $i$n't see! as funny as it $i$ when she first hear$ it& But no har! was $one@ the others rolle$ an$ barke$ too, (ri%ately asha!e$ of the!sel%es for not seeing the (oint, an$ ne%er sus(ecting that the

fault was not with the! an$ there wasn't any to see& 'ou can see by these things that she was of a rather %ain an$ fri%olous character@ still, she ha$ %irtues, an$ enough to !ake u(, 7 think& he ha$ a kin$ heart an$ gentle ways, an$ ne%er harbore$ resent!ents for injuries $one her, but (ut the! easily out of her !in$ an$ forgot the!@ an$ she taught her chil$ren her kin$ly way, an$ fro! her we learne$ also to be bra%e an$ (ro!(t in ti!e of $anger, an$ not to run away, but face the (eril that threatene$ frien$ or stranger, an$ hel( hi! the best we coul$ without sto((ing to think what the cost !ight be to us& An$ she taught us not by wor$s only, but by eAa!(le, an$ that is the best way an$ the surest an$ the !ost lasting& ?hy, the bra%e things she $i$, the s(len$i$ thingsD she was just a sol$ier@ an$ so !o$est about it))well, you coul$n't hel( a$!iring her, an$ you coul$n't hel( i!itating her@ not e%en a >ing "harles s(aniel coul$ re!ain entirely $es(icable in her society& o, as you see, there was !ore to her than her e$ucation&

";APTE, 77 ?hen 7 was well grown, at last, 7 was sol$ an$ taken away, an$ 7 ne%er saw her again& he was broken)hearte$, an$ so was 7, an$ we crie$@ but she co!forte$ !e as well as she coul$, an$ sai$ we were sent into this worl$ for a wise an$ goo$ (ur(ose, an$ !ust $o our $uties without re(ining, take our life as we !ight fin$ it, li%e it for the best goo$ of others, an$ ne%er !in$ about the results@ they were not our affair& he sai$ !en who $i$ like this woul$ ha%e a noble an$ beautiful rewar$ by an$ by in another worl$, an$ although we ani!als woul$ not go there, to $o well an$ right without rewar$ woul$ gi%e to our brief li%es a worthiness an$ $ignity which in itself woul$ be a rewar$& he ha$ gathere$ these things fro! ti!e to ti!e when she ha$ gone to the un$ay)school with the chil$ren, an$ ha$ lai$ the! u( in her !e!ory !ore carefully than she ha$ $one with those other wor$s an$ (hrases@ an$ she ha$ stu$ie$ the! $ee(ly, for her goo$ an$ ours& 9ne !ay see by this that she ha$ a wise an$ thoughtful hea$, for all there was so !uch lightness an$ %anity in it& o we sai$ our farewells, our tears@ an$ the last thing re!e!ber it the better, 7 ti!e of $anger to another !other, an$ $o as she woul$ $o&C an$ looke$ our last u(on each other through she sai$))kee(ing it for the last to !ake !e think))was, C7n !e!ory of !e, when there is a $o not think of yourself, think of your

Do you think 7 coul$ forget thatB

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";APTE, 777

7t was such a char!ing ho!eD))!y new one@ a fine great house, with (ictures, an$ $elicate $ecorations, an$ rich furniture, an$ no gloo! anywhere, but all the wil$erness of $ainty colors lit u( with floo$ing sunshine@ an$ the s(acious groun$s aroun$ it, an$ the great gar$en))oh, greenswar$, an$ noble trees, an$ flowers, no en$D An$ 7 was the sa!e as a !e!ber of the fa!ily@ an$ they lo%e$ !e, an$ (ette$ !e, an$ $i$ not gi%e !e a new na!e, but calle$ !e by !y ol$ one that was $ear to !e because !y !other ha$ gi%en it !e))Aileen Ma%ourneen& he got it out of a song@ an$ the Grays knew that song, an$ sai$ it was a beautiful na!e& Mrs& Gray was thirty, an$ so sweet an$ so lo%ely, you cannot i!agine it@ an$ a$ie was ten, an$ just like her !other, just a $arling slen$er little co(y of her, with auburn tails $own her back, an$ short frocks@ an$ the baby was a year ol$, an$ (lu!( an$ $i!(le$, an$ fon$ of !e, an$ ne%er coul$ get enough of hauling on !y tail, an$ hugging !e, an$ laughing out its innocent ha((iness@ an$ Mr& Gray was thirty)eight, an$ tall an$ slen$er an$ han$so!e, a little bal$ in front, alert, Euick in his !o%e!ents, business)like, (ro!(t, $eci$e$, unsenti!ental, an$ with that kin$ of tri!)chisele$ face that just see!s to glint an$ s(arkle with frosty intellectualityD ;e was a renowne$ scientist& 7 $o not know what the wor$ !eans, but !y !other woul$ know how to use it an$ get effects& he woul$ know how to $e(ress a rat)terrier with it an$ !ake a la()$og look sorry he ca!e& But that is not the best one@ the best one was *aboratory& My !other coul$ organiFe a Trust on that one that woul$ skin the taA)collars off the whole her$& The laboratory was not a book, or a (icture, or a (lace to wash your han$s in, as the college (resi$ent's $og sai$))no, that is the la%atory@ the laboratory is Euite $ifferent, an$ is fille$ with jars, an$ bottles, an$ electrics, an$ wires, an$ strange !achines@ an$ e%ery week other scientists ca!e there an$ sat in the (lace, an$ use$ the !achines, an$ $iscusse$, an$ !a$e what they calle$ eA(eri!ents an$ $isco%eries@ an$ often 7 ca!e, too, an$ stoo$ aroun$ an$ listene$, an$ trie$ to learn, for the sake of !y !other, an$ in lo%ing !e!ory of her, although it was a (ain to !e, as realiFing what she was losing out of her life an$ 7 gaining nothing at all@ for try as 7 !ight, 7 was ne%er able to !ake anything out of it at all& 9ther ti!es 7 lay on the floor in the !istress's work)roo! an$ sle(t, she gently using !e for a foot)stool, knowing it (lease$ !e, for it was a caress@ other ti!es 7 s(ent an hour in the nursery, an$ got well tousle$ an$ !a$e ha((y@ other ti!es 7 watche$ by the crib there, when the baby was aslee( an$ the nurse out for a few !inutes on the baby's affairs@ other ti!es 7 ro!(e$ an$ race$ through the groun$s an$ the gar$en with a$ie till we were tire$ out, then slu!bere$ on the grass in the sha$e of a tree while she rea$ her book@ other ti!es 7 went %isiting a!ong the neighbor $ogs))for there were so!e !ost (leasant ones not far away, an$ one %ery han$so!e an$ courteous an$ graceful one, a curly)haire$ 7rish setter by the na!e of ,obin A$air, who was a Presbyterian like !e, an$ belonge$ to the cotch !inister& The ser%ants in our house were all kin$ to !e an$ were fon$ of !e, an$

so, as you see, !ine was a (leasant life& There coul$ not be a ha((ier $og that 7 was, nor a gratefuller one& 7 will say this for !yself, for it is only the truth+ 7 trie$ in all ways to $o well an$ right, an$ honor !y !other's !e!ory an$ her teachings, an$ earn the ha((iness that ha$ co!e to !e, as best 7 coul$& By an$ by ca!e !y little (u((y, an$ then !y cu( was full, !y ha((iness was (erfect& 7t was the $earest little wa$$ling thing, an$ so s!ooth an$ soft an$ %el%ety, an$ ha$ such cunning little awkwar$ (aws, an$ such affectionate eyes, an$ such a sweet an$ innocent face@ an$ it !a$e !e so (rou$ to see how the chil$ren an$ their !other a$ore$ it, an$ fon$le$ it, an$ eAclai!e$ o%er e%ery little won$erful thing it $i$& 7t $i$ see! to !e that life was just too lo%ely to)) Then ca!e the winter& 9ne $ay 7 was stan$ing a watch in the nursery& That is to say, 7 was aslee( on the be$& The baby was aslee( in the crib, which was alongsi$e the be$, on the si$e neAt the fire(lace& 7t was the kin$ of crib that has a lofty tent o%er it !a$e of gauFy stuff that you can see through& The nurse was out, an$ we two slee(ers were alone& A s(ark fro! the woo$)fire was shot out, an$ it lit on the slo(e of the tent& 7 su((ose a Euiet inter%al followe$, then a screa! fro! the baby awoke !e, an$ there was that tent fla!ing u( towar$ the ceilingD Before 7 coul$ think, 7 s(rang to the floor in !y fright, an$ in a secon$ was half)way to the $oor@ but in the neAt half)secon$ !y !other's farewell was soun$ing in !y ears, an$ 7 was back on the be$ again& 7 reache$ !y hea$ through the fla!es an$ $ragge$ the baby out by the waist)ban$, an$ tugge$ it along, an$ we fell to the floor together in a clou$ of s!oke@ 7 snatche$ a new hol$, an$ $ragge$ the screa!ing little creature along an$ out at the $oor an$ aroun$ the ben$ of the hall, an$ was still tugging away, all eAcite$ an$ ha((y an$ (rou$, when the !aster's %oice shoute$+ CBegone you curse$ beastDC an$ 7 ju!(e$ to sa%e !yself@ but he was furiously Euick, an$ chase$ !e u(, striking furiously at !e with his cane, 7 $o$ging this way an$ that, in terror, an$ at last a strong blow fell u(on !y left foreleg, which !a$e !e shriek an$ fall, for the !o!ent, hel(less@ the cane went u( for another blow, but ne%er $escen$e$, for the nurse's %oice rang wil$ly out, CThe nursery's on fireDC an$ the !aster rushe$ away in that $irection, an$ !y other bones were sa%e$& The (ain was cruel, but, no !atter, 7 !ust not lose any ti!e@ he !ight co!e back at any !o!ent@ so 7 li!(e$ on three legs to the other en$ of the hall, where there was a $ark little stairway lea$ing u( into a garret where ol$ boAes an$ such things were ke(t, as 7 ha$ hear$ say, an$ where (eo(le sel$o! went& 7 !anage$ to cli!b u( there, then 7 searche$ !y way through the $ark a!ong the (iles of things, an$ hi$ in the secretest (lace 7 coul$ fin$& 7t was foolish to be afrai$ there, yet still 7 was@ so afrai$ that 7 hel$ in an$ har$ly e%en whi!(ere$, though it woul$ ha%e been such a co!fort to whi!(er, because that eases the (ain, you know& But 7 coul$ lick !y leg, an$ that $i$ so!e goo$&

:or half an hour there was a co!!otion $ownstairs, an$ shoutings, an$ rushing footste(s, an$ then there was Euiet again& Guiet for so!e !inutes, an$ that was grateful to !y s(irit, for then !y fears began to go $own@ an$ fears are worse than (ains))oh, !uch worse& Then ca!e a soun$ that froFe !e& They were calling !e))calling !e by na!e))hunting for !eD 7t was !uffle$ by $istance, but that coul$ not take the terror out of it, an$ it was the !ost $rea$ful soun$ to !e that 7 ha$ e%er hear$& 7t went all about, e%erywhere, $own there+ along the halls, through all the roo!s, in both stories, an$ in the base!ent an$ the cellar@ then outsi$e, an$ farther an$ farther away))then back, an$ all about the house again, an$ 7 thought it woul$ ne%er, ne%er sto(& But at last it $i$, hours an$ hours after the %ague twilight of the garret ha$ long ago been blotte$ out by black $arkness& Then in that blesse$ stillness !y terrors fell little by little away, an$ 7 was at (eace an$ sle(t& 7t was a goo$ rest 7 ha$, but 7 woke before the twilight ha$ co!e again& 7 was feeling fairly co!fortable, an$ 7 coul$ think out a (lan now& 7 !a$e a %ery goo$ one@ which was, to cree( $own, all the way $own the back stairs, an$ hi$e behin$ the cellar $oor, an$ sli( out an$ esca(e when the ice!an ca!e at $awn, while he was insi$e filling the refrigerator@ then 7 woul$ hi$e all $ay, an$ start on !y journey when night ca!e@ !y journey to))well, anywhere where they woul$ not know !e an$ betray !e to the !aster& 7 was feeling al!ost cheerful now@ then su$$enly 7 thought+ ?hy, what woul$ life be without !y (u((yD That was $es(air& There was no (lan for !e@ 7 saw that@ 7 !ust stay where 7 was@ stay, an$ wait, an$ take what !ight co!e))it was not !y affair@ that was what life is))!y !other ha$ sai$ it& Then))well, then the calling began againD All !y sorrows ca!e back& 7 sai$ to !yself, the !aster will ne%er forgi%e& 7 $i$ not know what 7 ha$ $one to !ake hi! so bitter an$ so unforgi%ing, yet 7 ju$ge$ it was so!ething a $og coul$ not un$erstan$, but which was clear to a !an an$ $rea$ful& They calle$ an$ calle$))$ays an$ nights, it see!e$ to !e& o long that the hunger an$ thirst near $ro%e !e !a$, an$ 7 recogniFe$ that 7 was getting %ery weak& ?hen you are this way you slee( a great $eal, an$ 7 $i$& 9nce 7 woke in an awful fright))it see!e$ to !e that the calling was right there in the garretD An$ so it was+ it was a$ie's %oice, an$ she was crying@ !y na!e was falling fro! her li(s all broken, (oor thing, an$ 7 coul$ not belie%e !y ears for the joy of it when 7 hear$ her say+ C"o!e back to us))oh, co!e back to us, an$ forgi%e))it is all so sa$ without our))C 7 broke in with <"; a grateful little yel(, an$ the neAt !o!ent a$ie was (lunging an$ stu!bling through the $arkness an$ the lu!ber an$

shouting for the fa!ily to hear, C he's foun$, she's foun$DC The $ays that followe$))well, they were won$erful& The !other an$ a$ie an$ the ser%ants))why, they just see!e$ to worshi( !e& They coul$n't see! to !ake !e a be$ that was fine enough@ an$ as for foo$, they coul$n't be satisfie$ with anything but ga!e an$ $elicacies that were out of season@ an$ e%ery $ay the frien$s an$ neighbors flocke$ in to hear about !y herois!))that was the na!e they calle$ it by, an$ it !eans agriculture& 7 re!e!ber !y !other (ulling it on a kennel once, an$ eA(laining it in that way, but $i$n't say what agriculture was, eAce(t that it was synony!ous with intra!ural incan$escence@ an$ a $oFen ti!es a $ay Mrs& Gray an$ a$ie woul$ tell the tale to new)co!ers, an$ say 7 riske$ !y life to say the baby's, an$ both of us ha$ burns to (ro%e it, an$ then the co!(any woul$ (ass !e aroun$ an$ (et !e an$ eAclai! about !e, an$ you coul$ see the (ri$e in the eyes of a$ie an$ her !other@ an$ when the (eo(le wante$ to know what !a$e !e li!(, they looke$ asha!e$ an$ change$ the subject, an$ so!eti!es when (eo(le hunte$ the! this way an$ that way with Euestions about it, it looke$ to !e as if they were going to cry& An$ this was not all the glory@ no, the !aster's frien$s ca!e, a whole twenty of the !ost $istinguishe$ (eo(le, an$ ha$ !e in the laboratory, an$ $iscusse$ !e as if 7 was a kin$ of $isco%ery@ an$ so!e of the! sai$ it was won$erful in a $u!b beast, the finest eAhibition of instinct they coul$ call to !in$@ but the !aster sai$, with %ehe!ence, C7t's far abo%e instinct@ it's ,EA 9=, an$ !any a !an, (ri%ilege$ to be sa%e$ an$ go with you an$ !e to a better worl$ by right of its (ossession, has less of it that this (oor silly Eua$ru(e$ that's foreor$aine$ to (erishC@ an$ then he laughe$, an$ sai$+ C?hy, look at !e))7'! a sarcas!D bless you, with all !y gran$ intelligence, the only thing 7 inferre$ was that the $og ha$ gone !a$ an$ was $estroying the chil$, whereas but for the beast's intelligence))it's ,EA 9=, 7 tell youD))the chil$ woul$ ha%e (erishe$DC They $is(ute$ an$ $is(ute$, an$ 7 was the %ery center of subject of it all, an$ 7 wishe$ !y !other coul$ know that this gran$ honor ha$ co!e to !e@ it woul$ ha%e !a$e her (rou$& Then they $iscusse$ o(tics, as they calle$ it, an$ whether a certain injury to the brain woul$ (ro$uce blin$ness or not, but they coul$ not agree about it, an$ sai$ they !ust test it by eA(eri!ent by an$ by@ an$ neAt they $iscusse$ (lants, an$ that intereste$ !e, because in the su!!er a$ie an$ 7 ha$ (lante$ see$s))7 hel(e$ her $ig the holes, you know))an$ after $ays an$ $ays a little shrub or a flower ca!e u( there, an$ it was a won$er how that coul$ ha((en@ but it $i$, an$ 7 wishe$ 7 coul$ talk))7 woul$ ha%e tol$ those (eo(le about it an$ shown then how !uch 7 knew, an$ been all ali%e with the subject@ but 7 $i$n't care for the o(tics@ it was $ull, an$ when they ca!e back to it again it bore$ !e, an$ 7 went to slee(&

Pretty soon it was s(ring, an$ sunny an$ (leasant an$ lo%ely, an$ the sweet !other an$ the chil$ren (atte$ !e an$ the (u((y goo$)by, an$ went away on a journey an$ a %isit to their kin, an$ the !aster wasn't any co!(any for us, but we (laye$ together an$ ha$ goo$ ti!es, an$ the ser%ants were kin$ an$ frien$ly, so we got along Euite ha((ily an$ counte$ the $ays an$ waite$ for the fa!ily& An$ one $ay those !en ca!e again, an$ sai$, now for the test, an$ they took the (u((y to the laboratory, an$ 7 li!(e$ three)legge$ly along, too, feeling (rou$, for any attention shown to the (u((y was a (leasure to !e, of course& They $iscusse$ an$ eA(eri!ente$, an$ then su$$enly the (u((y shrieke$, an$ they set hi! on the floor, an$ he went staggering aroun$, with his hea$ all bloo$y, an$ the !aster cla((e$ his han$s an$ shoute$+ CThere, 7'%e won))confess itD An$ they all sai$+ C7t's so))you'%e (ro%e$ your theory, an$ suffering hu!anity owes you a great $ebt fro! henceforth,C an$ they crow$e$ aroun$ hi!, an$ wrung his han$ cor$ially an$ thankfully, an$ (raise$ hi!& But 7 har$ly saw or hear$ these things, for 7 ran at once to !y little $arling, an$ snuggle$ close to it where it lay, an$ licke$ the bloo$, an$ it (ut its hea$ against !ine, whi!(ering softly, an$ 7 knew in !y heart it was a co!fort to it in its (ain an$ trouble to feel its !other's touch, though it coul$ not see !e& Then it $ro((e$ $own, (resently, an$ its little %el%et nose reste$ u(on the floor, an$ it was still, an$ $i$ not !o%e any !ore& oon the !aster sto((e$ $iscussing a !o!ent, an$ rang in the foot!an, an$ sai$, CBury it in the far corner of the gar$en,C an$ then went on with the $iscussion, an$ 7 trotte$ after the foot!an, %ery ha((y an$ grateful, for 7 knew the (u((y was out of its (ain now, because it was aslee(& ?e went far $own the gar$en to the farthest en$, where the chil$ren an$ the nurse an$ the (u((y an$ 7 use$ to (lay in the su!!er in the sha$e of a great el!, an$ there the foot!an $ug a hole, an$ 7 saw he was going to (lant the (u((y, an$ 7 was gla$, because it woul$ grow an$ co!e u( a fine han$so!e $og, like ,obin A$air, an$ be a beautiful sur(rise for the fa!ily when they ca!e ho!e@ so 7 trie$ to hel( hi! $ig, but !y la!e leg was no goo$, being stiff, you know, an$ you ha%e to ha%e two, or it is no use& ?hen the foot!an ha$ finishe$ an$ co%ere$ little ,obin u(, he (atte$ !y hea$, an$ there were tears in his eyes, an$ he sai$+ CPoor little $oggie, you sa%e$ ;7 chil$DC 7 ha%e watche$ two whole weeks, an$ he $oesn't co!e u(D This last week a fright has been stealing u(on !e& 7 think there is so!ething terrible about this& 7 $o not know what it is, but the fear !akes !e sick, an$ 7 ;e's as blin$ as a batDC

cannot eat, though the ser%ants bring !e the best of foo$@ an$ they (et !e so, an$ e%en co!e in the night, an$ cry, an$ say, CPoor $oggie))$o gi%e it u( an$ co!e ho!e@ $on't break our heartsDC an$ all this terrifies !e the !ore, an$ !akes !e sure so!ething has ha((ene$& An$ 7 a! so weak@ since yester$ay 7 cannot stan$ on !y feet any!ore& An$ within this hour the ser%ants, looking towar$ the sun where it was sinking out of sight an$ the night chill co!ing on, sai$ things 7 coul$ not un$erstan$, but they carrie$ so!ething col$ to !y heart& CThose (oor creaturesD They !orning, an$ eagerly ask for an$ who of us will be strong hu!ble little frien$ is gone $o not sus(ect& They will co!e ho!e in the the little $oggie that $i$ the bra%e $ee$, enough to say the truth to the!+ 'The where go the beasts that (erish&'C

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