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well´brought´up young men�察�we felt that the right thing to do was for us to 

prevent his gaining any hint that we were not glad to see him�察�and to make 

him feel as little as possible the awkwardness of his position。 

     I   think  we   succeeded。      He   was     singularly   unembarrassed�察      �and   far 

more   at   his   ease   than   even   we   were。   He   took   but   little   notice   of   our 

flattering   remarks�察  �but   was   much   drawn   toward   George's   legs。        George 

used   to   be�察  �I  remember�察  �rather   proud   of   his   legs。   I   could   never   see 

enough   in   them   myself   to   excuse   George's   vanity�察  �indeed�察  �they   always 

struck me   as   lumpy。      It is   only  fair   to acknowledge�察 �however�察 �that   they 

quite fascinated that bull´dog。          He walked over and criticized them with 

the air of a long´baffled connoisseur who had at last found his ideal。                    At 

the termination of his inspection he distinctly smiled。 

     George�察�who at that time was modest and bashful�察�blushed and drew 

them up on to the chair。         On the dog's displaying a desire to follow them�察�

George moved up on to the table�察�and squatted there in the middle�察�nursing 

his knees。      George's legs being lost to him�察�the dog appeared inclined to 

console himself with mine。           I went and sat beside George on the table。 

     Sitting with your feet drawn up in front of you�察�on a small and rickety 



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one´legged table�察�is a most trying exercise�察�especially if you are not used 

to it。   George and I both felt our position keenly。             We did not like to call 

out for help�察�and bring the family down。             We were proud young men�察�and 

we feared lest�察�to the unsympathetic eye of the comparative stranger�察�the 

spectacle we should present might not prove imposing。 

     We     sat  on   in  silence   for  about    half   an  hour�察  �the   dog   keeping     a 

reproachful eye upon us from the nearest chair�察�and displaying elephantine 

delight whenever we made any movement suggestive of climbing down。 

     At the end of the half hour we discussed the advisability of ;chancing 

it�察─  �but  decided     not  to。   ;We     should    never�察─  �George     said�察  �confound 

foolhardiness with courage。; 

     ;Courage�察─      �he   continuedGeorge        had    quite   a   gift  for   maxims 

;courage is the wisdom of manhood�察�foolhardiness�察�the folly of youth。; 

     He said that to get down from the table while that dog remained in the 

room�察�would clearly prove us to be possessed of the latter quality�察�so we 

restrained ourselves�察�and sat on。 

     We sat on for over an hour�察�by which time�察�having both grown careless 

of   life   and   indifferent   to   the   voice   of   Wisdom�察  �we   did   ;chance   it�察─  �and 

throwing the table´cloth over our would´be murderer�察�charged for the door 

and got out。 

     The next morning we complained to our landlady of her carelessness 

in   leaving   wild   beasts   about   the   place�察  �and   we   gave   her   a   brief   if   not 

exactly truthful�察�history of the business。 

     Instead of the tender womanly sympathy we had expected�察�the old lady 

sat down in the easy chair and burst out laughing。 

     ;What�   �old   Boozer�察─  �she   exclaimed�察   �you   was   afraid   of   old   Boozer� �

Why�察�bless you�察�he wouldn't hurt a worm�               �He ain't got a tooth in his head�察�

he ain't�察�we has to feed him  with   a spoon�察�and   I'm sure the   way the   cat 

chivies   him  about   must be   enough   to   make   his life   a   burden   to   him。     I 

expect he wanted you to nurse him�察�he's used to being nursed。; 

     And   that   was   the   brute   that   had   kept   us   sitting   on   a   table�察  �with   our 

boots off�察�for over an hour on a chilly night� �

     Another  bull´dog   exhibition   that   occurs   to   me   was   one given   by  my 

uncle。     He had had a bulldoga young onegiven to him by a friend。 It 



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was a grand dog�察�so his friend had told him�察�all it wanted was trainingit 

had not been properly trained。            My uncle did not profess to know much 

about the training of bull´dogs�察�but it seemed a simple enough matter�察�so 

he thanked the man�察�and took his prize home at the end of a rope。 

     ;Have     we    got  to  live   in  the  house    with   _this��_;    asked    my   aunt�察�

indignantly�察�coming in to the room about an hour after the dog's advent�察�

followed   by   the   quadruped   himself�察  �wearing   an   idiotically   self´satisfied 

air。 

     ;That� ─�exclaimed my uncle�察�in astonishment�察 �why�察�it's a splendid dog。 

His father was honorably mentioned only last year at the Aquarium。; 

     ;Ah�察  �well�察  �all   I   can   say   is�察  �that   his   son   isn't   going   the   way   to   get 

honorably       mentioned      in   this  neighborhood�察─       �replied   my    aunt�察   �with 

bitterness�察   �he's   just   finished   killing   poor   Mrs。   McSlanger's   cat�察  �if   you 

want to know what he has been doing。               And a pretty row there'll be about 

it�察�too� ─�

     ;Can't we hush it up�拭─�said my uncle。 

     ;Hush it up�拭─�retorted my aunt。           ;If you'd heard the row�察�you wouldn't 

sit there and talk like a fool。          And if you'll take my advice�察─�added my 

aunt�察 �you'll set to work on this 'training��' or whatever it is�察�that has got to 

be done to the dog�察�before any human life is lost。; 

     My uncle was too busy to devote any time to the dog for the next day 

or so�察�and all that could be done was to keep the animal carefully confined 

to the house。 

     And   a   nice   time   we   had   with   him�  �It   was   not   that   the   animal   was 

bad´hearted。       He meant wellhe tried to do his duty。              What was wrong 

with him was that he was too hard´working。                 He wanted to do too much。 

He started with an exaggerated and totally erroneous notion of his duties 

and   responsibilities。      His   idea   was   that   he   had   been   brought   into    the 

house for the purpose of preventing any living human soul from coming 

near it and of preventing any person who might by chance have managed 

to slip in from ever again leaving it。 

     We    endeavored      to  induce    him    to  take   a  less  exalted    view   of   his 

position�察�but in vain。       That was the conception he had formed in his own 

mind concerning his earthly task�察�and that conception he insisted on living 



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up to with�察�what appeared to us to be�察�unnecessary conscientiousness。 

     He so effectually frightened away all the trades people�察�that they at last 

refused to enter the gate。        All that they would do was to bring their goods 

and drop them over the fence into the front garden�察�from where we had to 

go and fetch them as we wanted them。 

     ;I wish you'd run into the garden�察─�my aunt would say to meI was 

stopping with them at the time;and see if you can find any sugar�察�I think 

there's some under the big rose´bush。            If not�察�you'd better go to Jones' and 

order some。; 

     And on the cook's inquiring what she should get ready for lunch�察�my 

aunt would say�此�

     ;Well�察�I'm sure�察�Jane�察�I hardly know。            What have we�拭        �Are there any 

chops in the garden�察�or was it a bit of steak that I noticed on the lawn�拭─�

     On   the   second   afternoon   the   plumbers   came   to   do   a  little   job   to   the 

kitchen   boiler。     The   dog�察  �being   engaged   at   the   time   in   the   front   of   the 

house�察  �driving   away   the   postman�察  �did   not   notice   their   arrival。   He   was 

broken´hearted        at  finding    them    there   when     he   got   downstairs�察    �and 

evidently blamed himself most bitterly。              Still�察�there they were�察�all owing 

to his carelessness�察�and the only thing to be done now was to see that they 

did not escape。 

     There were three plumbers ��it always takes three plumbers to do a job�察�

the first man comes on ahead to tell you that the second man will be there 

soon�察�the second man comes to say that he can't stop�察�and the third man 

follows   to   ask   if   the   first   man   has   been   there���察  �and   that   faithful�察  �dumb 

animal     kept    them    pinned    up   in  the   kitchenfancy      wanting     to  keep 

plumbers in a house longer than is absolutely necessary��for five hours�察�

until my uncle came home�察�and the bill ran�此               �Self and two men engaged 

six hours�察�repairing boiler´tap�察�18s。�察�material�察�2d。�察�total 18s。 2d。; 

     He took
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