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     He took a dislike to the cook from the very first。               We did not blame 

him for this。      She was a disagreeable old woman�察�and we did not think 

much   of   her   ourselves。     But   when   it   came   to   keeping   her   out   of   the 

kitchen�察�so that she could not do her work�察�and my aunt and uncle had to 

cook the dinner themselves�察�assisted by the housemaida willing´enough 

girl�察  �but   necessarily   inexperiencedwe   felt   that   the   woman   was   being 



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subject to persecution。 

     My uncle�察�after this�察�decided that the dog's training must be no longer 

neglected。      The man next door but one always talked as if he knew a lot 

about sporting matters�察�and to him my uncle went for advice as to how to 

set about it。 

     ;Oh�察�yes�察─�said the man�察�cheerfully�察 �very simple thing�察�training a bull´ 

dog。     Wants patience�察�that's all。; 

     ;Oh�察�that will be all right�察─�said my uncle�察 �it can't want much more 

than living in the same house with him before he's trained does。                 How do 

you start�拭─�

     ;Well�察�I'll tell you�察─�said next´door´but´one。          ;You take him up into a 

room where there's not much furniture�察�and you shut the door and bolt it。; 

     ;I see�察─�said my uncle。 

     ;Then you place him on the floor in the middle of the room�察�and you 

go down on your knees in front of him�察�and begin to irritate him。; 

     ;Oh� ─�

     ;Yesand   you   go   on   irritating   him   until   you   have   made   him   quite 

savage。; 

     ;Which�察�from what I know of the dog�察�won't take long�察─�observed my 

uncle thoughtfully。 

     ;So much the better。        The moment he gets savage he will fly at you。; 

     My uncle agreed that the idea seemed plausible。 

     ;He   will   fly   at   your   throat�察─  �continued   the   next´door´but´one   man�察�

;and this is where you will have to be careful。              _As_ he springs toward 

you�察  �and   _before_   he   gets   hold   of   you�察  �you   must   hit   him  a   fair   straight 

blow on his nose�察�and knock him down。; 

     ;Yes�察�I see what you mean。; 

     ;Quite   sowell�察  �the   moment   you   have   knocked   him   down�察  �he   will 

jump up and go for you again。          You must knock him down again�察�and you 

must keep on doing this�察�until the dog is thoroughly cowed and exhausted。 

Once he is thoroughly cowed�察�the thing's donedog's as gentle as a lamb 

after that。; 

     ;Oh� ─�says my uncle�察�rising from his chair�察 �you think that a good way�察�

do you�拭─�



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     ;Certainly�察─�replied the next´door´but´one man�察 �it never fails。; 

     ;Oh�     �I wasn't doubting it�察─�said my uncle�察 �only it's just occurred to 

me that as you understand the knack of these things�察�perhaps _you'd_ like 

to come in and   try _your_ hand on   the dog�拭             �We can   give you a  room 

quite to yourselves�察�and I'll undertake that nobody comes near to interfere 

with     you。      And      ifif�察─ �continued      my    uncle�察    �with    that   kindly 

thoughtfulness which ever distinguished his treatment of others�察 �_if_�察�by 

any chance�察�you should miss hitting the dog at the proper critical moment�察�

or�察�if _you_ should get cowed and exhausted first�察�instead of the dogwhy�察�

I   shall  only   be   too  pleased    to  take   the  whole    burden     of  the  funeral 

expenses on my own shoulders�察�and I hope you know me well enough to 

feel   sure   that   the   arrangements   will   be   tasteful�察  �and�察  �at   the   same   time�察�

unostentatious� ─�

     And out my uncle walked。 

     We next consulted the butcher�察�who agreed that the prize´ring method 

was    absurd�察   �especially    when    recommended        to  a  short´winded�察    �elderly 

family man�察�and who recommended�察�instead�察�plenty of out´door exercise 

for the dog�察�under my uncle's strict supervision and control。 

     ;Get a fairly long chain for him�察─�said the butcher�察 �and take him out 

for   a   good   stiff   run   every   evening。 Never   let   him   get   away   from   you�察�

make him  mind you�察�and   bring him home always thoroughly  exhausted。 

You stick to that for a month or two�察�regular�察�and you'll have him like a 

little child。; 

     ;Um��seems   to   me   that   I'm  going   to   get   more   training   over   his   job 

than anybody else�察─�muttered my uncle�察�as he thanked the man and left the 

shop�察 �but I suppose it's got to be done。            Wish I'd never had the d´ dog 

now� ─�

     So�察�religiously�察�every evening�察�my uncle would fasten a long chain to 

that poor dog�察�and drag him away from his happy home with the idea of 

exhausting him�察�and the dog would come back as fresh as paint�察�my uncle 

behind him�察�panting and clamoring for brandy。 

     My uncle said   he   should never have   dreamed   there could have   been 

such stirring   times   in   this   prosaic   nineteenth   century  as   he   had�察  �training 

that dog。 



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     Oh�察  �the   wild�察  �wild   scamperings   over   the   breezy   commonthe   dog 

trying    to  catch    a  swallow�察   �and   my    uncle�察  �unable    to  hold    him   back�察�

following at the other end of the chain� �

     Oh�察�the merry frolics in the fields�察�when the dog wanted to kill a cow�察�

and the cow wanted to kill the dog�察�and they each dodged round my uncle�察�

trying to do it� �

     And�察�oh�察�the pleasant chats with the old ladies when the dog wound the 

chain into a knot around their legs�察�and upset them�察�and my uncle had to 

sit down in the road beside them�察�and untie them before they could get up 

again� �

     But   a   crisis   came   at   last。 It   was   a   Saturday   afternoonuncle   being 

exercised by dog in usual waynervous children playing in road�察�see dog�察�

scream�察 �and   runplayful   young dog   thinks   it a   game�察 �jerks   chain   out   of 

uncle's grasp�察�and flies after themuncle flies after dog�察�calling it names 

fond parent in front garden�察�seeing beloved children chased by savage dog�察�

followed      by   careless   owner�察   �flies  after   uncle�察  �calling   _him_     names 

householders come to doors and cry�察 �Shame� �also throw things at dog 

things don't hit dog�察�hit unclethings that don't hit uncle�察�hit fond parent 

through the village and up the hill�察�over the bridge and round by the green´ 

´grand run�察�mile and a half without a break�                �Children sink exhausted 

dog gambols up among themchildren go into fitsfond parent and uncle 

come up together�察�both breathless。 

     ;Why don't you call your dog off�察�you wicked old man�拭─�

     ;Because I can't recollect his name�察�you old fool�察�you� ─�

     Fond   parent   accuses   uncle   of   having   set   dog   onuncle�察  �indignant�察�

reviles fond parentexasperated fond parent attacks uncleuncle retaliates 

with umbrellafaithful dog comes to assistance of uncle�察�and inflicts great 

injury   on    fond   parentarrival    of   policedog    attacks    policeuncle    and 

fond parent both taken into custodyuncle fined five pounds and costs for 

keeping   a   ferocious   dog   at   largeuncle   fined   five   pounds   and   costs   for 

assault   on   fond   parentuncle   fined   five   pounds   and   cost   for   assault   on 

police� �

     My uncle gave the dog away soon after that。                 He did not waste him。 

He gave him as a wedding´present to a near relation。 



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     But the saddest story I ever heard in connection with a bull´dog�察�was 

one told by my aunt herself。 

     Now you can rely upon this story�察�because it is not one of mine�察�it is 

one of my aunt's�察�and she would scorn to tell a lie。               This is a story you 

could tell to the heathen�察�and feel that you were teaching them the truth 

and doing them good。          They give this story out at all the Sunday´schools 

in our part of the country�察�and draw moral lessons from it。                 It is a story 

that a little child can believe。 

     It happened in the old crinoline days。           My aunt�察�who was then living 

in a country´town�察�had gone out shopping one morning�察�and was standing 

in the High Street�察�talking to a lady friend�察�a Mrs。 Gumworthy�察�the doctor's 

wife。    She ��my aunt�� had on a new crinoline that morning�察�in which�察�to 

use her own expression�察�she rather fancied herself。             It was a tremendously 

big one�察�as stiff as a wire´fence�察�and it ;set; beautifully。 

     They   were   standing   in   front   of   Jenki
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