Part 6 (1/2)
she said distantly
”Yes,with his basket, but he turned back directly and followed the girl
”I say, Miss Celia,” he cried
”Yes, Ram”
”You like Grip, don't you?”
”Yes, of course”
”Then I won't never kick him, miss Only I arn't fond on hiive us your paw”
The dog, a sturdy-looking deerhound, growled, and closed up to hisabout?”
The dog didn't say, but growled more fiercely
”Grip, down! Give hi turned his muzzle up to his mistress, and uttered a lohine
”Says he don't like to shake hands with a lad like
”But I say he is to, sir,” cried the girl haughtily ”Give hi by the ear and led hiht while the hound whimpered and whined and protested, as if he had an unconquerable dislike to the act he was called upon to perforirl, ”directly, sir Give him your paw”
What followed seemed ludicrous in the extreme to the boy, for, in obedience to hislifted his left paw and turned his head away to gaze up at his ain”
”_Po_!” howled the dog, raising his pa to have it seized by the boy, squeezed and then loosened, a terive the animal the most profound satisfaction For noas over, he barked madly and rushed round and round the boy in the rin; ”we shall be friends now Nex'
rats we ketch down ho up here for hi bounded up to the boy, rose on his hind legs and placed his forepaws on the lad's chest, barking loudly
”Good dog, then Good-bye, et back”
”Oh!”
”You call,away
”Yes, yes, Ra behind her, then up at the house where all was perfectly still ”Do you reo?”
”Yes, irl, still hesitating ”Raht?”