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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 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 the

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