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enough swimming for that day. He, how- 

 ever, would never lose sight of her until she 

 had become thoroughly satisfied with her 

 joyous sportings in the waves. When at 

 length she returned to the shore, great in- 

 deed was his delight, and noisily demonstra- 

 tive his welcome. Then most thoroughly 

 would she impose upon him. Instead of 

 swimming east where there was a pleasant 

 sandy beach, and there easily walking 

 ashore, her ladyship would swim directly 

 towards the spot on the steep rocky shore 

 where Jack was visible, and there insist 

 upon him helping her up at that precipitous 

 place. This was not always an easy job. If 

 Jack had happened to be where the rock 

 rose only a short distance above the water, 

 he could reach down and, seizing her by the 

 back of her neck, help her to scramble to 

 shore. Sometimes, however, it happened 

 that when Cuffy started for the land, Jack 

 would be perched on one of the highest 

 points of the rocky shore. Then the fun 

 would begin. Jack, apparently conscious of 

 the trouble ahead, would carry on in the 

 most frantic manner, and seemed to be try- 

 ing to tell the obstinate dog that she was 

 coming to the wrong place. But not a whit 



