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him a two-soldo piece, and in a few minutes 

 the dog returned with a small loaf of bread, 

 which he laid at my feet, at the same time 

 gazing wistfully in my face. " He won't 

 take it until you give him leave," said 

 another bystander. I gave the requisite 

 permission, and the dear animal seized the 

 loaf and disappeared with it in his mouth, 

 and did not again make his appearance 

 before I left the city. "He always does 

 like this," said the standers-by, " whenever 

 he sees a stranger in Ferentino." 



GREVILLE I. CHESTER. 



