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character of the attachment was soon tested. 

 Another acquaintance entered the room, 

 accompanied by a terrier of about the same 

 size as David, although not of the same 

 variety. This dog made at once for the 

 cat, then resting in front of the fire. She 

 backed against the wall, and prepared for 

 a fight, in which, if I may judge from her 

 size, she would have been victorious. But 

 she was saved the trouble of using her claws. 

 Before she could utter a feline equivalent for 

 "Jack Robinson," before the door could be 

 closed, David rushed at the intruder, and 

 literally ran him out of the room and down 

 two flights of stairs, with a rapidity worthy 

 of a member of the Irish Constabulary. By 

 the time he returned, his Dulcinea had 

 arranged herself for another nap, but she 

 opened one eye as her companion took his 

 place by his side, and 



" Betwixt her darkness and his brightness, 

 There passed a mutual glance of great politeness." 



I witnessed a similar scene some years 

 ago in a country inn in the north of Scotland. 



