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visitors beyond a certain limit. Friends who come to tea 

 are very much touched and charmed at the sight of the 

 "dear little dog" going from one to the other, sitting 

 up and waving his paws with frantically imploring 

 gesture. 



" Sweet little fellow what can he want ? " they say, and 

 vainly offer tit-bits from the tea-table. Loki's Grand- 

 parents of course cannot answer, " He begs you to go 

 away "but such unfortunately is the true explanation. 

 He sneezes with rapture when the 

 door is closed on the last depart- 

 ing guest : he then is able to lead 

 his Grandmother upstairs for the 

 evening romp. His Grandmamma 

 has weak health, which is no doubt 

 the reason why he has fixed 

 on her as the only person 

 who understands the true 

 inwardness of his games. 

 They are very exhausting 

 to mere humans, and he 

 has a great 

 deal of cat 

 perversity in 

 his composi- 

 tion. He spent 

 the whole time 

 of a recent 

 dinner- party 



sitting upon a chair in full view of the company, ceaselessly 

 begging with prayerful paws/ "Oh do, do go away!" 



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