the close guardianship of a mistress whom at 

 other times he treated with some neglect. 

 He could not bear to lose her from view and 

 paced from room to room, sometimes in the 

 wake of her skirts, occasionally on them. 

 The mere ghost of a footstep roused him to 

 a growling devotion during which he sus- 

 pected even the family butler of the darkest 

 crimes. At about 10 o'clock P.M. he would 

 get up and tug his lady's dress, afterwards 

 walking to the door and scratching violently. 

 If she paid no attention he tugged her dress 

 with greater violence and nudged her re- 

 peatedly till she got up and opened the door, 

 when he would run out, scamper up the 

 stairs, and post himself on the landing. If she 

 followed him all was well. If not he would 

 set to work and bark till she submitted. 

 Having thus forced her to obey him by 

 coming to bed, he would lie down peacefully 

 in the passage and go to sleep. When his 

 master was at home he never attempted these 

 proceedings, allowing 10 o'clock and n 

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