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OUR DOGS. 



tection. He also took a great fancy to papa, and would 

 sometimes pat with tiptoe care into his study, and sit 

 quietly down by him when he was busy over his Greek 

 or Latin books, waiting for a word or two of praise or en- 

 couragement. If none came, he would lay his rough horny 

 paw on his knee, and look in his face with such an hon- 

 est, imploring expression, that the professor was forced to 

 break off to say, "Why, Carlo, you poor, good, honest 

 fellow, did he want to be talked to? so he did. Well, 

 he shall be talked to ; he 's a nice, good dog " ; and 

 during all these praises Carlo's transports and the thumps 

 of his rough tail are not to be described. 



He had great, honest yellowish-brown eyes, not remark- 

 able for their beauty, but which used to look as if he 

 longed to speak, and he seemed to have a yearning for 



