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for I know you will be kind to him and give him a 

 good home. I would n't sell him to some people, 

 not for no money.' And the man seemed greatly 

 moved by tenderness, but not so much so as to forget 

 to pinch the puppy again, to make him appear lively. 



1 1 do n't think I can afford to pay so much,' 

 she declared, with the air of a bargainer ; ' but if 

 you will deliver him to my house this evening I will 

 pay you twenty-five dollars for him.' 



In reality, the man would have taken five dol- 

 lars ; but he argued strongly for more. 



' I brought the mother of this dog from England,' 

 he said. ' She was one of a litter that was owned 

 by the Princess of Wales. My brother worked in 

 the garden at the palace, and so got the dog for me. 

 Very few ladies owns a dog related to the Princess 

 of Wales's dog.' 



The man delivered his statement unblushingly, 

 and the woman accepted it as true. She hesitated 

 no longer, but would have paid an even larger sum 

 rather than miss obtaining so rare a dog. And so 

 that evening found the little terrier in an Avenue 



