YOURS WITH ALL MY HEART 



to wildly welcome the master's approach; 

 and suddenly oh, joyous ending to his 

 faithful vigils ! there came the familiar 

 form, the quick, elastic movement he knew 

 so well, even a whole square away. 



"Yes, oh, yes, it must be he!" 



The little watching, waiting heart knew 

 he would come; now he was coming, coming 

 home, wearing the same coat, the same soft 

 gray hat he wore when last Tony greeted 

 him. 



In a moment poor little Tony was one 

 quivering, palpitating morsel of expectant 

 love, from head to foot. He appealed to 

 his mistress, with anxious, trembling whines, 

 trying to catch some gleam of confirmation 

 to his hope, some sudden, joyous welcome 

 in her sad eyes, which were turned on all his 

 movements with welling tears, as he turned 

 his eager face and bright, dilating brown 

 eyes first to her and then toward the street, 

 pressing closer and closer to the window 

 pane, and craning his dainty head and neck 

 to watch the approach to the home. 



Then he flew over to the other arm of the 

 chair, toward the side door to the family 

 sitting-room, his delicate ears alert, listening 



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