OUR FRIEND THE DOG 



shade of respect, so as to show 

 that you are doing your duty, but 

 that you are doing it with intelli- 

 gence. Nevertheless, you cherish 

 a lurking suspicion and, behind 

 the guests' backs, stealthily, you 

 sniff the air persistently and in a 

 knowing way, in order to discern 

 any hidden intentions. 



But halting footsteps resound 

 outside the kitchen. This time 

 it is the poor man dragging his 

 crutch, the unmistakable enemy, 

 the hereditary enemy, the direct 

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