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breed from the dog ; his lordship remarked v that before 

 granting any such request, he must see the female Mr. Lukey 

 proposed mating with his dog, whereupon the future great 

 mastiff breeder had to confess that he had no such animal 

 then, but meant to procure one, if the Marquis would grant 

 his request ; his lordship laughingly dismissed him, saying 

 that he liked his impudence, but if he thought well to bring 

 a bitch, if she met his approbation, he should mate her with 

 Pluto. On the strength of this Mr. Lukey employed George 

 White of Knightsbridge to procure as good a bitch as money 

 could secure, and White obtained a brindle with cropped 

 cars and tail, for which Mr. Lukey gave him ^40, with the 

 condition White was to have a puppy some time ; this animal 

 was of foreign blood, being one of the old Alpine breed, her 

 ears having been cropped to prevent their getting frost- bitten. 

 On Mr. Lukey presenting her to the "Marquis for inspection, 

 his lordship gibingly asked if he had stolen her, owing to her 

 mutilated appearance, but finally gave his consent to Mr. 

 Lukey 's breeding from Pluto with this bob-tailed specimen, 

 on the consideration that lie was to have a puppy, which Mr. 

 Lukey did in due course, the result being only two brindle 

 bitch puppies, one of which he offered to the Marquis, who 

 declined it, as there were so few, saying he should only have 

 cared for a dog puppy ; Mr. Lukey then handed the puppy 

 over to White according to agreement ; White sold her to 

 someone in Scotland, and she was accidently drowned in 

 either the Fryth of Forth or Clyde, in her journey from London 

 to her Scotch purchaser. The other puppy Mr. Lukey kept, 

 and a friend from Scotland being on a visit to him at the 

 time, they chose the name of " Yarrow " for her. 



Mr. Lukey resold the mother to George White for the same 

 sum lie had given for her, namely ^40. 



