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to the tan pit ; there was no demand for them because of 

 their long pedigree and aristocratic connections, for they 

 had neither. Nowadays, so long as a terrier is elegant 

 in form, pleasant in face, and well-bred, he is worth 

 keeping ; and, however delicate his constitution may be, 

 should he prove good enough to win prizes, he is used 

 at the stud, and so transmits his "blue blood" and may- 

 be delicacy to further generations. The former is well 

 enough, the latter bad enough, and it is because of 

 this carelessness in mating that so few modern terriers 

 are as hardy in appearance as the two ferocious-looking 

 mongrels in the " tail-piece " below. 



