Arnaux 
all round his neck in a way that might turn the 
heart of the staidest Homerine. 
Arnaux, though sturdily built, was small and 
except for his brilliant eyes, not especially good- 
looking. Moreover, he was often away on im- 
portant business, and the Big Blue had nothing 
to do but stay around the loft and display his 
unlettered wings. 
It is the custom of moralists to point to the 
lower animals, and especially to the Pigeon, for 
examples of love and constancy, and properly 
so, but, alas! there are exceptions. Vice is not 
by any means limited to the human race. 
Arnaux’s wife had been deeply impressed 
with the Big Blue, at the outset, and at length 
while her spouse was absent the dreadful thing 
took place. 
Arnaux returned from Boston one day to 
find that the Big Blue, while he retained his 
TN 7\ own Available Lady in the corner-box, had 
Ha) | | P= = also annexed the box and wife that belonged to 
himself, and a desperate battle followed. The 
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