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ever, my servants soon after ran in to say that she 

 had been seen tearing along the road snapping at 

 everything that came in her way, a goat among 

 others having, I remember, been bitten. The poor 

 little beast showed no symptoms of hydrophobia 

 that I could discern, except redness of the eyes ; 

 but by the advice of friends I had it destroyed to 

 prevent further accidents. Another bitch of the 

 same litter I was also obliged to have shot. My 

 people told me they thought it was going mad, so 

 I had it chained up. Before long it commenced 

 howling in a peculiar manner. Two of my brother 

 officers came to look at it ; but as I still thought it 

 was under the influence of some other disease than 

 madness, I approached to pat it, with the object of 

 showing its quietness. I was just about to do 

 so, when it sprang at my arm and attempted 

 to snap. I was fortunately just out of reach, 

 and didn't trust myself within length of its chain 

 again. Of course I was obliged to admit that, 

 mad or not, the animal was in a dangerous state. 

 So one of my friends got out my gun, and put an 

 end to any further risk on the part of myself or 

 others." 



" But isn't a horror of water a sure sign ? " 

 demanded Hawkes. 



" Yes," was the reply, " when exhibited ; but 



