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being made, lie was [found to be] in the chair trying 

 to get at the picture. After this I put it up higher, 

 so as to prevent its being injured by him. This did 

 not prevent him from paying attention to it, for when- 

 ever I was away from home, whether for a long or 

 short time sometimes for several days he spent 

 most of his time gazing on it, and as it appeared to 

 give him comfort, the door was always left open for 

 him. When I was long away he made a low whining, 

 as if to draw attention to it. This lasted for years, in 

 fact so long as he lived and was able to see it. I have 

 never kept a dog since he died ; I dare not, his loss so 

 much affected me." 



A similar anecdote is related of a painting by the 

 elder Phillips. " Many years ago," says the lady who 

 narrates the tale, ff my husband had his portrait taken 

 by T. Phillips, sen., R.A., and subsequently went to 

 India, leaving the portrait in London to be finished 

 and framed. When it was sent home, about two years 

 after it was taken, it was placed on the floor against 

 the sofa, preparatory to being hung on the wall. We 

 had then a very handsome, large, black-and-tan setter, 

 which was a great pet in the house. As soon as the 

 dog came into the room, he recognised his master, 

 though he had not seen him for two years, and went 

 up to the picture and licked the face. When this 

 anecdote was told to Phillips, he said it was the 

 highest compliment that had ever been paid to him." 



We have seen how a bull-dog, the least intelli- 

 gent, perhaps, of all dogs, behaved in presence of a 



