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undivided character. His attaclimenthas been trans- 

 ferred to the mother of his first favourite, since the 

 child's death. No other object is permitted to par- 

 ticipate in his regards. His whole heart is with his 

 mistress. He sleeps at night by her bedside, — and 

 he selects for his place of repose the spot where her 

 shoes are put down. By day he lies at her feet. — 

 No other living being is allowed to share in her ca- 

 resses. If a child be taken into her lap, Prince 

 leaps up immediately, and strives to thrust the object 

 of his jealousy away. If he be checked or scolded 

 for his presumption, his countenance assumes a cha- 

 racter of unmistakeable displeasure, and he withdraws 

 himself into some retired part of the room, and re- 

 jects every endeavour to reconcile him to his disap- 

 pointment. His eyes being a deep unmingled black, 

 his countenance expresses with distinctness all his 

 varying emotions. We have felt some surprise that 

 he should so passionately have taken to my deceased 

 niece, child as she was, for his first love ; because we 

 have observed that he has an unconquerable repug- 

 nance to the notice of all other children whatever : — 

 he not alone refuses their caresses, but whenever they 

 attempt to pat him, he snarls and endeavours to con- 

 vince them of his dislike by trying to bite them. We 

 have another dog in the house, but he refuses all 

 companionship with him. He tolerates the cat, and 

 will sleep on the same sofa w^ith that fellow-servant, 

 but we have never seen him familiar with any other 

 canine, save a little dog of the same mopsy breed 

 with himself which had been brought to us by some 

 of the neighbours from tlie street on a supposition 



