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and sat in the lods:ino:-liouse with the hounds out of 

 the rain, for it was a very wet day ; and there 

 discovered my terrier, Knipper, sedulously and affec- 

 tionately engaged in licking Barricade's wound, and 

 pulling out the stitches it had taken me so much 

 trouble to put in. They had not even the precaution 

 to put this poor creature by herself; but left her to 

 climb on and off the bedstead, as she could, and to 

 walk the whole distance of the yard for a drink of 

 water. On this I sought my friends, and stated that 

 it was as much as Barricade's life was worth to let her 

 continue in the kennel ; so, after some consideration, 

 M. d'Anchald bethought himself of an old stable, 

 into which we inducted the sufferer, her bed being on 

 the ground, and her water within easy reach. Having 

 seen her thus more efficiently housed, my last in- 

 junctions were to let her have nothing but bread and 

 a little weak soup, until I had seen the amount of 

 fever or otherwise which might supervene, thinking 

 that from the great loss of blood she might perhaps 

 require a little support to induce an ample and health- 

 ful action. However, the soup and bread, with her 

 young and vigorous constitution, were sufficient for 

 every purpose, and with a dressing of aloes, though 

 I forget the French term for it, the wound and the 

 hound progressed beautifully. 



