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flowers ; a oat appeared first, followed by a great dog, which 

 Edmond called to in vain; the cat dashed into another clump 

 of flowers, and Phanor followed closely at her heels. 



" Ah ! I'm not astonished at it now; he can't bear cats. 

 Phanor ! Phanor ! here, Sir ! " 



The cat jumped over a wall. Phanor sat, eagerly looking 

 after her, at the bottom of it. At length he obeyed the voice 

 of his master; but as he found he had a good chance of being 

 beaten, he slunk back, and ran away. 



" In the name of heaven, Edmond, lay hold of your dog, 

 he will break my best rose-trees." 



" Phanor ! come here ! " 



" But if you show him your cane, he will not come.'' 



" Ay, but he must he made to come. Phanor, here ! 

 Phanor, here!" 



" Don't threaten him — call him." 



" I must correct him here on the spot. Come here, 

 Phanor!" 



"Well, but correct him when you have got hold of 

 him." 



" No, no ; he must come in obedience to the cane. Oh, I 

 never let dogs have their own way. Phanor ! Phanor, here ! " 



The dog took a few steps towards his master, but on seeing 

 the cane, again set off. Edmond, in a rage, threw his cane at 

 the dog, which missed him, but knocked off the head of a 

 lily in bloom. Edmond now pursued the dog exactly as 

 the dog pursued the cat some minutes before ; both trampling 

 as if in emulation of each other, upon my most beautiful 

 plants. At length, Varai seized the dog in his passage and 

 held him fast. Edmond rushed towards a tree and tore off a 

 large branch. 



" Oh, my Toussaiut cherry-tree, which ripens its cherries in 

 October!" 



He beat his dog with the finest branch of my cherry-tree. 



" Ah, master Phanor ! I'll teach you to destroy gardens ! " 



The evil was done and was irreparable ; I demanded grace 

 for Phanor, if it were only for the sake of not hearing him 

 cry. Besides, the branch of the cherry-tree was broken on 

 Phanor's back, and I did not know what tree Edmond would 

 apply to next for a weapon. " Come, come, Edmond, don't 



