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to play with him and be friends. The bear, how- 
ever, sought no friendship with any of the lower 
animals; he was a snob in this respect, and held 
himself quite aloof from all ordinary creatures. 
Men and women were his associates; all others 
were as dirt beneath his feet. Brownie resented 
this attitude when Bruno was in the kitchen; for 
this was his domain, and he would brook no top- 
lofty mannerisms from any unbidden stranger. 
With a rush and a menacing growl, he would 
drive the bear into a corner or behind a chair, 
where Bruno, standing straight up on his hind-legs, 
with his fore-paws swinging freely in defense, 
would hurl defiance at his adversary. With his 
chest expanded and his breath coming forth in 
explosive gusts as he champed his frothy lips, he 
seemed twice his natural size and presented to his 
foe an aspect most forbidding. 
The cub and the spaniel never really came to 
blows, however, for both, like schoolboys at play, 
were usually bluffing. If one got serious and meant 
business, the other generally backed down. Before 
our outing was over they developed a better under- 
standing of each other, and, though they never 
became loving friends, they called a truce and 
ceased all annoying practices. 
One morning while we were at breakfast, and 
before the armistice had been declared, Brownie 
