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guefts : if any of the dogs approached too near 
him at that time, he gave them a hearty blow, 
which thefe poltroons never returned, but 
fcampered away as faft as they could. 
It appeared to me extremely Angular, and I 
could not account for it, that, next to the fer- 
pent, the animal which he mod dreaded was , 
one of his own fpecies : whether It was that 
he was fenfible that his being tamed had de- 
prived him of great part of his faculties, and 
that fear had got poffeffion of his fenfes ; or 
that he was jealous, and dreaded a rivallhip in 
my friendfhip. It would have been very eafy 
for me to catch wild ones, and to tame them ; 
but I never thought of it. I had given Kees 
a place in my heart, which no other after him 
could occupy ; and I fufficiently teftified how 
far he might depend on my conftancy. Some- 
times he heard others of the fame fpecies mak- 
ing a noife in the mountains ; and, notwith- 
ftanding his terror, he thought proper, I know 
not for what reafon, to reply to them. When 
they heard his voice, they approached : but, r 
as foon as he perceived any of them, he fled 
with horrible cries ; and, running between our 
legs, implored the protection of everybody, 
while 
