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evidently a conflict going on within him, which told visibly on 
his outward appearance. At length one morning he crept 
quietly up to me, and gave me a look which said as plainly as 
any spoken words could have done, 4 1 can stand it no longer ; I 
submit/ And submit he did quite quietly and patiently to 
one of the roughest ablutions it had ever been his lot to expe- 
rience ; for by this time he sorely needed it. After it was over 
he bounded to me with a joyous bark and wag of his tail, saying 
unmistakably, 4 1 know all is right now.’ He took his place by 
my side as his right when I went for my walk, and retained 
from that time his usually glad and joyous expression of coun- 
tenance. When the period for the next ablution came round 
the old spirit of obstinacy resumed its sway for a while, but a 
single look at my averted countenance was sufficient for him, 
and he again submitted without a murmur. Must there not 
have been something akin to the reasoning faculty in the breast 
of an animal who could thus for ten days carry on such a 
struggle 1 
This strong effect of silent coldness shows that the loss 
of affectionate regard caused the terrier more suffering 
than beating, starving, or even the hated bath ; and as 
many analogous cases might be quoted, I have no hesitation 
in adducing this one as typical of the craving for affec- 
tionate regard which is manifested by sensitive dogs. 
In this connection I may point out the remarkable 
change which has been produced in the domestic dog as 
compared with wild dogs, with reference to the enduring 
of pain. A wolf or a fox will sustain the severest kinds of 
physical suffering without giving utterance to a sound, 
while a dog will scream when any one accidentally treads 
upon its toes. This contrast is strikingly analogous to 
that which obtains between savage and civilised man : 
the North American Indian, and even the Hindoo, will 
endure without a moan an amount of physical pain— or at 
least bodily injury — which would produce vehement ex- 
pressions of suffering from a European. And doubtless 
the explanation is in both cases the same — namely, that 
refinement of life engenders refinement of nervous organi- 
sation, which renders nervous lesions more intolerable. 
As evidence of the idea of caste in a dog, I shall 
quote only one instance, although many others might be 
