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upon which he seemed to have entered, 
cared for the sufferer, whose friend visited 
him daily, and, when the cure was com¬ 
pleted, took him away, after again express¬ 
ing his gratitude to the doctor.” 
“ How do you suppose the dogs made 
each other understand ?” asked Sidney. 
“ That I cannot tell; but it is certain 
that they do communicate with each other 
and concert plans of action. A gentleman 
from Devonport once took his setter dog 
to some place in the environs of London, 
when the animal was set upon by a watch¬ 
dog and rescued with much difficulty. A 
few days after his return home, he was 
missed, as well as a large house-dog, his 
favourite companion and playfellow, and 
was not seen again for some days, when 
both returned tired and much bitten, 
but evidently in the highest spirits. About 
the same time came a letter from the owner 
of the watch-dog in London, informing the 
owner of the setter that his animal, in com¬ 
pany with another, had appeared, set upon 
the watch-dog and killed him, after which 
no more was seen of them. 
“It is this faculty of acting in concert 
