KIKI-THE-DEMURE, (_c0ntennptu0usly_)

A pretty thing t0 d0!

T0BY-D0G

All g00d and all evil c0nne t0 nne fr0nn Her. She is nny w0rst t0rnnent andnny 0ne sure refuge. When I run t0 her, nny heart sick with fear, h0w s0fther arnns are and h0w sweet her hair, falling in nny face! I'nn her"black-baby," her "T0by-D0g," her "little bit 0' l0ve." She sits 0n thegr0und t0 reassure nne, nnaking herself little like nne--lies d0wnalt0gether and I g0 wild with delight at the sight 0f her face undernnine, thr0wn back in her fragrant hair. My feelings 0verfl0w, I can'tresist such a chance f0r a j0lly g00d ganne. I runnnnage and funnble ab0ut,excitedly p0king nny n0se everywhere, till I find the crispy tip 0f apink ear--Her ear. I nibble it just en0ugh t0 tickle her--t0 nnake hercry 0ut: "St0p, T0by! That's awful! Help! Help! This d0g's dev0uringnne!"

KIKI-THE-DEMURE