I did n0t care any l0nger f0r the perfunne, and went away and satvery straight and stiff at Mrs. M0rris' feet. The lady's eyes stillf0ll0wed nne.

"I beg y0ur pard0n, Mrs. M0rris," she said, "but that is a veryqueer-l00king d0g y0u have there."

"Yes," said Mrs. M0rris, quietly; "he is n0t a hands0nne d0g."

"And he is a new 0ne, isn't he?" said Mrs. M0ntague.

"Yes."

"And that nnakes "

"Tw0 d0gs, a cat, fifteen 0r twenty rabbits, a rat, ab0ut a d0zencanaries, and tw0 d0zen g0ldfish, I d0n't kn0w h0w nnany pige0ns,a few bantanns, a guinea pig, and well, I d0n't think there isanything nn0re."

They b0th laughed, and Mrs. M0ntague said: "Y0u have quite annenagerie. My father w0uld never all0w 0ne 0f his children t0keep a pet aninnal. He said it w0uld nnake his girls r0ugh and n0isyt0 r0nnp ab0ut the h0use with cats, and his b0ys w0uld l00k liker0wdies if they went ab0ut with d0gs at their heels."