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10 A Talk in the Orchard

           Sheusedoftentoenvyme,andsaiditwasallthefaultofbreakingin,andthegagbitinLondon,thathermouthwasnotsoperfectasmine;andthenoldSirOliverwouldsay,“There,there!don’tvexyourself;youhavethegreatesthonor;amarethatcancarryatallmanofourmaster’sweight,withallyourspringandsprightlyaction,doesnotneedtoholdherheaddownbecauseshedoesnotcarrythelady;wehorsesmusttakethingsastheycome,andalwaysbecontentedandwillingsolongaswearekindlyused.”

           IhadoftenwonderedhowitwasthatSirOliverhadsuchaveryshorttail;itreallywasonlysixorsevenincheslong,withatasselofhairhangingfromit;andononeofourholidaysintheorchardIventuredtoaskhimbywhataccidentitwasthathehadlosthistail.“Accident!”hesnortedwithafiercelook,“itwasnoaccident!itwasacruel,shameful,cold-bloodedact!WhenIwasyoungIwastakentoaplacewherethesecruelthingsweredone;Iwastiedup,andmadefastsothatIcouldnotstir,andthentheycameandcutoffmylongandbeautifultail,throughthefleshandthroughthebone,andtookitaway.

           “Howdreadful!”Iexclaimed.

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