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           Hand-clappingandpleasedcriesfromthegodsgreetedtheperformance. Hewassurprised,andlookedattheminapuzzledway. Thenhisweaknessasserteditself,andhelaydown,hisearscocked,hisheadononeside,ashewatchedthepuppy. Theotherpuppiescamesprawlingtowardhim,toCollie’sgreatdisgust;andhegravelypermittedthemtoclamberandtumbleoverhim. Atfirst,amidtheapplauseofthegods,hebetrayedatrifleofhisoldself-consciousnessandawkwardness. Thispassedawayasthepuppies’anticsandmaulingcontinued,andhelaywithhalf-shutpatienteyes,drowsinginthesun.