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Chapter 18

           

           Thesewerenootherthanfourverydismaldogs,whocamepatteringinoneaftertheother,headedbyanoldbandydogofparticularlymournfulaspect,who,stoppingwhenthelastofhisfollowershadgotasfarasthedoor,erectedhimselfuponhishindlegsandlookedroundathiscompanions,whoimmediatelystoodupontheirhindlegs,inagraveandmelancholyrow.Norwasthistheonlyremarkablecircumstanceaboutthesedogs,foreachofthemworeakindoflittlecoatofsomegaudycolourtrimmedwithtarnishedspangles,andoneofthemhadacapuponhishead,tiedverycarefullyunderhischin,whichhadfallendownuponhisnoseandcompletelyobscuredoneeye;addtothis,thatthegaudycoatswereallwetthroughanddiscolouredwithrain,andthatthewearersweresplashedanddirty,andsomeideamaybeformedoftheunusualappearanceofthesenewvisitorstotheJollySandboys.

           NeitherShortnorthelandlordnorThomasCodlin,however,wasintheleastsurprised,merelyremarkingthatthesewereJerry’sdogsandthatJerrycouldnotbefarbehind.Sotherethedogsstood,patientlywinkingandgapingandlookingextremelyhardattheboilingpot,untilJerryhimselfappeared,whentheyalldroppeddownatonceandwalkedabouttheroomintheirnaturalmanner.Thispostureitmustbeconfesseddidnotmuchimprovetheirappearance,astheirownpersonaltailsandtheircoattailsbothcapitalthingsintheirwaydidnotagreetogether.

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