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Tom-all-Alone’s

           Heseemsperplexedrespectingthreeorfour,can’trememberwhereheleftthem,looksupanddownthestreetashalfexpectingtoseethemastray,suddenlypricksuphisearsandremembersallaboutit.Athoroughlyvagabonddog,accustomedtolowcompanyandpublic-houses;aterrificdogtosheep,readyatawhistletoscamperovertheirbacksandtearoutmouthfulsoftheirwool;butaneducated,improved,developeddogwhohasbeentaughthisdutiesandknowshowtodischargethem.HeandJolistentothemusic,probablywithmuchthesameamountofanimalsatisfaction;likewiseastoawakenedassociation,aspiration,orregret,melancholyorjoyfulreferencetothingsbeyondthesenses,theyareprobablyuponapar.But,otherwise,howfarabovethehumanlisteneristhebrute!Turnthatdog’sdescendantswild,likeJo,andinaveryfewyearstheywillsodegeneratethattheywillloseeventheirbarkbutnottheirbite.Thedaychangesasitwearsitselfawayandbecomesdarkanddrizzly.Jofightsitoutathiscrossingamongthemudandwheels,thehorses,whips,andumbrellas,andgetsbutascantysumtopayfortheunsavouryshelterofTom-all-Alone’s.Twilightcomeson;gasbeginstostartupintheshops;thelamplighter,withhisladder,runsalongthemarginofthepavement.Awretchedeveningisbeginningtoclosein.InhischambersMr.Tulkinghornsitsmeditatinganapplicationtothenearestmagistrateto-morrowmorningforawarrant.Gridley,adisappointedsuitor,hasbeenhereto-dayandhasbeenalarming.

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