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Joey
Davidrefusedtopardonhimunlesshepromisedonwoodnevertolookinthatwayatthedogagain,butJoeysaidpromiseswerenothingtohimwhenhewasshortofsausages,andsohiswisestcoursewouldbetopresentthedogtoDavid.Oh,thejoyofDavidwhenheunderstoodthatthelittledoghehadsavedwashisveryown!IcantellyouhewasnowinahurrytobeoffbeforeJoeyhadtimetochangehismind.
“AllIaskofyou,”Joeysaidwithabreakinhisvoice,“istocallhimafterme,andalwaystogivehimasausage,sonny,ofaSaturdaynight.”
TherewasaquietdignityaboutJoeyattheend,whichshowedthathemighthaverisentohighdistinctionbutforhisfatalpassion.
Thelastwesawofhimwasfromthestreet.Hewaswavinghistongueatusinhisattractive,foolishway,andJosywaspoisedonJoeykin’shandlikeabutterflythathadalightedonaflower.WecouldnotexactlyseeoldJoey,butwesawhisfeet,andsofearedtheworst.Ofcoursetheyarenoteverythingtheyshouldbe,butonecan’thelplikingthem.
