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10 A Talk in the Orchard

           

           “Dreadful,ah!itwasdreadful;butitwasnotonlythepain,thoughthatwasterribleandlastedalongtime;itwasnotonlytheindignityofhavingmybestornamenttakenfromme,thoughthatwasbad;butitwasthis,howcouldIeverbrushthefliesoffmysidesandmyhindlegsanymore?Youwhohavetailsjustwhiskthefliesoffwithoutthinkingaboutit,andyoucan’ttellwhatatormentitistohavethemsettleuponyouandstingandsting,andhavenothingintheworldtolashthemoffwith.Itellyouitisalifelongwrong,andalifelongloss;butthankheaven,theydon’tdoitnow.”

           “Whatdidtheydoitforthen?”saidGinger.

           “Forfashion!”saidtheoldhorsewithastampofhisfoot;“forfashion!ifyouknowwhatthatmeans;therewasnotawell-bredyounghorseinmytimethathadnothistaildockedinthatshamefulway,justasifthegoodGodthatmadeusdidnotknowwhatwewantedandwhatlookedbest.”

           “IsupposeitisfashionthatmakesthemstrapourheadsupwiththosehorridbitsthatIwastorturedwithinLondon,”saidGinger.

           “Ofcourseitis,”saidhe;“tomymind,fashionisoneofthewickedestthingsintheworld.Nowlook,forinstance,atthewaytheyservedogs,cuttingofftheirtailstomakethemlookplucky,andshearinguptheirprettylittleearstoapointtomakethembothlooksharp,forsooth.Ihadadearfriendonce,abrownterrier;’Skye’theycalledher.

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