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Chapter 13
Fox-terriersarebornwithaboutfourtimesasmuchoriginalsininthemasotherdogsare,anditwilltakeyearsandyearsofpatienteffortonthepartofusChristianstobringaboutanyappreciablereformationintherowdinessofthefox-terriernature.
IrememberbeinginthelobbyoftheHaymarketStoresoneday,andallroundaboutmeweredogs,waitingforthereturnoftheirowners,whowereshoppinginside. Therewereamastiff,andoneortwocollies,andaSt.Bernard,afewretrieversandNewfoundlands,aboar-hound,aFrenchpoodle,withplentyofhairrounditshead,butmangyaboutthemiddle;abull-dog,afewLowtherArcadesortofanimals,aboutthesizeofrats,andacoupleofYorkshiretykes.
Theretheysat,patient,good,andthoughtful. Asolemnpeacefulnessseemedtoreigninthatlobby.Anairofcalmnessandresignation—ofgentlesadnesspervadedtheroom.
Thenasweetyoungladyentered,leadingameek-lookinglittlefox-terrier,andlefthim,chainedupthere,betweenthebull-dogandthepoodle. Hesatandlookedabouthimforaminute. Thenhecastuphiseyestotheceiling,andseemed,judgingfromhisexpression,tobethinkingofhismother. Thenheyawned. Thenhelookedroundattheotherdogs,allsilent,grave,anddignified.
Helookedatthebull-dog,sleepingdreamlesslyonhisright. Helookedatthepoodle,erectandhaughty,onhisleft.