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           Then,withoutawordofwarning,withouttheshadowofaprovocation,hebitthatpoodle’snearfore-leg,andayelpofagonyrangthroughthequietshadesofthatlobby. 

           Theresultofhisfirstexperimentseemedhighlysatisfactorytohim,andhedeterminedtogoonandmakethingslivelyallround. Hesprangoverthepoodleandvigorouslyattackedacollie,andthecolliewokeup,andimmediatelycommencedafierceandnoisycontestwiththepoodle. ThenFoxeycamebacktohisownplace,andcaughtthebull-dogbytheear,andtriedtothrowhimaway;andthebull-dog,acuriouslyimpartialanimal,wentforeverythinghecouldreach,includingthehall-porter,whichgavethatdearlittleterriertheopportunitytoenjoyanuninterruptedfightofhisownwithanequallywillingYorkshiretyke. 

           Anyonewhoknowscaninenatureneedhardly,betoldthat,bythistime,alltheotherdogsintheplacewerefightingasiftheirhearthsandhomesdependedonthefray. Thebigdogsfoughteachotherindiscriminately;andthelittledogsfoughtamongthemselves,andfilleduptheirsparetimebybitingthelegsofthebigdogs. 

           Thewholelobbywasaperfectpandemonium,andthedinwasterrific. AcrowdassembledoutsideintheHaymarket,andaskedifitwasavestrymeeting;or,ifnot,whowasbeingmurdered,andwhy? Mencamewithpolesandropes,andtriedtoseparatethedogs,andthepoliceweresentfor.