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 The man was completely worn out and somewhat angry.

"I never'll take that little imp to walk with me again," he said hotly. The mistress at once took the dog's part. He quickly saw how the land lay and went to her with an injured air.

"You should have controlled him with kindness," she said. "See how gentle he is. You probably spoke harshly to him, and ruffled him."

"He may go with you next time," her husband replied. "I will let you try kind persuasion on him."

So the next day he went to walk with his mistress. They came back in half an hour, and she was nearly in tears, and so tired out she had to lie down.

But you must not get a wrong impression of Pierre from these sorry experi-