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human weakness; it also increased the camp's respect for him。
Nevertheless; we spoke of him familiarly to strangers at the very
moment he ignored us。 I am afraid that we also took some pains to
point out that he was getting fat and unwieldy; and losing his
elasticity; implying covertly that his choice was a mistake and his
life a failure。
A year after; he died; in the odor of sanctity and respectability;
being found one morning coiled up and stiff on the mat outside Miss
Pinkey's door。 When the news was conveyed to us; we asked
permission; the camp being in a prosperous condition; to erect a
stone over his grave。 But when it came to the inscription we could
only think of the two words murmured to him by Miss Pinkey; which
we always believe effected his conversion:
〃GOOD Dog!〃