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"If 'manhood' and 'womanhood' and 'brotherhood' and all the other 'hoods' are good English, I see no reason why 'pethood' shouldn't be used in the same sense. The English language needs a lot of words added to it before it can be called complete." "One wouldn't think so, judging by the size of the dictionary. However, we'll let it pass. Go on with the story."
I told him he would run away, and he said, with great dignity, that he did not desire for a pet anything which had to be tied up in order to be retained. He observed that the restraining influence worked against the pethood so strongly as practically to obscure it." "New word?" laughed Barbara. "I don't know why it isn't a good word," returned Roger, in defence.
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