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I absolutely refuse to be chewed up by any dog; and I don't care who he belongs to." "Same here, William," approved Ward. Charlie laughed. "I see Surbus is not going to be popular with the neighbors," he said easily. "I do feel very apologetic over him.
Of course, I didn't know her before Uncle Jason died do you think she has changed since, Miss Louise?" "Lots," Billy Louise assured him briefly. She was wondering why Ward was so stiff and unnatural with Charlie Fox. "I think myself that the shock of losing him must have made the difference in her. There's Surbus; how's that for a voice? And he's just as blood-thirsty as he sounds, too.
And so is Marthy, when she says she paid for my " She stopped, confronting an accusing memory of mommie's mysterious silence about the school money, and her own passing curiosity which had never been satisfied. "Even if she did, I don't know why she need throw it up to me now. I never asked her for money. Nobody ever did. And that has nothing to do with Surbus, anyway.
But Marthy wanted me to get a dog, and so when a fellow offered me this one, I took him; and as Surbus happened to take a fancy to me, I didn't realize what a savage brute he is, till he tackled Peter and then Miss Louise." "Well, Miss Louise was perfectly able to defend herself, so you needn't feel apologetic about that," said Billy Louise a trifle sharply.
If either of you happen down here when there's no one about, you will have to introduce yourselves to Cerberus so named because he guards the gates not the gate to Hades, please remember. Surbus, Aunt Martha calls him, which is good Idahoese and seems to please him as well as any other. Just speak to him by name Surbus if you like and he will be all right, I think."
He was crouched, just ready to spring and I had my gun out when Marthy saw us and gave a yell fit to wake the dead. Surbus didn't jump, and I didn't shoot. That's how close he came to being a dead dog." She glanced at Ward and then furtively at Charlie Fox. If expression meant anything, Surbus was yet in danger of paying for that assault.
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