I bit the Master, and I jumps and bit Miss Dorothy, and I waggled so
hard that the Master couldn't hold me. When I get to the gate Miss
Dorothy snatches me up and kisses me between the ears, right before
millions of people, and they both hold me so tight that I didn't know
which of them was carrying of me. But one thing I knew, for I
listened hard, as it was the Judge hisself as said it.
"Did you see that puppy I gave 'first' to?" says the Judge to the
gentleman at the gate.
"I did. He was a bit out of his class," says the gate-gentleman.
"He certainly was!" says the Judge, and they both laughed.
But I didn't care. They couldn't hurt me then, not with Nolan holding
the blue ribbon and Miss Dorothy hugging my ears, and the kennel-men
sneaking away, each looking like he'd been caught with his nose under
the lid of the slop-can.
We sat down together, and we all three just talked as fast as we
could. They was so pleased that I couldn't help feeling proud myself,
and I barked and jumped and leaped about so gay, that all the bull-
terriers in our street stretched on their chains, and howled at me.
"Just look at him!" says one of those I had beat.
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