I don't care, now my ears are done." "But," I said, "think of the poor dogs that will come after you." "What difference does that make to me ?" he said.

"I'll be dead and out of the way.

Men can cut off their ears, and tails, and legs, too, if they want to." "Dandy," I said, angrily, "you're the most selfish dog that I ever saw." "Don't excite yourself," he said, coolly.

"Let me get on with my story.
When I was a few months old, I began to find the stable yard narrow, and wondered what there was outside of it.

I discovered a hole in the garden wall, and used to sneak out nights.