[The Princess and the Curdie by George MacDonald]@TWC D-Link bookThe Princess and the Curdie CHAPTER 14 4/9
If you don't teach your dogs how to treat strangers, you must take the consequences.' 'They treat them quite properly,' said the butcher.
'What right has any one to bring an abomination like that into our city? The horror is enough to make an idiot of every child in the place.' 'We are both subjects of the king, and my poor animal can't help her looks.
How would you like to be served like that because you were ugly? She's not a bit fonder of her looks than you are--only what can she do to change them ?' 'I'll do to change them,' said the fellow. Thereupon the butchers brandished their long knives and advanced, keeping their eyes upon Lina. 'Don't be afraid, Lina,' cried Curdie.
'I'll kill one--you kill the other.' Lina gave a howl that might have terrified an army, and crouched ready to spring.
The butchers turned and ran. By this time a great crowd had gathered behind the butchers, and in it a number of boys returning from school who began to stone the strangers.
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