[The Hunters of the Hills by Joseph Altsheler]@TWC D-Link bookThe Hunters of the Hills CHAPTER IX 10/33
It's the sign put up by Nicholas Jaquin, whom they often called Philibert.
This is his warehouse and he was one of the _honnetes gens_ that we've been talking about.
He fought the corrupt officials, he tried to make lower prices for the people, and beneath his Golden Dog he wrote:" "Je suis un chien qui ronge l'os, En le rongeant je prends mon repos; Un jour viendra qui n'est pas venu, Que je mordrai qui m'aura mordu." "That is, some day the dog will bite those who have bitten him ?" "That's about it, Robert, and I suppose it generally comes true.
If you keep on striking people some of them in time will strike you and strike you pretty hard." "And does Philibert still run his warehouse beneath his sign of the Golden Dog ?" "No, Robert.
He was too brave, or not cautious enough, and they assassinated him, but there are plenty of others like him.
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