"You have owned him less than two months, and he has been away from France only a year, you must remember.

Everything must seem strange to him here.

He was not brought up to play with children, as many St.Bernards are.
"The other night, at the entertainment, I wondered many times what Hero must think of his strange surroundings.

His life here is different in every way from all that he has been used to.

A dog trained from puppyhood to the experiences of soldier life would naturally miss the excitement of camp as much as a soldier suddenly retired to the life of a private citizen." "Oh, deah!" sighed Lloyd, "I wish he could talk.