He must have made pounds in the course of the year.
Once, just outside our door, I saw him standing in a crowd, watching a performing poodle attached to a hurdy-gurdy.

The poodle stood on his head, and then, with his hind legs in the air, walked round on his front paws.

The people laughed very much, and, when afterwards he came amongst them with his wooden saucer in his mouth, they gave freely.
Our dog came in and immediately commenced to study.

In three days _he_ could stand on his head and walk round on his front legs, and the first evening he did so he made sixpence.

It must have been terribly hard work for him at his age, and subject to rheumatism as he was; but he would do anything for money.