Fighting for calmness, he asked: "Do I understand that you shot those harmless little pups just because a dog that was sick, and not rabid, happened to nip them?
And that you've come across here with an idea of doing the same thing to Lad?
Is that it ?" "That's the idea," assented Wefers.

"I said so, right off, as soon as I got here.

Only, you're wrong about the dog being 'sick.' He was mad.
Had rabies.

I'd ought to know.

I--" "How and why ought you to know ?" demanded the Master, still battling for perfect calm, and succeeding none too well.