For, at last, one of his beautiful presents had failed to cause happiness and praise from his gods.

Instead, it had apparently turned the whole household inside out; to judge by the noisy excitement and the telephoning and all.

And, even in sleep, the old dog felt justly chagrined at the way his loveliest present to the Mistress had been received.
It was so hard to find out what humans would enjoy and what they wouldn't!.