"I'll be dead and out of the way.

Men can cut off their ears, and tails, and legs, too, if they want to." "Dandy," I said, angrily, "you're the most selfish dog that I ever saw." "Don't excite yourself," he said, coolly.

"Let me get on with my story.
When I was a few months old, I began to find the stable yard narrow and wondered what there was outside of it.

I discovered a hole in the garden wall, and used to sneak out nights.

Oh, what fun it was.