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If he had boasted that he could tell a duller, more uninteresting story, we should have doubted him; but the possibility of his being able to relate something funnier, we could readily grasp. IF HE HAD BOASTED THAT HE COULD TELL A DULLER MORE UNINTERESTING STORY WE SHOULD HAVE DOUBTED HIM BUT THE POSSIBILITY OF HIS BEING ABLE TO RELATE SOMETHING FUNNIER WE COULD READILY GRASP
e of the dog's might doubtless have found the account enthralling; but what possible interest a stranger--a man who evidently didn't even know the dog--could be expected to take in the report, it was difficult to conceive. The friend at first tried to feel excited, and murmured: "Wonderful!" "Very strange, indeed!" "How curious!" and helped the tale along by such ejaculations as, "No, did he though?" "And what did you do then?" or, "Was that on the Monday or the Tuesday, then?" But as the story progressed, he appeared to take a positive dislike to the dog, and only yawned each time that it was mentioned. Indeed, towards the end, I think, though I trust I am mistaken, I heard him mutter, "Oh, damn the dog!" After the dog story, we thought we were going to have a little quiet. But we were mistaken; for, with the same breath with which he finished the dog rigmarole, our talkative companion added: "But I can tell you a funnier thing than that--" We all felt we could believe that assertion. FOR ABOUT FORTY MINUTES A VERY DEAR CHUM OR NEAR RELATIVE OF THE DOGS MIGHT DOUBTLESS HAVE FOUND THE ACCOUNT ENTHRALLING BUT WHAT POSSIBLE INTEREST A STRANGER A MAN WHO EVIDENTLY DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THE DOG COULD BE EXPECTED TO TAKE IN THE REPORT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO CONCEIVE THE FRIEND AT FIRST TRIED TO FEEL EXCITED AND MURMURED WONDERFUL VERY STRANGE INDEED HOW CURIOUS AND HELD THE TAIL ALONG BY SUCH EJACULATIONS AS NO DID HE THOUGH AND WHAT DID HE DO THEN OR WAS THAT ON THE MONDAY OR THE TUESDAY THEN BUT AS THE STORY PROGRESSED HE APPEARED TO TAKE A POSITIVE DISLIKE TO THE DOG AND ONLY YAWNED EACH TIME THAT IT WAS MENTIONED INDEED TOWARDS THE END I THINK THOUGH I TRUST I AM MISTAKEN I HEARD HIM MUTTER OH DAMN THE DOG AFTER THE DOG STORY WE THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO HAVE A LITTLE QUIET BUT WE WERE MISTAKEN FOR WITH THE SAME BREATH WITH WHICH HE FINISHED THE DOG RIGMAROLLE OUR TALKATIVE COMPANION ADDED BUT I CAN TELL YOU A FUNNIER THING THAN THAT WE ALL FELT WE COULD BELIEVE THAT ASSERTION
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