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Ver quite succeeded in hurling himself on to the same eminence,
but it was not from want of trying. Neither side could claim any decisive success, and the struggle had been practically
fought to a standstill by the time that the maid appeared with the early morning t ea. "Lor, sir," she

exclaimed in undisguised astonishment, "do you want those animals in your room?" _Want_!
The pigling, as though aware that it might have
outstayed its welcome, dashed out at the door, and the gamecock followed it at a more dignified pace. "If Miss

Vera's dog sees that pig