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A Dog's Tale
Mark Twain
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A Dog's Tale
Mark Twain
My father was a St. Bernard, my mother was a collie, but I am a Presbyterian. This is what my mother told me, I do not know these nice distinctions myself. To me they are only fine large words meaning nothing. My mother had a fondness for such; she liked to say them, and see other dogs look surprised and envious, as wondering how she got so much education. But, indeed, it was not real education; it was only show: she got the words by listening in the dining-room and drawing-room when there was company, and by going with the children to Sunday-school and listening there; and whenever she heard a large word she said it over to herself many times, and so was able to keep it until there was a dogmatic gathering in the neighborhood, then she would get it off, and surprise and distress them all, from pocket-pup to mastiff, which rewarded her for all her trouble. If there was a stranger he was nearly sure to be suspicious, and when he got his breath again he would ask her what it meant. And she always told him.....
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | April 1, 2013 |
ISBN13 | 9781484004203 |
Publishers | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platf |
Pages | 42 |
Dimensions | 127 × 203 × 2 mm · 49 g |
Language | English |
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