Is that so?"

"Yes," said the Doctor, "that is so."

"And what, might I ask," put in the judge in a very quiet,
dignified voice, "has all this to do with the killing of
er--er--Bluebeard Bill?"

"This, Your Honor," said Mr. Jenkyns, talking in a very grand
manner as though he were on a stage in a theatre: "there is in
this court-room at the present moment a bulldog, who was the only
living thing that saw the man killed. With the Court's permission
I propose to put that dog in the witness-stand and have him
questioned before you by the eminent scientist, Doctor John
Dolittle."



THE SIXTH CHAPTER

THE JUDGE'S DOG

AT first there was a dead silence in the Court. Then everybody
began whispering or giggling at the same time, till the whole
room sounded like a great hive of bees. Many people seemed to be
shocked; most of them were amused; and a few were angry.

Presently up sprang the nasty lawyer with the long nose.

"I protest, Your Honor," he cried, waving his arms wildly to the