A clever dog. He knows the difference between an attack and a feeling of
faintness. But just come down to the Bricklayers' Arms, and I'll show you."

"No, thank you," said Mr. Lenox hastily. "How much is he?"

"Three pounds," said Mr. Amos.

"Oh, come!" said Mr. Lenox. "Not for a public-house dog."

"Not a penny less," said Mr. Amos.



CHAPTER V: DIOGENES AND MOSES

The Sea View disappointment being so keenly felt, Mrs. Avory decided to
give the children an extra holiday of a fortnight at once, in which to
taste the delights of the caravan, and meanwhile she would herself go down
to the Isle of Wight to try to find other rooms; and it was arranged that
Mary Rotheram and one of her brothers and Horace Campbell should be
squeezed into the party too. Jack and William Rotheram therefore tossed up
for it, and Jack won.

This suddenness, as we shall see, was very fortunate, but it threw Mr.
Lenox into a state of perspiration quite strange to him.

"My dear Jenny," he said to Mrs. Avory, "how am I to get a horse to do you
credit, if you hurry me so? A horse is an animal requiring the most careful
study. Each one of its four legs needs separate consideration. I should