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at least, comparatively speaking;. Her body
appeared, therefore, unusually long. Her nose

was rather stumpy; and one of her ears had a

disposition to droop, which gave her a very

cunning look. She had a waddling sort of gait
when she trotted, that appeared awkward,— very

different, indeed from that of Amna-aya, which

was peculiarly graceful. Her colour was dark

brown, with rather short hair for an Eskimo dog,

which made her appear much smaller than she
really was. Compared with Erebus or Jack she

was as a mule to a horse in size. Like Jack?

she had a pretty white spot over each eye. In

temperament she was very nervous. Her motions
were all quick; her step was rapid and short;

her head moved from side to side with a nervous

twitch when she was trotting, and she always

hung her tongue out, breathing very fast, She
was an interesting creature to behold, particu­

larly as she was a wonderful dog to pull, never

slacking her trace for an instant; and as she

looked from side to side, in her nervous way,

it seemed as if she would inquire whether the