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and the big ambitious Jack had their own way

of it.

All this was observer! by Erebus, but that
tyrant did not dare to leave his place to punish

Arkadik, for he respected the whip as much as

any of the dogs. Still less could he spring over

An 111 a-aya and Arkadik to attack Jack; but he
looked unutterable things, and growled in a man­

ner to strike terror into the heart of any dog less

brave than Jack, Worse than all this, he let fly

with his sharp teeth in a most spiteful manner,

to say nothing of its meanness, and made poor
innocent Amna-ayas nose bleed. This caused

her to cry as if she had been half killed; and,

without waiting for another hint, she fell back
and shot m between Arkadik and Jack.

She had scarcely got there, however, before

the driver, seeing what she was about, cried,

" Hi! H i!” and struck her with his whip, cutting

her sharply, and making her ery wo rue than ever.
Taking this as a hint to <?et back to where she
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came from, she was leaving her place, when

Arkadilc, enraged at perceiving how she had been