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JACK’S VICTORY.
CHAPTER I
JA C K : h o w I g o t HIM ; WHAT H E WAS H K E ; AND
IIOIV HE PARED A T FIRST.
CK was £i clog, and a good and famous dog
too. Among other dogs Jack was a won-
der. He had remarkable originality and
strength of mind:, as well as unusual strength
of body; and to these were added extraordinary
powers of end m an ee. Under any circumstances
such qualities would have made Jack conspicuous;
under peculiar circumstances they made him
great.
All great characters are, indeed, more or less
indebted to circumstances for their elevation.
Thus, by way of illustration, Napoleon watched
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