Suddenlythroughthemistofmosquitoescameadullwhackandanoutburstof "language"., buttheuproariousenjoymentandridiculeofthebystandersmadeitunendurable.
Bingo, hearingtheuproar, anddiviningthathewasneeded, , thepailandstoolwerebroken, andthecowandthedogseverelybeaten.
, andnowinutterdisgusthedecidedtoforsakeevenherstabledoor, andfromthattimeheattachedhimselfexclusivelytothehorsesandtheirstable.
Thecattleweremine, thehorsesweremybrother' s, andintransferringhisallegiancefromthecow-stabletothehorse-stableBingoseemedtogivemeuptoo, andanythinglikedailycompanionshipceased, andyet, wheneveranyemergencyaroseBingoturnedtomeandItohim, andbothseemedtofeelthatthebondbetweenmananddogisonethatlastsaslongaslife.
Bingo' sloyaltytothehorseswasquiteremarkable; bydayhetrottedbesidethem, , .
Iwasnotsuperstitious, anduptothistimehadhadnofaithinomens, ' sjourneythereandback, , , butstillhestoodatasafedistance, andeyingtheteamaskance, , , andevenfollowedforahundredyardsorso, , theonlytimethathewaswillinglyseparatedfromthehorses, , andthedog' sbehaviorinspiredmewithanawfulforebodingofcalamity, thatweigheduponmemoreandmoreasthehourspassedaway.
Aboutsixo' clockBingo' showlingsbecameunbearable, sothatforlackofabetterthoughtIthrewsomethingathim, , thefeelingofhorrorthatfilledme! WhydidIletmybrothergoawayalone? ShouldIeveragainseehimalive? Imighthaveknownfromthedog' sactionsthatsomethingdreadfulwasabouttohappen.
Atlengththehourforhisreturnarrived, , vastlyrelieved, andwithanairofassumedunconcern, asked, "Allright?"