Chapter 6

It was not mere generosity that moved the man, rather, it was because his hunger was already nearly satisfied and he wished to see the terrier’s joy at the sight of food. He dropped a scrap of bacon, and waited. The dog shuddered with convulsive desire; his head ducked toward the scrap; and then he checked himself and sat back, watching the face of the stranger for permission. Hagger gaped, open-mouthed. Faintly he sensed the cause. Having received food from his hand, the dog, therefore, looked upon him as a natura…