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The Survivors of the "Waldeck"

           Thecaptainofthe"Waldeck"hadpickedupthisfineanimal,who,beingnotverysociable,seemedtobealwaysregrettingsomeoldmaster,fromwhomhehadbeenviolentlyseparated,andwhomitwouldbeimpossibletofindagaininthatdesertcountry.S.V.thosetwolettersengravedonhiscollarwereallthatlinkedthisanimaltoapast,whosemysteryonewouldseekinvaintosolve.

           Dingo,amagnificentandrobustbeast,largerthanthedogsofthePyrenees,wasthenasuperbspecimenoftheNewHollandvarietyofmastiffs.Whenitstoodup,throwingitsheadback,itequaledtheheightofaman.Itsagilityitsmuscularstrength,wouldbesufficientforoneofthoseanimalswhichwithouthesitationattackjaguarsandpanthers,anddonotfeartofaceabear.Itslongtailofthickhair,wellstockedandstifflikealion’stail,itsgeneralhuedarkfawn-color,wasonlyvariedatthenosebysomewhitishstreaks.Thisanimal,undertheinfluenceofanger,mightbecomeformidable,anditwillbeunderstoodthatNegorowasnotsatisfiedwiththereceptiongivenhimbythisvigorousspecimenofthecaninerace.

           Meanwhile,Dingo,ifitwasnotsociable,wasnotbad.Itseemedrathertobesad.AnobservationwhichhadbeenmadebyoldTomonboardthe"Waldeck"wasthatthisdogdidnotseemtolikeblacks.Itdidnotseektoharmthem,butcertainlyitshunnedthem.Maybe,onthatAfricancoastwhereitwandered,ithadsufferedsomebadtreatmentfromthenatives.So,thoughTomandhiscompanionswerehonestmen,Dingowasneverdrawntowardthem

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