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Jack and Jill went down the hill. Gray and I ran after.

So I threw back my head and howled. He didn’t notice, and it didn’t matter that he didn’t notice. It’s a good thing to do when you’re frustrated

“Stiff upper lip, friend.”
“That’s how I smile,” I said.

Overhead, growing in strength, the older, wiser moon paced me. I’d give her a run for her silver.

“Indeed. Cat. Down. Now. Come. Now. With me.”

“I found a big patch of catnip on my way to the river. If we both get through this, I’ll buy you a drink.”

"I was bushed by evening and returned home to nap and eat, leaving the corpse in a copse. I wasn’t even halfway there yet."

“What about that Talbot fellow?”
“So far as I can tell, Larry Talbot doesn’t have a nonvegetable companion. He can take care of himself, I think.”

October 12
Slow day.

It was the Great Detective and his companion who had spoken, of course.
“Here’s a good fellow,” he said. “Good dog. Good dog.”