Friday, March 27, 2009

Winslow Homer Rowing Home

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gave Soll a long, thoughtful scrutiny. Then, when the attention was no longer on them, he sidled closer to the newcomer, looked it up and down, and spoke quietly out of the corner of his mouth.
‘What you here for?’ he said.
The dog gave him a look of handsome incomprehension.
‘I mean, do ‘This is Holy Wood,’ said Gaspode conversationally. ‘I’m Gaspode. Named after the famous Gaspode, you know. Anythin’ you want to know, you just-’
‘All dese two-legs here. Dur . . . What dis place?’
Gaspode stared.
At that moment Dibbler’s door opened. Victor emerged, coughing, at one end of you b’long to someone or what?’ said Gaspode. The dog whined softly. Gaspode tried Basic Canine, which is a combination of whines and sniffs. ‘Hallo?’ he ventured. ‘Anyone in there?’ The dog’s tail thumped uncertainly. ‘The grub here’s ruddy awful,’ said Gaspode. The dog raised its highly-bred muzzle. ‘What dis place?’ it said.

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