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1、BruceBruceAlbertPaysonTerhune1BruceWhoarefarwiserintheirwayandfarbetterineveryway,thanI;andyetwhohavenotthewisdomtoknowitWhodonotmerelythinkIamperfect,butwhoarecalmlyandpermanentlyconvincedofmyperfection;--andthisinspiteoffiftydisillusionsadayWhoarefranticallyhappyatmycomingandbitterly
2、woebegoneinmyabsenceWhoneverboremeandneverareboredbymeWhonevertalkaboutthemselvesandwhoalwayslistenwithrapturousinteresttoanythingImaysayWho,havingnoconventionalstandards,havenorespectability;andwho,havingnoconventionalconsciences,havenosinsWhoteachmefinerlessonsinloyalty,inpatience,in
3、truecourtesy,inunselfishness,indivineforgiveness,inpluckandinabidinggoodspiritsthandoallthebooksIhaveeverreadandalltheothermodelsIhavestudiedWhohavenotdeignedtowastetimeandeyesightinreadingawordofmineandwhowillnotbothertoreadthisverbosetributetothemselvesInshort,tothemostgloriouslysati
4、sfactorychumswhoeverappealedtohumanvanityandtohumandesireforcompanionshipTOOURTENSUNNYBANKCOLLIESMYSTORYISGRATEFULLYANDAFFECTIONATELYDEDICATEDBRUCEbyAlbertPaysonTerhune2BruceCHAPTERI.TheComingOfBruceShewasbeautiful.Andshehadaheartandasoul--whichwereacurse.Forwithoutsuchaheartandsoul,sh
5、emighthavefoundthetoughlife-battlelessbitterlyhardtofight.Buttheworlddoesqueerthings--damnablethings--toheartsthataresotenderlyall-lovingandtosoulsthataresotrustfullyandforgivinglyfriendlyashers.Her"pedigreename"wasRothsayLass.Shewasacollie--daintilyfragileofbuild,sensitiveofnostril,fu
6、rrilytawnyofcoat.HerancestrywasasflawlessasanyinBurke'sPeerage.IfGodhadsentherintotheworldwithapairoftulipearsandwithashadelesswidthofbrain-spaceshemighthavebeencherishedandcoddledasapotentialbench-showwinner,andintimemightevenhavewonimmortalitybythetitleof"CHAMPIONRothsayLass."Buthere
7、arsprickedrebelliouslyupward,likethoseofherearliestancestors,thewolves.Norcouldmanipulationluretheirstiffcartilagesintodroopingasbenchshowfashiondemands.Theaverageshow-collie'searshaveatendencytoprick.Byweightsandplasters,andoftenbytorture,thistendencyisovercome.Butneverwhenthecartil
