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leash on the street, and air him. You know, little dogs have to be aired every now and then. The messengers did that.

I remember feeling how funny it was. Here was a man who was a big strong man, and so he didn't get any criticism for bringing his little dog around. And he would send the chauffeur to get the little dog, or to take the little dog home--literally, to ride the little dog to meet Mrs. Schwellenbach at this place or that. “Take the little dog home, Mrs. Schwellenbach will be home now, and she'd like to have the little dog.”

I mean, that sort of thing was just comic, you know, and I used to wonder how in the world does he get away with it? But that comes from being a big strong man.





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