“There is something in the unselfish and self-sacrificing love of a brute, which goes directly to the heart of him who has had frequent occasion to test the paltry friendship and gossamer fidelity of mere Man.”
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If you wish to forget anything on the spot, make a note that this thing is to be remembered.
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I have, indeed, no abhorrence of danger, except in its absolute effect - in terror.
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