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him, because, as he kept saying to
himself, of course his father would
not mind now that he was such a
great big boy.

He met a dog after a little while,
a nice, quiet animal, with whom he
might safely have made friends; but
he thought of the rough one that he
had met once on a time, and was
very glad to see it go quietly past
him.

Next came some strange boys and
girls, laughing and chatting. They
looked hard at him, and _ several
asked, ‘Does your father know
you're out? in a way that made him
feel very much offended.

He shrank away from their touch,