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Excerpt: ...whence fresh air entered the cavern, and held the lantern up for me to see her pet. "I stood making friendly advances to the beauty and, to Becky's amazement, he never moved an inch, but wrinkled his nose for sugar. "'Witch that is what you are ' laughed Becky, as Imp poked his nose under my arm. 'I have never known him to do such a thing.' "Imp stood listening to his mistress as if he thoroughly understood the situation. "I turned to tell Rebecca what a beauty he was, and he deliberately poked his nose out against my face. "After all the supplies were stacked away, Rebecca 155...