` Who were those two ? ' asked the Snow-man of the yard-dog . ` You have been in this yard longer than I have . Do you know who they are ? ' ` Do I know them indeed ? ' answered the yard-dog . ` She has often stroked me , and he has given me bones . I do n't bite either of them ! ' ` But what are they ? ' asked the Snow-man . ` Lovers ! ' replied the yard-dog . ` They will go into one kennel and gnaw the same bone ! ' ` Are they the same kind of beings that we are ? ' asked the Snow-man . ` They are our masters , ' answered the yard-dog . ` Really people who have only been in the world one day know very little . ' That 's the conclusion I have come to . Now I have age and wisdom ; I know everyone in the house , and I can remember a time when I was not lying here in a cold kennel . Bow-wow ! '
` The cold is splendid , ' said the XXXXX .
Bow-wow Lovers Snow-man day everyone house masters time yard yard-dog