I ca n't live if Laddie goes away . Oh , do n't sell him , Mr. Lawson ! '' `` Sit down and hold your tongue , '' said Uncle Richard sternly . `` The dog is mine , and I shall do with him as I think fit . He is sold , and that is all there is about it . Go on with your dinner . '' But Ernest for the first time did not obey . He snatched his cap from the back of his chair , dashed it down over his eyes , and ran from the kitchen with a sob choking his breath . Uncle Richard looked angry , but Aunt Kate hastened to soothe him . `` Do n't be vexed with the boy , Richard , '' she said . `` You know he is very fond of Laddie . He 's had to do with him ever since he was a pup , and no doubt he feels badly at the thought of losing him . I 'm rather sorry myself that you have sold the dog . '' `` Well , he is sold and there 's an end of it . I do n't say but that the dog is a good dog . But he is of no use to us , and twenty dollars will come in mighty handy just now . He 's worth that to Bob , for he is a good watch dog , so we 've both made a fair bargain . '' Nothing more was said about Ernest or Laddie . I had taken no part in the discussion , for I felt no great interest in the matter . Laddie was a nice dog ; Ernest was a quiet , inoffensive little fellow , five years younger than myself ; that was all I thought about either of them .
I was spending my vacation XXXXX Uncle Richard 's farm on the Nova Scotian Bay of Fundy shore .
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