On the contrary , I admit that I felt considerably upset . The dog was sitting on his haunches on the ground below , watching us , and it was quite plain to be seen , from his leisurely manner , that it was not his busy day . He bared his teeth and growled when he caught my eye . `` You LOOK like a woman hater 's dog , '' I told him . I meant it for an insult ; but the beast took it for a compliment . Then I set myself to solving the question , `` How am I to get out of this predicament ? '' It did not seem easy to solve it . `` Shall I scream , William Adolphus ? '' I demanded of that intelligent animal . William Adolphus shook his head . This is a fact . And I agreed with him . `` No , I shall not scream , William Adolphus , '' I said . `` There is probably no one to hear me except Alexander Abraham , and I have my painful doubts about his tender mercies . Now , it is impossible to go down . Is it , then , William Adolphus , possible to go up ? '' I looked up . Just above my head was an open window with a tolerably stout branch extending right across it . `` Shall we try that way , William Adolphus ? '' I asked .
William Adolphus , wasting no words , began XXXXX climb the tree .
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