"well, er ahem," answered her husband. "you know, my dear, that i do not like to talk against people, and i might better not tell you exactly what i think of him. he is a queer-looking fellow, and i always distrust anyone who will not look me in the eye. perhaps that is not his fault, for the fur hides his eyes and he wears his ears inside of his head; but i must say that a fiercer or more disagreeable-looking snout i never saw. he has had trouble with all his old neighbors, and a fellow who cannot get along peaceably in one place will not in another. he is always talking about his rights and what he thinks  "