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Judge between us, which of us better understands beasts and

hunting.' The Chief of Police understood the duties of his

office, and was greatly amazed at the insolence of the sergeant;

taking him aside he gave him brotherly advice to plead guilty and

thereby atone for his offence. The Master of the Hunt was

mollified and promised that he would intercede with the Emperor

and somewhat mitigate the sentence. The matter ended by the dogs

being sent to be strangled, and the sergeant to prison for four

weeks. This trifle amused us the whole evening; the next day the

story spread abroad that the Master of the Hunt had taken up the

case of my little dog, and I even know for a fact that the

Emperor himself laughed over it."