"Well, said Georgie. "You know Pug?"
"That mangy little thing of Lady Ambermere's? said Lucia.
"Yes. Pug died. I don't know what of--"
"Cream, I should think," said Lucia. "And cake."
"Well it may have been. Anyhow, Lady Ambermere had him stuffed, and while I was out this morning, she left him in a glass case at my house, as a present for the Museum. There is lying on a blue cushion, with one ear cocked, and a great watery eye, and the end of his horrid tongue between his lips."/>

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" What is it, Georgie? she said. "See if poor Lucia can help."
"Well, said Georgie. "You know Pug?"
"That mangy little thing of Lady Ambermere's? said Lucia.
"Yes. Pug died. I don't know what of--"
"Cream, I should think," said Lucia. "And cake."
"Well it may have been. Anyhow, Lady Ambermere had him stuffed, and while I was out this morning, she left him in a glass case at my house, as a present for the Museum. There is lying on a blue cushion, with one ear cocked, and a great watery eye, and the end of his horrid tongue between his lips. "

― E.F. Benson , Lucia in London & Mapp and Lucia (The Mapp & Lucia Novels)

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E.F. Benson quote : What is it, Georgie? she said. "Well, said Georgie. "You know Pug?"
"That mangy little thing of Lady Ambermere's? said Lucia.
"Yes. Pug died. I don't know what of--"
"Cream, I should think," said Lucia. "And cake."
"Well it may have been. Anyhow, Lady Ambermere had him stuffed, and while I was out this morning, she left him in a glass case at my house, as a present for the Museum. There is lying on a blue cushion, with one ear cocked, and a great watery eye, and the end of his horrid tongue between his lips." style="width:100%;margin:20px 0;"/>
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