“The good servant’s tail is cut off.”--Reference to the condition of a
dog whose tail is cut off: he can’t wag his tail, because he has no
tail to wag![17]--[_Martinique._]
[17] The good servant does not fawn, does not flatter, does not affect
to be pleased with everything his master does--he may emulate the dog
in constant faithfulness, not in fawning.