FAB. CCCXXIII.

A _Bitch_ ready to _Puppy_.

A _Big-Belly’d Bitch_ borrowed _Another Bitch_’s Kennel to lay her Burden

in. The Proprietess, after some time, Demanded Possession again, but the

Other begg’d her Excuse and Patience, only till her Whelps might be able

to shift for themselves. This was Agreed upon for so many Days longer:

But the Time being Expir’d, the _Bitch_ that was _Out_, grew More and

More Pressing for her _Own_ again. Why then, says the Other, if you can

force me and My Puppies Out of the Kennel, You shall have Free Liberty to

come In.

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