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his thoughts and he knows it is no good to try to
conceal them. Can he read the thoughts of his
god? Most certainly he can. The Society for
Psychical Research may say what they like, but
telepathy between man and man has so far not
been proved. But telepathy between dog and
man has been proved over and over again. The
dog can read his master’s thoughts, can
understand his varying moods, and foretell his decisions.
He knows by instinct when he is not wanted, lies
quite still for hours when his king is hard at work
as kings often are, or at least ought to be. But
when his king is sad and worried he knows that
his time has come and he creeps up and lays his
head on his lap. Don’t worry! Never mind if
they all abandon you, I am here to replace all
your friends and to fight all your enemies! Come
along and let us go for a walk and forget all
about it!
It is strange and very pathetic to watch the
behaviour of a dog when his master is ill. The
dog warned by his infallible instinct is afraid of
disease, afraid of death. A dog accustomed for
years to sleep on his master’s bed is reluctant to
remain there when his master is ill. Even in the
rare exceptions to this rule, he leaves his master
at the approach of death, hiding in a corner of the
room and whining pitifully. It has even
happened to me to be warned by the behaviour of a
dog of the approach of death. What does he
know about death? At least as much as we do,
probably a good deal more. As I write this I am
reminded of a poor woman in Anacapri, a stranger
to the village, slowly dying of consumption, so
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