The Storyteller (Saki)

The dog frothed at the mouth, lying at the door, sniffing, its eyes turned to fire. It ran wildly in circles, biting at its tail, spun in a frenzy, and died. It lay in the parlour for an hour. “Two o'clock,” sang a voice. Delicately sensing decay at last, the regiments of mice hummed out … ................
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