A. A. Milne

A. A. Milne

Punch, Volume 147, Issue 3823… (19th and 20th century)

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Portrait of A. A. Milne A. A. Milne Punch, Volume 147, Issue 3823… (19th and 20th century)

I said firmly, "our puppy is meant for a Pekinese—the pedigree says so. From the look of it will be touch and go whether he pulls it off. To call him by the name of a late poodle may just be the deciding factor. Now I hate poodles; I hate pet dogs. A Pekinese is not a pet dog; he is an undersized lion. Our puppy may grow into a small lion, or a mastiff, or anything like that; but I will not have him a poodle.
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Portrait of A. A. Milne A. A. Milne Punch, Volume 147, Issue 3823… (19th and 20th century)

When I had finished the oranges and sweets and nuts, when Celia and I had pulled the crackers, Humphrey remained over to sit on the music-stool, with the air of one playing the pianola. In this position he found his uses. There are times when a husband may legitimately be annoyed; at these times it was pleasant to kick Humphrey off his stool on to the divan, to stand on the divan and kick him on to the sofa, to stand on the sofa and kick him on to the book-base; and then, feeling another man, to replace him on the music-stool and apologise to Celia.
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Portrait of A. A. Milne A. A. Milne Punch, Volume 147, Issue 3823… (19th and 20th century)

In any case conceive one's pride in realising suddenly that one has been called after a province and not after a poodle. It has determined Bingo unalterably to grow up in the right way.
You have Bingo now definitely a Pekinese. That being so, I may refer to his ancestors, always an object of veneration among these Easterns. I speak of (hats off, please!) Ch. Goodwood Lo.
Of course you know (I didn't myself till last week) that "Ch." stands for "Champion." On the male side Champion Goodwood Lo is Bingo's great-great-grandfather. On the female side the same animal is Bingo's great-grandfather.
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