Police officer Ralph, wearing a new military coat and holding a small bag, walked across the square of the market. He was followed by a patrolman with reddish-brown hair and a Luo sieve filled with confiscated gooseberries. The air was silent ... There was not even a figure in the square. Shops and hotels open their doors and listlessly face the world created by God, like hungry mouths. There is not even a beggar near the shop door.

"How dare you bite, damn it!" Ralph suddenly heard voices. "Guys, don't let it go! Biting can't be done now! Grab it! Oh, ... Oh! " The dog screamed. When Ralph looked over there, he saw a dog running out of the firewood yard of the businessman Petruching, running on three legs and looking back. Behind it, a man chased him out, wearing a starched cotton shirt and an open waistcoat. He ran after the dog, leaned forward, threw himself on the ground and grabbed the dog's hind legs. Then came the barking of dogs and the shouting of people: "Don't let it go!" Sleepy faces came out of the shop one after another, and soon a group of people gathered at the door of the firewood yard, as if they had come out of the ground.

"As if something went wrong, Sir! ..... "The policeman said.

Ralph turned his body slightly to the left and stepped over to the crowd. At the gate of the firewood yard, he saw the man with an open waistcoat standing there, raising his right hand and showing a bloody finger to the group. His half-drunk face showed this expression: "I'm going to skin you, bad guy!" " And that finger itself is like a banner of victory. Ralph recognized this man as khryukin, a jeweler. The culprit of this mess is a small white-haired hunting dog with a pointed face and a yellow spot on his back. At this time, he sat on the ground in the middle of the crowd, his front legs split and he was shaking all over. Its tearful eyes reveal distress and fear.

"What happened here?" Ralph pushed his way into the crowd and asked. "What are you doing here? Why are you sticking your fingers up? ..... Who is yelling? "

"I was going my own way, sir. I didn't recruit anyone who didn't provoke anyone ..." khryukin coughed with his empty fist and said. "I'm talking to Mitterrand? Mitric was talking about firewood, and suddenly, this bad thing bit my finger for no reason. ..... Please forgive me, I am a working person. ..... My work is meticulous. I have to pay for this, because I may not be able to move this finger for a week. ..... Legally, sir, there is no such thing, saying that people should endure the harm of animals. ..... If everyone is bitten by a dog, it is better not to live in this world. ……”

"well! ..... Yes, ... "Ralph said sternly, coughing and moving his eyebrows. "Yes. ..... Whose dog is this? I can't let this happen. I'm going to show some color to those who let dogs out to make trouble! Now it's time to control the lords who don't want to obey the law! When the fine is imposed, he, the bastard, will understand what will happen if dogs and other animals are released! I'll give him a good look ... Yelling, "the police officer said to the patrolman," you go and find out whose dog this is and make a report! This dog has to be killed. No delay! This is mostly a mad dog. ..... I ask you: Whose dog is this? "

"This dog seems to belong to General Zhygalov!" A man in the crowd said.

"General Zhygalov's house? Hmm! ..... You, Ye Delin, take off my coat. ..... It's so hot! It's probably going to rain. ..... Just one thing I don't understand: How did it bite you? " Ralph said to khryukin. "Can it reach your fingers? It's short, but you, you know, are so tall! Most of your finger was punctured by a small nail, but later it was whimsical to ask others to compensate you. People like you ... Everyone knows what it is! I know you demons! "

"He, Sir, poked his cigar in its face and made fun of it. It refused to be a fool, so it bit him. ..... He is a boring man, sir! "

"You talk nonsense, Cyclops! You can't see with your eyes. Why are you talking nonsense? The officer is a wise man, and he can see who is talking nonsense and who speaks with his conscience as if he were in front of God. ..... If I want to talk nonsense, let the mediation judge judge me. His law is clear. ..... Now everyone is equal. ..... To tell you the truth, ... My brother is working as a military police. ……”

"Cut the crap!"

"No, this dog doesn't belong to the general's family ..." The policeman said thoughtfully. "The general home without such a dog. Most of the dogs in his family are big hounds. ……”

"Are you sure?"

"Be sure, Sir. ……”

"I know it myself. The dogs in the general's family are all rare and excellent. What about this dog? God knows what it is! The coat color is not good, and the appearance is not good ... It's totally despicable. ..... His old man's house will keep such a dog? ! Where's your brain? Do you know what would happen if such a dog were met in Petersburg or Moscow? There don't care what laws are illegal, and it will be dead in a blink of an eye! You, khryukin, have suffered, and this matter can't be let go. ..... Have to teach them a lesson! It is time. ……”

"But it may also be the general's dog ..." The policeman said what he thought. "It didn't write on his face. ..... I saw such a dog in his yard the other day. "

"Yes, it belongs to the general's family!" Someone in the crowd said.

"well! ..... Ye Delin, put on your coat for me. ..... It seems that the wind is blowing. ..... It's cold. ..... You take this dog to the general's house and ask there. ..... You can say that I found this dog and sent it to you. ..... You said don't put it on the street in the future. Maybe it's a rare dog. If every pig pokes a cigar in its face, it won't take long to humiliate it to death. Dogs are delicate animals. ..... You idiot, put your hands down! There's no need to show your stupid finger! It's all your own fault! ……”

"The general's chef is here. Let's ask him. ..... Hey, Prokhor! Come here, honey! Look at this dog. ..... is it your family? "

"A shot in the dark! We have never had such a dog there! "

"Then don't bother to ask," Ralph said. "This is a wild dog! There is no need to say more. ..... Since he said it was a wild dog, it was a wild dog. ..... kill it. "

"This dog doesn't belong to our family," Prokhor continued. "But this is the general's brother's dog. He came to us a few days ago. Our general does not like this kind of dog. His elder brother likes it. ……”

"His old man's house brother is coming? Ulargui Mill? Ivanich is here? " Ralph asked, his whole face beaming with emotion. "Great, Lord! I don't know yet! Is he coming to stay for a while? "

"Live for a while. ……”

"Great, Lord! ..... He is thinking about his brother. ..... But I don't know yet! So this is his old man's dog? I'm glad. ..... You take it with you. ..... This puppy is very nice. ..... Very clever. ..... It bit this guy's finger! Ha ha ha ha! ..... Hey, why are you shaking? Whoops, ... Whoops. ..... It's angry, little bad bag, ... What a puppy ... "

Prokhor called the dog and left the woodyard with it. ..... That group of people laughed at khryukin.

"I will punish you sooner or later!" Ralph threatened him, then wrapped his coat tightly and continued to patrol the market square.

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