him　to　lean　against　posts　and　look　at　him；　and　forces　him　to
  neglect　work　for　him；　and　keeps　him　under　rigid　coercion。　　I　once
  knew　a　fancy　terrier　who　kept　a　gentleman　…　a　gentleman　who　had
  been　brought　up　at　Oxford；　too。　　The　dog　kept　the　gentleman
  entirely　for　his　glorification；　and　the　gentleman　never　talked
  about　anything　but　the　terrier。　　This；　however；　was　not　in　a　shy
  neighbourhood；　and　is　a　digression　consequently。
  There　are　a　great　many　dogs　in　shy　neighbourhoods；　who　keep　boys。
  I　have　my　eye　on　a　mongrel　in　Somerstown　who　keeps　three　boys。　　He
  feigns　that　he　can　bring　down　sparrows；　and　unburrow　rats　（he　can
  do　neither）；　and　he　takes　the　boys　out　on　sporting　pretences　into
  all　sorts　of　suburban　fields。　　He　has　likewise　made　them　believe
  that　he　possesses　some　mysterious　knowledge　of　the　art　of　fishing；
  and　they　consider　themselves　incompletely　equipped　for　the
  Hampstead　ponds；　with　a　pickle…jar　and　wide…mouthed　bottle；　unless
  he　is　with　them　and　barking　tremendously。　　There　is　a　dog　residing
  in　the　Borough　of　Southwark　who　keeps　a　blind　man。　　He　may　be　seen；
  most　days；　in　Oxford…street；　haling　the　blind　man　away　on
  expeditions　wholly　uncontemplated　by；　and　unintelligible　to；　the
  man：　　wholly　of　the　dog's　conception　and　execution。　　Contrariwise；
  when　the　man　has　projects；　the　dog　will　sit　down　in　a　crowded
  thoroughfare　and　meditate。　　I　saw　him　yesterday；　wearing　the　money…
  tray　like　an　easy　collar；　instead　of　offering　it　to　the　public；
  taking　the　man　against　his　will；　on　the　invitation　of　a
  disreputable　cur；　apparently　to　visit　a　dog　at　Harrow　…　he　was　so
  intent　on　that　direction。　　The　north　wall　of　Burlington　House
  Gardens；　between　the　Arcade　and　the　Albany；　offers　a　shy　spot　for
  appointments　among　blind　men　at　about　two　or　three　o'clock　in　the
  afternoon。　　They　sit　（very　uncomfortably）　on　a　sloping　stone　there；
  and　compare　notes。　　Their　dogs　may　always　be　observed　at　the　same
  time；　openly　disparaging　the　men　they　keep；　to　one　another；　and
  settling　where　they　shall　respectively　take　their　men　when　they
  begin　to　move　again。　　At　a　small　butcher's；　in　a　shy　neighbourhood
  （there　is　no　reason　for　suppressing　the　name；　it　is　by　Notting…
  hill；　and　gives　upon　the　district　called　the　Potteries）；　I　know　a
  shaggy　black　and　white　dog　who　keeps　a　drover。　　He　is　a　dog　of　an
  easy　disposition；　and　too　frequently　allows　this　drover　to　get
  drunk。　　On　these　occasions；　it　is　the　dog's　custom　to　sit　outside
  the　public…house；　keeping　his　eye　on　a　few　sheep；　and　thinking。　　I
  have　seen　him　with　six　sheep；　plainly　casting　up　in　his　mind　how
  many　he　began　with　when　he　left　the　market；　and　at　what　places　he
  has　left　the　rest。　　I　have　seen　him　perplexed　by　not　being　able　to
  account　to　himself　for　certain　particular　sheep。　　A　light　has
  gradually　broken　on　him；　he　has　remembered　at　what　butcher's　he
  left　them；　and　in　a　burst　of　grave　satisfaction　has　caught　a　fly
  off　his　nose；　and　shown　himself　much　relieved。　　If　I　could　at　any
  time　have　doubted　the　fact　that　it　was　he　who　kept　the　drover；　and
  not　the　drover　who　kept　him；　it　would　have　been　abundantly　proved
  by　his　way　of　taking　undivided　charge　of　the　six　sheep；　when　the
  drover　came　out　besmeared　with　red　ochre　and　beer；　and　gave　him
  wrong　directions；　which　he　calmly　disregarded。　　He　has　taken　the
  sheep　entirely　into　his　own　hands；　has　merely　remarked　with
  respectful　firmness；　'That　instruction　would　place　them　under　an
  omnibus；　you　had　better　confine　your　attention　to　yourself　…　you
  will　want　it　all；'　and　has　driven　his　charge　away；　with　an
  intelligence　of　ears　and　tail；　and　a　knowledge　of　business；　that
  has　left　his　lout　of　a　man　very；　very　far　behind。
  As　the　dogs　of　shy　neighbourhoods　usually　betray　a　slinking
  consciousness　of　being　in　poor　circumstances　…　for　the　most　part
  manifested　in　an　aspect　of　anxiety；　an　awkwardness　in　their　play；
  and　a　misgiving　that　somebody　is　going　to　harness　them　to
  something；　to　pick　up　a　living　…　so　the　cats　of　shy　neighbourhoods
  exhibit　a　strong　tendency　to　relapse　into　barbarism。　　Not　only　are
  they　made　selfishly　ferocious　by　ruminating　on　the　surplus
  population　around　them；　and　on　the　densely　crowded　state　of　all　the
  avenues　to　cat's　meat；　not　only　is　there　a　moral　and　politico…
  economical　haggardness　in　them；　traceable　to　these　reflections；　but
  they　evince　a　physical　deterioration。　　Their　linen　is　not　clean；
  and　is　wretchedly　got　up；　their　black　turns　rusty；　like　old
  mourning；　they　wear　very　indifferent　fur；　and　take　to　the　shabbiest
  cotton　velvet；　instead　of　silk　velvet。　　I　am　on　terms　of
  recognition　with　several　small　streets　of　cats；　about　the　Obelisk
  in　Saint　George's　Fields；　and　also　in　the　vicinity　of　Clerkenwell…
  green；　and　also　in　the　back　settlements　of　Drury…lane。　　In
  appearance；　they　are　very　like　the　women　among　whom　they　live。
  They　seem　to　turn　out　of　their　unwholesome　beds　into　the　street；
  without　any　preparation。　　They　leave　their　young　families　to
  stagger　about　the　gutters；　unassisted；　while　they　frouzily　quarrel
  and　swear　and　scratch　and　spit；　at　street　corners。　　In　particular；
  I　remark　that　when　they　are　about　to　increase　their　families　（an
  event　of　frequent　recurrence）　the　resemblance　is　strongly　expressed
  in　a　certain　dusty　dowdiness；　down…at…heel　self…neglect；　and
  general　giving　up　of　things。　　I　cannot　honestly　report　that　I　have
  ever　seen　a　feline　matron　of　this　class　washing　her　face　when　in　an
  interesting　condition。
  Not　to　prolong　these　notes　of　uncommercial　travel　among　the　lower
  animals　of　shy　neighbourhoods；　by　dwelling　at　length　upon　the
  exasperated　moodiness　of　the　tom…cats；　and　their　resemblance　in
  many　respects　to　a　man　and　a　brother；　I　will　come　to　a　close　with　a
  word　on　the　fowls　of　the　same　localities。
  That　anything　born　of　an　egg　and　invested　with　wings；　should　have
  got　to　the　pass　that　it　hops　contentedly　down　a　ladder　into　a
  cellar；　and　calls　THAT　going　home；　is　a　circumstance　so　amazing　as
  to　leave　one　nothing　more　in　this　connexion　to　wonder　at。
  Otherwise　I　might　wonder　at　the　completeness　with　which　these　fowls
  have　become　separated　from　all　the　birds　of　the　air　…　have　taken　to
  grovelling　in　bricks　and　mortar　and　mud　…　have　forgotten　all　about
  live　trees；　and　make　roosting…places　of　shop…boards；　barrows；
  oyster…tubs；　bulk…heads；　and　door…scrapers。　　I　wonder　at　nothing
  concerning　them；　and　take　them　as　they　are。　　I　accept　as　products
  of　Nature　and　things　of　course；　a　reduced　Bantam　family　of　my
  acquaintance　in　the　Hackney…road；　who　are　incessantly　at　the
  pawnbroker's。　　I　cannot　say　that　they　enjoy　themselves；　for　they
  are　of　a　melancholy　temperament；　but　what　enjoyment　they　are
  capable　of；　they　derive　from　crowding　together　in　the　pawnbroker's
  side…entry。　　Here；　they　are　always　to　be　found　in　a　feeble　flutter；
  as　if　they　were　newly　come　down　in　the　world；　and　were　afraid　of
  being　identified。　　I　know　a　low　fellow；　originally　of　a　good　family
  from　Dorking；　who　takes　his　whole　establishment　of　wives；　in　single
  file；　in　at　the　door　of　the　jug　Department　of　a　disorderly　tavern
  near　the　Haymarket；　manoeuvres　them　among　the　company's　legs；
  emerges　with　them　at　the　Bottle　Entrance；　and　so　passes　his　life：
  seldom；　in　the　season；　going　to　bed　before　two　in　the　morning。
  Over　Waterloo…bridge；　there　is　a　shabby　old　speckled　couple　（they
  belong　to　the　wooden　French…bedstead；　washing…stand；　and　towel…
  horse…making　trade）；　who　are　always　trying　to　get　in　at　the　door　of
  a　chapel。　　Whether　the　old　lady；　under　a　delusion　reminding　one　of
  Mrs。　Southcott；　has　an　idea　of　entrusting　an　egg　to　that　particular
  denomination；　or　merely　understands　that　she　has　no　business　in　the
  building　and　is　consequently　frantic　to　enter　it；　I　cannot
  determine；　but　she　is　constantly　endeavouring　to　undermine　the
  principal　door：　　while　her　partner；　who　is　infirm　upon　his　legs；
  walks　up　and　down；　encouraging　her　and　defying　the　Universe。　　But；
  the　family　I　have　been　best　acquainted　with；　since　the　removal　from
  this　trying　sphere　of　a　Chinese　circle　at　Brentford；　reside　in　the
  densest　part　of　Bethnal…green。　　Their　abstraction　from　the　objects
  among　which　they　live；　or　rather　their　conviction　that　those
  objects　have　all　come　into　existence　in　express　subservience　to
  fowls；　has　so　enchanted　me；　that　I　have　made　them　the　subject　of
  many　journeys　at　divers　hours。　　After　careful　observation　of　the
  two　lords　and　the　ten　ladies　of　whom　this　family　consists；　I　have
  come　to　the　conclusion　that　their　opinions　are　represented　by　the
  leading　lord　and　leading　lady：　　the　latter；　as　I　judge；　an　aged
  personage；　afflicted　with　a　paucity　of　feather　and　visibility　of
  quill；　that　gives　her　the　appearance　of　a　bundle　of　office　pens。
  When　a　railway　goods　van　that　would　crush　an　elephant　comes　round
  the　corner；　tearing　over　these　fowls；　they　emerge　unharmed　from
  under　the　horses；　perfectly　satisfied　that　the　whole　rush　was　a
  passing　property　in　the　air；　which　may　have　left　s