\"Givehimtime！\"sheurgedonce。\"Heisn\'tquitesixmonthsoldyet；andhehasgrownsoterriblyfast。Why，he\'sovertwofeettall，attheshoulder，evennow——muchbiggerthanmostfull-growncollies。ChampionHowgillRivalisspokenofasa\'big\'dog；yetheisonlytwenty-fourinchesattheshoulder，Mr。Leightonsays。
Surelyit\'ssomethingtoownadogthatissobig。\"
\"ItIS\'something，\'\"gloomilyconcededtheMaster。\"Inourcaseitisacatastrophe。Idon\'tsetuptobeanexpertjudgeofcollies，somaybeIamallwrongabouthim。I\'mgoingtogetprofessionalopinion，though。NextweektheyaregoingtohavethespringdogshowatHampton。It\'salittlehole-in-a-cornershow，ofcourse。ButSymondsistobetheall-aroundjudge，exceptforthetoybreeds。AndSymondsknowscollies，fromthegroundup。IamgoingtotakeBruceoverthereandenterhimforthepuppyclass。Ifheisanygood，Symondswillknowit。IfthedogisasworthlessasIthinkheis，I\'llgetridofhim。IfSymondsgivesanyhopeforhim，I\'llkeephimonawhilelonger。\"
\"But，\"venturedtheMistress，\"ifSymondssays\'Thumbsdown，\'
then——\"