7 September: Lola came in from the farm quite wet, and I wanted to know the reason of this, as only the woods were still wet from the recent rains. To my question she made answer: "I in wet." "Were you in the grass or in the woods?" I demanded. "Grass!" "Is the wet grass nice?" "Saw deer in wood--why I came to you!" In spite of such a tempting sight, she was evidently in a virtuous frame of mind: in earlier days she could never resist giving chase. 8 September: "Why are you not eating your food? is it bad?" "Yes!" "What is wrong about it?" "Smell!" 20 September: "Lola," I said, "give me the reason for why you are alive! do you know one?" "Yes, no." The next day: "Now tell me your answer as to why you are living?" "Yes!" "Well?" "Egal ich lebe gern!"... (i.e. _egal_ is an expression of indifference, such as "_it is all the same to me_, I like living"). How simple and complete is the dog-point-of-view! "And is that all? didn't you wish to add something more?"... "in Welt" ( = in (the) world). The expression "egal" she will probably have picked up from me. 22 September: To-day I noticed by Lola's behaviour that she wanted to say something, so I put the question to her, and she replied. "Yes." "Well, go ahead!" "I wish to pay you for getting food for me!" "Do you want to give me money?" "Yes!" "But, where are you going to get it from--can you tell me that?" "Yes!" "From where?" "From you!" There was something quite logical about this way of arguing, for Lola had heard much talk about money, farm-hands being often paid by hour--and she had no doubt been an attentive listener and observer, at such transactions. Then--all of a sudden--she rapped. "I without work!" "What do you want to have?" "Haue!" ( = a beating!). I thought I had misunderstood her, so repeated--"haue?" "Yes!" "Say something else!" "Reckoning." But the fact remained that she really longed for a beating--not having had one for a long time, for to my repeated inquiries she kept on with "Yes!" So at length to make sure, I fetched my riding-whip and gave her a light flick, saying--"Is that what you want?" "Yes!" "And do you want more?" "Yes!" she insisted, though all of a tremble, and--unwillingly enough--I had to administer one more.