End of Day the Twenty-Fourth
A bear, not a dog, fell on day twenty-four:
Archie: 4 votes
Moon-dog: 3 votes
Old Man Willow: 2 votes
And so, Archie was shot and mounted above the fireplace.
Day the Twenty-Fifth finds 20 remaining contestants -- and among them are exactly 2 dogs:
The Major Minor Works
Ægidius Ahenobarbus Julius Agricola de Hammo (Farmer Giles of Ham)
Gram, his dog
Chrysophylax Dives
The Parson
Master Cook Rider
Alf the Prentice, King of Faerie
Smith of Wootton Major
Nell
Queen of Faerie
Niggle
The More Minor Minor Works
Goldberry
Badger
Old Man Willow
Goodman Maggott
Fíriel
The Wizard Artaxerxes
Moon-dog
Mr. Day
Teddy
Bruno
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All shall be rather fond of me and suffer from mild depression.
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