the neighbourhood, though not ferocious and not so powerful as my dog, had a strange influence over him. When they met on the road, my dog used to run to meet 4 [M. Baudry has pointed out, in a letter, a passage in the 'R?m?yana,' where a mother, finding the dead body of her son, "lche avec sa langue le visage du mort en gemissant comme une vache prive de son veau."] [page] 127 im, with his tail partly tucked in between his legs and hair not erected; and then he would throw himself on the ground, belly upwards. By this action he seemed to say more plainly than by words, "Behold, I am your slave." A pleasurable and excited state of mind, associated with affection, is exhibited by some dogs in a very peculiar manner; namely, by grinning. 5 This was noticed long ago by Somerville, who says, "And with a courtly grin, the fawning hound Salutes thee cow'ring, his wide op'ning nose Upward he curls, and his large sloe-black eyes Melt in soft blandishments, and humble joy." The Chase, book i. Sir W. Scott's famous Scotch greyhound, Maida, had this habit, and it is common with terriers. I have also seen it in a Spitz and in a sheep-dog. Mr. Riviere, who has particularly attended to this expression, informs me that it is rarely displayed in a perfect manner, but is quite common in a lesser degree. The upper lip during the act of grinning is retracted, as