[01:21.14]He will sleep on the coldground, where the wintry winds blow and the snowdrivesfiercely,

[01:27.93]ifonly hemay be nearhismaster’s side.

[01:31.75]He willkiss the hand that has nofood to offer;

[01:35.15]hewill lickthewounds andsores that comefrom encounterwith the roughness of the world.

[01:41.05]He willguard the sleep ofhispaupermasteras ifhewere aprince.

[01:46.42]When allotherfriends desert, he remains.

[01:50.13]When riches takewings and reputationfalls topieces,

[01:54.62]he is as constant in his love as the sun in its journeys through the heavens.

[02:00.53]Iffortunedrives themasterforth, an outcast in theworld,friendless andhomeless,

[02:07.09]thefaithfuldog asks no higherprivilege than that ofaccompanying him,

[02:12.12]to guardhimagainstdanger, tofight against his enemies.

[02:16.18]Andwhen the last scene ofallcomes, anddeath takes themasterin its embrace,

[02:22.08]andhis body is laidaway in the coldground,

[02:25.69]nomatter ifallotherfriendspursue theirway,

[02:29.52]there by the gravewill the noble dog befound,

[02:33.35]his head between his paws, his eyes sad but open in alert watchfulness,

[02:39.70]faithfuland true even in death.

[00:00.42]Passage 7. Knowledge and Progress

[00:03.71]Why does the idea of progress loom so large in the modern wor ld?

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