Nig, equally friendly, though less demonstrative, was a huge black dog, half bloodhound and half deerhound, with eyes that laughed and a boundless good nature.
" That is all we can expect, " returned the Scarecrow pleasantly;and good nature being thus happily restored to the party, they proceeded upon their way.
Pausing to turn a page, the lad saw her looking and, with boyish good nature offered half his paper, saying bluntly, " want to read it? That's a first–rate story."