4. Wise. He felt that it was good for Nello to be as much as possible in the sunny fields or among happy people.
5. Sympathetic. He looked at Nello with wistful, sympathetic eyes.
6. Understanding. He realized that the picture that Nello was drawing was something which meant much to him.
7. Loving. He grieved passionately with Nello at the old man's death.
8. Acute of sense. He discovered the pocket book in the snow.
9. Faithful. He refused to stay in the miller's warm kitchen while Nello was out in the cold.
10. Persistent and patient. He never gave up the search, difficult though it was, until he had found his master.
11. Unselfish. He was happy for himself, but he wept because his master was unhappy.
Do you think a dog could have all these qualities, or do you think the author, in her anxiety to have us like the dog, has given him characteristics which he could not really possess? Have you not, yourself, known dogs that were as intelligent, as affectionate and as faithful as Patrasche?