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The corporal of the guard went running in the direction of the shot, and here and there an inquiring head, was thrust out of a tent.
"Only a dog shot, sir," he was heard to call out in answer to some officer's question, as he passed back down the line. "Sentry took him for a wild beast escaped from the show."