Muriel was dead. Bluebell, Jessie and Pincher were dead. Jones too was dead – he had died in an inebriates’ home in another part of the county. Snowball was forgotten. Boxer was forgotten, except by the few who had known him
Alfred Simmonds, Horse Slaughterer and Glue Boiler, Willingdon. Dealer in Hides and Bone-Meal. Kennels Supplied.” Do you not understand what that means? They are taking Boxer to the knacker’s!’