What evil have I done him , or what fault have I committed that he should wish to bring about my death ? ' ` You have done him no evil , ' answered the servant , ` neither have you committed any fault ; but he is half mad with anger because , in all these years of study , you have learnt nothing but the language of animals . He expected something quite different from you , that is why he is determined you shall die . ' ` If that is the case , kill me at once , ' said Bobino . ` What is the use of waiting , if it must be done ? ' ' I have not the heart to do it , ' answered the servant . ' I would rather think of some way of saving your life , and at the same time of protecting ourselves from your father 's anger . By good luck the dog has followed us . We will kill it , and cut out the heart and take it back to your father . He will believe it is yours , and you , in the meantime , will have made your escape . ' When they had reached the thickest part of the wood , Bobino got out of the carriage , and having said good-bye to the servants set out on his wanderings . On and on he walked , till at last , late in the evening , he came to a house where some herdsmen lived . He knocked at the door and begged for shelter for the night . The herdsmen , seeing how gentle a youth he seemed , made him welcome , and bade him sit down and share their supper . While they were eating it , the dog in the courtyard began to bark . Bobino walked to the window , listened attentively for a minute , and then turning to the herdsmen said : ` Send your wives and daughters at once to bed , and arm yourselves as best you can , because at midnight a band of robbers will attack this house . ' The herdsmen were quite taken aback , and thought that the youth must have taken leave of his senses . ` How can you know , ' they said , ` that a band of robbers mean to attack us ? Who told you so ? ' ' I know it from the dog 's barking , ' answered Bobino . '
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