"There's another part of your nature that is dear and good …nd sweet, and
doesn't need to be changed at all.  But Betsy and Doctor can only be trained in
a few ways, and never to really change their nature. 

"Setters have hunted rabbits always, kittens have preyed upon birds, and
donkeys, as a rule, have stood still whenever they wanted to." 

"But why, I wonder, were they made so?" 

"You nor I nor nohodv knows, Tattine, but isn't it fine that for some reason
we are made differently? If we will only be reasonable and try hard enough and
in the right way, we can overcome anything."  

"It's a little like a sermon, Grandma Luty." 

"It's a little bit of a one then, for it's over, but you go this minute and
give Betsy and Doctor a good hard hug, and tell them you forgive them." 

And Tattine did as she was bid, and Doctor and Betsy, who had sadly missed her
petting, were wild with delight.