While all of this is going on, Nose Marie stands on a street corner, under a streetlight, calling out to Buster. "Buster, oh Buster, Ah'm sorry for how ah treated you, please come back to the pound." The bloodhound punctuates her sentence with a long, sad howl, then drops down on all fours, with tears welling up in her eyes. "Ah'm sorry, Buster, truly sorry, ah was wrong."
Buster, who fortunately was just behind a nearby building, had heard every word. "Now how about that," the brown bassett hound says, as tears well up in his own eyes. "Who'da thunk it? Someone truly cares about me." He then transforms into a tornado and whirls over to where Nose Marie is, sweeping her up in the process. "Why don't we go back to the pound, Nose Marie?"
"Why Buster, y'all done swept me right off'n mah li'l ol' feet!" She punctuates her sentence with a giggle.
The Belvershires meet Holly and the dogs back at the pound. "And we'd like to double the amount we were going to donate to your pound(snuf)." Lady Belvershire says, as her husband hands Holly the check.
"Why, thank you, this really means a lot to us." Holly replies.
"Think nothing of it, dear(snuf)." Lady Belvershire then turns to her son. "And now, Hubert(snuf), perhaps you'd like to pick a dog for your own(snuf)."
"Very well, mother. Now, let's see…" He first turns to Whopper, who shakes his head no, then to Violet, Cooler, Scrounger, Howler, Brighteyes, and Barkerville who all do the same. He finally turns to Nose Marie, who not only does the same, but pushes the back gate open, at which point, what appears to be a tornado (but actually is obviously Buster) whirls in.
"Huh?" Hubert says in astonishment. Buster promptly sucks Hubert into his vortex and whirls him around. "Hey, cut it out! Ha ha, ha ha ha!" Hubert laughs delightedly.
"Oh my word, I've never seen Hubert laugh before(snuf)!" Lady Belvershire exclaims elatedly.
Hubert and Buster both laugh joyfully as Buster gleefully licks Hubert's face. "I've never seen anything like him. Can I keep him please, Mom and Dad?" Buster turns and winks at Nose Marie, who winks twice in response.
"Well, it looks like Buster's found a loving owner." says Violet happily.
"And a big, big, big, awoo-oo-oo, BIG beautiful home." Howler adds.
"And you, Nose Marie, have a big, big, big, awoo-oo-oo, BIG beautiful heart." Cooler says, as he gives her a hug.
"Why, thank you, Cooler Snookums, but us genteel high-class folks would say it another way."
"Really? How so?"
"They'd say, 'Whjnjgvrcgvhb, bjnhvfcdffg, by jove."
"By jove, rfvghbhbnjn, bgvdfcfgvhbhnj." Cooler replies.
"Adcgvhbjnuj, hnnngbh!" Nose Marie adds. At that very moment, Howler strolls up to them. "But, if y'all even think a' cuttin' off mah whiskers, ah'll make ya eat that hat!" Nose Marie says.
The End