Emulation Practice: Upstate Doggo
#4 of Writing Exercises
Another emulation exercise, this time in the style of Edith Wharton. To demonstrate the stylistic differences, it would actually be better to write the same thing but in different voices. However... I have another 20-hour work week ahead of me, give me a break. I'll do that later.
At his natural size, the greatest threat Harris posed was his incessant barking, however harsh on the ears that was. Christine permitted this behavior when she had guests over; she perceived in it no demonstrable harm. By stark comparison, Harris's same show of demand after his sudden unhampered growth numbed her hearing and cracked the windows. Antiques fell off the tables and shelves to the floor and shattered. The brash, tempestuous barks came out of an animal the size of an animal the size of a grown elephant. Now, Harris had the capacity to crush Christine should his desires go disappointed. Insulted by the lack of attention, he smashed a hole through the wall and charged down the street.