Yes I a brass collar, a collar eaten by rust, but bearing letters which might still be deciphered.

These letters formed the three following words:-- "_Tiger_--Arthur Pym." Tiger!--the name of the dog which had saved Arthur Pym's life in the hold of the _Grampus_, and, during the revolt of the crew, had sprung at the throat of Jones, the sailor, who was immediately "finished" by Dirk Peters.
So, then, that faithful animal had not perished in the shipwreck of the _Grampus_.

He had been taken on board the _Jane_ at the same time as Arthur Pym and the half-breed.

And yet the narrative did not allude to this, and after the meeting with the schooner there was no longer any mention of the dog.

All these contradictions occurred to me.