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XIX A BIT OF LUCK
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 Jimmy Rabbit promptly1 set Freddie Firefly's fears at rest.
 
"I happen to know," said he, "that Betsy Butterfly has a picture of herself."
 
"Are you sure?" Freddie asked him eagerly.
 
"I ought to be," replied Jimmy Rabbit, "because I painted it myself, the very next day after I finished a portrait of old Mr. Crow."
 
"It ought to be a good one, if you made it," said Freddie. "But wasn't it some time ago that you were an artist?"
 
"It was earlier in the summer," Jimmy Rabbit admitted. "Of course, Betsy Butterfly has changed somewhat since then. But this picture was a fine likeness2 of her at the time I painted it.... I suppose," he added, "I was the first one in the whole valley to perceive that she was going to be a beauty when she got her full growth."
 
"Do you suppose she'll send me the picture, if I ask her, so I can show it to Dusty Moth3?" Freddie asked.
 
Jimmy Rabbit looked a bit doubtful. He pondered for a few moments. And then he said:
 
"I'll tell you what I'll do! To-morrow morning I'll see Betsy and I've no doubt that she'll loan me the picture if I promise to return it to her."
 
"That'll be great!" cried Freddie. "Meet me near the duck pond as soon as it's dark to-morrow night; and be sure to bring Betsy's picture with you!"
 
Then Freddie Firefly hurried off to find Dusty Moth, who happened likewise to be looking for him, because he had a question to ask.
 
They met shortly. And Dusty Moth immediately cried:
 
"Have you heard from her?"—meaning Betsy Butterfly, of course.
 
"Now, see here!" Freddie Firefly said. "It's plain enough that Betsy doesn't care to meet you. But I have a plan that ought to suit you well enough. If you could look at her picture once you'd be satisfied, wouldn't you?"
 
"I would—" replied Dusty Moth—"if I got my appetite back afterward4."
 
"Well, will you promise to stop pestering5 me about Betsy Butterfly if I let you see this picture of her?"
 
"Yes! yes!" Dusty promised impatiently. "Where is it? Quick! Let me see it!"
 
"Oh! You'll have to wait till to-morrow night," Freddie explained.
 
"I shall not be able to eat a single mouthful till then!" Dusty Moth groaned6.
 
"Well—you can suit yourself about that," Freddie told him impatiently. "And please don't speak to me again to-night! I've been troubled enough on your account without being bothered by you any more."
 
"One moment!" cried Dusty, as Freddie Firefly started to leave him.
 
"Well—what do you want now?" Freddie growled7, flashing his light impatiently in Dusty Moth's eyes.
 
"Are you sure she will let you take the picture?" Dusty asked him.
 
"Yes! yes! Of course she will! Why shouldn't she, I should like to know? You certainly do ask the silliest questions!"
 
And yet Freddie Firefly had put the same query8 himself, to Jimmy Rabbit, onlyp. 97 a short time before. But now he was quite certain that his worries were almost at an end.
 
"Betsy Butterfly has caused me a powerful lot of trouble!" Freddie grumbled9, as he hurried over the hollow, to join in the dance of the Firefly family.

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1 promptly LRMxm     
adv.及时地,敏捷地
参考例句:
  • He paid the money back promptly.他立即还了钱。
  • She promptly seized the opportunity his absence gave her.她立即抓住了因他不在场给她创造的机会。
2 likeness P1txX     
n.相像,相似(之处)
参考例句:
  • I think the painter has produced a very true likeness.我认为这位画家画得非常逼真。
  • She treasured the painted likeness of her son.她珍藏她儿子的画像。
3 moth a10y1     
n.蛾,蛀虫
参考例句:
  • A moth was fluttering round the lamp.有一只蛾子扑打着翅膀绕着灯飞。
  • The sweater is moth-eaten.毛衣让蛀虫咬坏了。
4 afterward fK6y3     
adv.后来;以后
参考例句:
  • Let's go to the theatre first and eat afterward. 让我们先去看戏,然后吃饭。
  • Afterward,the boy became a very famous artist.后来,这男孩成为一个很有名的艺术家。
5 pestering cbb7a3da2b778ce39088930a91d2c85b     
使烦恼,纠缠( pester的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • He's always pestering me to help him with his homework. 他总是泡蘑菇要我帮他做作业。
  • I'm telling you once and for all, if you don't stop pestering me you'll be sorry. 我这是最后一次警告你。如果你不停止纠缠我,你将来会后悔的。
6 groaned 1a076da0ddbd778a674301b2b29dff71     
v.呻吟( groan的过去式和过去分词 );发牢骚;抱怨;受苦
参考例句:
  • He groaned in anguish. 他痛苦地呻吟。
  • The cart groaned under the weight of the piano. 大车在钢琴的重压下嘎吱作响。 来自《简明英汉词典》
7 growled 65a0c9cac661e85023a63631d6dab8a3     
v.(动物)发狺狺声, (雷)作隆隆声( growl的过去式和过去分词 );低声咆哮着说
参考例句:
  • \"They ought to be birched, \" growled the old man. 老人咆哮道:“他们应受到鞭打。” 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He growled out an answer. 他低声威胁着回答。 来自《简明英汉词典》
8 query iS4xJ     
n.疑问,问号,质问;vt.询问,表示怀疑
参考例句:
  • I query very much whether it is wise to act so hastily.我真怀疑如此操之过急地行动是否明智。
  • They raised a query on his sincerity.他们对他是否真诚提出质疑。
9 grumbled ed735a7f7af37489d7db1a9ef3b64f91     
抱怨( grumble的过去式和过去分词 ); 发牢骚; 咕哝; 发哼声
参考例句:
  • He grumbled at the low pay offered to him. 他抱怨给他的工资低。
  • The heat was sweltering, and the men grumbled fiercely over their work. 天热得让人发昏,水手们边干活边发着牢骚。


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