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Chapter 7 The Lion and the Lamb
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When the boys were gone a lull1 fell upon Plumfield, and the familyscattered to various places for brief outings, as August had come andall felt the need of change. The Professor took Mrs Jo to themountains. The Laurences were at the seashore, and there Meg's familyand the Bhaer boys took turns to visit, as someone must always be athome to keep things in order.
Mrs Meg, with Daisy, was in office when the events occurred which weare about to relate. Rob and Ted3 were just up from Rocky Nook, andNan was passing a week with her friend as the only relaxation4 sheallowed herself. Demi was off on a run with Tom, so Rob was man ofthe house, with old Silas as general overseer. The sea air seemed tohave gone to Ted's head, for he was unusually freakish, and led hisgentle aunt and poor Rob a life of it with his pranks5. Octoo was wornout with the wild rides he took, and Don openly rebelled when orderedto leap and show off his accomplishments6; while the girls at collegewere both amused and worried by the ghosts who haunted the grounds atnight, the unearthly melodies that disturbed their studious hours,and the hairbreadth escapes of this restless boy by flood and fieldand fire. Something happened at length which effectually sobered Tedand made a lasting7 impression on both the boys; for sudden danger anda haunting fear turned the Lion into a lamb and the Lamb into a lion,as far as courage went.
On the first of September--the boys never forgot the date--after apleasant tramp and good luck with their fishing, the brothers werelounging in the barn; for Daisy had company, and the lads kept out ofthe way.
'I tell you what it is, Bobby, that dog is sick. He won't play, noreat, nor drink, and acts queerly. Dan will kill us if anythinghappens to him,' said Ted, looking at Don, who lay near his kennelresting a moment after one of the restless wanderings which kept himvibrating between the door of Dan's room and the shady corner of theyard, where his master had settled him with an old cap to guard tillhe came back.
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