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Once upon a time there lived on a large plantation1 in Middle Georgia a boy who was known as Little Crotchet. It was a very queer name, to be sure, but it seemed to fit the lad to a T. When he was a wee bit of a chap he fell seriously ill, and when, many weeks afterwards, the doctors said the worst was over, it was found that he had lost the use of his legs, and that he would never be able to run about and play as other children do. When he was told about this he laughed, and said he had known all along that he would never be able to run about on his feet again; but he had plans of his own, and he told his father that he wanted a pair of crutches2 made.
"But you can't use them, my son," said his father.
"Anyhow, I can try," insisted the lad.
The doctors were told of his desire, and these wise men put their heads together.
"It is a crotchet," they declared, "but it will be no harm for him to try."
"It is a little crotchet," said his mother, "and he shall have the crutches."
Thus it came about that the lad got both his name and his crutches, for his father insisted on calling him Little Crotchet after that, and he also insisted on sending all the way to Philadelphia for the crutches. They seemed to be a long time in coming, for in those days they had to be brought to Charleston in a sailing vessel3, and then sent by way of Augusta in a stage-coach; but when they came they were very welcome, for Little Crotchet had been inquiring for them every day in the week, and Sunday too. And yet when they came, strange to say, he seemed to have lost his interest in them. His mother brought them in joyously4, but there was not even a glad smile on the lad's face. He looked at them gravely, weighed them in his hands, laid them across the foot of the bed, and then turned his head on his pillow, as if he wanted to go [3] to sleep. His mother was surprised, and not a little hurt, as mothers will be when they do not understand their children; but she respected his wishes, darkened the room, kissed her boy, and closed the door gently.
When everything was still, Little Crotchet sat up in bed, seized his crutches, and proceeded to try them. He did this every day for a week, and at the end of that time surprised everybody in the house, and on the place as well, by marching out on his crutches, and going from room to room without so much as
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plantation
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n.种植园,大农场 | |
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n.船舶;容器,器皿;管,导管,血管 | |
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joyously
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ad.快乐地, 高兴地 | |
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frail
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pony
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galloping
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strapped
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grove
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v.跳入,(使)投入,(使)陷入;猛冲 | |
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vapor
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wade
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knight
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runaway
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lagoon
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rein
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jingling
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groaned
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descended
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ominous
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(使)集合,聚集( congregate的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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plunged
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v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 );暴跌;骤降;突降 | |
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retrace
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impelling
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presentiment
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whooping
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triumphantly
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unearthed
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