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Chapter 4 His Story
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"I ran away from a circus," began Ben, but gotno further, for Bab and Betty gave a simultaneousbounce of delight, and both cried out at once, --"We've been to one! It was splendid!""You wouldn't think so if you knew as much aboutit as I do," answered Ben, with a sudden frown andwriggle, as if he still felt the smart of the blows hehad received. "We don't call it splendid; do we,Sancho?" he added, making a queer noise, whichcaused the poodle to growl1 and bang the floor irefullywith his tail, as he lay close to his master's feet,getting acquainted with the new shoes they wore.
"Why, my father was the 'Wild Hunter of thePlains.' Didn't you ever see or hear of him?" saidBen, as if surprised at her ignorance.
"Bless your heart, child, I haven't been to a circusthis ten years, and I'm sure I don't remember whator who I saw then," answered Mrs. Moss, amused, yettouched by the son's evident admiration3 for his father.
"Didn't you see him?" demanded Ben, turning tothe little girls.
"We saw Indians and tumbling men, and the Bounding Brothersof Borneo, and a clown and monkeys, and a little mite4 of apony with blue eyes. Was he any of them?" answered Betty,innocently.
"Pooh! he didn't belong to that lot. He alwaysrode two, four, six, eight horses to oncet, and I usedto ride with him till I got too big. My father wasA No. 1, and didn't do any thing but break horsesand ride 'em," said Ben, with as much pride as if hisparent had been a President.
"Is he dead?" asked Mrs. Moss.
"I don't know. Wish I did," -- and poor Ben gavea gulp5 as if something rose in his throat and chokedhim.
"Tell us all about it, dear, and may be we can findout where he is," said Mrs. Moss, leaning forward topat the shiny dark head that was suddenly
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v.(狗等)嗥叫,(炮等)轰鸣;n.嗥叫,轰鸣 | |
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2 moss | |
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3 admiration | |
n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕 | |
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4 mite | |
n.极小的东西;小铜币 | |
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vt.吞咽,大口地吸(气);vi.哽住;n.吞咽 | |
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n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的 | |
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10 ponies | |
矮种马,小型马( pony的名词复数 ); £25 25 英镑 | |
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n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说 | |
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21 tableau | |
n.画面,活人画(舞台上活人扮的静态画面) | |
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22 endearments | |
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23 dexterity | |
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