Jo's Boys - Charter 5

Everyone was glad of a holiday next morning, and all lingered over the breakfast-table, till Mrs Jo suddenly exclaimed:, ,'Why, there's a dog!' And on the threshold of the door appeared a great deer-hound, standing ¹ motionless, with his eyes fixed ² on Dan., ,'Hallo, old boy! Couldn't you wait till I came for you? Have you cut away on the sly? Own up now, and take your whipping like a man,' said Dan, rising to meet the dog, who reared on his hind ³ legs to look his master in the face and bark as if uttering an indignant denial of any disobedience., , ,'I left my plunder ⁴ at the hotel over night, not knowing how I should find you. Come out and see Octoo, my mustang; she's a beauty.' And Dan was off, with the family streaming after him, to welcome the newcomer., ,They found her preparing to go up the steps in her eagerness to reach her master, to the great dismay of the man, who was holding her back., ,They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。,Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？