The Mysterious Key And What It Opened - Chapter 2

"Come, child, the dew is falling, and it is time we went in.", ,"No, no, Mamma is not rested yet, so I may run down to the spring if I like." And Lillian, as willful as winsome ¹, vanished among the tall ferns where deer couched and rabbits hid., ,Hester leisurely ² followed, looking as unchanged as if a day instead of twelve years had passed since her arms received the little mistress, who now ruled her like a tyrant ³. She had taken but a few steps when the child came flying back, exclaiming in an excited tone, "Oh, come quick! There's a man there, a dead man. I saw him and I'm frightened!", , ,Somewhat reassured ⁴, Lillian led her nurse to one of the old oaks beside the path, and pointed ⁵ to a figure lying half hidden in the fern. A slender, swarthy boy of sixteen, with curly black hair, dark brows, and thick lashes ⁶, a singularly stern mouth, and a general expression of strength and pride, which added character to his boyish face and dignified ⁷ his poverty. His dress betrayed that, being dusty and threadbare, his shoes much worn, and his possessions contained in the little bundle on which he pillowed his head. He was sleeping like one quite spent with weariness, and never stirred, though Hester bent ⁸ away the ferns and examined him closely., ,"He's not dead, my deary; he's asleep, poor lad, worn out with his day's tramp, I dare say." "I'm glad he's alive, and I wish he'd wake up. He's a pretty boy, isn't he? See what nice hands he's got, and his hair is more curly than mine. Make him open his eyes, Hester," commanded the little lady, whose fear had given place to interest., ,She was a winsome creature.她十分可爱。,We walked in a leisurely manner,looking in all the windows.我们慢悠悠地走着，看遍所有的橱窗 。