An Old-Fashioned Girl - Chapter 6

"WHERE'S Polly?" asked Fan one snowy afternoon, as she came into the dining-room where Tom was reposing ¹ on the sofa with his boots in the air, absorbed in one of those delightful ² books in which boys are cast away on desert islands, where every known fruit, vegetable and flower is in its prime all the year round; or, lost in boundless ⁴ forests, where the young heroes have thrilling adventures, kill impossible beasts, and, when the author's invention gives out, suddenly find their way home, laden ⁵ with tiger skins, tame buffaloes ⁶ and other pleasing trophies ⁷ of their prowess., ,"Dun no," was Tom's brief reply, for he was just escaping from an alligator ⁸ of the largest size., ,"Do put down that stupid book, and let's do something," said Fanny, after a listless stroll round the room., , ,"Where's Polly?" asked Maud, joining the party with her hands full of paper dolls all suffering for ball-dresses., ,"Do get along, and don't bother me," cried Tom exasperated ¹⁰ at the interruption., ,The picture shows a nude reposing on a couch. 这幅画表现的是一个人赤身体躺在长沙发上。 来自辞典例句,We had a delightful time by the seashore last Sunday.上星期天我们在海滨玩得真痛快 。