Under the Lilacs - Chapter 10

"Thank you, ma'am, that's a tip-top book, ' specially ¹ the pictures. But I can't bear to see these poor fellows;" and Ben brooded over the fine etching of the dead and dying horses on a battle-field, one past all further pain, the other helpless, but lifting his head from his dead master to neigh a farewell to the comrades who go galloping ² away in a cloud of dust., ,"They ought to stop for him, some of 'em," muttered Ben, hastily turning back to the cheerful picture of the three happy horses in the field, standing ³ knee-deep among the grass as they prepare to drink at the wide stream., ,"Ain't that black one a beauty? Seems as if I could see his mane blow in the wind, and hear him whinny to that small feller trotting ⁴ down to see if he can't get over and be sociable ⁵. How I'd like to take a rousin' run round that meadow on the whole lot of 'em!" and Ben swayed about in his chair as if he was already doing it in imagination., , ,"Needn't wait for that. I'd rather ride bareback. Oh, I say, is this the book you told about, where the horses talked?" asked Ben, suddenly recollecting ⁸ the speech he had puzzled over ever since he heard it., ,"No; I brought the book, but in the hurry of my tea-party forgot to unpack ⁹ it. I'll hunt it up to-night. Remind me, Thorny.", ,The machine was designed specially for demolishing old buildings.这种机器是专为拆毁旧楼房而设计的 。,The horse started galloping the moment I gave it a good dig. 我猛戳了马一下 ，它就奔驰起来了
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