Helookedathissonwithatranquileye。
他用平静的眼神看着他的儿子。
她既不吠叫，也不摇尾巴，甚至你招呼她时，她都对你不予理睬。
13年来，几乎在她生命中的每一天，她都会摇着尾巴无忧无虑地出现，把欢乐带给朱诺市市民。
她将永远活在朱诺市市民的心间，并与她所乐于眺望的静谧水域永远相连。
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evenif：即使；纵然；虽然
AsmallpatdattheGatineauwharfsidewasvertedintowhatisnowPatsyAnnSquare。
&o：把……转变成
飞跃“小埃及”
FlightoverLittleEgypt
佚名Anonymous
March18，1925。Thoughonlyfiveyearsofage，Iwillrememberthedaythegreattorover"LittleEgypt"，asthesoutherntipofIllinoisiscalled。Thelittleiningtoelivedlaydireitspath。Thehowlingwindsoundedasifadozenlopast。Wehuddlediastherfilledourearsaoshakeourverybones。
&wasover。Thequieturalandaneerie，uneasyfeelinggrippedus。Openingthedoor，mymotherstoodtransfixedasshegazedupontheawfulse。Debrislayeverywhere。Thestreeteople，someobviouslyinshock，milledaroule，utodesilencewassuddenlybrokenbyasubdued，pitifulwhiningatMother'sfeet。
Tremblily，awetalepoodlelaywedgedbetweenthedoorandthes。
"Mystars，"mymothersaid，be;Whereverdidyou？"
ThebedraggledlittledogtimidlywaggedhistailandbeganligMother'shand。
Jacky，aswenamedhim，acceptedefamilywithoutreservatiournlavishedourloveuponthedisplacedbutluckylittlepoodle。
AlmostimmediatelywerealizedJaexaldog—averysmartone。Surroundedbymassesofcurlyhair，hisdarkinquisitiveeyessparkledwithlife。
&ledoghadbeenapartofourfamilyforabouttwoyearswhenahobokhebadaskedifwecouldgivehimsomethiherequestwasn'tatallunusual。Inthosedays，manyhobosstoppedatourhtaplateoffoodtotheporchwherehewaited。Ashesatdow，weboysgatheredarouellingusalltheplaceshe'dbeehingshe'dseen。Wewerespellboundbyhistales。
Allofasuddeopped。Welookediioaring，aoodJacky。Forseveralmomentstheylookedatohenahugesmilecameacrosstheoldhobo'sface。
"Youlittlerascal，"hesaid，ghimbyse-sou;Whatareyoudoi;
&ledogbecamehystericalwithjoy。HewasalloverthehandjumpingasifhewouldherewasnodoubthekhehoboandkergandtalkingtoJacky，theoldhoboutteredabriefmediately，Jatrolledhisenthusiasmandlaydowheoldman'sfeet。
"Boys，wheredidyougetthisdog？"askedthehobo。
"Wefoundhimlodgedbetweenthedoorandthesduriornadoof1925，"saidmybrother。
"Yes，sir。Itaddsup，"saidthehobo，"IwaswithaMissouriinMarchof1925。Thatwassuresomeblow。Thebigtentedtoshreds。Everythingwasdemolished。"
"Thispoodlewastheopshowdog。He'ssovaluablehewasinsuredforhundredsofdollars。Luckydog，heis。Blowedallthatdistagettinghurt。"
&hehoboasked，"Doyouhaveabarrelhoop，boys？"