Louisa May Alcott,
Under the Lilacs — Ben Gets a Place
(1877)
“ Sancho sat at the open window, watching the old cat wash her face, and trying to imitate her with his great ruffled paw, so awkwardly that Ben laughed; and Sanch, to hide his confusion at being caught, made one bound from chair to bed, and licked his master's face so energetically that the boy dived under the bedclothes to escape from the rough tongue. ”
Louisa May Alcott,
Under the Lilacs — Ben Gets a Place
(1877)
“ Can you ride a horse to plow?""Guess I could, sir!" -- and Ben's eyes began to sparkle, for he dearly loved the noble animals who had been his dearest friends lately."No antics allowed. My horse is a fine fellow, and I'm very particular about him." The Squire spoke soberly, but there was a twinkle in his eye, and Mrs. Moss tried not to smile; for the Squire's horse was a joke all over the town, being about twenty years old, and having a peculiar gait of his own, lifting his fore-feet very high, with a great show of speed, though never going out of a jog-trot. ”
Louisa May Alcott,
Under the Lilacs — Ben Gets a Place
(1877)
“ Mules are numerous, but we have the two-legged kind; and as a general thing prefer Shanghae fowls to ostriches."He got no farther, for Ben laughed out so infectiously that both the others joined him; and somehow that jolly laugh seemed to settle matters than words. As they stopped, the Squire tapped on the window behind him, saying, with an attempt at the former gruffness, --"We'll try you on cows awhile. My man will show you where to drive them, and give you some odd jobs through the day. I'll see what you are good for, and send you word to-night, Mrs. Moss. ”
