第26章 和你在一起 12（第1页）

第26章和你在一起（12）

&tlepuppywashreeweeksold，itseyeswerejustopeillseemedratherlargerthadidnotknowhooutofaddidnothingbutshiverandbliookholdofitsheadsoftlywithtwofingers，atlehemilk。Thepupsuddenlybeganlappinggreedily，sniffing，shakingitself，andg。

Allnightloingocovered，andrubbingitdry。Hefellasleephimselfatlast，alyandhappilybyitsside。

NomothercouldhavelookedafterherbabyasGerasimlookedafterhislittlenursling。Atfirstshe—forthepupturobeabitch—wasveryweak，feeble，andugly，butbydegreesshegrewstrongerandimprovedinlooks，and，thankstotheunflaggingcareofherpreserver，ihs’timeshewastraoaveryprettydogofthespahlongears，abushyspiraltail，andlarge，expressiveeyes。

Shewasdevotedlyatta，andwasneverayardfromhisside;shealwaysfollowedhimaboutwaggiail。HecalledherMumu。Alltheservantsinthehouselikedher，andcalledherMumu，too。

Shewasveryi，shewasfriendlywitheveryowasonlyferasim，onhisside，lovedherpassionately，alikeitwherokedher;whetherhewasafraidforher，orjealous—Godknows!

&owakehiminthem，pullingathiscoat;sheusedtotakethereih，andbringhimuptheoldhorsethatcarriedthehomshewasonveryfriendlyterms。

Withafaceofgreatimportaogowithhimtotheriver;sheusedtowatsandspades，andneverallowedaogointohisgarret。

&alittleholeinhisdooronpurposeforher，aofeelthatonlyinGerasim’sgarretsheletelymistressandathome;alysheweojumpwithasatisfiedairuposleepatall，butsheneverbarkedwithoutsuffitcause，likesomestupidhouse-dog，who，sittingonitshind-legs，blinking，withitsheair，barkssimplyfromdullhestars，usuallythreetimesinsuumu’sdelicatelittlevoieverraisedwithoutgoodreasorangerassihefeherewassomesuspidorrustlesomewhere。。。Infact，shewasach-dog。

Mumuhemistress’shouse;andwhenGerasimcarriedwoodintotherooms，shealwaysstayedbehind，impatientlywaitingforhimatthesteps，prigupherearsandturhtaheslightestcreakofthedoor。。。

Onefiheoldladyandd-roomwithherdependants。Shewasinhighspirits;shelaughedandmadejokes。Whehewindow，theladycaughtsightna

“Merus!”shecriedsuddenly，“whatdogisthat?Butit’saglittledog!Orderitthtihtin。”

Thepaohehall。“Boy，boy!”sheshMumuinatoe，Stepan!”

Gerasim，whowasatthatinstaogoutandgabarrel，turningitupsidedowninhishandslikeachild’sdrum。Stepanhurriedlyexplaiohimbysignsthatthemistresswahedhtinterasimwasalittleastonished;hecalledMumu，however，pickedherup，andhaoStepan。

Steparoom，andputherdowfloor。Theoldladybegangthedogtoherinagvoice。

Mumu，whohadneverinherlifebeeninsuifitapartments，wasverymuchfrightened，andmadearushforthedoor，but，beingdrivenbackbytheobsequiousSteparembling，andhuddledcloseupagainstthe>

“Mumu，Mumu，etoyourmistress，”saidthelady，“e，sillything。。。don’tbeafraid。”

ButMumulookedroundheruneasily，anddidnotstir。Stepanbroughtinasauilk，adownbeforeMumu，butMumuwouldnotevensniffatthemilk，andstillshivered，andlookedroundasbefore。

“Ah，whatasillyyouare!”saidthelady，andgoinguptoher，shestoopeddown，andwasabouttostrokeher，butMumuturly，aeeth。Theladyhurriedlydrewbad。

“Takeheraway，”saidtheoldladyinagedvoice。“Wretchedlittledog!itefulcreature!”

&msheorderedstewardtobesummonedahanusual。“Tellme，please，”shesaid，“whatdogwasthatbarkingallnightinouryard?Itwouldmesleep!Wehaveayarddog，haven’thymore?antmsfor?Andwhatdoesthedumbmanwantwithadog?Whogavehimleavetokeepdogsinmyyard?YesterdayIwenttothewindow，awaslyingintheflarden;ithaddraggediwasgnawing，andmyrosesareplahere。。。”

&ress。”ThesteeredsomeinstrustoStepan，towhirespohsomethiweenayawnandalaugh。