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第19章 飞跃小埃及flightverlittleegyt2（第1页）
$4Thelittledoghadbeenaartofourfamilyforabouttwoyearswhenahoboknockedatthebackdoorandaskedifwecouldgivehimsomethingtoeat。Therequestwasn’tatallunusual。Inthosedays，manyhobosstoedatourcorner。
Motherbroughtalateoffoodtotheorchwherehewaited。Ashesatdowntoeat，weboysgatheredaroundhim。Hebegantellingusallthelaceshe’dbeenandthemanythingshe’dseen。Weweresellboundbyhistales。
Allofasuddenhestoed。Welookedinthedirectionhewasstaring，andtherestoodJacky。Forseveralmomentstheylookedatoneanother。Thenahugesmilecameacrosstheoldhobo’sface。
“Youlittlerascal，”hesaid，callinghimbysomestrange-soundingname。“Whatareyoudoinghere”
Thelittledogbecamehystericalwithjoy。Hewasalloverthehobo，barkingandjumingasifhewouldneversto。Therewasnodoubtheknewthehoboandknewhimwell。AftercaressingandtalkingtoJacky，theoldhoboutteredabriefcommand。Immediately，Jackycontrolledhisenthusiasmandlaydownobedientlyattheoldman’sfeet。
“Boys，wheredidyougetthisdog”askedthehobo。
“Wefoundhimlodgedbetweenthedoorandthescreenduringthebigtornadoof1925，”saidmybrother。
“Yes，sir。Itaddsu，”saidthehobo，“IwaswithacircusinMissouriinMarchof1925。Thatwassuresomeblow。Thebigtentwasriedtoshreds。Everythingwasdemolished。”
“Thisoodlewasthenumber-onetoshowdog。He’ssovaluablehewasinsuredforhundredsofdollars。Luckydog，heis。Blowedallthatdistanceandnotgettinghurt。”
Suddenlythehoboasked，“Doyouhaveabarrelhoo，boys”
“Sure，I’llgetyouone，”saidmybrother。Runningquicklytoanoldbarrel，heliftedoffoneofthesteelbands。Hedashedbackandhandedittothehobo。
Frombeneathhisoldbatteredhatthehobo’sblueeyessarkled。Asmilebrokethroughhisheavygraybeard。
“Watchthis，”hesaid。“Lessyouboysbeentoacircusyouain’tneverseenanythinglikethis。”
Hewalkedoutintotheyardandheldthelooacouleoffeetabovetheground。
“Getready，”hesaidtoJacky，againusingthatstrangesoundingname。Jackytrembledwithexcitement。Oncommandhesrangforwardandleaedthroughtheloo—forward，thenbackward。Ascommandscontinued，hehurledthroughthehoo，turningendoverend。Hedancedonhishindlegs，thenonhisfrontlegs。MybrothersandIstaredinaweastheknowledgeableoldhoboutJackythroughhiscircustricks。
“He’salittlerustyonsomeof，buthesureain’tforgettinganyofit，”saidthehobo。“Sureisgreatbeingtogetheragain。Bringsbackmemories，don’titlittlefriend”hesaidfondlyasheattedJack’shead。
Thenwithaforlornlookabouthim，hestraightenedu。“IguessIbestbegoing，”hemumbledandheadedslowlytowardsthegate。Withouthesitation，Jackyfollowedathisheels。
“Jacky，comeback！”allthreeofuscalled。Butitdidnogood。Tearstrickleddownourcheeks。Weknewwehadlosthim。
Thenthehoboaused。LookingdownatJacky，hesaid，“Ourcircusdaysisover，friend。Overanddone。Andthetraminglife’snolifeforyou。Youbeststayhere。”Jackystood，watchingthehobowalkaway，stilloisedtofollow。
Reachingthegatethemanstoodmotionlessforseveralseconds，thenslowlyturnedaround。“Boys，acircusdogneverforgetsthebigto，”hesaid，“You’dbetterlockhiminthehousetillmorning。I’dhatetoseeyoulosehim。”
Sowedid。Jackylivedwithusformanyyears，andalthoughhewasthesmartestdogweeverhad，wecouldneverersuadehimtoerformcircustricksagain。Wefiguredhe’dtakenthehobo’swordstoheartanduthiscircusdaysbehindhimonceandforall。
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