...His name was Cyril...
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...For the first day or two at the Place, the newness of his surroundingskept Cyril more or less in bounds...
Albert Payson Terhune 「Further Adventures of Lad」
...Day by day, Cyril impressed his odd personality more and more oneverything around him...
Albert Payson Terhune 「Further Adventures of Lad」
...And she took no pains to mask her snappish first-sight aversion to thelanky Cyril...
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...He was safe game for Cyril, because Lad's mighty heart and soul weremiles above the possibility of resenting anything from so pitifullyweak and defenseless a creature as this child...
Albert Payson Terhune 「Further Adventures of Lad」
...To the Mistress's remonstrance, Cyril denied most earnestly that he haddone the thing...
Albert Payson Terhune 「Further Adventures of Lad」
...Theylabored over Cyril, to make him leave Lad alone...
Albert Payson Terhune 「Further Adventures of Lad」
..."And," the Mistress read on, "we will come out to the Place, on thenoon train; and take darling Cyril away with us...
Albert Payson Terhune 「Further Adventures of Lad」
..."And now," the Mistress continued her reading, "I am going to ask bothof you not to say a single word to precious Cyril about our coming homeso soon...
Albert Payson Terhune 「Further Adventures of Lad」
..."And on Friday," added the Mistress, "there's going to be a beautifulsurprise for you, Cyril...
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..."Fun!" snarled Cyril...
Albert Payson Terhune 「Further Adventures of Lad」
...And the Master leaned forward, swinging Cyril clear of theground...
Albert Payson Terhune 「Further Adventures of Lad」
..."You let me down!" Cyril snarled...
Albert Payson Terhune 「Further Adventures of Lad」
...And the scent of Cyril, though faintand fainter, and smothered under swirling snow, was not too dim forLad's sensitive nostrils to catch and hold it...
Albert Payson Terhune 「Further Adventures of Lad」
...Buoyed up by such happy thoughts as these, Cyril struck out at a livelypace for the highroad and into the field beyond...
Albert Payson Terhune 「Further Adventures of Lad」
...And Cyril came to a halt...
Albert Payson Terhune 「Further Adventures of Lad」
...With hideous suddenness, Cyril understood where he was; and what hadhappened to him and why...
Albert Payson Terhune 「Further Adventures of Lad」
...At first sound of the barking, Cyril had recognized the dog...
Albert Payson Terhune 「Further Adventures of Lad」
...Wheeling about, head down, he faced the stormagain; and set off at what speed he could compass, toward home, to leadthe Master to the spot where Cyril was trapped...
Albert Payson Terhune 「Further Adventures of Lad」
...Looking down tothe ledge he saw Cyril was no longer its sole occupant...
Albert Payson Terhune 「Further Adventures of Lad」
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