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第9章 牧牛犬bg02（第1页）
lastthingscametosuchaassthatwheneverhefeltliketakingalittleexercise，orhadafewminutesofsaretime，orevenhaenedtothinkofit，Bingowouldsallyforthatracingseedoverthelainandafewminuteslaterreturn，drivingtheunhayyellowcowatfullgallobeforehim。
Atfirstthisdidnotseemverybad，asitketthecowfromstrayingtoofar;butsoonitwasseenthatithinderedherfeeding。Shebecamethinandgavelessmilk;itseemedtoweighonhermindtoo，asshewasalwayswatchingnervouslyforthathatefuldog，andinthemorningswouldhangaroundthestableasthoughafraidtoventureoffandsubjectherselfatoncetoanonset。
Thiswasgoingtoofar。AllattemtstomakeBingomoremoderateinhisleasurewerefailures，sohewascomelledtogiveitualtogether。Afterthis，thoughhedarednotbringherhome，hecontinuedtoshowhisinterestbylyingatherstabledoorwhileshewasbeingmilked。
Asthesummercameonthemosquitoesbecameadreadfullague，andtheconsequentviciousswitchingofDunne’stailatmilking-timewasevenmoreannoyingthanthemosquitoes。
Fred，thebrotherwhodidthemilking，wasofaninventiveaswellasanimatientturnofmind，andhedevisedasimlelantostotheswitching。Hefastenedabricktothecow’stail，thensetblithelyabouthisworkassuredofunusualcomfortwhiletherestofuslookedonindoubt。Suddenlythroughthemistofmosquitoescameadullwhackandanoutburstof“language”。ThecowwentonlacidlychewingtillFredgotonhisfeetandfuriouslyattackedherwiththemilking-stool。Itwasbadenoughtobewhackedontheearwithabrickbyastuidoldcow，buttheuroariousenjoymentandridiculeofthebystandersmadeitunendurable。
Bingo，hearingtheuroar，anddiviningthathewasneeded，rushedinandattackedDunneontheotherside。Beforetheaffairquieteddownthemilkwassilt，theailandstoolwerebroken，andthecowandthedogseverelybeaten。
PoorBingocouldnotunderstanditatall。Hehadlongagolearnedtodesisethatcow，andnowinutterdisgusthedecidedtoforsakeevenherstabledoor，andfromthattimeheattachedhimselfexclusivelytothehorsesandtheirstable。
Thecattleweremine，thehorsesweremybrother’s，andintransferringhisallegiancefromthecow-stabletothehorse-stableBingoseemedtogivemeutoo，andanythinglikedailycomanionshiceased，andyet，wheneveranyemergencyaroseBingoturnedtomeandItohim，andbothseemedtofeelthatthebondbetweenmananddogisonethatlastsaslongaslife。Bingo’sloyaltytothehorseswasquiteremarkable;bydayhetrottedbesidethem，andbynighthesletatthestabledoor。WheretheteamwentBingowent，andnothingkethimawayfromthem。Thisinterestingassumtionofownershilentthegreatersignificancetothefollowingcircumstance。
Iwasnotsuerstitious，andutothistimehadhadnofaithinomens，butwasnowdeelyimressedbyastrangeoccurrenceinwhichBingotookaleadingart。TherewerebuttwoofusnowlivingontheDeWintonFarm。OnemorningmybrothersetoutforBoggyCreekforaloadofhay。Itwasalongday’sjourneythereandback，andhemadeanearlystart。Strangetotell，Bingoforonceinhislifedidnotfollowtheteam。Mybrothercalledtohim，butstillhestoodatasafedistance，andeyingtheteamaskance，refusedtostir。Suddenlyheraisedhisnoseintheairandgaveventtoalong，melancholyhowl。Hewatchedthewagonoutofsight，andevenfollowedforahundredyardsorso，raisinghisvoicefromtimetotimeinthemostdolefulhowlings。Allthatdayhestayedaboutthebarn，theonlytimethathewaswillinglysearatedfromthehorses，andatintervalshowledaverydeathdirge。Iwasalone，andthedog’sbehaviorinsiredmewithanawfulforebodingofcalamity，thatweigheduonmemoreandmoreasthehoursassedaway。
Aboutsixo’clockBingo’showlingsbecameunbearable，sothatforlackofabetterthoughtIthrewsomethingathim，andorderedhimaway。Butoh，thefeelingofhorrorthatfilledme！WhydidIletmybrothergoawayaloneShouldIeveragainseehimaliveImighthaveknownfromthedog’sactionsthatsomethingdreadfulwasabouttohaen。
Atlengththehourforhisreturnarrived，andtherewasJohnonhisload。Itookchargeofthehorses，vastlyrelieved，andwithanairofassumedunconcern，asked，“Allright”
“Right，”wasthelaconicanswer。Whonowcansaythatthereisnothinginomens。
Andyetwhen，longafterward，Itoldthistooneskilledintheoccult，helookedgrave，andsaid，“Bingoalwaysturnedtoyouinacrisis”
“Yes。”
“Thendonotsmile。Itwasyouthatwereindangerthatday;hestayedandsavedyourlife，thoughyouneverknewfromwhat。”
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