he *n began to tremble a little in his hind1 legs.
within an instant, *ngo had gone from driven and manic（狂躁的） to unsure, and needing comfort. *ll ended up stroking *ngo, who nuzzled against his legs, and rolled over anxiously.
"barrie!" called *ll to my dad, "i'll keep him in my yard, you phone jack2 and maude colclough."
my father did so, and when the colcloughs arrived to collect their the dog, they discovered him sitting outside *ll's gate. *ngo was delighted to see them, now ready to face what*r future his new home had for him.
"he's been waiting out by my gate for you," *ll told them, "he wouldn't come in my yard. offered him some of my braising steak, but he wouldn't have it."
*ngo had allowed *ll to guide him up the backs, and toward *ll's gate, but he would not, oddly（古怪地） , cross the lintel. *ll had grasped *ngo's collar, and hauled with all his might, but *ngo *ped his weight toward the floor, and locked his legs in forceful protest - he would not be pulled, nor pushed, nor cajoled into（诱使） the yard.
the colcloughs were puzzled by *ngo's refusal to enter *ll's yard, and were apologetic about *ngo's latest return to the haunts that he could not bring himself to let go. this, how*r was the last time we saw the dog. after this i assume he gave up his longing3 for life as it was, and, as far as i know, he must have accepted his life as it had become.
i shared a room with my brother, ross, from the age of el*n until i left home, and it was s*ral weeks after the final visit from *ngo, when ross broke the gathering4 silence of late night:
"you still awake?"
"no, i'm asleep, " i replied, as always.
"i saw something round *ll's yesterday. i've been thinking about it. i'm not sure what it is," ross went on.
his voice carried the greatest degree of intensity5 i'd heard since he confessed to me that he'd stolen a football magazine from the local newsagent. dad had found out, and he marched ross round the corner to confess to the newsagent.
"well ... what?"
"don't start taking the mickey out of（对……进行嘲笑） me," ross began - not being taken seriously was among his greatest neuroses, as is the case for so many younger siblings6.
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