384.每日英文读诵

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384.每日英文读诵-
【How to win friends and influence people - 165】
I meekly promised to obey.
And I did obey - for a few times. But Rex didn't like the muzzle, and
neither did I; so we decided to take a chance. Everything was lovely
for a while, and then we struck a snag. Rex and I raced over the
brow of a hill one afternoon and there, suddenly - to my dismay - I
saw the majesty of the law, astride a bay horse. Rex was out in
front, heading straight for the officer.
I was in for it. I knew it. So I didn't wait until the policeman started
talking. I beat him to it. I said: "Officer, you've caught me red handed. I'm guilty. I have no alibis, no excuses. You warned me last
week that if I brought the dog out here again without a muzzle you
would fine me."
"Well, now," the policeman responded in a soft tone. "I know it's a
temptation to let a little dog like that have a run out here when
nobody is around."
"Sure it's a temptation," I replied, "but it is against the law."
"Well, a little dog like that isn't gonna harm anybody," the
policeman remonstrated.
"No, but he may kill squirrels," I said.
"Well now, I think you are taking this a bit too seriously," he told me.
"I'll tell you what you do. You just let him run over the hill there
where I can't see him - and we'll forget all about it."