露西·莫德·蒙哥马利/LucyMaudMontgomery
露西·莫德·蒙哥马利（LucyMaudMontgomery，1874—1942），加拿大作家。露西是个才华横溢的多产作家，创作了500多篇短篇故事、诗和小说，其中最著名的作品《清秀佳人》让她一举成名。
“WhowasthemanIsawtalkingtoyouinthehayfeld?”askedAuntKate, asUncleRichardcametodinner.
“BobMarks，”saidUncleRichardbriefy.“IvesoldLaddietohim.”
ErnestHughes, thetwelve-year-oldorphanboywhomUncle“boardedandkept”forthechoreshedid, suddenlystoppedeating.
“Oh, , yourenotgoingtosellLaddie！”hecriedchokingly.
, inthefveyearsthatErnesthadlivedwithhim, hadthequietlittlefellowspokenwithoutbeingspokento, muchlessventuredtoprotestagainstanythingUncleRichardmightdo.
“CertainlyIam.”answeredthelattercurtly.“Bobofferedmetwentydollarsforthedog, andhescomingafterhimnextweek.”
“Oh, ，”saidErnest, risingtohisfeet, hissmall, freckledfacecrimson.“Oh, don‘tsellLaddie！Please, , don’tsellhim！”
“Whatnonsenseisthis?”, andwhoneverchangedhismindwhenitwasoncemadeup.
“DontsellLaddie！”pleadedErnestmiserably.“‘, don’tsellhim, ！”
“Sitdownandholdyourtongue.”saidUncleRichardsternly.“Thedogismine, , .”
, dasheditdownoverhiseyes, , butAuntKatehastenedtosoothehim.
“Dontbevexedwiththeboy, Richard，”shesaid.“‘shadtodowithhimeversincehewasapup, andnodoubthefeelsbadlyatthethoughtoflosinghim.I’mrathersorrymyselfthatyouhavesoldthedog.”
“Well, heissoldandthere‘’, ‘sworththattoBob, forheisagoodwatchdog, sowe’vebothmadeafairbargain.”
, ；Ernestwasaquiet, inoffensivelittlefellow, fveyearsyoungerthanmyself；thatwasallIthoughtabouteitherofthem.
