我们和公牛有个“约会”

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1、我们和公牛有个“约会”　　AsanonlychildgrowingupinsuburbanAtlantainthelate1950'sandearly60's，IlovedvisitingmycousininnorthernGeorgia.Lindalivedonafarmandwasmybestfriend―thesisterIneverhad.　　ThesummerLindaturnedsixteenIwasstillfifteen.Shewasallowedtodate，butI（nothavingreachedthatmagicalage）wouldhavetowaituntil

2、December.　　Thatseemedeons1）away，sowedreamedupawaytodoubledate.Aftereveryonewasasleep，we'dsneakoutofthehouseandmeettwolocalboysLindaknew.Later，we'dsneakbackin.Greatplan！　　Wecongratulatedourselvesonouringenuity2）.Ontheappointednight，weretiredearly，whichshouldhavebeenanimmediatetip-off3）toAuntMaryNe

3、ll.Wewerewearinggoodclothesunderournightgowns.WelaysweatingonourbedsuntilMamaSewellandAuntMaryNellweresoundasleep.　　Athersignal，IraisedLinda'sbedroomwindowforhertoclimbthrough.ShetorehernewCapri'sandusedaswearword.Fortunately，AuntMaryNell'srhythmicsnoringreassuredusthatallwasstill7well.　　Wesneake

4、dtothegateseparatingthepropertyfromanadjoiningfarmownedbyourUncleRoyandAuntMargaret.Lindaliftedthelatch4）andsteppedthrough.　　Swatting5）ataninsectcirclingmyhead，Iletthegateslamagainstthefencepostwithathunderouscrash.Strainingoureyesagainstthedarkness，wewererelievednottoseeanyhouselightscomeon.　　Ju

5、statthatmomentweheardarumblinginthebushes.Someoneorsomethingbrushed6）pastus.Somethingverylargewithwiry7）hairandhotbreath！　　Thentheawfultruthhit."Oh，no！Horatioisout！"gaspedLinda."We'vegottoputhimback."　　WechasedUncleRoy'sprizebullinthemoonlight.Lindayelled，"Catchhishead！Holdhim！"Buttherewasnowayth

6、atI―acitygirl―wasgoingtograbthatbull'shead.　　Asweran，weprayed.UncleRoywouldneverforgiveusifanythinghappenedtoHoratio―hewasthebestbullinthecounty.　　Finallyrealizingwe'dnevercatchhim，LindasuggestedwecallAuntMargaret.　　"She'llhelpuscorral8）him，andshewon'tsqueal9）7either.AuntMargaret'safriend."　　"No，

7、"Iprotested."Wecan'ttellanyone.Mydadwillkillmeifhegetswindof10）this.I'llneverbeabletovisityouagain."WeexchangedbreathlessprotestsuntilfinallyweagreedforLindatosneakbackinsideandtelephoneAuntMargaret.Luckily，AuntMargare