Immediately on her entering the garden gate, the family of hens half ran, half flew to meet her; while a strange grimalkin, which was prowling under the parlor window, took to his heels, clambered hastily over the fence, and vanished.
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半跑半飞地迎了上来;一只在客厅窗户底下徘徊的奇怪的侏儒兽也跟了上去,急忙翻过篱笆,消失了。