Neighbour Rosicky (Excerpt IV)《邻居罗西基》（节选四）

The boys laughed， and so did Mary. She watched the Doctor devour her biscuit and sausage， too much excited to eat anything herself. She drank her coffee and sat taking in everything about her visitor. She had known him when he was a poor country boy， and was boastfully proud of his success， always saying： “What do people go to Omaha for， to see a doctor， when we got the best one in the State right here？” If Mary liked people at all， she felt physical pleasure in the sight of them， personal exultation in any good fortune that came to them. Burleigh didn’t know many women like that， but he knew she was like that.

孩子们哄然大笑，玛丽也笑了。（剩余3714字）