And , anyway , he must be broken of his intimacy with Ventnor 's dog . '' Curtis acknowledged the justice of this and poor Don was tied up again . His captivity was not long , however , for Ventnor 's dog was soon shot . When Don was released , Curtis had an anxious time for a week or two . But no more sheep were worried , and Don 's innocence was triumphantly established . As for old Paul Stockton , it seemed as if he could not do enough for Curtis and Don . His ancient grudge against the Locksleys was completely forgotten , and from that date he was a firm friend of Curtis . In regard to Don , old Paul would say : `` Why , there never was such a dog before , sir , never ! He just talks with his eyes , that dog does . And if you 'd just ` a ' seen him swimming out to that schooner ! Bones ? Yes , sir ! Every time that dog comes here he 's to get the best bones we 've got for him -- and more 'n bones , too . That dog 's a hero , sir , that 's what he is ! '' Miss Madeline 's Proposal `` Auntie , I have something to tell you , '' said Lina , with a blush that made her look more than ever like one of the climbing roses that nodded about the windows of the `` old Churchill place , '' as it was always called in Lower Wentworth . Miss Madeline , sitting in the low rocker by the parlour window , seemed like the presiding genius of the place . Everything about her matched her sweet old-fashionedness , from the crown of her soft brown hair , dressed in the style of her long ago girlhood , to the toes of her daintily slippered feet . Outside of the old Churchill place , in the busy streets of the up-to-date little town , Miss Madeline might have seemed out of harmony with her surroundings . But here , in this dim room , faintly scented with whiffs from the rose garden outside , she was like a note in some sweet , perfect melody of old time . Lina , sitting on a little stool at Miss Madeline 's feet with her curly head in her aunt 's lap , was as pretty as Miss Madeline herself had once been .
She was also very happy , and her happiness seemed XXXXX envelop her as in an atmosphere and lend her a new radiance and charm .
about against for from if in on than to with