He raised his muzzle high to express his delight.

He was always fully convinced that he was taking a principal part in this ceremony of welcome and that everybody was heeding him.
"Have you had your supper ?" asked the old mother as soon as she recovered herself.

The girls clamoured sentences at him.

"Pa's out in the barn, Will.

What made you so late?
He said maybe he'd go up to the cross-roads to see if he could see the stage.