Best of all, perhaps, he loved to lie near the fire, hind legs crouched under him, fore legs stretched out in front, head raised, and eyes blinking drearily at the flames.

• 他最喜欢的也许是后腿收起压在身下，前腿前伸着卧在在火堆旁，抬头望着火，若有所思地眨眼睛。