Youcantellalotaboutamanbyhowhetreatshisdogs.
Formanyyears,Ienjoyedlivingwithmydogs,TillyandChance.Their21．wasnearlyenoughtokeepmylonelinessatbay,Nearly.Lastyear.Istarteddating,butwith22．.WhenIfirstdatedSteve,I23．hehadadog.Molly,andacat,Flora.WhileIwas24．thathewasananimallover,I25．thatthreedogswereperhapstoomany,andmydogsmightattack26．,thecat.
Thenextweekwe27．ourdogstogether.Itwasahotday.Whenwepausedtocatchour28．,Stevegotdownononeknee.Washeproposing(求婚)?Ilikedhimtoo.Butso29．?Hepouredwaterfromabottleintohishandandofferedittomydogs.30．,Ibegantofallforhim.
We31．todate,thoughneitherofusbroughtupthefuture.AndtheninlateNovember,Tillyhadanoperationonher32．.Itookthedogsoutfourtimesaday,andIworriedthatTilly33．climbingthestairscouldreopenthewound.ThenSteve34．hishouse.Allworked35．.Thethreedogsformedapackthat,withcoaching,36．Florasspace;SteveandIformedagoodteam37．forTilly.Wemadegoodhousemates.
Ayearlater,muchtomy38．thismanproducedalittleboxwitharingandproposedtome.Hedidnotkneel(跪)down,nordidI39．himto.Thatsonlyforgiving40．tothedogsthatbroughtustogether.
21．A．ownershipB．membershipC．
