There was apurpose in his loping stride . He would raise the five dollars and not tell anybody .
鲁本迈着大步,下定决心:他要凑齐那5美元,而且不告诉任何人。
As the lakes and ponds freeze over , a thin mantle of snow covers the sedge . Occasionally a young and inquisitive arctic fox may be seen loping across the tundra .