It's probably: Sure enough, Shiro was waiting for his master and the evening tid-bit. Then the old man said “Chin, chin!” and Shiro sat up and begged, and his master gave him the food, or maybe: <span>The happiest hour of the day both for the old man and his dog was when the man returned from his work in the field, </span>
It implicitly states that Greta does not like her gift because she does not actually say it.
The importance of using a variety of sentence structures is to change up your writing. To make the reader engaged in what you have to say. If your sentence structure is weak and does not vary the reader might get bored. It also better shows your topic.
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Though Robert was more reserved, he enjoyed the sparkle that Clara’s vivacious personality brought to the situations they experienced.