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儿童英语读物 The Mystery of the Haunted Boxcar CHAPTER 10 All’s Wile That Ends Wile

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Violet ran back to the boxcar as quickly as she could, with Claire at her heels.

“Wait!” Claire called. “What’s going on?”

Violet and Claire arrived breathless in the doorway1 of the boxcar. Jessie and Benny were sitting on the floor playing cards, and Henry was beside them, flipping2 through a magazine.

“You guys, you’ll never believe it!” said Violet, gasping3 for breath.

Jessie, Benny, and Henry looked up at Violet with wonder.

“What is it?” asked Jessie.

Violet took a couple of seconds to catch her breath. “I was just over at Florence Murray’s and she said that Amelia is invited to dinner.”

“Um, that’s nice,” said Jessie, looking confused.

“You came running back to tell us that?” said Benny.

“She said that Amelia Wile4 is coming for dinner,” Violet said.

“Amelia’s last name is Wile?” said Jessie. “That means — ”

“She must be related to Isabel,” Henry said. “She could be her granddaughter or something.”

Jessie thought a moment. “Actually, if Isabel had gotten married, her name wouldn’t have been Wile anymore. So Amelia must be Louis’s granddaughter — Isabel is her great aunt.”

At last Claire spoke5 up. “What on earth are you guys talking about?”

Jessie laughed, then told Claire all about the doll and the diary they’d found.

“Amelia’s grandfather must have told stories about living in a boxcar in Silver City,” said Henry. “That’s why she was so interested in old trains.”

“She probably thought this was the boxcar where her grandfather had lived,” said Violet. “That’s why she kept coming back.”

“Louis probably told Amelia about living in the boxcar,” said Henry. “And maybe about the doll and the diary he helped his sister hide.”

“Amelia did ask us if we’d ever found anything unusual here,” Benny recalled.

“She might have been the one who was here at night,” said Violet. “She was probably trying to find that hidden compartment6.”

The children heard a car door shut. “I bet that’s Amelia now,” said Claire, running out to see. The Aldens followed her. A small purple car was parked at the curb7 in front of Florence Murray’s house. Amelia was walking up the front path.

“We should bring Rebecca and the diary over there,” said Violet, going back into the boxcar.

“Yes,” the others agreed.

Claire and the Aldens walked quickly next door. Violet was carrying the doll and the diary.

When Ms. Murray opened the door, she said, “Claire, I’m glad you’re back. Amelia is here and we’re going to be having dinner soon. Would you all like to join us? I can throw some more hamburgers on the grill8.”

“Thank you,” said Henry, “but Mrs. McGregor is expecting us at home for dinner. We just wanted to show something to Amelia, if that’s all right.”

“Sure, come on in,” said Ms. Murray.

Amelia and Professor Murray were sitting in the living room chatting. “Hello,” they both said when the children entered.

“Hello,” the children said.

“Amelia, we have something important to show you,” said Jessie. She held out the doll and the diary.

“What’s— ” Amelia began, looking confused. But as soon as she opened the diary she understood. She inhaled9 deeply and looked as if she was about to cry.

“How did you find them?” she asked the Aldens.

“We found the doll a couple of days ago, in a hidden compartment,” Henry said. “A note in its pocket told us how to find the diary.”

“Isabel was your great aunt, wasn’t she?” Violet asked softly.

Amelia nodded through happy tears. She turned to Professor Murray, who was looking rather puzzled.

“I never told you why I’m so interested in old trains,” Amelia said. “My grandfather, Louis Wile, lived in a boxcar for a few months when his father lost his job. His sister, my Great Aunt Isabel, used to tell me stories about her doll and the diary she’d left there. I started to search for the boxcar they’d lived in. When I found the one in the Aldens’ backyard, I knew it had to be the one. It matched everything my grandfather and great aunt had told me.”

“So you came in the middle of the night to look for the doll and the diary, didn’t you?” said Jessie.

Amelia nodded. “I didn’t want to tell you what I was looking for. So I came at night, with my lantern.”

“I thought you were a ghost!” said Benny.

“I knew you’d seen me,” said Amelia. “I heard the door of your house open and I ran. I’m sorry, I think I knocked some things over.”

“That’s okay,” said Jessie.

“You came back another time, too,” said Henry.

“Yes, I did,” Amelia admitted. “I parked my car at the Murrays’ house and then sneaked10 over.”

“Why didn’t you just tell us the story?” Violet asked. “We would have helped you look for the doll.”

Amelia shrugged11. “I didn’t know you, and I was afraid you might keep the doll and the diary for yourself.”

Violet shook her head. “We would never do that. Those belong to you.”

“We have something else for you,” Jessie said. She handed Amelia the pages they’d copied from the old newspapers. Amelia’s eyes opened wide as she looked at them.

“We think your great grandfather worked for that factory,” Jessie explained.

Amelia nodded. “I think you’re right.”

“Did you find these pages at the library?” Professor Murray asked.

“Yes,” said Henry.

Professor Murray smiled. “You are excellent historians12.”

Henry turned to Professor Murray. “We thought it might be you going in the boxcar in the middle of the night,” he admitted.

“Me?” Professor Murray said. “But why?”

“We thought you wanted us to think it was haunted,” said Benny.

“Haunted?” said Professor Murray, looking surprised.

“We thought maybe you were trying to scare us into giving up our boxcar,” said Jessie.

Professor Murray smiled. “I would never do something like that. In fact, I’ve been rethinking what I said about your boxcar. I think you kids should keep it.”

“You do?” they all said at once.

“You take very good care of that boxcar,” Professor Murray said. “I’ve seen what a special place it is to you.”

“Hooray!” shouted the Aldens.

Violet turned to Amelia. “You can come visit anytime. That boxcar is part of your family history, too.”

Just then, the doorbell rang. Florence Murray went to answer it, and a moment later Mr. Alden walked into the living room.

“Grandfather!” the children shouted, running to him and nearly knocking him over with their hugs.

“When did you get home?” Jessie asked.

“Just now,” Mr. Alden said. “I figured I might find you here.”

“I’m so glad you’re back,” said Violet, hugging her grandfather again.

Mr. Alden grinned. “Did anything interesting happen while I was gone?”

“Anything interesting?” said Benny. “Just wait until you hear!”


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1 doorway 2s0xK     
n.门口,(喻)入门;门路,途径
参考例句:
  • They huddled in the shop doorway to shelter from the rain.他们挤在商店门口躲雨。
  • Mary suddenly appeared in the doorway.玛丽突然出现在门口。
2 flipping b69cb8e0c44ab7550c47eaf7c01557e4     
讨厌之极的
参考例句:
  • I hate this flipping hotel! 我讨厌这个该死的旅馆!
  • Don't go flipping your lid. 别发火。
3 gasping gasping     
adj. 气喘的, 痉挛的 动词gasp的现在分词
参考例句:
  • He was gasping for breath. 他在喘气。
  • "Did you need a drink?""Yes, I'm gasping!” “你要喝点什么吗?”“我巴不得能喝点!”
4 wile PgcwT     
v.诡计,引诱;n.欺骗,欺诈
参考例句:
  • The music wiled him from his study.诱人的音乐使他无心学习下去。
  • The sunshine wiled me from my work.阳光引诱我放下了工作。
5 spoke XryyC     
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说
参考例句:
  • They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
  • The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
6 compartment dOFz6     
n.卧车包房,隔间;分隔的空间
参考例句:
  • We were glad to have the whole compartment to ourselves.真高兴,整个客车隔间由我们独享。
  • The batteries are safely enclosed in a watertight compartment.电池被安全地置于一个防水的隔间里。
7 curb LmRyy     
n.场外证券市场,场外交易;vt.制止,抑制
参考例句:
  • I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。
  • You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。
8 grill wQ8zb     
n.烤架,铁格子,烤肉;v.烧,烤,严加盘问
参考例句:
  • Put it under the grill for a minute to brown the top.放在烤架下烤一分钟把上面烤成金黄色。
  • I'll grill you some mutton.我来给你烤一些羊肉吃。
9 inhaled 1072d9232d676d367b2f48410158ae32     
v.吸入( inhale的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • She closed her eyes and inhaled deeply. 她合上双眼,深深吸了一口气。
  • Janet inhaled sharply when she saw him. 珍妮特看到他时猛地吸了口气。 来自《简明英汉词典》
10 sneaked fcb2f62c486b1c2ed19664da4b5204be     
v.潜行( sneak的过去式和过去分词 );偷偷溜走;(儿童向成人)打小报告;告状
参考例句:
  • I sneaked up the stairs. 我蹑手蹑脚地上了楼。
  • She sneaked a surreptitious glance at her watch. 她偷偷看了一眼手表。
11 shrugged 497904474a48f991a3d1961b0476ebce     
vt.耸肩(shrug的过去式与过去分词形式)
参考例句:
  • Sam shrugged and said nothing. 萨姆耸耸肩膀,什么也没说。
  • She shrugged, feigning nonchalance. 她耸耸肩,装出一副无所谓的样子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
12 historians aa2dff49e1cda6eb8322970793b20183     
n.历史学家,史学工作者( historian的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Historians seem to have confused the chronology of these events. 历史学家好像把这些事件发生的年代顺序搞混了。
  • Historians have concurred with each other in this view. 历史学家在这个观点上已取得一致意见。
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