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儿童英语读物 The Haunted Cabin Mystery CHAPTER 12 The Real Treasure

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Cap’s voice was gentle again as he turned to Susie and her brother. “Does your mother know about this treasure hunt of yours?”

“Oh, no,” Susie cried, her eyes wide with fright. “She would never let us do it. She must never find out. But we simply had to help her. After Daddy died, our money ran out right away. She tried everywhere to find work, but she only knows how to take care of people and cook wonderful food.”

“Where is she now while you kids are out gallivanting in the middle of the night like this?” Cap asked.

“She sits with old Granny Smothers1, who can’t stay nights alone. But she’s poor, too. She can only pay Mother enough money to meet the mortgage2. Ned and I thought … ”

“Didn’t you and Ned ever think of coming to your friends?” Cap asked crossly. “Didn’t you know that we loved you and would help if we knew you needed it?”

“Please don’t fuss3 at Susie,” Violet4 said. “When our mother and father died, we didn’t think of going to friends, either. We just found the boxcar and set out to take care of ourselves.”

Cap grinned and put his arm around Susie. “Of course you’re right. I didn’t mean to be cross. It’s just that I feel so bad that you went hungry and worked so hard and all for nothing.”

“I’m really sorry about the vegetables and the eggs,” Susie said.

“And the chicken?” Cap asked again.

“We didn’t take any chicken,” Ned repeated.

“Forget the chicken then,” Cap said, leaning toward5 Susie and Ned. “Let me tell you about those stories of pirate6 gold. They are like fairy stories, fun to think about but dangerous to believe in. But there is treasure in this neighborhood, Susie, real genuine7 treasure.”

Her blue eyes stared at him in wonder as he took her hands. “Our real treasure is the love we have for each other.” As Susie dropped her eyes, he shook his head. “I treasure you children and your mother above all the gold in this world. I can prove it.”

The room was completely still as all the children stared at him. “Do you know what I need more than anything? It’s somebody to keep this cabin8 clean and fix me healthy hot food the way these children have. To listen to my stories and tell me theirs, and make me laugh. Susie, these children are going back home Saturday. I want you to ask your mother if she would take a job with me. I’d pay handsomely to have the rest of my days as happy and comfortable as the last week has been.”

“Cap,” Violet cried, running to hug him. “What a wonderful idea. Would she do that, Susie? Would your mother do that?”

“I’m sure she would,” Susie said. “She likes taking care of people more than anything in the world.”

The tiniest tinge9 of light was showing over the woods when Susie and Ned left for home. As Benny stood at the door, watching them leave, he looked up at Cap. “Doesn’t anyone want to hear about me and the fox?” he asked.

“What fox?” Cap looked down at him, confused.

“The one that ran into the chicken yard just as I turned the floodlight on.”

The girls sprang to their feet and would have started right out to the chicken house but Benny stopped them. “He’s gone now. I ran after him and threw rocks,” he explained. “He snapped10 at me but he kept on running.”

Henry stared at Benny with his mouth open, remembering that something had brushed by him just as he saw Jessie’s signal. And Benny’s shouts while Henry was pinning Susie to the wall. “Take that,” Benny had been yelling11. “Get going!”

“Did you beat him to the chickens?” Cap asked, grinning.

Benny nodded. “They were all flapping12 around on the ceiling when I went in. I drove him off before he caught any. And I locked them up safe, too. He smelled bad anyway.”

Cap leaned on his cane13 as he rose from his chair. “I hope you children haven’t any more excitement up your sleeves for me. I’ve just about had my share for this year and the next one coming.”

As Jessie undressed for bed, she thought about their mystery man, Mr. Jay. Maybe it was just as well they had never mentioned him to Cap. But she still wondered why he had been walking up and down Cap’s road, and why he always seemed to be spying on them and was so unfriendly.

That next day went all too quickly. Jessie suggested that they not even try to ride Pilot into town. “You know how much fun it is to make do with what we’ve got.”

Mrs. Hodges came with Susie and Ned right after lunch. She looked very unhappy when she came, but when she and Cap and the children finished talking in the living room, she was smiling.

Susie and Ned sat on the back porch14 drinking lemonade with the Alden children.

“The thing we hate the most is that Cap fell in that hole of ours and got hurt,” Ned said quietly.

“He’s fine now,” Violet reminded him. “It isn’t like he broke a bone or anything.”

By the time they left, everyone was tired. “Is that grandfather of ours ever going to get here?” Benny asked as he tumbled15 into bed with his eyes already half shut.

“Tomorrow,” Violet said.
 


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1 smothers 410c265ab6ce90ef30beb39442111a2c     
(使)窒息, (使)透不过气( smother的第三人称单数 ); 覆盖; 忍住; 抑制
参考例句:
  • Mary smothers her children with too much love. 玛丽溺爱自己的孩子。
  • He smothers his hair with grease, eg hair-oil. 他用发腊擦头发。
2 mortgage k6Sz2     
n.抵押,抵押贷款;vt.抵押
参考例句:
  • He's having a lot of trouble paying his mortgage every month.他付每月的抵押借款利息有很大的困难。
  • The bank refused to accept any mortgage on land.银行拒绝接受任何土地抵押。
3 fuss Ifkz4     
n.过分关心,过分体贴,大惊小怪,小题大作
参考例句:
  • My mother makes a fuss of me every time I come home.我每次回家,母亲总对我体贴备至。
  • Stop all this fuss and do your homework.别大惊小怪了,去做你的家庭作业吧。
4 violet 8h3wm     
adj.紫色的;n.紫罗兰
参考例句:
  • She likes to wear violet dresses.他喜欢穿紫色的衣服。
  • Violet is the color of wisdom,peace and strength.紫色是智慧的,和平的和力量的颜色。
5 toward on6we     
prep.对于,关于,接近,将近,向,朝
参考例句:
  • Suddenly I saw a tall figure approaching toward the policeman.突然间我看到一个高大的身影朝警察靠近。
  • Upon seeing her,I smiled and ran toward her. 看到她我笑了,并跑了过去。
6 pirate F23z9     
n.海盗,每盗船
参考例句:
  • The pirate chief commanded that the prisoners should be shot.海盗头子下令枪毙俘虏。
  • The shore batteries fired at the pirate boat.海岸炮兵向海盗船开火。
7 genuine e6gy3     
adj.真的,非人造的;真诚的,真心的
参考例句:
  • On further examination it was found that the signature was not genuine.经过进一步的调查发现签名不是真的。
  • As time went on,a genuine friendship grew up between us.随着时间的推移,我们之间产生了一种真挚的友情。
8 cabin dSNyS     
n.(结构简单的)小木屋;船舱,机舱
参考例句:
  • They threw up a new cabin in a couple of hours.在几小时之内他们就建起了一座新的小屋。
  • It's very hot in the cabin;let's go on deck.舱室内很热,我们到甲板上去吧。
9 tinge 8q9yO     
vt.(较淡)着色于,染色;使带有…气息;n.淡淡色彩,些微的气息
参考例句:
  • The maple leaves are tinge with autumn red.枫叶染上了秋天的红色。
  • There was a tinge of sadness in her voice.她声音中流露出一丝忧伤。
10 snapped 049d092795475d08a3fcd2d16ef4b519     
v.猛地咬住( snap的过去式和过去分词 );(使某物)发出尖厉声音地突然断裂[打开,关闭];厉声地说;拍照
参考例句:
  • The wind had snapped the tree in two. 风把树喀嚓一声刮断了。
  • He lost his temper and snapped irritably at the children. 他发火了,暴躁地斥责孩子们。 来自《简明英汉词典》
11 yelling 3511049a0a263aa2fca072a416e83d6a     
v.叫喊,号叫,叫着说( yell的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • The coach stood on the sidelines yelling instructions to the players. 教练站在场外,大声指挥运动员。
  • He let off steam by yelling at a clerk. 他对一个职员大喊大叫,借以发泄怒气。 来自《简明英汉词典》
12 flapping 5d365b9865333e6498ac9769d0d5caa8     
(使)上下左右移动( flap的现在分词 ); 轻拍; 焦急,焦虑; 振(翅)
参考例句:
  • The flag was flapping around in the light wind. 那面旗子在微风中飘动。
  • Do stop flapping around, we'll get the job done in time. 大可不必担心,我们会按时完成这项工作的。
13 cane RsNzT     
n.手杖,细长的茎,藤条;v.以杖击,以藤编制的
参考例句:
  • This sugar cane is quite a sweet and juicy.这甘蔗既甜又多汁。
  • English schoolmasters used to cane the boys as a punishment.英国小学老师过去常用教鞭打男学生作为惩罚。
14 porch ju9yM     
n.门廊,入口处,走廊,游廊
参考例句:
  • There are thousands of pages of advertising on our porch.有成千上万页广告堆在我们的门廊上。
  • The porch is supported by six immense pillars.门廊由六根大柱子支撑着。
15 tumbled 451f1ad30a31c82412022b173ce25577     
v.倒塌( tumble的过去式和过去分词 );翻滚;突然摔倒;恍然大悟
参考例句:
  • He slipped and tumbled down the stairs. 他脚一滑滚下了楼梯。
  • A hundred and fifty empty bottles tumbled onto the floor. 150个空瓶子滚落到地板上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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