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儿童英语读物 The Mystery at the Alamo CHAPTER 9 The Case Is Solved

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The children hurried to Mr. Fambles’s office. They knocked on the door.

“Come in,” Mr. Fambles said.

The police officer was still talking to Claire. He looked surprised to see the children.

“Officer Bob Small,” Mr. Fambles said, “these are the Alden children. They’ve been acting1 as extras in the movie.”

“Pleased to meet you,” Officer Small said with a nod.

“We found the ring,” Jessie said.

“And we know who took it and why,” Henry added.

“You found the ring!” Mr. Fambles said. “That’s wonderful news! Where is it?”

“It’s right here,” Amy said as she walked through the door, followed by Bob Branson and Roger Martin. She handed the ring to Mr. Fambles.

“Here they are, Grandfather,” Benny said as he came running into the room.

Grandfather followed Benny into the room. “What in the world is going on here?”

“A valuable ring was stolen,” Officer Small said. “But it looks like it’s been found.”

“Bob took it on purpose so that Claire would lose her job,” Jessie said. “He’s working with Nolan, Claire’s agent. Someone is going to pay them both a lot of money if they can get Claire back to California in time to star in a big movie.”

“Nolan and Bob planned all this?” Claire asked.

“That’s right,” Henry said. “Nolan said you’d never break your contract. That’s why he tried to get you fired.”

“So that’s why I’ve been having so much trouble,” Claire said. “Did they let that mouse loose, too?”

“I let the mouse loose,” Roger said. “I was feeling angry because I thought I deserved your part. I’m sorry. Please forgive me.”

“Of course I forgive you, Roger,” Claire said.

“Thank you,” Roger said. He hung his head as he left the room.

“You see,” Bob said. “You’re trying to blame me for everything.”

“That’s because you’re responsible for most of the mischief,” Jessie said.

“We think you purposely put ragweed in Claire’s bouquet2 and broke the supports under the steps,” Violet said.

“I’ll bet you were also the one who unplugged Claire’s hair rollers while she was in the costume tent,” Henry said.

“Bob also disguised3 his voice and used the pay phone across from the lemonade stand to call Claire late that night,” Henry said. “He knew you’d be in a lot of trouble if you were late to work,” he said to Claire.

“You don’t know what you’re talking about,” Bob said.

“Antonio saw you using that phone,” Henry said. “And we all saw you meeting Nolan.”

“May I use the telephone in your secretary’s office?” Claire asked Mr. Fambles.

“Of course,” Mr. Fambles said.

“I’m going to tell Nolan to get over here right now. He has a lot of explaining to do.”

“Bob switched the real ring with a fake4 one this morning,” Violet explained. “Then he made it look like Claire stole it.”

“I didn’t do that,” Bob said angrily. “Besides, you can’t prove a word you’ve said.”

“Yes, I can,” Violet said. “Grandfather, do you have my pictures?”

“They’re right here,” Grandfather said. He handed Violet a large white envelope. Violet quickly flipped5 through the pictures until she found the one she was looking for.

“I took this picture of Claire right before Bob asked to look at her necklace,” Violet said.

Mr. Fambles looked at the picture. He took a magnifying6 glass out of his desk drawer. “She’s right! Claire is wearing the real ring in this picture!”

“Now I remember Bob asking Claire if he could look at the ring,” Amy said. “But I never thought he would steal it.”

“I didn’t steal it,” Bob began. “I was going to give it back.” He stopped talking when he realized what he had said.

“Nolan is on his way,” Claire said. “He thinks I want to talk to him because I’ve been fired for misplacing the ring.”

“Boy,” Jessie said. “He’s in for a big surprise.”

“I think I’d like to have a private talk with Bob while we wait for Nolan to arrive,” Officer Small said. “Thanks, children, for solving this mystery.”

“You’re welcome,” Benny said. “It was fun and I didn’t even have to miss lunch.”

Everyone laughed.

“I guess we’d better get back to work,” Amy said. “We’ll use the fake ring for any scenes we need to shoot in the future.”

“Good,” Mr. Fambles said. “Because I don’t think I’ll ever loan this ring out again.”

“Are you coming, Claire?” Amy asked. “We can’t start without the star of our film.”

“I’m coming,” Claire said with a big smile. “Thanks for everything,” she said to the children. She hugged Violet, then Jessie, Henry, and Benny. “I don’t know what I would have done without your help. You have some wonderful grandchildren, Mr. Alden.”

“I know,” said Grandfather.

Grandfather and the Boxcar Children walked back toward the movie set.

“Well,” Henry said, “that mystery is solved.”

“There’s Antonio!” Jessie said.

“There you all are!” Antonio said. “Amy just told me what happened.”

“Yes,” Henry said. “The mystery is finally solved.”

“I have a surprise for you,” Antonio said, holding up a paper bag.

“We have one for you, too,” Violet said.

“You go first,” Antonio said.

Violet quickly found the picture they had taken at the wax museum.

“This is for you, Antonio,” Violet said shyly. “It’s something to remember us by.”

“Oh, thank you,” Antonio said. “Now it’s my turn to surprise you.” He took an eggcarton filled with cascarones out of the bag he was carrying. “This is what we do with a cascarone!” He quickly smashed7 the decorated eggshell on top of Henry’s head. Confetti spilled everywhere.

“Hey!” Henry said, laughing. “So that’s why you fill them with confetti.”

“That’s right,” Antonio said. “I guess you could say it’s a smashing8 custom we have here in Texas.”

“It sure is,” Henry said, his head covered with confetti. Everyone laughed as Henry broke into a run, chasing Antonio across Alamo Square.


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1 acting czRzoc     
n.演戏,行为,假装;adj.代理的,临时的,演出用的
参考例句:
  • Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她,她只是假装的。
  • During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代,她的表演生涯黯然失色。
2 bouquet pWEzA     
n.花束,酒香
参考例句:
  • This wine has a rich bouquet.这种葡萄酒有浓郁的香气。
  • Her wedding bouquet consisted of roses and ivy.她的婚礼花篮包括玫瑰和长春藤。
3 disguised c6a7d15693cd63659e0649b77cca4491     
v.假扮( disguise的过去式和过去分词 );化装;伪装;掩盖
参考例句:
  • The hijackers were heavily disguised. 劫持者伪装得严严实实。
  • The chieftain of that country is disguised as a benefactor this time. 那个国家的首领这一次伪装出一副施恩者的姿态。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 fake RlDx4     
vt.伪造,造假,假装;n.假货,赝品
参考例句:
  • He can tell a fake from the original.他能分辨出赝品和真品。
  • You can easily fake up an excuse to avoid going out with him.你可以很容易地编造一个借口而不与他一同外出。
5 flipped 5bef9da31993fe26a832c7d4b9630147     
轻弹( flip的过去式和过去分词 ); 按(开关); 快速翻转; 急挥
参考例句:
  • The plane flipped and crashed. 飞机猛地翻转,撞毁了。
  • The carter flipped at the horse with his whip. 赶大车的人扬鞭朝着马轻轻地抽打。
6 magnifying 034e3f0a47b1b761a42e4e7bb21d3b80     
放大的
参考例句:
  • Fame is a magnifying-glass. 名誉是放大镜。
  • It is unusual for people to press their differences by magnifying them. 对人们来说,以夸大差异的方式强调差异是不正常的。
7 smashed smashed     
adj.喝醉酒的v.打碎,捣烂( smash的过去式和过去分词 );捣毁;重击;撞毁(车辆)
参考例句:
  • Several windows had been smashed. 几扇窗户劈里啪啦打碎了。
  • In time-honoured tradition, a bottle of champagne was smashed on the ship. 依照由来已久的传统,对着船摔了一瓶香槟。 来自《简明英汉词典》
8 smashing RikzJa     
adj.极好的;粉碎的;惨重的;活泼的adv.极好地v.打碎;捣毁;重击;撞毁(车辆)
参考例句:
  • We had a smashing time. 我们过得非常愉快。
  • While you are on the phone, the baby pulls the table-cloth off the table. smashing half your best crockery and cutting himself in the process. 你接电话时小孩把桌布扯了下来,把你最好的陶器打碎了一半,同时他还把自己磕破了。 来自《用法词典》
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