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儿童英语读物 棚车少年 Boxcar Children 12 詹姆斯·亨利与亨利·詹姆斯

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XII—James Henry and Henry James

DR1. MOORE WENT to get his mother. “Mother,” he said, “this is Mr. James Henry Alden. He wants to take his grandchildren2 to live with him,”

“I’m afraid they won’t want to go with you,” said Mrs. Moore, “until they learn to like you. And they won’t want to go while Violet3 is so sick.”

“Can’t I see them?” begged Mr. Alden. “I won’t tell them who I am.”

“That would help,” agreed the doctor. “If they grow to like you before they know who you are, things will be easier.”

“Yes,” said Mrs. Moore. “Stay here with us for awhile. The children will learn to like you, and then we can tell them that you are their grandfather.”

“Thank you,” said Mr. Alden. “I will go home and get some clothes and come back. And I will give you the five thousand dollars.”

But Dr. Moore would not take the money.

“I just want these children to be happy,” he said.

When Mary learned4 that she was to cook for Mr. Alden, she was frightened. “How can I cook for him?” she cried. “He has everything. He is a very rich man.”

“You can cook for anyone,” said Dr. Moore, kindly5. “Just get one of your good chicken dinners and make some cherry dumplings.”

At dinner Mr. Alden saw all his grandchildren but Violet. He smiled with delight7 when he saw Jessie come into the room in her quiet way.

“Children,” said Mrs. Moore, “this is Mr. Henry.”

Benny laughed. “Henry and Mr. Henry,” he remarked. “That is funny.”

Henry shook hands with Mr. Alden before he sat down at the table.

“Where have I seen that man before?” he thought.

The children liked to hear Mr. Henry talk. He told them about a big cucumber8 in his garden. The cucumber was growing inside a bottle, and he couldn’t get it out.

“Why not?” asked Benny.

“It is too big,” said Mr. Alden.

“How did it get in?” asked Benny.

“It was a little cucumber when it went in,” said Mr. Alden. “A cucumber will grow just the same in a bottle. It will grow so big you can’t get it out.”

“I’d like to see the cucumber,” said Benny, stopping in the middle of his cherry dumpling.

“Would you really?” asked Mr. Alden, delighted. “Some day you and I will go over and pick it.”

“And we can bring it to Violet,” said Benny.

“Yes, we’ll bring it to Violet,” agreed Mr. Alden.

Henry thought again, “Where have I seen that man before? I wish I could remember.”

He could not remember, but he liked Mr. Alden very much. All the children liked him because he was kind to them.

At last, one day, Mr. Alden could see Violet and went softly9 into her room with some beautiful flowers from his garden. The children loved him when he patted10 Violet’s dark head and told her that he was sorry she had been sick.

He told her, too, about his garden, where the flowers came from.

“I’d like to see your garden,” said Violet. “I love flowers.”

“How long are you going to stay, Mr. Henry?” asked Benny.

“Sh, Benny!” said Jessie.

“I want to stay here as long as I can, my boy,” said Mr. Alden quietly.

Henry looked at the man again. He knew that he had heard him say “my boy” before. Now where was it? He could not remember.

After dinner Mr. Alden sat under a tree, reading. Henry was working in the flower garden in front of the house. He looked at Mr. Alden again and again.

Suddenly it came to him, as the man smiled over his book. “It is the same man who gave me the twenty-five-dollar prize and the silver cup!” he said to himself. “I didn’t remember him at first because I was so excited when he shook hands with me.” He took another look and said again, “It’s the very same man!”

Henry sat thinking for a little while. Then he got up and went to find Dr. Moore.

“Do you know who gave me the prize on Field Day?” he asked the doctor. “Do you know what his name was?”

“James Alden, of the mills,” replied the doctor. “J. H. Alden, over at Greenfield.” He did not look at Henry while he was saying it.

Poor Henry was so surprised he almost fell over! That kind man his grandfather! He went out and sat on the steps to think it over.

To begin with, this man was too young. Henry had thought of his grandfather as being an old man with white hair. And Mrs. Moore had called him “Mr. Henry.” Could it be that the man knew he was their grandfather and hadn’t told them?

Then he saw that Mr. Alden was getting out of his chair under the trees.

“It’s now or never,” thought Henry. “I have to know!”

He walked eagerly after the man, who was going toward11 the garden with his back to Henry. Then the man turned around and saw how excited Henry was.

“Are you James Henry Alden of Greenfield?” Henry asked.

“I am, my boy,” replied Mr. Alden, with a smile. “Does that mean you know that I know you are Henry James Alden?”

“Yes,” said Henry quietly.

Then James Henry Alden shook hands again with Henry James Alden.

Jessie and Benny came across the grass just in time to hear Henry say, “But, Grandfather—”

“Grandfather?” cried Jessie. “What do you mean, Henry?”

“Yes, Jessie,” said Henry eagerly. “He’s the man we have been running away from all this time.”

“I thought you were old,” said Benny. “And cross. Jessie said so.”

“I didn’t know, Benny,” said Jessie. Her face was red. To think of running away from this kind man!

But her grandfather did not seem to mind. He patted her on the head and said, “Let’s go up and see Violet.”

There was no stopping Benny. He hurried into Violet’s room, holding Mr. Alden by the hand and shouting, “It’s Grandfather, Violet! And he isn’t cross after all!”

“What do you mean?” asked Violet. “Isn’t he Mr. Henry?”

“My name is James Henry Alden,” replied her grandfather.

“And my name is Henry James Alden,” cried Henry.

“Well, well!” said Dr. Moore.

Violet held on to her grandfather’s hand and listened to the rest talking excitedly.

“Where have you been living?” asked Mr. Alden at last.

They all looked at each other, even Dr. Moore and his mother. Then they all laughed as if they never would stop.

“You just ought to see!” said Dr. Moore.

“What!” cried all the children at once. “You never saw it in the daytime.”

“Is that so?” laughed the doctor. “I have seen it many times in the daytime.”

“Seen what?” asked Mr. Alden.

“Our house,” said Jessie. “We have been living in a boxcar in the woods.”

Then they all began to tell him about the dump6 and the dishes and the brook12 and the swimming pool.

“They have four beds of pine needles in the car,” said Dr. Moore.

“How do you know?” asked Jessie.

“Well,” said Dr. Moore, “the first day Henry worked for me, I walked after him as far as the hill.”

“Why did you do that?” asked Mr. Alden.

“I liked him. I saw he was a fine boy, and I wanted to see where he lived.”

“But you can’t see the boxcar from the hill,” said Jessie.

“No, but I came back that night and looked around,” said Dr. Moore.

“About ten o’clock!” cried Jessie.

“Yes,” said the doctor. “I stepped on a stick, and you heard me.”

“Our rabbit!” cried Jessie and Henry. “Watch barked.”

“Yes, I heard the dog bark. So I knew you were in the boxcar. Then I went home.”

“But you came back?” asked Jessie.

“Oh, yes. When you were picking cherries, I went up to see your house. I wanted to see if you had enough to eat and enough dishes.”

“Why didn’t you tell me?” asked Mr. Alden. “Didn’t you know they were my grandchildren?”

The doctor laughed. “Yes, I did. But they were having such a fine time that I didn’t want to tell. They got along very well until Violet got sick. Then I told you.”

“I’m glad you did,” said Mr. Alden.

“I have seen your house, too,” said Mrs. Moore. “I went up one day and saw all your dishes. I liked your big pitcher13 and teapot.”

“All of you have seen it but me!” said Mr. Alden.

“We’ll show it to you!” cried Benny. “I’ll show you my cart14 made out of wheels, and my pink cup.”

“Good for you, Benny,” said his grandfather, much pleased. “When Violet gets well, we’ll all go up there. If you will show me your house, I’ll show you my house.”

“Do you have a house?” asked Benny in surprise.

“Yes. You can live there with me if you like it. I have been looking for you children for a long time.”

Violet was soon well again, and one afternoon they all started out to see the boxcar. The doctor took them in his car. Many people looked out of their windows to watch Mr. Alden and his grandchildren. They were glad that the children had found such a kind grandfather at last.

When they arrived at their old home, they ran around, all talking excitedly. Watch sniffed15 and sniffed all around, looking for the bone he had buried. Everything was the same.

“Here is the dam for the pool,” said Henry to his grandfather.

“See our ‘building’!” shouted Benny, for that was what he called the fireplace16. “It really burns, too. And this is the refrigerator in the waterfall, and here is my pink cup!”

They all stepped on the stump17 and climbed into the car. They looked at the four beds and the dishes.

“Here is the same old pitcher and teapot,” said Jessie, laughing.

They found the blue tablecloth18, and they all sat down by the brook and ate chicken and bread and butter and cookies. Benny drank milk from his pink cup.

“Come, we ought to go now,” said Dr. Moore at last. “The sun is going down. I don’t want Violet to take any more cold.”

They closed the boxcar door and said good-by. But they were all sorry to go.

“Tomorrow,” said Mr. Alden, “will all of you come to see my house?”

“Oh, yes,” cried the children happily. They did not know what a beautiful house it was and what good times they were going to have in it.


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1 Dr euozHa     
n.医生,大夫;博士(缩)(= Doctor)
参考例句:
  • Dr.Williams instructs us in botany.威廉博士教我们植物学。
  • The ward of the hospital is in the charge of Dr.Green.医院的这间病房由格林医生负责。
2 grandchildren 7ryzvi     
n.孙子;孙(女),外孙(女)( grandchild的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • He left a bequest to each of his grandchildren. 他给他的孙辈每人留下一笔遗产。
  • His grandchildren afforded him his greatest pleasure in his old age. 他的孙子和孙女们在晚年的时候给了他最大的欢乐。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 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。
4 learned m1oxn     
adj.有学问的,博学的;learn的过去式和过去分词
参考例句:
  • He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
  • In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里,他被视为有学问的人。
5 kindly tpUzhQ     
adj.和蔼的,温和的,爽快的;adv.温和地,亲切地
参考例句:
  • Her neighbours spoke of her as kindly and hospitable.她的邻居都说她和蔼可亲、热情好客。
  • A shadow passed over the kindly face of the old woman.一道阴影掠过老太太慈祥的面孔。
6 dump wrFx6     
n.垃圾场;v.倾卸,切断电源,倾倒
参考例句:
  • Where can I dump this rubbish?我将这些垃圾倒在什么地方?
  • They wheeled the rubbish out to the dump.他们把垃圾用车运到垃圾场去。
7 delight uxixT     
n.高兴,愉快;vt.给(某人)乐趣;使愉快;vi.喜爱
参考例句:
  • Your new book is a real delight!你的新书真讨人喜欢!
  • He takes delight in annoying me.他以惹我生气为乐。
8 cucumber YnHzq     
n.黄瓜
参考例句:
  • This cucumber plant is climbing.这棵黄瓜爬蔓了。
  • Let me eat a cucumber.让我吃一根黄瓜.
9 softly HiIzR4     
adv.柔和地,静静地,温柔地
参考例句:
  • He speaks too softly for her to hear.他讲话声音太轻,她听不见。
  • She breathed her advice softly.她低声劝告。
10 patted 6da7c23c1ea46b18fa6e7a496a795c14     
v.轻拍( pat的过去式和过去分词 );拍成,拍至;表扬,称赞(某人/自己)
参考例句:
  • She patted the dog on the head. 她轻轻地拍着狗的头。
  • He leaned forward and patted me on the shoulder. 他向前倾着身子并拍我的肩膀。 来自《简明英汉词典》
11 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。
12 brook PSIyg     
n.小河,溪;v.忍受,容让
参考例句:
  • In our room we could hear the murmur of a distant brook.在我们房间能听到远处小溪汩汩的流水声。
  • The brook trickled through the valley.小溪涓涓流过峡谷。
13 pitcher S2Gz7     
n.(有嘴和柄的)大水罐;(棒球)投手
参考例句:
  • He poured the milk out of the pitcher.他从大罐中倒出牛奶。
  • Any pitcher is liable to crack during a tight game.任何投手在紧张的比赛中都可能会失常。
14 cart XTpyK     
n.(二轮或四轮)运货马车,手推车;vt.用马车装载,用手提(笨重物品),强行带走
参考例句:
  • We use this to cart the goods.我们用这个来拉运货物。
  • Let's go over and help them pull the cart.咱们过去帮他们拉车。
15 sniffed ccb6bd83c4e9592715e6230a90f76b72     
v.以鼻吸气,嗅,闻( sniff的过去式和过去分词 );抽鼻子(尤指哭泣、患感冒等时出声地用鼻子吸气);抱怨,不以为然地说
参考例句:
  • When Jenney had stopped crying she sniffed and dried her eyes. 珍妮停止了哭泣,吸了吸鼻子,擦干了眼泪。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The dog sniffed suspiciously at the stranger. 狗疑惑地嗅着那个陌生人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
16 fireplace YjUxz     
n.壁炉,炉灶
参考例句:
  • The fireplace smokes badly.这壁炉冒烟太多。
  • I think we should wall up the fireplace.我想应该封住壁炉。
17 stump hGbzY     
n.残株,烟蒂,讲演台;v.砍断,蹒跚而走
参考例句:
  • He went on the stump in his home state.他到故乡所在的州去发表演说。
  • He used the stump as a table.他把树桩用作桌子。
18 tablecloth lqSwh     
n.桌布,台布
参考例句:
  • He sat there ruminating and picking at the tablecloth.他坐在那儿沉思,轻轻地抚弄着桌布。
  • She smoothed down a wrinkled tablecloth.她把起皱的桌布熨平了。
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