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儿童英语读物 Schoolhouse Mystery CHAPTER 8 Caught by the Tide

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When Mr. Alden met his grandchildren1 at noon they were all bursting3 with news. Mr. Alden certainly had news, too, but he did not tell it then. Nobody thought of lunch. They were too busy talking.

Henry was the one to tell his grandfather about the toy bank and the old wooden doll and the string of buttons. He said, “This man is cheating the people in two ways. First he doesn’t pay enough for the old coins, and then he trades their treasures for cheap things. The new things are bright colored, so the children are delighted. They haven’t any idea that old buttons are worth anything.”

Benny added4, “Of course my little Isabelle thinks her new doll is lots better than an old wooden doll. It really is prettier.”

Grandfather nodded and said, “This Mr. Willet is certainly not honest. I’m sure of that. Those old iron6 banks are worth much more than a knife.”

Henry said, “Freddy is clever. So far he hasn’t done a thing that is against the law. The people here think he pays enough. They are delighted to trade.”

“So he hasn’t really stolen a thing,” finished Benny.

“Exactly right! You just wait,” said Jessie. “He will go from one house to another. But even if he should steal things, what can we do, Grandfather?”

Mr. Alden said, “You children can’t arrest him, certainly.” They all laughed at the idea.

Then they began to tell Mr. Alden about school. He watched Jessie and Violet7. They looked tired to him. He said, “Let’s have another quick lunch today. Then we can eat an early supper at the Sea Shell8. You girls look tired.”

“Oh, no, we’re not tired!” Jessie said. “We are just thinking hard.”

But both girls were willing9 to set out the peanut10 butter and jelly11 for sandwiches and have doughnuts and milk for dessert. Then the four teachers began to study their lessons for the next day.

“It’s a funny feeling,” said Mr. Alden, “to see you all sitting around doing schoolwork in vacation.”

“This doesn’t seem like work,” said Violet. “It’s just something very interesting mixed up with a thief and a poor rich lady living all alone.”

“And lots of cute children,” said Benny. “Anyway, I can tell Max that something happened on his old island—but I’m not quite sure what it is yet.”

The Aldens sat out in the yard by their hotel with their work. From there they could see the store and the beach and the houses. They could see everything in the village except the mansion12. But nobody saw Freddy Willet. The afternoon passed quickly.

Then about five o’clock they saw the red car go bumping13 over the rocky14 road to Northport.

Mr. Alden got up and took his hat. “I have an idea,” he said. “Let’s go right now to the Sea Shell and have supper.”

“Right!” said Henry. He went at once to get the car. They all thought that Grandfather was following Freddy, but they did not say so.

When Henry drove15 into the parking16 place of the Sea Shell, there was the red sports car!

“I wonder why the Money Man comes over here to eat,” said Benny.

“He has to,” said Henry. “There’s no place to eat on the island.”

Sure enough, there was the Money Man sitting at a table with two other people, a man and a woman. He said to the Aldens “Hello, there,” and went right on talking to his guests.

Suddenly Henry whispered17 to Benny, “Change seats with me, Ben, will you?” Benny got up at once without asking why. He knew that Henry would tell him later. Now Henry sat with his back to the other table. Grandfather himself wondered why.

When their waitress had left them, Henry said in a low voice, “I know those people with Mr. Willet. The man is Dr2. James English. He runs the museum at Adams College, and the woman is Miss Cox, the librarian18. I hope they won’t see me.”

“I bet5 Freddy is trying to sell them something,” whispered Benny.

Grandfather said, “That’s just what he’s doing. I’m sure of it.”

“How do you know?” whispered Benny.

“I’ve met him,” said Grandfather. “I met him this morning in the store. He tried to buy my watch and the big penny19 on my watch chain.”

“Oh, you’d never sell those! Mr. Willet picked the wrong man that time,” Benny said. “Nobody could cheat you, Grandfather.”

Mr. Alden laughed quietly. He was watching Mr. Willet out of the corner of his eye. But he didn’t see him give anything to the strangers. Suddenly he said, “Let’s get out of here before Freddy gets through with his dinner. We don’t want his friends to see Henry.”

This was easy. Mr. Willet and his friends had just started on their dinner, and they were eating very slowly. The Aldens just went without dessert. When they left the table, they all stood behind Henry to cover him up. Henry went out at once to the car on the other side of the parking lot, and Mr. Alden waited to pay the bill.

Freddy Willet looked up and saw Mr. Alden.

The Aldens sat in the car for a few minutes. “What do you think Freddy is going to do, Grandfather?” asked Benny.

“That’s what I wanted to find out. He saw me, but he didn’t speak,” said Mr. Alden. “I think he’s making a deal with Adams College. I hope he won’t fool the librarian.”

Henry said, “She’s pretty smart, and she would know what coins are worth.”

He started the car and turned into the road.

The drive of thirty miles seemed longer than ever. As they came near the island, Violet was looking ahead. “Oh, look, Henry! The tide!”

“Oh, dear,” said Jessie. “The tide has turned! Why didn’t we think of that? It’s getting dark, too.”

Henry stopped the car and they all looked ahead. There was no road to the island. It was covered with seawater, which was getting deeper every minute.

“I don’t dare20 try it, Grandfather,” said Henry, frowning21.

“Right, my boy! If we got stuck half way over, it would be no fun, I can tell you.”

Henry said, “I thought it seemed awfully22 wet when we came over. But I knew you must be following Freddy, and I don’t think he gets caught like this very often.”

“By the way,” cried Benny, “I wonder what Freddy will do? He’ll be caught, too. It will be six hours before it’s low tide again.”

“It will be nearer twelve hours, Ben,” said Henry. “You see the tide hasn’t been coming in long.”

“Let’s see,” said Jessie. “It is about eight o’clock now. The tide will be high at midnight, and low again at six o’clock in the morning!”

“We’re not in any danger, though, are we, Grandfather?” said Violet.

“No, my dear. We will just have to find a place to sleep.”

“Oh, boy!” shouted Benny. “We could sleep in the car! That’s what this station wagon23 is made for. We could do it, Grandfather!”

“Five people?” asked Grandfather, smiling.

Benny said, “I could take the car blanket and sleep on the top of the car. Oh, please!”

Grandfather laughed. He said, “I don’t think we would get much sleep. But I suppose you young people don’t mind that.”

“I don’t,” said Jessie. “I’d like to wait and see what Freddy will do.”

“Very well,” said Grandfather. “Find a place off the road, Henry, and we’ll try it.”


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1 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》
2 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。
3 bursting 593805d9d8c72ff644d5c14242fc79db     
n.爆裂;爆破v.爆炸( burst的现在分词);突然发作;突然打开;挤满
参考例句:
  • She is bursting with vitality and new ideas. 她朝气蓬勃,满脑子新主意。
  • She was on the verge of bursting into tears. 她快要哭出来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 added mzJzm0     
adj.更多的,附加的,额外的
参考例句:
  • They have added a new scene at the beginning.在开头他们又增加了一场戏。
  • The pop music added to our enjoyment of the film.片中的流行音乐使我们对这部电影更加喜爱。
5 bet ddZy8     
v.打赌,以(与)...打赌;n.赌注,赌金;打赌
参考例句:
  • I bet you can't do this puzzle.我敢说,你解决不了这个难题。
  • I offered to bet with him.我提出与他打赌。
6 iron raHzm     
n.铁,熨斗,坚强,烙铁,镣铐;vt.烫平,熨,用铁包;vi. 烫衣服
参考例句:
  • The iron has lost its magnetic force.这块铁已失去了磁力。
  • We need an electrician to mend the iron.我们要请电工修理熨斗。
7 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。
8 shell psfyX     
n.贝壳,壳,外形;v.去壳,脱落;n.[计算机] DOS命令:安装备用的COMMAND.COM文件,并改变环境尺寸
参考例句:
  • Please shell some peanuts for the cake.请为做点心剥点胡花生。
  • This kind of beetles have hard shell.这类甲虫有坚硬的外壳。
9 willing 1gwwV     
adj.愿意的,自愿的,乐意的,心甘情愿的
参考例句:
  • We never lack food and clothing if we're willing to work.如果我们愿意工作,就不会缺吃少穿。
  • He's quite willing to pay the price I ask.他很愿意照我的要价付钱。
10 peanut KmvzVi     
n.花生
参考例句:
  • We don't have peanut oil in our family.我们家不吃花生油。
  • The peanut develops below the ground.花生在地下结果。
11 jelly KaBz4     
n.冻,果子冻,胶状物
参考例句:
  • We had toast and jelly at breakfast.我们早餐吃的是烤面包和果冻。
  • The medicine was a clear jelly.这种药是透明的胶状物。
12 mansion 8BYxn     
n.大厦,大楼;宅第
参考例句:
  • The old mansion was built in 1850.这座古宅建于1850年。
  • The mansion has extensive grounds.这大厦四周的庭园广阔。
13 bumping b75f677204f9b0bc21b088f2ccdfe89b     
爆沸; 突沸; 放气; 崩沸
参考例句:
  • The circulation of the magazine has been bumping along for some time at around 30, 000. 一段时间以来,杂志的销量一直在三万份上下摇摆。
  • "Yes, "and shipped his oars without bumping the boat. "来啦,"说着从桨架上取下双桨,没有让船颠簸一下。
14 rocky pXqx5     
adj.岩石的,像岩石的;多岩石的
参考例句:
  • She drives carefully up the rocky lane.她驾车小心地从这条很多石头的小路上驶过去。
  • There is only one port along this rocky coast.这个多岩石的海岸只有一个港口。
15 drove brAxi     
vbl.驾驶,drive的过去式;n.畜群
参考例句:
  • He drove at a speed of sixty miles per hour.他以每小时60英里的速度开车。
  • They drove foreign goods out of the market.他们把外国货驱逐出市场。
16 parking EmKzN3     
n.停车,停机,停放
参考例句:
  • A bus is parking on the road.路上停着一辆公共汽车。
  • Next you must learn how to back a car into a parking space.下一步你应该学会如何把车倒入停车的空地。
17 whispered ac3eda029cd72fefda0d32abc42aa001     
adj.耳语的,低语的v.低声说( whisper的过去式和过去分词 );私语;小声说;私下说
参考例句:
  • She sidled up to me and whispered something in my ear. 她悄悄走上前来,对我耳语了几句。
  • His ill luck has been whispered about the neighborhood. 他的不幸遭遇已在邻居中传开。 来自《简明英汉词典》
18 librarian 31mxM     
n.图书管理员;图书馆馆长
参考例句:
  • His father is the librarian of our school library.他父亲是我们学校的图书馆馆长。
  • The librarian entered a new book in the catalogue.图书管理员把一本新书编入目录。
19 penny 0MFxu     
n.(英)便士,美分
参考例句:
  • I will not lent you a penny.我一便士都不愿借给你。
  • Sugar has risen a penny a pound.糖价每磅涨了1便士。
20 dare qybxH     
n.敢,挑战;aux.敢;vi.敢;vt.敢于,勇于面对
参考例句:
  • He didn't dare to look at her in the face.他不敢正眼看她。
  • How dare you?Take your hand off me at once.放肆!马上把你的手挪开。
21 frowning frowning     
n. 皱眉, 不悦 v. 皱眉头, 不同意
参考例句:
  • What are you frowning at me for? 你为什么朝我皱眉头?
  • Why are you frowning at me? 你为什么对我皱眉头?
22 awfully MPkym     
adv.可怕地,非常地,极端地
参考例句:
  • Agriculture was awfully neglected in the past.过去农业遭到严重忽视。
  • I've been feeling awfully bad about it.对这我一直感到很难受。
23 wagon XhUwP     
n.四轮马车,手推车,面包车;无盖运货列车
参考例句:
  • We have to fork the hay into the wagon.我们得把干草用叉子挑进马车里去。
  • The muddy road bemired the wagon.马车陷入了泥泞的道路。
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