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儿童英语读物 Houseboat Mystery CHAPTER 9 The Plan

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When the Aldens came to the auction1 building they found the door open. But nobody was inside.

“No auction today,” said Benny. “This isn’t Saturday.”

“Well, let’s look for someone to help us,” Jessie said. So the Aldens walked slowly down the main street, looking for a policeman. There were not many people on the street because there was no auction.

“There’s the Elm Tree Inn2,” Violet3 said, pointing.

Benny exclaimed4, “Quick! The boy with the red cap! He’s going into the Elm Tree Inn.”

“No, Ben,” said Jessie. “That boy hasn’t any cap at all. And besides he didn’t look like that boy to me.”

“He did to me,” said Benny. “Let’s go in and see.”

The Aldens went in. Nobody was in the dining room. But Benny and Violet saw a boy go through a door in the back.

“Hey, wait a minute!” called Benny. “Just one minute, please!”

The boy half turned and stood still.

Henry said, “It’s all right. Don’t be afraid. You’re Mrs. Young’s boy, aren’t you?”

The boy looked up. “What of it? What do you want?”

“We’re trying to find a policeman,” Jessie said.

“I can’t help you,” the boy said.

“Aren’t you the boy who bought the clothes at the auction?” Benny asked. “We were there, too.”

The boy did not say anything.

“Why did you want the clothes?” Violet asked. “Did you need them?”

“Those old clothes?” the boy said suddenly. “We’re not that poor. A man asked me to buy them for him. He said he was too busy to go to an auction himself.”

“Did he give you money to do that?” Benny asked.

“Maybe twenty-five dollars?” asked Henry.

The boy looked at the Aldens. He decided5 he could trust them. “Yes, that’s right. I didn’t do anything wrong. I just bought the box and gave it to the man. What’s wrong with that?”

“Nothing,” replied Benny. “Have you ever seen the man again?”

“Yes,” the boy said. “I saw him today at the Princess Hotel. He was talking to another man. I ran before he saw me. I don’t like him.”

“I don’t blame you,” said Benny. “Now could you tell us where we can find a policeman?”

This time the boy nodded. “There are two at the town hall.”

Benny said, “Why did you come to the Elm Tree Inn just now?”

“My mother is out in the kitchen. She came to sell candy.”

“Ask her if she’ll come and talk with us,” said Jessie.

But as Jessie spoke6, the door opened and Mrs. Young came in from the kitchen. She said, “I heard every word and I am so glad Tom isn’t in trouble.”

The Aldens got up and Mr. Alden brought a chair for Mrs. Young.

Violet said, “There are a lot of people in trouble around here. We are trying to help.”

Henry said to Tom, “Do you think you could go out the back door and get one of those policemen to come in the back way?”

“Easy!” said Tom Young. “I’ll tell him it’s the folks7 from the houseboat.” Then he was gone.

“He knew us all the time!” said Benny.

“Everybody knows you,” said Mrs. Young. “These towns up and down the river are quite small. You will find that almost everyone knows your names and when you stop for the night.”

Just then a few people went by, looking in the window.

Mr. Alden said quickly, “Before that policeman comes, do you suppose we could go into the kitchen? People can see us too well from here.”

“Oh, yes,” replied Mrs. Young. “The lady who runs this inn won’t mind. She will let you sit in the small dining room through that door.”

In a few minutes Tom came in with a policeman.

“Sit down,” said Mr. Alden. “We are all glad to see you. Look!” He pointed8 at Benny.

The policeman looked at Benny, who began to open the mashed-potato box. He put in his hand and pulled out the vase9.

“Whew!” said the policeman. “That vase! Where did you get it?”

Then Benny told the whole story. He told it very well. When he had finished, the lieutenant10 said quickly, “Who knows you found this vase?”

“Nobody,” said Benny.

“Good!” said the man. “I’m glad nobody knows that you have found the vase. The men who hid it will think it is still buried in the sandbox. Yes, I think there were two men just as you do. I think one of them hid the vase in the box of old clothes.”

Benny nodded. “Then they hired Tom to buy the box and give it to them.”

“Right,” said the policeman. “They had to hide the vase somewhere, and your houseboat was just the place.”

Jessie said, “That’s why the two men were watching us when we stopped at Gull11 Island. They were all ready to get out of town, so they wanted to get on board and get the vase if we left the houseboat alone for a few minutes.”

Benny exclaimed, “We could play a trick on them! Just let everybody know that we are going to spend the evening on land and then the men will go to the houseboat and try to get the vase back. When they get aboard12, you can be in the cabin13 to catch them.”

“That’s quite a plan,” said the lieutenant with a little laugh. “You can come with us. You deserve14 to see the end.”

But Benny surprised them. He said, “No. I don’t want to see those men ever again. It’s just the way I feel about it.”

“You don’t have to,” said the policeman. “Maybe your brother will go with us? We need somebody to show us where the things are on the houseboat.”

“Okay,” said Henry. “I’d like to.”

“I know!” said Jessie. “Let’s all go out on the street and let everyone know we are having supper at the Elm Tree Inn. And then we’re going to the movies.”

“Good!” said the policeman. “News gets around here fast. Henry, right after supper, go down to the houseboat the back way. Captain John De Rosa and I will be there. Then we’ll see.”

Jessie laughed. She said, “If Benny is left behind, people will think the whole family is here.”

So the Aldens went out of the Elm Tree Inn, laughing and talking. They went into every store on the street, talking together about what they were going to do. They would have supper at the inn, then go to the movies. They asked what was going on at the movies.

People smiled and told them what the picture was. By dinnertime almost every person knew the houseboat people were in town and were going to spend the evening. Who would carry the news to the men at the Princess Hotel? Nobody knew.

The Aldens had a table right in the middle of the dining room. They had a delicious dinner. Without any talk, Henry slipped15 out through the kitchen. He walked quickly and quietly to the houseboat. The rest of the family went to the movies and thought about the houseboat instead of the picture.


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1 auction 3uVzy     
n.拍卖;拍卖会;vt.拍卖
参考例句:
  • They've put the contents of their house up for auction.他们把房子里的东西全都拿去拍卖了。
  • They bought a new minibus with the proceeds from the auction.他们用拍卖得来的钱买了一辆新面包车。
2 inn t69xs     
n.小旅馆,客栈;小酒店,小饭店
参考例句:
  • I shall lodge at the inn for two nights.我要在这家小店住两个晚上。
  • We stayed in a small village inn,right off the map.我们住在一家偏僻的乡村小店里。
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 exclaimed 68e477dcdab3965d2189fb7276ee5041     
vt.exclaim的过去式v.呼喊,惊叫,大声说( exclaim的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • "We have a good chance of winning," he exclaimed optimistically. “我们很可能获胜。”他乐观地喊道。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • She exclaimed in delight when she saw the presents. 她见到礼品高兴得叫了起来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
参考例句:
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
6 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。
7 folks 6e731233fcdf5c9b0f3bae4d1ba97241     
n.人们;父母;亲人;家属;人们( folk的名词复数 );亲属;大伙儿;民间音乐
参考例句:
  • Ask yourself what the folks in Peoria will think of it. 想一想皮奥里亚的人会如何看待这件事。
  • When good folks meet, evil men keep their distance. 好人相逢,恶人远离。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
8 pointed Il8zB4     
adj.尖的,直截了当的
参考例句:
  • He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
  • She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。
9 vase mKkzV     
n.花瓶,瓶
参考例句:
  • She knocked the vase off by accident.她不小心把花瓶打掉了。
  • I saw the vase in the window of a shop.我在一家商店的橱窗里看见了这个花瓶。
10 lieutenant X3GyG     
n.陆军中尉,海军上尉;代理官员,副职官员
参考例句:
  • He was promoted to be a lieutenant in the army.他被提升为陆军中尉。
  • He prevailed on the lieutenant to send in a short note.他说动那个副官,递上了一张简短的便条进去。
11 gull meKzM     
n.鸥;受骗的人;v.欺诈
参考例句:
  • The ivory gull often follows polar bears to feed on the remains of seal kills.象牙海鸥经常跟在北极熊的后面吃剩下的海豹尸体。
  • You are not supposed to gull your friends.你不应该欺骗你的朋友。
12 aboard SIZy1     
adv.在船上,在火车上,在飞机上;prep.在…之上
参考例句:
  • They were all aboard the ship last night.昨天夜里他们都在船上。
  • He checked their names off as they went aboard the plane.在他们登上飞机时,他登记上了他们的姓名。
13 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。
14 deserve owaxR     
vt.应受,值得;vi. 应受报答,值得受赏
参考例句:
  • You really deserve a good beating,you naughty boy.你这个调皮孩子真该打。
  • I do not deserve all the praises bestowed upon me.我不配得到这些赞扬。
15 slipped 4c5c6d788245d18d7f659f5aeaa435f3     
adj.打滑,打滑的v.滑( slip的过去式和过去分词 );滑脱;下降;(健康状况等)变差
参考例句:
  • She had slipped and badly bruised her face. 她滑了一跤,摔得鼻青脸肿。
  • The climber slipped and dropped to his death. 攀登者一失足掉下去摔死了。
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