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儿童英语读物 The Mystery on the Train CHAPTER 6 The Platform Search

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Benny sat up and asked, “Who is it?”

Then Henry called down from the top bunk1. “Annie? Wait a minute.” He jumped down as Benny slid the door open.

Annie was standing2 in the corridor in a bright blue robe and yellow slippers3. She said, “I’m sorry to wake you, I didn’t have anyone else to come to. Can you please help me?”

The door of the girls’ compartment4 opened and Jessie asked, “What’s going on?” When she saw that Henry and Benny and Annie were in the corridor, she said, “Just a minute.”

In a few seconds, she and Violet were out of their compartment and also standing in the corridor. They had long sweaters over their pajamas5. “What’s wrong, Annie?” Violet asked.

“Please help! My portfolio6 was stolen and we’re coming to a stop. I need you to watch the doors and make sure no one takes my portfolio off the train.”

“Where are we?” Jessie asked.

Henry looked at his watch and said, “It’s almost midnight. We were due to stop in Omaha, Nebraska, at midnight.”

“So we get to see Nebraska after all,” Benny said.

“I left my room for just a second,” Annie explained, “and when I came back, the portfolio was gone! We’re coming into Omaha and whoever stole my portfolio may try to take it off the train. Will you help?”

“First you must tell us,” Jessie said. “What’s really in that portfolio? It must be something valuable if you are so upset.”

Annie nodded her head. “I’m sorry I didn’t tell you the truth earlier. The portfolio is filled with my collection of old movie posters—not artwork. My aunt and I inherited them and I planned to sell them once I got to California. Now they’re gone!”

“Old movie posters!” Benny cried.

“We met a man who collects old movie posters,” Henry said slowly. “I wonder if Mr. Reeves knew about your collection.”

“I don’t think anyone knows I have the posters with me except my Aunt Ellen and my Uncle Bob,” Annie said. “It was Uncle Bob who suggested I bring them to California to sell. When my aunt found out, she was furious7.”

“Would your aunt hire someone to steal them from you?” Jessie asked.

“Never!” Annie answered. She seemed quite upset at the question. “She would never do that.”

Soon the children were all dressed and standing in the corridor of the sleeping car. The train began to slow down and Henry said, “We’d better spread out. Jessie, you and I are the fastest runners so we’ll go as far down the train as we can. Benny, you stay here and Violet and Annie can stop halfway8. Let’s go before the train stops.”

“What do we do if we see someone with the portfolio?” Violet asked.

“Just call for help and notice what the thief looks like,” Henry said. “If we can’t get help fast enough to stop him, we’ll call the police and let them take care of it.”

The children nodded and began running to their various stations. Henry was almost at the end of the train by the time it stopped and he stood on the steps watching carefully. Only a few people got off. They were a family with three sleeping children and several suitcases. All the suitcases were small and square, nothing that looked like a portfolio.

When the train started moving again, Henry went back toward his sleeping car and on the way he met Annie. “Did you see anyone suspicious9?” she asked.

“No one,” Henry admitted.

“Neither did I,” Annie said. She was a little calmer now. “I guess there’s nothing more to do until morning. Thanks anyway.”

“Don’t you want to talk to the others?” Henry asked.

“I could see the whole platform,” Annie said. “No one got off except a little old lady with a bird cage. I’m going to go back to my room now.”

“Where is your room?” Henry asked.

“Up there.” Annie pointed10 toward the second floor and down the corridor.

“Are you in this car?” Henry asked.

“No, I’m a couple of cars down,” Annie answered quickly.

“What is your room number?” Henry asked.

“I’ve forgotten,” Annie said. Then she laughed and shrugged11 her shoulders. “I’m sure I’ll find my room, but I was so upset when I discovered the portfolio was gone, I just forgot to look at my room number.”

“I’ll walk you to your room,” Henry offered. “But first, we need to talk to the others. Maybe they saw something suspicious.”

They found the other children waiting in the corridor. When they said they had seen nothing, Annie turned and started for the door of the sleeping car.

“Really, I’ll be all right. You don’t have to walk me to my room,” Annie said. She turned her head, smiled, and put her hand on Henry’s shoulder. “Thanks so much for your help. Now that I know the portfolio is still on the train, I can sleep.”

Annie disappeared into the next car. Henry wondered what was making Annie behave so strangely. Had she seen something she didn’t want to talk about? She seemed very anxious to get away from them. He decided12 it would be best to talk things over with the others. Henry found Jessie, Violet, and Benny waiting for him in the corridor and he suggested they go to the club car where they could talk some more.

There were only a few people still up and the four children sat in the corner and talked. “Something was funny about Annie,” Henry said. “The minute the train started up again, she tried to get rid of me. Then she said she didn’t remember her room number.”

“That is strange,” Violet agreed.

“So did anyone see anything out of the ordinary?” Henry asked.

The others shook their heads and Jessie asked, “Did you see anyone get off?”

“Just a family. Annie said she saw only an old woman.” Henry shook his head. “Something doesn’t make sense.”

“We saw something funny on the train,” Benny said.

“Yes,” Jessie added. “When we were coming back, we saw Vincent talking with that man with the beard and sunglasses—the man we had dinner with on the first train. They talked for a long time.”

“Why was he wearing sunglasses in the middle of the night?” Violet asked.

“I think he was wearing a disguise,” Benny said. “My detective kit13 comes with a beard and sunglasses. Maybe he has a kit just like it.”

“Maybe Annie’s wrong,” Henry said. “Maybe Annie’s aunt did hire someone to steal the posters.”

“Maybe she hired Vincent to take the posters,” Jessie said. “We did see Annie’s aunt give him money.”

“But Annie is certain her aunt wouldn’t hire anyone to do anything like that,” Violet said. “I think she knows her aunt well.”

Henry shook his head. “We still don’t know much.”

Then Benny yawned and stretched. He said, “I’m sleepy.”

“We should go back to sleep,” Jessie said. “We don’t want to be tired tomorrow.”

“Tomorrow we’ll see the Rocky Mountains,” Henry said. Then he added, “Tomorrow we can talk about Annie’s problem at breakfast.”

“That’s a good idea,” Benny said. “I am a better thinker when I am wide-awake.”

The Alden children were back in bed and fast asleep in ten minutes.


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1 bunk zWyzS     
n.(车、船等倚壁而设的)铺位;废话
参考例句:
  • He left his bunk and went up on deck again.他离开自己的铺位再次走到甲板上。
  • Most economists think his theories are sheer bunk.大多数经济学家认为他的理论纯属胡说。
2 standing 2hCzgo     
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
参考例句:
  • After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
  • They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
3 slippers oiPzHV     
n. 拖鞋
参考例句:
  • a pair of slippers 一双拖鞋
  • He kicked his slippers off and dropped on to the bed. 他踢掉了拖鞋,倒在床上。
4 compartment dOFz6     
n.卧车包房,隔间;分隔的空间
参考例句:
  • We were glad to have the whole compartment to ourselves.真高兴,整个客车隔间由我们独享。
  • The batteries are safely enclosed in a watertight compartment.电池被安全地置于一个防水的隔间里。
5 pajamas XmvzDN     
n.睡衣裤
参考例句:
  • At bedtime,I take off my clothes and put on my pajamas.睡觉时,我脱去衣服,换上睡衣。
  • He was wearing striped pajamas.他穿着带条纹的睡衣裤。
6 portfolio 9OzxZ     
n.公事包;文件夹;大臣及部长职位
参考例句:
  • He remembered her because she was carrying a large portfolio.他因为她带着一个大公文包而记住了她。
  • He resigned his portfolio.他辞去了大臣职务。
7 furious Zfdzc     
adj.狂怒的,暴怒的,强烈的,激烈的
参考例句:
  • I was furious at his making such an accusation.我对他的这种责备非常气愤。
  • His wife was furious with him.他妻子对他大发雷霆。
8 halfway Xrvzdq     
adj.中途的,不彻底的,部分的;adv.半路地,在中途,在半途
参考例句:
  • We had got only halfway when it began to get dark.走到半路,天就黑了。
  • In study the worst danger is give up halfway.在学习上,最忌讳的是有始无终。
9 suspicious DrLw1     
adj.可疑的,容易引起怀疑的,猜疑的,疑心的
参考例句:
  • A man was hanging about the house in a suspicious manner.一个男人在房子周围可疑地荡来荡去。
  • He's so suspicious he would distrust his own mother.他这个人疑心太重,连自己的母亲也不相信。
10 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。
11 shrugged 497904474a48f991a3d1961b0476ebce     
vt.耸肩(shrug的过去式与过去分词形式)
参考例句:
  • Sam shrugged and said nothing. 萨姆耸耸肩膀,什么也没说。
  • She shrugged, feigning nonchalance. 她耸耸肩,装出一副无所谓的样子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
12 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。
13 kit D2Rxp     
n.用具包,成套工具;随身携带物
参考例句:
  • The kit consisted of about twenty cosmetic items.整套工具包括大约20种化妆用品。
  • The captain wants to inspect your kit.船长想检查你的行装。
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