儿童英语读物 Mountain Top Mystery CHAPTER 13 No Goodbyes
时间:2018-12-06 作者:英语课 分类:9 Mountain Top Mystery
When the family met at supper, David was not there.
“Don’t worry about him,” Mr. Alden said, sitting down at the table. “He’s got two good legs and he can walk miles. He’ll show up when he gets ready.”
Mr. Carter was not there, either. Nobody asked where he was. They were used to his going and coming.
But Dr. Osgood was there. He said, “I shall be working here most of the summer. You know, my head man is a fine young scientist. He is having the time of his life. He knows those fossils 1 even better than I do.”
Benny had been looking thoughtful 2. Suddenly he said, “Why don’t we go home, Grandfather?”
Everybody stopped eating to stare at Benny. He was usually the last person to want to go home.
“Well, why not?” Benny went on. “I’d like to see Watch again. We’ve been away quite a few days.”
“That’s an idea,” said Grandfather. “Our real work here is ended. I shall keep track of David anyway, and Lovan, too. We can get here anytime in two hours.”
Jessie said, “David will be a different boy, Grandfather. I think his Indian friends didn’t treat him well. He was not from their tribe 3. If he’s treated right, he’ll act right.”
Just as she spoke 4, a figure appeared in the door. It was David and he was indeed a changed boy. The whole family stared at him and listened.
“Oh, Mr. Alden!” he cried. (This didn’t sound like David at all!) “My aunt and I are going to be fine together. She needs me, and I sure need a family.” He put out both his hands to shake hands. “Aunt Lovan talks now, a steady stream!”
“So do you, Dave,” said Benny, laughing. “What are you going to do first?”
“Well, I’m going to get my dog.”
“What kind of a dog is he?” asked Jessie.
“Oh, he’s a hound 5 dog. He came to me. He didn’t have any home either. He’s white with black and sort of yellow. He has long soft ears. His tail wags 6 so fast you can’t see it.”
Everyone was thinking the same thing, “David loves his dog.”
“What’s his name?” asked Violet 7.
David stopped short. Then he said, “I hate to tell you. I always called him Mine. He was the only thing I had.”
“That’s OK,” said Benny. “When you call him, you can say Miney, Miney, Miney!”
“I never have to call him,” said David, shaking his head. “He’s always with me.”
Grandfather said, “Sit down, my boy, and eat your supper. Don’t you want a ride to Maine?”
“No. I’ll go the same way I came. It won’t take me long.”
“We are going home, too, Dave,” said Henry. “We want to get that silver cleaned and sold. And Grandfather wants to buy your aunt’s woodland on both sides of Flat Top. When he owns it, Lovan can be sure the trees will not be cut. Mr. Carter knows collectors who buy old silver.”
“And that necklace,” said Jessie. “Lovan doesn’t need to worry about money again.”
“She’s going to pay me by the week,” said David. “I’ll have to buy some heavy clothes if I work outdoors and some clothes for school, too.”
“David!” said Grandfather. “I won’t worry about you another minute. You are a man for sure. And that’s what your Aunt Lovan needs—a strong young man. I know you must be disappointed that this treasure isn’t yours, but—”
“Never mind that, Mr. Alden!” said David, putting out his hand. “I don’t want to hear it. Just wait till I get my dog. Then we’ll be all set.”
“We’ll go to see your aunt later and say goodbye,” said Grandfather, “and now we will say goodbye to you for awhile.”
David pushed back his chair. His supper was finished. He looked at them all, one by one. He said, “But I don’t know—I don’t know—” Violet had tears in her eyes.
“Don’t say anything, Dave,” she said. “Just don’t say anything.”
Benny said, “I can’t say goodbye to Dave, either.”
“I know what you mean,” Jessie said. “Dave is a good friend and it seems as if we have known him for a long time.”
The next day was spent getting ready to leave. Mr. Alden wanted to talk with Dr. Osgood. He also wanted to see the rangers 9 about Lovan Dixon and David.
Late in the afternoon the family drove over to see Lovan. They found her sitting on her dinosaur 10 step, finishing a basket.
Somehow Lovan seemed different to them. There was a new happiness in her face.
“I have been looking for you,” she said.
“You have?” asked Benny.
“Yes, the ranger 8 told me,” said Lovan. “He came over with my canned stuff 11. I have to get powdered milk for David. When you see him again you won’t know him. I’m a good cook.”
“He looks better already,” said Grandfather. “David stands straight now and looks you right in the eye.”
While Mr. Alden was telling Lovan about her woodlands and the treasure, the girls watched her fingers with the basket. They saw that she had put white beads 12 all around the top of the basket. Now she was winding 13 a border of sweet grass for the edge. She came to the last stitch 14 and fastened the grass very tightly 15. She held it up a minute and then started to get up.
“Come in,” she said.
She walked across the room and took another basket from the table. It was just like the other basket, but the beads were light purple. She turned around and gave the white one to Jessie and the purple one to Violet.
“A sewing basket for you,” she said, “made with love.”
The girls were so pleased that they could hardly speak.
“We need these so much!” said Jessie. She smelled the sweet grass.
“We’ll always think of you when we use these,” said Violet. “It is the nicest present you could have given us.”
“Thank you, Lovan,” said Grandfather. “Those are very thoughtful presents, and they are all your handiwork.”
“Do sit down,” said Lovan. She knew the young people would sit on the floor at her side.
“One more thing,” said Grandfather, “if you are going to feed David and pay him by the week, you’ll need money before I can buy this land. Now this is my business. I want David to be educated. And here is some money to start on. A ranger will come to bring you money. You make out a check and he will cash it. You’ll be surprised how much a boy can eat.”
“And a dog, too,” said Lovan, smiling. She took the money. “I will take care of David like a son. I can teach him many things myself. And there is a school not too far away.”
“Well,” said Mr. Alden, getting up, “we must go. We’ll just say goodbye for now.”
“No, no!” cried Lovan. “Don’t say goodbye. Say, ‘Come again’”
“That’s the way to talk,” said Benny. “We’ll say come again soon, so why say goodbye?”
- fossils over two million years old 两百多万年的化石
- The geologist found many uncovered fossils in the valley. 在那山谷里,地质学家发现了许多裸露的化石。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- She is thoughtful for her friends.她很体贴她的朋友们。
- This is a thoughtful essay.这是一篇具有思想性的随笔。
- This is a subject tribe.这是个受他人统治的部落。
- Many of the tribe's customs and rituals are as old as the hills.这部落的许多风俗、仪式都极其古老。
- 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。
- The hound found the trail of the rabbit.猎狗发现了兔子的踪迹。
- The police have promised to hound down those responsible for the explosion.警方已保证要追查此次爆炸事件有责任的人员。
- The tail wags the dog. 上下颠倒;小人物掌权。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- How wags the world with you? 你情形怎么样? 来自辞典例句
- 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。
- He was the head ranger of the national park.他曾是国家公园的首席看守员。
- He loved working as a ranger.他喜欢做护林人。
- Do you know where the Rangers Stadium is? 你知道Rangers体育场在哪吗? 来自超越目标英语 第3册
- Now I'm a Rangers' fan, so I like to be near the stadium. 现在我是Rangers的爱好者,所以我想离体育场近一点。 来自超越目标英语 第3册
- Are you trying to tell me that David was attacked by a dinosaur?你是想要告诉我大卫被一支恐龙所攻击?
- He stared at the faithful miniature of the dinosaur.他凝视著精确的恐龙缩小模型。
- We could supply you with the stuff in the raw tomorrow.明天我们可以供应你原材料。
- He is not the stuff.他不是这个材料。
- a necklace of wooden beads 一条木珠项链
- Beads of perspiration stood out on his forehead. 他的前额上挂着汗珠。
- A winding lane led down towards the river.一条弯弯曲曲的小路通向河边。
- The winding trail caused us to lose our orientation.迂回曲折的小道使我们迷失了方向。