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儿童英语读物 The Guide Dog Mystery CHAPTER 10 Lots of Surprises

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The following morning, the Aldens woke and dressed quietly. They were all wondering what had happened to Ginger1 and feeling very sorry for Anna.

“I have an idea,” said Violet. “Let’s get some flowers for Anna. They won’t take Ginger’s place, but they might make her feel a little better.”

“The flower shop downtown is open early,” said Jessie. “We could go right now.”

In no time the Aldens were walking down Main Street toward the flower shop. Suddenly, up ahead, they saw a tall person walking a golden retriever!

It was Mr. Dominick!

“Hey, you!” Benny cried out, breaking into a run. “Stop!”

The others chased after Benny, expecting Mr. Dominick to run away. But surprisingly, he came toward them.

“Well, hello,” he called out, a broad grin on his face.

“You kidnapped Ginger!” Benny shouted angrily.

But as he got closer, Benny stopped in his tracks. The others stopped right behind him. The dog wasn’t Ginger! It was a different golden retriever!

“Meet Lola,” Mr. Dominick said. “When I realized I couldn’t get Ginger, I searched all over and found a breeder who sold me this beautiful dog. I told you I wouldn’t give up.”

“But we thought you meant —” Jessie began.

“You thought I meant what?” asked Mr. Dominick.

“Oh, nothing,” Jessie said, patting Lola on the head. “She is a beautiful dog.”

“Her first show is in two months. Come see her win,” Mr. Dominick said. “Bye-bye!”

The Aldens watched as Mr. Dominick and Lola walked off down the street. “Well, I guess Mr. Dominick wasn’t the one trying to take Ginger,” said Violet.

“Who could it be?” wondered Jessie.

Then they turned slowly and went into the flower shop. There they selected a pretty bunch of nice-smelling flowers that they thought Anna would like, and headed back to the school.

As the Aldens were walking up the school’s driveway, they saw Jason walking just ahead of them. “Hey, wait for us!” Henry called out.

When Jason turned, the children noticed he had a strange look on his face. He was carrying something in a bag, which he quickly tucked behind his back.

“So you had some things to do this morning, too,” said Jessie.

“Uh, yes,” Jason said. He sounded uncomfortable.

“What’s in the bag?” asked Benny.

“Nothing. . . .” Jason said. He seemed relieved when a car pulled into the driveway, interrupting their conversation. It was Charlotte Davis.

A few moments later they were all gathered in Mrs. Carter’s office, along with Anna and Mrs. Carter. Jason showed the diamond bracelet2 to Mrs. Davis. “This was tucked inside Ginger’s collar. Do you recognize it?”

“I think so,” she said, taking the delicate piece of jewelry3 from him. “It looks like the heirloom bracelet that I haven’t been able to find for a few months. I’ll put on my glasses and then I’ll know for sure.” Mrs. Davis began patting her pockets, feeling for her glasses. “Now where did I put them?” she mumbled4 to herself. “Oh, I must have left them in the car.”

“Can I run down and get them?” Henry offered.

“Thanks, but I’ll just call down to my driver to bring them up.” Mrs. Davis went to the window and called down to her car, which was parked just below. “Glen! Would you please bring my glasses? I think they’re in the backseat.”

A few minutes later, a tall man entered the room carrying an eyeglass case. As he crossed the floor to where Mrs. Davis was sitting, Benny gasped5.

“What is it, Benny?” Jessie asked.

“It’s him!” Benny said. “He’s the one who was following us! I can tell by the way he walks.”

Glen was walking with a limp. He stopped in the middle of the room and looked at Benny.

“Are you sure?” Jason asked.

“I’m sure,” said Anna. Everyone turned to look at Anna, who’d been sitting quietly in the corner. “I recognize the sound of his walk from the grocery store yesterday. And I can smell his aftershave — it’s the same as last night.”

 

Glen looked around nervously6.

“You think Glen is the one who kidnapped Ginger?” asked Mrs. Davis.

“Why would I —” Glen said.

Just then, the door was pushed open and someone else came into the room. It was Ginger! Trailing from her collar was a broken piece of rope. Ginger ran around the room excitedly, her tail wagging wildly. Then she raced over to Anna.

In all the commotion7, Glen forgot that the others were there. “Ginger! How did you get free?” he said, not realizing the others were listening.

“So it was you,” said Mrs. Davis.

Glen realized it was over. He hung his head sadly and said, “Yes, I admit it, Mrs. Davis. I kidnapped Ginger and tied her up in my sister’s backyard. It’s just down the street from here.”

“But why?” asked Violet. “Why would you do such a thing?”

“It was because of the bracelet, wasn’t it?” said Henry.

“Yes,” Glen said. He began speaking slowly. “I thought if I stole that bracelet I’d have all the money I’d ever need. I used to take Ginger for walks every day. So one day, when we were leaving, I sneaked8 into Mrs. Davis’s room and took the bracelet.”

“How did it end up in Ginger’s collar?” Jessie asked.

“After I’d taken it, I saw Mrs. Davis coming. I panicked. I didn’t want her to catch me with the bracelet! So I made a slit9 in Ginger’s collar and hid it there.” He sighed. “But I didn’t know that the next day Ginger was being returned to the school for training.”

“So all this time you’ve been following us and sneaking10 around, trying to get the bracelet back,” said Jessie.

“Yes,” Glen said.

“And you stole Jason’s key and broke into the kennel,” said Henry.

Glen nodded. “I wrote Jason a note and signed Mrs. Davis’s name. I knew that he’d go meet with her and that would give me time to break into his room and find the key.”

“So that’s why you never showed up that night,” Jason said to Mrs. Davis. “I knew you were upset about having to return Ginger. Oh, Charlotte. I thought you were going to ask for her back. I was going to tell you I couldn’t do that.”

“You kept telling me not to come back and see her again, but I missed her,” Mrs. Davis said.

“She needed to become attached to Anna, and she couldn’t do that if you kept coming back,” Jason explained. “I was afraid that you were the one who’d been following us.”

“And the one who kidnapped her?” Mrs. Davis smiled. “I would never have gone that far.”

While they were talking, Mrs. Carter had gone to the phone and quietly made a call. In a few minutes, the police appeared in the doorway11.

“Jason, why don’t you take Anna and the Aldens outside,” Mrs. Carter suggested. “We’ll handle this from here.”

As they left Mrs. Carter’s office, Jessie turned to the others. “At last the mystery is solved!”

“It’s great that we can go for a walk now and not worry someone’s following us,” Violet added.

“I don’t know about you guys, but solving a mystery always makes me hungry,” said Benny.

“Oh, Benny,” said Henry. “Everything makes you hungry.”

“Well, I’m hungry, too,” said Anna.

“How about a special celebration at the pancake house downtown,” Jason suggested.

“Good idea!” Violet said.

A short while later, Jason, Anna, and the Aldens were all sitting around a big table enjoying stacks of delicious blueberry pancakes. Ginger sat happily under Anna’s chair.

“There is still one thing I’m wondering about,” Benny said. “What’s in that bag you’ve been carrying around since this morning, Jason?”

Jason’s face flushed. “Well, I might as well get this over with.” He reached into the bag and pulled out a single red rose. “This is for you, Anna. I wasn’t sure if this was a good idea, but . . . oh, what the heck. I’m hoping that maybe when we’re done with your training . . . um . . . you and I could go out, you know, on a date.”

Anna broke into a smile. “I’d like that very much.”

Violet grinned. “So that’s what was making you so nervous!”

“And that’s what we overheard that day on the phone,” Henry said.

“I was afraid you might have heard me when I came out of my room that day and saw you on my doorstep! That’s why I took off so quickly. I was embarrassed,” Jason said. “I’d been talking to my brother about Anna. I was afraid to ask her out, but he said I should.”

“I’m glad you did,” Anna said, taking his hand.

At last all the mysteries had been solved.

A few weeks later, Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny were in the pet shop in Greenfield when they saw a tall woman standing12 at the counter. Beside her was a golden retriever.

“Mrs. Davis?” said Jessie.

“Hello!” Mrs. Davis said. “This is Max. I had such a wonderful experience with Ginger that I decided13 to train another puppy for the school.”

Just then Max began yipping excitedly. The Aldens turned to see that Anna had just entered the shop with Ginger. They moved smoothly14 together, like a team.

“Anna!” cried Benny.

“Hello, Benny,” said Anna, walking over with a big smile on her face.

“Are you done with your training?” asked Henry.

“Yes. Ginger and I go everywhere together now. It’s wonderful! My whole life has changed,” said Anna. “She’s even coming with Jason and me to a concert tonight.”

Anna knelt down and Ginger turned and licked her face eagerly. Anna laughed out loud.

“It’s good to know that everyone’s happy,” Violet said, stroking Ginger’s back.

“Especially Ginger,” said Benny. “She’s a very special dog.”


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1 ginger bzryX     
n.姜,精力,淡赤黄色;adj.淡赤黄色的;vt.使活泼,使有生气
参考例句:
  • There is no ginger in the young man.这个年轻人没有精神。
  • Ginger shall be hot in the mouth.生姜吃到嘴里总是辣的。
2 bracelet nWdzD     
n.手镯,臂镯
参考例句:
  • The jeweler charges lots of money to set diamonds in a bracelet.珠宝匠要很多钱才肯把钻石镶在手镯上。
  • She left her gold bracelet as a pledge.她留下她的金手镯作抵押品。
3 jewelry 0auz1     
n.(jewllery)(总称)珠宝
参考例句:
  • The burglars walked off with all my jewelry.夜盗偷走了我的全部珠宝。
  • Jewelry and lace are mostly feminine belongings.珠宝和花边多数是女性用品。
4 mumbled 3855fd60b1f055fa928ebec8bcf3f539     
含糊地说某事,叽咕,咕哝( mumble的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He mumbled something to me which I did not quite catch. 他对我叽咕了几句话,可我没太听清楚。
  • George mumbled incoherently to himself. 乔治语无伦次地喃喃自语。
5 gasped e6af294d8a7477229d6749fa9e8f5b80     
v.喘气( gasp的过去式和过去分词 );喘息;倒抽气;很想要
参考例句:
  • She gasped at the wonderful view. 如此美景使她惊讶得屏住了呼吸。
  • People gasped with admiration at the superb skill of the gymnasts. 体操运动员的高超技艺令人赞叹。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
6 nervously tn6zFp     
adv.神情激动地,不安地
参考例句:
  • He bit his lip nervously,trying not to cry.他紧张地咬着唇,努力忍着不哭出来。
  • He paced nervously up and down on the platform.他在站台上情绪不安地走来走去。
7 commotion 3X3yo     
n.骚动,动乱
参考例句:
  • They made a commotion by yelling at each other in the theatre.他们在剧院里相互争吵,引起了一阵骚乱。
  • Suddenly the whole street was in commotion.突然间,整条街道变得一片混乱。
8 sneaked fcb2f62c486b1c2ed19664da4b5204be     
v.潜行( sneak的过去式和过去分词 );偷偷溜走;(儿童向成人)打小报告;告状
参考例句:
  • I sneaked up the stairs. 我蹑手蹑脚地上了楼。
  • She sneaked a surreptitious glance at her watch. 她偷偷看了一眼手表。
9 slit tE0yW     
n.狭长的切口;裂缝;vt.切开,撕裂
参考例句:
  • The coat has been slit in two places.这件外衣有两处裂开了。
  • He began to slit open each envelope.他开始裁开每个信封。
10 sneaking iibzMu     
a.秘密的,不公开的
参考例句:
  • She had always had a sneaking affection for him. 以前她一直暗暗倾心于他。
  • She ducked the interviewers by sneaking out the back door. 她从后门偷偷溜走,躲开采访者。
11 doorway 2s0xK     
n.门口,(喻)入门;门路,途径
参考例句:
  • They huddled in the shop doorway to shelter from the rain.他们挤在商店门口躲雨。
  • Mary suddenly appeared in the doorway.玛丽突然出现在门口。
12 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。
13 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。
14 smoothly iiUzLG     
adv.平滑地,顺利地,流利地,流畅地
参考例句:
  • The workmen are very cooperative,so the work goes on smoothly.工人们十分合作,所以工作进展顺利。
  • Just change one or two words and the sentence will read smoothly.这句话只要动一两个字就顺了。
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