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儿童英语读物 Mountain Top Mystery CHAPTER 11 Benny Finds the Way

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Dr. Osgood promised the family that they could all explore the cave in the morning. They went to bed feeling very much excited.

Mr. Carter and David talked awhile before they went to sleep.

“David, what’s on your mind? What are you afraid of?” Mr. Carter asked.

There was a long silence. At last David said, “I climbed Flat Top the night before you did. I heard about the rockslide and the hole on a news program, so I came down from Maine fast. I thought I was the last Indian to know about the treasure and it could be mine. I was going to take it, and no fuss1.”

“Now supposing this treasure was yours and somebody else found it. Didn’t you think they would give it to you?”

“No, I didn’t think they would.”

“Well, I don’t really blame you,” said Mr. Carter. “Were you afraid of the rangers2 after you climbed Flat Top? Did you think they knew your secret?”

“I wasn’t sure. But I thought they wouldn’t believe anything I said. I didn’t make a sound, either. I can walk through the woods and up the mountain without making any noise. But I thought they found out somehow. They looked at me so funny that I hid in the woods.”

“Nothing to eat?”

“No. I didn’t dare take anything with me. I thought later I would find out about any treasure, but the rangers found me first.”

“Is that all?” asked John Carter.

“Yes, sir,” said David.

“You couldn’t get up to the cave? You didn’t even look in?”

“No, I couldn’t. There wasn’t any way to get close. I just saw the hole. Then I had to come down.”

“Dave, I want you to understand the Aldens are your friends,” said John Carter. “They are fine people. They want to help you. You must not let them down.”

“No,” said David. “I like them. They wouldn’t cheat me, I know.”

Everyone was up early next morning. They ate breakfast and then drove to the foot of Flat Top.

Soon everyone was climbing up the old trail again. Benny came right after Dr. Osgood. The doctor did not climb so fast today. All of a sudden he looked around at Benny.

“Young man, don’t get your hopes up on that treasure. I didn’t see a single place where it might be. We are going still further into the cave, but I don’t think I missed it.”

“Oh,” said Benny. “Lovan will be disappointed. I was so sure it was right here. That’s where I would have put it, just as far back as I could. And that would be the front now.”

“Well, you’re not an Indian, son, and this isn’t two hundred years ago. Maybe the man had other ideas.”

“I hope not,” said Benny. “Just for Lovan’s sake3.”

David was behind Benny. “Did you say Lovan?” he said. “I have heard that name. But she is dead.”

“Our Lovan isn’t dead,” said Benny. “She is ninety years old, though. And she is the one who told us about the treasure.”

“My grandmother told me everyone was dead but me,” said David.

Benny said, “Do you know your grandmother’s first name?”

“Yes, it was Susan.”

Henry was right behind David and he heard the name. He said, “Lovan had a sister Susan. It looks to me as if you are Lovan Dixon’s grandnephew. That would be great, because you could help her. She is getting old now, and she lives all alone.”

“What is she like?” asked David.

“She’s swell4!” said Benny.

The family climbed and climbed. It was almost noon when they reached the staging. The workmen5 were there. They had put a strong light inside the cave for Dr. Osgood. They were just finishing the wiring.

“I’ll go first,” said Dr. Osgood. “And you can all follow me. First you have to crawl6 in, but soon you can stand up. You’ll see.”

The cave was bigger than the Aldens had expected. There was plenty of room for everyone. Dr. Osgood began at once to chip out another fossil7. This time it was a fern, an important find. The fern told him how old the cave was.

Benny watched him for a few minutes. Then he went back and crawled8 to the door of the cave. David went, too.

“Let’s see if these stones can possibly be moved,” said Benny. He looked at one side of the opening. The big rocks came out to make a large square.

“That looks like a chimney,” said David.

“So it does!” cried Benny. “It looks like a closet in a corner of a room.” He stuck his head out of the cave and called to a workman9, “Hey! Please come and look. Do you think anything could be hidden there?”

The man laughed. He said, “We can find out.” He got a small crowbar and a hammer and went to work. Soon he said, “You’re right, Sonny. These rocks don’t belong here. They were moved here.”

Benny didn’t like to be called Sonny, but this was no time to say so. Henry came over to watch. Then he called the girls and Mr. Alden and Mr. Carter.

The workman said, “When this stone falls, there will be clouds of dust. Better cover your eyes.”

They all did so. The man was right. There was such a crash and so much dust that nobody could see or hear what had really happened. When the dust cleared they all looked in the “chimney thing.” And there it was! It was a large black leather bag lying on the ground behind the stone.

Everyone shouted.

“Don’t touch it,” said the workman. “I’ll get Dr. Osgood.”

The doctor could hardly believe what he saw. “I did miss it after all,” he said. “And now let’s see what’s in the bag.”

Everyone watched as Dr. Osgood worked carefully and slowly. Even so, the leather cracked under his gentle fingers. At last he got it open and pulled out an enormous10 teapot as black as coal.

“Solid silver,” he said quietly.

“Silver?” cried Benny. “It looks more like iron.”

“It’s silver, just the same,” said the doctor. “Wait until it is polished and you’ll see—a real French piece that belonged to royalty11.”

Then he drew out a candlestick with six branches. It, too, was black. A large black pitcher12 came next, all covered with the same deep, fancy13 pattern that decorated the other pieces. Then Dr. Osgood pulled out a black box. A little black key hung on a black chain.

Dr. Osgood turned the key very gently. Inside was a necklace of gold, set with red and green stones.

“That’s a queen’s necklace,” said Dr. Osgood. “That thing alone is a great treasure.”

Under the necklace were gold coins of France. There was only one more thing in the bag. It was a roll of heavy paper.

“I may not be able to open this,” said Dr. Osgood. “I shall stop if it begins to tear.”

But he was so slow and gentle that the paper did not tear. He took one look. “It’s in French,” he said. “Of course it would be.”

Both Henry and Jessie could read French. The old faded message was short.

“This is for my Indian friend Running Deer who saved my life. Louis Paul Deauville.”

“That settles it!” said Benny. “This belongs to Lovan. And now who will tell Lovan?”

Nobody spoke14 for a minute. They all looked at each other.

Then Grandfather said with a smile, “David Walking-by-Night will tell Lovan.”
 


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1 fuss Ifkz4     
n.过分关心,过分体贴,大惊小怪,小题大作
参考例句:
  • My mother makes a fuss of me every time I come home.我每次回家,母亲总对我体贴备至。
  • Stop all this fuss and do your homework.别大惊小怪了,去做你的家庭作业吧。
2 rangers f306109e6f069bca5191deb9b03359e2     
护林者( ranger的名词复数 ); 突击队员
参考例句:
  • 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
3 sake Us4y9     
n.缘故,理由
参考例句:
  • He loves poetry for beauty's sake.他因为爱美而喜欢诗歌。
  • We can't risk big things for the sake of small ones.我们不能因小失大。
4 swell IHnzB     
vi.膨胀,肿胀;增长,增强
参考例句:
  • The waves had taken on a deep swell.海浪汹涌。
  • His injured wrist began to swell.他那受伤的手腕开始肿了。
5 workmen cbc185b6c10cf82f8c2de0fa216e3d26     
n.技术工人,工匠( workman的名词复数 );工人;工匠;工作者;体力劳动者
参考例句:
  • The workmen sawed and hammered all day. 工人又锯又锤,干了整整一天。
  • workmen with picks and shovels 手拿镐铲的工人
6 crawl cnGyV     
vi./n.爬行,匍匐行进;缓慢(费力)地行进
参考例句:
  • We learn to crawl before we learn to walk.我们学会走路之前先要学会爬。
  • She slowed the car to a crawl.她把车开得很慢。
7 fossil ZipxA     
n.化石,食古不化的人,老顽固
参考例句:
  • At this distance of time it is difficult to date the fossil.时间隔得这么久了,很难确定这化石的年代。
  • The man is a fossil.那人是个老顽固。
8 crawled a78e9c621de0ba13445c28d21d24a6d3     
v.爬( crawl的过去式和过去分词 );(昆虫)爬行;缓慢行进;巴结
参考例句:
  • They crawled along on their bellies. 他们匍匐前进。
  • She crawled onto the river bank and lay there gulping in air. 她爬上河岸,躺在那里喘着粗气。 来自《简明英汉词典》
9 workman XfRw6     
n.工人,工匠,技工
参考例句:
  • A bad workman finds much fault with his tools.蹩脚的工匠总是埋怨自己的工具不好。
  • There was a workman up the ladder.有一个工人在梯子上工作。
10 enormous xoExz     
adj.巨大的;庞大的
参考例句:
  • An enormous sum of money is injected each year into teaching.每年都有大量资金投入到教学中。
  • They wield enormous political power.他们行使巨大的政治权力。
11 royalty iX6xN     
n.皇家,皇族
参考例句:
  • She claims to be descended from royalty.她声称她是皇室后裔。
  • I waited on tables,and even catered to royalty at the Royal Albert Hall.我做过服务生, 甚至在皇家阿伯特大厅侍奉过皇室的人。
12 pitcher S2Gz7     
n.(有嘴和柄的)大水罐;(棒球)投手
参考例句:
  • He poured the milk out of the pitcher.他从大罐中倒出牛奶。
  • Any pitcher is liable to crack during a tight game.任何投手在紧张的比赛中都可能会失常。
13 fancy Pl2yl     
n.想像力,幻想;喜好,爱;adj.想像的,时髦的,华丽装饰的,奢侈的;技巧的;vt.想象,自认为,喜好
参考例句:
  • He seemed to have taken quite a fancy to her.他似乎相当喜欢她。
  • I have a fancy that it's going to rain.我想大概要下雨。
14 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。
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