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儿童英语读物 Benny Uncovers a Mystery CHAPTER 4 A Mysterious Shopper

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Benny and Henry wondered how the first day at work would go.

That question was still on their minds as they entered the store the next morning at half past nine.

Toni was already there, sorting her change for the day.

“This is a good beginning. You’re early. I’m glad to see you both,” she said. “You’d better head downstairs, Benny. And Henry, you will be working with Mrs. Lester in the glassware and china department until the end of the week.”

The boys started off. Mrs. Lester showed Henry how to make the sales reports. She told him a little about the different kinds of china and glass.

“We try to carry as many different pieces of glassware as we can, but sometimes a customer wants something we don’t have. Then we send a special order.” Mrs. Lester showed Henry where the special order forms were kept.

“Be sure to get an OK before you send out any orders,” Mrs. Lester warned1. “Mr. Fogg watches that. And there’s one more thing,” she said with a smile, “I want you and your brother to call me Doris.”

Henry was just beginning to feel comfortable behind the counter2 when he noticed that suddenly the store was strangely quiet. Talking had stopped, and all the salespeople3 were looking in one direction.

Everyone was watching a little woman who had just entered the store.

Henry could not see anything unusual about the woman. She was far from stylish4. Her hair was pulled back and pinned up in a bun5. Her clothes were plain. They were not the kind that anyone would look at twice. She carried a worn6 handbag and a large, flowered shopping bag.

Henry couldn’t decide how old the woman was. He caught Toni’s eye. She came to his counter and said, “You must want to know who that is.”

Henry nodded.

“She comes in every day. Her name is Maggie Douglas. She’s always buying something. Sometimes two and three kinds of the same thing. Benny will be busy with her deliveries7, I’m sure.”

Henry and Toni watched the little woman climb the stairs to the second floor.

In a few minutes one of the salespeople from upstairs came over to Toni. “I have another ‘Maggie story’ for you. Miss Douglas just came to my counter and said she needed a blouse, a white blouse. When I asked her what size she needed, she said the size didn’t matter. It only had to be a white blouse. Now, isn’t that strange?”

Just then Mr. Fogg joined the group. He looked cross and asked, “That woman is in the store again, eh?”

The salesperson8 told him the story.

“You are foolish to sell a blouse to that woman,” said Mr. Fogg. “We’re going to have trouble with her sooner or later. I’m sure of it. Why didn’t she ask for a blouse in her size? She’ll bring it back to the store tomorrow and say it doesn’t fit. Besides, all she has to do is walk into the store and all work stops.”

With that, all the workers quickly left the counter. Henry was alone with Mr. Fogg standing9 right before him.

“I’m a little lucky so far today,” said Mr. Fogg. “At least you haven’t broken any glassware yet.”

Henry couldn’t think of anything to say. Just at that moment two women came to the counter and Mr. Fogg walked away.

The first woman said, “I need a wedding present for my niece. I think a glass vase10 would make a nice present.”

Henry lifted down several vases11. The woman chose a small, graceful12 vase with a flower design.

“This is the only one in stock13. I’m not allowed to sell this sample,” Henry explained when he could not find another vase.

The woman looked unhappy, and Henry said, “I can order the vase for you and have it here in four days.”

He took the order form from under the counter. “It’s a beautiful vase,” he said.

“Yes, it is,” agreed the woman. “It’s just what I want. You order it, and I’ll be back early next week.”

When the two women had gone, Henry filled out the order form for the vase. He filled in every blank and read the order over twice. He could find no errors. Doris approved the form and turned it over to Mr. Fogg.

Henry reported his first day of work to the family that evening. “I hardly saw you at all, Ben,” he said. “What was your day like?”

Benny smiled. “I didn’t see Mr. Fogg for most of the day. But I did meet Miss Douglas.”

“What did you think of her?” asked Violet14.

“I don’t know. She came down the stairs to the basement15. She said that she was lost. But somehow I think that she wanted to look around. She said she was happy to meet me because I’ll be delivering her purchases.”

Benny stopped talking for a moment and looked puzzled16.

“What’s the matter?” asked Jessie.

“There was one strange thing about talking with Miss Douglas. She called me by my name, ‘Benny Alden.’ Now how did she know who I was? We had never met before. Maybe I’ll find out tomorrow when I go to Woodland Path, that’s where Miss Douglas lives.”

“Some of the store people don’t like her,” said Henry. “One of them told me she’s fussy17 and hard to please. Others won’t wait on her if they can help it.”

“That Miss Douglas is a mystery,” said Jessie. “Who would think there’d be a mystery in a department store?”


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1 warned 47ff9951b01a6b094431ff82dc68e266     
v.警告( warn的过去式和过去分词 );提醒;告诫;预先通知
参考例句:
  • Motorists have been warned to beware of icy roads. 已经提醒开车的人当心冰封的路面。
  • I've warned her countless times. 我警告过她无数次了。
2 counter Iznxc     
n.柜台;计数器;adj.相反的;adv.与…相反地;vt.反对,反击;vi.反对,反击
参考例句:
  • This counter is closed now.这个柜台现在已停止营业。
  • Set the counter to zero and you'll know where the recording starts.把计数器拨到零,你就会知道录音从哪儿开始。
3 salespeople xjuz25     
n.售货员,店员;售货员( salesperson的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The shop usually employs additional salespeople for the Christmas toy trade. 这家商店通常雇一些临时售货员来做圣诞节玩具生意。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • Under our new system, salespeople sit down with each of our dealers. 根据新的制度,销售人员应逐个地同承销商洽商。 来自辞典例句
4 stylish 7tNwG     
adj.流行的,时髦的;漂亮的,气派的
参考例句:
  • He's a stylish dresser.他是个穿着很有格调的人。
  • What stylish women are wearing in Paris will be worn by women all over the world.巴黎女性时装往往会引导世界时装潮流。
5 bun YsOz7     
n.小而圆的甜面包;(头发扎成的)髻
参考例句:
  • He stole a bun from the shop.他从店里偷了一个圆面包。
  • She wears her hair in a bun.她把头发盘成一个髻。
6 worn seCzJu     
adj.用旧的,疲倦的;vbl.wear的过去分词
参考例句:
  • The child's trousers have worn through at the knees.孩子裤子的膝盖处磨破了。
  • My shoes are worn out.我的鞋子穿坏了。
7 deliveries 6fc31b6b9cd717cc0dcb81152308f8af     
投递( delivery的名词复数 ); [法律](正式)交付; 分娩; 表演
参考例句:
  • Deliveries of mail could be delayed because of cost-cutting. 由于削减成本,邮件的递送可能会延迟。
  • We have developed rapid order processing to expedite deliveries to customers. 我们已创造了快速处理订单的方法以便迅速将货物送达顾客。
8 salesperson 7Yoxa     
n.售货员,营业员,店员
参考例句:
  • A salesperson works in a shop.售货员在商店工作。
  • Vanessa is a salesperson in a woman's wear department.凡妮莎是女装部的售货员。
9 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。
10 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。
11 vases a9dbe28cd69c2761242054f3b2ac936b     
n.装饰瓶,花瓶( vase的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • There were lilies everywhere in tall white porcelain vases. 高高的白色瓷瓶上绘满了百合花。 来自辞典例句
  • Bases of some broken vases show signs of long use. 从一些破碎的花瓶的瓶底可以看得出有长久使用过的痕迹。 来自辞典例句
12 graceful deHza     
adj.优美的,优雅的;得体的
参考例句:
  • His movements on the parallel bars were very graceful.他的双杠动作可帅了!
  • The ballet dancer is so graceful.芭蕾舞演员的姿态是如此的优美。
13 stock luiwR     
n.存货,储备;树干;血统;股份;家畜;adj.存货的;平凡的,惯用的;股票的;畜牧的;vt.进货,采购;储存;供给;vi.出新芽;进货
参考例句:
  • The shop takes stock every week on Friday mornings.这家商店每星期五早晨盘点存货。
  • Experts have forecast an upturn in the stock market.专家已预测股票市场价格有上升趋势。
14 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。
15 basement oPmyV     
n.地下室,地窖;建筑物的基部
参考例句:
  • It is rather damp in the basement.地下室很潮湿。
  • They live in a basement flat in North London.他们住在伦敦北部的一所地下公寓里。
16 puzzled 6ktzd5     
adj.迷惑的;困惑的
参考例句:
  • The student was puzzled about what to do next.这个学生对下一步做什么伤透了脑筋。
  • I was somewhat puzzled at his unwillingness to help.他不愿意帮忙让我有点困惑。
17 fussy Ff5z3     
adj.为琐事担忧的,过分装饰的,爱挑剔的
参考例句:
  • He is fussy about the way his food's cooked.他过分计较食物的烹调。
  • The little girl dislikes her fussy parents.小女孩讨厌她那过分操心的父母。
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