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儿童英语读物 The Poison Frog Mystery CHAPTER 7 Mrs. Donovan Remembers

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Lindsey came to the Aldens’ house for dinner that night. But in spite1 of the delicious roast chicken, no one was very hungry.

“This is such a nightmare,” Lindsey was saying, chin in hand. “I can’t believe the thief got all those frogs and toads2. Whoever the person is, they’re very clever.” She sighed. “I wonder if we’ll ever catch the thief.”

“I was thinking about something ...” Violet said, picking at her cake with her fork. “Something about those poison-arrow frogs.”

“What about them?” Lindsey asked.

“If the thief took them, wouldn’t he or she get a rash3?”

“Probably,” Lindsey replied. “But all he’d have to do to avoid that is wear rubber gloves. Like the ones used in the kitchen.”

“But,” Violet continued, “if the thief was meaning to steal only the Wyoming toads, why would he or she bring gloves?”

“Hey, that’s right,” Jessie added. “The thief obviously meant to take the Wyoming toads because they were the animals featured in the breeding program. The thief probably saw the poison-arrow frogs and thought, Hey, they’re pretty. Maybe I’ll take those, too. Because the thief wasn’t expecting to take the poison-arrow frogs, he or she wouldn’t have brought gloves along. He would have picked up the poison frogs with bare hands. I think the thief has made the mistake we’ve been hoping for.”

Lindsey started nodding. “You know something? I think you’re right.”

“If that’s what happened,” Violet said, “when would the rash appear?”

Lindsey looked at her watch. “It would be in full bloom by now. It’s been twelve hours at least, and it takes only about eight for the rash to surface.”

“Is it possible the thief could have developed the rash and gone to the local hospital?” Jessie wondered. “Would it be worth it to call over there and ask if anyone came in with such a rash?”

Henry shook his head and cut in with, “If I were the thief and I had a weird4 rash caused by some animals I’d stolen, I certainly wouldn’t want anyone to know about it. A doctor would want to know how the rash was caused. Right, Grandfather?”

Grandfather Alden nodded. “Of course. The doctor would have to know the cause, or else the rash couldn’t be treated properly.”

“And the thief wouldn’t dare tell the truth,” Jessie continued. “Painful or not, the thief would have to keep quiet.”

“I had a skin rash once,” Benny added. “It sure hurt!”

“How’d that happen?” Lindsey asked.

“Poison ivy5,” Benny told her. “It was all over me, and it itched6 like crazy. I think I got it from playing with Watch in the woods.” Benny looked over at his beloved dog. “He didn’t get it? though.”

Everyone laughed. “Dogs don’t get rashes7 from poison ivy,” Jessie said. “Right, Lindsey?”

“Nope. They’re very lucky that way. So did you have to go to the hospital, Benny?”

Henry said, “No, we just took him to Dr. Hughes’s office.”

“And he gave Benny a shot?” Lindsey asked.

“No. He wrote a prescription8 for this really strong cream. We had to go to the drug store to g—”

Henry stopped in midsentence. He and Lindsey looked at each each other.

“Hey!” he said.

“Hey!” she said back.

“Are you thinking what I’m thinking?” he asked.

“I think so,” Lindsey said.

Grandfather smiled. “I think I am, too.”

“Me, too!” Jessie said.

“And me,” Violet added.

Benny, who suddenly felt left out, cried, “I don’t know what anyone’s talking about!”

“Sorry, Benny!” Henry said. “The drugstore! That might be the answer! If the thief had a rash and didn’t want anyone to know about it, he or she could go to a drugstore to get medicine.” Henry looked around at the others. “That’s what you were all thinking, right?” Everyone nodded.

“Oh,” Benny said. “I get it.”

Lindsey got up, full of energy again. “So where do we start?” she asked. “There must be half a dozen drugstores in this area.”

“I guess we might as well start with the closest one,” said Grandfather. “That would be Donovan’s on the village square.”

The Aldens and Lindsey drove to Donovan’s Drugstore in the center of Greenfield and spoke9 with Mrs. Donovan, the pharmacist there. They did not want to ask personal questions about her customers, so they asked in a general way about how a serious rash might be treated without a doctor’s prescription.

“Well,” she said, “there are a lot of strong creams on the market nowadays. Used to be you’d need a prescription for them.” She went on to name a few of the most popular brands. “As a matter of fact,” she offered, “I recall a young man came in today and bought three different creams. He had a nasty10 rash. Said it was poison ivy, but it didn’t look like poison ivy to me.”

Lindsey and the Aldens stood very still for a moment, not believing their good luck.

“You said he was a young man?” Grandfather asked.

“Yes, a polite young man,” Mrs. Donovan continued. “On the thin side. I remember him because he wore a Boston Red Sox cap and they’re my favorite team. That, and he had the bluest eyes I’ve ever seen.”

At this last remark, Lindsey looked sharply11 at James Alden.

“Are you children working on some kind of research project?” Mrs. Donovan asked.

“Sort of,” Henry answered, “and I promise when we are done with it, we will tell you all about it. But right now we’re kind of in a hurry.”

The Aldens and Lindsey thanked Mrs. Donovan for her help and left the store. As soon as they were out on the sidewalk, the Aldens turned to Lindsey.

“Well, I guess that rules out Beth,” said Henry.

“And our suspect with the bright shirts,” said Benny. “He definitely was not skinny.”

“Does the young man Mrs. Donovan described sound familiar?” Grandfather asked Lindsey.

“Yeah, I think he does,” Lindsey said. “I don’t remember his name, but I remember his blue eyes and the baseball cap. I think we still have his file at the office. We keep records of all our employees, both past and present. I’ll check into it first thing in the morning. I assume you guys will be with me?”

“We wouldn’t miss it for the world,” Henry assured her.


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1 spite uv7wD     
n.(用于短语)虽然,不顾,尽管
参考例句:
  • He has modern ideas in spite of his great age.尽管他年事很高,但思想观念却很入时。
  • In spite of his anger,his remarks were restrained.他尽管生气,说的话还是有节制的。
2 toads 848d4ebf1875eac88fe0765c59ce57d1     
n.蟾蜍,癞蛤蟆( toad的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • All toads blink when they swallow. 所有的癞蛤蟆吞食东西时都会眨眼皮。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Toads have shorter legs and are generally more clumsy than frogs. 蟾蜍比青蛙脚短,一般说来没有青蛙灵活。 来自辞典例句
3 rash 1tRyF     
adj.轻率的;n.(皮)疹,爆发的一连串
参考例句:
  • My skin has broken out in an itchy rash.我的皮肤上突然长出一片让人发痒的皮疹。
  • Don't be rash in making your decision.别轻率做出决定。
4 weird bghw8     
adj.古怪的,离奇的;怪诞的,神秘而可怕的
参考例句:
  • From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来,他好像有点怪。
  • His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。
5 ivy x31ys     
n.常青藤,常春藤
参考例句:
  • Her wedding bouquet consisted of roses and ivy.她的婚礼花篮包括玫瑰和长春藤。
  • The wall is covered all over with ivy.墙上爬满了常春藤。
6 itched 40551ab33ea4ba343556be82d399ab87     
v.发痒( itch的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • Seeing the children playing ping-pong, he itched to have a go. 他看到孩子们打乒乓,不觉技痒。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • He could hardly sIt'still and itched to have a go. 他再也坐不住了,心里跃跃欲试。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
7 rashes 80d206797217431e60b83fad641dced1     
发疹( rash的名词复数 ); 疹子; 大量; (涌现的)令人不快的事物
参考例句:
  • Rashes have erupted all over my back. 我背上出满了疹子。
  • This ointment is good for soothing skin rashes. 这软膏对减轻皮肤红疹有用。
8 prescription u1vzA     
n.处方,开药;指示,规定
参考例句:
  • The physician made a prescription against sea- sickness for him.医生给他开了个治晕船的药方。
  • The drug is available on prescription only.这种药只能凭处方购买。
9 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。
10 nasty q5Rzz     
adj.令人讨厌的,困难的,恶劣的,下流的
参考例句:
  • She got a nasty knock on the head when she fell.她跌倒时头部受到严重碰撞。
  • When this material burns,it flings off a nasty smell.这种物质燃烧时发出一股难闻的气味。
11 sharply UiRziL     
adj.锐利地,急速;adv.严厉地,鲜明地
参考例句:
  • The plane dived sharply and rose again.飞机猛然俯冲而后又拉了起来。
  • Demand for personal computers has risen sharply.对个人电脑的需求急剧增长。
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