Chapter Twenty-one THE END OF THE ADVENTURE

　　Chapter Twenty-one THE END OF THE ADVENTURE
　　'WHERE'S he gone?' said Aunt Fanny, quite hurt. Nobody answered. Julian, George and Martinwere watching the tower with anxious intensity¹. If only Uncle Quentin would appear at the top.
　　Ah - there he was! He had taken up with him a big stone. As everyone watched he smashed theglass round the tower with the stone. Crash! Crash! Crash! The wires that ran through the glass91
　　were broken and split as the glass crashed into pieces. No power could race through them now.
　　Uncle Quentin leaned out of the broken glass room and shouted exultantly².
　　'It's all right! I was in time! I've destroyed the power that might have blown up the island - you'resafe!'
　　George found that her knees were suddenly shaking. She had to sit down on the floor. Timmycame and licked her face wonderingly. Then he too sat down.
　　'What's he doing, smashing the tower up?' asked a burly fisherman. 'I don't understand all this.'
　　Uncle Quentin came down the tower and rejoined them. 'Another ten minutes and I should havebeen too late,' he said. 'Thank goodness, Anne, you all arrived when you did.'
　　'I ran all the way home, told Aunt Fanny, and we got the fishermen to come over as soon as theycould get out their boats,' explained Anne. 'We couldn't think of any other way of rescuing you.
　　Where are the wicked men?'
　　'Trying to escape down the under-sea tunnel,' said Julian. 'Oh - you don't know about that, Anne!'
　　Arid he told her; while the fishermen listened open-mouthed.
　　'Look here,' said Uncle Quentin, when he had finished. 'As the boats are here, the men might aswell take all my gear back with them. I've finished my job here. I shan't want the island anymore.'
　　'Oh! Then we can have it!' said George, delighted. 'And there's plenty of the holidays left. We'llhelp to bring up what you want, Father.'
　　'We ought to get back as quickly as we can, so as to catch those fellows at the other end of thetunnel, sir,' said one of the fishermen.
　　'Yes. We ought,' said Aunt Fanny.
　　'Gracious! They'll find Mr. Curton there with a broken leg,' said Anne, suddenly remembering.
　　The others looked at her in surprise. This was the first they had heard of Mr. Curton being in thequarry. Anne explained. 'And I told him he was a very wicked man,' she ended triumphantly⁴.
　　'Quite right,' said Uncle Quentin, with a laugh. 'Well, perhaps we'd better get my gear anothertime.'
　　'Oh, two of us can see to that for you now,' said the burly fisherman. 'Miss George here, she's gother boat in the cove⁵, and you've got yours, sir. The others can go back with you, if you like - andTom and me, we'll fix up your things and bring them across to the mainland later on. Save uscoming over again, sir.'
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　　'Right,' said Uncle Quentin, pleased. 'You do that, then. It's down in the caves through that tunnelbehind the stone.'
　　They all went down to the cove. It was a beautiful day and the sea was very calm, except justround the island, where the waters were always rough. Soon the boats were being sailed or rowedto the mainland.
　　'The adventure is over!' said Anne. 'How queer - I didn't think it was one while it was happening-- but now I see it was!'
　　'Another to add to our long list of adventures,' said Julian. 'Cheer up, Martin - don't look so blue.
　　Whatever happens, we'll see you don't come out badly over this. You helped us, and you threw inyour lot with us. We'll see that you don't suffer - won't we, Uncle Quentin? We'd never have gotthrough those falls of rock if we hadn't had Martin and his spades!'
　　'Well - thanks,' said Martin. 'If you can get me away from my guardian⁶ - and never let me seehim again - I'd be happy!'
　　'It's quite likely that Mr. Curton will be put somewhere safe where he won't be able to see hisfriends for quite a long time,' said Uncle Quentin dryly. 'So I don't think you need worry.'
　　As soon as the boats reached shore, Julian, Dick, Timmy and Uncle Quentin went off to thequarry to see if Mr. Curton was still there - and to wait for the other two men to come out of thetunnel! Mr. Curton was there all right, still groaning⁷ and calling for help. Uncle Quentin spoke⁸ tohim sternly.
　　'We know your part in this matter, Curton. You will be dealt with by the police. They will bealong in a short while.'
　　Timmy sniffed⁹ round Mr. Curton, and then walked away, nose in air, as if to say 'What a nastybit of work!'
　　The others arranged themselves at the mouth of the hole and waited. But nobody came. An hourwent by - two hours. Still nobody.
　　'I'm glad Martin and Anne didn't come,' said Uncle Quentin. 'I do wish we'd brought sandwiches.'
　　At that moment the police arrived, scrambling¹⁰ down the steep sides of the quarry³. The policedoctor was with them and he saw to Mr. Curton's leg. Then, with the help of the others, he gotthe man to the top with great difficulty.
　　'Julian, go back and get sandwiches,' said Uncle Quentin at last. 'It looks as if we've got a longwait!'
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　　Julian went back, and was soon down the quarry with neat packets of ham sandwiches and athermos of hot coffee. The two policemen who were still left offered to stay and watch, if UncleQuentin wanted to go home.
　　'Dear me, no!' he said. 'I want to see the faces of these two fellows when they come out. It'sgoing to be one of the nicest moments of my life! The island is not blown up. My secret is safe.
　　My book is safe. My work is finished. And I just want to tell these things to my two dearfriends!'
　　'You know, Father, I believe they've lost their way underground,' said George. 'Julian said therewere many different, passages. Timmy took the boys through the right ones, of course -- but theywould have been quite lost if they hadn't had him with them!'
　　Her father's face fell at the thought of the men being lost underground. He did so badly want tosee their dismayed faces when they arrived in the quarry!
　　'We could send Timmy in,' said Julian. 'He would soon find them and bring them out. Wouldn'tyou, Tim?'
　　'Woof,' said Timmy, agreeing.
　　'Oh yes - that's a good idea,' said George. 'They won't hurt him if they think he can show themthe way out! Go on in, Timmy. Find them boy; find them! Bring them here!'
　　'Woof,' said Timmy, obligingly, and disappeared under the shelf of rock.
　　Everyone waited, munching¹¹ sandwiches and sipping¹² coffee. And then they heard Timmy's barkagain, from underground! There was a panting noise, then a scraping sound as somebody camewriggling out from under the rock. He stood up - and then he saw the silent group watching him.
　　He gasped¹³.
　　'Good morning, Johnson,' said Uncle Quentin, in an amiable¹⁴ voice. 'How are you?'
　　Johnson went white. He sat down on the nearby heather. 'You win!' he said.
　　'I do,' said Uncle Quentin. 'In fact, I win handsomely. Your little plan went wrong. My secret isstill safe - and next year it will be given to the whole world!'
　　There was another scraping sound and the second man arrived. He stood up too - and then hesaw the quietly watching group.
　　'Good morning, Peters,' said Uncle Quentin. 'So nice to see you again. How did you like yourunderground walk? We found it better to come by sea.'
　　Peters looked at Johnson, and he too sat down suddenly. 'What's happened?' he said to Johnson.
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　　'It's all up,' said Johnson. Then Timmy appeared, wagging his tail, and went to George.
　　'I bet they were glad when Timmy came up to them!' said Julian.
　　Johnson looked at him. 'Yes. We were lost in those hateful tunnels. Curton said he'd come tomeet us, but he never came.'
　　'No. He's probably in the prison hospital by now, with a broken leg,' said Uncle Quentin. 'Well,constable - do your duty.'
　　Both men were at once arrested. Then the whole company made their way back over the moor¹⁵.
　　The two men were put into a police car and driven off. The rest of the company went into KirrinCottage to have a good meal.
　　'I'm most terribly hungry,' said George. 'Joanna, have you got anything nice for breakfast?'
　　'Not much,' said Joanna, from the kitchen. 'Only bacon and eggs and mushrooms!'
　　'Oooh!' said Anne. 'Joanna, you shall have the O.B.C.B.E.!'
　　'And what may that be?' cried Joanna, but Anne couldn't remember.
　　'It's a decoration!' she cried.
　　'Well, I'm not a Christmas tree!' shouted back Joanna. 'You come and help with the breakfast!'
　　It was a very jolly breakfast that the seven of them - no eight, for Timmy must certainly becounted -- sat down to. Martin, now that he was free of his guardian, became quite a differentboy.
　　The children made plans for him. 'You can stay with the coastguard, because he likes you - hekept on and on saying you weren't a bad boy! And you can come and play with us and go to theisland. And Uncle Quentin will see if he can get you into an art-school. He says you deserve areward for helping¹⁶ to save his wonderful secret!'
　　Martin glowed with pleasure. It seemed as if a load had fallen away from his shoulders.
　　'I've never had a chance till now,' he said, 'I'll make good. You see if I don't!'
　　'Mother! Can we go and stay on Kirrin Island and watch the tower being taken down tomorrow?'
　　begged George. 'Do say yes! And can we stay there a whole week? We can sleep in that littleroom as we did before.'
　　'Well -- I suppose you can!' said her mother, smiling at George's eager face. 'I'd rather like tohave your father to myself for a few days and feed him up a bit.'
　　'Oh -- that reminds me, Fanny,' said her husband, suddenly. 'I tried some soup you left for me,the night before last. And, my dear, it was horrible! Quite bad!'
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　　'Oh Quentin! I told you to pour it away! You know I did,' said his wife, distressed¹⁷. 'It must havebeen completely bad. You really are dreadful.'
　　They all finished their breakfast at last, and went out into the garden. They looked across KirrinBay to Kirrin Island. It looked lovely in the morning sun.
　　'We've had a lot of adventures together,' said Julian. 'More than most children. They have beenexciting, haven't they?'
　　Yes -- they have. But now we must say good-bye to the Five, and to Kirrin Island too. Good-bye,Julian, Dick, George, Anne -- and Timmy. But only Timmy hears our good-bye, for he has suchsharp ears.
　　THE END

1 intensity   

n.强烈，剧烈；强度；烈度

参考例句：

• I didn't realize the intensity of people's feelings on this issue.我没有意识到这一问题能引起群情激奋。
• The strike is growing in intensity.罢工日益加剧。

2 exultantly   

adv.狂欢地，欢欣鼓舞地

参考例句：

• They listened exultantly to the sounds from outside. 她们欢欣鼓舞地倾听着外面的声音。 来自辞典例句
• He rose exultantly from their profane surprise. 他得意非凡地站起身来，也不管众人怎样惊奇诅咒。 来自辞典例句

3 quarry   

n.采石场；v.采石；费力地找

参考例句：

• Michelangelo obtained his marble from a quarry.米开朗基罗从采石场获得他的大理石。
• This mountain was the site for a quarry.这座山曾经有一个采石场。

4 triumphantly   

ad.得意洋洋地；得胜地；成功地

参考例句：

• The lion was roaring triumphantly. 狮子正在发出胜利的吼叫。
• Robert was looking at me triumphantly. 罗伯特正得意扬扬地看着我。

5 cove   

n.小海湾，小峡谷

参考例句：

• The shore line is wooded,olive-green,a pristine cove.岸边一带林木蓊郁，嫩绿一片，好一个山外的小海湾。
• I saw two children were playing in a cove.我看到两个小孩正在一个小海湾里玩耍。

6 guardian   

n.监护人；守卫者，保护者

参考例句：

• The form must be signed by the child's parents or guardian. 这张表格须由孩子的家长或监护人签字。
• The press is a guardian of the public weal. 报刊是公共福利的卫护者。

7 groaning   

adj. 呜咽的, 呻吟的 动词groan的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• She's always groaning on about how much she has to do. 她总抱怨自己干很多活儿。
• The wounded man lay there groaning, with no one to help him. 受伤者躺在那里呻吟着，无人救助。

8 spoke   

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。

9 sniffed   

v.以鼻吸气，嗅，闻( sniff的过去式和过去分词 )；抽鼻子（尤指哭泣、患感冒等时出声地用鼻子吸气）；抱怨，不以为然地说

参考例句：

• When Jenney had stopped crying she sniffed and dried her eyes. 珍妮停止了哭泣，吸了吸鼻子，擦干了眼泪。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The dog sniffed suspiciously at the stranger. 狗疑惑地嗅着那个陌生人。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 scrambling   

v.快速爬行( scramble的现在分词 )；攀登；争夺；（军事飞机）紧急起飞

参考例句：

• Scrambling up her hair, she darted out of the house. 她匆忙扎起头发，冲出房去。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• She is scrambling eggs. 她正在炒蛋。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 munching   

v.用力咀嚼（某物），大嚼( munch的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• He was munching an apple. 他在津津有味地嚼着苹果。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Munching the apple as he was, he had an eye for all her movements. 他虽然啃着苹果，但却很留神地监视着她的每一个动作。 来自辞典例句

12 sipping   

v.小口喝，呷，抿( sip的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• She sat in the sun, idly sipping a cool drink. 她坐在阳光下懒洋洋地抿着冷饮。
• She sat there, sipping at her tea. 她坐在那儿抿着茶。

13 gasped   

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》

14 amiable   

adj.和蔼可亲的，友善的，亲切的

参考例句：

• She was a very kind and amiable old woman.她是个善良和气的老太太。
• We have a very amiable companionship.我们之间存在一种友好的关系。

15 moor   

n.荒野，沼泽；vt.(使)停泊；vi.停泊

参考例句：

• I decided to moor near some tourist boats.我决定在一些观光船附近停泊。
• There were hundreds of the old huts on the moor.沼地上有成百上千的古老的石屋。

16 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

17 distressed   

痛苦的

参考例句：

• He was too distressed and confused to answer their questions. 他非常苦恼而困惑，无法回答他们的问题。
• The news of his death distressed us greatly. 他逝世的消息使我们极为悲痛。