Chapter 3 SNIFFER

Chapter 3 SNIFFER
　　As soon as George had gone out of the room, a scowl² on her face, Henry walked in, hands in jodhpurpockets.
　　'Hallo!' said Dick, at once. 'Henrietta!'
　　Henry grinned. 'Oh, so they've told you, have they? I was tickled³ pink when you took me for a boy.'
　　'You've even got your riding jacket buttons buttoning up the wrong way,' said Anne, noticing for thefirst time. 'You really are a fathead, Henry. You and George are a pair!'
　　'Well, I look more like a real boy than George does, anyway,' said Henry.
　　'Only because of your hair,' said Dick. 'It's straight.'
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　　'Don't say that in front of George,' said Anne. 'She'll immediately have hers cut like a convict orsomething, all shaven and shorn.'
　　'Well, anyway, it was jolly decent of Henry to come and meet us and lug⁴ our things about,' saidJulian. 'Have a biscuit, anyone?'
　　'No thanks,' said Anne and Henry.
　　'Are we supposed to leave any for politeness sake?' said Dick, eyeing the plate. 'They're homemadeand quite super. I could wolf the lot.'
　　'We aren't frightfully polite here,' said Henry, with a grin. 'We aren't frightfully clean and tidy, either.
　　We have to change out of our jods at night for supper, which is an awful nuisance, especially asCaptain Johnson never bothers to change his.'
　　'Any news?' asked Julian, drinking the last of the lemonade. 'Anything exciting happened?'
　　'No, nothing,' said Anne. 'The only excitement is the horses, nothing more. This is quite a lonelyplace, really, and the only exciting thing we've heard is the name of the big, desolate⁵ moor⁶ thatstretches from here to the coast. Mystery Moor it's called.'
　　'Why?' asked Dick. 'Some long-ago mystery gave it that name, I suppose?'
　　'I don't know,' said Anne. 'I think only gypsies go there now. A little gypsy boy came in with a lamehorse yesterday, and said his people had to go to Mystery Moor. Why they wanted to go to such adeserted stretch of land I don't know - no farms there, not even a cottage.'
　　'Gypsies have peculiar⁸ ideas sometimes,' said Henry. 'I must say I like the way they leave messagesfor any gypsy following - patrins, they're called.'
　　'Patrins? Yes, I've heard of those,' said Dick. 'Sticks and leaves arranged in certain patterns, orsomething, aren't they?'
　　'Yes,' said Henry. 'I know our gardener at home showed me an arrangement of sticks outside our backgate once, which he said was a message to any gypsy following. He told me what it meant, too!'
　　'What did it mean?' asked Julian.
　　'It meant 'Don't beg here. Mean people. No good!' ' said Henry, with a laugh. 'That's what he said,anyway!'
　　'We might ask the little gypsy boy who came with the skewbald horse,' said Anne. 'He'll probablyshow us some messages. I'd like to learn some. You never know when anything like that could comein useful!'
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　　'Yes. And we'll ask him why the gypsies go to Mystery Moor,' said Julian, getting up and dusting thecrumbs off his coat. 'They don't go there for nothing, you may be sure!'
　　'Where's old George gone?' asked Dick. 'I do hope she's not going to be silly.'
　　George was in one of the stables, grooming⁹ a horse so vigorously that it was most surprised.
　　Swish-swish-swish-swish! What a brushing! George was working her intense annoyance¹⁰ out ofherself. She mustn't spoil things for the boys and Anne! But oh, that horrible Henrietta, meeting themlike that, pretending to be a boy. Heaving their luggage about, playing a joke on them! But surelythey might have guessed!
　　'Oh, there you are, George, old thing,' said Dick's voice at the stable-door. 'Let me help. Gosh, aren'tyou brown! Just as many freckles¹¹ as ever!'
　　George grinned unwillingly¹². She tossed Dick the brush. 'Here you are, then! Do you and Ju want togo riding at all? There are plenty of horses to choose from here.'
　　Dick was relieved to see that George appeared to have got over her rage. 'Yes. It might be fun to gooff for the day. What about tomorrow? We might explore a little of Mystery Moor.'
　　'Right,' said George. She began to heave some straw about. 'But not with That Girl,' she announced,from behind the straw she was carrying.
　　'What girl?' asked Dick, innocently. 'Oh, Henry, you mean? I keep thinking of her as a boy. No, wewon't have her with us. We'll be just the five as usual.'
　　'That's all right then,' said George happily. 'Oh, here's Julian. Give a hand, Ju!'
　　It was lovely to have the two boys again, joking, laughing, teasing. They all went out in the fields thatafternoon and heard the tales of the camp. It was just like old times, and Timmy was as pleased asanyone else. He went first to one of the four, then to another, licking each one as he went, his tailwagging vigorously.
　　'That's three times you've smacked¹³ me in the face with your tail, Timmy,' said Dick, dodging¹⁴ it.
　　'Can't you look behind yourself and see where my face is?'
　　'Woof,' said Timmy happily, and turned round to lick Dick, wagging his tail in Julian's face this time!
　　Somebody squeezed through the hedge behind them. George stiffened¹⁵, feeling sure that it wasHenrietta. Timmy barked sharply.
　　It wasn't Henrietta. It was the little gypsy boy. He came up to them. There were pale streaks¹⁶ down hisdirty little face, made by tears that had run through the dirt!
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　　'I've come for the horse,' he said. 'Do you know where he is?'
　　'He's not ready for walking yet,' said George. 'Captain Johnson told you he wouldn't be. What's thematter? Why have you been crying?'
　　'My father hit me,' said the boy. 'He cuffed¹⁷ me and knocked me right over.'
　　'Whatever for?' asked Anne.
　　'Because I left the horse,' said the boy. 'My father said all it wanted was a bit of ointment¹⁸ and abandage. He has to start off with the other caravans²⁰ today, you see.'
　　'Well, you really can't have the horse yet,' said Anne. 'It isn't fit to walk, let alone drag a caravan¹⁹.
　　You don't want Captain Johnson to tell the police you're working it when it's not fit, do you? Youknow he means what he says?'
　　'Yes. But I must have the horse,' said the small gypsy. 'I daren't go back without it. My father wouldhalf kill me.'
　　'I suppose he doesn't care to come himself, so he sends you instead,' said Dick, in disgust.
　　The boy said nothing, and rubbed his dirty sleeve across his face. He sniffed²¹.
　　'Get your hanky,' said Dick. 'Don't you ever wash your face?'
　　'No,' said the boy, looking quite surprised. 'Let me have my horse. I tell you, I'll be half killed if I goback without him.' He began to cry again.
　　The children felt sorry for him. He was such a thin, skinny misery²² of a boy, and goodness, how hesniffled all the time!
　　'What's your name?' asked Anne.
　　'Sniffer,' said the boy. 'That's what my father calls me.'
　　It was certainly a good name for him; but what a horrid²³ father he must have!
　　'Haven't you got a proper name?' asked Anne.
　　'Yes. But I've forgotten it,' said Sniffer. 'Let me have my horse. I tell you, my father's waiting.'
　　Julian got up. 'I'll come and see your father and put some sense into him. Where is he?'
　　'Over yonder,' said Sniffer with a big sniff¹, and he pointed²⁴ over the hedge. 'I'll come too,' said Dick.
　　In the end everyone got up and went with Sniffer. They walked through the gate and saw a dark-faced, surly-looking man standing²⁵ motionless not far off. His thick, oily hair was curly, and he woreenormous gold rings hanging from his ears. He looked up as the little company came near.
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　　'Your horse isn't fit to walk yet,' said Julian. 'You can have it tomorrow or the next day, the Captainsays.'
　　'I'll have it now,' said the man, in a surly tone. 'We're starting off tonight or tomorrow over the moor.
　　I can't wait.'
　　'But what's the hurry?' said Julian. 'The moor will wait for you!'
　　The man scowled²⁶ and shifted from one foot to another. 'Can't you stay for another night or two andthen go after the others?' said Dick.
　　'Listen, Father! You go with the other caravans,' said Sniffer, eagerly. 'Go in Moses' caravan andleave ours here. I can put our horse into the shafts²⁷ tomorrow, or may be the next day, and followafter!'
　　'But how would you know the way?' said George.
　　Sniffer made a scornful movement with his hand. 'Easy! They'll leave me patrins to follow,' he said.
　　'Oh yes,' said Dick, remembering. He turned to the silent gypsy fellow. 'Well, what about it? It seemsthat Sniffer here has quite a good idea, and you most certainly can't have the horse today anyway.'
　　The man turned and said something angry and scornful to poor Sniffer, who shrank away from thewords as if they were blows. The four children couldn't understand a word, for it was all poured outin some gypsy talk that they could not follow. Then the man turned on his heel and without so muchas a look at them, slouched away, his ear-rings gleaming as he went.
　　'What did he say?' asked Julian.
　　Sniffer gave one of his continual sniffs²⁸. 'He was very angry. He said he'd go with the others, and Icould come on with Clip the horse, and drive our caravan,' he said. 'I'll be all right there tonight withLiz.'
　　'Who's Liz?' asked Anne, hoping that it was someone who would be kind to this poor little wretch²⁹.
　　'My dog,' said Sniffer, smiling for the first time. 'I left her behind because she sometimes goes forhens, and Captain Johnson, he doesn't like that.'
　　'I bet he doesn't,' said Julian. 'All right, that's settled then. You can come for Clip, or Clop, orwhatever your horse is called, tomorrow, and we'll see if it's fit to walk.'
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　　'I'm glad,' said Sniffer, rubbing his nose. 'I don't want Clip to go lame⁷, see? But my father, he's fierce,he is.'
　　'So we gather,' said Julian, looking at a bruise³⁰ on Sniffer's face. 'You come tomorrow and you canshow us some of the patrins, the messages, that you gypsies use. We'd like to know some.'
　　'I'll come,' promised Sniffer, nodding his head vigorously. 'And you will come to see my caravan? Ishall be all alone there, except for Liz.'
　　'Well, I suppose it would be something to do,' said Dick. 'Yes, we'll come. I hope it's not too smelly.'
　　'Smelly?' said Sniffer, surprised. 'I don't know. I will show you patrins there and Liz will show youher tricks. She is very very clever. Once she belonged to a circus.'
　　'We must certainly take Timmy to see this clever dog,' said Anne, patting Timmy, who had beenhunting for rabbits and had only just come back. 'Timmy, would you like to go and visit a very cleverdog called Liz?'
　　'Woof,' said Timmy, wagging his tail politely.
　　'Right,' said Dick. 'I'm glad you approve, Tim. We'll all try and come tomorrow, Sniffer, after you'vebeen to see how Clip is getting on. I don't somehow think you'll be able to have him then, though.
　　We'll see!'

1 sniff   

vi.嗅…味道；抽鼻涕；对嗤之以鼻，蔑视

参考例句：

• The police used dogs to sniff out the criminals in their hiding - place.警察使用警犬查出了罪犯的藏身地点。
• When Munchie meets a dog on the beach, they sniff each other for a while.当麦奇在海滩上碰到另一条狗的时候，他们会彼此嗅一会儿。

2 scowl   

vi.(at)生气地皱眉，沉下脸，怒视；n.怒容

参考例句：

• I wonder why he is wearing an angry scowl.我不知道他为何面带怒容。
• The boss manifested his disgust with a scowl.老板面带怒色，清楚表示出他的厌恶之感。

3 tickled   

（使）发痒( tickle的过去式和过去分词 )； （使）愉快，逗乐

参考例句：

• We were tickled pink to see our friends on television. 在电视中看到我们的一些朋友，我们高兴极了。
• I tickled the baby's feet and made her laugh. 我胳肢孩子的脚，使她发笑。

4 lug   

n.柄，突出部，螺帽；(英）耳朵；（俚）笨蛋；vt.拖，拉，用力拖动

参考例句：

• Nobody wants to lug around huge suitcases full of clothes.谁都不想拖着个装满衣服的大箱子到处走。
• Do I have to lug those suitcases all the way to the station?难道非要我把那些手提箱一直拉到车站去吗？

5 desolate   

adj.荒凉的，荒芜的；孤独的，凄凉的；v.使荒芜，使孤寂

参考例句：

• The city was burned into a desolate waste.那座城市被烧成一片废墟。
• We all felt absolutely desolate when she left.她走后，我们都觉得万分孤寂。

6 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。

7 lame   

adj.跛的，(辩解、论据等)无说服力的

参考例句：

• The lame man needs a stick when he walks.那跛脚男子走路时需借助拐棍。
• I don't believe his story.It'sounds a bit lame.我不信他讲的那一套。他的话听起来有些靠不住。

8 peculiar   

adj.古怪的，异常的；特殊的，特有的

参考例句：

• He walks in a peculiar fashion.他走路的样子很奇特。
• He looked at me with a very peculiar expression.他用一种很奇怪的表情看着我。

9 grooming   

n. 修饰, 美容，（动物）梳理毛发

参考例句：

• You should always pay attention to personal grooming. 你应随时注意个人仪容。
• We watched two apes grooming each other. 我们看两只猩猩在互相理毛。

10 annoyance   

n.恼怒，生气，烦恼

参考例句：

• Why do you always take your annoyance out on me?为什么你不高兴时总是对我出气？
• I felt annoyance at being teased.我恼恨别人取笑我。

11 freckles   

n.雀斑，斑点( freckle的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• She had a wonderful clear skin with an attractive sprinkling of freckles. 她光滑的皮肤上有几处可爱的小雀斑。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• When she lies in the sun, her face gets covered in freckles. 她躺在阳光下时，脸上布满了斑点。 来自《简明英汉词典》

12 unwillingly   

adv.不情愿地

参考例句：

• He submitted unwillingly to his mother. 他不情愿地屈服于他母亲。
• Even when I call, he receives unwillingly. 即使我登门拜访，他也是很不情愿地接待我。

13 smacked   

拍，打，掴( smack的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He smacked his lips but did not utter a word. 他吧嗒两下嘴，一声也不言语。
• She smacked a child's bottom. 她打孩子的屁股。

14 dodging   

n.避开，闪过，音调改变v.闪躲( dodge的现在分词 )；回避

参考例句：

• He ran across the road, dodging the traffic. 他躲开来往的车辆跑过马路。
• I crossed the highway, dodging the traffic. 我避开车流穿过了公路。 来自辞典例句

15 stiffened   

加强的

参考例句：

• He leaned towards her and she stiffened at this invasion of her personal space. 他向她俯过身去，这种侵犯她个人空间的举动让她绷紧了身子。
• She stiffened with fear. 她吓呆了。

16 streaks   

n.（与周围有所不同的）条纹( streak的名词复数 )；（通常指不好的）特征（倾向）；（不断经历成功或失败的）一段时期v.快速移动( streak的第三人称单数 )；使布满条纹

参考例句：

• streaks of grey in her hair 她头上的绺绺白发
• Bacon has streaks of fat and streaks of lean. 咸肉中有几层肥的和几层瘦的。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

17 cuffed   

v.掌打，拳打( cuff的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She cuffed the boy on the side of the head. 她向这男孩的头上轻轻打了一巴掌。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Mother cuffed the dog when she found it asleep on a chair. 妈妈发现狗睡在椅子上就用手把狗打跑了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

18 ointment   

n.药膏，油膏，软膏

参考例句：

• Your foot will feel better after the application of this ointment.敷用这药膏后，你的脚会感到舒服些。
• This herbal ointment will help to close up your wound quickly.这种中草药膏会帮助你的伤口很快愈合。

19 caravan   

n.大蓬车；活动房屋

参考例句：

• The community adviser gave us a caravan to live in.社区顾问给了我们一间活动住房栖身。
• Geoff connected the caravan to the car.杰弗把旅行用的住屋拖车挂在汽车上。

20 caravans   

（可供居住的）拖车（通常由机动车拖行）( caravan的名词复数 )； 篷车； （穿过沙漠地带的）旅行队（如商队）

参考例句：

• Old-fashioned gypsy caravans are painted wooden vehicles that are pulled by horses. 旧式的吉卜赛大篷车是由马拉的涂了颜色的木质车辆。
• Old-fashioned gypsy caravans are painted wooden vehicles. 旧时的吉普赛大篷车是涂了颜色的木质车辆。

21 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》

22 misery   

n.痛苦，苦恼，苦难；悲惨的境遇，贫苦

参考例句：

• Business depression usually causes misery among the working class.商业不景气常使工薪阶层受苦。
• He has rescued me from the mire of misery.他把我从苦海里救了出来。

23 horrid   

adj.可怕的；令人惊恐的；恐怖的；极讨厌的

参考例句：

• I'm not going to the horrid dinner party.我不打算去参加这次讨厌的宴会。
• The medicine is horrid and she couldn't get it down.这种药很难吃，她咽不下去。

24 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

25 standing   

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。

26 scowled   

怒视，生气地皱眉( scowl的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He scowled his displeasure. 他满脸嗔色。
• The teacher scowled at his noisy class. 老师对他那喧闹的课堂板着脸。

27 shafts   

n.轴( shaft的名词复数 )；（箭、高尔夫球棒等的）杆；通风井；一阵（疼痛、害怕等）

参考例句：

• He deliberately jerked the shafts to rock him a bit. 他故意的上下颠动车把，摇这个老猴子几下。 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
• Shafts were sunk, with tunnels dug laterally. 竖井已经打下，并且挖有横向矿道。 来自辞典例句

28 sniffs   

v.以鼻吸气，嗅，闻( sniff的第三人称单数 )；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 a dog smells food, he usually sniffs. 狗闻到食物时常吸鼻子。 来自辞典例句
• I-It's a difficult time [ Sniffs ] with my husband. 最近[哭泣]和我丈夫出了点问题。 来自电影对白

29 wretch   

n.可怜的人，不幸的人；卑鄙的人

参考例句：

• You are really an ungrateful wretch to complain instead of thanking him.你不但不谢他，还埋怨他，真不知好歹。
• The dead husband is not the dishonoured wretch they fancied him.死去的丈夫不是他们所想象的不光彩的坏蛋。

30 bruise   

n.青肿，挫伤；伤痕；vt.打青；挫伤

参考例句：

• The bruise was caused by a kick.这伤痕是脚踢的。
• Jack fell down yesterday and got a big bruise on his face.杰克昨天摔了一跤，脸上摔出老大一块淤斑。