Chapter 21 THE END OF THE MYSTERY

Chapter 21 THE END OF THE MYSTERY
　　Mrs. Johnson was amazed to hear that the police wanted Julian and Dick to go out on the moorsagain.
　　'But they're tired out!' she said. 'They need something to eat. Can't it wait?'
　　'I'm afraid not,' said the sergeant³. 'You needn't worry, Mrs. Johnson. These boys are tough!'
　　'Well actually I don't think that the gypsies can possibly find the packets,' said Julian. 'So it wouldn'tmatter if we had a bite to eat. I'm ravenous⁴!'
　　'All right,' said the big policeman, putting away his note-book. 'Have a snack and we'll go afterwards.'
　　Well, of course, George, Anne and Henry all wanted to go too, as soon as they heard about theproposed jaunt⁵ over the moors¹!
　　'What! Leave us out of that!' said George, indignantly. 'What a hope! Anne wants to come too.'
　　'So does Henry,' said Anne, looking at George, 'even though she didn't help to find the packages ofnotes.'
　　'Of course Henry must come,' said George at once, and Henry beamed. George had been very struckindeed with Henry's courage in coming with William to rescue her and Anne, and very pleased thatshe hadn't boasted about it! But Henry knew that William was the one mostly to praise, and she hadbeen unexpectedly modest about the whole affair.
　　It was quite a large party that set off after everyone had made a very good breakfast. Mrs.
　　Johnson had set to work cooking huge platefuls of bacon and egg, exclaiming every now and againwhen she thought of all that had happened up on the moors.
　　'Those gypsies! And fancy that plane coming like that - dropping money all over the place! And thegypsies tying up Anne and George in that hill. I never heard anything like it in my life!'
　　Captain Johnson went with the party too. He could hardly believe the extraordinary tale that the fourhad to tell, five, with old Timmy! Timmy now had a beautiful patch on his head, and was feelingextremely important. Wait till Liz saw that!
　　Ten people set out, including Timmy, for William had been included in the party too. He tried toguess where Julian had hidden the notes, but he couldn't, of course. Julian firmly refused to tellanyone. He wanted it to be a real surprise.
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　　They came to the quarry⁶ at last, having walked all the way up the old railway line. Julian stood on theedge of the quarry and pointed⁷ out the gypsy camp.
　　'Look, they're leaving,' he said. 'I bet they were afraid we'd spread the news of their behaviour, afterthe girls escaped.'
　　Sure enough, the caravans⁹ were moving slowly away.
　　'Wilkins, as soon as you get back, give word to have every gypsy watched if he leaves the caravans,'
　　said the sergeant. 'One of them is sure to have arranged a meeting-place to give the gang the packetsdropped from the plane, and if we watch those caravans, and every gypsy in them, we'll soon be ableto put our hands on the gang that spends the forged notes.'
　　'I bet it's Sniffer's father,' said Dick. 'He's the ringleader, anyway.'
　　They watched the caravans move away one by one. Anne wondered about Sniffer. So did George.
　　What had she promised him last night, if he would help them? A bicycle, and to live in a house sothat he could ride it to school! Well, it wasn't likely she would ever see the dirty little boy again, butif she did she would certainly have to keep her word!
　　'Now, where's this wonderful hiding-place?' asked the sergeant, as Julian turned from watching thecaravans. He had tried to make out Sniffer and Liz, but the vans were too far away.
　　'Follow me!' said Julian, with a sudden grin and led the way back up the lines to where they brokeoff. The gorse-bush was there, and the old engine lay on its side as before, almost hidden.
　　'Whatever's that?' said the sergeant, surprised.
　　'It's the old Puffing¹¹ Billy that used to pull the trucks of sand from the quarry,' said Dick.
　　'Apparently there was a quarrel long ago between the owners of the quarry and the gypsies, and thegypsies pulled up the lines and the engine ran off and fell over. There it's been ever since, as far as Ican see!'
　　Julian went round to the funnel¹²-end, and bent¹³ back the prickly gorse-branch that hid it. The sergeantlooked on in surprise. Dick scraped the sand out of the top of the funnel and then pulled out one ofthe packages. He had been afraid they would not be there.
　　'Here you are!' he said, and tossed the packet to the sergeant. 'There are plenty more. I'll come to theone we opened in a minute - yes - here it is.'
　　The sergeant and Wilkins were amazed to see the packages hauled up from such a peculiar¹⁴ hiding-place. No wonder the gypsies hadn't found them. Nobody would ever have looked down the funnel ofthe old engine, even if they had spotted¹⁵ it, half-buried as it was.
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　　The sergeant looked at the hundred-dollar notes in the opened parcel and whistled. 'My word, this isit! We've seen these before, beautiful forgeries¹⁶ they are! If the gang had got rid of this lot, a greatmany people would have suffered. The money is worth nothing! How many packets did you say therewere?'
　　'Dozens!' said Dick, and pulled more of them out of the funnel. 'Gosh, I can't reach the ones at thebottom.'
　　'Never mind,' said the sergeant. 'Put some sand in to hide them and I'll send a man to poke¹⁷ the rest outwith a stick. The gypsies have gone and they are the only people likely to hunt for them.
　　This is a wonderful scoop¹⁸! You kids have certainly put us on to something.'
　　'I'm glad,' said Julian. 'I say, we'd better collect all the things we left here yesterday, hadn't we?
　　We went off in rather a hurry, you see, Sergeant, and left our things in the quarry.'
　　He and George went into the quarry to collect the things they had left there. Timmy went with them.
　　He suddenly growled¹⁹, and George stopped, her hand on his collar.
　　'What's up, Tim? Ju, there must be somebody here! Is it one of the gypsies, do you think?'
　　Then Timmy stopped growling²⁰ and wagged his tail. He dragged away from George's hand and ranover to one of the little caves in the sandy walls. He looked most peculiar with the patch on his head.
　　Out of the cave came Liz! As soon as she saw Timmy she began to turn head-over-heels as fast as shecould. Timmy stared in wonder - what a dog! How could she turn somersaults like that?
　　'Sniffer!' called George. 'Come on out. I know you're there!'
　　A pale, worried face looked out of the cave. Then Sniffer's thin, wiry little body followed, and soonhe was standing²¹ in the quarry, looking scared.
　　'I got away from them,' he said, nodding his head towards where the gypsy camp had been. He wentup to George, and gave a sniff¹⁰.
　　'You said I could have a bike,' he said.
　　'I know,' said George. 'You shall have one, Sniffer. If you hadn't left us patrins in that hill, we'd neverhave escaped!'
　　'And you said I could live in a house and ride my bike to school,' said Sniffer urgently. 'I can't goback to my father, he'd half-kill me now. He saw those patrins I left in the hill and he chased me allover the moor² for miles. But he didn't catch me. I hid.'
　　'We'll do the best we can for you,' promised Julian, sorry for this little waif. Sniffer sniffed²².
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　　'Where's that hanky?' demanded George. He pulled it out of his pocket, still clean and folded. Hebeamed at her.
　　'You're quite hopeless,' said George. 'Listen, if you want to go to school, you'll have to stop thatawful sniff and use your hanky. See?'
　　Sniffer nodded, but put the hanky carefully back into his pocket. Then the sergeant came into thequarry and Sniffer fled at the sight of him!
　　'Funny little thing,' said Julian. 'Well, I should imagine that his father will be sent to prison for hisshare in this affair, so Sniffer will be able to get his wish and leave the caravan⁸ life to live in a house.
　　We might be able to get him into a good home.'
　　'And I shall keep my word, and take some money out of my savings-bank and buy him a bicycle,'
　　said George. 'He deserves it! Oh, do look at Liz - simply adoring Timmy and his patch. Don't look soimportant, Tim - it's only a patch on your cut!'
　　'Sniffer!' called Julian. 'Come back. You needn't be afraid of this policeman. He is a friend of ours.
　　He'll help us to choose a bicycle for you.'
　　The sergeant looked extremely surprised at this remark, but at any rate it brought Sniffer back atonce!
　　'Well, we'll go back now,' said the sergeant. 'We've got what we want, and Wilkins has alreadystarted back to get somebody on to watching the gypsies. Once we find out who they have to report toabout this forged money we shall feel happy.'
　　'I hope Wilkins went along down the railway,' said Julian. 'It's so easy to get lost on this moor.'
　　'Yes. He had the sense to do that, after hearing how you got lost!' said the sergeant. 'It's wonderful uphere, isn't it, so peaceful and quiet and calm.'
　　'Yes, you'd never think that mysteries could happen up here, would you?' said Dick. 'Old ones, andnew ones! Well, I'm glad we happened to be mixed up in the newest one. It was quite an adventure!'
　　They all went back to the stables, to find that it was now almost dinner-time and that everyone had avery large appetite to match the very large dinner that Mrs. Johnson had got ready. The girls wentupstairs to wash. George went into Henry's room.
　　'Henry,' she said, 'thanks most awfully²³. You're as good as a boy any day!'
　　'Thanks, George,' said Henry, surprised. 'You're better than a boy!'
　　Dick was passing the door and heard all this. He laughed, and stuck his head in at the door.
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　　'I say do let me share in these compliments!' he said. 'Just tell me I'm as good as a girl, will you?'
　　But all he got was a well-aimed hair-brush and a shoe, and he fled away, laughing.
　　Anne gazed out of her bedroom window over the moor. It looked so peaceful and serene²⁴ under theApril sun. No mystery about it now!
　　'All the same, it's a good name for you,' said Anne. 'You're full of mystery and adventure, and yourlast adventure waited for us to come and share it. I really think I'd call this adventure 'Five Go ToMystery Moor'.'
　　It's a good name, Anne. We'll call it that too!
　　THE END

1 moors   

v.停泊，系泊（船只）( moor的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• the North York moors 北约克郡的漠泽
• They're shooting grouse up on the moors. 他们在荒野射猎松鸡。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 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。

3 sergeant   

n.警官，中士

参考例句：

• His elder brother is a sergeant.他哥哥是个警官。
• How many stripes are there on the sleeve of a sergeant?陆军中士的袖子上有多少条纹？

4 ravenous   

adj.极饿的，贪婪的

参考例句：

• The ravenous children ate everything on the table.饿极了的孩子把桌上所有东西吃掉了。
• Most infants have a ravenous appetite.大多数婴儿胃口极好。

5 jaunt   

v.短程旅游；n.游览

参考例句：

• They are off for a day's jaunt to the beach.他们出去到海边玩一天。
• They jaunt about quite a lot,especially during the summer.他们常常到处闲逛，夏天更是如此。

6 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。

7 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。

8 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。

9 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。

10 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。

11 puffing   

v.使喷出( puff的现在分词 )；喷着汽（或烟）移动；吹嘘；吹捧

参考例句：

• He was puffing hard when he jumped on to the bus. 他跳上公共汽车时喘息不已。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• My father sat puffing contentedly on his pipe. 父亲坐着心满意足地抽着烟斗。 来自《简明英汉词典》

12 funnel   

n.漏斗；烟囱；v.汇集

参考例句：

• He poured the petrol into the car through a funnel.他用一个漏斗把汽油灌入汽车。
• I like the ship with a yellow funnel.我喜欢那条有黄烟囱的船。

13 bent   

n.爱好，癖好；adj.弯的；决心的，一心的

参考例句：

• He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
• We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。

14 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。

15 spotted   

adj.有斑点的，斑纹的，弄污了的

参考例句：

• The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。
• Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。

16 forgeries   

伪造( forgery的名词复数 )； 伪造的文件、签名等

参考例句：

• The whole sky was filled with forgeries of the brain. 整个天空充满了头脑里臆造出来的膺品。
• On inspection, the notes proved to be forgeries. 经过检查，那些钞票证明是伪造的。

17 poke   

n.刺，戳，袋；vt.拨开，刺，戳；vi.戳，刺，捅，搜索，伸出，行动散慢

参考例句：

• We never thought she would poke her nose into this.想不到她会插上一手。
• Don't poke fun at me.别拿我凑趣儿。

18 scoop   

n.铲子，舀取，独家新闻；v.汲取，舀取，抢先登出

参考例句：

• In the morning he must get his boy to scoop it out.早上一定得叫佣人把它剜出来。
• Uh,one scoop of coffee and one scoop of chocolate for me.我要一勺咖啡的和一勺巧克力的。

19 growled   

v.（动物）发狺狺声， （雷）作隆隆声( growl的过去式和过去分词 )；低声咆哮着说

参考例句：

• \"They ought to be birched, \" growled the old man. 老人咆哮道：“他们应受到鞭打。” 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He growled out an answer. 他低声威胁着回答。 来自《简明英汉词典》

20 growling   

n.吠声, 咆哮声 v.怒吠, 咆哮, 吼

参考例句：

• We heard thunder growling in the distance. 我们听见远处有隆隆雷声。
• The lay about the deck growling together in talk. 他们在甲板上到处游荡，聚集在一起发牢骚。

21 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。

22 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》

23 awfully   

adv.可怕地，非常地，极端地

参考例句：

• Agriculture was awfully neglected in the past.过去农业遭到严重忽视。
• I've been feeling awfully bad about it.对这我一直感到很难受。

24 serene   

adj. 安详的，宁静的，平静的

参考例句：

• He has entered the serene autumn of his life.他已进入了美好的中年时期。
• He didn't speak much,he just smiled with that serene smile of his.他话不多，只是脸上露出他招牌式的淡定的微笑。