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17 A treasure map
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17 A treasure map
Jack1’s first feeling on hearing this was one of tremendous excitement. Then his face fell. He knewwhere the treasure was. Behind that fall of rock. What use was that? Nobody could get at it there.
‘I know where treasure is,’ said Jack, trying to speak slowly and simply. ‘I saw you show themen this morning – but the rocks had fallen together, and they could not get into the treasure-cavebehind.’
The man gave a short laugh. He seemed to understand. ‘They are fools,’ he said. ‘Big fools.
There is no treesure there.’
Jack stared at him. ‘Do you mean to say – you fooled them?’ he said. ‘You knew that fall ofrocks was there – and you took them to it, and pretended that the entrance to the treasure was allblocked up? Isn’t the treasure behind those rocks after all?’
The man was frowning hard in his attempt to follow all that Jack was saying. He shook hishead.
‘No treesure there,’ he said. ‘I fool Juan and Pepi. Ah, ah, how they hurt their hands when theypull – so – at the rocks!’
Jack couldn’t help grinning. What a fine trick to play! Well, then – where was the ‘treesure’?
‘I draw you map,’ said Otto. ‘And I tell you way out of valley too. By the Windy Pass. You willgo that way, you and your friends, and you will take the map to a good friend of mine. It is timenow to find the hidden treesure.’
‘But why can’t you come with us?’ said Jack. ‘Surely you could show us the way, Otto – thepass – and come to your good friend?’
‘I am very ill man,’ said Otto. ‘If I do not get doctor and – how you say it? – middisin . . .’
‘Yes, medicine,’ said Jack.
‘. . . middisin soon, I die,’ said Otto. ‘I have bad heart, very very bad. I get pain very bad. I notwalk far now. So you take treesure map, you good boy, and you take pass out of valley, and go toJulius, my good friend. Then all will be well.’
‘All right,’ said Jack. ‘I’m very sorry about you, Otto. Wish I could do something. I’ll do mybest to get to Julius quickly and bring back help to you. Do you think you might be able to walk toour hiding place tomorrow, and hide there whilst we go?’
‘Pardon?’ said Otto. You talk too quick, I not understand.’
Jack spoke2 more slowly. Otto nodded. He understood the second time.
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n.插座,千斤顶,男人;v.抬起,提醒,扛举;n.(Jake)杰克 | |
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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 | |
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