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Chapter 13 A NOISE IN THE NIGHT
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Chapter 13 A NOISE IN THE NIGHT
It was Timmy who first knew there was somebody not far off. He pricked1 up his ears and listened.
George saw him.
'What is it, Tim?' she said. 'Nobody is coming here, surely?'
Timmy gave a tiny growl2, as if he were not quite sure of himself. Then he leapt up, his tail wagging,and tore out of the quarry3!
'Where's he gone to?' said George astonished. 'Gosh, here he is, back again!'
So he was, and with him was a funny little hearthrug of a dog - yes, Liz! She was not quite sure ofher welcome and crawled up to the children on her tummy, looking more like a hearthrug than ever!
Timmy leapt round her in delight. She might have been his very best friend, he was so delighted!
George patted the funny little dog and Julian looked thoughtful.
'I hope this doesn't mean that we are anywhere near the gypsy camp,' he said. 'It's quite likely that thelines might end somewhere near them. I've rather lost my sense of direction.'
'Oh goodness, I do HOPE we're not near their camp!' said Anne, in dismay. 'Those old-time gypsiesmust have camped pretty near to the Bartles' quarry before they attacked them, so perhaps the presentcamp is near too.'
'Well, what's it matter if it is?' said Dick. 'Who's afraid of them? I'm not!'
They all sat still, thinking hard, Liz licking Anne's hand. And in the silence they heard an all-too-familiar sound.
Sniff4! Sniff!
'Sniffer!' called George. 'Come on out, wherever you are hiding. I can hear you!'
A pair of legs stuck out from a great clump5 of heather at the edge of the quarry, and then the whole ofSniffer's wiry little body slithered out and down into the sand. He sat there, grinning at them, half-afraid to come any nearer in case they were cross with him.
'What are you doing here?' said Dick. 'Not spying on us, I hope?'
'No,' said Sniffer. 'Our camp isn't very far away. Liz heard you, I think, and ran off. I followed her.'
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'Oh blow. We hoped we weren't near anyone else,' said George. 'Does anyone at your camp knowwe're here.'
'Not yet,' said Sniffer. 'But they'll find out. They always do. I won't tell, though, if you don't want meto.'
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1 pricked | |
刺,扎,戳( prick的过去式和过去分词 ); 刺伤; 刺痛; 使剧痛 | |
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2 growl | |
v.(狗等)嗥叫,(炮等)轰鸣;n.嗥叫,轰鸣 | |
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3 quarry | |
n.采石场;v.采石;费力地找 | |
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4 sniff | |
vi.嗅…味道;抽鼻涕;对嗤之以鼻,蔑视 | |
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5 clump | |
n.树丛,草丛;vi.用沉重的脚步行走 | |
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6 interfering | |
adj. 妨碍的 动词interfere的现在分词 | |
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7 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 | |
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8 fawned | |
v.(尤指狗等)跳过来往人身上蹭以示亲热( fawn的过去式和过去分词 );巴结;讨好 | |
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9 peculiar | |
adj.古怪的,异常的;特殊的,特有的 | |
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10 standing | |
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的 | |
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11 moor | |
n.荒野,沼泽;vt.(使)停泊;vi.停泊 | |
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12 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) | |
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13 aluminium | |
n.铝 (=aluminum) | |
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14 jug | |
n.(有柄,小口,可盛水等的)大壶,罐,盂 | |
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15 plucky | |
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16 cosy | |
adj.温暖而舒适的,安逸的 | |
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17 discomfort | |
n.不舒服,不安,难过,困难,不方便 | |
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18 scurrying | |
v.急匆匆地走( scurry的现在分词 ) | |
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19 croaking | |
v.呱呱地叫( croak的现在分词 );用粗的声音说 | |
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20 tinkle | |
vi.叮当作响;n.叮当声 | |
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21 apparently | |
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎 | |
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22 jugful | |
一壶的份量 | |
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