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Chapter 15 A STARTLING NIGHT
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Chapter 15 A STARTLING NIGHT
No gypsies came near them that day, not even Sniffer. The evening was as lovely as the day hadbeen, and almost as warm.
'It's extraordinary!' said Dick, looking up into the sky. 'What weather for April! The bluebells1 will berushing out soon if the sun goes on being as hot as this!'
They lay on the sand in the quarry2 and watched the evening star shine in the sky. It looked very bigand bright and round.
Timmy scrabbled round in the sand. 'His paw is much better,' said George. 'Though I notice that hestill sometimes holds it up.'
'Only when he wants you to say 'Poor Timmy, does it hurt!' ' said Dick. 'He's a baby, likes to befussed!'
They talked for a while and then Anne yawned. 'It's early, I know - but I believe I'm going to sleep.'
There was soon a trek3 to the spring, and everyone sluiced4 themselves in the cool water. There wasonly one towel between them, but that did very well. Then they settled down in their sandy beds. Thesand was beautifully warm and they did not bother about putting down the rubber sheets. There couldnot possibly be any dampness in that quarry after it had been baked so much by the hot sun!
'I hope we wake when that plane comes, if it does come,' said Julian to Dick, as they lay without anycovering in their soft, sandy bed. 'My goodness, isn't it hot! No wonder Timmy's panting over there!'
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They went to sleep at last, but Dick awoke suddenly, feeling much too hot. Phew! What a night!
He lay looking up at the brilliant stars, and then shut his eyes again. But it was no use, he couldn't goto sleep.
He sat up cautiously, so as not to awake Julian. I think I'll just go and have a squint5 to see if that biglamp is lighted again, down in that pit by the gypsy camp, he thought.
He went to the edge of the quarry and climbed up. He looked towards the gypsy camp and gave asudden exclamation6. Yes! he thought. It's glowing again! I can't see the lamp, of course, but its lightis so jolly powerful that I can easily see the glow it makes. It must be very bright, looked down onfrom the sky. I wonder if the plane is due to come now that the lamp is lighted.
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1 bluebells | |
n.圆叶风铃草( bluebell的名词复数 ) | |
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2 quarry | |
n.采石场;v.采石;费力地找 | |
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3 trek | |
vi.作长途艰辛的旅行;n.长途艰苦的旅行 | |
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4 sluiced | |
v.冲洗( sluice的过去式和过去分词 );(指水)喷涌而出;漂净;给…安装水闸 | |
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5 squint | |
v. 使变斜视眼, 斜视, 眯眼看, 偏移, 窥视; n. 斜视, 斜孔小窗; adj. 斜视的, 斜的 | |
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6 exclamation | |
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7 starry | |
adj.星光照耀的, 闪亮的 | |
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8 whine | |
v.哀号,号哭;n.哀鸣 | |
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9 squeal | |
v.发出长而尖的声音;n.长而尖的声音 | |
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10 swooped | |
俯冲,猛冲( swoop的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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11 peculiar | |
adj.古怪的,异常的;特殊的,特有的 | |
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12 moor | |
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14 swooping | |
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15 scrambling | |
v.快速爬行( scramble的现在分词 );攀登;争夺;(军事飞机)紧急起飞 | |
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16 slit | |
n.狭长的切口;裂缝;vt.切开,撕裂 | |
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17 smuggle | |
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18 smuggled | |
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19 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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20 undone | |
a.未做完的,未完成的 | |
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21 awe | |
n.敬畏,惊惧;vt.使敬畏,使惊惧 | |
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22 amazement | |
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23 extravagant | |
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24 previously | |
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25 buck | |
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