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Chapter 12 Oxford, Cambridge and Lohengrin

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Chapter 12 Oxford1, Cambridge and Lohengrin

‘Good man,’ said Colonel Pikeaway, puffing2 out smoke. ‘Sorry to send foryou so urgently but I thought I’d better see you.’
‘As I expect you know,’ said Tommy, ‘we’ve been having something alittle unexpected lately.’
‘Ah! Why should you think I know?’
‘Because you always know everything here.’
Colonel Pikeaway laughed.
‘Hah! Quoting me to myself, aren’t you? Yes, that’s what I say. We knoweverything. That’s what we’re here for. Did she have a very narrow es-cape? Your wife, I’m talking about, as you know.’
‘She didn’t have a narrow escape, but there might have been somethingserious. I expect you know most of the details, or do you want me to tellyou?’
‘You can run over it quickly if you like. There’s a bit I didn’t hear,’ saidColonel Pikeaway, ‘the bit about Lohengrin. Grin-hen-lo. She’s sharp, youknow, your wife is. She saw the point of that. It seems idiotic3, but there itwas.’
‘I’ve brought you the results today,’ said Tommy. ‘We hid them in theflour-bin until I could get up to see you. I didn’t like to send them by post.’
‘No. Quite right–’
‘In a kind of tin–not tin but a better metal than that–box and hanging inLohengrin. Pale blue Lohengrin. Cambridge, Victorian china outdoorgarden stool.’
‘Remember them myself in the old days. Had an aunt in the countrywho used to have a pair.’
‘It was very well preserved, sewn up in tarpaulin4. Inside it are letters.
They are somewhat perished and that, but I expect with expert treat-ment–’
‘Yes, we can manage that sort of thing all right.’
‘Here they are then,’ said Tommy, ‘and I’ve got a list for you of thingsthat we’ve noted5 down, Tuppence and I. Things that have been mentionedor told us.’
‘Names?’
‘Yes. Three or four. The Oxford and Cambridge clue and the mention ofOxford and Cambridge graduates staying there–I don’t think there wasanything in that, because really it referred simply to the Lohengrin porcel-ain stools, I suppose.’
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1 Oxford Wmmz0a     
n.牛津(英国城市)
参考例句:
  • At present he has become a Professor of Chemistry at Oxford.他现在已是牛津大学的化学教授了。
  • This is where the road to Oxford joins the road to London.这是去牛津的路与去伦敦的路的汇合处。
2 puffing b3a737211571a681caa80669a39d25d3     
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》
3 idiotic wcFzd     
adj.白痴的
参考例句:
  • It is idiotic to go shopping with no money.去买东西而不带钱是很蠢的。
  • The child's idiotic deeds caused his family much trouble.那小孩愚蠢的行为给家庭带来许多麻烦。
4 tarpaulin nIszk     
n.涂油防水布,防水衣,防水帽
参考例句:
  • The pool furniture was folded,stacked,and covered with a tarpaulin.游泳池的设备都已经折叠起来,堆在那里,还盖上了防水布。
  • The pool furniture was folded,stacked,and covered with a tarpaulin.游泳池的设备都已经折叠起来,堆在那里,还盖上了防水布。
5 noted 5n4zXc     
adj.著名的,知名的
参考例句:
  • The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
  • Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。
6 inspector q6kxH     
n.检查员,监察员,视察员
参考例句:
  • The inspector was interested in everything pertaining to the school.视察员对有关学校的一切都感兴趣。
  • The inspector was shining a flashlight onto the tickets.查票员打着手电筒查看车票。
7 cohere PbRy0     
vt.附着,连贯,一致
参考例句:
  • The adornments do not cohere with the basic design.装饰物与设计的基调不协调。
  • When you squeeze a handful of snow,the flakes cohere to make a snowball.你把一团雪捏紧,雪就黏合成雪球。
8 laurels 0pSzBr     
n.桂冠,荣誉
参考例句:
  • The path was lined with laurels.小路两旁都种有月桂树。
  • He reaped the laurels in the finals.他在决赛中荣膺冠军。
9 watts c70bc928c4d08ffb18fc491f215d238a     
(电力计量单位)瓦,瓦特( watt的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • My lamp uses 60 watts; my toaster uses 600 watts. 我的灯用60瓦,我的烤面包器用600瓦。
  • My lamp uses 40 watts. 我的灯40瓦。
10 hymn m4Wyw     
n.赞美诗,圣歌,颂歌
参考例句:
  • They sang a hymn of praise to God.他们唱着圣歌,赞美上帝。
  • The choir has sung only two verses of the last hymn.合唱团只唱了最后一首赞美诗的两个段落。

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