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16 Inside the mountain
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Inside the mountain
‘What’s the matter?’ shouted Jack1, jumping up. ‘What’s happened!’
Lucy-Ann had dropped the torch in her fright. The light went out and they were in darkness.
She clutched at Jack again and startled him.
‘Something touched me!’ she whispered. ‘Something ran its fingers all down me. Oh, Jack,what was it?’
‘Yes, and me too,’ said Dinah, in a trembling voice. ‘I felt them. They touched my shouldersoftly and then ran all the way down to my feet. What is it, Jack? There’s something here. Let’sget out.’
‘Where’s the torch?’ said Jack impatiently. ‘Oh, Lucy-Ann, I hope it isn’t broken. You idiot,dropping it like that.’
He groped about for it on the floor and found it. Luckily it hadn’t rolled into the pool. He shookit and the light came on. Everyone was very thankful.
‘Now, what touched you?’ demanded Jack. ‘Nothing touched me!’
‘I don’t know,’ said Lucy-Ann. ‘I want to get out of here, Jack. I’m frightened.’
Jack swung his torch round behind the girls. He saw something that made him cry out insurprise. The girls didn’t dare to look. They clung to him, trembling.
‘See what touched you? A rope-ladder falling down just behind you!’ laughed Jack. ‘Well, whata surprise! You’d never dream of that!’
Dinah pulled herself together at once, and forced herself to laugh. ‘Well! Fancy that! I really didthink it was somebody touching2 me. It felt just like it.’
‘It must just have run down quietly behind you from somewhere up high,’ said Jack, flashinghis torch upwards3, and following the ladder with the beam as far as he could. ‘Well, you made mejump all right when you yelled. I almost went head-first into the pool!’
‘It happened when you turned that wheel down there,’ said Lucy-Ann, still shivering a little.
‘Yes. A very clever little idea,’ said Jack. ‘I must say this is a jolly well-hidden entrance to themountain – better even than Ali Baba’s cave! First there’s the green curtain. Then just a crack inthe rock. Then you come in and see nothing but a black pool and a roofless cave. Most peoplewould just say, “How odd!” and go out again!’
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1 jack | |
n.插座,千斤顶,男人;v.抬起,提醒,扛举;n.(Jake)杰克 | |
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3 upwards | |
adv.向上,在更高处...以上 | |
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adj.较小(少)的,较次要的;n.辅修学科;vi.辅修 | |
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5 crimson | |
n./adj.深(绯)红色(的);vi.脸变绯红色 | |
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adj.显著的,异常的,非凡的,值得注意的 | |
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adj.可怕的;令人惊恐的;恐怖的;极讨厌的 | |
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8 chamber | |
n.房间,寝室;会议厅;议院;会所 | |
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9 jug | |
n.(有柄,小口,可盛水等的)大壶,罐,盂 | |
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12 winding | |
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16 joyfully | |
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17 awed | |
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19 machinery | |
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26 inaccessible | |
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