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Chapter Fourteen DISTURBANCE IN THE NIGHT
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Chapter Fourteen DISTURBANCE1 IN THE NIGHT
IT was dark in the cave, not really quite dark enough to light a candle, but the cave looked so nice bycandlelight that it was fun to light one. So Anne took down the candle-stick and lighted the candle. Atonce queer shadows jumped all round the cave, and it became a rather exciting place, not at all likethe cave they knew by daylight!
"I wish we could have a fire," said Anne.
"We'd be far too hot," said Julian. "And it would smoke us out. You can't have a fire in a cave likethis. There's no chimney."
"Yes, there is," said Anne, pointing to the hole in the roof. "If we lighted a fire just under that hole, itwould act as a chimney, wouldn't it?"
"It might," said Dick, thoughtfully. "But I don't think so. We'd simply get the cave full of stiflingsmoke, and we wouldn't be able to sleep for choking.""Well, couldn't we light a fire at the cave entrance then?" said Anne who felt that a real home oughtto have a fire somewhere. "Just to keep away wild beasts, say! That's what the people of old timesdid. It says so in my history book. They lighted fires at the cave entrance at night to keep away anywild animal that might be prowling around.""Well, what wild beasts do you think are likely to come and peep into this cave?" asked Julian, lazily,finishing up a cup of cocoa. "Lions? Tigers? Or perhaps you are afraid of an elephant or two."Everyone laughed. "No - I don't really think animals like that would come," said Anne. "Only - itwould be nice to have a red, glowing fire to watch when we go to sleep.""Perhaps Anne thinks the rabbits might come in and nibble3 our toes or something," said Dick.
"Woof!" said Tim, pricking4 up his ears as he always did at the mention of rabbits.
"I don't think we ought to have a fire," said Julian, "because it might be seen out at sea and give awarning to anyone thinking of coming to the island to do a bit of smuggling5.""Oh no, Julian - the entrance to this cave is so well-hidden that I'm sure no one could see a fire out tosea," said George, at once. "There's that line of high rocks in front, which must hide it completely. Ithink it would be rather fun to have a fire. It would light up the cave so queerly and excitingly."64
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1 disturbance | |
n.动乱,骚动;打扰,干扰;(身心)失调 | |
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n.(飞机)机头,船头 | |
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3 nibble | |
n.轻咬,啃;v.一点点地咬,慢慢啃,吹毛求疵 | |
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刺,刺痕,刺痛感 | |
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5 smuggling | |
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6 admiration | |
n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕 | |
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7 weird | |
adj.古怪的,离奇的;怪诞的,神秘而可怕的 | |
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v.(使)醒( awaken的过去式和过去分词 );(使)觉醒;弄醒;(使)意识到 | |
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13 cove | |
n.小海湾,小峡谷 | |
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17 slanting | |
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18 locker | |
n.更衣箱,储物柜,冷藏室,上锁的人 | |
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19 smuggled | |
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20 puffing | |
v.使喷出( puff的现在分词 );喷着汽(或烟)移动;吹嘘;吹捧 | |
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