Chapter 22 ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL!
Morgan would not let the children stay underground any longer.
'We have things to do,' he said, in his deep voice, which sounded rather hoarse¹ now. 'You will goback to the farm and telephone to the police for me. You will say 'Morgan has won' and tell them tosend a boat to the little creek² I have already told them of. There I will bring these men all the waydown the tunnel to the sea. Go now, at once. Obey me this time, boy.'
'Yes, sir,' said Julian. This man was a hero! And he had thought him a villain³! He was ready to obeyhis smallest command now. Then a thought struck him, and he turned back.
'The old woman,' he said. 'Mrs. Thomas - that man's mother. What about her? And we've locked thecaretaker up in his room!'
'You will not do anything but go to the farm and telephone,' said Morgan, sternly. 'I will doeverything there is to be done. Take Aily with you to the farm. She must not be here. Now go.'
And Julian went! He and the others took one last look round at the men, all pinioned⁴ by the dogs,lying still and panic-stricken. Then, with Aily and her lamb and dog, he led the others up the tunnelagain, and at last back into the cellars.
'I don't like leaving that old lady up there, in the tower,' said Dick.
'No. But obviously Morgan has his plans,' said Julian, who was not going to disobey orders in anyway this time. 'I expect he has arranged something with the police. We can't interfere⁵ now.
We messed things up a bit, I'm afraid.'
They climbed soberly up to the place where they had left their toboggans. It took them some time,and they were beginning to feel very hungry. But Julian wouldn't let them stop even to eat somesandwiches.
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'No,' he said. 'I've to telephone to the police as soon as ever I can. No stopping now! We'll munch⁶ oursandwiches on the way down to the farm.'
It wasn't very difficult to get out of the pot-hole, for they had left the ropes dangling7

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1 hoarse
adj.嘶哑的，沙哑的
参考例句：
He asked me a question in a hoarse voice.他用嘶哑的声音问了我一个问题。 He was too excited and roared himself hoarse.他过于激动，嗓子都喊哑了。

2 creek
n.小溪，小河，小湾
参考例句：
He sprang through the creek.他跳过小河。 People sunbathe in the nude on the rocks above the creek.人们在露出小溪的岩石上裸体晒日光浴。

3 villain
n.反派演员，反面人物；恶棍；问题的起因
参考例句：
He was cast as the villain in the play.他在戏里扮演反面角色。 The man who played the villain acted very well.扮演恶棍的那个男演员演得很好。

4 pinioned
v.抓住[捆住]（双臂）( pinion的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
His arms were pinioned to his sides. 他的双臂被绑在身体两侧。 Pinioned by the press of men around them, they were unable to move. 周围的人群挤压着他们，使他们动弹不得。 来自辞典例句

5 interfere
v.(in)干涉，干预；(with)妨碍，打扰
参考例句：
If we interfere, it may do more harm than good.如果我们干预的话，可能弊多利少。 When others interfere in the affair,it always makes troubles. 别人一卷入这一事件，棘手的事情就来了。

6 munch
v.用力嚼，大声咀嚼
参考例句：
We watched her munch through two packets of peanuts.我们看她津津有味地嚼了两包花生米。 Getting them to munch on vegetable dishes was more difficult.使他们吃素菜就比较困难了。

7 dangling
悬吊着( dangle的现在分词 )； 摆动不定； 用某事物诱惑…； 吊胃口
参考例句：
The tooth hung dangling by the bedpost, now. 结果，那颗牙就晃来晃去吊在床柱上了。 The children sat on the high wall,their legs dangling. 孩子们坐在一堵高墙上，摇晃着他们的双腿。

8 scrambled
v.快速爬行( scramble的过去式和过去分词 )；攀登；争夺；（军事飞机）紧急起飞
参考例句：
Each scrambled for the football at the football ground. 足球场上你争我夺。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》 He scrambled awkwardly to his feet. 他笨拙地爬起身来。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 miraculous
adj.像奇迹一样的，不可思议的
参考例句：
The wounded man made a miraculous recovery.伤员奇迹般地痊愈了。 They won a miraculous victory over much stronger enemy.他们战胜了远比自己强大的敌人，赢得了非凡的胜利。

10 scrambling
v.快速爬行( scramble的现在分词 )；攀登；争夺；（军事飞机）紧急起飞
参考例句：
Scrambling up her hair, she darted out of the house. 她匆忙扎起头发，冲出房去。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》 She is scrambling eggs. 她正在炒蛋。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 mishap
n.不幸的事，不幸；灾祸
参考例句：
I'm afraid your son had a slight mishap in the playground.不好了，你儿子在操场上出了点小意外。 We reached home without mishap.我们平安地回到了家。

12 munching
v.用力咀嚼（某物），大嚼( munch的现在分词 )
参考例句：
He was munching an apple. 他在津津有味地嚼着苹果。 来自《简明英汉词典》 Munching the apple as he was, he had an eye for all her movements. 他虽然啃着苹果，但却很留神地监视着她的每一个动作。 来自辞典例句

13 sergeant
n.警官，中士
参考例句：
His elder brother is a sergeant.他哥哥是个警官。 How many stripes are there on the sleeve of a sergeant?陆军中士的袖子上有多少条纹？

14 stolid
adj.无动于衷的，感情麻木的
参考例句：
Her face showed nothing but stolid indifference.她的脸上毫无表情，只有麻木的无动于衷。 He conceals his feelings behind a rather stolid manner.他装作无动于衷的样子以掩盖自己的感情。

15 awfully
adv.可怕地，非常地，极端地
参考例句：
Agriculture was awfully neglected in the past.过去农业遭到严重忽视。 I've been feeling awfully bad about it.对这我一直感到很难受。

16 interfered
v.干预( interfere的过去式和过去分词 )；调停；妨碍；干涉
参考例句：
Complete absorption in sports interfered with his studies. 专注于运动妨碍了他的学业。 来自《简明英汉词典》 I am not going to be interfered with. 我不想别人干扰我的事情。 来自《简明英汉词典》

17 dour
adj.冷酷的，严厉的；（岩石）嶙峋的；顽强不屈
参考例句：
They were exposed to dour resistance.他们遭受到顽强的抵抗。 She always pretends to be dour,in fact,she's not.她总表现的不爱讲话，事实却相反。

18 bruised
[医]青肿的，瘀紫的
参考例句：
his bruised and bloodied nose 他沾满血的青肿的鼻子 She had slipped and badly bruised her face. 她滑了一跤，摔得鼻青脸肿。

19 grumbling
adj. 喃喃鸣不平的, 出怨言的
参考例句：
She's always grumbling to me about how badly she's treated at work. 她总是向我抱怨她在工作中如何受亏待。 We didn't hear any grumbling about the food. 我们没听到过对食物的抱怨。

20 rumbling
n. 隆隆声, 辘辘声 adj. 隆隆响的 动词rumble的现在分词
参考例句：
The earthquake began with a deep [low] rumbling sound. 地震开始时发出低沉的隆隆声。 The crane made rumbling sound. 吊车发出隆隆的响声。

21 shuddering
v.战栗( shudder的现在分词 )；发抖；（机器、车辆等）突然震动；颤动
参考例句：
'I am afraid of it,'she answered, shuddering. “我害怕，”她发着抖，说。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记 She drew a deep shuddering breath. 她不由得打了个寒噤，深深吸了口气。 来自飘（部分）

22 squealed
v.长声尖叫，用长而尖锐的声音说( squeal的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
He squealed the words out. 他吼叫着说出那些话。 来自《简明英汉词典》 The brakes of the car squealed. 汽车的刹车发出吱吱声。 来自《简明英汉词典》

23 enamel
n.珐琅，搪瓷，瓷釉；(牙齿的)珐琅质
参考例句：
I chipped the enamel on my front tooth when I fell over.我跌倒时门牙的珐琅质碰碎了。 He collected coloured enamel bowls from Yugoslavia.他藏有来自南斯拉夫的彩色搪瓷碗。

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