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CHAPTER XXXVI — GRANT RECEIVES A LETTER

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 Mr. Reynolds had spared no expense in his efforts to obtain tidings of his lost boy. None of his agents, however, had succeeded in gaining the smallest clew to Herbert's whereabouts. Through the public press the story had been widely disseminated1, and in consequence the broker2 began to receive letters from various points, from persons professing3 to have seen such a boy as the one described. One of these letters came from Augusta, Ga., and impressed Mr. Reynolds to such an extent that he decided4 to go there in person, and see for himself the boy of whom his correspondent5 wrote.
The day after he started Grant, on approaching the house at the close of business, fell in with the postman, just ascending6 the steps.
“Have you got a letter for me?” he asked.
“I have a letter for Grant Thornton,” was the reply.
“That is my name,” said Grant.
He took the letter, supposing it to be from home. He was surprised to find that it had a Western postmark. He was more puzzled by the feminine7 handwriting.
“Have you heard anything from the little boy?” asked the postman, for Mr. Reynolds' loss was well known.
Grant shook his head.
“Nothing definite,” he said. “Mr. Reynolds has gone to Georgia to follow up a clew.”
“Two weeks since,” said the postman, “I left a letter here dated at Scipio, Ill. It was in a boy's handwriting. I thought it might be from the lost boy.”
“A letter from Scipio, in a boy's handwriting!” repeated Grant, surprised. “Mr. Reynolds has shown me all his letters. He has received none from there.”
“I can't understand it. I left it here, I am positive of that.”
“At what time in the day?” asked Grant, quickly.
“About eleven o'clock in the forenoon.”

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1 disseminated c76621f548f3088ff302305f50de1f16     
散布，传播( disseminate的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • Their findings have been widely disseminated . 他们的研究成果已经广为传播。
  • Berkovitz had contracted polio after ingesting a vaccine disseminated under federal supervision. 伯考维茨在接种了在联邦监督下分发的牛痘疫苗后传染上脊髓灰质炎。
2 broker ESjyi     
n.中间人，经纪人；v.作为中间人来安排
参考例句：
  • He baited the broker by promises of higher commissions.他答应给更高的佣金来引诱那位经纪人。
  • I'm a real estate broker.我是不动产经纪人。
3 professing a695b8e06e4cb20efdf45246133eada8     
声称( profess的现在分词 )； 宣称； 公开表明； 信奉
参考例句：
  • But( which becometh women professing godliness) with good works. 只要有善行。这才与自称是敬神的女人相宜。
  • Professing Christianity, he had little compassion in his make-up. 他号称信奉基督教，却没有什么慈悲心肠。
4 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
5 correspondent 2zTxs     
n.记者，通信者；adj.符合的，一致的，相当的
参考例句：
  • He volunteered as a correspondent for the war.他自愿担任作报道这次战争的记者。
  • The result was correspondent with my wishes.结果与我的愿望是一致的。
6 ascending CyCzrc     
adj.上升的，向上的
参考例句：
  • Now draw or trace ten dinosaurs in ascending order of size.现在按照体型由小到大的顺序画出或是临摹出10只恐龙。
7 feminine Sgnzv     
adj.女性的，女子气的
参考例句：
  • He has a very feminine voice.他的声音非常像女人。
  • She was a very feminine person.她是个很有女性气质的人。
8 betrayed 9e13884facd7e05da708c0c2fbbf5471     
对…不忠( betray的过去式和过去分词 )； 背叛； 出卖； 泄露
参考例句：
  • The shakes of the speaker's hands betrayed his nervousness. 发言者双手颤抖，可见他很紧张。
  • He betrayed all his friends on his own account. 他为自己的利益出卖了所有的朋友。
9 Ford KiIxx     
n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过
参考例句：
  • They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。
  • If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。
10 spite uv7wD     
n.（用于短语）虽然，不顾，尽管
参考例句：
  • He has modern ideas in spite of his great age.尽管他年事很高，但思想观念却很入时。
  • In spite of his anger,his remarks were restrained.他尽管生气，说的话还是有节制的。
11 intercepted 970326ac9f606b6dc4c2550a417e081e     
拦截( intercept的过去式和过去分词 )； 截住； 截击； 拦阻
参考例句：
  • Reporters intercepted him as he tried to leave the hotel. 他正要离开旅馆，记者们把他拦截住了。
  • Reporters intercepted him as he tried to leave by the rear entrance. 他想从后门溜走，记者把他截住了。

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