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MYDENTISTHADJUSTPULLEDOUTONEOFMYTEETHANDHADTOLDMETORESTFORAWHILEITRIEDTOSAYSOMETHING,BUTMYMOUTHWASFULLOFCOTTONWOOLHEKNEWICOLLECTEDBIRDSEGGSANDASKEDMEWHETHERMYCOLLECTIONWASGROWINGHETHENASKEDMEHOWMYBROTHERWASANDWHETHERILIKEDMYNEWJOBINLONDONINANSWERTOTHESEQUESTIONSIEITHERNODDEDORMADESTRANGENOISESMEANWHILE,MYTONGUEWASBUSYSEARCHINGOUTTHEHOLEWHERETHETOOTHHADBEENISUDDENLYFELTVERYWORRIED,BUTCOULDNOTSAYANYTHINGWHENTHEDENTISTATLASTREMOVEDTHECOTTONWOOLFROMMYMOUTH,IWASABLETOTELLHIMTHATHEHADPULLEDOUTTHEWRONGTOOTHLESSON49THEENDOFADREAM美梦告终TIREDOFSLEEPINGONTHEFLOOR,AYOUNGMANINTEHERANSAVEDUPFORYEARSTOBUYAREALBEDFORTHEFIRSTTIMEINHISLIFE,HEBECAMETHEPROUDOWNEROFABEDWHICHHADSPRINGSANDAMATTRESSBECAUSETHEWEATHERWASVERYHOT,HECARRIEDTHEBEDONTOTHEROOFOFHISHOUSEHESLEPTVERYWELLFORTHEFIRSTTWONIGHTS,BUTONTHETHIRDNIGHT,ASTORMBLEWUPAGUSTOFWINDSWEPTTHEBEDOFFTHEROOFANDSENTITCRASHINGINTOTHECOURTYARDBELOWTHEYOUNGMANDIDNOTWAKEUPUNTILTHEBEDHADSTRUCKTHEGROUNDALTHOUGHTHEBEDWASSMASHEDTOPIECES,THEMANWASMIRACULOUSLYUNHURTWHENHEWOKEUP,HEWASSTILLONTHEMATTRESSGLANCINGATTHEBITSOFWOODANDMETALTHATLAYAROUNDHIM,THEMANSADLYPICKEDUPTHEMATTRESSANDCARRIEDITINTOHISHOUSEAFTERHEHADPUTITONTHEFLOOR,HEPROMPTLYWENTTOSLEEPAGAINLESSON50TAKENFORARIDE乘车兜风ILOVETRAVELLINGINTHECOUNTRY,BUTIDONTLIKELOSINGMYWAYIWENTONANEXCURSIONRECENTLY,BUTMYTRIPTOOKMELONGERTHANIEXPECTEDIMGOINGTOWOODFORDGREEN,ISAIDTOTHECONDUCTORASIGOTONTHEBUS,BUTIDONTKNOWWHEREITISILLTELLYOUWHERETOGETOFF,ANSWEREDTHECONDUCTORISATINTHEFRONTOFTHEBUSTOGETAGOODVIEWOFTHECOUNTRYSIDEAFTERSOMETIME,THEBUSSTOPPEDLOOKINGROUND,IREALIZEDWITHASHOCKTHATIWASTHEONLYPASSENGERLEFTONTHEBUSYOULLHAVETOGETOFFHERE,THECONDUCTORSAIDTHISISASFARASWEGOISTHISWOODFORDGREENIASKEDOHDEAR,SAIDTHECONDUCTORSUDDENLYIFORGOTTOPUTYOUOFFITDOESNTMATTER,ISAIDILLGETOFFHEREWEAREGOINGBACKNOW,SAIDTHECONDUCTORWELL,INTHATCASE,IPREFERTOSTAYONTHEBUS,IANSWEREDLESSON51REWARDFORVIRTUE对美德的奖赏MYFRIEND,HERBERT,HASALWAYSBEENFAT,BUTTHINGSGOTSOBADRECENTLYTHATHEDECIDEDTOGOONADIETHEBEGANHISDIETAWEEKAGOFIRSTOFALL,HEWROTEOUTALONGLISTOFALLTHEFOODSWHICHWEREFORBIDDENTHELISTINCLUDEDMOSTOFTHETHINGSHERBERTLOVESBUTTER,POTATOES,RICE,BEER,MILK,CHOCOLATE,ANDSWEETSYESTERDAYIPAIDHIMAVISITIRANGTHEBELLANDWASNOTSURPRISEDTOSEETHATHERBERTWASSTILLASFATASEVERHELEDMEINTOHISROOMANDHURRIEDLYHIDALARGEPARCELUNDERHISDESKITWASOBVIOUSTHATHEWASVERYEMBARRASSEDWHENIASKEDHIMWHATHEWASDOING,HESMILEDGUILTILYANDTHENPUTTHEPARCELONTHEDESKHEEXPLAINEDTHATHISDIETWASSOSTRICTTHATHEHADTOREWARDHIMSELFOCCASIONALLYTHENHESHOWEDMETHECONTENTSOFTHEPARCELITCONTAINEDFIVELARGEBARSOFCHOCOLATEANDTHREEBAGSOFSWEETSLESSON52APRETTYCARPET漂亮的地毯WEHAVEJUSTMOVEDINTOANEWHOUSEANDIHAVEBEENWORKINGHARDALLMORNINGIHAVEBEENTRYINGTOGETMYNEWROOMINORDERTHISHASNOTBEENEASYBECAUSEIOWNOVERATHOUSANDBOOKSTOMAKEMATTERSWORSE,THEROOMISRATHERSMALL,SOIHAVETEMPORARILYPUTMYBOOKSONTHEFLOORATTHEMOMENT,THEYCOVEREVERYINCHOFFLOORSPACEANDIACTUALLYHAVETOWALKONTHEMTOGETINOROUTOFTHEROOMASHORTWHILEAGO,MYSISTERHELPEDMETOCARRYONEOFMYOLDBOOKCASESUPTHESTAIRSSHEWENTINTOMYROOMANDGOTABIGSURPRISEWHENSHESAWALLTHOSEBOOKSONTHEFLOORTHISISTHEPRETTIESTCARPETIHAVEEVERSEEN,SHESAIDSHEGAZEDATITFORSOMETIMETHENADDED,YOUDONTNEEDBOOKCASESATALLYOUCANSITHEREINYOURSPARETIMEANDREADTHECARPETLESSON53HOTSNAKE触电的蛇ATLASTFIREMENHAVEPUTOUTABIGFORESTFIREINCALIFORNIASINCETHEN,THEYHAVEBEENTRYINGTOFINDOUTHOWTHEFIREBEGANFORESTFIREAREOFTENCAUSEDBYBROKENGLASSORBYCIGARETTEENDSWHICHPEOPLECARELESSLYTHROWAWAYYESTERDAYTHEFIREMENEXAMINEDTHEGROUNDCAREFULLY,BUTWERENOTABLETOFINDANYBROKENGLASSTHEYWEREALSOQUITESURETHATACIGARETTEENDDIDNOTSTARTTHEFIRETHISMORNING,HOWEVER,AFIREMANACCIDENTALLYDISCOVEREDTHECAUSEHENOTICEDTHEREMAINSOFASNAKEWHICHWASWOUNDROUNDTHEELECTRICWIRESOFA16,000VOLTPOWERLINEINTHISWAY,HEWASABLETOSOLVETHEMYSTERYTHEEXPLANATIONWASSIMPLEBUTVERYUNUSUALABIRDHADSNATCHEDUPTHESNAKEFROMTHEGROUNDANDTHENDROPPEDITONTOTHEWIRESTHESNAKETHENWOUNDITSELFROUNDTHEWIRESWHENITDIDSO,ITSENTSPARKSDOWNTOTHEGROUNDANDTHESEIMMEDIATELYSTARTEDAFIRELESSON54STICKYFINGERS粘糊的手指AFTERBREAKFAST,ISENTTHECHILDRENTOSCHOOLANDTHENIWENTTOMARKETITWASSTILLEARLYWHENIRETURNEDHOMETHECHILDRENWEREATSCHOOL,MYHUSBANDWASATWORKANDTHEHOUSEWASQUIETSOIDECIDEDTOMAKESOMETARTSFORTEAINASHORTTIMEIWASBUSYMIXINGBUTTERANDFLOURANDMYHANDSWERESOONCOVEREDWITHSTICKYPASTRYATEXACTLYTHATMOMENT,THETELEPHONERANGNOTHINGCOULDHAVEBEENMOREANNOYINGIPICKEDUPTHERECEIVERBETWEENTWOSTICKYFINGERSANDWASDISMAYEDWHENIRECOGNIZEDTHEVOICEOFMRSBATESITTOOKMETENMINUTESTOPERSUADEHERTORINGBACKLATERATLASTIHUNGUPTHERECEIVERWHATAMESSTHEREWASPASTRYONMYFINGERS,ONTHETELEPHONE,ANDONTHEDOORKNOBSIHADNOSOONERGOTBACKTOTHEKITCHENTHANTHEDOORBELLRANGLOUDENOUGHTOWAKETHEDEADTHISTIMEITWASTHEPOSTMANANDHEWANTEDMETOSIGNFORAREGISTEREDLETTERLESSON55NOTAGOLDMINE并非金矿DREAMSOFFINDINGLOSTTREASUREALMOSTCAMETRUERECENTLYANEWMACHINECALLEDTHEREVEALERHASBEENINVENTEDANDITHASBEENUSEDTODETECTGOLDWHICHHASBEENBURIEDINTHEGROUNDTHEMACHINEWASUSEDINACAVENEARTHESEASHOREWHEREITISSAIDPIRATESUSEDTOHIDEGOLDTHEPIRATESWOULDOFTENBURYGOLDINTHECAVEANDTHENFAILTOCOLLECTITARMEDWITHTHENEWMACHINE,ASEARCHPARTYWENTHEDIDNOTLIKEITSHEENJOYEDHERSELFMAKINGTHEASSISTANTBRI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