高级英语Lesson12TheLoons课文内容Word文件下载.docx
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"
Idon'
tknowwhattodoaboutthatkid."
myfathersaidatdinneroneevening."
PiquetteTonnerre,Imean.Thedamnbone'
sflaredupagain.I'
vehadherinhospitalforquiteawhilenow,andit'
sundercontrolallright,butIhatelikethedickenstosendherhomeagain."
"
Couldn'
tyouexplaintohermotherthatshehastorestalot"
mymothersaid.
"
Themother'
snotthere"
myfatherreplied."
Shetookoffafewyearsback.Can'
tsayIblameher.Piquettecooksforthem,andshesaysLazaruswouldneverdoanythingforhimselfaslongasshe'
sthere.Anyway,Idon'
tthinkshe'
dtakemuchcareofherself,onceshegotback.She'
sonlythirteen,afterall.Beth,Iwasthinking—WhatabouttakingheruptoDiamondLakewithusthissummerAcoupleofmonthsrestwouldgivethatboneamuchbetterchance."
Mymotherlookedstunned.
ButEwen--whataboutRoddieandVanessa"
She'
snotcontagious,"
myfathersaid."
AnditwouldbecompanyforVanessa."
Ohdear,"
mymothersaidindistress,"
I'
llbetanythingshehasnitsinherhair."
ForPete'
ssake,"
myfathersaidcrossly,"
doyouthinkMatronwouldletherstayinthehospitalforallthistimelikethatDon'
tbesilly,Beth."
GrandmotherMacLeod,herdelicatelyfeaturedfaceasrigidasacameo,nowbroughthermauve-veinedhandstogetherasthoughshewereabouttobeginprayer.
Ewen,ifthathalfbreedyoungstercomesalongtoDiamondLake,I'
mnotgoing,"
sheannounced."
llgotoMorag'
sforthesummer."
Ihadtroubleinstiflingmyurgetolaugh,formymotherbrightenedvisiblyandquicklytriedtohideit.IfitcametoachoicebetweenGrandmotherMacLeodandPiquette,Piquettewouldwinhandsdown,nitsornot.
Itmightbequiteniceforyou,atthat,"
shemused."
Youhaven'
tseenMoragforoverayear,andyoumightenjoybeinginthecityforawhile.Well,Ewendear,youdowhatyouthinkbest.IfyouthinkitwoulddoPiquettesomegood,thenwe'
IIbegladtohaveher,aslongasshebehavesherself."
Soithappenedthatseveralweekslater,whenweallpiledintomyfather'
soldNash,surroundedbysuitcasesandboxesofprovisionsandtoysformyten-month-oldbrother,PiquettewaswithusandGrandmotherMacLeod,miraculously,wasnot.Myfatherwouldonlybestayingatthecottageforacoupleofweeks,forhehadtogetbacktohispractice,buttherestofuswouldstayatDiamondLakeuntiltheendofAugust.
Ourcottagewasnotnamed,asmanywere,"
DewDropInn"
or"
Bide-a-Wee,"
BonnieDoon”.Thesignontheroadwayboreinausterelettersonlyourname,MacLeod.Itwasnotalargecottage,butitwasonthelakefront.Youcouldlookoutthewindowsandsee,throughthefiligreeofthesprucetrees,thewaterglisteninggreenlyasthesuncaughtit.Allaroundthecottagewereferns,andsharp-branchedraspberrybushes,andmossthathadgrownoverfallentreetrunks,Ifyoulookedcarefullyamongtheweedsandgrass,youcouldfindwildstrawberryplantswhichwereinwhiteflowernowandinanothermonthwouldbearfruit,thefragrantglobeshanginglikeminiaturescarletlanternsonthethinhairystems.Thetwogreysquirrelswerestillthere,gossipingatusfromthetallsprucebesidethecottage,andbytheendofthesummertheywouldagainbetameenoughtotakepiecesofcrustfrommyhands.Thebroadmooseantlersthathungabovethebackdoorwerealittlemorebleachedandfissuredafterthewinter,butotherwiseeverythingwasthesame.Iracedjoyfullyaroundmykingdom,greetingalltheplacesIhadnotseenforayear.Mybrother,Roderick,whohadnotbeenbornwhenwewereherelastsummer,satonthecarruginthesunshineandexaminedabrownsprucecone,meticulouslyturningitroundandroundinhissmallandcurioushands.Mymotherandfathertotedtheluggagefromcartocottage,exclaimingoverhowwelltheplacehadwintered,nobrokenwindows,thankgoodness,noapparentdamagefromstormfelledbranchesorsnow.
OnlyafterIhadfinishedlookingarounddidInoticePiquette.Shewassittingontheswingherlamelegheldstifflyout,andherotherfootscuffingthegroundassheswungslowlybackandforth.Herlonghairhungblackandstraightaroundhershoulders,andherbroadcoarse-featuredfaceborenoexpression--itwasblank,asthoughshenolongerdweltwithinherownskull,asthoughshehadgoneelsewhere.
Iapproachedherveryhesitantly.
Wanttocomeandplay"
Piquettelookedatmewithasuddenflashofscorn.
Iain'
takid,"
shesaid.
Wounded,Istampedangrilyaway,swearingIwouldnotspeaktoherfortherestofthesummer.Inthedaysthatfollowed,however,Piquettebegantointerestme,andlbegantowanttointeresther.Myreasonsdidnotappearbizarretome.Unlikelyasitmayseem,IhadonlyjustrealisedthattheTonnerrefamily,whomIhadalwaysheardCalledhalfbreeds,wereactuallyIndians,orasnearasmadenodifference.MyacquaintancewithIndianswasnotexpensive.IdidnotremembereverhavingseenarealIndian,andmynewawarenessthatPiquettesprangfromthepeopleofBigBearandPoundmaker,ofTecumseh,oftheIroquoiswhohadeatenFatherBré
beuf'
sheart--allthisgaveheraninstantattractioninmyeyes.IwasdevotedreaderofPaulineJohnsonatthisage,andsometimeswouldoratealoudandinanexaltedvoice,WestWind,blowfromyourprairienest,Blowfromthemountains,blowfromthewest--andsoon.ItseemedtomethatPiquettemustbeinsomewayadaughteroftheforest,akindofjuniorprophetessofthewilds,whomightimparttome,ifItooktherightapproach,someofthesecretswhichsheundoubtedlyknew--wherethewhippoorwillmadehernest,howthecoyoterearedheryoung,orwhateveritwasthatitsaidinHiawatha.
IsetaboutgainingPiquette'
strust.Shewasnotallowedtogoswimming,withherbadleg,butImanagedtolureherdowntothebeach--orrather,shecamebecausetherewasnothingelsetodo.Thewaterwasalwaysicy,forthelakewasfedbysprings,butIswamlikeadog,thrashingmyarmsandlegsaroundatsuchspeedandwithsuchanoutputofenergythatInevergrewcold.Finally,whenIhadenough,IcameoutandsatbesidePiquetteonthesand.Whenshesawmeapproaching,herhandssquashedflatthesandcastleshehadbeenbuilding,andshelookedatmesullenly,withoutspeaking.
Doyoulikethisplace"
Iasked,afterawhile,intendingtoleadonfromthereintothequestionofforestlore.
Piquetteshrugged."
It'
sokay.Goodasanywhere."
Iloveit,"
1said."
Wecomehereeverysummer."
Sowhat"
Hervoicewasdistant,andIglancedatheruncertainly,wonderingwhatIcouldhavesaidwrong.
Doyouwanttocomefora
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