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乔伊在负担着。uW第一章走进风暴Chapter 1 OutinaStorm乔伊和耐得此刻正在湖面上划船，忽然天空阴云密布。耐得是有钱人家的儿子，他穿着一身漂亮的衣服，担心会全部淋湿。乔伊想到最近的能避雨的地方是一个废弃的小木屋，他们决定抓紧时间划到那个地方去。乔伊是个穷孩子，但他和耐得的关系非常好。乔伊对于打猎和划船很在行，他经常陪着耐得出去玩耍，耐得每次都会坚持付他一些钱。乔伊和老猎人希拉木住在一起，人们都说乔伊是希拉木的侄子；由于希拉木现在身体不好，两个人的生活都是两个孩子用力地划着船，正好到达岸边的时候下起了大雨。乔伊让耐得先跑到屋里去，自己留下把船和桨放好。等乔伊也来到屋里的时候，外面雷电交加，耐得对于这恶劣的天气有点担心。乔伊很乐观，毕竟他们现在不会被雨淋湿。在风雨没来之前，他们己经钓了很多鱼，耐得坚持要付钱，他知道乔伊还需要养活希拉木。他问起乔伊有关亲身父亲的事情，乔伊自己也不太清楚，因为希拉木好像不太愿意谈论这个事情；但乔伊已经决定一定要找出答案。hatdoyouthinkofthisStOrm,Joe?”“Ithinkitisgoingtobeaheavyone,Ned.Iwishwewerebackhome.repliedJoeBodley,ashelookedattheheavycloudswhichoverhungLakeTandy.“Doyouthinkwe,catchmuchrainbeforewegetback?"AndNed,whowasthesonofarichmanandwelldressed,lookedatthenewsuitofclothesthathewore.'TmafraidWeshall,Ned.ThoseblackcloudsbackofMountSammeansomething.ifthisnewsuitgetssoaked,itwillberuined."grumbledNed,andgaveasigh.“Iamsorryforthesuit,Ned;butIdidn,tthinkitwasgoingtorainwhenwestarted.“Oh,Iamnotblamingyou,Joe.Itlookedclearenoughthismorning.Can,twegettosomesortofshelterbeforetherainreachesus?”“Wecantry.”“Whichisthenearestshelter?”JoeBodleymusedforamoment.“ThenearestthatIknowofisoveratyonderpoint,Ned.It,sanoldhuntinglodgethatusedtobelongtotheCameronfamily.Ithasbeendesertedforseveralyears.”“Thenletusrowforthatplace,andbequickaboutit,“saidNedTalmadge.“IamnotgoingtogetwetifIcanhelpit.”AshespokehetookupapairofoarsandJoeBodleyoccupied.Joewasalreadyrowingandtherichboyjoinedin,andthecraftwasheadedforthespotJoehadpointedout.ThelakewasonelocatedinthecentralpartoftheStateofPennsylvania.Itwasperhapsamilewideandmorethanthatlong,andsurroundedbymountainsandlongrangesofhills.Atoneendofthelakewasasmallsettlementofscantimportanceandattheotherend,wheretherewasastreamofnomeansize,wasthetownofRiverside.AtRiversideweresituatedseveralsummerhotelsandboardinghouses,andalsotheelegantmansioninwhichNedTalmadgeresided,withhisparentsandhisfoursisters.JoeBodIeywasaspoorasNedTalmadgewasrich,yetthetwoladswerequitefriendly.Joeknewagooddealabouthuntingandfishing,andalsoknewallabouthandlingboats.Theyfrequentlywentouttogether,andNedinsisteduponpayingthepoorerboyforallextraservices.Joe,shomewaslocatedonthesideofthemountainwhichwasjustnowwrappedinsuchdarkandominouslookingclouds.HelivedwithHiramBodley,anoldmanwhowasahermit.Thehomeconsistedofacabinoftworooms,scantilyfurnished.HiramBodleyhadbeenahunterandguide,butoflateyearsrheumatismhadkepthimfromdoingworkandJoewaslargelythesupportofthepair一takingoutpleasurepartiesforpaywheneverhecould,andfishingandhuntinginthebetweentimes,andusingorsellingwhatwasgainedthereby.TherewasagooddealofamysterysurroundingJoe'sparentage.ItwasclaimedthathewasanephewofHiramBodley,andthat,afterthedeathofhismotherandsisters,hisfatherhaddriftedouttoCaliforniaandthentoAustralia.Whattherealtruthconcerninghimwasweshalllearnlater.Joewasaboyoftwelve,butconstantlifeintheopenairhadmadehimtallandstrongandhelookedtobeseveralyearsolder.Hehaddarkeyesandhair,andwasmuchtannedbythesun.Therowboathadbeenoutagooddistanceonthelakeandaminutebeforetheshorewasgainedthelargedropsofrainbegantofall.“Wearegoingtogetwetafterall!”criedNed,chagrined.4Pullforallyouareworthandwe,llsoonbeunderthetrees.*,answeredJoe.Theybenttotheoars,andadozenmorestrokessenttherow-boatunderaclumpofpinesgrowingclosetotheedgeofthelake.JustastheboatstruckthebankandNedleapedouttherecameagreatdownpourwhichmadethesurfaceofLakeTandyfairlysizzle.tRuntothelodge,Ned;lllookaftertheboat!"shoutedJoe.“Butyou,llgetwet.”ttNevermind;run,Itellyou!”Thusadmonished,Nedranfortheoldhuntinglodge,whichwassituatedabouttwohundredfeetaway.Joeremainedbehindlongenoughtosecuretherowboatandtheoarsandthenhefollowedhisfriend.Justasoneporchoftheoldlodgewasreachedtherecameaflashoflightning,followedbyaclapofthunderthatmadeNedjump.Thenfollowedmorethunderandlightning,andtheraincamedownsteadily.44Ugh!ImustsayIdon'tlikethisatall,MremarkedNed,ashecrouchedinacomeroftheshelter,tlhopethelightningdoesn*tstrikethisplace.”“Wecanbethankfulthatwewerenotcaughtoutinthemiddleofthelake,Ned.'Tagreeonthat,Joebutitdoesn'thelpmattersmuch.Oh,dearAndNedshrankdown,asanotherblindingflashoflightninglitupthescene.Itwasnotacomfortablesituationbutthehermit,sboywasaccustomedtobeingoutintheelements,andthereforewasnotsoimpressedbywhatwastakingplace.“Therainwillfilltheboat."saidNed,presently.ttNevermind,Wecaneasilybailheroutorturnherover.”44Whendoyouthinkthisstormwillstop?”“Inanhourortwo,mostlikely.Suchstormsneverlastverylong.Whattimeisit,Ned?”“Halfpasttwo."answeredNed,afterconsultingthehandsomewatchhecarried.叮hen,ifitclearsintwohours,we,llhaveplentyoftimetogethomebeforedark.”"Idon'tcaretostayheretwohours,“grumbledNed."It'snotaveryinvitingplace.”"It'sbetterthanbeingoutunderthetrees."answeredJoe,cheerfully.Thehermit,sboywasalwaysreadytolookonthebrightersideofthings.“Oh,ofcourse.”4Andwehaveafinestringoffish,don,tforgetthat,Ned.Wewereluckytogetsomanybeforethestormcameup.”“Doyouwantthefish,orareyougoingtoletmetakethem?”"I'dliketohaveonefish.Youmaytaketheothers.uNotunlessyouletmepayforthem,Joe.”“Oh,youneedn,tmindaboutpayingme.”“ButIinsist,"CamefromNed,“Iwon,ttouchthemotherwise.”“AHright,youcanpaymeforwhatIcaught.”“No,Iwanttopayforallofthem.Yourtimeisworthsomething,andIknowyouhavetosupportyour-theoldhermitnow.”44Allright,Ned,haveyourownway.Yes,Iadmit,IneedallthemoneyIget.”4Istheoldhermitverysick?”“Notsosick,buthisrheumatismkeepshimfromgoingouthuntingorfishing,soallthatworkfallstome.”"It'sagooddealonyourshoulders,Joe.”“Imakethebestofit,forthereisnothingelsetodo.”tBytheway,Joe,youoncespoketomeabout-well,aboutyourself,wentonNed,aftersomehesitation.Didyoueverlearnanythingmore.Youneednottellmeifyoudon,tcareto.”AtthesewordsJoe,sfacecloudedforaninstant.tNo,Ihaven,tlearnedathingmore,Ned.”44Thenyoudon,treallyknowifyouarethehermit,snephewornot?”40h,IthinkIam,butIdon,tknowwhateverbecameofmyfather.”44Doesthehermitthinkheisalive?”“Hedoesn,tknow,andhehasn,tanymeansoffindingout.”“Well,ifIwereyou,dfindout,somewayorother.,“I'mgoingtofindoutsomeday,“repliedJoe.tBut,totellthetruth,Idon,tknowhowtogoatit.UncleHiramdoesn'tliketotalkaboutit.Hethinksmyfatherdidwrongtogoaway.1imaginetheyhadaquarreloverit.”“Hasheeverheardfromyourfathersince?”uNotaword.”“Didhewrite?”“Hedidn,tknowwheretowritelo.”“Humph!Itiscertainlyamystery,Joe.”“Youareright,Ned;andasIsaidbefore,Iamgoingtosolveitsometime,evenifittakesyearsofworktodoit."repliedthehermit,sboy.第二章一次神秘的谈话Chapter 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AMysteriousConversation乔伊和耐得打量着这座小木屋，这间屋子已经开始漏雨，他们趁着暴雨间歇的时候跑到了另外一间。他们突然听到了屋子隔壁传来一阵窃窃私语。乔伊听出是两个男人的声音，他认为最好不要去打扰那两个人，于是偷偷地透过窗户朝里面看。那间屋里已经点上了火炉，两个男人穿得很体面，他们手里拿着枪，正在谈论着赚钱和被抓的话题。乔伊敢肯定这两个人不是好人，又推断出两个人肯定在逃避抓捕。耐得认为他们应该继续监听两个人的谈话，这样就可以知道两个坏人有什么计划。这两个男人一个叫帕特马龙，一个叫盖甫凯文。从他们谈话中可以知道盖甫以极低的价钱得到了一千股矿藏的股票，他正打算找到另外的买家。他们决定在报纸上登广告，吸引别的人购买。由于风雨雷声交杂，后面的谈话乔伊他们没有听清楚。等到雨过天晴后，乔伊和耐得打算继续留下以弄清楚两个坏人的计划。过了几分钟，他们发现那两个人竟然消失不见了；遗憾的是他们并没有看清两个人的长相。他们决定放弃跟踪，乔伊把船里的水倒空，又擦干了座位，然后两个孩子往家划去。路上他们看到很多树木被雷电击中，耐得付了鱼钱后便和乔伊分了手。heoldhuntinglodgewherethetwoboyshadsoughtshelterwasaramblingaffair,consistingofasquarebuildingbuiltoflogs,andhalfadozenwings,runningtotherearandtooneside.Therewerealsotwopiazzas,andashed,wherewoodhadbeenkeptforwinteruse.“Inanotheryearortwothisoldlodgewillfalldown."remarkedNed,ashegazedaroundhim.“Itmusthavebeenaniceplaceinitsday,“returnedJoe.44Whatapitytoletitrundowninthisfashion.,44Therainiscomingaroundonthissidenow,Joe;letusshifttotheother?,Thehermit,sboywaswilling,andwatchingtheirchance,betweenthedownpours,theyranaroundtoanotherportionoftheoldlodge.“Itcertainlyisalittlebetterhere.observedJoe,ashedashedthewaterfromhiscap.Aminutelatertherumblingofthethunderceasedforthetimebeing,andtheyheardamurmurofvoicescomingfromoneoftheroomsofthelodge.“Why,somebodymustbehere!MejaculatedNed.iWhocanitbe?”“Twomen,bytheirvoices,answeredthehermit'sboy.44Waittill1takealookatthem?”“Whynotgoin?”questionedtherichyouth,carelessly.叮heymaynotbepersonsthatwewouldcaretomeet,Ned.Youknowtherearesomeundesirablecharactersaboutthelake.”"That'strue.”Notfaroffwasanarrowwindow,thepanesofglassofwhichhadlongsincebeenbrokenout.Movingtowardthis,Joepeeredintotheapartmentbeyond.Closetoanoldfireplace,inwhichafewsticksofhalf-greentimberwereburning,sattwomen.Bothwerewelldressed,andJoerightfullysurmisedthattheywerefromthecity.Eachworeahuntingoutfitandhadagun,butneitherhadanygame.44Wecameonawild-goosechase,“grumbledone,ashestirredthefire.“Gotnothingbutasoakingforourpains.”uNevermind,Malone,returnedtheother,whowasevidentlythebettereducatedofthetwo."Aswehadtomakeourselvesscarceinthecitythiswasasgoodaplacetocometoasany.”“Don'tyouthinkthey,lllookforushere?“Whyshouldthey?Weweresharpenoughnottoleaveanytrailbehindatleast,Iwas.”ttReckonIwasjustassharp,Caven.“Youhadtobe一otherwiseyouwouldhavebeennabbed."GaffCavenchuckledtohimself.ttWeoutwittedthemnicely,Imustsay.Wedeservecredit.”'TvespentmorethanhalfofwhatIgotoutofthedeal."wentonPatMalone."I'vespentmorethanthat.Butnevermind,myboy,fortunewillfavorusagaininthenearfuture.”Acrashofthunderdrownedouttheconversationfollowing,andJoehurriedbacktowherehehadleftNed.44Well,haveyoufoundoutwhotheyare?”demandedtherichyouth,impatiently.“No,Ned,butIamsureofonething.”ttWhatisthat?”“Theyaretwobadmen.”“Whatmakesyouthinkthat?”叮heysaidsomethingabouthavingtogetoutofthecity,andonespokeaboutbeingnabbed.Evidentlytheywentawaytoavoidarrest.”AtthisannouncementNedTalmadgewhistledsoftlytohimself.44Phew!Whatshallwedoaboutit?”heasked,withalookofconcernonhisusuallypassiveface.Joeshruggedhisshoulders.“Idon,tknowwhattodo.”tLetuslistentowhattheyhavetosay.Maybewe,llstrikesomeclewtowhattheyhavebeendoing.”“Wouldthatbefair-toplaytheeaves-dropper?ttCertainly一iftheyareevildoers.Anybodywhohasdonewrongoughttobelockedupforit.”wentonNedboldly.Withcautionthetwoboysmadetheirwaytothenarrowwindow,andNedlookedinasJoehaddone.Thebacksofthetwomenwerestilltowardstheopening,sotheladswerenotdiscovered.44Whatisthisnewgame?”theyheardthemancalledMaloneask,afterapealofthunderhadrolledaway."It'stheoldgameofasickminerwithsomevaluablestockstosell.”answeredGaffCaven.44Haveyougotthestocks?”4Tobesure一onethousandsharesoftheBlueBellMine,ofMontana,saidtobeworthexactlyfiftythousanddollars.4Phew!You,reflyinghigh,Gaff!MlaughedPatMalone.“Andwhynot,solongasIsellthestocks?5*“Whatdidtheycostyou?”44Well,theydidn'tcostmefiftythousanddollars."andGaffCavenclosedoneeyesuggestively.“Youbettheydidn,t!Morethanlikelytheydidn,tcostyoufiftydollars.44What,suchelegantlyengravedstocksasthose?”“Pooh!1canbuyabushel-basketfullofworthlessstocksforadollar,“camefromPatMalone.tIgointothedealifyougivememyfairshareoftheearnings.”'Tllgiveyouone-third,Pat,andthat,safairshare,Ithink.“Whynotmakeithalf?4tBecauselldothemostofthework.It,snoeasymattertofindavictim.”AndGaffCavenlaughedbroadly.Hehadagood-appearingface,buthiseyesweresmallandnottobetrusted.ttAllright,goinforathirdthen.Buthowsoonistheexcitementtobegin?”“Oh,inaweekorso.vegottheadvertisementsinthepapersalready.,“NotinNewYork?”“No,it,sPhiladelphiathistime.PerhapslllandoneofourQuakerfriends/*“Don'tbesosure.TheQuakersmaybeslowbuttheygenerallyknowwhattheyaredoing.”Morethunderinterruptedtheconversationatthispoint,andwhenitwasresumedthetwomentalkedinsuchlowtonesthatonlyanoccasionalwordcouldbecaughtbythetwoboys.44Theysurelymustberascals,remarkedNed,inawhisper.tmhalfofamindtohavethemlockedup.”"That'seasiersaidthandone,“answeredJoe."Besides,wehaven'tanypositiveproofsagainstthem.”Thewindwasnowrising,anditsoonblewsofuriouslythatthetwoboyswereforcedtoseektheshelterofthewoodshed,sincetheydidnotdeemitwisetoenterthelodgesolongasthetwomenwereinside.Theywaitedintheshedforfullyhalfanhour,when,assuddenlyasithadbegun,thestormletupandthesunbegantopeepforthfrombetweenthescatteringclouds.“Nowwecangohomeifwewish,“saidJoe.44Butformypart,dliketostayandseewhatthosemendo,andwheretheygoto.”tYes,letusstaybyallmeans."answeredtherichyouth.TheywaitedafewminuteslongerandthenNedsuggestedthattheylookintothewindowofthelodgeoncemore.Thehermit,sboywaswilling,andtheyapproachedthelargerbuildingwithcaution.Muchtotheirastonishmentthetwostrangershaddisappeared.44HuIIo!whatdoyoumakeofthat?McriedNed,inamazement.“Perhapstheyareinoneoftheotherrooms."suggestedJoe.Attheriskofbeingcaught,theyenteredthelodgeandlookedintooneroomafteranother.Everyapartmentwasvacant,andtheynowsawthatthefireinthefireplacehadbeenstampedout.“Theymusthaveleftwhilewewereinthewoodshed."saidNed.ttMaybetheyareoutonthelake."answeredthehermit,sboy,andherandowntothewater,sedge,followedbyhiscompanion.Butthoughtheylookedineverydirection,notacraftofanykindwastobeseen.“Joe,theydidn,ttaketothewater,consequentlytheymusthaveleftbyoneofthemountainpaths.”“Thatistrue,andiftheydidthey,llhavenonicetimeingettingthrough.Allthebushesaresoppingwet,andthemudisveryslipperyinplaces.,Theywalkedtotherearofthelodgeandsoonfoundthefootprintsofthetwostrangers.Theyledthroughthebushesandwerelostatasmallbrookthatranintothelake.44Thereisnouseofourtryingtofollowthisanyfurther,saidJoe.tYou,llgetyourclothingcoveredwithwaterandmud.”“Idon,tintendtofollow,“answeredNed.4Justthesame,Ishouldliketoknowmoreaboutthosefellows.”“IwishIhadseentheirfaces/*“Yes,it,sapitywedidn,tgetabetterlookatthem.Butdknowtheirvoices.”Bythetimetheygaveupthehuntthesunwasshiningbrightly.Bothwalkedtowheretheboathadbeenleft,andJoeturnedthecraftoversothatthewatermightrunout.Thenhemoppedofftheseatsasbesthecould.Nedwantedtogodirectlyhome,andheandJoerowedthecraftinthedirectionofRiverside.Astheypassedalongthelakeshorethehermit'sboynotedthatseveraltreeshadbeenstruckbylightning.'Tmgladthelightningdidn,tstrikethelodgewhilewewerethere."saidhe.“Itwascertainlyaseverestormwhileitlasted,Joe.Bytheway,ShallIsayanythingaboutthosetwomen?”ttPerhapsitwon'tdoanyharmtotellyourfather,Ned.”ttVerywell,lldoit.”SoonRiversidewasreached,andhavingpaidforthefishandtheouting,NedTalmadgewalkedinthedirectionofhisresidence.Joeshovedofffromthetinydockandstruckoutforhishome.Hedidnotdreamofthecalamitythatawaitedhimthere.导第三章废墟中的家Chapter3AHomeinRuins乔伊拎着一条大鱼走回家，他真希望自己和希拉木叔叔可以住到更好的地方。当他转弯看到家时，吓得尖叫出来。一棵巨大的杉树被雷电击中，正好倒在小屋上，希拉木叔叔被埋在了废墟下面。乔伊喊着、听着希拉木叔叔的回应，朝着声音发出的地方清理木板。他看到叔叔的胸口上压着一根沉重的大梁，身上到处都是伤；乔伊拿来大棒把大梁支撑起来，固定好之后把叔叔拖到了安全的地方。希拉木感觉到自己的肋骨断了，乔伊赶紧跑去找加德纳医生。医生听到乔伊的求救，带着医药箱跟着乔伊来到了小屋。希拉木虚弱地躺在地上，疼痛让他的脸一阵阵痉挛。医生检查了希拉木的伤势后，神情变得凝重，因为一根肋骨扎进了希拉木的肺里。乔伊伤心地哭了起来，因为没有任何手术器材，医生无法抢救希拉木，而且希拉木也坚持不到医院了。希拉木意识到自己己经活不长了，他要求乔伊陪在自己身边，并表示把所有的东西都留给乔伊。他说自己并没有什么财产，又提到一个蓝盒子里装有一些文件；当他喝完乔伊端来的水时，已经说不出话了。AsJoerowedtowardhishomeonthemountainside,agoodmilefromRiverside,hecouldnothelpbutthinkofthetwomysteriousmenandofwhattheyhadsaid.havecomefromNewYorkandarenowgoingtotrysomegameinPhiladelphia."Thehermit'sboywastiredoutbytheday'souting,yethepulledafairlyquickstrokeanditwasnotlongbeforehereachedthedockatwhichheandHiramBodleywereinthehabitofleavingtheirboat.Hecleanedthecraftout,hidtheoarsinth