Kidnapped 诱拐 Chapter 3(2)
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Chapter 3 David is alone

 

It was a cold night, so I could not sit down to rest. In stead, I walked up and down on the beach, trying to keep warm. There was no sound except the crash of the waves. I felt very lonely and afraid. 

 

In the morning I climbed a hill, and looked out over the sea, but there was nothing at all on the water. And around me on the island, I could not see any houses or people. I did not like to think what had happened to my friend Alan and the others, and I did not want to look at this emptiness any longer. So I climbed down again, and walked eastwards1. I was hoping to find a house, where I could dry my clothes, and get something to eat.  I soon discovered that nobody lived on Earraid. It was too far to swim to Mull, which could see across the water. I thought perhaps I could wade2 across, but when I tried it, the water was too deep, and I had to turn back. By now it had started to rain, and I felt very miserable3

 

Then I remembered the piece of wood, which had already saved my life once. It would help me to get across the sea to Mull! So I walked all the way back to the beach where I had arrived. The piece of wood was in the sea, so I waded4 into the water to get it. But as I came closer, it moved away from me. And when the water was too deep for me to stand, the piece of wood was still several metres away. I had to leave it, and went back to the beach. It was a terrible moment for me. I was feeling very tired, hungry and thirsty, with no hope of getting away from this lonely island. For the first time since leaving Essendean, I lay down and cried.  I do not want to remember the time that I spent on Earraid. I had nothing with me except my uncle's gold and Alan's silver button, and as I had never lived near the sea, I did not know what to eat or how to fish. In fact, I found some shellfish among the rocks on the coast, and ate them, but I was very sick afterwards. That was the only food that I could find, so I was always hungry on Earraid. All day and all night it rained heavily, but there was no roof or tree on the island, and my clothes were cold and wet on my body. 

 

I chose to spend most of my time in the north of Earraid, on a little hill. From here I could see the old church on the island of Iona, not far away to the west, and smoke from people's houses on Mull, to the east. I used to watch this smoke, and think of the people there, and their comfortable lives. This gave me a little hope, in my lonely life among the rocks and the rain and the cold sea. 

 

Two days passed, and on the third day two things happened. First, I discovered that I had lost almost all my money through a hole in my pocket. I only had three of my uncle's thirty-eight pounds left. But worse was to come. While I was sitting on a rock, looking out over Iona, I suddenly noticed a small boat moving fast through the Water. I jumped to my feet and shouted as loudly as I could. The two men in the boat were near enough to hear. They shouted back in Gaelic, and laughed. But the boat did not turn, and sailed on, right in front of my eyes, to Iona.  I could not understand why they did not come to help me. I continued shouting wildly, although I could no longer see them. And then, I lay down and cried for the second time. This time I wasn't sad, but angry, because I thought that they had left me to die alone in that terrible place. 

 

The next morning, I was surprised to see that the same men were sailing6 towards Earraid from Iona. At once I ran down to the rocky7 coast to meet them. The boat came near me, but stayed a few metres away in the water. There was a third man in the boat, who was talking and laughing with the others. Then he stood up and spoke8 fast to me in Gaelic, which I could not understand. But sometimes he used an English word, and once I heard the word "tide". This gave me a flash of hope.  "Do you mean -- that when the tide is low…?" I cried, and could not finish.  "Yes, yes," he called back, "tide," and laughed again.  I turned my back on the boat and ran back excitedly to the east of the island, where Earraid was the closest to Mull. And sure enough, there was now only a little water between the is lands. I was able to wade through it easily, and reached Mull with a happy shout. How stupid of me not to realize that it was possible to get to Mull, twice a day, at low tide!Now I felt very grateful9 to the boatmen for guessing my problem, and coming back to help me.  I walked towards the smoke that I had seen so often from Earraid, and reached a long, low house built of stone. Outside sat an old man, smoking10 his pipe in the sun. He spoke a little English,  and told me that the officers and sailors from the ship had all arrived there safely a few days before.  "Was one of them dressed in fine clothes?"I asked. "Aye, there was one like that," he smiled. "Ye must be the lad with the silver button!" "Why, yes!" I said, surprised.  "Well then, your friend says that ye must follow him to the house of his clansman, James Stewart, in Appin." #p#分页标题#e#

 

He and his wife gave me food and drink, and let me sleep that night in their house.  In the morning I thanked them for their kindness, and started my journey to Appin. 

 

I walked across Mull to Torosay, where I took a boat across the water to Lochaline. Then I walked to Kingairlock, where I took another boat across Loch Linnhe to Appin. This took six days, and on my way I met and spoke to a number of travellers14. I heard all about Alan's clan11, the Stewarts, and their enemies, the Campbells. Although they were both High land clans12, the Campbells and Stewarts had hated each other for years, and now the Campbells were helping15 the English army drive many Highlanders out of their homes.  Indeed,  in a day or two,  I heard,  red-haired Colin Campbell himself was com ing to Appin,  with King George's soldiers,  to drive the Stew13 arts out and so destroy his enemies.  But I heard also of James Stewart,  head of the Stewart clan in Appin,  and that he and his clansmen would dearly love to see Colin Campbell dead. 

 

People also talked of a man called Alan Breck.  Some called him a murderer17; others said that he was a brave fighter. He was in danger every time he returned to the Highlands, be cause the English would pay a good price for him-dead or alive.  I listened with interest to everything that they told me. But I liked it best when I heard Alan described as a fine man and an honest Highlander16.

 

When I got out of the boat in Appin, I sat down among some trees to decide what to do next.  Should I go on, and join Alan, whose friends were King George's enemies,  and whose life was full of danger, or should I go back south again, quietly and safely, to the Lowlands?

 

As I was thinking, four men on horses came past me on the road. As soon as I saw these men,  I decided18 to continue my adventure,  although I cannot explain why. 

 

I stopped the first man, who was tall and red-haired. 

 

"Could you tell me the way to James Stewart's house, sir?" I asked. 

 

All the men looked at each other.  The red-haired man did not reply, but spoke to one of the others, who looked like a lawyer. "Is Stewart calling his people together, do ye think?"

 

The lawyer replied, "We'd better wait here for the sold iers to join us,  before we go any further." 

 

The red-haired man, I suddenly realized, must be Colin Campbell himself. "If you're worried about me," I said, "I'm not a Stewart, but a Lowlander,  and I'm for King George."  "That's well said,"  replied Campbell, "but, if I may ask, why is an honest Lowlander like you so far from his home?Today is not a good day for travelling. This is the day when the Appin Stewarts have to leave their farms,  and there may be trouble."

 

He was turning to speak to the lawyer again, when there came a sudden5 bang19 from the hill,  and Campbell fell off his horse. "They've shot20 me!" he cried,  holding his heart. 

 

He died almost immediately.  The men's faces were white as they looked down at his body. I saw something move on the hill, and noticed, among the trees,  a man with a gun,  turning away from the road. 

 

"Look! The murderer!" I cried,  and began to run up the hill towards him.  He saw me chasing21 him,  and went faster. Soon he disappeared behind a rock,  and I could no longer see him.  I stopped next to some trees, then I heard a voice below, on the road. 

 

The lawyer was shouting to a large number of redcoated soldiers,  who had just joined the men around Campbell's dead body. "Ten pounds if ye catch that lad!" he cried. He's one of the murderers22! He stopped us in the road, to give the killer23 a better chance to shoot Campbell!"

 

Now I felt a new kind of fear. My life was in serious danger, although I had not done anything wrong. 

 

My mouth felt dry,  and for a moment I could not move. I stood there in the open, on the hill, while the soldiers lifted their guns, ready to shoot.

 

"Jump in here among the trees," said a voice near me. 

 

I did not know what I was doing, but I obeyed. As I did so, I heard the banging24 of the guns,  and realized that the sol diers were shooting25 at me. In the shadow of the trees,  I found Alan Breck standing26 there. It was he who had spoken to me. 



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1 eastwards urxxQ     
adj.向东方(的),朝东(的);n.向东的方向
参考例句:
  • The current sets strongly eastwards.急流迅猛东去。
  • The Changjiang River rolls on eastwards.长江滚滚向东流。
2 wade nMgzu     
v.跋涉,涉水;n.跋涉
参考例句:
  • We had to wade through the river to the opposite bank.我们只好涉水过河到对岸。
  • We cannot but wade across the river.我们只好趟水过去。
3 miserable g18yk     
adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的
参考例句:
  • It was miserable of you to make fun of him.你取笑他,这是可耻的。
  • Her past life was miserable.她过去的生活很苦。
4 waded e8d8bc55cdc9612ad0bc65820a4ceac6     
(从水、泥等)蹚,走过,跋( wade的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • She tucked up her skirt and waded into the river. 她撩起裙子蹚水走进河里。
  • He waded into the water to push the boat out. 他蹚进水里把船推出来。
5 sudden YsSw9     
n.突然,忽然;adj.突然的,意外的,快速的
参考例句:
  • All of a sudden he turned about and saw me.他突然转过身来看见了我。
  • The horse was badly frightened by the sudden noise.那匹马被突然而来的嘈杂声吓坏了。
6 sailing Qj2z4g     
n.航行,航海术,启航
参考例句:
  • Experienced seamen will advise you about sailing in this weather.有经验的海员会告诉你在这种天气下的航行情况。
  • The operation was plain sailing.手术进行得顺利。
7 rocky pXqx5     
adj.岩石的,像岩石的;多岩石的
参考例句:
  • She drives carefully up the rocky lane.她驾车小心地从这条很多石头的小路上驶过去。
  • There is only one port along this rocky coast.这个多岩石的海岸只有一个港口。
8 spoke XryyC     
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说
参考例句:
  • They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
  • The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
9 grateful meZz5     
adj.感谢的,感激的,受欢迎的,表示谢意的
参考例句:
  • If you will help us, we shall be very grateful.如果你愿意帮助我们,我们会很感激你。
  • He closed his letter with expression of grateful thanks.他在那封信的结尾表达了自己的感激之情。
10 smoking NilzKh     
n.吸烟,抽烟;冒烟
参考例句:
  • He was wise to give up smoking.他戒烟是明智的。
  • He has decided to cut out smoking and drinking.他已决心戒烟、戒酒。
11 clan Dq5zi     
n.氏族,部落,宗族,家族,宗派
参考例句:
  • She ranks as my junior in the clan.她的辈分比我小。
  • The Chinese Christians,therefore,practically excommunicate themselves from their own clan.所以,中国的基督徒简直是被逐出了自己的家族了。
12 clans 107c1b7606090bbd951aa9bdcf1d209e     
宗族( clan的名词复数 ); 氏族; 庞大的家族; 宗派
参考例句:
  • There are many clans in European countries. 欧洲国家有很多党派。
  • The women were the great power among the clans [gentes], as everywhere else. 妇女在克兰〈氏族〉里,乃至一般在任何地方,都有很大的势力。 来自英汉非文学 - 家庭、私有制和国家的起源
13 stew 0GTz5     
n.炖汤,焖,烦恼;v.炖汤,焖,忧虑
参考例句:
  • The stew must be boiled up before serving.炖肉必须煮熟才能上桌。
  • There's no need to get in a stew.没有必要烦恼。
14 travellers 1864e7f39b51167cbde73f11876b0286     
n.旅行者( traveller的名词复数 );旅游者;旅客;游客
参考例句:
  • The unusually heavy rainfall was an ill omen for the travellers. 异乎寻常的大雨是旅行者的不祥之兆。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The travellers looked weather-beaten, there was little spit and polish. 旅客们满面风尘,仪容不整。 来自《简明英汉词典》
15 helping 2rGzDc     
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的,辅助的
参考例句:
  • The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
  • By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
16 highlander 25c9bf68343db897bbd8afce9754ef3c     
n.高地的人,苏格兰高地地区的人
参考例句:
  • They call him the highlander, he is Rory McLeod! 他们叫他寻事者,他是罗瑞·麦克劳德! 来自互联网
17 murderer 0Fwxb     
n.杀人犯,凶手
参考例句:
  • How long should a murderer be kept in prison?犯了谋杀罪的人应在监狱关多少年?
  • They discovered the murderer to have run away.他们发现凶手已逃之夭夭。
18 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。
19 bang dPmyH     
n.巨响,猛击;vi.砰砰作响;vt.砰地敲,猛击
参考例句:
  • Pack it up, you kids;or I'll bang your heads together!住手,你们这些小孩,再弄就揍你们!
  • She fell and got a nasty bang on the knee.她摔倒了,膝盖猛撞在地上。
20 shot xyiwb     
n.炮弹,射击,射手;v.射击,发出,发芽;vbl.射击,发出,发芽
参考例句:
  • He shot a wild duck.他射中一只野鸭。
  • All the children shot out their hands for the money.所有的孩子突然伸出手来要钱。
21 chasing 8fde1d7175bfd43e3953dc8f79f4dcdf     
n.雕镂术,雕刻工作;车螺丝;抛光;螺旋板
参考例句:
  • My dog likes chasing rabbits. 我的狗喜欢追捕兔子。
  • The children were having fun, chasing each other's shadows. 孩子们追逐着彼此的影子,玩得很开心。
22 murderers f007bb394c6771950843209bc652e152     
n.谋杀犯,凶手( murderer的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The murderers lurked behind the trees. 谋杀者埋伏在树后。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Hollywood films misrepresented us as drunks, maniacs and murderers. 好莱坞电影把我们歪曲成酒鬼、疯子和杀人凶手。 来自辞典例句
23 killer rpLziK     
n.杀人者,杀人犯,杀手,屠杀者
参考例句:
  • Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。
  • The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。
24 banging ff1693a574bbf08d2f9dc3d0567a38fc     
vt.猛击,猛撞(bang的现在分词形式)
参考例句:
  • The baby was banging the table with his spoon. 小宝宝用调羹敲打着桌子。
  • Stop banging around, children, Father is trying to sleep. 孩子们,别到处乱敲!爸爸想睡觉。 来自《简明英汉词典》
25 shooting 5iFzcD     
n.射击,发射;猎场,狩猎场
参考例句:
  • The soldiers began shooting away at the enemy positions.战士们开始朝敌人的阵地不断地射击。
  • I was in the act of shooting him when I suddenly recognized him.我正要向他开枪时,突然认出了他。
26 standing 2hCzgo     
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
参考例句:
  • After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
  • They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
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