CHAPTER FOUR The Locked Room Two da

CHAPTER FOUR

The Locked Room

Two days later there was a storm in the middle of the night.

I was hot and I couldn't sleep. I got out of bed, went across to the window and looked out at the night. Black clouds hurried across the sky, and the trees moved wildly in the wind. The rain made a loud noise on the window.

I opened my window and put my head out into the wind and the rain. I looked at the other windows in the house. Most of them were dark. But one window had a light in it. 'Somebody isn't sleeping,' I thought. 'Which room is that?'

There were six windows between my window and the room with the light.

'And there are six doors between my room and the locked door!' I thought. 'That light is in the locked room. Somebody's in there!'

I put on my dressing-gown and went out of my room. The house was dark, and at first I couldn't see very well. I walked along the passage and turned the corner.

There it was, the locked room. And there was a light under the door!

I went nearer and heard noises.

'Somebody's moving about in the locked room,' I thought. 'Who is it?'

Then the light went off and the door opened.

I was afraid to move.

Somebody came out of the room, and into the dark passage. Lightning suddenly lit up the house, and I saw who it was.

'It's Mr Ross!' I thought. 'What was he doing in that room in the middle of the night?'

I didn't move and he didn't see me. He locked the door of the room carefully. He didn't put the key in his pocket, but hid it in the plant pot next to the door.

'He's coming along here,' I thought. 'I must get back to my room.'

And I ran back along the passage.

Mr Ross heard me. 'Who's that?' he called.

I didn't answer, but ran into my room and closed the door.

He came along the passage and stopped outside my door. Then he walked past and went on down the stairs.

I took off my dressing-gown and went back to bed. I was shaking because I was afraid.

'Now I know how to get into the locked room,' I thought. 'But what's in there?'

There was no storm in the morning, but it was still raining. I got up early and worked on the farm. There were eggs from the chickens and I put them in boxes. I helped to milk the cows and then took them out to the field.

Later, I went back into the house for breakfast. 'Did you sleep all right last night?' asked Mrs Duncan. 'Or did the storm wake you up?'

'I... slept all right,' I said. I didn't want to tell her about the light in the locked room, or about Mr Ross.

After breakfast, I went back upstairs. Mr Ross was talking on the telephone in his office. My mother was working at her desk. I knew that Mrs Duncan was in the kitchen and that Mr Duncan was working in the garden.

'Where's Mrs Ross?' I thought.

Then I looked out of the window and saw her with Tony Duncan. They were walking to the boat.

'He's taking her out in the boat,' I thought. 'Perhaps she's going to Edinburgh.'

The boat moved away from the island and I waited until it was out at sea. Then I opened the door of my room.

There was nobody in the passage and I ran along to the locked room. The key was still in the plant pot and I took it out. My hand was shaking.

Then I unlocked the door.

Результаты (английский) 3:

四章那个锁着的房间两天后，有一个风暴在中东的夜晚。我很热，我睡不着。我下床，走到窗前，望着窗外的夜色。乌云匆匆地穿过天空，树在风中疯狂地移动。雨在窗户上发出很大的响声.。我打开我的窗户，把头伸出风和雨里。我看着房子里的其他窗户。他们中的大多数都是黑暗的。但有一个窗户上有一个光。“有人不在睡觉，”我想。哪一个房间？”我的窗户和房间之间有六扇窗户.。“我的房间和锁着的门之间有六扇门！”我想。”那灯在锁着的房间里。有人在那里！”我穿上睡衣走出房间。房子很暗，起初我看得不太清楚.。我沿着走廊走，转过拐角。那里是，锁着的房间。门下有一个光！我越来越近了，听到了噪音。“有人在锁着的房间里走动，”我想。是谁？”然后灯熄灭了，门开了。我不敢动。有人走出房间，走进黑暗的通道。闪电突然照亮了房子，我看到了它是谁。“这是罗斯先生！”我想。”他在那间屋子里做什么？我没有动，他没有看见我。他小心地锁上房间的门。他没有把钥匙放在口袋里，而是藏在门旁边的花盆里.。“他来了，”我想。我必须回到我的房间里去。”我沿着走廊往回跑。罗斯先生听到了我的消息。那是谁？”他叫。我没有回答，而是跑进我的房间，关上了门.。他沿着走廊走，停在我的门外.。然后他走过去，走下楼梯。我脱下睡衣回到床上。我在发抖，因为我害怕。“现在我知道怎么进入锁着的房间了，”我想。但里面有什么？”早晨没有暴风雨，但仍在下雨.。我起得很早，在农场里工作。鸡有鸡蛋，我把它们放进盒子里。我帮奶牛挤奶，然后把它们带到田野里.。后来，我回到家吃早餐。你昨晚睡得好吗？”邓肯夫人问道。还是暴风雨把你吵醒了？”“我..“睡得好吗，”我说。我不想告诉她房间里的灯光，或者罗斯先生的事。早餐后，我回到楼上。罗斯先生正在办公室里打电话.。我的母亲在她的办公桌上工作。我知道邓肯太太在厨房里，邓肯先生在花园里工作.。“罗斯夫人在哪儿？”我的思想。然后我向窗外望去，看见她和Tony Duncan在一起.。他们走到船上。“他要带她上船，”我想。也许她要去爱丁堡。”船从岛上移走，我等着它出海.。然后我打开了我的房间的门。过道里没有人，我就沿着锁着的房间跑去.。钥匙还在花盆里，我拿出来。我的手在颤抖。然后我打开了门。