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(27)
"And remember," said the Doctor, "that if you do not keep your promise—if you start killing and stealing again, I shall hear of it, because the canaries will come and tell me. And be very sure that I will find a way to ①*(exaggerate : punish : reject : compete) you. For ②(I / though / not / may ) be able to sail a ship as well as you, so long as the birds and the beasts and the fishes are my friends, I do not have to be afraid of a pirate chief—even though he call himself 'The Dragon of Barbary.' Now go and be a good farmer and live in peace."
Then the Doctor turned to the big shark, and ③(he / waving / hand / his ) said,
"All right. Let them swim safely to the land."
THE SIXTEENTH CHAPTER
TOO-TOO, THE LISTENER
HAVING ④(again / sharks / the / thanked) for their kindness, the Doctor and his pets set off once more on their journey home in the swift ship with the three red sails.
As they moved out into the open sea, the animals all went downstairs to see what ⑤(new / their / was / boat) like inside; while the Doctor leant on the rail at the back of the ship with a pipe in his mouth, watching the Canary Islands ⑥**(fade : carve : surpass : bless) away in the blue dusk of the evening.
While he was standing there, wondering how the ⑦(were / monkeys / on / getting)—and what his garden would look like when he got back to Puddleby, Dab-Dab came tumbling up the stairs, all smiles and full of news.
"Doctor!" she cried. "This ship of the pirates is simply beautiful—absolutely. The beds downstairs are made of primrose silk—with hundreds of big pillows and cushions; there are thick, soft carpets on the floors; the dishes are made of silver; and there are all sorts of good things to eat and drink—special things; the larder—well, it's just like a shop, that's all. You never saw anything like it in your life— Just think—they kept five different kinds of sardines, those men! Come and look.... Oh, and we found a little ⑧(there / room / with / down) the door locked; and we are all crazy to get in and see what's inside. Jip says it must be where the pirates kept their ⑨*(desert : poverty : cradle : treasure). But we can't open the door. Come down and see if you ⑩(in / can / us / let)."
So the Doctor went downstairs and he saw that it was indeed a beautiful ship. He found the animals gathered round a little door, all talking at once, trying to ⑪*(promote : guess : argue : exhibit)what was inside. The Doctor turned the handle but it wouldn't open. Then they all ⑫(hunt / started / for / to) the key. They looked under the mat; they looked under all the carpets; they looked in all the cupboards and drawers and lockers—in the big chests in the ship's dining-room; they looked everywhere.
While they were ⑫(discovered / doing / they / this) a lot of new and wonderful things that the pirates ⑬(have / must / from / stolen) other ships: Kashmir shawls as thin as a cobweb, embroidered with flowers of gold; jars of fine tobacco from Jamaica; carved ivory boxes full of Russian tea; an old violin with a string broken and a picture on the back; a set of big chess-men, carved out of coral and amber; a walking-stick which had a ⑭(when / sword / it / inside) you pulled the handle; six wine-glasses with turquoise and silver round the rims; and a lovely great sugar-bowl, made of mother o' pearl. But nowhere in the whole boat could they find a key to ⑮*(mend : fit : unite : possess) that lock.
So they all came back to the door, and Jip peered through the key-hole. But something ⑯(been / had / against / stood) the wall on the inside and he could see nothing.
While they were standing around, ⑰(they / wondering / should / what) do, the owl, Too-Too, suddenly said,
"Sh!—Listen!—I do believe there's some one in there!"
They ⑱(a / all / still / kept) moment. Then the Doctor said,
"You must be mistaken, Too-Too. I don't hear anything."
"I'm sure of it," said the owl. "Sh!—There it is again—Don't you hear that?"
"No, I do not," said the Doctor. "What kind of a sound is it?"
"I hear the noise of some one putting his hand in his pocket," said the owl.
"But that makes ⑲*(almost : hardly : merely : tremendously) any sound at all," said the Doctor. "You couldn't hear that out here."
"Pardon me, but I can," said Too-Too. "I tell you there is some one on the other side of that door putting his hand in his pocket. Almost everything makes SOME noise—if your ears are only ⑳(enough / sharp / catch / to) it. Bats can hear a mole walking in his tunnel under the earth—and they think they're good hearers. But we owls can tell you, using only one ear, the color of a kitten from the way it winks in the dark."
※(27)の解答①(punish)②(though I may not)③(waving his hand he)←分詞構文 ④(thanked the sharks again)←時間差のある分詞構文⑤(their new boat was)⑥(fade)⑦(monkeys were getting on)⑧(room down there with)⑨(treasure)⑩(can let us in)⑪(guess)⑫(started to hunt for)⑫(doing this they discovered)⑬(must have stolen from)⑭(sword inside it when)⑮(fit)⑯(had been stood against)⑰(wondering what they should)←分詞構文⑱(all kept still a) ⑲(hardly)⑳(sharp enough to catch)
(27)
"And remember," said the Doctor, "that if you do not keep your promise—if you start killing and stealing again, I shall hear of it, because the canaries will come and tell me. And be very sure that I will find a way to ①*(exaggerate : punish : reject : compete) you. For ②(I / though / not / may ) be able to sail a ship as well as you, so long as the birds and the beasts and the fishes are my friends, I do not have to be afraid of a pirate chief—even though he call himself 'The Dragon of Barbary.' Now go and be a good farmer and live in peace."
Then the Doctor turned to the big shark, and ③(he / waving / hand / his ) said,
"All right. Let them swim safely to the land."
THE SIXTEENTH CHAPTER
TOO-TOO, THE LISTENER
HAVING ④(again / sharks / the / thanked) for their kindness, the Doctor and his pets set off once more on their journey home in the swift ship with the three red sails.
As they moved out into the open sea, the animals all went downstairs to see what ⑤(new / their / was / boat) like inside; while the Doctor leant on the rail at the back of the ship with a pipe in his mouth, watching the Canary Islands ⑥**(fade : carve : surpass : bless) away in the blue dusk of the evening.
While he was standing there, wondering how the ⑦(were / monkeys / on / getting)—and what his garden would look like when he got back to Puddleby, Dab-Dab came tumbling up the stairs, all smiles and full of news.
"Doctor!" she cried. "This ship of the pirates is simply beautiful—absolutely. The beds downstairs are made of primrose silk—with hundreds of big pillows and cushions; there are thick, soft carpets on the floors; the dishes are made of silver; and there are all sorts of good things to eat and drink—special things; the larder—well, it's just like a shop, that's all. You never saw anything like it in your life— Just think—they kept five different kinds of sardines, those men! Come and look.... Oh, and we found a little ⑧(there / room / with / down) the door locked; and we are all crazy to get in and see what's inside. Jip says it must be where the pirates kept their ⑨*(desert : poverty : cradle : treasure). But we can't open the door. Come down and see if you ⑩(in / can / us / let)."
So the Doctor went downstairs and he saw that it was indeed a beautiful ship. He found the animals gathered round a little door, all talking at once, trying to ⑪*(promote : guess : argue : exhibit)what was inside. The Doctor turned the handle but it wouldn't open. Then they all ⑫(hunt / started / for / to) the key. They looked under the mat; they looked under all the carpets; they looked in all the cupboards and drawers and lockers—in the big chests in the ship's dining-room; they looked everywhere.
While they were ⑫(discovered / doing / they / this) a lot of new and wonderful things that the pirates ⑬(have / must / from / stolen) other ships: Kashmir shawls as thin as a cobweb, embroidered with flowers of gold; jars of fine tobacco from Jamaica; carved ivory boxes full of Russian tea; an old violin with a string broken and a picture on the back; a set of big chess-men, carved out of coral and amber; a walking-stick which had a ⑭(when / sword / it / inside) you pulled the handle; six wine-glasses with turquoise and silver round the rims; and a lovely great sugar-bowl, made of mother o' pearl. But nowhere in the whole boat could they find a key to ⑮*(mend : fit : unite : possess) that lock.
So they all came back to the door, and Jip peered through the key-hole. But something ⑯(been / had / against / stood) the wall on the inside and he could see nothing.
While they were standing around, ⑰(they / wondering / should / what) do, the owl, Too-Too, suddenly said,
"Sh!—Listen!—I do believe there's some one in there!"
They ⑱(a / all / still / kept) moment. Then the Doctor said,
"You must be mistaken, Too-Too. I don't hear anything."
"I'm sure of it," said the owl. "Sh!—There it is again—Don't you hear that?"
"No, I do not," said the Doctor. "What kind of a sound is it?"
"I hear the noise of some one putting his hand in his pocket," said the owl.
"But that makes ⑲*(almost : hardly : merely : tremendously) any sound at all," said the Doctor. "You couldn't hear that out here."
"Pardon me, but I can," said Too-Too. "I tell you there is some one on the other side of that door putting his hand in his pocket. Almost everything makes SOME noise—if your ears are only ⑳(enough / sharp / catch / to) it. Bats can hear a mole walking in his tunnel under the earth—and they think they're good hearers. But we owls can tell you, using only one ear, the color of a kitten from the way it winks in the dark."
※(27)の解答①(punish)②(though I may not)③(waving his hand he)←分詞構文 ④(thanked the sharks again)←時間差のある分詞構文⑤(their new boat was)⑥(fade)⑦(monkeys were getting on)⑧(room down there with)⑨(treasure)⑩(can let us in)⑪(guess)⑫(started to hunt for)⑫(doing this they discovered)⑬(must have stolen from)⑭(sword inside it when)⑮(fit)⑯(had been stood against)⑰(wondering what they should)←分詞構文⑱(all kept still a) ⑲(hardly)⑳(sharp enough to catch)
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