第一章走进风暴.docx

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,orareyougoingtoletme