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resick."

mallright,"

hesaid.

Whenthedoctorcamebetooktheboy'

stemperature.

sisit?

Iaskedhim.

Onehundredandtwo."

Downstairs,thedoctorleftthreedifferentmedicinesindifferentcoloredcapsuleswithinstructionforgivingthem.Onewastobringdownthefever,anotherapurgative,thethirdtoovercomeanacidcondition.Thegermsofinfluenzacanonlyexistinanacidcondition,heexplained.Heseemedtoknowallaboutinfluenzaandsaidtherewasnothingtoworryaboutifthefeverdidnotgoaboveonehundredandfourdegrees.Thiswasalightepidemicoffluandtherewasnodangerifyouavoidedpneumonia.

BackintheroomIwrotetheboy'

stemperaturedownandmadeanoteofthetimetogivethevariouscapsules.

Doyouwantmetoreadtoyou?

Allright.Ifyouwantto,"

saidtheboy.Hisfacewasverywhiteandthereweredarkareasunderhiseyes.Helaystillinthebedandseemedverydetachedfromwhatwasgoingon.

IreadaloudfromHowardPyle'

sBookofpirates;

butIcouldseehewasnotfollowingwhatIwasreading.

Howdoyoufeel,Schatz?

Justthesame,sofar,"

IsatatthefootofthebedandreadtomyselfwhileIwaitedforittobetimetogiveanothercapsule.Itwouldhavebeennaturalforhimtogotosleep,butwhenIlookeduphewaslookingatthefootofthebed,lookingverystrangely.

Whydon'

tyoutrytosleep?

I'

llmakeyouupforthemedicine."

dratherstayawake."

Afterawhilehesaidtome,"

Youdon'

thavetostayinherewithme,Papa,ifitbothersyou."

Itdoesn'

tbotherme."

No,Imeanyoudon'

thavetostayifit'

sgoingtobotheryou."

Ithoughperhapshewasalittlelightheadedandaftergivinghimtheprescribedcapsulesateleveno'

clockIwentoutforawhile.Itwasabright,coldday,thegroundcoveredwithasleetthathadfrozensothatitseemedasifallthebaretrees,thebushes,thecutbrushandallthegrassandthebaregroundhadbeenvarnishedwithice,ItooktheyoungIrishsetterforawalkuptheroadandalongafrozencreek,butitwasdifficulttostandorwalkontheglassysurfaceandthereddogslippedandslitheredandIfelltwice,hard,oncedroppingmygunandhavingitslideawayovertheice.

WeflushedacoveyofquailunderahighclaybankwithoverhangingbrushandIkilledtwoastheywentoutofsightoverthetopoftheblank.Someofthecoveylitintrees,butmostofthemscatteredintobrushpilesanditwasnecessarytojumpontheice-coatedmoundsofbrushseveraltimesbeforetheywouldflush.Comingoutwhileyouwerepoisedunsteadilyontheicy,springybrushtheymadedifficultshootingandIkilledtwo,missedfive,andstartedbackpleasedtohavefoundacoveyclosetothehouseandhappythereweresomanylefttofindonanotherday.

Atthehousetheysaidtheboyhadrefusedtoletanyonecomeintotheroom.

Youcan'

tcomein,"

hesaid."

Youmustn'

tgetwhatIhave."

IwentuptohimandfoundhiminexactlythepositionIhadlefthim,white-faced,butwiththetopsofhischeeksflushedbythefever,staringstill,ashehadstared,atthefootofthebed.

Itookhistemperature.

Whatisit?

Somethinglikeahundred,"

Isaid.Itwasonehundredandtwoandfourtenths.

Itwasahundredandtwo,"

Whosaidso?

Thedoctor."

Yourtemperatureisallright,"

Isaid."

It'

snothingtoworryabout."

Idon'

tworry,"

hesaid,"

butIcan'

tkeepfromthinking."

Don'

tthink,"

Justtakeiteasy."

mtakingiteasy,"

hesaidandlookedstraightahead,Hewasevidentlyholdingtightontohimselfaboutsomething.

Takethiswithwater."

Doyouthinkitwilldoanygood?

Ofcourseitwill."

IsatdownandopenedthePiratebookandcommencedtoread,butIcouldseehewasnotfollowing,soIstooped.

AboutwhattimedoyouthinkI'

mgoingtodie?

heasked.

What?

AbouthowlongwillitbebeforeIdie?

Youaren'

tgoingdie.What'

sthematterwithyou?

Oh,yes,Iam,Iheardhimsayahundredandtwo."

Peopledon'

tdiewithafeverofonehundredandtwo.That'

sasillywaytotalk."

Iknowtheydo.AtschoolinFrancetheboystoldmeyoucan'

tlivewithforty-fourdegrees.I'

vegotahundredandtwo."

Hehadbeenwaitingtodieallday,eversincenineo'

clockinthemorning.

YoupoorSchatz,"

PooroldSchatz.It'

slikemilesandkilometers.Youaren'

tgoingtodie.That'

sdifferentthermometer.Onthatthermometerthirty-sevenisnormal.Onthiskindit'

sninety-eight."

Areyousure?

Absolutely,"

slikemilesandkilometers.Youknow,likehowmanykilometerswemakewhenwedoseventymilesinthecar?

Oh,"

Buthisgazeatthefootofthebedrelaxedslowly.Theholdoverhimselfrelaxedtoo,finally,andthenextdayitwasveryslackandhecriedveryeasilyatlittlethingsthatwereofnoimportance.

NEWWORDS

shiver

vi.shake,tremble,esp.fromcoldorfear战栗，发抖

capsule

n.胶囊（药）

instruction

n.（oftenpl.）adviceonhowtodosth.;

order用法说明；

指示

instructvt.

purgative

n.amedicinetoproducebowelmovements泻药

acid

a.sour;

markedbyanabnormallyhighconcentrationofasoursubstance酸的；

酸性物质过多的

germ

n.病菌，细菌

influenza

n.acontagiousdiseasewhichislikeabadcoldbutmoreserious流行性感冒

epidemic

n.&

a.（disease）spreadingrapidlyamongmanypeopleinthesameplaceforatime流行病（的）

flu

n.（shortfor）influenza

pneumonia

n.aseriousillnesswithinflammationofoneorbothlungs肺炎

detached

a.indifferent;

separate,notconnected超然的；

冷漠的；

分离的

detachvt.

pirate

n.apersonwhoattacksandrobsshipsatsea海盗

papa

n.father

lightheaded

a.unabletothinkclearlyormovesteadilyasduringfeverorafterdrinkingalcohol;

dizzyandfaint神志不清的；

眩晕的

prescribe

vt.orderorgive（sth.）asamedicineortreatmentforasickperson开（药）

sleet

n.amixtureofrainandsnow;

rainthatfreezesasitfalls雨夹雪；

冻雨

brush

n.roughlow-growingbushes;

smallbranchesbrokenofffromtrees矮灌木丛；

断落的树枝

varnish

vt.cover（sth.）withasmoothappearance

Irish

a.爱尔兰（人）的

setter

n.atypeofdogwithredhair;

ahuntingdog塞特狗

creek

n.asmallstream

glassy

a.likeglass,esp.（ofwater）smoothandshining

slither

vi.slideunsteadily不稳地滑动

slide

v.（causeto）movesmoothlyalongasurface（使）滑动

flush

v.drive（birds）upfromthetreesorbushessoastoshoot;

（ofbirds）flyupsuddenly（使）（鸟）惊飞

（sidesoftheface）becomerosyorreddenedbyasuddenflowofbloodtotheface（脸）发红

covey

n.asmallflockorgroup（ofsmallbirds）一小群（鸟）

quail（pl.quailorquails）

n.akindofsmallbird,valuedasfood鹌鹑

overhang

v.hangoverorstandoutover悬于……之上，突出于……之上

light（litorlighted）

vi.landandsettle停落

scatter

vigooffinalldirections散开

mound

n.smallhill;

alargepileofearth,stones,etc.土墩

poise

vt.balance

unsteadily

ad.shakily

unsteadya.

icy

a.coveredwithice;

extremelycold

springy

a.flexible（asaspringmovingupanddown）有弹性的

commence

vt.start;

begin

thermometer

n.ainstrumentformeasuringandsnowingtemperature温度计

absolutely

ad.completely;

certainly

gaze

vi.looklongandsteadily凝视

slack

a.nottense;

relaxed松弛的；

放松的

PHRASES&

EXPRESSIONS

bringdown

reduce;

causetofall减少，降低

bedetachedfrom

shownointerestin,beindifferentto

wouldrather

wouldpreferto;

wouldpreferthat宁愿

outofsight

unabletobeseen

keepfrom

preventoneselffrom（doingsth.）;

stop（doingsth.）

takeiteasy

nottoworktoohard;

nottoworrytoomuch不紧张，不急

holdtightontooneself

keepfirmcontroloveroneself

PROPERNAME

Pyle

派尔（姓氏）