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We finished eating our meal．Soon after，Greta Ross came into the kitchen．
我們吃完了飯。不久之后格里塔·羅斯來到了廚房。
‘Mr Ross wants to see you and your daughter now，Mrs Sanders，'she said Follow me，please．’
“羅斯先生現在想見見你和你的女兒，桑德斯夫人。”她說，“請跟我來。”
We followed her through the house and into a big room．This was Mr Ross's office and he was sitting behind a desk．
我們跟著她穿過房子來到一個大房間里。這是羅斯先生的辦公室，他正坐在辦公桌的后面。
I was surprised．He was a young man，about thirty．He had a moustache，short dark hair，and he wore glasses．
我很驚訝。他是個年輕人，大約三十歲。他留著胡子，長著黑色短發，并戴著眼鏡。
Mr Ross was speaking into the telephone．‘Who does he look like？’I thought．‘Is it Tony Duncan？’
羅斯先生正在打電話。“他看上去像誰呢？”我思考著。“像托尼·鄧肯？”
‘Mr Ross is talking to a business friend in New York，'said Greta．‘Please，sit down．’
“羅斯先生正在與紐約的一位商界朋友通話。”格里塔說，“請吧，坐下。”
While we waited， I looked around the office．There were three telephones，a computer， and lots of books and papers．
我們等著的時候，我打量了一下這間辦公室。屋里有三部電話、一臺電腦以及許多書本和文件。
There was another door and I could see a smaller room，next to the office．There was a smaller desk and another computer in there．
辦公室還有一個門，所以我可以看到緊挨著辦公室的一個小一些的房間。那里面有一張小一些的辦公桌，另有一臺電腦。
Mr Ross finished speaking on the phone，then looked care fully at my mother and me．For a few seconds he didn't speak，and just watched us．Then he said，‘I'm pleased to meet you，Mrs Sanders．I need some help with my work．My secretary is in hospital，and there's a lot of work to do． Sometimes you’11have to work late at night，because of time differences in New York and Tokyo．Is that all right？’
羅斯先生打完了電話，然后仔細地看了看我媽媽和我。有那么片刻他默默不語，只是在打量我們。然后他說：“見到你們很高興，桑德斯夫人。我需要人幫助處理我的工作。我的秘書正在住院，有許多事情要處理。由于紐約和東京都有時差問題，有時候你得在深夜工作。你看行嗎？”
‘Yes， that's all right，’said my mother．
“行，那沒什么。”我媽媽說。
‘Can you use a computer？’
“你會用電腦嗎？”
‘Yes．’
“會用。”
‘Good．’He looked at me．‘Is this your daughter？’
“那很好。”他看了看我。“這是你女兒嗎？”
‘Yes， this is Carol，'said my mother．
“是，這是卡羅爾。”我媽媽說。
‘Hallo，’I said．
“您好，”我說。
‘Greta says you like gardening．There's a big garden here，so you can help Mr Duncan．And there's a farm．Dan and Stella Parks live in the farmhouse and work on the farm．You can help them，too．We have some animals．Some sheep，a few cows and chickens．And there's a horse called Smoke．He's grey，like his name．Can you ride？’
“格里塔說你喜歡園藝。這里有個大園子，所以你可以給鄧肯先生幫幫忙。這里還有個農場。丹·帕克斯和斯特拉·帕克斯住在農舍里并在農場干活。你也可以給他們幫幫忙。我們養了些動物。一些羊，幾頭牛和數只小母雞。還有一匹叫‘煙’的馬。這匹公馬灰色，跟它的名字一樣。你會騎馬嗎？”
‘Yes，’I said．‘I can ride a horse．’
“會騎，”我說，“我會騎馬。”
‘You can ride Smoke around the is land，if you like．’
“如果你喜歡，你可以騎‘煙’在島上轉轉。”
‘I'd like that，’I said．‘Thank you．’
“那太好了。”我說，“謝謝您。”
‘And we grow vegetable and fruit，’he said．‘I work on the farm sometimes．I enjoy it．’
“我們還培植蔬菜和水果。”他說，“我有時在農場里干些活。我喜歡干農活。”
I smiled at him but he didn't smile back．
我朝他笑了笑，可他沒回敬我的笑。
‘Carol will enjoy working on the farm，'said my mother．‘Won't you，Carol？’
“卡羅爾會喜歡在農場干活的。”我媽媽說，“是不是，卡羅爾？”
‘Yes，’I said．
“是的，”我說。
‘Mr Ross looks sad，’I thought．‘But how did he get all his money？ And why does he hide away on an island？’
“羅斯先生顯得有些憂傷。”我想，“但是他怎么會有那么多錢呢？而且為什么他要隱匿在一個島上呢？”
