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I worked in the garden for the first two days．The weather was hot and sunny．I liked working with Mr Duncan，and he was pleased with my work．
頭兩天我在園子里干活。天氣晴朗而炎熱。我很喜歡與鄧肯先生一塊兒干活，他對我干的活也很滿意。
‘You're a good gardener，’he said．
“你是個好園丁，”他說。
‘I've always liked gardening，’I said．‘But I'm studying at college to be a farmer．’
“我一向喜歡園藝。”我說，“但我現在正上大學，以便當個農夫。”
Sometimes I saw Greta Ross．
我有時見到格里塔·羅斯。
‘She likes to be alone，’I thought．Once or twice I saw Greta go out with her painting things．She went up on the hills or down to the beach．
“她喜歡一個人獨處，”我想。有一兩次我看見格里塔帶著畫具出去了。她到山上或到海灘去。
Mr Duncan took me to the farm and I met Dan and Stella Parks．They were very friendly．
鄧肯先生帶我到農場去，我見到了丹·帕克斯和斯特拉·帕克斯。他們非常友好。
‘You can work on the farm for the next three days，'said Day Parks．‘Mr Duncan says you're a good gardener．Are you a good farmer，too？’
“接下來的這三天你可以在農場干活。”丹·帕克斯說，“鄧肯先生說你是個好園丁。你也是個好農夫嗎？”
I smiled at him．‘I am，’I said．
我朝他笑了笑。“是的，”我說。
He smiled back．
他回笑了笑。
So I worked on the farm with Mr and Mrs Parks．They were nice people．I helped with the cows and the chickens，and went up on the hills with Mr Parks and his dog to look after the sheep．
這樣我就和帕克斯夫婦一起在農場干活了。他們是好人。我幫著照看奶牛和小母雞，還和帕克斯先生及他的狗一起上山去照看羊群。
One afternoon I went out riding． Smoke was a big， lazy，friendly horse．I enjoyed riding and Smoke knew his way around the island very well．I learned new places to go to．
一天下午，我騎馬出去。“煙”是一匹懶散而友善的大馬。我喜歡騎馬，“煙”對島上的路很熟。我知道了些新的去處。
I rode along the cliff top and then in between some trees．When we came out of the trees， I saw the house from the other side．I tried to find the window of my room．Which one was it？
我騎馬沿著峭壁頂部走，然后在樹林中間穿行。當我們從樹林中出來時，我看到了那幢房子的另一面。我想找出我房間的窗子。是哪一扇呢？
Suddenly，I saw a face at one of the windows．The face was looking at me．It was there for just a second or two，then it moved away quickly．
突然我看見一扇窗子旁有一張臉。那人正看著我。那人只在那兒呆了一瞬間，接著很快就挪開了。
‘Who was thst？’I thought．‘Was it Mr Ross？And which room was it？’
“那是誰？”我想，“是羅斯先生嗎？又是哪個房間呢？”
I didn't see my mother very much that first week．She worked all day and in the evenings．She wrote letters to South America，Japan，Canada and Australia． Sometimes，she worked after I was in bed．
第一個星期我沒怎么見到媽媽。她整個白天還有晚上都在工作。她給南非、日本、加拿大和澳大利亞寫信。有時我睡了之后她還在工作。
‘Mr Ross works hard，'she told me．‘He invests money in many companies and countries．But it's not his money．’
“羅斯先生工作很努力。”她告訴我，“他給很多公司和國家投資。可那不是他的錢。”
‘It's not？’I was surprised by this．
“不是他的錢？”對此我很驚訝。
‘No，it's his wife's money．And she bought the island．It's her island，her house，her farm．Everything belongs to her．’
“不是他的，是他妻子的錢。并且是她買了這個島。這是她的島嶼，她的房子，她的農場。所有的東西都屬于她。”
‘How strange！But why does Mr Ross always look sad？And why does he never leave the island？’I asked．
“多奇怪呀！可為什么羅斯先生總顯得那么憂郁呢？為什么他從不離開這個島呢？”我問道。
‘I don't know，'said my mother．‘He says he likes it here and likes working on his farm．It's strange，I know．’
“我不知道。”媽媽說，“他說他喜歡這兒，喜歡在他的農場里干活。我知道，這的確有點兒怪。”
Sometimes，when I finished work，I walked along the beaches or the cliffs．Or I went swimming in the sea．I liked swimming．Greta Ross often came to the beach to swim，but Mr Ross never came．
有時干完活以后，我就沿著海灘或峭壁散步，或者去海里游泳。我喜歡游泳。格里塔·羅斯常到海邊去游泳，但羅斯先生從來不去。
‘Stay away from the rocks，Carol，’Greta Ross told me．‘They're very dangerous．’
“離礁石遠些，卡羅爾。”格里塔·羅斯告訴我，“它們很危險。”
‘I will，’I said．
“好吧，”我說。
