CHAPTER ONE
Holiday time
Laura and Max are twins. They live in London with their mum and dad. They always have interesting adventures on holiday. They visit different cities and countries.
This summer they are going to stay in a small cottage in the country. The cottage is in a village called Stonecross, near Salisbury. Max and Laura aren't very happy.
"Boring!" says Max. He looks at the map, "The cottage is in the middle of a field. What can we do in the middle of a field?"
"Why are we going there?" asks Laura.
Their dad is very tired. He says he wants to relax and to sleep a lot. Their mum loves the country. She wants to walk and paint. "It is a very beautiful part of England," she says, "Full of culture, tradition, "
"Mystery?" say Max and Laura together. "Mystery! OK, let's go!"
CHAPTER TWO
Stonecross
The next day Uncle Stephen and Aunty Barbara arrive. They have lots of suitcas. This year the two families are going on holiday together.
Mum drives her car. Dad always sleeps! Uncle Stephen and Aunty Barbara follow in their slow, old car.
Two hours later they arrive at Stonecross and find their cottage in the middle of a field. There are green hills, beautiful cottages, flowers, sheep and cows everywhere.
"It's lovely!" say Max and Laura.
"It's perfect!" say Mum and Aunty Barbara.
Dad says nothing. He is sleeping in the car.
"What do you think, Stephen? Do you like it?" Uncle Stephen doesn't answer. He is looking into the distance. His eyes are very black and strange.
"What's the matter, Stephen?" asks Aunty Barbara, "Don't you like the cottage?"
" yes. It's wonderful," he says, "Come on everyone. Let's take the suitcas inside. Wake up, Andrew!" Dad wakes up.
"What? Oh... where are we?"
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"Were here at Stonecross. Come and help. We must take the suitcas into the cottage."
They take the suitcas and go inside, but Uncle Stephen waits. He wants to talk to his wife.
"Barbara, I must tell you something," he says. His voice is very rious, ""
"Yes, darling?"
"...This place is in my book! Do you remember? The book I am studying, "
"But Stephen, that book is very old. It's full of strange codes and cret messages!"
"Exactly. Don't you understand? This is the "
"Come on, Barbara! Come on, Stephen!" shouts Mum from the cottage.
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如何去除蟑螂"We're coming," Uncle Stephen and Aunty Barbara answer. But when they walk to the cottage their faces are white. They look very worried.
CHAPTER THREE
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The cottage is big. There are four bedrooms and two bathrooms upstairs. Downstairs there is a big kitchen, a living room and a study. Uncle Stephen wants to u the study. He must finish some work during the holiday.
Uncle Stephen is a historian. "What does Uncle Stephen do exactly?" Laura asks. Her mother replies, "He studies history."
Max is confud. "But I study but it's not my job!"
"Yes, but Uncle Stephen writes books about history. He thinks about history. He tries to understand the things that no one understands."
"For example?" asks Laura.
"Well," Mum replies, "for example, the mystery of Stonehenge."
"So, what about Stonehenge? What is its mystery?"
"No one really knows. Ask Uncle Stephen. Tomorrow we can go to e it."
Suddenly there is a knock at the door. Mum opens it and an old man comes in. He has white hair and an angry face. "My name's Carter," he says in an angry voice, "I look after this cottage. Is everything OK? There is wood for the fire in the garden. There are sheets and pillows upstairs. If you have a problem, tell me. Have you got any problems?"
Now Mum remembers. Yes, Mr Carter is the caretaker. He looks after the cottage when no one is staying in it.
"Thank you Mr Carter. It's very kind of you, but we have no problems."
Mr Carter wants a problem to solve so he is not very happy. He goes to the door. Then he stops suddenly, turns around and looks at them. "Mrs Black is coming," he says, "Mrs Black is coming soon. Be careful!" He opens the door and goes out.
"What?" asks Mum.
"Who is Mrs Black?" asks Max.
"And why 'be careful!'? Is she dangerous?" asks Aunty Barbara.
"Probably a witch from Stonehenge," says Laura. Everyone laughs.
专科院校排名"Don't talk about things you don't understand!" says Uncle Stephen.
There is another knock at the door. They all stop. There is silence in the room.
Max opens the door. No one speaks.
"Hello everyone," says a happy voice. A woman comes into the cottage. She is quite old, fat, hut she is pretty. She has blue eyes, silver earrings and a big pink face.
"Hello! My name's Mrs Black."
贵州风景区Mrs Black is a houkeeper: she helps with the cooking and cleaning. When a family comes for a holiday in the cottage she helps them. She lives in a different cottage in the village with her son.
Mrs Black is very nice and they start to relax. Later they eat a big dinner and then say goodbye to th
eir new friend, the houkeeper. They are very tired and soon everyone is sleeping. Everyone but Uncle Stephen. He can't sleep becau he is thinking about the book he is studying.
CHAPTER FOUR
Laura and Max explore the village
笨组词On the morning Laura and Max decide to explore the small village of Stonecross.
"Bye. Have a nice time! Come home for lunch at 1 o'clock," says their mother.
In the square there is a post office, a baker's, a greengrocer's, a newsagent's and some other small shops.
"Let's buy something to drink in this newsagent's," says Max, "It's very hot."
A woman is working in the shop.
They say, "Good morning!" and smile at the woman but she does not smile at them. She looks at the twins with cold eyes.
"You two aren't from Stonecross. What do you want?"
The woman is not very friendly.
" two cans of coke plea," says Max.
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She gives them two cans of coke and they give her the money.
The woman's cold eyes do not change.
"Tourists don't usually come to Stonecross," she says. Her voice is cold too. "It's not a good idea, remember that!"
" OK. Thank you. goodbye," says Laura. They run out of the shop very quickly. In the square the sun is shining. Everything is normal again.
"Wow, there are some strange people in this village," says Max.
They walk along another street and suddenly a man appears. He is not very old. He is wearing a dar
k suit and a tie with a strange design on it. The twins stop. The man smiles. He says, "Hello, two explorers in Stonecross. Are you on holiday? Are you having a nice time?"
"Yes, yes, thank you," replies Laura.
"My name's Martin Knight. What are your names?"
"Max and Laura Marel," they say together. (Sometimes twins understand what the other is thinking. Sometimes they speak together.)
" ? Is your father the famous historian, Stephen Marel?"
"No. He's our uncle, not our father. He's on holiday with us in Stonecross. Do you know him?"
The man doesn't answer Max's question. "I e, Stephen Marel is here in Stonecross. Very interesting. And tell me, what is he studying at the moment?"
