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IV
The boat churned its way round the rock. Now at last the house came into
view. The south side of the island was quite different. It shelved gently
down to the sea. The house was there facing south—low and square and
modern-looking with rounded windows letting in all the light.
An exciting house—a house that lived up to expectation!
Fred Narracott shut off the engine, they nosed their way gently into a
little natural inlet between rocks.
Philip Lombard said sharply:
‘Must be difficult to land here in dirty weather.’
Fred Narracott said cheerfully:
‘Can’t land on Soldier Island when there’s a south-easterly. Sometimes
’tis cut off for a week or more.’
Vera Claythorne thought:
‘The catering1 must be very difficult. That’s the worst of an island. All the
domestic problems are so worrying.’
The boat grated against the rocks. Fred Narracott jumped out and he
and Lombard helped the others to alight. Narracott made the boat fast to a
ring in the rock. Then he led the way up steps cut in the cliff.
General Macarthur said:
‘Ha! delightful2 spot!’
But he felt uneasy. Damned odd sort of place.
As the party ascended3 the steps and came out on a terrace above, their
spirits revived. In the open doorway4 of the house a correct butler was
awaiting them, and something about his gravity reassured5 them. And then
the house itself was really most attractive, the view from the terrace mag-
nificent…
The butler came forward bowing slightly. He was a tall lank6 man, grey-
haired and very respectable. He said:
‘Will you come this way, please.’
In the wide hall drinks stood ready. Rows of bottles. Anthony Marston’s
spirits cheered up a little. He’d just been thinking this was a rum kind of
show. None of his lot! What could old Badger7 have been thinking about to
let him in for this? However, the drinks were all right. Plenty of ice, too.
What was it the butler chap was saying?
Mr Owen—unfortunately delayed—unable to get here till tomorrow. In-
structions — everything they wanted — if they would like to go to their
rooms?…dinner would be at eight o’clock…

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1 catering WwtztU     
n. 给养
参考例句：
  • Most of our work now involves catering for weddings. 我们现在的工作多半是承办婚宴。
  • Who did the catering for your son's wedding? 你儿子的婚宴是由谁承办的？
2 delightful 6xzxT     
adj.令人高兴的，使人快乐的
参考例句：
  • We had a delightful time by the seashore last Sunday.上星期天我们在海滨玩得真痛快。
  • Peter played a delightful melody on his flute.彼得用笛子吹奏了一支欢快的曲子。
3 ascended ea3eb8c332a31fe6393293199b82c425     
v.上升，攀登( ascend的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • He has ascended into heaven. 他已经升入了天堂。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The climbers slowly ascended the mountain. 爬山运动员慢慢地登上了这座山。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 doorway 2s0xK     
n.门口，(喻)入门；门路，途径
参考例句：
  • They huddled in the shop doorway to shelter from the rain.他们挤在商店门口躲雨。
  • Mary suddenly appeared in the doorway.玛丽突然出现在门口。
5 reassured ff7466d942d18e727fb4d5473e62a235     
adj.使消除疑虑的；使放心的v.再保证，恢复信心( reassure的过去式和过去分词)
参考例句：
  • The captain's confidence during the storm reassured the passengers. 在风暴中船长的信念使旅客们恢复了信心。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • The doctor reassured the old lady. 医生叫那位老妇人放心。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 lank f9hzd     
adj.瘦削的；稀疏的
参考例句：
  • He rose to lank height and grasped Billy McMahan's hand.他瘦削的身躯站了起来，紧紧地握住比利·麦默恩的手。
  • The old man has lank hair.那位老人头发稀疏
7 badger PuNz6     
v.一再烦扰，一再要求，纠缠
参考例句：
  • Now that our debts are squared.Don't badger me with them any more.我们的债务两清了。从此以后不要再纠缠我了。
  • If you badger him long enough,I'm sure he'll agree.只要你天天纠缠他，我相信他会同意。

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