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After dinner the children went shopping. The ship’s stores were well-stocked. Each child bought something. Violet bought a blue T-shirt with West Wind printed across a white cruise ship, Jessie a roll of film, Henry a pair of socks, and Benny a red T-shirt like Violet’s.
They sauntered from one shop to another, halting at a jeweler’s window to study the rubies1, diamonds, and emeralds. Going on they looked in a toy store, which was filled with stuffed animals. Their final stop was at a ship’s store with miniature cruise ships, sailor caps, and flags from all nations.
Grandfather had promised they could stay up for the late night buffet2, so after shopping they walked around the deck, admiring the moonlit waters and the far-off lights of another cruise ship.
“Let’s go by the radio room,” Henry urged, “and see if they’ve fixed3 the radio.”
“Good idea,” Violet said. “I hope for Max’s sake that it’s repaired.”
When they arrived at the radio room, several officers were talking.
“Hi,” Benny said. “Can you send a message now?”
“Yes,” replied an officer. His uniform, decorated with gold braid, was sparkling white. He smiled. “Did you wish to send one?”
“Not me,” Benny hastily replied.
“We have a friend, though, who would like to,” Jessie said.
“Do you mean Max Greene?”
“Yes,” Jessie said, surprised that he knew who she was talking about.
“The radio has been repaired, but Max Greene was in some time ago and used the phone,” the officer said.
“Oh, good.” Violet sighed with relief. She was pleased that Max had got his message through after all.
“What was the problem?” Henry questioned.
“Several wires had been pulled loose,” the officer answered. “It wasn’t difficult to repair.”
Satisfied, Henry turned to the others. “Let’s head for the late night buffet.”
The officer chuckled4. “Don’t eat too much.”
When they arrived at the grand ballroom5, the display of food was spectacular. A dolphin ice sculpture dominated the colorful table of sandwiches, ham, cheeses, chocolate cakes, pies, ice creams, puddings, and coffee.
“What would you like?” Isaac asked, coming up behind Benny.
“Isaac!” Benny exclaimed, whirling about. “I’m glad to see you. I’d like a taste of everything.”
Isaac threw back his head and laughed. “Here,” he said, pointing at a huge cake, “try this lemon cake. It’s as light as a fleecy cloud.”
“I’ll have two pieces,” Benny answered promptly6.
Jessie smiled. “Save room for that luscious-looking strawberry pie, Benny.” She turned to Isaac. “I’m Jessie Alden, this is Violet, and behind me is Henry. We saw you in the kitchen yesterday, but we didn’t introduce ourselves.”
Isaac bowed. “My pleasure!” He bustled7 to the counter and scooped8 up a cherry tart9. “This is delicious,” he said proudly, eager to please them. “It’s one of my specialties10.”
“Thanks,” Violet said. “It’s nice to have a chef tell us the best things to eat.” She hesitated, then added shyly, “Benny said you might let us help out a little in the kitchen.”
“That would be fun,” Henry said, helping11 himself to a large piece of coconut12 cream pie.
“How about tomorrow?” Isaac asked. “I need eight hundred dollops of whipped cream to top my raspberry tarts13.”
Benny’s mouth formed a big O. “Eight hundred scoops14 of whipped cream. Wow! I’ll be at the kitchen early.”
“We all will,” Jessie promised.
“Good,” Isaac replied. “Come by anytime after ten o’clock.”
“We’ll be there,” Henry said quickly, with a nod.
Frowning, Tom Bishop15 rushed by them. “Hello,” he called briefly16 and then hurried on.
“Looks like Tom has other things on his mind than chatting with us,” Violet said, sounding puzzled.
“Odd isn’t it?” Jessie asked. “He’s usually so friendly.”
“Weird,” Benny mumbled17. “And just when I wanted to ask him how much weight he could lift!”
When they finished eating, they went back on deck. They slowly stopped when they saw Heather. “Let’s say hello,” Violet said.
They waited patiently in the doorway18 until Heather had finished dictating19 a message to the radio man.
Heather tilted20 her head. “Just say, ‘Thanks for the roses. Everything is going along fine.’ End of message.”
Jessie glanced at Henry, who lightly shrugged21.
“Hi, Heather,” Violet said.
“Oh,” Heather said, looking up, “how are you?” She brushed by them as she hurried out. “I must go,” she said apologetically.
“Let’s find Max,” Henry said, annoyed by Heather’s coolness.
They went to the cafeteria where Max was sitting alone, drinking coffee. He called to them. “Hi, won’t you join me?”
Henry sat next to Max. “The radio is repaired, Max.”
“It doesn’t matter,” Max answered. “I phoned in my message.” He still appeared agitated22. “From now on, I’ll use the phone. It’s faster.”
Max’s business must be urgent, Violet thought.
“Do you want some dessert?” Benny asked, concerned that Max wasn’t eating anything.
Max shook his head and a flicker23 of a smile crossed his face. “Thanks, Benny, but I’ve lost my taste for sweets.”
Benny shook his head, not understanding how anyone could not like chocolate cake.
“As a matter of fact,” Max said, “I’m waiting for the radio man to bring me an answer to the phone message that I left on my doctor’s answering machine. I told the radio man where I’d be, so he should be here any minute.”
“I’m glad,” Jessie said. Maybe if his message was good news, Max could settle down and enjoy the voyage.
As they were talking, the radio officer approached Max. He leaned over and said, “I’m sorry, Mr. Greene, but no messages are coming through. It seems both the radio and the phone are out of order.”
Nervously24, Max jumped up, upsetting his coffee.
Quickly, Violet grabbed a handful of napkins and sopped25 up the hot liquid. She wondered what was going on. Surely this was no simple mechanical difficulty. Not when both the radio and the phone had been knocked out. Was someone deliberately26 causing trouble for Max?
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rubies
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| 红宝石( ruby的名词复数 )； 红宝石色，深红色 | |
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buffet
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| n.自助餐；饮食柜台；餐台 | |
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| adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的 | |
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chuckled
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| 轻声地笑( chuckle的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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ballroom
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bustled
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| 闹哄哄地忙乱，奔忙( bustle的过去式和过去分词 )； 催促 | |
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| v.抢先报道( scoop的过去式和过去分词 )；（敏捷地）抱起；抢先获得；用铲[勺]等挖（洞等） | |
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tart
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specialties
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helping
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| n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的 | |
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coconut
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tarts
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| n.果馅饼( tart的名词复数 )；轻佻的女人；妓女；小妞 | |
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scoops
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| n.小铲( scoop的名词复数 )；小勺；一勺[铲]之量；（抢先刊载、播出的）独家新闻v.抢先报道( scoop的第三人称单数 )；（敏捷地）抱起；抢先获得；用铲[勺]等挖（洞等） | |
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bishop
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| n.主教，（国际象棋）象 | |
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briefly
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| adv.简单地，简短地 | |
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mumbled
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doorway
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dictating
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| v.大声讲或读( dictate的现在分词 )；口授；支配；摆布 | |
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tilted
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shrugged
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agitated
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flicker
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nervously
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sopped
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| adj.湿透的，浸透的v.将（面包等）在液体中蘸或浸泡( sop的过去式和过去分词 )；用海绵、布等吸起（液体等） | |
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deliberately
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