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BookIII
Lesson1
ApumaatlargePumasarelarge,cat-likeanimalswhicharefoundinAmerica.
WhenreportscameintoLondonZoothatawildpumahadbeenspottedforty-fivemilessouthofLondon,theywerenottakenseriously.
However,astheevidencebegantoaccumulate,expertsfromtheZoofeltobligedtoinvestigate,forthedescriptionsgivenbypeoplewhoclaimedtohaveseenthepumawereextraordinarilysimilar.
Thehuntforthepumabeganinasmallvillagewhereawomanpickingblackberriessaw'alargecat'onlyfiveyardsawayfromher.
Itimmediatelyranawaywhenshesawit,andexpertsconfirmedthatapumawillnotattackahumanbeingunlessitiscornered.
Thesearchproveddifficult,forthepumawasoftenobservedatoneplaceinthemorningandatanotherplacetwentymilesawayintheevening.
Whereveritwent,itleftbehinditatrailofdeaddeerandsmallanimalslikerabbits.
Pawprintswereseeninanumberofplacesandpumafurwasfoundclingingtobushes.
Severalpeoplecomplainedof'cat-likenoises'atnightandabusinessmanonafishingtripsawthepumaupatree.
Theexpertswerenowfullyconvincedthattheanimalwasapuma,butwherehaditcomefrom?
Asnopumashadbeenreportedmissingfromanyzoointhecountry,thisonemusthavebeeninthepossessionofaprivatecollectorandsomehowmanagedtoescape.
Thehuntwentonforseveralweeks,butthepumawasnotcaught.
Itisdisturbingtothinkthatadangerouswildanimalisstillatlargeinthequietcountryside.
BookIIILesson2
ThirteenequalsoneOurvicarisalwaysraisingmoneyforonecauseoranother,buthehasnevermanagedtogetenoughmoneytohavethechurchclockrepaired.
Thebigclockwhichusedtostrikethehoursdayandnightwasdamagedmanyyearsagoandhasbeensilenteversince.'
Onenight,however,ourvicarwokeupwithastart:
theclockwasstrikingthehours!
Lookingathiswatch,hesawthatitwasoneo'clock,butthebellstruckthirteentimesbeforeitstopped.
Armedwithatorch,thevicarwentupintotheclocktowertoseewhatwasgoingon.
Inthetorchlight,hecaughtsightofafigurewhomheimmediatelyrecognizedasBillWilkins,ourlocalgrocer.
'WhateverareyoudoinguphereBill?
'
askedthevicarinsurprise.'
I'mtryingtorepairthebell,'answeredBill.'
I'vebeencomingupherenightafternightforweeksnow.
Yousee,Iwashopingtogiveyouasurprise.'
'Youcertainlydidgivemeasurprise!
'
saidthevicar.
'You'veprobablywokenupeveryoneinthevillageaswell.
Still,I'mgladthebellisworkingagain.'
'That'sthetrouble,vicar,'answeredBill.
'It'sworkingallright,butI'mafraidthatatoneo'clockitwillstrikethirteentimesandthere'snothingIcandoaboutit.'
'We'llgetusedtothatBill,'saidthevicar.
'Thirteenisnotasgoodasonebutit'sbetterthannothing.
Nowlet'sgodownstairsandhaveacupoftea.'
BookIIILesson3
AnunknowngoddessSometimeago£?
aninterestingdiscoverywasmadebyarchaeologistsontheAegeanislandofKea£?
AnAmericanteamexploredatemplewhichstandsinanancientcityonthepromontoryofAyiaIrini£?
Thecityatonetimemusthavebeenprosperous£?
foritenjoyedahighlevelofcivilization£?
Houses--oftenthreestoreyshigh--werebuiltofstone£?
Theyhadlargeroomswithbeautifullydecoratedwalls£?
Thecitywasevenequippedwithadrainagesystem£?
foragreatmanyclaypipeswerefoundbeneaththenarrowstreets£?
ThetemplewhichthearchaeologistsexploredwasusedasaplaceofworshipfromthefifteenthcenturyB.C.untilRomantimes.
Inthemostsacredroomofthetemple,clayfragmentsoffifteenstatueswerefound.
Eachoftheserepresentedagoddessandhad,atonetime,beenpainted.
ThebodyofonestatuewasfoundamongremainsdatingfromthefifteenthcenturyB.C.
ItsmissingheadhappenedtobeamongremainsofthefifthcenturyB.C.
ThisheadmusthavebeenfoundinClassicaltimesandcarefullypreserved.
Itwasveryoldandpreciouseventhen.
Whenthearchaeologistsreconstructedthefragments,theywereamazedtofindthatthegoddessturnedouttobeaverymodern-lookingwoman.
Shestoodthreefeethighandherhandsrestedonherhip.
Shewaswearingafull-lengthskirtwhichswepttheground.
Despitehergreatage,shewasverygracefulindeed,but,sofar,thearchaeologistshavebeenunabletodiscoverheridentity.
BookIIILesson4
ThedoublelifeofAlfredBloggsThesedays,peoplewhodomanualworkoftenreceivefarmoremoneythanclerkswhoworkinoffices.
Peoplewhoworkinofficesarefrequentlyreferredtoas'whitecollarworkers'forthesimplereasonthattheyusuallywearacollarandtietogotowork.
Suchishumannature,thatagreatmanypeopleareoftenwillingtosacrificehigherpayfortheprivilegeofbecomingwhitecollarworkers.
Thiscangiverisetocurioussituations,asitdidinthecaseofAlfredBloggswhoworkedasadustmanfortheEllesmereCorporation.
Whenhegotmarried,Alfwastooembarrassedtosayanythingtohiswifeabouthisjob.
HesimplytoldherthatheworkedfortheCorporation.
Everymorning,helefthomedressedinasmartblacksuit.
Hethenchangedintooverallsandspentthenexteighthoursasadustman.
Beforereturninghomeatnight,hetookashowerandchangedbackintohissuit.
Alfdidthisforovertwoyearsandhisfellowdustmenkepthissecret.
Alf'swifehasneverdiscoveredthatshemarriedadustmanandsheneverwill,forAlfhasjustfoundanotherjob.
Hewillsoonbeworkinginanofficeasajuniorclerk.
Hewillbeearningonlyhalfasmuchasheusedto,buthefeelsthathisriseinstatusiswellworththelossofmoney.
Fromnowon,hewillwearasuitalldayandotherswillcallhim'Mr.Bloggs',not'Alf'.
BookIIILesson5
ThefactsEditorsofnewspapersandmagazinesoftengotoextremestoprovidetheirreaderswithunimportantfactsandstatistics.
Lastyearajournalisthadbeeninstructedbyawell-knownmagazinetowriteanarticleonthepresident'spalaceinanewAfricanrepublic.
Whenthearticlearrived,theeditorreadthefirstsentenceandthenrefusedtopublishit.
Thearticlebegan:
'Hundredsofstepsleadtothehighwallwhichsurroundsthepresident'spalace.'
Theeditoratoncesentthejournalistafaxinstructinghimtofindouttheexactnumberofstepsandtheheightofthewall.
Thejournalistimmediatelysetouttoobtaintheseimportantfacts,buthetookalongtimetosendthem.
Meanwhile,theeditorwasgettingimpatient,forthemagazinewouldsoongotopress.
Hesentthejournalisttwourgenttelegrams,butreceivednoreply.
Hesentyetanothertelegraminformingthejournalistthatifhedidnotreplysoonhewouldbefired.
Whenthejournalistagainfailedtoreply,theeditorreluctantlypublishedthearticleasithadoriginallybeenwritten.
Aweeklater,theeditoratlastreceivedatelegramfromthejournalist.
Notonlyhadthepoormanbeenarrested,buthehadbeensenttoprisonaswell.
However,hehadatlastbeenallowedtosendacableinwhichheinformedtheeditorthathehadbeenarrestedwhilecountingthe1084stepsleadingtothe15-footwallwhichsurroundedthepresident'spalace.
BookIIILesson6
Smash-and-grabTheexpensiveshopsinafamousarcadenearPiccadillywerejustopening.
Atthistimeofthemorning,thearcadewasalmostempty.
MrTaylor,theownerofajewelleryshopwasadmiringanewwindowdisplay.
Twoofhisassistantshadbeenworkingbusilysince8o'clockandhadonlyjustfinished.
Diamondnecklacesandringshadbeenbeautifullyarrangedonabackgroundofblackvelvet.
Aftergazingatthedisplayforseveralminutes,MrTaylorwentbackintohisshop.
Thesilencewassuddenlybrokenwhenalargecar,withitsheadlightsonanditshornblaring,roareddownthearcade.
Itcametoastopoutsidethejeweler's.
Onemanstayedatthewheelwhiletwootherswithblackstockingsovertheirfacesjumpedoutandsmashedthewindowoftheshopwithironbars.
Whilethiswasgoingon,MrTaylorwasupstairs.
Heandhisstaffbeganthrowingfurnitureoutofthewindow.
Chairsandtableswentflyingintothearcade.
Oneofthethieveswasstruckbyaheavystatue,buthewastoobusyhelpinghimselftodiamondstonoticeanypain.
Theraidwasalloverinthreeminutes,forthemenscrambledbackintothecaranditmovedoffatafantasticspeed.
Justasitwasleaving,MrTaylorrushedoutandranafteritthrowingashtraysandvases,butitwasimpossibletostopthethieves.
Theyhadgotawaywiththousandsofpoundsworthofdiamonds.
BookIIILesson7
MutilatedladiesChildrenoftenhavefarmoresensethantheirelders.
ThissimpletruthwasdemonstratedratherdramaticallyduringacivildefenceexerciseinasmalltowninCanada.
Mostoftheinhabitantswereaskedtotakepartintheexerciseduringwhichtheyhadtopretendthattheircityhadbeenbombed.
Air-raidwarningsweresoundedandthousandsofpeoplewentintospecialair-raidshelters.
DoctorsandnursesremainedabovegroundwhilePolicepatrolledthestreetsincaseanyonetriedtoleavetheshelterstoosoon.
Thepolicedidnothavemuchtodobecausethecitizenstooktheexerciseseriously.
Theystayedundergroundfortwentyminutesandwaitedforthesirentosoundagain.
Onleavingtheair-raidshelters,theysawthatdoctorsandnurseswerebusy.
Agreatmanypeoplehadvolunteeredtoactascasualties.
Theatricalmake-upandartificialbloodhadbeenusedtomaketheinjurieslookrealistic.
AlotofPeoplewerelying'dead'inthestreets.
Thelivinghelpedtocarrythedeadandwoundedtospecialstations.
AChildofsixwasbroughtinbytwoadults.
Thechildwassupposedtobedead.
Withtheatricalmake-u
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