【正文】 s many year s later , Si r Malcol m39。 sai d Glor ia Gl eam. 39。No newspaper men, no f il m f ans! Why don39。 he shout ed: 39。 39。t be t oo har d on us. I 39。 said the sher if f wi th a sneer . 39。s cl osest f ri ends asked hi m to m ake a speech at a weddi ng r ecepti on. Thi s is t he sor t of t hi ng t hat Geof fr ey l oves. He pr epar ed the speech caref ul l y and went t o the weddi ng wi t h Jenny. He had included a l ar ge num ber of f unny st or ies i n t he speech and, of cour se, i t was a great success. As soon as he had fi nished, Jenny t old him she wanted t o go hom e. Geof fr ey was a l it tl e di sappoi nt ed by thi s but he di d as hi s daught er asked. On t he way hom e, he asked Jenny if she had enj oyed t he speech. To hi s sur pri se, she sai d she hadn39。m Bri nksl ey Meers, and m y other nam e is Gl ori a Gl eam. Now you get out of her e fast !39。 39。sai d Rockwal l, 39。m sheri f here. Do you see that not ice ? I t says No Campi ng in case you can39。 Meanwhil e, t wo other act ors, Rockwal l Slinger and Merl in Greeves, had car ri ed two large f ood baskets t o a shady spot under som e tr es. When t hey had al m ade t hem selves f or table, a str anger appeared. He l ooked very angry. 39。t be bet er, Gl ori a, 39。s fi shi ng, or eight hour s in a cinema sei ng the same f il m over and over agai n, i s usual y as far as they get. They have al l been put to shame by a boy who, whil e playing t ruant, t ravel led 1600 mi les. He hit ch hi ked t o Dover and, towar ds evening, went i nto a boat to f i nd somewhere to sleep. When he woke up next m or ning, he discovered t hat t he boat had, i n t he m eant ime, tr avel led t o Calais. No one noti ced t he boy as he cr ept of f. Fr om t her e, he hi tchhiked t o Pari s in a lorr y. The dri ver gave him a few biscui ts and a cup of cof f e and l ef t him just out side the ci ty. The next car t he boy stopped di d not take him int o the centr e of Par is as he hoped it would, but t o Perpi gnan on t he French Spani sh bor der . Ther e he was picked up by a poli ceman and sent back t o England by the l ocal authori ti es. He has sur ely set up a record for the t housands of boys who dr eam of evadi ng school. Leson74 Out of the lim eli ght 舞臺之外 An ancient bus stopped by a dry ri ver bed and a part y of famous act ors and actr esses got off . Dr essed in dar k glases and old clot hes, they had taken special precaut ions so that no one should recogni ze them. But as t hey soon discover ed, di sguise s can someti mes be too per fect. 39。 you have j ust kil ed t hat chi l d !39。Just one m or e t hi ng, Mr Eam es. Let us suppose t hat a chil d suddenly cr osses the r oad i n f r ont of you. As soon as I t ap on t he wi ndow, I want t he car t o be stopped imm edi at ely.39。 Ther e39。 39。 he asked, befor e I had f i ni shed speaki ng. ‘ Not at al l,39。 I 39。 I was j ust wonder ing how to spend the m or ning unti l I saw you. You39。Fancy m et ing you here ! 39。t have to car y him. Of cour se, we shoul d ar est hi m, but as he has a good recor d, we shal l let him off t hi s ti me.39。 of si x pr et ty gi rl s, he set of f down the m ai n str eet of the ci ty r idi ng a baby el ephant cal led Jumbo. He, shoul d have known t hat he police woul d never al ow t hi s sor t of thing. A pol iceman appr oached Jimm y and tol d him he ought to have gone along a sidest reet as Jumbo was holdi ng up the t raf i c. Though Ji mmy agr eed t o go at once, Jum bo ref used t o move. Fi ft en pol icemen had to push ver y hard to get him off t he main str eet. The police had a di f icult t ime, but t hey were most amused. 39。s cl osest fr iends asked him to make a speech at a weddi ng recept ion. This i s the sort of thi ng that Geof fr ey loves. He prepar ed the speech caref ully and went t o the wedding wit h Jenny. He had included a l ar ge number of f unny st or ies i n t he speech and, of cours e, it was a gr eat succes. As soon as he had f inished, Jenny told hi m she want ed to go home. Geoff rey was a l it tl e disappoi nt ed by thi s but he di d as hi s daught er asked. On t he way home, he asked Jenny if she had enj oyed the speech. To his surpri se, she sai d she hadn39。 sai d t he sheri f wi t h a sneer. 39。t be t oo hard on us. I39。 39。 he shout ed: 39。No newspaper men, no fi lm f ans! Why don39。 sai d Gl ori a Gl eam. 39。s f oot st eps m any years l at er, Si r Malcolm39。Mr Eames, 39。wai ti ng r oom !39。l l e wit h you,39。but I39。 39。 No, not at al ,39。 Ber t answer ed. 39。 I sai d. 39。so i t was f or t unate t hat we di dn39。guard of honour 39。gr ound over t he desolate hi l s. Wint er was i ng on and t he hil ls t hreatened the surr oundi ng vi l ages wi t h destr uct i on, f or heavy rai n woul d not onl y wash away t he soil but would cause seri ous fl oods as wel . When t he fi re had at last been put out , t he f or est aut hori ti es ordered sever al t ons of a speci al t ype of grass seed whi ch woul d gr ow quickly. The sed was sprayed over t he gr ound i n huge quant it ies by aeropl anes. The pl anes had been pl a nti ng seed f or near ly a m ont h when i t began t o r ai n. By t hen, however , i n m any pl aces t he grass had al ready taken r oot. I n pl ace of t he gr eat t rees which had been gr owi ng t here f or cent ur ies, pat ches of green had begun t o appear in t he blackened soi l. Lesson63 She was not amused 她并不覺得好笑 Ge of fr ey Ham pden has a l arge cir cle of f ri ends and i s ver y popul ar at part ies. Ever ybody adm ir es him f or hi s fi ne sense of hum or ever ybody, that is, except hi s si xyear ol d daught er , Jenny. Recentl y, one of Geoff r ey39。s hospit al. Dr esed up as Fat her Chr istm as and ac pani ed by a 39。 sai d a poli cem an af te r wards, 39。Hul l o, Bert, 39。Hul l o, El izabet h, 39。 39。m going t o. . .39。 I l ied, 39。 Then I39。s al ways pl ent y t o r ead i n t he 39。 I c