【正文】 rocks, trees and creeks. Confusion and disputes must often have followed later, when these survey points disappeared.　　After exploring the area around Shirley’s burg, John and his sons rode over Sandy Ridge to survey the property below Black Log Mountain. It was here in a long narrow valley they decided to settle. The valley became known then, and is still called Love’s valley today.終于風(fēng)浪減弱了，船長能夠看準(zhǔn)美國的方向，成功地駕船工行駛在平靜的航線上。到處都是暈船的，人們沒有食欲。船艙狹窄又很低矮?！　】墒且簧洗?，三百名乘客發(fā)現(xiàn)船上非常擁擠，條件很惡劣。他在合同上簽了字，按要求為乘坐那艘船的每個人付5英鎊。暴風(fēng)雨可能很猛烈，甲板下面的生活條件將是很單調(diào)的。跨越大西洋前往費(fèi)城的冒險要花兩到三個月。然而，過去兩年的壓力和緊張將成為這種重新恢復(fù)起來的關(guān)系中的一部分，永遠(yuǎn)留在記憶里。翌日，使萊斯利感到高興的是當(dāng)?shù)貓蠹埖念^條新聞：“父親將孩子送回，母親猛烈抨擊體制”。她帶著迷茫的神情凝視著前方，努力要抓住這重要的時刻。馬上就要成功了！她拒絕承認(rèn)失敗，這正是治療巨大傷痛的時刻。他看起來很疲憊，顯得更蒼老了，但還是相當(dāng)熟悉。就在這個時候，一個高個的陌生人溜進(jìn)酒吧坐下來。在她的手提包里，有可以向當(dāng)局證明的必要材料，一旦成功，她就可以將扎克帶回家，回到加拿大。追尋杰夫和扎克和下落已經(jīng)花了她現(xiàn)年時間。但出乎意料，八月底，一個很有希望的線索把她帶到了洛杉磯。大多數(shù)日子里，她覺得好像一點(diǎn)兒精力也沒有了，因?yàn)樽C明扎克還在的證據(jù)看來是不可能找到了。幾個月過去了，從萊斯利的眼里，可以明顯感覺到她的確精疲力竭了。她出高薪請專家?guī)兔Γ缙刚埓砣藶樗?wù)。扎克的照片在全國傳閱，不斷有陌生人打來電話，報告說看見了像扎克模樣了人。有時，盡管感到有些厭煩，由于希望的驅(qū)使，她還是加入到搜尋線索的行列，但她的希望都在最后時刻破滅了。時間一天天地過去，萊斯利感到日益失望，她有一種恐慌的感覺。Meanwhile, over the next year there were countless visits and interviews at the police station and her home. The police appeared to be making no progress in tracking Zac’s whereabouts(行蹤). As the days passed, Lesley’s frustration(挫敗) mounted and she felt a sense of alarm. Eventually, she decided to take the initiative in continuing the search and she began to use wellestablished child find agencies. At times, boosted by hopes, she appeared to be on the right trail with a sense of disgust, but her hopes were dashed at the final moment. These obstacles hope. After Zac’s picture was circulated nationwide, telephone calls followed from strangers reporting sightings(被看見的人或事物) of a Zac look alike. Month by month her plan evolved into a campaign equal to a fullscale battle plan. She paid an exceedingly high fee for specialized help, such as the services of an attorney. Lesley became determined to target every major city where Jeff normally contracted business. As the months slopped by, Lesley’s exhaustion became noticeable in her eyes. Her cheeks became hollow pits. Most days she felt as though she did not have an ounce of energy left because proof of Zac’s existence seemed impossible to find.　　Another year passed and her hopes dimmed. Unexpectedly, late in August a promising lead brought her to Los Angeles.在接下來的一年多時間里，她在警察局和家中接受了無數(shù)次的訪問和會見。在詢問了許許多多的細(xì)節(jié)問題之后，警察完成了初步調(diào)查。她對正義會得到伸張的信心減弱了?！　∨c此同時，對于萊斯利，隨著事件真相的不斷深入，噩夢也在繼續(xù)顯現(xiàn)。他確信他能夠把足夠多的行李裝上車，然后跨過邊境，進(jìn)入美國后就消失掉。他有一個心愿就是把扎克永遠(yuǎn)帶走，現(xiàn)在就應(yīng)做出實(shí)施這個計劃的重大決定了。為了萊斯利的工作安排，他覺得一直在遷就?！　〗芊虻皖^坐著，他不知該做些什么。一種不祥的想法在下意識地困擾著她，萊斯利感到恐懼。他們共同的朋友都說那天沒看見他，也沒和他通過電話。杰夫沒有出現(xiàn)，她變得焦躁起來。明天扎克到家后將會非常忙碌?！　∧切ψ畛趺篮脮r光的回憶，對今夜也無濟(jì)于事。由于經(jīng)常工作到很晚，萊斯利開始懷疑杰夫工作之余的活動，她指責(zé)他讓她成了三角愛情的一部分。然而，在過了三年并有了孩子之后，這段夢幻般的婚姻開始破裂了。她喜歡她的工作，并且心懷抱負(fù)：有一天她要管理這個部門。 Jeff was an architect, with a highprofile reputation, who worked in downtown Toronto, a partner in a private corporation which mostly did consultant work for the university. Lesley’s pany had been hired to advertise the new science plex in order to raise corporate money for the proposed building. She liked her work and she harbored a secret ambition to manage her division of the pany some day.After a whirlwind courtship and a fairytale wedding the couple had settled down to an urban lifestyle. However, after three years and one child the dreamlike marriage came smashing down. One disadvantage of being young and ambitious was that both of them needed to devote untold hours to their busy schedules. As a result of these late hours, Lesley became suspicious of Jeff’s after hours activities. She accused him of making her part of a love triangle. The whole miserable scene was to set the proceedings for an ugly divorce in motion.Daydreaming about those earlier days would not help tonight. So with a shrug of her shoulders she tackled the advertising assignment she needed to plete. Tomorrow would be a busy day with Zac arriving home. 杰夫是個建筑師，名聲很大，在多倫多市區(qū)工作，是一家私人公司的合伙人，該公司主要為大學(xué)做咨詢工作。他是個好孩子，剛剛上幼兒園。　　這是她在家中獨(dú)處的最后一個晚上，因?yàn)樗那胺蚪芊驎谠缟习言怂突貋?。她決定在湖里最后再泡一會兒。就在這時，薄霧開始從隱藏在環(huán)繞岸邊的密林里的冷水中升起。她在平臺上度過了很多閑適輕松的時光，讀書、餓了吃塊三明治。這件事將徹底改變她此后兩年的生活。s care every second weekend and this had been her weekend to be alone.一項(xiàng)權(quán)力問題　　一項(xiàng)犯罪就要得逞了。. .. . ..A Question of Rights　　Unfortunately , a crime was about to be mitted but at that moment Lesley was unaware of the impending(即將發(fā)生的,迫近的) event , which would affect her life so drastically(極端地,徹底地) for the next years .　　For the moment at least, her holiday at the cottage had been ideal. She had spent many idle hours relaxing on the deck , reading ,eating a sandwich when she was hungry and in the evening watching the sky turn from brilliant orange to peach and finally to pale purple , eventually the light being dim . It was about this time that the mist would begin to rise from the cool water hiding in the dense forest that hugged(環(huán)繞,擁抱) the shoreline(海岸線). Late evening dew(露水) glistened(閃耀,反光) on every bush and soon the loons39。 (潛鳥) call would resound (回響) across the water . She decided to take on last dip in the lake. As the cool night air touched her arms. She gave a little shiver and decided it was time to move inside.　　This was to be her last evening alone as Jeff, her former mate, woul