每天前20名注册可获免费名师辅导学英语记词汇练口语真人一对一教学抢注网址：www.englishvip.com/wenkxd.htm洛基国际英语竭诚为您服务Iwaspuzzled!Whywasthisoldwomanmakingsuchafussaboutanoldcopsewhichwasofnousetoanybody?Shehadwrittenletterstothelocalpaper,eventoanational,protestingaboutaprojectedby-passtohervillage,and,lookingatamap,theroutewasnowherenearwhereshelivedanditwasn'tasiftheareawasattractive.Iwasmorethanpuzzled,Iwasintrigued.Theenquiryintotherouteofthenewby-passtothevillagewasduetotakeplaceshortly,andIwantedtoknowwhatitwasthatmotivatedher.SoitwasthatIfoundmyselfknockingonacottagedoor,beingreceivedbyMarySmithandthenbeingtakenforawalktothewoods."I'vealwayslovedthisplace",shesaid,"ithasalotofmemoriesforme,andforothers.Weallusedit.Theycalledit'Loverslane'.It'snotmuchofalane,anditdoesn'tgoanywhereimportant,butthat'swhyweallcamehere.Tobeawayfrompeople,tobebyourselves"sheadded.Itwasindeedpleasantthatdayandthesongsofmanybirdscouldbeheard.Squirrelsgazedfromthebranches,quiteboldintheirmovements,obviouslyfewpeoplepassedthiswayandtheyhadnothingtofear.Icouldimaginethenoiseofvehiclespassingthroughthesepeacefulwoodswhentheby-passwasbuilt,soIfeltthatsheprobablyhadsomethingtherebutasIholdstrongopinionsabouttheneedsofthecommunityover-ridingtheopinionsofprivateindividuals,Isaidnothing.Thevillagewasquiteadangerousplacebecauseofthetrafficespeciallyforoldpeopleandchildren,theirsafetywasmoreimportanttomethananoldwoman'swhims."Takethistree",shesaidpausingafterashortwhile."Toyouitisjustthat,atree.Notunlikemanyothershere".Shegentlytouchedthebark."Lookhere,underthisbranch,whatcanyousee?""Itlooksasifsomeonehasdoneabitofcarvingwithaknife"Isaidafteracursoryinspection."Yes,that'swhatitis!"shesaidsoftly."Therearelettersandalover'sheart".Ilookedagain,thistimemorecarefully.Theheartwasstillthereandtherewasasuggestionofanarrowthroughit.Thelettersononesidewereindistinct,butontheotheran'R'wasclearlyvisiblewithwhatlookedlikean'I'afterit."Somebuddingromance?"Iasked,"didyouknowwhotheywere?""Ohyes,Iknewthem",saidMarySmith,"itsaysR