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1、TOMSWIFTANDHISAERIALWARSHIPTOMSWIFTANDHISAERIALWARSHIP(orTheNavalTerroroftheSeas)VICTORAPPLETON1TOMSWIFTANDHISAERIALWARSHIPCHAPTERITOMISPUZZLED"What'sthematter,Tom?Youlookratherblue!""Blue!Say,Ned,I'dturnred,green,yellow,oranyothercoloroftherainbow,ifIthoughtitwouldhelpmattersany.""Whew
2、!"NedNewton,thechumandcompanionofTomSwift,gaveventtoawhistleofsurprise,ashegazedattheyoungfellowsittingoppositehim,nearabenchcoveredwithstrange-lookingtoolsandmachinery,whileblueprintsanddrawingswerescatteredabout.Rangedonthesidesoftheroomweremodelsofmanyqueercraft,mostofthemflyingmachi
3、nesofonesortoranother,whilethroughtheopendoorthatledintoalargeshedcouldbeseentheoutlinesofaspeedymonoplane."Asbadasthat,eh,Tom?"wentonNed."IthoughtsomethingwasupwhenIfirstcamein,but,ifyou'llexcuseasecondmentionofthecolorscheme,Ishouldsayitwasblue--decidedlyblue.Youlookasthoughyouhadlost
4、yourlastfriend,andIwanttoassureyouthatifyoudofeelthatway,it'sdeadwrong.There'smyself,forone,andI'msureMr.Damon--""Blessmygasolinetank!"exclaimedTom,withalaugh,inimitationofthegentlemanNedNewtonhadmentioned,"Iknowthat!I'mnotworryingoverthelossofanyfriends.""AndthereareEradicate,andKoku,t
5、hegiant,justtomentionacoupleofothers,"wentonNed,withasmile."That'senough!"exclaimedTom."Itisn'tthat,Itellyou.""Well,whatisitthen?HereIgoandgetahalf-holidayofffromthebank,andjustatthebusiesttime,too,tocomeandseeyou,andIfindyouinabrownstudy,lookingasblueasindigo,andmaybeyou'reallyellowins
6、idefromabiliousattack,forallIknow.""Quiteacombinationofcolors,"admittedTom."Butitisn'twhatyouthink.It'sjustthatI'mpuzzled,Ned.""Puzzled?"andNedraisedhiseyebrowstoindicatehowsurprisedhe2TOMSWIFTANDHISAERIALWARSHIPwasthatanythingshouldpuzzlehisfriend."Yes,genuinelypuzzled.""Hasanythinggon
7、ewrong?"Nedasked."Nooneistryingtotakeanyofyourpetinventionsawayfromyou,isthere?""No,notexactlythat,thoughitisaboutoneofmyinventionsIampuzzled.IguessIhaven'tshownyoumyverylatest;haveI,Ned?""Well,Idon'tknow,Tom.TimewaswhenIcouldkeeptrackofyouandyourinventions,butthatwasinyourearl
