Tom Swift and His Air Scout(汤姆·史威夫特和他的侦察机)

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1、TOMSWIFTANDHISAIRSCOUTTOMSWIFTANDHISAIRSCOUT(ORUncleSam'sMasteryoftheSky)VictorAppleton1TOMSWIFTANDHISAIRSCOUTCHAPTERIASKYRIDE"OhTom,isitreallysafe?"Ayounglady--anexceedinglyprettyyounglady,shecouldbecalled--stoodwithonesmall,glovedhandontheoutstretchedwingofanaeroplane,andlookedu

2、patayoungman,attiredinaleather,fur-linedsuit,whosatinthecockpitofthemachinejustaboveher."Safe,Mary?"repeatedthepilot,ashereachedinunderthehoodofthecrafttomakesureaboutoneofthecontrols."Why,yououghttoknowbythistimethatIwouldn'tgoupifitwasn'tsafe!""Oh,yes,Iknow,Tom.Itmaybeallrightfo

3、ryou,butI'veneverbeenupinthiskindofairshipbefore,andIwanttoknowifit'ssafeforme."Theyoungmanleanedovertheedgeofthepaddedcockpit,andclaspedinhisrathergrimyhandtheneatlyglovedoneoftheyounglady.Andthoughtheglovewasnew,andfittedthehandperfectly,therewasnoattempttowithdrawit.Instead,the

4、youngladyseemedtobeverygladindeedthatherhandwasinsuchsafekeeping."Mary!"exclaimedtheyoungman,"ifitwasn'tsafe--assafeasachurch--Iwouldn'tdreamoftakingyouup!"andatthementionof"church"MaryNestorblushedjusttheleastbit.Orperhapsitwasthattheprospectiveexcitementofthemomentcausedtheblood

5、tosurgeintohercheeks.Haveitasyouwill."Come,Mary!you'renotgoingtobackoutthelastminute,areyou?"askedTomSwift."Everythingisallright.I'vemadeatrialflight,andyou'veseenmecomedownassafelyasabird.Youpromisedtogoupwithme.Iwon'tgoveryhighifyoudon'tlikeit,butmyexperiencehasbeenthat,onceyou'

6、reofftheground,itdoesn'tmakeanydifferencehowhighyougo.you'llfinditveryfascinating.Soskipalongtothehouse,andMrs.Baggertwillhelpyougetintoyourtogs.""ShallIhavetowearallthosethings--suchasyouhaveon?"askedMary,blushingagain."Well,you'llbemorecomfortableinafur-linedleathersuit,"asserte

7、dTom."AndifitdoesmakeyoulooklikeanEskimo,whyI'msureitwillbeverybecoming.Notthatyoudon'tlooknicenow,"hehastenedto2TOMSWIFTANDHISAIRSCOUTassureMissNestor,"butanaviationsuitwillbevery--well,fetching,Ishouldsay.""IfIcouldbesureitwould'fetch'mebacksafe,Tom--""That'lldo!That'lldo!"laugh

8、edtheyoungaviator."Onejokeliketha