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1、GeneratedbyFoxitPDFCreator©FoxitSoftwarehttp://www.foxitsoftware.comForevaluationonly.Unit8HerbertBlamyrewastrustedonedaywiththeurgenttaskofcarryingtwoboxesofgoldfromLondontoNaples.OnthewayhecametoknowLevisonandMajorBaxter.Whowerethetwomen?WasHerbertabletofulfillthetask?
2、Pleasereadthefollowingstoryfortheanswers.MynameisHerbertBlamyre.Ilivewithmywife,Minnie,inalittlehousetothesouthofLondon.Wehadonlybeenmarriedforamonth,andhadreturnedfromaholidayinIreland.IwasajuniorpartnerinabankinLombardStreet,andhadfourmoredaysofholidayleft.MinnieandIwe
3、resittinginthegarden,whenthemaidbroughtthetelegramwhichwastostartmyadventures.Thetelegramwasfrommypartner,Mr.Schwarzmoor.Itsaid,"WewantyoutostartforItalyatonceonimportantbusiness.Nodelay.Beatofficeby6.30.StartfromLondonBridgeby9.15,andcatchDovernightboat.""Herbert,dear,y
4、ouwon'tgo,youmustn'tgo,"saidMinnie."Please,don'tgo!""Imust,mydear,"Isaid."TheBankhasnoonetosendbutme.Ishallnotbegoneforlong.Imuststartintenminutes,andcatchthenexttrain."Mr.SchwarzmoormetmewhenatlastIreachedthebank."Ihopeyourwifeiswell,"hesaid."Iamsorrytohavetoaskyoutomis
5、ssomeofyourholiday,buttherewasnothingIcoulddoaboutit.WeneedyoutotakesomegoldtoNaples.Hereitis,"andhepointedtotwolargeboxes."Theboxesaremadeofiron,butwehavecoveredthemwithleather,sothattheylooklikesamples.Theyarefastenedwithletter-locks,andcontainaquarterofamillionpoundsi
6、ngold.YoumusttakethemoneytoPagliaviciniandRossi,No.172Toledo,Naples.ThekingofNaplesexpectsthattherewillbeawar,andheneedsthemoneytobuyguns.Thenamesthatopenthelocksare‘Masinisa',fortheonewiththewhitestaronthecover,and‘Cotopaxo'fortheonewiththeblackstar.Youmustnotforgetthes
7、etwowords.OpentheboxesatLyonstomakesurealliswell.Talktonoone.Donotmakeanyfriendsontheway.""Ishallpretendtobeatravelingsalesman,"Isaid."Pleasebecareful,Blamyre.Youhaveadangerousjourneyaheadofyou.Doyouhaveagun?"Iopenedmycoat,andshowedaspecialbeltwithaguninit."Good,"saidMr.
8、Schwarzmoor."Ihopeyoudonotneedtouseit.YouwillstopinParistomorrow.IhavesomelettersforyoutogivetoLefebrea
