[00:00.97] | 2 The Island |
[00:04.87] | We went to Scotland the next day,first by plane,then by train. |
[00:12.12] | Greta Ross travelled with us. |
[00:15.28] | I looked out of the train window and saw fields and villages and mountains. |
[00:22.42] | ‘Mum is right,’I thought.‘Scotland is a very beautiful place.’ |
[00:30.56] | ‘You're going to be my husband's secretary,’ |
[00:36.17] | Greta Ross told my mother He's a businessman,but he never leaves the island. |
[00:42.62] | He does all his work by telephone and letter and computer. |
[00:49.68] | He invests money in companies,all over the world.’ |
[00:55.38] | ‘Do many people live on the island?’I asked. |
[00:58.87] | ‘Not many,'said Greta Ross.‘You'll meet them soon.’ |
[01:04.15] | ‘Greta Ross is young,’I thought.‘Is her husband young,too? |
[01:11.53] | How can a young man buy an island?Is he very rich?’ |
[01:17.89] | After the train,we went on Mr Ross's boat,which took us out to the island. |
[01:25.82] | The boatman was a young man.He had dark hair and was brown from the sun. |
[01:34.45] | ‘This is Tony,said Greta Ross.‘He works for Mr Ross.’ |
[01:42.04] | ‘Hi,'said Tony. |
[01:46.04] | Soon we were near the island. |
[01:49.32] | I could see the beaches and the cliffs.The boat slowed down. |
[01:55.44] | ‘There are dangerous rocks around the island,’explained Tony. |
[02:02.19] | ‘A lot of them are under the water and you can't see them. |
[02:07.18] | I have to be careful. |
[02:09.74] | But the rocks keep other boats away,and that pleases Mr Ross.’ |
[02:15.84] | ‘Why?’I asked. |
[02:19.26] | Tony looked at Greta Ross but she wasn't listening. |
[02:24.20] | ‘Mr Ross doesn't like visitors to the island,'tony said in a quiet voice. |
[02:32.72] | Then Greta Ross looked at us and Tony said no more. |
[02:38.54] | ‘Why doesn't Mr Ross like visitors?’I thought. |
[02:44.03] | ‘Has he something to hide?’ |
[02:47.35] | When we arrived on the island,my mother and I followed Greta up to the house. |
[02:55.21] | It was very big and there were trees all around it. |
[03:00.04] | A woman was waiting inside the house. |
[03:03.89] | ‘This is Mrs Duncan,Tony's mother,'said Greta. |
[03:10.60] | ‘She's the housekeeper and her husband is the gardener. |
[03:14.66] | Mrs Duncan will take you up to your rooms. |
[03:19.28] | I'm going to tell Mr Ross you've arrived.’ |
[03:22.35] | The housekeeper was a little woman with short hair. |
[03:28.13] | She went up the stairs,and my mother and I went after her. |
[03:32.67] | My room was next to my mother's. |
[03:36.25] | I looked out of the window and saw the garden at the back of the house. |
[03:41.34] | A man was working in the garden,near some trees. |
[03:46.17] | ‘Is that Mr Duncan?’I thought. |
[03:50.25] | I looked between the trees and saw the sea. |
[03:54.00] | ‘It's a beautiful house and a beautiful island.’ |
[03:58.37] | That evening,we had dinner with Mr and Mrs Duncan and Tony. |
[04:05.00] | We ate in the big kitchen. |
[04:07.84] | ‘What happened to Mr Ross's last secretary?’asked my mother. |
[04:14.30] | ‘She's in hospital,'replied Mrs Duncan.‘She's going to be away all summer.’ |
[04:23.25] | ‘Isn't Mrs Ross lonely here?’I said. |
[04:28.78] | ‘No,'said Mrs Duncan.‘She likes painting a lot. |
[04:34.82] | She has a room upstairs and goes there to paint.She's very good. |
[04:41.25] | Sometimes she goes to different places on the island to paint pictures.’ |
[04:47.28] | We finished eating our meal.Soon after,Greta Ross came into the kitchen. |
[04:56.32] | ‘Mr Ross wants to see you and your daughter now, |
[05:00.93] | Mrs Sanders,'she said ,‘Follow me,please.’ |
[05:05.33] | We followed her through the house and into a big room. |
[05:12.54] | This was Mr Ross's office and he was sitting behind a desk. |
[05:17.37] | I was surprised.He was a young man,about thirty. |
[05:24.00] | He had a moustache,short dark hair,and he wore glasses. |
[05:31.38] | Mr Ross was speaking into the telephone. |
[05:34.78] | ‘Who does he look like?’I thought.‘Is it Tony Duncan?’ |
[05:40.93] | ‘Mr Ross is talking to a business friend in New York,'said Greta. |
[05:47.65] | ‘Please,sit down.’ |
[05:49.63] | While we waited,I looked around the office. |
[05:54.05] | There were three telephones,a computer,and lots of books and papers. |
[06:00.39] | There was another door and I could see a smaller room,next to the office. |
[06:07.70] | There was a smaller desk and another computer in there. |
[06:11.67] | Mr Ross finished speaking on the phone, |
[06:16.69] | Then looked care fully at my mother and me. |
[06:20.20] | For a few seconds he didn't speak,and just watched us. |
[06:26.41] | Then he said,‘I'm pleased to meet you,Mrs Sanders. |
[06:34.87] | I need some help with my work. |
[06:37.14] | My secretary is in hospital,and there's a lot of work to do. |
[06:43.26] | Sometimes you’ll have to work late at night, |
[06:46.74] | because of time differences in New York and Tokyo.Is that all right?’ |
[06:51.65] | ‘Yes,that's all right,’said my mother. |
[06:56.33] | ‘Can you use a computer?’ |
[06:58.58] | ‘Yes.’ |
[07:00.19] | ‘Good.’He looked at me.‘Is this your daughter?’ |
[07:05.79] | ‘Yes,this is Carol,'said my mother. |
[07:09.91] | ‘Hallo,’I said. |
[07:12.78] | ‘Greta says you like gardening. |
[07:16.17] | There's a big garden here,so you can help Mr Duncan. |
[07:19.99] | And there's a farm. |
[07:22.59] | Dan and Stella Parks live in the farmhouse and work on the farm. |
[07:27.52] | You can help them,too. |
[07:29.51] | We have some animals.Some sheep,a few cows and chickens. |
[07:36.98] | And there's a horse called Smoke.He's grey,like his name.Can you ride?’ |
[07:45.68] | ‘Yes,’I said.‘I can ride a horse.’ |
[07:51.49] | ‘You can ride Smoke around the is land,if you like.’ |
[07:55.89] | ‘I'd like that,’I said.‘Thank you.’ |
[08:00.25] | ‘And we grow vegetable and fruit,’he said. |
[08:05.02] | ‘I work on the farm sometimes.I enjoy it.’ |
[08:09.33] | I smiled at him but he didn't smile back. |
[08:13.75] | ‘Carol will enjoy working on the farm,'said my mother. |
[08:18.69] | ‘Won't you,Carol?’ |
[08:20.13] | ‘Yes,’I said. |
[08:23.31] | ‘Mr Ross looks sad,’I thought.‘But how did he get all his money? |
[08:29.60] | And why does he hide away on an island?’ |
[00:00.97] | 2 The Island |
[00:04.87] | We went to Scotland the next day, first by plane, then by train |
[00:12.12] | Greta Ross travelled with us |
[00:15.28] | I looked out of the train window and saw fields and villages and mountains |
[00:22.42] | ' Mum is right,' I thought' Scotland is a very beautiful place' |
[00:30.56] | ' You' re going to be my husband' s secretary,' |
[00:36.17] | Greta Ross told my mother He' s a businessman, but he never leaves the island |
[00:42.62] | He does all his work by telephone and letter and computer |
[00:49.68] | He invests money in companies, all over the world' |
[00:55.38] | ' Do many people live on the island?' I asked |
[00:58.87] | ' Not many,' said Greta Ross' You' ll meet them soon' |
[01:04.15] | ' Greta Ross is young,' I thought' Is her husband young, too? |
[01:11.53] | How can a young man buy an island? Is he very rich?' |
[01:17.89] | After the train, we went on Mr Ross' s boat, which took us out to the island |
[01:25.82] | The boatman was a young man He had dark hair and was brown from the sun |
[01:34.45] | ' This is Tony, said Greta Ross' He works for Mr Ross' |
[01:42.04] | ' Hi,' said Tony |
[01:46.04] | Soon we were near the island |
[01:49.32] | I could see the beaches and the cliffs The boat slowed down |
[01:55.44] | ' There are dangerous rocks around the island,' explained Tony |
[02:02.19] | ' A lot of them are under the water and you can' t see them |
[02:07.18] | I have to be careful |
[02:09.74] | But the rocks keep other boats away, and that pleases Mr Ross' |
[02:15.84] | ' Why?' I asked |
[02:19.26] | Tony looked at Greta Ross but she wasn' t listening |
[02:24.20] | ' Mr Ross doesn' t like visitors to the island,' tony said in a quiet voice |
[02:32.72] | Then Greta Ross looked at us and Tony said no more |
[02:38.54] | ' Why doesn' t Mr Ross like visitors?' I thought |
[02:44.03] | ' Has he something to hide?' |
[02:47.35] | When we arrived on the island, my mother and I followed Greta up to the house |
[02:55.21] | It was very big and there were trees all around it |
[03:00.04] | A woman was waiting inside the house |
[03:03.89] | ' This is Mrs Duncan, Tony' s mother,' said Greta |
[03:10.60] | ' She' s the housekeeper and her husband is the gardener |
[03:14.66] | Mrs Duncan will take you up to your rooms |
[03:19.28] | I' m going to tell Mr Ross you' ve arrived' |
[03:22.35] | The housekeeper was a little woman with short hair |
[03:28.13] | She went up the stairs, and my mother and I went after her |
[03:32.67] | My room was next to my mother' s |
[03:36.25] | I looked out of the window and saw the garden at the back of the house |
[03:41.34] | A man was working in the garden, near some trees |
[03:46.17] | ' Is that Mr Duncan?' I thought |
[03:50.25] | I looked between the trees and saw the sea |
[03:54.00] | ' It' s a beautiful house and a beautiful island' |
[03:58.37] | That evening, we had dinner with Mr and Mrs Duncan and Tony |
[04:05.00] | We ate in the big kitchen |
[04:07.84] | ' What happened to Mr Ross' s last secretary?' asked my mother |
[04:14.30] | ' She' s in hospital,' replied Mrs Duncan' She' s going to be away all summer' |
[04:23.25] | ' Isn' t Mrs Ross lonely here?' I said |
[04:28.78] | ' No,' said Mrs Duncan' She likes painting a lot |
[04:34.82] | She has a room upstairs and goes there to paint She' s very good |
[04:41.25] | Sometimes she goes to different places on the island to paint pictures' |
[04:47.28] | We finished eating our meal Soon after, Greta Ross came into the kitchen |
[04:56.32] | ' Mr Ross wants to see you and your daughter now, |
[05:00.93] | Mrs Sanders,' she said ,' Follow me, please' |
[05:05.33] | We followed her through the house and into a big room |
[05:12.54] | This was Mr Ross' s office and he was sitting behind a desk |
[05:17.37] | I was surprised He was a young man, about thirty |
[05:24.00] | He had a moustache, short dark hair, and he wore glasses |
[05:31.38] | Mr Ross was speaking into the telephone |
[05:34.78] | ' Who does he look like?' I thought' Is it Tony Duncan?' |
[05:40.93] | ' Mr Ross is talking to a business friend in New York,' said Greta |
[05:47.65] | ' Please, sit down' |
[05:49.63] | While we waited, I looked around the office |
[05:54.05] | There were three telephones, a computer, and lots of books and papers |
[06:00.39] | There was another door and I could see a smaller room, next to the office |
[06:07.70] | There was a smaller desk and another computer in there |
[06:11.67] | Mr Ross finished speaking on the phone, |
[06:16.69] | Then looked care fully at my mother and me |
[06:20.20] | For a few seconds he didn' t speak, and just watched us |
[06:26.41] | Then he said,' I' m pleased to meet you, Mrs Sanders |
[06:34.87] | I need some help with my work |
[06:37.14] | My secretary is in hospital, and there' s a lot of work to do |
[06:43.26] | Sometimes you' ll have to work late at night, |
[06:46.74] | because of time differences in New York and Tokyo Is that all right?' |
[06:51.65] | ' Yes, that' s all right,' said my mother |
[06:56.33] | ' Can you use a computer?' |
[06:58.58] | ' Yes' |
[07:00.19] | ' Good' He looked at me' Is this your daughter?' |
[07:05.79] | ' Yes, this is Carol,' said my mother |
[07:09.91] | ' Hallo,' I said |
[07:12.78] | ' Greta says you like gardening |
[07:16.17] | There' s a big garden here, so you can help Mr Duncan |
[07:19.99] | And there' s a farm |
[07:22.59] | Dan and Stella Parks live in the farmhouse and work on the farm |
[07:27.52] | You can help them, too |
[07:29.51] | We have some animals Some sheep, a few cows and chickens |
[07:36.98] | And there' s a horse called Smoke He' s grey, like his name Can you ride?' |
[07:45.68] | ' Yes,' I said' I can ride a horse' |
[07:51.49] | ' You can ride Smoke around the is land, if you like' |
[07:55.89] | ' I' d like that,' I said' Thank you' |
[08:00.25] | ' And we grow vegetable and fruit,' he said |
[08:05.02] | ' I work on the farm sometimes I enjoy it' |
[08:09.33] | I smiled at him but he didn' t smile back |
[08:13.75] | ' Carol will enjoy working on the farm,' said my mother |
[08:18.69] | ' Won' t you, Carol?' |
[08:20.13] | ' Yes,' I said |
[08:23.31] | ' Mr Ross looks sad,' I thought' But how did he get all his money? |
[08:29.60] | And why does he hide away on an island?' |
[00:00.97] | 2 The Island |
[00:04.87] | We went to Scotland the next day, first by plane, then by train |
[00:12.12] | Greta Ross travelled with us |
[00:15.28] | I looked out of the train window and saw fields and villages and mountains |
[00:22.42] | ' Mum is right,' I thought' Scotland is a very beautiful place' |
[00:30.56] | ' You' re going to be my husband' s secretary,' |
[00:36.17] | Greta Ross told my mother He' s a businessman, but he never leaves the island |
[00:42.62] | He does all his work by telephone and letter and computer |
[00:49.68] | He invests money in companies, all over the world' |
[00:55.38] | ' Do many people live on the island?' I asked |
[00:58.87] | ' Not many,' said Greta Ross' You' ll meet them soon' |
[01:04.15] | ' Greta Ross is young,' I thought' Is her husband young, too? |
[01:11.53] | How can a young man buy an island? Is he very rich?' |
[01:17.89] | After the train, we went on Mr Ross' s boat, which took us out to the island |
[01:25.82] | The boatman was a young man He had dark hair and was brown from the sun |
[01:34.45] | ' This is Tony, said Greta Ross' He works for Mr Ross' |
[01:42.04] | ' Hi,' said Tony |
[01:46.04] | Soon we were near the island |
[01:49.32] | I could see the beaches and the cliffs The boat slowed down |
[01:55.44] | ' There are dangerous rocks around the island,' explained Tony |
[02:02.19] | ' A lot of them are under the water and you can' t see them |
[02:07.18] | I have to be careful |
[02:09.74] | But the rocks keep other boats away, and that pleases Mr Ross' |
[02:15.84] | ' Why?' I asked |
[02:19.26] | Tony looked at Greta Ross but she wasn' t listening |
[02:24.20] | ' Mr Ross doesn' t like visitors to the island,' tony said in a quiet voice |
[02:32.72] | Then Greta Ross looked at us and Tony said no more |
[02:38.54] | ' Why doesn' t Mr Ross like visitors?' I thought |
[02:44.03] | ' Has he something to hide?' |
[02:47.35] | When we arrived on the island, my mother and I followed Greta up to the house |
[02:55.21] | It was very big and there were trees all around it |
[03:00.04] | A woman was waiting inside the house |
[03:03.89] | ' This is Mrs Duncan, Tony' s mother,' said Greta |
[03:10.60] | ' She' s the housekeeper and her husband is the gardener |
[03:14.66] | Mrs Duncan will take you up to your rooms |
[03:19.28] | I' m going to tell Mr Ross you' ve arrived' |
[03:22.35] | The housekeeper was a little woman with short hair |
[03:28.13] | She went up the stairs, and my mother and I went after her |
[03:32.67] | My room was next to my mother' s |
[03:36.25] | I looked out of the window and saw the garden at the back of the house |
[03:41.34] | A man was working in the garden, near some trees |
[03:46.17] | ' Is that Mr Duncan?' I thought |
[03:50.25] | I looked between the trees and saw the sea |
[03:54.00] | ' It' s a beautiful house and a beautiful island' |
[03:58.37] | That evening, we had dinner with Mr and Mrs Duncan and Tony |
[04:05.00] | We ate in the big kitchen |
[04:07.84] | ' What happened to Mr Ross' s last secretary?' asked my mother |
[04:14.30] | ' She' s in hospital,' replied Mrs Duncan' She' s going to be away all summer' |
[04:23.25] | ' Isn' t Mrs Ross lonely here?' I said |
[04:28.78] | ' No,' said Mrs Duncan' She likes painting a lot |
[04:34.82] | She has a room upstairs and goes there to paint She' s very good |
[04:41.25] | Sometimes she goes to different places on the island to paint pictures' |
[04:47.28] | We finished eating our meal Soon after, Greta Ross came into the kitchen |
[04:56.32] | ' Mr Ross wants to see you and your daughter now, |
[05:00.93] | Mrs Sanders,' she said ,' Follow me, please' |
[05:05.33] | We followed her through the house and into a big room |
[05:12.54] | This was Mr Ross' s office and he was sitting behind a desk |
[05:17.37] | I was surprised He was a young man, about thirty |
[05:24.00] | He had a moustache, short dark hair, and he wore glasses |
[05:31.38] | Mr Ross was speaking into the telephone |
[05:34.78] | ' Who does he look like?' I thought' Is it Tony Duncan?' |
[05:40.93] | ' Mr Ross is talking to a business friend in New York,' said Greta |
[05:47.65] | ' Please, sit down' |
[05:49.63] | While we waited, I looked around the office |
[05:54.05] | There were three telephones, a computer, and lots of books and papers |
[06:00.39] | There was another door and I could see a smaller room, next to the office |
[06:07.70] | There was a smaller desk and another computer in there |
[06:11.67] | Mr Ross finished speaking on the phone, |
[06:16.69] | Then looked care fully at my mother and me |
[06:20.20] | For a few seconds he didn' t speak, and just watched us |
[06:26.41] | Then he said,' I' m pleased to meet you, Mrs Sanders |
[06:34.87] | I need some help with my work |
[06:37.14] | My secretary is in hospital, and there' s a lot of work to do |
[06:43.26] | Sometimes you' ll have to work late at night, |
[06:46.74] | because of time differences in New York and Tokyo Is that all right?' |
[06:51.65] | ' Yes, that' s all right,' said my mother |
[06:56.33] | ' Can you use a computer?' |
[06:58.58] | ' Yes' |
[07:00.19] | ' Good' He looked at me' Is this your daughter?' |
[07:05.79] | ' Yes, this is Carol,' said my mother |
[07:09.91] | ' Hallo,' I said |
[07:12.78] | ' Greta says you like gardening |
[07:16.17] | There' s a big garden here, so you can help Mr Duncan |
[07:19.99] | And there' s a farm |
[07:22.59] | Dan and Stella Parks live in the farmhouse and work on the farm |
[07:27.52] | You can help them, too |
[07:29.51] | We have some animals Some sheep, a few cows and chickens |
[07:36.98] | And there' s a horse called Smoke He' s grey, like his name Can you ride?' |
[07:45.68] | ' Yes,' I said' I can ride a horse' |
[07:51.49] | ' You can ride Smoke around the is land, if you like' |
[07:55.89] | ' I' d like that,' I said' Thank you' |
[08:00.25] | ' And we grow vegetable and fruit,' he said |
[08:05.02] | ' I work on the farm sometimes I enjoy it' |
[08:09.33] | I smiled at him but he didn' t smile back |
[08:13.75] | ' Carol will enjoy working on the farm,' said my mother |
[08:18.69] | ' Won' t you, Carol?' |
[08:20.13] | ' Yes,' I said |
[08:23.31] | ' Mr Ross looks sad,' I thought' But how did he get all his money? |
[08:29.60] | And why does he hide away on an island?' |