英文故事_Beneath the Saddle(附理解练习).doc

Beneath the Saddle by Russell Gordon Carter Nathan Cathcart sat upright in bed, his heart pounding. In his ears still rang the pistol shot that had awakened him, and from the frozen road at the base of the hill came the clatter of hoofbeats. He was about to hurry to the window, when a heavy object struck the front door, causing the whole house to tremble. “Open in the King’s name!” came a harsh voice. And another added, “Aye, and be quick!” Vividly aware that he was alone in the little isolated farmhouse, he thought of his mother and longed for her comfort