A New Job » 6 Soon I saw a small road. And on that road there was a man, He was working on the road, and looked ver and lo y tired. I could hear 5 to himself eat “Hello, how are you?" | asked. replied the man. ‘Why do I have to work today? 'm not feeling well. I should be in bed. But my new boss, he'll be here soon to check that I'm here.” : ‘Does your new boss knovr you" [asked ‘No he doesn't,’ the man replied “This gave me an idea. ‘Well, ou can go home now and sleep. I can see you're tired. [haven't got anything to do today, 0 I'll do the job for you, and speak to yourboss.” = __The man looked at me fora while. He probably thought I was crazy. But then he smiled. “Thank you!’ he said. My name's Alexander Turnbull. Just speak nicely to my boss. C r be back by twelve | took his glasses and his dirty old hat. 1 gave hi then he went home. ce ‘Then I got dressed as a road worker. Luckily my face was already red from too much sun, | made my boots and trousers as dirty as him Sirand he'll be happy. so possible. I put some dirt on my face and also made my fingers dirty. And then I started to work. 1 decided not to think about how dangerous the situation was. 1 just worked hard, looking up and down the road, and waiting Suddenly a voice spoke to me from the road. | looked up and saw ‘a car. Inside there was a young, red-faced man. It-was the boss, He looked up and down the road, to check my work. ‘Are you Alexander Turnbull?” he asked “Yes, sin’ I replied, Well done. Good morning, You'll know me next time you see me. And then he went away. “Well,’ I thought. ‘He people to see me will believe it as well Jieved I'm a road worker. | hope the next ‘Atabout 120’ clock, a big car came down the hill. Three men got out and came towards me. I recognised two of them. They were the ones who came to visit me, at the house. One was very thin, and the other was larger and had a smiley face. The third man looked like a farmer. Good morning,’ said the third man, "You're doing a very good job,’ he said. [ stood up slowly, and looked at the men before replying. 1 saw three pairs of eyes, watching me very closely. “There are better jobs,’ I said, trying to sound Scottish. ‘Your job Joks better, I said, pointing to their car ‘The smiling man looked at my boots. “They look nice,’ he said. “They weren't made here, No, they weren't, EyThad to be very careful. A road worker didn’t normally have boots like mine. ‘A gentleman gave them to me. What was his name...? 1 can't remember.” ‘The thin man spoke now, in German. This was another test. They had read the note I wrote the other day, in German. he said, ‘He seems OK. acted as if I didn’t understand a word. But they asked one last question. In Enj “Did you see anyone pass this morning? On bicycle or on foot? I nearly made a mistake at this point, But I saw the danger. 1 stopped and pretended to consider the question very deeply. wasn't up early. opened the doorat seven, and there was nobody on the road then. I saw the baker ~ but nobody else. ‘One of the men gave mea cigarette, And then fin the car and left. I was lucky. They believed me, But I continued to work. It was a ‘good thing too because about ten minutes later th didn’t stop, but they just wanted to check that I was my job. Thad some bread and cheese. It was in Turnbull's bag. Now I had to think of what to do neat. [knew that they were everywhere now — waiting for me, What could I do? I had to get away. But how? I worked on the road until five o'clock. And then I decided to go down to the house of the road worker, and to try and get to the mountains in the darkness. they got into car returned. It there, doing, But suddenly another car came up the road, and stopped next to ‘me. The man in the car was lost. Hooked at his face. I couldn't believe it. I knew him! His name was Topley. He was from London. 1 didn’ idiot. He always talked about himself, saying how important he was, It was a big surprise. But seeing Topley there gave me an idea, “Hello ‘Topley!" I said. Topley looked frightened. “My name's Hannay, Richard Hannay. I'm from South Africa. Do ce him. He was an you remember me? “No, not, but ... you're, you're the man who killed...” But he didn't finish his sentence. ‘And a second man will be killed if you don't give me your hat and coat,’ I said. Not surprisingly, he did what I asked. He was so frightened. I put on his gloves, hat and coat, Suddenly, I was no longer a road worker, and I became an English gentleman, 1 got in the car with him and began to drive. My plan was to go back the way I came. ‘People won't stop us; I thought. “They have already seen this car. “Now, don’t move. And do as I say,’ I said to him. ‘T only want to use your car for an hour or two. But if you say anything, Ill kill you.” enjoyed that evening's ride. We went down the hill, and often passed people sitting by the road. ‘They were waiting for me, but they ‘weren't going to find me. Soon it got dark. And we left the villages behind. We started to see more farms, and then we arrived at a field. There was nobody around. I stopped, and gave Topley back his car, and his clothes,Coc @ house, I looked through the window. And I saw an old man inside watching me. opened the door, into a nice room full of books. Then I went into another room, and saw more books. The house looked like a library. In the next room, I saw the man sitting at a desk. His face was round and he wore glasses. The old man said nothing. He waited for ‘me to speak. It was not easy. | had about five minutes to tell him who | was, what I wanted, and to ask him to help me. But I just looked at him, and I couldn't speak. ‘You seem in a hurry my friend,’ he said Hooked towards the window. I could see people in the distance, coming towards the house. ‘Ah, I see,’ he said, ‘Running away from the police? Well you can tell me about that later. Go into my study. You will see two doors. Take the door on the left -go in and close the door behind you. You'll be perfectly safe.” I did what he told me to do. [found myself in a dark room. There ‘was only a tiny window. I couldn't see anything, ‘I'm safe,’ I thought. But, was I safe? ‘There was something about that old man. I didn’t feel comfortable at all, He confused and frightened me. He was too calm. And his voice. It was very strange. When he looked at me, it was like he knew me, "Il never forget his eyes. I really didn’t want to look at them. ‘There was no sound in that dark room. Maybe the police were searching the house, I didn't move, But I started to think of food again. 1 was so hungry. To help to pass the time, I tried to think of my favourite breakfast Eggs, toast, tea, and more toast. ‘While I was thinking of all this de! 1us food, the door opened.AFTER-READING ACTIVITIES Writing 1 Read the sentences and correct the mistakes. The name of the boss was Alexander Turnbull The name of the road worker was Alexander Turnbull. a Hannay gave the boss his shoes. b_ Two men came to speak to Hannay. € The men spoke to each other in Italian, d_ Hannay’s boots were very clean. @ The three men didn't believe that Hannay was a road worker. the afternoon, Hannay met a person he liked who lived in London. Reading 2 Read what the characters say and decide who says it. Hannay + The boss +_LhescaehworkeT"s the three men (x2) + Topley ‘m not feeling well. | should be in bed.’ The road worker do the job for you, and speak to your boss. 2 ‘Well done. You'll know me the next time you see me. 3 ‘There are better jobs. Your job looks better. 4 ‘Let's go. He seems OK’ 5 ‘No, not, but... you're the man who killed. Writing 3 Read the description of the old man again. Fill in the gaps with the words below. About and + at « his + like + never + too There was something __about___that old man. | didn't fee! comfortable (1) all. He confused (2) frightened me. He was (3) ‘calm. And (4) voice. It was very strange. When he looked at me, it was s he knew me. Il (6) forget his eyes. really didn’t want to look at them. Grammar 4 Look at some questions from chapter 5 and reorder them. do Ihave to work tot why have | to work do today _WI a your new boss does know you = Does __ ate 2 Alexander Turnbull you are - Are 2 © was his what name - What 2 d_ you see anyone pass did this morning ~ Did la ? @ could what I do - What 2 # me you do remember - Do 2 BEFORE YOU READ The door opened. 5 What do you think Richard Hannay will see? a The police b The old man An empty houseChapter 6 The Hawk* >) Lwent into the light and saw the old man again, sitting in his armchair. Again he looked at me with those terrible eyes. \e police, where are they?’ | asked. realised then, | understood who L was speaking to. It was‘The Hawk. The man that Scuddercalled The Hawk. [wasin the hands ofthe enemy! At first, I wanted to run. To get out of the house. But The Hawk seemed to understand this. He smiled and looked at the door. tured to the door and saw two men with guns. [tried to think. He knew fe, but he di y fac Andbecase of isThadadienee nn emer e “Idon’t know what you mean,’ I said, “Who are you c Hannay? My name : ; ‘Well’ he said smiling, "You have many names.” I pretended to be angty. ‘So you are going to call the police. You're not going to help me. Oh why did I take that car? Look! Here's the money. Is that what you want?” __The Hawk opened his eyes a litle, and touched his nose. ‘Oh ni I'm not calling the police,’ he said. ‘We have to talk to you, that's all. 1g Richard You're a clever actor, but not quite good enough.’ He tried to look sure that the man in front of him was Richard Hannay. That it was me. But I could see he had a doubt’ in his mind now. Ttried to add to that doubt, to make him think that | wasn't Richard Hannay. He had to think that | might be a man called Ainslie. It was the only way to get out of this terrible house, and away from this terrible man “oh stop talking,’ I said. ‘I have had no luck since I got here. I found the money in that car. And people ate now looking for me. I'm tired of it. Poor old Ned Ainslie is tired! could see the doubt increasing, me what happened,’ he said. 4 can’t, [haven't eaten anything for two days. Give me some food — and then we'll talk.” “They brought me something to eat and drink. I ate like a pig, or like Ned Ainslie, that’s who | wanted to be at that moment. And I ‘wanted them to believe it. While eating, the Hawk spoke to me in German. But I didn’t let him know that I understood. Then I told him my story. I told him that I was a soldier, at home with no money. | saw a car and in the car there was some money. Then I said that | put the money in my pocket. Afr this, I told them that the police found out. My mistake twas to spend some of the money in a restaurant. People thought it _was strange to see a man like Ned Ainslie with so much money. “They can have the money back!’ I cried, ‘Then I pretended to be a little angry. I needed to do my best acting to convince a man like The Hawk.a) it! Stop now! My name's ank you more if you let me go 1¢ Hawk didn't know what to do. :! he said. ‘If you are te f what yc and you are really Richard Hannay, then you will die. ‘The Ha rived. ‘I want the car Just fora few sec my services to him. But I didn't. I stayed calm, He spoke in German closed and the pl ry sad and alone. started gone to get the peopl ad worker,” I th Thaver to think, T went around the rk. I couldn’t see much at all. I found some sacks fi \gs. But they were of no use to me. Ia) made my way around the room, feeling the walls, the four walls of the room. And then I found something, It was the door to a cupboard. | tried to open it. It wasn't easy. But after a few minutes, I did it. The door opened. | felt the shelves inside, and found something useful. It was a torch*, And it worked! Now there was hope. looked at the other things in the cupboard. And little by litle 1 sd that the cupboard hadall the things I needed to make~a bomb’ Thad to be careful. | thought about my first job in South Africa, as an engineer. [ knew about these things. I just had to remember exactly how to make one. I couldn't make a mistake. I could destroy the house, and myself. I just needed to make a small bomb — to get out of the house alive. It was my only chance. ‘Be careful Richard, be carefi ‘myself as I put the pieces of the bomb together. Soon I finished making my bomb. Then | sat under the cover of the window. And waited. “Where will I be in the next five seconds?” I thought. It was the longest five seconds of my life. And then it happened, BANG! ‘The noise was so loud. ‘There was smoke everywhere. I stood up. Iwas OK. Some of the wall was not there anymore, and I could see the garden outside. This was my chance. I was able to get out. | ran as fast as I could, But I didn’t feel well at all. My head! It hurt. wanted to stop but I couldn't jow L was able to see everything in the room. I said to mo I moved away from the house, and ran to the river. And then I put my face in the water. That helped. turned towards the house. It was on fire, and I could hear people shouting, But I didn't have time to think about that. I needed to find a place to hide. I found an old building, and then ahead I saw a small hill. I climbed up, and sat down. Soon I was sleeping. I had to rest. Lhad to, My head hurt too much, | don'tknow how much time passed, maybe minutes, maybe hours But woke up with a terrible headache, I didn’t move. I could still hear sounds coming from the house, in the distance. | could hear people ‘coming towards where I was. But I was sure they couldn't see me. For half an hour | heard them looking around the old building below. Then | heard a car leave, and a horse, there was a man on a horse. They were looking for me. But they were not going to find me, But I knew something. “The plane will be back soon,” I thought ind if I stay here they will find me, [waited for it to get dark. And then I started to move. I walked back towards the house, towards the trees. And then | found the river again and drank some water. | was so thirsty. And then I moved as far away as I could from that terrible house. After some hours of walking, I sat on a hill to rest. And then I thought. ‘What do I do next?” | still didn’t feel well. And it was difficult to move my left arm. My plan was to find the road worker's house — get my clothes and the notebook. Then I wanted to get a train and go south, I needed to find Sir Harry's brother. [ needed to tell him my story.Bocce D It was a beautiful night, and the stars helped me to stay on the road. [had to move during the night from now on. During the day it ‘was t00 easy to see me. | founda riverand cleaned myself, From the river could see a cottage. Ineeded some food badly. The lady who lived in the cottage felt sorry for ‘me I think. She gave me some milk and let me stay by the fire for a while. I gave her some money, and she gave me a blanket. I put it around my shoulders and left. It wasa difficult night but by the morning I was in front of a house. Hooked at the name on the door. Alexander Turnbull, ‘Turnbull opened the door. At first he didn’t recognise me. But then he remembered, and he could see that | wasn't well. ‘Have you got my glasses,’ he asked. I gave them to him. ‘And want your coat,’ he added. When I got the coat, I checked. The there! notebook was st He invited me in and slept, is house, showed me a bed, and I slept and slept For ten days that man looked after me. He wasa true friend. He went, out every morning, and left me some milk for the day. And then in the evening he came home, and sat quietly in the corner, He never asked me my name. He never asked me anything. But thanks to him, I got better and stronger. ‘Assoon as I was better I left. By now it was the 12th June. Turnbi found somebody to take me to the town of Moffat. [had some dinner % in this town and then I went to the railway station. There was a train going south at midnight. I sat on a hill and slept until it was time to get the train, 1 got off at Crewe in the early hours of the morning. I was no longer in Scotland, But I still had a long journey ahead of me. I had to wait until six for a train to Birmingham. | was getting nearer to London, and my meeting with Sir Harry's brother.AFTER-READING ACTIVITIES —_—_—_—_—__ Reading Put the events in the order that they happen. Hannay sees the old man again. He realises that he is ‘the Hawk. 1 1 Hannay makes @ bomb, —__ 2 Hannay goes into a dark room. ___ 3 Hannay pretends to be a man named Ned Ainslie. —__ 4 Hannay gets out ofthe house and hides, 5 Hannay finds a torch, 6 Hannay goes to Alexander Turnbull's house, —__ 7 Hannay leaves Scotland The Hawk goes out to meet the men who know Hannay, —__ Vocabulary 2 Can you remember how many jobs are mentioned in the story? a Unjumble the letters to help you to remember. REENINGE EN GINerH al NAMLKIM DAOR KEROWR MANECIPOL DLOIERS MERRAF KETCIT PECTINSOR auauns Grammar 3 Can you remember Ned Ainslie’s story? Read the story and put the underlined verbs in the past simple. |lam -was a soldier. When I (1) get home, | (2) have no money. ‘One day, | (8) see a car. | (4) look inside the car and (5) find some money, | (6) put the money in my pocket. | (7) am hungry 50 | (8) spend some of the money on food. And now the police are looking for me, Read some things that Richard Hannay says in chapter 6 and choose the right wor I haven't eaten anything/something for two days. There was a car and it had any/some money in it. | used any/some of the money to buy food. In the dark room | found any/some sacks full of things, But they weren't of any/some interest to me. And then | found anything/something. Alexander Turnbull never asked me anything/something. {And he found anybody/somebody to take me to the town of, Moftat. BEFORE YOU READ pala aaa’ 5 What happens next? Tick (7) one or more things you think wil happen in the next chapter. Hannay meets Sir Harry's brother. ‘The police find Hannay on the train, The Black Stone finds Hannay on the train. Hannay arrives in London.Chapter 7 Harry’s ‘Friend’ In the afternoon, | arrived at Reading, and then I got on a local train. 1 got off in the county of Berkshire, in a town called Hungerford. ‘This was the town I needed to get to. | was getting near now. Near to London, and near to my meeting with Sir Harry's brother Itook a road through some woods. And I soon came to a bridge. ‘The place made me feel calm. At the bridge I saw a man. He was just coming back from fishing in the river. He looked at me, very calmly, and I knew it was him. He was older than Sir Harry, but I could see that he looked like his brother. “Look at the fish I caught,’ he said. ‘t's big isn't it” Yes, it’s very big, It looks like a Black Stone,’ I said. “Harry's friend, pleased to meet you,’ he replied. So it was him. The man I needed to meet. “Twisdon is the name, isn't it? he asked ‘Yes,’ replied, hoping that soon I could tell him my real name. ‘Lam Sir Walter, and that’s my house,’ he said, pointing to a white gate, a hundred meters away, Wait five minutes, then go round to the back door’ I did as he told me, and I found myself in front of a pretty cottage with a garden. The back door was open, and a butler was waiting for me. “Come with me, Sir’ he said. He took me to a bedroom. In the room I found some clothes. A brown suit, shirts ties, and even some shoes. ‘Sir Walter thinks you might need these,” said the butler. “There's a bathroom next door, and I've prepared a bath for you Dinner will be ready in half an hour. It was obvious that Sir Walter believed in me, Why? I didn’t know. Hooked at myself in the mirror. And I didn’t like what I saw. Even | didn't believe in me. I looked tired and dirty. I decided not to ask any more questions, and to enjoy the moment. I shaved, had a bath, and put on my new clothes. | looked like a different person when I next looked in the mirror. Sir Harry's brother, Sir Walter was waiting for me in the dining, room. Before I ate I had to explain something to this man, who was being so nice to me. ‘am very grateful to you,’ I said, ‘But I want to make something lear. I'm an innocent man, but the police are looking for me. I have to tell you this, And I won't be surprised if you ask me to leave.” Sir Walter smiled, “Don't worry’ he said. ‘We can talk about these things after dinner: It was a delicious meal. | was so happy. After dinner we went into Sit Walter's study for coffee. And now he was ready for my story. I decided to start the story from the beginning, just as I did with his brother. He only stopped me when I mentioned Scudder’s notebook. “Have you got it? he asked. He looked very interested when I showed it to him. | said nothing, about the contents of the notebook, Then I described my meeting with his brother, Sir Harry.) My day as a road worker seemed to interest him a lot. And he asked me to describe the men in the car. He seemed to be trying to remember something. But when I told him about The Hawk, in that terrible house, he looked really worried. Again I had to describe exactly what he looked like. His eyes looked like @ bird's,’ | said, remembering that moment ‘when | first saw his face ‘And he had a voice like a child.” After this, I told Sir Walter how I got out of the house by making the bomb. Sir Walter got up slowly and looked at me. ‘You don't need to worry about the police any more,” he said. “They know you didn’t do it, They know you are an innocent man.” “Why? How? Did they find him? I mean, the person who really killed Scudder? “No, but they received a letter from Mr Scudder. And I knew Scudder. He did several jobs for me. He was a little crazy, but totally honest. ‘What did the letter say?’ I asked. ‘Nothing. Just that he was in danger. Buthe told me abouta friend. And he said that this friend might try to find me before 1 wanted the police to know that you were innocent. It didn’t take me Jong to understand that you were this friend.’ “When I received the letter from my brother, I knew it was you, he added, 1 felt much better. | only had the “Black Stone’ to think about now. @ Now, let me look at this notebook,’ said Sir Walter. I gave it to him and watched him while he read. It took about an hour forhim to ‘work on it. He was better at understanding the code than me. When he put the book down his face looked even more worried. I don’t know what to think,’ he said at first. He's right about the meeting on the 15th. We are meeting a French man on that day: He's very important man, General Royer. Together we will talk about the positions of our ships, and how we are preparing for the war. How did Scudder know about this meeting?” But all this talk about Karolides and the Black Stone. It sounds crazy to me “The Black Stone,” he repeated. “Der Scwarze Stein.” Ws like a cheap novel. And all of this about Karolides. That is the strange part of the story: Karolides will live longer than all of us. Nobody wants him to die. No! Scudder is wrong about that.” ‘Atthat moment, the butler entered the room, “There’s a call from London, sir,’ he said, ‘Sir Walter went to the phone, and returned five minutes later with some incredible news. ‘I apologise to Scudder,’ he said, I'll have to look at the notebook even more carefully now. Scudder was right. Karolides is dead! Somebody killed him this evening, just before seven o'clock! I came down to breakfast the next morning, after eight hours of good sleep, Sir Walter was sitting on a chair, reading a letter, He looked very wortied.a) “This is the best we can do. And it seems to be a good plan. But I must say Lam very worried, Afier breakfast, we drove to London, using the back roads. It was a nice journey. We arrived at Sir Walter's house by about half past eleven, ‘The first thing Sir Walter did was to take me to the police station. “Here is the Portland Place murderer,’ said Sir Walter.’ The policeman, smiled. “This is Mr Richard Hannay,’ continued Sir Walter. “Yes, siz. Forsome days, he was interesting to us. But thankfully, no longer,’ replied the policeman. "Mr Hannay will be interesting again. He has much to tell you. But not today. For certain reasons you must wait a few more hours “That will be fine, sir, said the policeman. Then he turned towards ‘me and said, “you have no need to worry any more Mr Hannay. Your flat is waiting for you. You are a free man. As walked out of the police sta Walter said to me. ‘Come and see me tomorrow. Don't talk to anyone about this. You can relax now. You have done a good job. Scudder was right to talk to you. Just, don’t go out too much. I don’t want one of those Black Stone people to see you.’ At first it was very nice to be free. It felt so good to know that I could go wherever I wanted to go. But afier a while, it felt strange to be able to do what I wanted, Iwent to the Savoy Hotel and enjoyed a good lunch. Butsomething didn’t feel right. 6 After cating, | took a taxi and went to North London. I walked through the streets for two hours, all the time feeling worried. Things were going to happen. And now I was out of it, General Royer was arriving at Dover. And somewhere, out there, the Black Stone was waiting, 1 felt the danger. And I had this curious feeling. I was the only one. “The only one who could stop terrible things from happening.AFTER-READING ACTIVITIES ——_ Reading 1 Choose the correct answer, a, b orc. The police now believe that a Scudder wasn't killed. 4S Hannay didn’t kill Scudder: © Scudder tried to kill Hannay. 1 We learn that Scudder a wasn't very honest isin Spain © worked for Sir Walter. 2 The meeting with General Roye a is going to be on the 14" June. b is still on the 15" June. € is going to be on the 16" June. 3 Who is coming to the meeting? a Richard Hannay b SirHarry € Lord 4 The meeting will be about a. the French and British ships. the death of Karolides how to stop the war. 5 After the meeting General Royer a will stay in London for a week b will visit Scotland, € will go back to France 6 The Black Stone want a to get some secrets, b to kill General Royer. € to give General Royer some information. 2 Can you remember Hannay's story? Put thé &vents in the right order. D somebody kills Scudder. Hannay meets Sir Harry. TD Hannay goes into the Hawk's house. O Hannay goes to Scotland. D Hannay meets Sir Walter. CD Hannay finds Scudder’s notebook CO Hannay pretends to be a road worker. CO Hannay stays at the house of a writer. C1 Hannay goes to the road worker's hous? Vocabulary - Look 3 Read the sentences and put the right word &r words in the gaps. look at » looked at + looked + loot interested _JookedHtit + looking for + 19%ks like Sir Walter __/ooked like ___ his brother’ , ‘the fish | caught,’ sai@ Sir Walter to Hannay. ‘Yes, it's very big. It ‘a Black stone,’ | said. 1 myself in the mirror. 1 __ tired and dirty, The police are. me! sai 4 Hannay to Sir Walter. Sir Walter in the note®cok, BEFORE YOU READ - WHAT HAPPE NS NEXT? Se 4a The next chapter is called, “I know that #@te.’ What face do you think the chapter title refers to? A. Sir Harry D OF ®of the Black Stone B The Road Worker © Richard Hannay Ab Read on to find out if you are right.