CAMBRIDGE A Little Trouble in Dublin CERNEies uli Cambridge Experience Readers tend Sorc odor Nichola Ts A Little Trouble in Dublin Richard MacAndrewsts iii CAMBRIDGE Ios Ah 2H tn nbd Cnet Pept the Uy Cabo, fur the Voy iby dsenining eg nh pi ‘ci. ing rach hig rat eer Funny money seeambee ang ‘The man with the forged notes Inert hts wwmsandponpr ana 3o56 Going after Mr Green Shirt ‘Camber Pee 2008 A taxi to the police station {nlvohepontna female essa epeet oe ‘ream am pr oy pls en ‘Talking to the police Pertenece Cty Fs A.café on OConnell Street Ft pats 210 Back at the hotel mat a panhy Oe ‘chard McAdams th Ahr te Work ‘acdc tte Cope, Dn Pa A SRN STE 4.4 Pgs pl ep S150.0 Noctua hor be oan ern ving ed ‘hy enblans to anc person py cna ‘ervey phon - ice mae yD Ree "heya rl oe flowing pra ep settee phn he)People in the story Andy Lawson: a thirte ry Lawson's ‘ovin brother ‘Mary Lawson: a thirteen. year-old girls Andy Lawson’ Miss O’Brien: Andy and Mary’ science teacher Mr Green Shirt: Mary sees this man in a shop Mr Blue Shit: friend of Mr Green Shirt, Inspector Helen Forrester: a Dublin police officer Sergeant Tom Brady: a Dublin police oficer ar-old boy: Ma BEFORE YOU READ Look a the pictures in Chapter 1. Answer the questions 1 Wihat does May hapter 1 2 What do Andy and Mary buy a he end ofc Chapter 1 Funny money -autifl? sid Andy Lawson to his sister, Mary. 'No} replied Marye‘H® not, beautiful and its not teresting? Andrew Lawson,” alway called Andy, looked at his sister. She was thirteen and he was thirteen. They were twins’ ~ but they were not the same. He was 170centimetres tall with short red hair and blue eyes. She ‘was only 160 centimetres tall with long dark hair and big brown eyes. ‘They didnt look the same and they didn't think the same. ‘Mary! said Andy. Look ait, Itsover a thousand years old. Half'a million people come here every year. They want to see this because itis very old and very famous! ‘Andy and Mary were inthe city of Dublin in Ireland, Actually, they were in Trinity College in Dublin and in front of them was the Book of Kells, 680 pages of words and pictures, and over a thousand years ol. “Well, | dont think its beautiful; said Mary. Tm going to the shop! And she walked away. ‘The shop was in the next room. Mary looked round, There were books and CDs about the Book of Kells, and there were Trinity College T-shirts, Mary looked at the T-shirts, “Like these’ she thought. ‘And theyte not too expensive? ‘She took down a red T-shirt and got out some money: Mary ‘waited with the money in her hand, In front of her was a big man with a green Ireland football shirt, ‘The shirt was ‘much too small for him and Mary saw his stomach. Yuk! “The man bought posteard. ‘Tm sorry, he said to the shop assistant. I know the postcards are just 75 cents, but I've only got this! There ‘was a €20 note in his hand. “That's OX; replied the shop assistant, Mary looked at the money in her hand, It was a €50 note and a kind of orange colour. In England, of course, the money was not the same ~ pounds not euros. nlite ‘The man walked away. Mary gave the T-shirt to the shop assistant. “€14.95, please! said the shop assistant. ‘Mary gave her the €50°note, The assistant put the Tshirt in a bag and gave it to Mary. ‘Then she gave her 35,05, Mary looked at the notes, ‘The €20 note was blue, ‘the €10 note was red, and the'€5 note was grey. She put the money in her bag.‘Then Andy came into the shop. ‘You know, itis beautiful and interesting’ he said, with 4 smile om bis face, ‘but not for very long. Come on. 1 ‘want an ice cream. We've got time, We're meeting Miss (O'Brien at five oclock and its only three now? Andy and Mary were in Dublin with students from their school in England. ‘Their science teacher, Miss OBrien, was from Dublin and every year she took ten or twelve students there atthe start of the summer. The students enjoyed seeing a new city: Dublin is small and friendly,and there isalot to do, And Miss O'Brien enjayed seeing her family, Andy and Mary walked t© Grafton Street, one of Dublin's important shopping streets and found an ice ‘ream shop. Andy asked for a chocolate ice cream. Mary wanted a strawberry one. Mary gave the shop assistant €20 and he looked at the note, Then he turned the note ‘over and looked at it again. “Leanit take this’ he said, “Why not?” asked Mary. : “IRS not areal €20 note! he answered. Ws forged ~ its not real, Look here’ He found a new €20 note and put it ‘on the shop window. Then he put Mary’s note next to it. “Look on the left of the note’ the asistant told Mary. "You can see a kind of window on the real note, but there isn't one on yours. Yours is forged. Here! He gave Mary her note. "But Mary started to speak, “Have you got some more money for your ice creams?” the man asked. ‘Mary found some more money: “The police say there are’a lot of those forged notes in the city just now! the assistant told Mary. ‘You need to take that one to the police station!LOOKING BACK © check your answers to Before you read on page 4 ACTIVITIES. © Complete the sentences with either Andy or Mary 1 Ary thinks the Book oF kell beautfl has long dark har and big brown eyes knows how ol the Book of Kelis 885 tothe shop next door. ies the Tity Collage shits, thinks they've got time for an ice cream, ants a stawbeny icecream, _BVe5 the shop assistant a €20 note © Undertine the correct words in each sentence. 1 Andy / Mary dows think the Book of lcs interesting 2 Andy and Mary fot / don't cok the sane, 3. Andy and Mary think dont think the same 4 Mary is 160/770 centimetres tl 5 Over mitian haifa milion people wsit the Book of Kells every year {© The man with the green Ireland football shit gives the shop assistant a €20/€50note 7 May buys Tiny Cllege shirt aCD about the Book offal 8 Mary's €50 /€20 note i forged © Who or what do the underlined words refer to? | te sop asians Aaa ofkle 2) | Andy and @€20 note Trinity College T-shirts 1 ton it beaut page 8) 2oct of Kets 2 Look att page 6) : 3 And they/renot to expense’ (pe 6) 4 pewaly they werein Ty College in Dbl page 6) '5 Then he tumed the note over and looked att again. (paee 8) 6 Then he put Mary'snote next tit (page 9) © Match the questions with the arses 1 Whats very dad very ames?) 2 What dots the man withthe gran shit buy? [1] 3 Who does Moy give the forged not 0? C] 4 What does Mary ned to take to the police station? ] a The €20 ote “b The Book of al € Te ice-cream shop assistant. postcard LOOKING FORWARD © Tk (4) what you think happensin Chapters 2 and 3. 1 Andy end Mary taketh forged rte tothe police tation. [] 2. dy and Mary see the man from the Trity College shop ‘again and go afterim. []Chapter 2 ‘The man with the forged notes ‘Out in the street again, Mary was angry. She ate some ice cream, then took out the €20 note and looked at it ' forged note!” she said. Not real! How can I useit now? ‘Listen; said Andy. ‘Why don't we go and tell Miss replied Mary, and they started ng back to their hotel on Fleet Street. Tey got to the hotel at about a quaeter to four. They found Miss O'Brien and told her about the forged note. Miss O'Brien looked att. Then she looked: at Mary’ face. It was half angry, half sad. ‘Oh, Mary! she said and put a hand con her shoulder “It €20" said Mary. “That’s a lot of money to me and now [cant buy anything ith it “that’s allright? said Miss O'Brien, She found her bag ‘opened it “Here! she said, giving Mary a new €20 note. ‘You have this can eall the police’ She put Mary’s forged note on. the table infront of her. ‘Oh, thank you, Miss O'Brien} said Mary happily. “That i kind of you! “That’s allright! replied Miss O'Brien, “Now, are you. coming tothe cinema this evening” “Yes! answered Mary. 1 don't know! said Andy. Miss O'Brien smiled. ‘Well, were meeting in the hotel restaurant at five otlock” Andy and Mary went to their rom and watched television for halfan hout, But Mary didn't realy* watch, SShe thought about the forged note ... and the Trinity College shop ... and the man with the green Ireland football shirt “Yes!” shouted Mary. She turned off the television, “Hey, said Andy. ‘Tm watebing that? ‘Listen? Mary told him, “The man in the ‘Trinity College shop—iis ii ab ‘What about him? asked! Andy. “He gave the shop assistant a €20 note, The forged €20 nove? answered Mary, “You don't know that said Andy. Yes, I do! replied Mary. He said, “This is all I've got” ‘or something like that! Andy said nothing, ‘And he'sa fat man, with « green shirt; said Mary. And the shirt was too small. I saw his stomach? “Yuk said Mary and Andy at the same time. They laughed, ‘Then Andy said, ‘OK. The forged note came from a ‘man in agreen shirt, but... how many people are there in Dublin? You're not going to find him? “You're right! replied Mary. She looked angry again, “There are lots of people ~ ut [i like to find him: Andy gave her a funny look and turned the television back on, At a quarter to five Mary asked, ‘Are, you coming to the cinema, Andy? Come on. The flm’s got some very good actors init? “Ob! Allright! said Andy and turned off the television, “Anyway, who are these very good actors" They went down to the hotel restaurant and Mary told Andy a little about the film. Mary stopped near the ‘restaurant. She put her hand on Andy's arm, ‘Stop she said. “Look!” At the front of the hotel was a fat man in a green shirt “that’s him! said Mary quietly. "Mr Green Shit ‘Mr Green Shirt had a big box in his hands, He gave the box to the hotel receptionist and said something. The receptionist replied. Andy and Mary tried to listen to the conversation, but they were too far away. Then Mr Green Shirt turned and left the hotel : ‘Come ons May Were geingaterhi “We cari!” replied Andy. ‘Were going to the cinema? “Not now! said Mary. She took him by the hand. ‘Come on ‘Sometimes I dont understand my sister; thought Andy. ‘Bute ran out ofthe hotel ith he:apter 3 Going after Mr Green Shirt Out on the street they stopped and watched the man in the green shirt walking away: ‘Miss O'Brien's going to be angry! said Andy 'Not everyone’ going tothe film: replied Mary But she thinks you are said Andy. ‘Forget about Miss O'Brien! said Mary. “This is important? Mary watched the man, He turned right, Andy and Mary ran after him and turned right too. ‘Donit get too near him; said Mary, 'We don't want him to see us! Forten minutes they walked about filly metres behind the man. Fi the National Gallery on theie i Next came Merrion Squate. There were houses round the square, and trees and gardens init. ‘The man walked up to the front door of a house, ‘opened the door and went in. “OK! said Andy. (We can go back now. Weve still got time to get to the cinema. The film actually starts at half past five ‘No! said Mary and took him by the arm. Were going inthe gardens “Why? asked Andy: ‘We catvt see him’ But what’she doing there? asked Mary. T want to know. there was Trinity College on their lft, then y; but he dida’t say anything, “Lcant leave my sister here? he thought. They waited and they waited, After thirty minutes Andy said, ‘Come on, Mary He’ not coming out again? Just five more minutes’ said Mary. ‘Please, Andy’ ‘Andy started to speak but just then the front door ‘opened and Mr Green Shirt came out. He walked into the gardens. Here he comes! said Mary. ‘Then she saw the look on the mans face. Oh no! she said He’ coming over hei The man started to run“Who are yout" he shouted. ‘I saw you behind me. Why are you watching me? “Run, said Mary. And she and Andy turned and started running, Me Green Shiet ran alter them. ‘Stop!’ he shouted. But they didn. AC the end* of the gardens Mary saw a man in green and red jacket sitting ‘on a big stone. She ran up to him ‘Can you help—" she started to say, but then she stopped. Andy took her arm. ‘Come on!” he said. “That's not 2 real person, stupid, That’ a statue of the famous Irish writes, Oscar Wilde. There's a picture of it in the hotel? They started running again. Mr Green Shirt was behind them, but he wasnt very fast Don’ stop! said Andy. They ran out of the gardens and down the stret After two or three minutes they stopped and looked back. Mr Green Shirt wasnit there. Andy looked at Mary. She looked afraid Ws allright! said Andy. He put his arm round her. Jes much too slow. ‘Andy smiled at his sister “Come on’ he said. "We must go and tell Miss O'Brien:LOOKING BACK © check your answers to Looking forward on page 11 ACTIVITIES. © Undertine the correct words in each sentence. 1 Andy wants does'twan total Miss Orie about the forged note, 2 Mary gets J doesn't ge 3 new €20 ate from Miss O'Bren. 3 ln their hotel room, Any and May talk about Mis rien / ‘the man withthe geen Felandfoobal shi. “Andy and Mary go t0 the cinema / go after MrGeeen Shir, “Andy and Mary wat for Mr Gree Shit to come out ofthe house / gardens {6 MrGreen Shirt wants Andy and Mary to leave to know about Andy and Mary "Mary stops and talks to astatue / Mr Green shi 8 Andy and Mary stop runing and look back, but they don't ‘see Mr Green Shirt Mr Gren Shire it running. © Put the sertencesin order. 1 Mary tls Andy about the film] 2. Mary ses Mr Green Shit tthe font ofthe hotel 3. Andy and Mary tell Miss O'8ien about the forged ate) 4 Mary runs up toa statue. 5 MrGreen Shit rune after Andy and May. 6 Andy and Mary runout of Merion Square and into the steeet.[) ‘Andy and Mary watch television. (3) 1 Andy and Mary wait for Mr Green Shit [] 20 © re the sentences tre (7) or false (F? 11 Mary thins i's good 10 tell Miss O'Brien about the forged ote. (2) 2 A€20 notes alot of money to Mary. [] '3 Andy going tothe cinema inthe evening. 4 Andy and Mary ste to Mr Green shit's conversation with the receptionist. 5 Mary thinks that itis mportant to go tothe fm. 6 Andy and Mary walk behind Mr Green Shit to Merion Square. C] 7 MeGreen Shirt sees Andy and Mary i he gardens.) 8 MrGraen shit is a fast runner. [) Answer the question, 1 Who gives the Tiity College shop assistant the forged €20, rote? 2 Why does Mary want to wait inthe garcens? 3 Whyis Mr Green Shirt angy? 4 Whose state isin Merron Square? LOOKING FORWARD. © Tick (7) what you think happens in the next three chapters 1 Andy and Mary doit go tothecnema. L) 2 Mss O'Brien cals the police, [7 13 Andy and Mary see Mr Green Shirt again.Chapters | A taxi to the police station Miss O'Brien came back from the cinema at half past seven, Mary and Andy went to see her in her room. “Where were you, Mary?" asked Miss O'Brien, She looked a little angry. ‘Why didnt you come to the cinema with us? Tm very sorry, Miss O'Brien! said Mary, “but w got something to tell you! Well?’ asked Miss O'Brien, She didn't smile, “Tell me? First Mary told Miss O'Brien about Mr Green Shirt in the Trinity College shop. Then she told her about the hhouse in Merrion Square, and about him running after them, Miss O'Brien listened to Mary. Fora minute or two she looked at her hands and thought. Then she looked up al Andy and Maty, ‘Right! she said. ‘We must go and tell the police about this. Tim going to call a taxi. You go and wait at the front of the hotel Tm coming down in justa minute’ Thank you, Miss OBrien sid Mary. Andy and Mary went down to the front of the hotel they walked across the street and waited forthe taxi said Mary. 'S Miss O'Brien is nice} e didnt actualy ct angry with us? 'No, she didnit. But were here for two more days! said \ndy darkly’. “There still time: Andy and Mary stood and waited. Not many cars drove down Fleet tured into the street. It stopped just in front of the Thin must be our lai shi Mary She walked overt it and opened the back door. eet, After five minutes a taxiIs this for Miss O'Brien?’ she asked the back of the river's head. That’ right! said the driver: Maty got into the back. Andy went round the car, got in next to her and closed the door. ‘Miss O'Brien is just coming: said Mary to the driver She turned and started to say something to Andy, but th saw the look om his face. Andy's eyes were on the driver Mary looked at the driver too. Then she saw il. Under the river's brown jacket. A green shirt) ‘Out now; said Andy and tried to open his door. Mary tried her door at the same time. The back doors didn't ‘open, but the front door did and a second man got into the car. He was tall and thin, He wore a blue shirt and black trousers. He looked back at Andy and Mary. He had black hair and a cold smile “You cart get out; he said. “The doors dont open. And nobody can see in... the windows are dark? He turned to Mr Green Shirt, ‘Go!’ he said. The car started and they drove of. "What are you doing? Whereare you taking us? asked Mary Mr Blue Shirt tarned and looke again, His eyes relly were cod. Mary. He smiledChapter 5 A swim in the River Liffey “Help? shouted Andy, “Help!” Mr Green Shirt turned on the radio, It was loud rock ‘music, Nobody heard their shouts. Mr Blue Shirt turned round again and looked at Andy and Mary. He digit say anything, He didn't need to. Andy stopped shouting, "The ‘man turned back and watched the road. Andy looked ‘out of the window. Nobody looked in, Mr Green Shirt drove across the River Liffey and turned right. There were houses on theit left and the river on the right ‘Where are these men taking use’ thought Andy. “What are they going to do?” He thought af answers to his questions and he didnt like them, These men were bad. ‘We needl to do something quickly’ thought Andy. But he didn't know what. He looked at Mary. She didn't look afraid “the Goodbye Game} she said. ‘What?’ thought Andy. ‘What is she talking about? Why is she talking about a film?’ The Goodbye Game was. a film about a French cook and his fami funny film, But Mr Blue Shirt looked round quickly. Stop talking’ he said angrily Andy looked at Mary again, He didn’t understand. ‘What was important about the film? Mary closed her eyes slowly. Then she opened them again. ‘Of course! Now Andy understood. In the film the ‘cook is driving down the road with his five-year-old son in the back of the car. The son puts his hands aver his father’ eyes. ‘the car goes off the road into a tree and all the doors open. The father is very angry but... maybe he and Mary Tt was a dangerous thing'to do, but they needed to {getaway from these mien. He looked at Mary and closed ‘one eye. She gave him alittle smile, Andy closed his hand, ‘Mary watched his hand.-One finger came out, then a secondl then third It was a verydy put his aids over Mr Green thers over Me Blue ShirtS. The shouted. Mr Green Shirt took his hands off the and the ear turned fast across the road. The river was now in front of them. Andy and Mary took their hhands aveay quickly. Mr Green Shirt put his hands back fon the wheel, But the car was too fast and the river was ek me “Left! Left!” Mr Blue Shiet shouted. But it was to0 late here were shouts and noise in the car and on the street. There was rock musié frost the CD player. There was more noise, then the soundof the car hitting the water. But the doors didnt open.Chapter 6 Talking to the police ‘Quick! Open the window!’ Andy shouted, Quickly he and Mary opened the back windows ofthe ear and started to get out. Water started to come in. Cold water. Lots of it, coming in fas. The men in the front didn’t look round. They too just wanted to get out, but the front doors weren't easy to ‘open. There was too much water, ‘Out’ shouted Andy. He and Mary got quickly into the water, They were good swimmers. In minutes they were ‘out ofthe water and on the street. Back inthe river the men ‘opened the car doors slowly and started to swim away. “What happened’? asked people on the street. “Are you OK? Do you need a doctor? There was a seat near the river. Andy and Mary sat down. A woman started to give Mary her coat. A man in 4 brown coat took out his phone and called the police ‘Then Andy looked up the street and saw the blue light of police station, “There's a police station up there! he said to Mary. He took her by the hand. ‘Come on! They started running up the stret in their wet clothes. “Hey! Wait’ called the man in the brown coat. The police are coming!But the teenagers didn't stop. They ran to the police station, ‘the police took away Andy and Mary's wet clothes and gave them some old ones, Then they put the teenagers in a room and gave them some hot (ea and biscuits, Two police officers, a man and a wornan, came into the room and talked to them, Andy and Mary told them everything, AL ten clock the teenagers were still at the police station. Across the table sat the two offices, The woman, Inspector Helen Forrester, wore a dark blue jacket and trousers and a white shirt. The man, Sergeant Tom Brady, ‘wore a light blue shirt and dark blue trousers. “We got to the river too late? Forrester sald to Andy and Mary, “The men in the car got away’ She put some photos on the table in front of her “W late now and I must call your teacher and tell her youre OK. But first T'vegot some photos’ She turned them lover ‘Are any of these the men in the taxi” she asked, ‘Andy and Mary started lookinggat the photos of men’s faces ‘Altera minute or two, Andy took one and gave it to the inspector. ‘Here’ one? he said, “Thats the man with the green shirt” ‘Then Mary turned a photo round for the inspector to look at ‘And heres Mr Blue Shit? she said Forrester looked atthe photos and gave them to Brady. He looked at therm, “T know these two” he said with a small smile. “OK! said Forrester tothe teenagers.’Now I'm going to call your teacher, What did you say her name was again?” “O'Brien replied Mary'Miss O'Brien! Brady looked quickly at Forrester. ‘Of course; said Forrester She thought for a minute. ‘And you say she called us about the forged notes on Grafton Street this atte “That's right replied Mary. Forrester looked at Brady and then back at Andy and Mary. ‘Issomething wrong?’ asked Andy. ‘No, no! said Forrester. “There are alot of O'Briens in Dublin’ ‘She looked at Brady. Sergeant} she said, ‘you get their clothes. Pm going to call Miss O'Brien! ‘Then she looked at the teenagers. ‘And you two, wait here a minute! The police officers left the room. ‘Andy looked at May," Why did she say “There arealot ‘of O'Briens in Dublin”? he asked. “Ldouit know; replied Mary.LOOKING BACK © check your answers to Loking forard on page 21. ACTIVITIES, © Undestne the comect wordsin each sentence. 1 Ady and Mary se Miss Bien after before the fim 2 Mary tel Miss OBkien about the statue / Me Cree Sit 3 My Geen Shit Mr le Shirts rig et. ‘ 5 In the Goodbye Game the car cives into a river tee. “Andy ad Mary put their hands onthe whet / ove the men's eyes. {6 The men open the cardoors J rant windows and sai way. 7 The pole get tothe River Ley before / afi the men ge Hy. {8 Bray knows / doesn't non Me Green Shirt and Mr le Shit © Complete the sentences with the words in the box. | ulpastseven fe miates ts cock MrGreen Shi Any Mary 1 Miss en comes back fom the cinema at elt ss se 2. Andyand Mary wat tthe rot ofthe hoe for 3 shouts fora. ‘ 4 tals about the Goodbye Came inthe tas. 5 Andy and Mary gt cut ofthe car andonto the street oa Any and Mary are atte plc station 1 ndy ges npectr Forester aphoto of Ey © Match the two pars of the sentences. ‘what ace Andy and Mary doing atthe font ofthe hot? 2] ‘hy cant anybody sei the tax? ‘Wy dows Mary lak fain the tan?) ‘Why does Mr Green shi take hs hands ff the whet? [] “hy does Forester ave Andy and Maryn the oom? C1 Andy pushis hands over his eyes. 1b They waiting for tn She goes to call Mis O'Brien, 6 Shes thinking about now to getaway fom the men © The windows ae dark “Answer the question, 1 Where are Andy and Mary a the start of Chapter 42 2. What Andy and Mary do tothe men nthe tain Chapter 52 3 What ae the two police officers gong to do atthe end of © Tick (¥) what you think happens in the final two chapters 1 Miss ©'8rin comes tothe police station. [] 2 Andy and Mary dont see the en again.) 13 Andy and Mary help the police.)Chapter? A café on O'Connell Street At twenty past ten Miss O'Brien came iito the room at the police station. Forrester and Brady were behind het “Oh! Andy, Mary. There you are; she said and put her arms first round Mary, then round Andy. “Are you al right?"The inspector told me everything Forrester spoke, (OK, you can go now: You get some sleep. Were going fo try and find these men? Miss O'Brien looked at the teenagers. ‘Are you al right she asked again, ‘Yes! said Mary, Tim OK’ ‘Tm hungry! said Andy. Miss O'Brien and the police officers laughed. ‘Come fon? said Miss O'Brien. “Theres a late night café on OConnel Street. Ws only five minutes from here Aten thiety Mary, Andy and Miss O'Brien were in Maguites Café on O'Connell Street. Mary had tea and some biscuits ~ Andy liad milk and cake. Miss O'Brien took her phone out of her bag. ‘Well, 'm going to call my brother’ she said. ‘No more taxis for us! Fergus can come and get us.Miss O'Brien went out of the café and made a short phone cal. Then she came back in and sat down again, ‘Wall, then? Miss O'Brien looked at Andy. ‘Did you ceing the Book of Kells this afternoon, Andy? “Yes, I did said Andy; laughing, "bat Mary dit ‘Andy!’ said Mary That’ all right} said Miss O'Brien, ‘Not everyone finds it interesting! ‘Andy and Mary finished their food and drinks, Then they ll stood up and walked tothe café door. Miss O'Brien opened it, That's Fergus’ car over there! she said Andy and Mary walked out onto the street. Twenty nj metres away to the right was a black car, A man in a baseball cap got out. He turned and opened the back door ‘of the car. Someone came up behind them from the left Then everything happened very fast. Police officers ran out Irom everywhere, The man by the car was Mr Blue Shirt. He turned and tried to run, but he was too slow. Two police officers quickly stopped him. ‘The man behind them was Mr Green Shirt. Two police office Andy looked round for Miss O’Brien, But she was fast. She saw the police and started running up O'Connell Street Mr Green Shirt saw this. ‘Run, Deirdre, runt he shouted. Mary looked at And. “How docs Mr Green Shirt know Miss O'Brien?” she asked, Then she understood. took his aris,Chapter 8 Back at the hotel shouted ‘Quick!’ and started running afier Miss OBrien, Andy wasbehind Mary. Police officers started running behind Andy and Mary. But the teenagers were fast. Mary got to Miss O'Brien firs. She took her right arm, ‘Stop! she shouted, ‘Stop! Miss O'Brien tried to get aay, but Andy took her let arm, and then the police were there. By then it was to late Attwelve odlock that night Andy and Mary and Inspector Forrester were back atthe hotel “phoned your parents and told them everything? she said, ‘also spoke to the head" of your school. A new tcacher is getting to Dublin tomorrow morning, She’ ‘going to take you back to England! “Thank you! said Andy. But I still don't understand, How did you know about Miss O'Brien? ‘We did't really’ Forrester started to reply, ‘but your Mr Green Shirt is Fergus O'Brien, And we thought there are alot of O'Briens in Dublin but—“But they're from the same family finished Mary. ‘Yes said Forrester. "Actually, Mr Green Shirtis Fergus, Miss O'Brien’ brother. And Mr Blue Shirt, he’s Pati Donnelly friend of theirs. Donnelly and O'Brien make forged notes and Deirdre O'Brien, your teacher, helps them change forged notes for real money. You saw her brother at work. He buys something cheap with a forged note and gets real money back? "How do you know she helps him? asked Andy. “Well, we know that she never called us about your forged €20 note. Also her brother left a box here at the hhotel for her this afternoon; said Forrester. “You told us. ‘about that “That's right! said Mary. ‘Well, we found it in her room; said Forrester, “There ‘was €20,000 in it. In €20 and €50 notes? Andy and Mary looked at Forrester, their mouths open. ‘Then Andy asked, ‘But Mr Green Shirt and Mr Blue Shirt? How did they know about us and about the hotel” “Miss O'Brien phoned them, said Forrester. ‘She told them to come in a taxi and take you away. Her brother Fergus sometimes works for Grafton’ Taxis! "What did they want to do with us?" asked Mary. Forrester stood up. “T think is time for bed? she said, ‘IS after twelve wedock? Andy and Mary stood up too. “Yes! said Mary. ‘Tm tired? “Me too; said Andy. Forrester looked at them. “Your teacher’ getting here a eleven oilock tomorrow morning” said Forrester. “what are you going to do before that? Why dont you go. and see the Book of Kells” "We saw that today? said Andy quickly, his eyes Taughing at Mary. "Ttwas beautiful, wasnt it Mary?” Forrester saw the look on Andy's face. I see! she sai ‘She smiled too, You didnt tike it much then, Mary: "No! she said. *T-didnit. And I lost €20 when T went there!”@ Pur the sentences in order. 1 Andy, Mary and Miss O':en goto Maguire's Café. [) ‘Andy, Mary and Forester goto the hots!) ‘The plc find forged nots in Miss 0B hotel aor, [-] ‘Andy and Mary lean that Me Groen Siti Mis O'Brien's brother] 5 Miss O'8en goes to the pie station, (3) 6 Andy and Mary run after Miss O'Brien. 7 Miss O'8en runs up O'Connell Steet. C] 8 Miss O'8rien call her brother. © Match the pwo parts of the sentences. 11 Where does Miss O'Brien take Andy and Mary? [2] 2 Wry does Fergus come totake Miss Cen Andy at Mary? [_] 3 Why do police officers run out of everywhere? L] 4 How do the police know that Miss O'rien helps Mr Green, shire? 5 How doe Gree Sit and Mr Bla Shirt know that Andy ‘and Mary are atthe hotel? [7] |2 They want to talk to MrGreen Shirt and Mr Blue Shir. 1b They find forged notes in her hotel room. ‘© Miss O'Brien phones them. 4 slate night café ‘© Miss O'Brien doesnt want them to take a taxi again. 4“ © Are the sentences true (1) of false (FY? 1 At the police station Fomester tes Miss O'8en everything. [7] Mopuite's Caf is near the police station. Miss O'Brien calls Fergus from Maguire's Café. -] Mary enjyed seeing the Book of els. MrGreen Shit ses the police and starts runing.) ‘Andy and Mary Yoke Mis Bren by the ars. [] Dele O'Brien makes forged notes. Fergus buys things with forged notes and gts real money back. C1 © Underline the correct words in each sentence, 1 Mis O'Brien comes inte the rom atthe pie station at {onthe twenty pastten 2 dy sn hargry enjoyed seeing the Book fl 3. MrBle Shi is a low / fos runes, 4. Fergus /Patick Donel sometimes works for Geatton’s Tas, 5 Andy and Mary are going back 1 England with thei parents anew teacher. © Answer the questions 1 Wy dos Miss Oem go cut of Mague's café? 2 Whois MGreen Shit? 3. How does Forester kno Dele O'Brien also Foxged notes?"ein (page 5) now someone’ bother or sister born athe same tie thems “really (page 13) aver actually “quietly (page 15) adverd without noe “end (page 18) nour shen something inishes “darkly (page 23) adver in way that is not easy to understand “dangerous (page 27) adjective when something can hur you happen page 31) verb take pace “tad (page 11) noun the person whase job isto looker all teachers and students ata schol