Their bundles and baskets were gathered up, and half an hour later, when the clock-chime sounded a quarter past eleven, they were straggling along the lane which led up the hill towards their homes.

他们把他们的包裹和篮子搜集在一起，过了半小时，当教堂的钟声敲响十一点一刻的时候，他们就稀稀拉拉地走上了上山的小路，走回家去。

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Inevitably, as darkness fell, Matt's dad, Bob Walker, would let loose a two-fingered whistle that shot up Emerald Lane's steep hill like a flamethrower.

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