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　　这是凯茜·威尔逊的第一份工作：同哈维一家生活在一起，照看两个年幼的孩子和料理家务。凯茜父母双亡，也没有兄弟姐妹。她希望在新家里过得快乐，但她不时感到孤独。孩子们的父亲邓肯常常出差去伦敦。凯茜喜欢孩子们，也喜欢邓肯的母亲老哈维太太，但她没有朋友。
　　当然，还有一个叫尼克的农场主，他住在田地的另一边。他的眼睛很蓝，笑容亲切而友善。但要和尼克交朋友并不容易，因为邓肯恨他，而凯茜同尼克出去吃晚饭也会让老哈维太太很生气。
　　但是邓肯为什么恨尼克呢？为什么尼克让凯茜在海滩屋要小心呢？为什么谁也不愿意谈到两年前过世的孩子们的母亲米兰达呢？哈维家有许多秘密，令凯茜产生了疑问。
　　很快，她开始揭开谜底，并终于明白了为什么每个人都忘不了米兰达……

1 Beach House
1．海滩屋
2 The first secret
2．第一个秘密
3 A terrible accident
3．可怕的意外
4 Not one of the family
4．家里的外人
5 Home
5．家
ACTIVITIES

The children and their father remember Miranda，of course，and they talk about her sometimes．Miranda's sister often visits us，and she always tells the children a story about their mother．Nick remembers Miranda; I know he does．And in the hospital，Grandma remembers，too．They all remember Miranda.
　　I never met Miranda，but every day I look at her photograph，next to the telephone in the kitchen，the picture of her with her children．Every day I look at her beautiful dark eyes and her long dark hair.
　　I first saw Miranda's photograph two years ago．It was a cold October day，and I left London for my new job with a family in Norfolk．I drove north，past Norwich，and it began to rain．It was dark and there was a strong wind so I drove slowly and carefully．I wanted to see the Harvey children before they went to bed．But because of the weather，it was eight o'clock before I arrived in Cromer．I drove through the town，along the sea road.
　　Suddenly，I stopped．There was a tree across the road．I got out of my car．It was a big tree，and I couldn't move it．Just then，a car drove up behind me and a man got out.
　　'What's the matter？Oh — a tree across the road.' He was a tall man，about thirty years old．'Where are you going？' he asked.
　　'Not far，' I said．'It's a house along this road，near the sea．It's called Beach House.'