Plague - Feb 19

“The night watchman at the hotel, a level-headed man, assured me that all these rats meant trouble coming. ‘When the rats leave a ship . . .’ I replied that ________(适用于船上), but for towns it hadn’t yet been demonstrated.

“But he wouldn’t be surprised if ________(正在酝酿一场地震). I admitted that was possible, and then he asked if the prospect didn’t alarm me.

“This excellent example notwithstanding, everybody in town is talking about the rats, and the local newspaper has ________(起一份作用/参与/介入).

Then, immediately following these eccentricities of thought and expression, we ________(偶然找到) detailed description of the streetcar service in the town.