vocabulary

1 kidnapper 拐骗者，绑架者

2 dear 亲爱的，珍贵的，昂贵的

3 flat 公寓

4 astound 使吃惊

5 anonymous 匿名的

6 ransom 赎金

7 instructed 命令，要求

8 carboard 硬纸板

9 withdraw 取钱

10 punctually 准时地

writting

1 A, a very wealthy old lady, has shared a flat with her cat, Rastus, for a great many years.

2 At first, she decided to go to the poilce, but fearing that she would never see Rastus again—the letter had made that quite clear—she changed her mind.

3 He looked very well, though he was rather thirsty, for he drank half a bottle of milk.