【原】一本小说搞定高中英语3500词（3）：Secret of the number

Secret of the number 

At sunrise early next morning Frosty wakes me up .

I sit up on my bed rubbing my sleepy eyes ." Did you stay up all night trying to solve the challenging code ?" I ask Frosty ." Not really . I had a good sleep although my mind was mixed up . Do you still remember Professor Lulen from the Institute of Mathematics ? We can visit him again and ask for his guidance today. Perhaps the professor can tell us what the numbers represent ," Frosty says .
" Yeah , I remember . Professor Lulen is a great scientific researcher and a scholar of wisdom . He has gained high academic status. His devotion to the study of numbers has also earned him a certain respect . He is an expert , for sure ," I say.

" His English is not fluent and he speaks with a Spanish accent . I guess English is not his native language . He may have a foreign nationality . But Professor Lulen is such an enthusiastic person , it is always a pleasure to meet and chat with him ," I keep talking . We walk into the kitchen to have breakfast . Mum has already left for the food market . Frosty looks at me and says ," I actually saw Professor Lulen in a gallery last weekend. He looked very thin . I asked him whether he went on a diet . He said that the weight loss was due to his illness .

" Oh , really , i haven ' t seen him in a while ." I say .

" According to the professor , he came down with a virus disease recently . He struggled and was sent directly to the emergency room.Professor Lulen suffered some liver damage . He stayed at the clinic for a couple of months ."

" Gee , that was too bad . I hope he is OK now ," I am a bit worried .

" He survived the disease after treatment
with different medicines . The medicines contained chemicals that also caused some side effects . About half his hair had fallen out ," Frosty says while we finish eating ." Since we don't know if he is available today , we'd better go now ," I say .

We leave for the institute after breakfast. Riding a horse - drawn carriage , we get there in 30 minutes . We are fortunate enough to find Professor Lulen in his office. Having recovered from the sickness , he seems optimistic about his health .
Sitting on a couch , Frosty writes down on a piece of paper the long number that we saw last night ,"134316..." she remembers the number clearly as if it were printed on her memory forever .

Professor Lulen concentrates on analyzing the number . He then adds some punctuation break the number and says ," It seems to be years ."

 On the paper , it shows 

"1343.1643.1933.1947.2247."

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