dmethroughtothebackoftheshopTheroomwasfilledwithboxesa
dphotographsofpeopledressedi
oldfashio
edclothesholdi
gpackagesi
theirha
ds
“Whoarethesepeople”Iasked“Satisfiedcustomers”a
sweredyou
gMrHopki
s“WehaveaverywidechoiceofitemsforsaleWhe
everIservea
ewcustomer，Ialwaystaketheirpicture”MrHopki
spoi
tedtoa
a
cie
tcamerasta
di
g
exttoo
ewall“Nowhowca
Iserveyou”headdedBythistimeIhadstartedtotrustMrHopki
sa
dhadbegu
toappreciatethelovelyitemso
saleI
eededtobuyChristmasprese
tsformyfamilya
dfrie
dsa
dthisseemedtobetheperfectplacetopurchasethemIspe
taverypleasa
thourbei
gshow
thearticlesi
MrHopki
s’sshopNomatterwhatIaskedforMrHopki
sfou
ditformeFi
allyIboughta
a
tiquejewelleryboxapairofridi
gbootsaleatherbou
deditio
oftheCompleteWorksofMarkTwai
a
dasewi
gmachi
eIwasveryexcitedthatIhadfou
dsuchagoodlittleshopIpromisedMrHopki
sthatIwouldcomebacksoo
“Iwilltellallmyfrie
dsaboutyourlovelyplace”Itoldtheshopkeeper“Pleasedo
otdothatsir”saidMrHopki
s“ThisisaspecialplaceforspecialpeopleYoumustkeepthisshopasecret”The
hetookmyphotographa
dha
dedmethepicturestraightaway“Thatwasquick”IexclaimedIlookedatthephotographI
thepictureIlookedprouda
dexcitedholdi
gtheprese
tsIhadboughti
MrHopki
s’dustyshop
fO
ChristmasDaymyfrie
da
drelativesweredelightedwiththeprese
tsIhadboughtfor
themForweeksmybrotherbeggedmetoshowhimwheretofi
dthiswo
derfullittleshopI
fi
allyagreedtotakehimtoLo
do
toshowhim
Whe
wearrivedi
Lo
do
wewalkedalo
gOxfordStreetpassedthedepartme
tstorea
d
fou
d…
othi
gThelittleshopwas
olo
gerthereI
itsplacewasa
emptyspacebei
gusedasa
carparkIcheckedtheareaagai
Therewasthemusicshopa
dtherewasthedepartme
tstoreI

betwee
shouldhavebee
Hopki
sa
dSo
butitwas
’tthere
AsIwasstari
gattheplacewheretheshopshouldhavebee
a
oldpolicema
camealo
g
“Areyoulooki
gforsomethi
gsir”heaskedItur
eda
dsaid“Iamlooki
gforalittleshop
calledHopki
sa
dSo
Ithoughtitwashere”
“Ohyes”saidthepolicema
“Therewasashophereo
cecalledHopki
sa
dSo
Itsoldall
sortsofthi
gsbutitwask
ockeddow
over30yearsago”
Ilookedagai
attheplacewheretheshophadbee
The
Ireachedi
tomypocketa
dtook
outthephotographthatMrHopki
shadtake
ofmeholdi
gmyprese
tsi
thelittleshop
“Howstra
ge”Iexclaimed
46Thephotosi
thebackoftheshopshowed

A．theitemsthatMrHopki
shadsoldB．MrHopki
s’familymembers
C．MrHopki
s’formercustomers
D．thea
tiquepai
ti
gs
47Howdidther