Henry's job was to examine cars which crossed the frontier(边境)to make sure that they were not smuggling(走私)anything into the country. Every evening except at weekends, he would see a factory worker coming up the hill towards the frontier,【21】 a bicycle with a big load of old straw on it,When the bicycle【22】 the frontier, Henry used to stop the man and【23】 him take the straw off and untie it. Then he would examine the staw carefully to see【24】 he could find anything，after which he would look in all the man's pockets【25】 he let him tie the straw again. He never found【26】 , even though he examined it very carefully. Then one evening, after he had looked through the straw and emptied the worker’ s pockets【27】 usual. He said to him,“ Listen，I know that you are smuggling things 【28】 this frontier. Won' t you tell me what it is that you’ re bringing into the country so successfully? I’ m an old man, and today' s my last day on the job. Tomorrow I’m going to【29】 . I promise that I shall not tell anyone if you tell me what you' ye been smuggling. ”The worker did not say anything for【30】 . Then the smiled, turned to Henry and said quietly,“ Bicycles.” (46)