009 戒指失踪谜

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At the sound of the maid's scream, Kathleen ran into Gerald's room

听到女仆的尖叫，凯瑟琳跑进了杰拉尔德的房间。

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" What's wrong?"

“出什么事了？”

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" One minute Gerald was gone!" said Eliza

“一分钟前杰拉尔德还不见了！”伊莱扎说。

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" The next minute he was in the bed!

“转眼他就出现在了床上！

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I don't know what's wrong with me

我不知道自己怎么了。

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Yesterday I was hearing voices, and now this."

昨天我听到说话声，现在又这样。”

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Eliza shook her head as she left the room

伊莱扎摇着头离开了房间。

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" What happened?" Kathleen asked Gerald

“发生什么事了？”凯瑟琳问杰拉尔德。

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" The ring came off when Eliza called me

“伊莱扎叫我时，戒指掉了。

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I'm hungry. I'll tell you everything later."

我饿了。回头再跟你说。”

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After breakfast Gerald remembered he'd left the ring in bed

早餐后，杰拉尔德想起他把戒指落在床上了。

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But when he went upstairs, Eliza had already made his bed

但等他上楼时，伊莱扎已经整理好了他的床。

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He asked her about the ring

他向她问起戒指的事。

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" I didn't see anything," she said

"我什么都没看见，"她说。

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" If there was a ring in the bed, I'd have seen it."

"如果床上有戒指，我肯定会看见的。"

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The children searched every corner of the room, but couldn't find the ring

孩子们找遍了房间的每个角落，但没能找到戒指。

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Soon they gave up because they had to meet Mabel in town

很快他们就放弃了，因为他们得进城去见梅布尔。

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They sat on a wall to wait for her

他们坐在一堵墙上等她。

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" Hey, you went back to normal faster than I did," Mabel said to Gerald

"嘿，你变回来的速度比我快多了，"梅布尔对杰拉尔德说。

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Now Gerald could tell the story of the three burglars

现在杰拉尔德可以讲述那三个窃贼的故事了。

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After throwing the rock, he'd returned to the room where they were loading their sacks

扔完石头后，他回到了他们正在装袋的房间。

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He'd followed the men out into the night and discovered their hiding place

他尾随那些人走进夜色，发现了他们的藏匿处。

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" Look, there's Officer Johnson," said Gerald

“看，那是约翰逊警官，”杰拉尔德说。

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" I need to talk to him."

“我得和他谈谈。”

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Gerald hopped off the wall and went over to Officer Johnson

杰拉尔德从墙上跳下来，朝约翰逊警官走过去。

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" Would you like to catch those burglars who've been stealing silver?"

“你想抓住那些一直在偷银器的盗贼吗？”

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" What do you know about that?" Johnson asked suspiciously

“这你怎么知道的？”约翰逊怀疑地问。

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" I saw something last night, but I could get in trouble for being out late

“昨晚我看到了些事情，但我可能因为深夜外出惹上麻烦。

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Do you promise not to tell anyone?"

你保证不告诉任何人吗？”

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Johnson nodded

约翰逊点了点头。

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" I saw three men taking silver from the castle

“我看见三个人从城堡里偷走了银器。”

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I know where they put it."

“我知道他们把银器藏在哪里了。”

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" So you wrote the note?" Johnson said eagerly

“那么，是你写的纸条？”约翰逊急切地问。

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" Yes." Gerald explained how he'd watched the men go down to the river

“是的。”杰拉尔德解释了他如何看见那些人去了河边。

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They had tied their bags of silver under a dock

他们把装银器的袋子系在了码头下面。

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Tonight, after dark, they planned to retrieve the silver and escape by boat

今晚天黑后，他们打算取回银器并乘船逃跑。

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" You can catch them then," said Gerald

“你可以在那时抓住他们。”杰拉尔德说。

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" But which dock is their hiding spot?" asked Johnson

“但他们的藏匿地点是哪个码头？”约翰逊问。

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" Follow me," said Gerald

“跟我来。”杰拉尔德说。

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" When I take out my handkerchief and blow my nose, that'll be the place."

“当我拿出手帕擤鼻子的时候，那个地方就是了。”

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Gerald went back to the other children

杰拉尔德回到其他孩子那里。

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" Come on! Let's play follow-the-leader."

“快来！我们玩‘跟着领头人’的游戏吧。”

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The children followed him, running and jumping and imitating his every step

孩子们跟着他，跑着，跳着，模仿他的一举一动。

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Johnson followed at a distance

约翰逊远远地跟在后面。

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On one dock Gerald suddenly stopped and blew his nose

在一个码头上，杰拉尔德突然停下来，擤了擤鼻子。

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Then he led the children back to the school

然后他带着孩子们回到了学校。

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" We've brought our friend Mabel home for lunch,"

“我们把朋友梅布尔带回家吃午饭了，”

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said Kathleen when Eliza opened the door

凯瑟琳在伊莱扎开门时说道。

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" Where's Mademoiselle?"

“小姐在哪儿？”

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" She's gone to visit the castle

她去参观城堡了。

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The grounds are open to the public today

今天庄园对公众开放。

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Now hurry up with your lunch

现在赶紧把午饭吃完。

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This is my afternoon off

我今天下午休息。

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My fiancé doesn't like waiting for me."

我未婚夫可不喜欢等我。

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The children ate quickly and Eliza left

孩子们匆匆吃完饭，伊莱扎便离开了。

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" Where's the ring?" asked Mabel

“戒指在哪儿？”梅布尔问。

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" I really need to put it back."

“我真得把它放回去。”

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" I haven't had a turn yet," protested Jimmy

“我还没轮到呢，”吉米抗议道。

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" When we find it — "

“等我们找到它——”

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" When you find it?" said Mabel

“等你们找到它？”梅布尔说。

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They told her about losing the ring

他们把丢戒指的事告诉了她。

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" Oh no!" cried Mabel

“哦，不！”梅布尔叫道。

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" We have to find it!"

“我们必须找到它！”

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The children searched and searched Gerald's room, but they still couldn't find the ring

孩子们在杰拉尔德的房间里找了一遍又一遍，可还是找不到戒指。

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Suddenly there was pounding at the back door

突然，后门传来重重的敲门声。

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Kathleen ran downstairs

凯瑟琳跑下楼去。

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A strange man stood near the doorstep

一个陌生男人站在门阶旁。

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His eyes were open wide with amazement

他惊讶地瞪大了双眼。

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One arm was stretched out toward the door

一只手臂伸向门口。

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The rest of him looked as if he were trying to run the other way

身体的其他部分却像是要往反方向跑。

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" Let go of me!" he cried

“放开我！”他喊道。

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" I won't let go of you!" said Eliza's voice

“我不会放开你的！”伊莱扎的声音传来。

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But no Eliza could be seen

但根本看不见伊莱扎的人影。