010 伊莱莎与雕像

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The children quickly realized that the strange man at the door was Eliza's fiancé

孩子们很快意识到门口那个奇怪的男人是伊丽莎的未婚夫。

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And that an invisible Eliza was holding his hand tightly

而且隐身的伊丽莎正紧紧握着他的手。

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" He keeps saying he can't see me," said Eliza's voice

"他一直说他看不到我，"伊丽莎的声音说道。

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" Well, I can't," protested her fiancé

"可我真的看不到啊，"她的未婚夫抗议道。

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" I know you have the ring," Gerald whispered to Eliza." Go inside."

"我知道戒指在你那儿，"杰拉尔德对伊丽莎低语，"快进去吧。"

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" What's going on?"

"这是怎么回事？"

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asked the man, who seemed to relax once Eliza released him

那男人问道，似乎伊丽莎一松开他，他就放松了下来。

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" Have I been acting strange?"

"我刚才是不是表现得很奇怪？"

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" Very strange," said Mabel

"非常奇怪，"梅布尔说。

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" You should go home and lie down," said Gerald

"你应该回家躺下休息，"杰拉尔德说。

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" The sun is very hot today."

今天太阳很晒。

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" Yes... yes...," the man said with a puzzled look

“是啊……是啊……” 男人一脸困惑地说。

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" I'll do that."

我会的。

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Once he was gone, the children went inside to talk to Eliza

他一走，孩子们就进屋和伊丽莎说话去了。

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It took a while to convince her that she really was invisible

他们费了好一会儿工夫才让她相信自己真的隐身了。

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She said she'd found the ring in the bed and " borrowed " it

她说她在床上找到了戒指，就把它“借”来了。

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" Do I have to stay like this?" she wailed

“我非得一直这样吗？” 她哭喊道。

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" No man will marry a girl he can't see."

“没人会娶一个看不见的姑娘的。”

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" It doesn't last forever," said Mabel kindly

“不会永远这样的，” 梅布尔温和地说。

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" And we'll help you," added Kathleen

“我们会帮你的，” 凯瑟琳补充道。

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" Now let's get Mademoiselle's tea ready," said Gerald

“现在我们给小姐准备茶吧，”杰拉尔德说。

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" And ours!" said Jimmy

“还有我们的！”吉米说。

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" No." Gerald looked thoughtful

“不。”杰拉尔德若有所思。

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" We'll have a picnic and take Eliza

“我们要去野餐，带伊丽莎一起。

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I'll go get some cakes."

我去拿些蛋糕。”

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While Gerald was out, Mademoiselle came home from visiting the castle

杰拉尔德出去时，小姐从参观城堡的地方回来了。

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She seemed tired and a little sad

她看起来疲惫，还有点难过。

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As soon as Gerald returned, the children and Eliza started for the castle

杰拉尔德一回来，孩子们和伊丽莎就出发去城堡了。

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They watched the sun go down as they had their picnic on the castle grounds

他们在城堡的草地上野餐，看着太阳下山。

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" I should go home now," said Mabel

“我现在该回家了，”梅布尔说。

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" Well, I can't go home like this," said Eliza

“唉，我这样子没法回家。”伊丽莎说。

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She pointed to a white marble temple

她指向一座白色大理石神庙。

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" I'd live in that little white house over there if it had any walls."

“如果那边那个小白房子有墙的话，我倒愿意住进去。”

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" Oh, you mean the Temple of Apollo," said Mabel

“哦，你是说阿波罗神庙吧。”梅布尔说。

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" What a lot of steps to clean!" said Eliza

“这台阶可真多，打扫起来多费劲！”伊丽莎说。

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" Why do they make houses without walls?

“他们为什么建造没有墙的房子？

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Who'd live in..." She paused." What's that?"

谁会住进……”她停顿了一下。“那是什么？”

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" What?" asked Kathleen and Jimmy together

“什么？”凯瑟琳和吉米齐声问道。

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They couldn't see anything

他们什么也看不见。

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" That white thing coming down the steps," said Eliza

“那个从台阶上走下来的白色东西。”伊丽莎说。

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" Oh! It's a young man

“哦！是个年轻男子。

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But he looks like a statue."

可他看起来像座雕像。”

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" I thought I saw the statues come alive last night!" exclaimed Gerald

“我昨晚好像看到雕像活过来了！”杰拉尔德喊道。

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" I think it happens after sunset."

“我想是在日落之后发生的。”

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" I never saw them come alive," said Mabel

“我从没见过它们活过来，”梅布尔说。

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" And I've often been in the gardens at night."

“而且我晚上经常到花园里来。”

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" I know I saw them moving," said Gerald

“我知道我确实看到它们在动，”杰拉尔德说。

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" I believe you," said Mabel

“我相信你，”梅布尔说。

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" I wonder if you can only see them move when you're invisible."

“我在想，是不是只有隐身的时候才能看到它们动。”

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" You're probably right," Gerald replied

“你很可能说对了，”杰拉尔德回答。

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" Oh look!" said Eliza." There's another statue!

“哦，看！”伊丽莎说，“又一座雕像！”

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He's got little wings on his feet!"

他脚上长着小翅膀！”

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" That's probably Hermes, the messenger of the gods," said Gerald

“那很可能是赫尔墨斯，众神的信使，”杰拉尔德说。

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" What are you talking about?" asked Jimmy

“你们在说什么呢？”吉米问。

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" I don't see any moving statues."

“我没看见任何会动的雕像。”

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The gardens stretched in front of the children

花园在孩子们面前延展开来。

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They could only see the statues standing still

他们只能看见那些雕像静静地立着。

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But Eliza could see statues walking over the lawn and swimming in the lake

但伊丽莎能看见雕像在草坪上走动，在湖里游泳。

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" Oh, here's a dear little boy," she said

“哦，这儿有个可爱的小男孩，”她说。

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" He's coming right toward me."

“他正朝我走过来。”

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The next moment she was screaming

下一刻，她尖叫起来。

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There was the sound of boots on gravel — Eliza was running away!

传来靴子踏在碎石上的声音——伊丽莎跑开了！

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" She must have touched the statue!" cried Gerald

“她一定碰到了雕像！”杰拉尔德喊道。

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" Then she became afraid, just like I did last night

“然后她害怕了，就像我昨晚一样。

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Come on," he added

快走，”他补充道。

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" We have to catch her before she frightens everybody in town with her screams."

“我们得在她用尖叫声吓坏镇上所有人之前抓住她。”

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Mabel stayed at the castle, but the others ran as fast as they could

梅布尔留在了城堡，其他人则拼命地跑。

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They didn't catch up with Eliza until they reached their own back door

他们直到跑到自己家的后门才追上伊丽莎。

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Just as the church clock struck the half-hour, Eliza suddenly reappeared

就在教堂的钟敲响半点时，伊丽莎突然重新出现了。

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She held out her hand

她伸出了手。

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The magic ring was on her finger

魔法戒指戴在她的手指上。