022 雅尔丁勋爵夫人

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The children watched Mademoiselle and Lord Yalding walk away

孩子们望着小姐和亚尔丁勋爵走远。

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" So the caretaker is Lord Yalding!" said Jimmy

“原来那个管家就是亚尔丁勋爵！”吉米说。

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" And Mademoiselle is his friend."

“而且小姐还是他的朋友呢。”

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" She's not his friend!" Mabel said scornfully

“她才不是他的朋友！”梅布尔不屑地说。

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" She's the lady he wanted to marry, but his uncle wouldn't let him

“她就是他想娶的那位小姐，可他叔叔不许。

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She's the one who was sent to the convent!"

就是被送进修道院的那位！”

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" And now the ring has brought them together," said Kathleen

“而现在戒指把他们聚到了一起，”凯瑟琳说。

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" I wonder if they'll be married tomorrow," said Mabel

“不知道他们明天会不会结婚，”梅布尔说。

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" Wouldn't it be fun if we were bridesmaids?" said Kathleen

“要是我们当伴娘该多有趣啊！”凯瑟琳说。

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" I think Mademoiselle is very lucky." Mabel sighed

“我觉得小姐真幸运。”梅布尔叹了口气。

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Mademoiselle was also very happy

小姐也非常开心。

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Years ago her guardian had put her in the convent

多年前，她的监护人把她送进了修道院。

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He'd said he didn't want her to lose her fortune by marrying a poor lord

他说不想让她嫁给一个穷贵族而失去财产。

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But he had really wanted her fortune for himself

但其实是自己想把她的财产占为己有。

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So he'd stolen all her money and run off to South America

于是他偷走了她所有的钱，逃到了南美洲。

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And she'd been left with nothing

她变得一无所有。

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Mademoiselle had had to work in order to live

小姐为了生存不得不去工作。

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She'd taken the job at Kathleen's school because it was near Lord Yalding's home

她接受了凯瑟琳学校的工作，因为那工作地点靠近亚尔丁勋爵的家。

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She still loved him even though she thought he didn't love her anymore

她依然深爱着他，尽管她以为他不再爱自己了。

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She didn't know that he had been looking for her all this time

她不知道他其实一直在寻找她。

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The day after the picnic, Lord Yalding came to the school

野餐后的第二天，亚尔丁勋爵来到了学校。

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He took everyone back to the castle in a wagon pulled by two fine horses

他用两匹骏马拉的马车把所有人都接回了城堡。

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The children wanted to explore the castle

孩子们想要探索城堡。

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Mabel showed them all the secret doors and secret passages and secret stairs

梅布尔带他们看了所有的暗门、密道和暗梯。

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They ate lunch in the great hall

他们在大厅里吃了午餐。

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It was where Mabel had first served them bread and cheese

这正是当初梅布尔第一次招待他们面包和奶酪的地方。

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This time they ate a real meal served on silver dishes

这一次，他们享用了用银盘子盛着的真正的佳肴。

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Gerald raised his glass of lemonade for a toast: " To Lord and Lady Yalding."

杰拉尔德举起他的柠檬汽水杯祝酒：“敬亚尔丁勋爵和夫人。”

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Mademoiselle's eyes were bright with tears of happiness

小姐的双眼因幸福的泪水而闪闪发亮。

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" And by the way...," Gerald said to Lord Yalding

“哦，对了……”杰拉尔德对亚尔丁勋爵说道。

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" I know you don't believe in the ring, but we do

我知道你不相信魔戒，但我们信。

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May we have it back?"

可以还给我们吗？

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Lord Yalding handed him the ring

亚尔丁勋爵把戒指递给了他。

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But Lord Yalding and Mademoiselle could not be completely happy yet

但亚尔丁勋爵和小姐还不能完全高兴起来。

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They had found each other, but they could not afford to live in the castle

他们虽然找到了彼此，却住不起这座城堡。

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They talked of renting it to someone rich

他们商量着把城堡租给有钱人。

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But they didn't know anyone with enough money

但他们不认识有那么多钱的人。

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" I have an idea," said Jimmy

“我有个主意。”吉米说。

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" Why don't you sell your jewels?"

“为什么不卖掉珠宝呢？”

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" What jewels?" said Lord Yalding." I don't have any jewels."

“什么珠宝？”亚尔丁勋爵说，“我哪有什么珠宝。”

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" I mean the ones in the paneled room with the stars on the ceiling

“我是说天花板有星星的那个镶板房间里的珠宝。

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There are shelves and shelves of beautiful family jewels

那里有一排排架子，放着美丽的传家珠宝。

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You could sell them and..."

你们可以卖掉它们，然后……”

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" Oh no!" cried Mademoiselle." Don't sell the family jewels."

“哦不！”小姐喊道，“别卖传家珠宝。”

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" There aren't any jewels, my lady," said Lord Yalding

“没有什么珠宝，小姐，”亚尔丁勋爵说。

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" Oh yes, there are," said Mabel." Come and see."

“哦，有的，”梅布尔说，“过来看。”

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" Let's see what Mabel shows us," said Mademoiselle

“我们看看梅布尔要给我们看什么，”小姐说。

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" At least it will be amusing."

“至少会很有趣。”

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" It will be amusing," Jimmy promised

“肯定会很有趣的，”吉米保证道。

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Gerald and Kathleen stayed behind to help Mabel's aunt clean up

杰拉尔德和凯瑟琳留下来帮梅布尔的姨妈收拾残局。

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So Jimmy and Mabel led the way to the treasure room

于是吉米和梅布尔带路前往宝藏室。

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Mademoiselle and Lord Yalding followed, holding hands

小姐和亚尔丁勋爵手牵着手跟在后面。

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" It's much safer to walk hand in hand," Lord Yalding said

“手牵手走路安全多了，”亚尔丁勋爵说。

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" You never know what will happen with these children."

“跟这些孩子在一起，你永远不知道会发生什么。”

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Lord Yalding did not know what to think as he followed the children

亚尔丁勋爵跟在孩子们后面，一时不知该作何感想。

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They seemed to believe in the magic ring

他们似乎真相信魔法戒指。

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They also seemed to believe the strange stories they told

他们似乎也相信他们讲的那些离奇的故事。

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When they reached the treasure room, Mabel said," Now you'll see."

到了宝藏室，梅布尔说：“现在你们会看到了。”

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The others gathered around her

其他人围拢到她身边。

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" There's a secret button here somewhere."

“这附近有个秘密按钮。”

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Mabel's fingers fumbled for the button

梅布尔用手指摸索着找那个按钮。

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" Where?" said Lord Yalding

“在哪里？”亚尔丁勋爵问。

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" Here," Mabel said impatiently." Only I can't find it!"

“这儿，”梅布尔不耐烦地说，“只是我找不到了！”