023 魔法的心脏

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Everyone felt for the button, but no one could find it

每个人都摸了摸找那颗纽扣，但谁也找不到。

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The button that revealed the jewels had disappeared

那颗能显现珠宝的纽扣不见了。

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" I've had enough of this whole silly business," Lord Yalding said impatiently

“这整个荒唐的事情，我受够了，”耶尔丁勋爵不耐烦地说。

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" Give me the ring

“把戒指给我。

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Since you found it in my castle, it's mine

既然你是在我的城堡里找到的，那就是我的。”

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Let's not hear another word about magic."

“别再提什么魔法了。”

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" Gerald has the ring," Mabel said miserably

“戒指在杰拉尔德那儿，”梅布尔可怜兮兮地说。

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" Well then, go get him," said Lord Yalding

“那好，去把他找来，”耶尔丁勋爵说。

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Mabel and Jimmy went to find Gerald and Kathleen

梅布尔和吉米去找杰拉尔德和凯瑟琳了。

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The four children returned to the treasure room

四个孩子回到了珍宝室。

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Then Gerald tried to remove the ring from his finger

接着，杰拉尔德试图把戒指从他的手指上取下来。

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" I can't get it off," he said

“我取不下来，”他说。

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" This ring has a mind of its own!"

“这戒指有自己的想法！”

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" I'll get it off," said Lord Yalding

“我来把它弄下来，”耶尔丁勋爵说。

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He pulled and pulled

他拉呀，拉呀。

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But he couldn't take the ring off Gerald's finger either

但也没能把戒指从杰拉尔德的手指上拿下来。

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" Soap will make your finger slippery," said Lord Yalding

“肥皂会让你的手指变得滑溜，”耶尔丁勋爵说。

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" The ring will slide right off."

“戒指会很容易滑下来的。”

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But the children knew that soap wouldn't help

但孩子们知道肥皂没有用。

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" I don't understand why I can't find the button," said Mabel

“我不明白为什么我找不到那个纽扣，”梅布尔说。

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She felt for it again as she spoke

她一边说着，一边又摸了摸那里。

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And suddenly the jewels appeared!

突然，珠宝显现了！

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" Oh my!" exclaimed Lord Yalding

“哦，天哪！”耶尔丁勋爵惊呼道。

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Mademoiselle exclaimed something in French

小姐用法语喊了句什么。

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Both adults stepped forward to admire the jewels

两位大人都走上前去欣赏珠宝。

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" But why now?" asked Mabel." Why not before?"

“可是为什么是现在？”梅布尔问，“为什么之前不行？”

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" It's probably magic," said Kathleen

“大概是魔法吧，”凯瑟琳说，

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" Remember Apollo told us that the ring was the heart of the magic?"

“还记得阿波罗告诉过我们，戒指是魔法的核心吗？”

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Mabel nodded

梅布尔点了点头。

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" Gerald, take away the ring for a second."

“杰拉尔德，把戒指拿开一下。”

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Gerald left the room, and the button disappeared

杰拉尔德一离开房间，纽扣就消失了。

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When he returned, the button reappeared

当他回来时，纽扣又重新出现了。

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" I think that button is very cleverly hidden," said Lord Yalding

“我觉得那纽扣藏得非常巧妙。”耶尔丁勋爵说。

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" And if those jewels are real — "

“而且，如果那些珠宝是真的——”

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" Of course they're real!" cried Mabel

“它们当然是真的！”梅布尔叫道。

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" I'll take the ring now," said Lord Yalding

“我现在要把戒指拿回来。”耶尔丁勋爵说道。

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After half an hour and lots of soap, the ring was still on Gerald's finger

花了半小时，用了很多肥皂，戒指还是牢牢地套在杰拉尔德的手指上。

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Then Lord Yalding said something very impatient again

耶尔丁勋爵又非常不耐烦地说了些什么。

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Gerald suddenly became angry

杰拉尔德突然生气了。

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" Well, I wish it would come off," said Gerald

“好吧，我真希望它能掉下来。”杰拉尔德说。

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Of course the ring came off instantly

戒指当然一下子就取下来了。

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" Thank you," said Lord Yalding

“谢谢，”耶尔丁勋爵说。

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And he put the ring on his own finger

然后他把戒指戴到了自己的手指上。

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" He probably thinks it's my fault the ring was stuck," Gerald muttered

“他大概觉得戒指卡住是我的错，”杰拉尔德嘟囔道。

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The next morning Lord Yalding came to see Mademoiselle

第二天早上，耶尔丁勋爵来找小姐。

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He went into the sitting room and closed the door

他走进起居室，关上了门。

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Kathleen and Jimmy stayed away, but Gerald sat on the stairs

凯瑟琳和吉米躲开了，但杰拉尔德坐在楼梯上。

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He couldn't hear any of the conversation in the sitting room

他听不见起居室里的任何谈话声。

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But he could see the door

但他能看见那扇门。

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After a while Lord Yalding came out of the sitting room

过了一会儿，耶尔丁勋爵从起居室出来了。

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He looked very gloomy as he put on his straw hat

他戴上草帽时，看起来十分阴郁。

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The sitting room door was open

客厅的门敞开着。

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Gerald could hear crying

杰拉尔德能听到哭泣声。

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He entered the sitting room and found Mademoiselle sobbing into a couch pillow

他走进客厅，发现小姐正对着沙发靠枕哭泣。

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" It's all over," Mademoiselle said

“全都完了，”小姐说道。

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" He won't marry me!"

“他不会娶我了！”

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She explained what had happened

她解释了事情的经过。

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Last night Lord Yalding took a walk around the castle

昨晚，耶尔丁勋爵在城堡周围散步。

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He was wearing the ring, so he saw the statues move

他戴着那枚戒指，所以他看到雕像都动了起来。

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Then he wished he was a statue

然后，他许愿让自己变成一尊雕像。

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He swam to the island and feasted with the gods

他游到了那座岛上，与众神一同欢宴。

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At dawn he wished he was back to normal

黎明时，他又许愿让自己恢复了原状。

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And he decided that he must be mad

然后他断定，自己一定是疯了。

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" He told me a madman must not marry," said Mademoiselle

“他对我说，疯子不能结婚，”小姐说。

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" Did he talk to the gods?" asked Gerald

“他跟那些神说话了吗？”杰拉尔德问。

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" Yes, and that was the maddest of all his ideas," said Mademoiselle

“说了，那全是他最疯狂的念头，”小姐说道。

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" Hermes told him to go to some temple tomorrow night

“赫尔墨斯告诉他，明晚去某座神殿。

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He must go when the moon rises."

他必须在月亮升起时去。”

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" That's right," said Gerald

“这就对了，”杰拉尔德说。

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" We must all go

“我们大家都得去。

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I can't explain, Mademoiselle

我没法解释，小姐。

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But I give you my word of honor that everything will be all right."

但我向你保证，一切都会好起来的。”