009 也许的坦白

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" Do you really think Nora took the money?" Cole asked

“你真的认为是诺拉拿走了钱吗？”科尔问道。

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" I don't know," Henry said." She's just a little kid

“我不知道，”亨利说，“她只是个小孩子。

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And she has always seemed pretty honest to me. Remember?

而且她在我看来一直都很诚实。记得吗？

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She even told the bus driver that his hairpiece looked fake."

她甚至还告诉公交车司机他的假发看起来很假。”

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Cole laughed." I almost forgot about that," he said

科尔笑了。“我差点忘了那件事，”他说。

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" Good thing the bus driver has a sense of humor!"

“幸好公交车司机有幽默感！”

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Maggie was several steps ahead of them

玛吉走在他们前面好几步远。

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She was in such a hurry to reach Nathan and Nora's house that she was almost jogging

她急着赶到内森和诺拉的家，几乎是在小跑。

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" Hurry up!" she called over her shoulder

“快点！”她回头喊道。

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" I want to get my money back and open up my lemonade stand again."

“我想拿回我的钱，重新开张我的柠檬水摊。”

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Henry walked a little faster until he caught up with Maggie

亨利加快了一点脚步，直到追上了玛吉。

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" I wonder why Nora would steal your money," he said

“我不知道诺拉为什么要偷你的钱，”他说。

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" She seems pretty young to do something like that."

“她看起来还小，应该做不出那种事。”

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" That's true." Cole had caught up by then too

“没错。”科尔这时也追了上来。

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" It's hard to believe that Nora suddenly decided to rob Maggie's lemonade stand all by herself."

“很难相信诺拉会突然决定独自去抢玛吉的柠檬水摊。”

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He looked worried." I just thought of something

他看上去很担心。“我刚想到了点什么。

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What if Nora and Nathan were in cahoots?"

要是诺拉和内森是一伙的呢？”

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" In cahoots?" Maggie echoed." What the heck does that mean?"

“一伙的？”玛吉重复道。“那到底是什么意思？”

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" I heard it on that detective movie I saw on TV," Cole said

“我是在电视上看的那部侦探电影里听到的，”科尔说。

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" When someone's in cahoots, it means they're working together."

“说某人跟人串通，就是合伙一起干的意思。”

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Henry nodded." I see what you mean

亨利点了点头。“我明白你的意思了。

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If Nathan and Nora were in cahoots, then Nathan could have distracted Maggie on purpose by talking to her

如果内森和诺拉串通好了，那么内森可能就是故意跟玛吉说话来引开她的注意力。

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He kept her distracted long enough for Nora to grab the money out of the cashbox

他让玛吉一直分心，好让诺拉有足够时间从钱箱里把钱偷走。

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Then once they got away, the two of them could have split the cash between them."

然后等他们一溜走，两人就可以平分那些钱了。”

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Maggie's eyes widened." Do you really think that's what happened?"

玛吉瞪大了眼睛。“你真的觉得事情是这样的吗？”

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" No," Henry said." I don't think Nathan is like that."

“不，”亨利说，“我不觉得内森是那种人。”

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" Yeah, I don't either," Cole agreed." Maybe it was just Nora after all

“对，我也不觉得，”科尔同意道，“也许真的只是诺拉一个人干的。

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We already know she's a weird kid

我们本来就晓得她是个古怪的孩子。

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Nathan says she acts sneaky and secretive all the time

内森说她总是鬼鬼祟祟、神神秘秘的。

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Maybe she's a thief too."

说不定她还是个小偷呢。”

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" Maybe." Henry still had a hard time believing Nora was the culprit

“也许吧。”亨利仍然很难相信诺拉是罪犯。

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Something was bugging him about the whole situation, though he couldn't figure out what it was

整件事让他觉得有些不对劲，但他又说不上来是什么。

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Then again those teenage girls had seen Nora grab something off the table

不过，那些青少年女孩们确实看到诺拉从桌子上抓了什么东西。

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That definitely made the little girl seem guilty

这确实让这个小女孩看起来很可疑。

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Besides they were almost out of suspects

而且，他们几乎没有其他嫌疑人了。

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Soon they were turning the corner onto Nathan and Nora's street

很快，他们转过街角，来到了内森和诺拉住的那条街。

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From halfway down the block, they spotted Nora talking and laughing with another girl

在街区的中段，他们看到诺拉正和另一个女孩有说有笑。

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" Looks like Nora has a friend over," Cole commented

“看来诺拉有个朋友来了，”科尔说道。

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" I don't care," Maggie said." I'm going to get my money back."

“我不管，”玛吉说，“我要拿回我的钱。”

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" Slow down." Henry grabbed her by the arm

“慢着。”亨利抓住了她的胳膊。

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" You can't just march up to her and demand your money back."

“你不能就这么走过去，直接向她要回你的钱。”

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" Oh yeah? Says who?" Maggie said

“哦，是吗？谁说的？”玛吉说。

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" Think about it," Henry said." We already know that Nora likes to argue

“你想啊，”亨利说，“我们知道诺拉喜欢争吵。”

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If you accuse her of being the thief, she'll just argue, whether she did it or not."

“如果你指责她是小偷，她只会跟你吵，不管她是不是真的偷了。”

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" Well, what else can I do?" asked Maggie

“那我还能怎么办？”玛吉问。

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" She and her friend haven't seen us yet

“她和她的朋友还没看见我们。”

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Let's hide and spy on them for a little while," Henry suggested

“我们先躲起来，偷偷观察她们一会儿。”亨利建议道。

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" Yeah. Like a stakeout!" Cole grinned

“对啊，就像监视行动！”科尔咧嘴笑了。

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" The detectives in that mystery movie did that

“那部侦探片里的侦探就是这么做的。”

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They sat in their car in front of a suspect's house all night!"

“他们整晚坐在车里，守在嫌疑犯的屋子前面！”

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" I don't want to sit around here all night."

“我可不想整晚都在这儿干坐着。”

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Maggie still sounded a little grumpy

玛吉听起来还是有点不高兴。

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But she followed the boys as they tiptoed behind a hedge that ran along the side of the yard

但她还是跟着男孩们，蹑手蹑脚地走到院子边一道树篱的后面。

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The three of them crouched down behind the hedge

他们三个在树篱后面蹲了下来。

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They could see Nora and her friend through the branches, but the little girls couldn't see them

透过树枝，他们能看到诺拉和她的朋友，但两个小女孩看不到他们。

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" What are they doing?" Cole whispered

“她们在干什么？”科尔小声问。

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Henry watched the two little girls. Nora was holding a stick in one hand

亨利观察着两个小女孩。诺拉一只手拿着一根棍子。

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The other girl had a crown made of vines on her head

另一个女孩头上戴着一顶用藤蔓做的皇冠。

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" It looks like they're playing princesses," Maggie whispered

“看起来她们在玩公主游戏。”玛吉轻声说。

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Nora and her friend still didn't see them

诺拉和她的朋友仍然没看到他们。

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The friend was picking dandelions to weave into her crown

那个朋友正在摘蒲公英，要编进她的皇冠里。

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" I am the prettiest princess in all the land," she said with a giggle

“我是这世上最漂亮的公主。”她咯咯笑着说。

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" So what? I'm the richest princess in all the world!" Nora cried

“那又怎样？我是全世界最富有的公主！”诺拉大声说。

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" I have more jewels than all the other princesses!"

“我拥有的珠宝比其他所有公主都多！”

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That was all Maggie needed to hear

玛吉一听到这话就忍不住了。

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" Give it back!" she hollered, jumping out from behind the hedge

“还回来！”她大叫着，从树篱后跳了出来。

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" You took what's mine, and I want it back right now!"

“你拿了我的东西，我现在就要拿回来！”

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Nora and her friend glanced up in surprise

诺拉和她的朋友惊讶地抬起头。

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The friend looked confused — and a little scared

那个朋友一脸困惑——还有一点点害怕。

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But Nora instantly burst into tears." I'm sorry!" she sobbed

但诺拉立刻哭了起来。“对不起！”她抽泣着说。

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" I didn't mean to take it!"

“我不是故意要拿的！”