019 监视等待中

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" Are you ready?" Henry asked Maggie

“准备好了吗？”亨利问玛姬。

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It was later that day

那天晚些时候。

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The Lemonade Detectives were hiding behind a car parked near Nora's house

柠檬水侦探们正躲在诺拉家附近停着的一辆车后面。

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They were getting ready to put the first step of Henry's plan into action

他们正准备将亨利计划的第一步付诸行动。

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Maggie made a face

玛姬做了个鬼脸。

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" Why do I have to be the one to distract Nora?" she complained

“为什么非得我去分散诺拉的注意力？”她抱怨道。

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" You're the only one who can distract her well enough," Henry said

“你是唯一一个能足够好地转移她注意力的人。”亨利说。

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" Yeah." Cole laughed." Nora would never believe it if Henry and I suddenly wanted to play princesses with her!"

“是啊。”科尔笑了，“要是亨利和我突然想和她玩公主游戏，诺拉绝对不会相信的！”

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" I guess you're right," Maggie said

“我想你是对的。”玛姬说。

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" But being a detective is harder than I thought!"

“不过当侦探比我想象的要难！”

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" Good luck." Henry peeked out from behind the car

“祝你好运。”亨利从车后探出头来。

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" She just came outside. See if you can keep her in the front yard, okay?"

“她刚出来。看看能不能把她留在前院，好吗？”

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" Okay." Maggie stood up and waved at Nora

“好的。”玛姬站起来，朝诺拉挥了挥手。

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" Hi, Nora! What are you doing?" she called in a super-friendly voice

“嗨，诺拉！你在做什么？”她用超级友好的声音喊道。

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" Wow," Cole whispered." She's a pretty good actress."

“哇，”科尔小声说，“她可真是个不错的演员。”

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Henry grinned." Mom always says Maggie is very dramatic. I guess she's right."

亨利咧嘴笑了笑。“妈妈总说玛姬很会演。看来她说得对。”

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He looked out from behind the car again

他又一次从车后望出去。

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Nora was twirling on her tiptoes while Maggie watched

诺拉正踮着脚尖旋转，玛姬在一旁看着。

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" It looks like Nora is distracted," he told Cole

“看来诺拉分心了，”他对科尔说。

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" We should be able to sneak through the neighbors' yard so she won't see us."

“我们应该能悄悄穿过邻居家院子，免得被她看见。”

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Cole nodded." Don't forget the flour."

科尔点点头：“别忘了面粉。”

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Henry picked up the bag of flour sitting by his feet

亨利拿起放在脚边的那袋面粉。

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Nathan had borrowed it from his family's kitchen

这是内森从他家厨房借来的。

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It was an important part of Henry's plan

这是亨利计划中的重要一环。

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" I've got it," Henry said." Let's go."

“我拿好了，”亨利说，“我们走吧。”

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That evening Henry and Maggie met Cole at Nora's house again

那天晚上，亨利和玛姬又在诺拉家外与科尔碰头。

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They all hid behind the hedge. It was time for step two of Henry's plan

他们都藏在树篱后面。是时候执行亨利计划的第二步了。

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" Is Nathan coming?" Cole whispered

“内森会来吗？”科尔小声问。

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Henry shook his head." I told him to stay inside and act normal

亨利摇摇头：“我让他待在家里，表现得正常点。

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That might keep Nora from getting suspicious."

这样也许能避免诺拉起疑心。”

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" Good idea," Maggie said

“好主意，”玛姬说。

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" If he's home when she goes to bed, she'll never think we're still investigating her."

“如果她睡觉时他在家，她绝不会想到我们还在调查她。”

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Henry nodded." Let's get to the tree house."

亨利点点头。“我们去树屋吧。”

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Soon all three of them were in Nathan's tree house

很快，他们三个都进了内森的树屋。

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Cole went over to the window." All we have to do now is wait," he said

科尔走到窗边。“现在我们要做的就是等，”他说。

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" We can take turns watching for Nora to come outside," Henry suggested

“我们可以轮流盯着，看诺拉出来，”亨利建议道。

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" I'll go first," Cole said

“我先来，”科尔说。

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" You two probably won't even have to take turns

“你们俩可能根本不用轮流。

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Last time Nora sneaked out right after she went to bed."

上次诺拉一上床就溜出去了。”

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Maggie nodded, looking hopeful

玛姬点点头，面露希望。

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" Maybe I'll get home in time to see my TV show after all," she said

“也许我最后还是能及时赶回家看我那个电视节目。”她说。

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" It's not on until eight-thirty."

“那个节目八点半才开始。”

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" I thought you were recording it," Cole said

“我以为你会录下来。”科尔说。

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" I am," Maggie replied." But I'd rather see it live."

“我是要录的，”玛姬回答，“但我更想看直播。”

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They all settled down to wait

他们仨都安静下来，开始等待。

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Cole sat by the window watching the house while Henry and Maggie played cards

科尔坐在窗边监视那栋房子，亨利和玛姬在打牌。

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Half an hour passed. Cole stretched." I'm bored," he said

半小时过去了。科尔伸了个懒腰。“真无聊。”他说。

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" It's time for somebody else to take a turn."

“该换个人来监视了。”

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" I'll do it," Henry offered

“我来吧。”亨利主动说。

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He traded places with Cole. When he looked out, the yard was quiet

他和科尔交换了位置。他向外望去，院子里静悄悄的。

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From the tree house, it was easy to see the back door, the playroom window, and Nora's bedroom window

从树屋上很容易看到后门、游戏室的窗户和诺拉卧室的窗户。

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Another half hour went by

又过了半个小时。

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Henry's eyes were getting tired from staring at the house

亨利盯着房子看，眼睛都累了。

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" Maybe Nora isn't going to sneak out tonight," he said

“也许诺拉今晚不会偷偷溜出去了，”他说。

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Cole looked up from flipping through one of Nathan's comic books

科尔从翻看内森的漫画书中抬起头来。

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" Or maybe she was telling us the truth," he said

“或者也许她跟我们说的是实话，”他说。

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" Maybe she really was sneaking out to drink soda in that shed."

“也许她真的只是溜出去到那个小屋里喝汽水。”

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Henry still didn't believe Nora's story about the soda

亨利仍然不相信诺拉关于汽水的说法。

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It didn't seem logical. But Nora wasn't a very logical person

这似乎不合逻辑。但诺拉本来就不是一个很有逻辑的人。

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Could Cole be right?

科尔可能是对的吗？

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" It's probably after eight o'clock by now," said Maggie

“现在大概八点多了。”玛姬说。

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" I'll have to leave soon if I want to watch my show."

“我想看我的节目的话，马上就得走了。”

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" Let's just wait another few minutes," Henry said

“我们再等几分钟吧。”亨利说。

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" Maybe Nora is being extra careful

“也许诺拉非常小心。

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Her parents are probably checking on her a lot."

她爸妈很可能经常来查看她。”

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He looked out again

他又向外看了看。

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It was getting darker, and there were deep shadows in the woods

天色越来越暗，树林里投下了深深的阴影。

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But it was still easy to see Nora's house

但诺拉的房子仍然很容易看清。

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Finally Maggie stood up." I'm going home

终于，玛姬站起身。“我要回家了。

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There's no point in missing my show if Nora's not going to sneak out tonight."

要是诺拉今晚不溜出来，那错过我的节目就太不值了。”

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Henry was disappointed

亨利很失望。

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He and Cole had spent a long time setting up their special detective trick

他和科尔花了那么长时间布置他们特别的侦探机关。

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They'd used the whole bag of flour!

他们还用了整整一袋面粉！

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" Maybe you're right and she's not going to sneak out tonight," he said with a sigh

“也许你说得对，她今晚不会溜出来了。”他叹了口气说。

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He glanced at the house one more time. Then he gasped

他又瞥了那房子一眼，然后倒吸了一口气。

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" Wait!" he whispered." Here she comes!"

“等等！”他低声道，“她来了！”

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" Really?" Maggie said

“真的吗？”玛姬说。

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She and Cole rushed to the window

她和科尔冲到了窗边。

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They all watched Nora climb out her bedroom window and hurry across the backyard

他们全都看着诺拉爬出卧室窗户，匆匆穿过院子。

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" She's heading straight for the woods," Maggie whispered

“她径直朝树林走去了。”玛姬低声说。

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Cole nodded." She's definitely not heading toward the soda shed!"

科尔点点头。“她肯定不是去汽水小屋！”

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Henry smiled. His feeling had been right!

亨利笑了。他的直觉没错！

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Now all they had to do was figure out what Nora was really doing

现在他们只需要弄清楚诺拉到底在做什么。