073 完美动机

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" What?" Daisy was insulted." I didn't steal your pony!"

“什么？”黛西感到受了侮辱。“我没偷你的小马！”

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" Yes, you did!" The girl with the braid jutted out her chin

“你偷了！”扎着辫子的女孩扬起下巴。

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Henry recognized the girl

亨利认出了那个女孩。

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She lived in West Belltown, and her name was Rebecca

她住在西贝尔镇，名叫丽贝卡。

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But he didn't know her very well, since she was a grade ahead of him in school

但他不太了解她，因为她比他高一个年级。

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Rebecca stomped over to the pony

丽贝卡重重地走向小马。

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" Everyone knows I wanted to ride Coco in the show today," she said, giving the pony a hug

“大家都知道我今天想骑可可参加表演。”她说着，抱了抱小马。

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Daisy pulled on the lead rope to move the pony away from Rebecca

黛西拽了拽缰绳，把小马从丽贝卡身边牵开。

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" I wanted to ride her today too," she said

“我今天也想骑她。”她说。

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" I've been riding her in my lessons for the past month."

“过去一个月，我一直在课上骑她。”

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" Me too," Rebecca said

“我也是，”丽贝卡说。

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" Wait a minute." Henry was confused

“等一下。”亨利很困惑。

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" How can both of you ride the same pony at the same time?"

“你们两个怎么可能同时骑同一匹小马？”

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Daisy looked surprised, as if she'd forgotten Henry was listening

黛西看起来很惊讶，好像她忘了亨利在听。

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" We don't ride her at the same time," she said

“我们不是同时骑她，”她说。

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" Rebecca and I take lessons on different days."

“丽贝卡和我在不同天上课。”

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" Oh," Henry said. Then he remembered something Maggie had told him

“哦，”亨利说。然后他想起了玛吉告诉他的事。

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" But wait, why can't you both ride Coco in the show?

“但等一下，为什么你们俩不能都在表演中骑可可？

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Maggie said a boy is riding Big Spot today too."

玛吉说今天也有个男孩骑大斑点。”

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" Maggie is riding in the beginner classes for people under age eleven," Daisy explained

“玛吉参加的是十一岁以下初学班，”黛西解释道。

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" The boy is riding later, in the advanced classes for older riders

“那个男孩晚点会骑，在给大孩子上的高级班里。

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Big Spot will have plenty of time to rest in between classes."

大斑点两节课之间会有充足时间休息的。”

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Rebecca nodded, still looking angry

丽贝卡点了点头，脸上依然怒气冲冲。

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" My class is right before Daisy's class, so Coco can only do one or the other

“我的课就在黛西的课前面，所以可可只能上一节。

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And I was supposed to ride Coco until she stole her!"

我本来要骑可可的，直到她抢走了！”

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Daisy rolled her eyes." I didn't steal Coco from you," she said

黛西翻了个白眼。“我没有从你那儿抢走可可，”她说。

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" We chose straws to decide who'd get to ride her in the show

“我们是抽签决定谁能在表演中骑她的。

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You lost when you got the short straw

你抽到短签的时候就已经输了。

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It was a fair way to decide, so you should just forget about it!"

那是公平的决定方式，所以你就别提了！”

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" Don't tell me what to do!" Rebecca yelled, clenching her fists

“别告诉我该怎么做！” 丽贝卡喊道，攥紧了拳头。

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" Anyway, you'll be sorry!"

“总之，你会后悔的！”

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She stomped away. Daisy stared after the other girl

她跺着脚走开了。黛西盯着那个女孩的背影。

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" Wow," she said." Rebecca seems really mad at me."

“哇，”她说，“丽贝卡好像真的很生我的气。”

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Henry nodded." Do you think she's mad enough to steal your shirt?"

亨利点点头。“你觉得她会气到偷走你的衬衫吗？”

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Daisy's eyes widened." Definitely!" she exclaimed

黛西瞪大了眼睛。“绝对有可能！”她喊道。

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" Maybe she thought that would make me drop out of the show

“也许她觉得这样会让我退出表演。

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Then she'd be able to ride Coco after all."

那样她就能骑可可了。”

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" That seems like a pretty good motive," Henry agreed

“这动机听起来挺充分的，”亨利表示同意。

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Just then he noticed some people standing by the lemonade stand

就在这时，他注意到柠檬水摊旁站着几个人。

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He said good-bye to Daisy and hurried back to work

他和黛西道别，然后匆匆回去工作了。

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Henry thought about the case as he poured lemonade and collected quarters

亨利一边倒柠檬水、收着25美分硬币，一边思考着这个案子。

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Could Rebecca be the shirt thief? She had a good motive

丽贝卡会是偷衬衫的贼吗？她有充分的动机。

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And it was very busy and crowded at the stable today

而且今天马厩里非常忙碌、拥挤。

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She probably could have grabbed the shirt without anyone seeing her

她很可能可以在没人看到的情况下，偷偷拿走衬衫。

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Maybe Cole would come back from the barn with some good clues

也许科尔会从谷仓带回些有用的线索。

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" Hello, Henry," a familiar voice said." How's business?"

"你好，亨利，"一个熟悉的声音说道，"生意怎么样？"

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Henry looked up. Maggie's father was smiling at him

亨利抬起头。玛吉的父亲正对他微笑着。

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" Hi, Uncle Bruce," Henry said." Would you like some lemonade?"

"嗨，布鲁斯叔叔，"亨利说，"要来点柠檬水吗？"

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" Sure." Uncle Bruce reached into his pocket for a quarter

"好啊。"布鲁斯叔叔把手伸进口袋，掏出一个25美分硬币。

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" I'm getting thirsty standing around waiting to watch Maggie ride."

"我站在这儿等着看玛吉骑马，都有点渴了。"

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Henry glanced over at the barn

亨利瞥了一眼那边的马厩。

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" Hey, Uncle Bruce, can you do me a favor?"

“嘿，布鲁斯叔叔，能帮我个忙吗？”

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" Sure, Henry. What is it?" his uncle said

“没问题，亨利。什么事？”他叔叔说。

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" Will you watch the lemonade stand for a few minutes?" Henry said

“你能帮我照看几分钟柠檬水摊吗？”亨利说。

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" I need to go find Cole."

“我得去找科尔。”

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" No problem." Uncle Bruce stepped behind the table

“没问题。”布鲁斯叔叔走到了桌子后面。

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" Step right up for Belltown's best lemonade!" he called to a passing woman

“快来买贝尔镇最好喝的柠檬水！”他朝一位路过的女士喊道。

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" Thanks," Henry told him." I'll be back in a few minutes."

“谢谢，”亨利对他说，“我几分钟就回来。”

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When Henry entered the barn, it was very busy

亨利走进马厩时，里面非常忙碌。

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Ponies were standing in stalls and tied in the aisles

小马有的站在隔间里，有的拴在过道上。

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Lots of kids were running around with grooming tools or saddles and bridles

许多孩子拿着刷洗工具或马鞍和缰绳跑来跑去。

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Henry dodged around a fat brown pony, looking for Cole

亨利绕开一匹胖乎乎的棕色小马，寻找着科尔。

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He didn't see Cole, but he spotted Maggie near Big Spot's stall

他没看到科尔，但在大斑斑的马厩隔间附近发现了玛吉。

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" Have you seen Cole?" Henry asked, hurrying over

“你看见科尔了吗？”亨利匆忙走过去问道。

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" Nope." Maggie fiddled with her pony's halter

“没有。”玛吉摆弄着她小马的笼头。

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" Haven't seen him since I left the lemonade stand."

“从我离开柠檬水摊后就没见过他。”

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" That's weird," Henry muttered

“真奇怪。”亨利嘟囔道。

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Then he noticed Daisy leading her pony into the barn

这时，他注意到黛西正牵着她的小马走进马厩。

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She stopped in front of a stall a few doors down from Big Spot's

她在离大斑斑的隔间几个门远的一个隔间前停了下来。

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" Is that Coco's stall?" Henry asked Maggie

“那是可可的隔间吗？”亨利问玛吉。

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" Yeah," Maggie said." You should go look for clues there."

“是的，”玛吉说，“你应该去那儿找找线索。”

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" That's what Cole is supposed to be doing."

“科尔本该在那儿找线索的。”

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Henry started walking toward Coco's stall

亨利开始朝可可的隔间走去。

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But he had to stop when a dark-haired girl led a dapple-gray pony out of the stall next to Big Spot's

但他不得不停下来，因为一个深色头发的女孩牵着一匹灰斑小马，从大斑斑隔间旁边的隔间里走了出来。

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" Excuse me," the girl said with a smile

“劳驾，让一下。”女孩笑着说。

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Henry smiled back

亨利也对她笑了笑。

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The girl was about Daisy's age, but he didn't recognize her

那个女孩和黛西差不多大，但他不认识她。

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Suddenly Henry's smile faded

突然，亨利的笑容消失了。

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The girl's shirt had long sleeves, a high collar, and a strip of polka-dotted ribbon on the front pocket

那女孩的衬衫是长袖、高领的，胸前的口袋上还有一条圆点图案的丝带装饰。

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" You!" he blurted out." You took Daisy's show shirt!"

“是你！”他脱口而出，“你拿了黛西的表演衬衫！”