042 喜忧参半

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Perda sat near a big tree, thinking

佩尔达坐在一棵大树旁，沉思着。

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A few hours had passed since she, Fala, Darb, and Gliss had joined the rebels

从她、法拉、达布和格利斯加入反抗军以来，已经过了几个小时。

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But to Perda it felt like a few years

但对佩尔达来说，感觉就像过了好几年。

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Nothing was happening except lots of talking. And Zann still hadn't shown up

除了大量的交谈，什么事也没发生。赞恩也还没出现。

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What if he hadn't been able to escape from the palace after that fall?

万一那次坠落后，他没能逃出宫殿呢？

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Gliss and Darb wandered over to her

格利斯和达布溜达到了她身边。

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" What are the adults talking about now?" Perda asked

“大人们现在在谈什么？”佩尔达问。

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Darb sat down and gave Zing a pat." Same stuff," he replied

达布坐下来，拍了拍兹因。“还是那些事，”他回答。

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" Half of them want to try Fala's plan to ride our dragons to the fortress and free Morb's prisoners

一半人想试试法拉的计划，骑我们的龙去堡垒，释放莫布的囚犯。

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The others think we should just stay here and spy on Morb until we know what he's planning to do next

其他人觉得我们应该留在这里监视莫布，直到弄清楚他下一步的打算。

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They say that until we know Morb's plans, there's no point in doing anything."

他们说，在弄清莫布的计划之前，做什么都没有意义。

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Perda looked at the group of adults

佩尔达看了看那群成年人。

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Fala was still huddled with her friend Shem and some of the rebel leaders

法拉仍和她的朋友谢姆以及几位反抗军首领挤在一起。

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" Seems like the only thing these rebels do is talk," Perda said

“这些反抗军好像只会空谈，”佩尔达说。

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Gliss glanced up at the patch of sky that was visible through the trees

格莉斯抬头瞥了一眼从树缝间露出的一小片天空。

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" It'll be getting dark soon," she said

“天很快就要黑了，”她说。

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" We should check the meeting spot again to see if Zann's there yet."

“我们该再去会合点看看赞恩到了没。”

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A whisper of excitement ran through the camp as a spy fly buzzed into the clearing and headed for Vig, the leader of the rebel group

随着一只间谍蝇嗡嗡飞进空地，径直朝反抗军首领维格飞去，营地里掠过一阵兴奋的低语。

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He was a tall, lean man with droopy eyes

他是个高个子、精瘦的男人，眼皮耷拉着。

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" What's the spy fly showing you, Vig?" someone asked after the fly had burrowed into Vig's ear

“间谍蝇让你看到了什么，维格？”在飞蝇钻进维格耳朵后，有人问道。

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Perda held her breath; the rebel leader closed his eyes to focus on the spy fly's message

佩尔达屏住呼吸；反抗军领袖闭上眼睛，集中精神接收间谍蝇传来的信息。

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" It found Morb," Vig said after a moment

过了一会儿，维格说："它找到莫布了。"

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" I'm not sure this place is the palace though — I also see a dungeon

"不过我不确定这地方是不是王宫——我还看到了一个地牢。

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I've never heard of a dungeon at the palace."

我从没听说过王宫里有地牢。"

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" There is one," said a woman." It dates back to the Old Times

"是有一个，"一个女人说道，"可以追溯到'古时候'。

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But our king and queen have never imprisoned people — they just use it for storage."

但我们的国王和王后从未关押过人——他们只把它当仓库用。"

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" Not anymore." Vig closed his eyes again." It's full of Red prisoners now."

"现在不是了。"维格又闭上了眼睛，"现在里面关满了红囚犯。"

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Perda gasped." Did Morb recapture the people we rescued from the zoo?"

佩尔达倒吸一口气。"莫布把我们之前从动物园救出来的人又抓回去了吗？"

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" I don't think so," said Vig." I see Boz. The king and queen are there too."

"我想不是的，"维格说，"我看到了博兹。国王和王后也在里面。"

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There were murmurs of confusion from all around

四周响起了困惑的低语声。

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" Are you sure you're seeing the palace and not Morb's fortress?" Fala asked

“你确定看到的是王宫，而不是莫布的堡垒吗？”法拉问道。

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Vig nodded grimly as the spy fly flew out of his ear

维格面色凝重地点了点头，间谍蝇从他的耳朵里飞了出来。

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" I'm sure. It looks like Morb somehow transported all of his prisoners to First City."

“我确定。看起来莫布不知用什么方法把他的囚犯都转移到了第一城。”

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Vig gulped." I can't imagine how much magic that must have taken."

维格咽了口唾沫。“真不敢想象那得消耗多少魔法。”

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Shem spoke up." We need to go back to the palace and rescue those prisoners."

舍姆大声说道：“我们得回王宫去救那些囚犯。”

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" How do you propose to do that?" asked a woman

“你打算怎么做？”一个女人问道。

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" We must attack Morb at once," said someone else

“我们必须立刻攻击莫布。”另一个人说。

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" Morb is much too powerful," muttered an older man

“莫布太强大了。”一位年长的男子低声说道。

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The adults continued to argue about what to do next. Perda had heard enough

大人们继续为下一步该做什么而争论不休。佩尔达已经听够了。

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" Let's go check for Zann," Perda whispered to Gliss and Darb

“我们去找找赞恩。”佩尔达小声对格莉斯和达布说。

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The three of them slipped away from the clearing, with Zing flying just overhead

三人悄悄溜出空地，辛就在头顶飞着。

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" I wonder if Zann knows that Boz is in the palace now," Darb said as they walked

“不知道赞恩知不知道博兹现在在王宫里，”达布边走边说。

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" Do you think my parents are there too?" Gliss sounded anxious

“你觉得我爸妈也在那儿吗？”格莉斯听起来很焦虑。

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" Probably," Perda said." But why would Morb bring all those Reds to First City?

“很可能，”佩尔达说，“但莫布为什么要把那些红术士都带到第一城？

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Isn't he worried that they'll be easier to rescue there?"

他就不担心在那儿更容易被救走吗？”

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" I doubt it. Morb thinks he'll be able control everyone's magic soon," Darb pointed out

“我觉得不会。莫布以为他很快就能控制所有人的魔法了，”达布指出。

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By then they had reached the clearing, where the two cloud gliders grazed in the tall grass

这时他们已经回到了空地，两头云翔龙正在高高的草丛里吃草。

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Light from the setting sun shimmered gently across their scales

夕阳的余晖在它们的鳞片上轻轻闪烁。

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" Nobody's here except the dragons," Gliss said

“除了龙，谁都不在，”格莉斯说。

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Perda's heart sank." I hope Zann is okay."

佩尔达的心一沉。“但愿赞恩没事。”

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" I'm sure he's fine," said Gliss

“我肯定他没事，”格莉斯说。

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" Yeah," said Darb," Zann knows how to take care of himself

“是啊，”达布说，“赞恩知道怎么照顾自己。

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He'll find a way out of the palace."

他会找到办法离开王宫的。”

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Perda wasn't reassured." Maybe we can convince the rebels to send out a search party tomorrow morning to look for Zann."

佩尔达还是不放心。“也许我们能让反抗军明天早上派一支搜索队去找赞恩。”

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Just then a twig snapped as a figure walked into the clearing

就在这时，一根树枝啪地断了，一个人影走进了空地。

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" You don't need to send out a search party," said a familiar voice." I'm right here!"

“你们不用派搜索队，”一个熟悉的声音说，“我就在这里！”

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After checking on the prisoners in the dungeon, Morb returned to the upstairs room to await Wyssa

查看完地牢里的囚犯后，莫布回到楼上的房间等待薇莎。

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" Where is she?" he muttered." It's bad enough she protected Boz's grandson. Now she keeps me waiting!"

“她在哪儿？”他咕哝道。“她保护波兹的孙子已经够糟了。现在又让我等着！”

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Morb needed Wyssa for one last, very important errand — to fetch a batch of blue leeches

莫布需要薇莎去做最后一趟、非常重要的差事——去取一批蓝水蛭。

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Then his machine would be fully operational, and he would no longer have to rely on the old woman

那样他的机器就能完全运转，他就不用再依赖那个老太婆了。

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It was past nightfall, and Wyssa still hadn't arrived

天早就黑了，薇莎还没到。

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Morb grew furious." This is ridiculous! Where is she?"

莫布越来越愤怒。“这太荒谬了！她在哪儿？”

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He waved a hand and called up the Directory

他一挥手，调出了名录。

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" Wyssa!" he commanded when the translucent screen appeared before him

“薇莎！”半透明的屏幕出现在他面前时，他命令道。

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Wyssa's entry slowly formed. It was short, and many of the sections were blank

薇莎的条目慢慢形成。内容很短，许多部分是空白的。

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There was a notation at the top: " No longer a resident of Magica."

顶部有一条注释：“不再是魔法界的居民。”

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" There must be some mistake," Morb grumbled

“一定是搞错了，”莫布抱怨道。

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He glared at the Directory and cleared his throat." Provide details," he ordered loudly

他瞪着名录，清了清嗓子。“提供详细信息，”他大声命令道。

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" Individual not currently in Magica. No possessions of individual currently in Magica

“个体当前不在魔法界。个体当前在魔法界无任何财产。

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Individual is presumed to be permanently off-world."

个体被推定为已永久离开此世界。”

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" No!" Morb gnashed his teeth. In a fit of rage, he blasted a hole in the wall

“不！”莫布咬紧牙关。盛怒之下，他把墙上炸出了一个洞。

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" Without those leeches, my machine is useless!"

“没有那些水蛭，我的机器就没用了！”

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Morb stepped over to look out the big hole

莫布走过去，从大洞往外看。

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Slib was hurrying past in the courtyard below

斯利布正从下面庭院匆匆走过。

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Morb's fury faded and was replaced by determination

莫布的怒火消退了，取而代之的是决心。

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Wyssa was gone, but maybe Morb didn't need her

薇莎走了，但也许莫布不需要她。

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After all, he was the king, and he had absolute authority over his subjects

毕竟，他是国王，对他的臣民拥有绝对的权威。