Ch6-To Jail

CHAPTER SIX To Jail Jack handed the policeman his green bag. "But it's mine, sir!" he tried to explain. "I promise it's mine!" "No, it's mine!" said the kid who'd stolen the bag. "It belonged to my dear, departed father." "It is not yours!" Jack said, furious.

第六章进监狱杰克把他的绿色袋子递给警察。 “可这是我的，先生！”他试图解释。 “我保证这是我的！”“不，这是我的！”偷包的孩子说。 “这是我亲爱的已故父亲的。” “不是你的！”杰克生气地说。

"It is!" the boy shouted. "Take him to jail, Officer!" "Stand back!" the policeman shouted at the kid. "Don't worry, I will be puttin' him in jail. But I might be puttin' you there, too!" "Jail?" said Jack. "But, sir, it really is our bag," said Annie. "Those two kids stole it from us, and my brother just grabbed it back and—" "Quiet!" the policeman said. "Someone stole it —whether it's him or him, or maybe you, we'll soon find out." "But I can tell you what's in it!" said Jack. "I can prove—"

“是的！”男孩喊道。“把他送进监狱，警官！”“退后！”警察对那孩子喊道。 “别担心，我会把他关进监狱的。 但我可能也会把你放在那里！”“监狱？”杰克说。 “但是，先生，这确实是我们的包，”安妮说。 “那两个孩子从我们这里偷走了它，我哥哥把它抢了回来，然后——”“安静！”警察说。 “有人偷了它——不管是他还是他，也许是你，我们很快就会发现的。” “但我可以告诉你里面有什么！”杰克说。 “我可以证明——”

"Quiet! You can make your case to the chief inspector at Scotland Yard!" said the policeman. "Step aside! Let us through!" he yelled at the crowd. As the crowd parted to make a path, Jack saw the tough kid and his friend slip away down the alley. "They're running away, sir!" he said. But the policeman ignored him. "March!" he ordered. Annie grabbed Jack's hand and walked close to him. "I'm sorry," she said, near tears. "I'm so sorry I made us give up our nice clothes." "Don't worry," said Jack. "You didn't know this would happen." He wasn't mad at Annie. He was mad at the boys who had tried to steal his bag.

“安静!你可以把你的案子向苏格兰场的总探长报告！”警察说。 “让开!让我们过去！”他对人群喊道。 当人群分开让出一条路时，杰克看到那个硬汉和他的朋友顺着小巷溜走了。 “他们逃跑了，先生！”他说。 但是警察没有理睬他。 “前进！”他命令道。安妮抓住杰克的手，走近他。 “对不起，”她说，几乎要哭出来了。 “我很抱歉让我们放弃了漂亮的衣服。” “别担心，”杰克说。“你不知道会发生这种事。” 他没有生安妮的气。他对那些试图偷他包的男孩很生气。

And he was mad at Merlin, Teddy, and Kathleen! Why had they sent him and Annie to such a terrible place? He didn't care at all about helping crazy Mr. Dickens anymore. He just wished they were back home in Frog Creek. "This way!" the policeman ordered. He gave Jack a little push. Jack and Annie turned out of the alley and headed down the street. They walked through the smothering coal smoke and grimy rain. "Left!" the policeman shouted. Jack and Annie turned left. The crowd still followed them. Jack kept his head down. He couldn't bear to look at the gawkers.

他还生梅林，泰迪和凯瑟琳的气！他们为什么把他和安妮送到这么可怕的地方？ 他再也不在乎帮助疯狂的狄更斯先生了。 他只希望他们能回到青蛙溪的家。 “这边走！”警察命令道。 他轻轻推了杰克一下。 杰克和安妮走出巷子，沿街而下。 他们穿过令人窒息的煤烟和污浊的雨。 “左！”警察喊道。 杰克和安妮向左转。 人群仍然跟着他们。 杰克低着头。他不忍心看那些看热闹的人。

"Hello!" Annie suddenly shouted. "It's us! Remember us?" Jack looked up. Who was Annie shouting to? Standing on the other side of the street was Mr. Dickens. "It's us!" Annie called again. "The chimney sweeps in your study! Remember?" Mr. Dickens scowled, but he started to follow them, walking behind the crowd. "Help us!" Annie shouted. "Please help us!" "Quiet, boy!" the policeman barked at Annie. Mr. Dickens moved briskly toward Jack and Annie, pushing his way through the crowd. "Excuse me, Officer!" he said.

“你好!”安妮突然喊道。 “这是我们!还记得我们吗?”杰克抬起头来。 安妮在对谁大喊大叫？ 站在街对面的是狄更斯先生。 “这是我们!”安妮又打来电话。 “烟囱扫你的书房！”还记得吗?”狄更斯先生皱了皱眉头，但他开始跟着他们，走在人群后面。 “帮助我们!”安妮喊道。“请帮帮我们！”“安静，孩子！”警察对安妮吼道。 狄更斯先生从人群中挤出一条路，快步走向杰克和安妮。 “对不起，警官！”他说。

The policeman stopped. He squinted at the small, well-dressed man. "Mr. Dickens? Mr. Charles Dickens?" he said with wonder. Gasps and whispers went up from the crowd. "It's him. It's Charles Dickens, the writer!" the baker said. "Yes, it is I," said Mr. Dickens. "I know these sweeps. What seems to be the problem, Officer?" "The boy stole this bag, sir." The policeman held up the green velvet bag. "When? When did he steal that bag?" asked Mr. Dickens. "Just now, sir. I caught him trying to run off with it," said the policeman.

警察停了下来。他眯着眼睛看着那个身材矮小、衣着讲究的人。 “狄更斯先生吗?查尔斯·狄更斯先生？”他惊奇地问。 人群中响起了喘息和窃窃私语。 “这是他。是作家查尔斯·狄更斯！”面包师说。 “是的，是我，”狄更斯先生说。 “我了解这些扫荡者。警官，有什么问题吗？”“那个男孩偷了这个包，先生。” 警察举起绿色的天鹅绒袋子。 “什么时候?他什么时候偷的那个包？”狄更斯先生问。 “刚才，先生。我抓到他想拿着它跑掉，”警察说。