22-HERE COME THE CARRIAGES!

HERE COME THE CARRIAGES! Just then, the kitchen door flew open. The hunchback came skipping in. "THE FIRST GUEST IS ON HIS WAY HERE!" he announced. He leaned out of the window to watch one of the carriages approach. "HOW RUDE NO ONE ARRIVES EARLY TO A BALL!" he shrieked, running to the door. I caught my cousin's eye. "Well, what do we do now?" I asked Trap wiped away his tears. "I must pull myself together and serve dinner," he said, trying to keep a stiff upper snout. "PLEASE STAY AND HELP ME. Then we can all leave when the ball is over."

马车来了!就在这时，厨房的门突然开了。 驼背蹦蹦跳跳地走了进来。 “第一位客人在来的路上了!”他宣布。 他探出窗外，看着其中一节马车驶近。 “舞会上谁都不早到，真没礼貌!”他尖叫着跑向门口。 我引起了表妹的注意。“那我们现在怎么办?”我问特拉普擦去眼泪。 “我必须振作起来准备晚餐，”他说，努力保持着僵硬的上颚。 “请留下来帮助我。舞会结束后我们就可以离开了。”

We agreed to stay as long as Trap promised to come home with us after the ball. Minutes later, we heard a shrieking female voice. "My dress! Where is that foolish maid?!" it cried. It was Countess Snobella. Thea left, looking rather grim. Benjamin and I hurried off to the ballroom. The front door opened and the hunchback called out at the top of his lungs, "THE MARQUISE OF SWEET BLOOD AND THE BARONESS LOW FLIGHT!" Meanwhile, more carriages pulled in front of the castle. The hunchback continued announcing each guest. His voice grew hoarse from all the yelling. "THE GRAND DUKE OF SILVERWING, PRINGE WOBBLY GLIDE, BARON RED HOT

只要特拉普答应在舞会后和我们一起回家，我们就同意留下来。 几分钟后，我们听到一个尖叫的女声。 “我的衣服!那个傻丫头在哪儿?!”它叫道。 是斯诺贝拉伯爵夫人。西娅走了，神情相当严峻。 本杰明和我匆匆赶往舞厅。 前门开了，驼背人扯着嗓子大声喊道:“出身高贵的侯爵夫人和出身高贵的男爵夫人!”与此同时，更多的马车停在城堡前面。 驼背继续通报每一位客人。 他的声音因叫喊而变得嘶哑了。 “银翼大公，羽颤滑翔，男爵红热。

BREATH, MARQUISE DE PLASMA, COUNT SCHNOZ VONDER NOSE!" The guests were all dressed in long silk capes. They glided quietly into the big hall. Count von Ratoff welcomed them with his usual sad smile. Rancid rat hairs, he needed some cheering up. Maybe my cousin's insect dinner would do the trick.

呼吸吧，等离子侯爵夫人，鼻子伯爵!”客人们都穿着长长的丝绸斗篷。 他们悄悄地溜进了大厅。 冯·拉托夫伯爵像往常一样带着悲伤的微笑欢迎他们。 发臭的老鼠毛，他需要一些鼓励。 也许我堂兄的昆虫晚餐能起作用。