Chapter 7

Chapter 7 Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose left Mavis at Ellie's Diner, then headed for Dink's house. Dink made tuna sandwiches and lemonade. Ruth Rose brought a bag of potato chips and some raisin cookies from her house next door. They ate at the picnic table in Dink's backyard. Dink took a bite of his sandwich. After he swallowed, he said, "Let's go over what we know."

第7章丁克、乔希和露丝·罗斯在艾丽餐厅离开梅维斯，然后前往丁克家。 丁克做了金枪鱼三明治和柠檬水。 露丝·罗斯从隔壁的房子里带来了一袋薯片和一些葡萄干饼干。 他们在丁克家后院的野餐桌上吃饭。 丁克咬了一口三明治。 他咽了一口，又说:“我们把所知道的复习一遍。”

He moved his lemonade glass to the middle of the table. "My glass is the airport," he said. "We know Wallis Wallace landed." "How do we know he did?" Josh asked. "The airport told me the plane landed, Josh." "And Maureen Higgins said she picked him up," Ruth Rose added. "Okay, so your glass is the airport," Josh said. "Keep going, Dink." Dink slid his sandwich plate over next to his glass. "My plate is Maureen's taxi." He put a cookie on the plate. "The cookie is Wallis Wallace getting into the taxi." Dink slid the plate over to the opened potato chip bag. "This bag is the hotel." He walked the Wallis Wallace cookie from the plate into the bag. Dink looked at Josh and Ruth Rose. "But what happened to Wallis Wallace after he walked into the lobby?"

他把柠檬水酒杯移到桌子中间。 “我的玻璃就是机场，”他说。 “我们知道沃利斯·华莱士着陆了。” “我们怎么知道是他干的?”杰克问。 “机场告诉我飞机着陆了，乔希。” “莫林·希金斯说她把他接走了，”露丝·罗斯补充说。 “好吧，所以你的杯子就是机场，”乔希说。 “继续，丁克。”丁克把他的三明治盘子滑到杯子旁边。 “我的盘子是莫林的出租车。” 他把一块饼干放在盘子里。 “饼干是沃利斯·华莱士上了出租车。” 丁克把盘子滑到打开的薯片袋旁。 “这个包就是旅馆。”他把沃利斯·华莱士饼干从盘子里放进袋子里。 丁克看着乔希和露丝·罗斯。 “但沃利斯·华莱士走进大厅后发生了什么?”

"I'll tell you what happened," Josh said. He lined up four cookies in a row. "This little cookie is Mr. Paskey. These three are Maureen, Mr. Linkletter, and Olivia Nugent." Josh looked up and waggled his eyebrows. "I think these four cookies planned the kidnapping together!" Ruth Rose laughed. "Josh, Mr. Paskey and Livvy Nugent are friends of ours. Do you really think they planned this big kidnapping? And can

“我来告诉你发生了什么，”乔希说。 他把四块饼干排成一排。 “这位小甜饼是帕斯基先生。 这三位是莫林、林克莱特先生和奥利维亚·纽金特。” 乔希抬起头，摇了摇眉毛。 “我认为这四个小甜饼一起策划了这次绑架!”露丝·罗斯笑了。 “乔希，帕斯基先生和利维·纽金特是我们的朋友。 你真的认为他们策划了这次大绑架吗? 并且可以

you see Mr. Linkletter and my baby-sitter pulling off a kidnapping together?" Josh ate a potato chip. "Well, maybe not. But someone kidnapped the guy!" "Our trail led us to the hotel, and then it ended," Dink said. "What I want to know is, if Wallis Wallace isn't in his room, where is he?" Dink nibbled on a cookie thoughtfully. "I'm getting a headache trying to sort it all out." Ruth Rose dug in Dink's backpack and brought out three Wallis Wallace books. "I have an idea." She handed books to Dink and Josh and kept one. "What're these for?" Dink asked. "Josh made me think of something Wallis Wallace wrote in The Mystery in the Museum," Ruth Rose said. "He said the more you know about the victim, the easier it is to figure out who did the crime." She turned to the back cover of her book. "So let's try to find out more about our victim. Listen to this." She started reading out loud. "'When not writing, the author likes to work in the garden. Naturally, Wallis Wallace's favorite color is green.'"

你看到林克莱特先生和我的保姆一起实施绑架了吗?”乔希吃了一片薯片。 “嗯，也许不是。但是有人绑架了他!”丁克说:“我们的足迹把我们带到了酒店，然后就结束了。” “我想知道的是，如果沃利斯·华莱士不在他的房间里，他在哪里?”丁克若有所思地啃着一块饼干。 “想把这一切弄清楚，我都头疼了。” 露丝·罗斯从丁克的背包里翻出三本沃利斯·华莱士的书。 “我有个主意。”她把书递给丁克和乔希，自己留了一本。 “这些是干什么用的?”丁克问道。 “乔希让我想起了沃利斯·华莱士在《博物馆之谜》中写的一些东西，”露丝·罗斯说。 “他说，你对受害者了解得越多，就越容易找出是谁干的。” 她翻到书的封底。 “所以让我们试着找出更多关于受害者的信息。 听听这个。”她开始大声朗读。 “不写作时，作者喜欢在花园里工作。 当然，华莱士最喜欢的颜色是绿色。”

"Fine," said Josh, "but how does knowing his favorite color help us find him, Ruth Rose?" "I don't know, but maybe if we read more about him, we'll discover some clues," Ruth Rose said. "What does it say on the back of your book?" Josh flipped the book over and began reading. "'Wallis Wallace lives in a castle called Moose Manor.'" He looked up. "We already knew he lived in a castle. I don't see any clues yet, you guys." Ruth Rose stared at Josh. "You know, something is bugging me, but I can't figure out what it is. Something someone said today maybe." She shook her head. "Anyway read yours, Dink." Dink read from the back cover of his book. "'Wallis Wallace gives money from writing books to help preserve the wild animals that live in Maine.'" "Okay he gives money away to save animals, lives in a castle, and grows a bunch of green stuff," Josh said, counting on his fingers. "Still no clues." Josh took another cookie. "But I just thought of something." He began slowly munching on the cookie.

“很好，”乔希说，“但知道他最喜欢的颜色对我们找到他有什么帮助呢?”“我不知道，但也许如果我们读更多关于他的书，我们会发现一些线索，”露丝·罗斯说。 “你书的背面是怎么写的?”乔希把书翻过来，开始读起来。 “沃利斯·华莱士住在一座叫驼鹿庄园的城堡里。’”他抬起头来。 “我们已经知道他住在城堡里。 伙计们，我还没看到任何线索。” 露丝·罗斯盯着乔希。“你知道，有件事在困扰着我，但我不知道是什么。 也许今天有人说了什么。” 她摇了摇头。“不管怎样，读你的吧，丁克。” 丁克从书的封底读起。 “沃利斯·华莱士通过写书捐钱，帮助保护生活在缅因州的野生动物。“好吧，他捐钱拯救动物，住在城堡里，还种了一堆绿色的东西，”乔希说，用手指数着。 “还是没有线索。”乔希又拿了一块饼干。 “但我刚想到一件事。” 他开始慢慢地咀嚼饼干。

Dink raised his eyebrows. "Are you going to tell us, Josh?" "Well, I was thinking about Room 302. Remember, someone signed the register right after Wallis Wallace checked into Room 303? And the signature was all smudged? And then Olivia Nugent—" "—told us that Room 302 had a Do Not Disturb sign on it!" Ruth Rose interrupted. "Livvy never went into that room at all!" Just then Dink's mother drove up the driveway. She got out of the car, waved, and started walking toward the picnic table. "Oh, no!" Dink said. "If Mom finds out I'm trying to find a kidnapper, she won't let me out of the house! Don't say anything, okay?" "Can't I even say hi?" Josh asked. Dink threw a potato chip at Josh. "Say hi, then shut up about you-know-what!" "Hi, Mrs. Duncan!" Josh said, sliding a look at Dink. "Hi, kids. How was the book signing? Tell me all about Wallis Wallace, Dink. Is he as wonderful as you expected?"

丁克扬起眉毛。“你会告诉我们吗，乔希?”“嗯，我在考虑302房间。 记得吗，有人在华丽斯·华莱士入住303房间后就签了名? 签名都被弄脏了? 然后奥利维亚·纽金特——”“——告诉我们302房间有一个请勿打扰的牌子!”露丝·罗斯打断了他的话。 “李维根本就没进过那间屋子!”就在这时，丁克的妈妈把车开到了车道上。 她下了车，挥了挥手，开始向野餐桌走去。 “哦,不!”丁克说。“如果妈妈发现我在找绑匪，她不会让我出门的!”什么也别说，好吗?”“我都不能打个招呼吗?”杰克问。 丁克朝乔什扔了一片薯片。 “打个招呼，然后闭上你知道什么的嘴!”“嗨，邓肯太太!”乔希说，看了丁克一眼。 “你好,孩子们。签售会怎么样? 跟我说说沃利斯·华莱士，丁克。 他像你想象的那么了不起吗?”