Chapter 9

Chapter 9 Mr. Linkletter unlocked the door and shoved it open. A man with curly blond hair stared back at them. He was sitting in a chair with his feet tied in front of him. His arms were tied behind his back. A towel was wrapped around his mouth. "Oh, my goodness!" Mr. Linkletter cried. Everyone rushed into the room.

林克莱特先生打开门锁，用力推开。 一个金色卷发的男人盯着他们。 他坐在椅子上，脚绑在身前。 他的胳膊被反绑在背后。 一条毛巾裹着他的嘴。 “哦，我的天哪!”林克莱特先生哭了。 大家都冲进了房间。

Dink ran behind the chair to untie the man's hands while Josh untied his feet. Mavis unwrapped the towel from around his face.

丁克跑到椅子后面，解开那个人的手，而乔希则解开他的脚。 梅维斯解开他脸上的毛巾。

"Thank goodness you got here!" the man said. "I'm Wallis Wallace. Someone knocked on my door last night. A voice said he was from room service. When I opened the door, two men dragged me in here and tied me up." He looked at Dink. "You're Dink Duncan! I recognize you from the picture you sent. How did you find me?" "We followed your itinerary" Dink said. He showed Mr. Wallace the sheet of paper. "We got it from Mr. Paskey and used it as a trail. The trail led us to this room!" "I'm so sorry I missed the book signing," Wallis Wallace said. "As you can see, I was a bit tied up." He smiled. Then he rubbed his jaw. "My mouth is sore from that towel. I can't believe I was kidnapped! And I can't wait to get back to my safe little cottage in Maine." "Can you describe the two guys who kidnapped you?" Dink asked. "We should tell Officer Fallon so he can try to find them." Wallis Wallace stared at Dink. "The two guys? Oh…well, urn, I don't think I'll-" "HEY!" Ruth Rose suddenly yelled. Everyone looked at her.

“谢天谢地你来了!”男人说。 “我是沃利斯·华莱士。昨晚有人敲我的门。 一个声音说他是客房服务部的。 当我打开门的时候，两个男人把我拖到这里，把我绑了起来。” 他看着丁克。“你是丁克·邓肯!”我从你发来的照片认出了你。 你是怎么找到我的?”“我们跟着你的行程走，”丁克说。 他把那张纸拿给华莱士先生看。 “我们从帕斯基先生那里得到了它，并把它用作线索。 这条小路把我们引到了这个房间!”“很抱歉我错过了签售会，”沃利斯·华莱士说。 “你也看到了，我有点忙不过来。” 他笑了。然后他揉了揉下巴。 “我的嘴被那条毛巾弄痛了。 我不敢相信我被绑架了!我迫不及待地想回到我在缅因州的安全小屋。” “你能描述一下绑架你的那两个家伙吗?”丁克问道。 “我们应该告诉法伦警官，这样他就能找到他们了。” 沃利斯·华莱士盯着丁克。 “那两个人?”哦……好吧，我想我不会——”“嘿!”露丝·罗斯突然喊道。 大家都看着她。

"What's the matter?" asked Dink. "You look funny, Ruth Rose." Ruth Rose was staring at the red scarf draped around Mavis's neck. She pointed at the man who'd been tied up. "You're not Wallis Wallace!" Then she looked at Mavis Green. "You are," she said quietly.

“怎么了?”丁克问。 “你看起来很滑稽，露丝·罗斯。” 露丝·罗斯盯着梅维斯脖子上的红领巾。 她指着那个被绑起来的男人。 “你不是沃利斯·华莱士!”然后她看了看梅维斯·格林。 “你是，”她平静地说。