Chapter 8

Chapter 8 "Sammi left a trail, Mom," Dink said. "He what?" Dink explained about the pieces of yellow glass.

“萨米留下了一条线索，妈妈，”丁克说。 “他什么?”丁克解释了那些黄色玻璃碎片的事。

"Oh, my goodness!" Dink's mother grabbed the phone, dialed quickly, and handed the phone to Dink. "Tell Officer Fallon," she said. Dink talked and Officer Fallon listened. "But when we got to Ron's Bait Shop, we didn't find any more glass," Dink said into the phone. He nodded, said, "Uh-huh," then hung up. "Officer Fallon wants all the glass we found," Dink said. He pulled the four little pieces out of his pocket. His mother picked up the phone. "I think I'll go visit Joan Klinker," she said. "She must be frantic, and she's all alone there at the hotel." She dialed another number. "Hello, Joan? This is Dink's mom, Mrs. Duncan," she said into the phone. "Would you like some company? May I come over?" Dink couldn't hear Joan's answer, but his mother smiled. "Okay, fine. I'll be there in five minutes," she said before hanging up. She glanced into the mirror, then headed for the door. "We're meeting for coffee at Ellie's," she said. "Oh, let me have the pieces of glass. I can take them to the police station after I meet Joan."

“哦，我的天哪!”丁克的母亲抓起电话，迅速拨了号，然后把电话递给了丁克。 “告诉法伦警官，”她说。 丁克说话，法伦警官听着。 “但是当我们到达罗恩鱼饵店时，我们没有找到更多的玻璃，”丁克对着电话说。 他点了点头，说了声“嗯哼”，然后挂断了电话。 “法伦警官想要我们找到的所有玻璃，”丁克说。 他从口袋里掏出四块小碎片。 他妈妈接起电话。 “我想我要去拜访一下琼·克林克，”她说。 “她一定疯了，她一个人在旅馆里。” 她又拨了一个号码。 “你好,琼?我是丁克的妈妈，邓肯夫人，”她对着电话说。 “你想要个伴吗?” 我可以过去吗?”丁克听不见琼的回答，但他的母亲笑了。 “好,很好。我五分钟后到，”她说完就挂了电话。 她朝镜子里瞥了一眼，然后朝门口走去。 “我们约好在艾丽家喝咖啡，”她说。 “哦，把玻璃碎片给我吧。 等我见到琼后，我可以带他们去警察局。”

Dink dropped the yellow glass into his mother's hand. She smiled weakly at the kids, then hurried out the back door. Dink stared at the door, thinking. "Earth to Dink," Josh said, snapping his fingers in front of Dink's nose. Dink shook his head. "Something my mother said made me think of something else, but now I forgot!" "You forgot what your mother said, or you forgot what it made you think of?" Ruth Rose asked. "Both!" Dink said, giving Josh a look. "I was just getting it when you snapped your fingers!" "Sorry," Josh said. "Why don't we have a snack? Maybe your memory needs some ice cream." Ruth Rose laughed. "Better feed him, Dink. You know how he gets when his tummy is empty." Dink sighed. "We finished the ice cream last night," he said, heading for the kitchen. He pulled open the refrigerator. "But we've got Cool Whip and cherry Jell-O." He grabbed the bowl and handed it to Josh. "Here, are you…"

丁克把那只黄色的玻璃杯扔到他母亲的手里。 她对孩子们无力地笑了笑，然后匆匆走出后门。 丁克盯着门，沉思着。 “地球归丁克。”乔希说着，在丁克的鼻子前打了个响指。 丁克摇了摇头。“我妈妈说的话让我想起了别的事情，但现在我忘了!”“你忘了你妈妈说的话，还是你忘了它让你想起了什么?”露丝·罗斯问。 “两个!”丁克说，看了乔希一眼。 “你打了个响指，我正想知道呢!”“对不起，”乔希说。 “我们为什么不吃点零食呢?” 也许你的记忆需要一些冰淇淋。” 露丝·罗斯笑了。“最好喂他，丁克。 你知道他肚子空空的时候是什么样子。” 丁克叹了口气。“我们昨晚吃完了冰淇淋，”他说着朝厨房走去。 他拉开冰箱。 “但是我们有Cool Whip和樱桃果冻。” 他抓起碗递给乔希。 “给，你是……”

Then Dink stopped. He stared at the bowl of Jell-O. "That's it!" he yelled. "It's yellow!" Josh shook his head. "Dinkus, this is red Jell-O, not yellow Jell-O." "No—I mean, yes, I know. But Jell-O made me think of yellow!" Dink said. "Can I eat while you talk?" Josh asked. Dink got bowls and spoons and put them on the table. Then he continued. "After you guys left yesterday, Sammi's tutor came over and gave me and Sammi a French lesson," he said. Josh grinned. "Say something in French," he said. "Just eat, Josh, and let me finish!"

然后丁克停了下来。他盯着那碗果冻。 “就是这样!”他喊道。“这是黄色的!”乔希摇了摇头。 “丁库斯，这是红色的果冻，不是黄色的。” “不，我是说，是的，我知道。 但是果冻让我想到了黄色!”丁克说。 “你说话的时候我可以吃东西吗?”杰克问。 丁克拿了碗和勺子放在桌子上。 然后他继续说。“你们昨天走后，萨米的家庭教师过来给我和萨米上了一堂法语课，”他说。 杰克笑了。“说点法语吧，”他说。 “吃吧，乔希，让我吃完!”

"Sorry," Josh said, plopping a gob of Cool Whip onto his Jell-O. He let Pal lick his spoon. "Remember a few minutes ago when my mom said she was going to see Sammi's tutor?" Dink asked. "She called her Joan, remember?" Josh and Ruth Rose nodded. "That made me think of the French lesson yesterday. She taught me to say yellow in French. The word for yellow is jaune, only I pronounced it 'Joan,' like her name." "Um, Dinkus?" Josh said. "What's this got to do with anything?" "Don't you guys see?" Dink said. "The French word for yellow sounds just like 'Joan.' That's Sammi's tutor's name. Sammi could have left a trail of red or blue, but he chose the yellow glass. I think Sammi was trying to say 'Joan'!"

“对不起。”乔希说着，往他的果冻上扑通一声放了一大口清凉奶油。 他让帕尔舔他的勺子。 “还记得几分钟前我妈妈说她要去见萨米的家庭教师吗?”丁克问道。 “她叫她琼，记得吗?”乔希和露丝·罗斯点了点头。 “这使我想起了昨天的法语课。 她教我用法语说黄色。 黄色的单词是jaune，只是我把它读成Joan，就像她的名字一样。” “嗯,Dinkus ?”杰克说。“这有什么关系?”“你们还不明白吗?”丁克说。 “法语中黄色的发音就像‘琼’。那是萨米的导师的名字。 萨米本可以留下红色或蓝色的痕迹，但他选择了黄色的玻璃。 我想萨米想说的是‘琼’!”