Chapter 10

CHAPTER 10 Half an hour later, Uncle Warren handed Ruth Rose the telephone. "Good luck," he said. "Don't worry," Josh said. "She's really good at tricking crooks!" Ruth Rose smiled into the phone. "Hello, is this Mr. Harvey Fowler? My name is Ruth Rose. My birthday is tomorrow, and my parents want to hire Ollie and Polly. My father is Forest Evans, and he's very rich!" Two minutes later, she hung up. "They're coming!" she said.

第十章半小时后，沃伦叔叔把电话递给露丝·罗斯。 “祝你好运，”他说。“别担心，”乔希说。 “她真的很擅长欺骗骗子!”露丝·罗斯对着电话微笑。 “喂，是哈维·福勒先生吗?” 我叫露丝·罗斯。明天是我的生日，我父母想雇奥利和波莉。 我父亲是弗瑞斯特·埃文斯，他非常富有!”两分钟后，她挂断了电话。 “他们来了!”她说。

"Do you think Mr. Evans will mind if we use his property?" Dink asked. His uncle beamed. "He'd love it! I can't wait to tell him when he returns from Europe." "How will we get there?" Josh asked. "I've never even heard of Larchmont, New York." "It's not far, Josh. I'll rent us a car," Uncle Warren said. "Now I have to make a few phone calls. This is going to be such fun!" Early the next morning, Roger called to let them know the rental car was downstairs. Ruth Rose was in disguise. She was wearing Uncle Warren's beret and a pair of his glasses. "You look great!" Dink said. "Mr. Fowler will never remember you from the block party." Uncle Warren and the kids went downstairs and climbed into the rental car. Dink's uncle drove them out of the city. They saw plenty of traffic and crossed a couple of bridges. Finally Dink saw a sign that said: WELCOME TO LARCHMONT

“你认为埃文斯先生会介意我们用他的财产吗?”丁克问道。 他的叔叔笑了。“他会喜欢的!”等他从欧洲回来，我都等不及要告诉他了。” “我们怎么去那儿?”杰克问。 “我从来没听说过纽约的拉奇蒙特。” “不远，乔希。我要租一辆车，”沃伦叔叔说。 “现在我得打几个电话。 这将会非常有趣!”第二天一大早，罗杰打电话告诉他们租来的车就在楼下。 露丝·罗斯是乔装打扮的。 她戴着沃伦叔叔的贝雷帽，戴着他的一副眼镜。 “你看起来棒极了!”丁克说。 “福勒先生永远不会记得你参加过街区派对。” 沃伦叔叔和孩子们下了楼，爬上了租来的车。 丁克的叔叔把他们赶出了城市。 他们看到车辆很多，就过了几座桥。 最后，丁克看到一块牌子，上面写着:欢迎来到拉奇蒙特

"Almost there," Uncle Warren said. "Forest has a beautiful home and a lot of land." A few minutes later, he turned into a long driveway lined with trees. At the end of the driveway stood a large brick house. Behind it, Dink could see a pool and tennis courts. "Awesome," Josh said. "Yes, it's lovely out here," Uncle Warren said. "But I'd rather have people around me than trees." He parked the car, and everyone got out. Two men and a woman walked out of the garage.

“快到了，”沃伦叔叔说。 “森林有一个美丽的家和很多土地。” 几分钟后，他拐进一条长长的车道，两边都是树。 在车道的尽头矗立着一座大砖房。 在它后面，丁克可以看到一个游泳池和网球场。 “太棒了，”乔希说。“是啊，外面真漂亮，”沃伦叔叔说。 “但我宁愿周围有人，而不是树。” 他把车停好，大家都下了车。 两男一女从车库里走了出来。

Dink recognized Detective Costello but not the other two.

丁克认识科斯特洛警探，但不认识另外两个人。

"This is Detective Rita Frost, my partner," Detective Costello said. "And I'm Dr. Ted Parker," the other man said. "Dr. Parker is the curator for primates at the Bronx Zoo," Detective Costello explained. "After the arrest, he'll take charge of the animals." Detective Frost wore a blue dress and heels. She smiled at Ruth Rose. "Are you ready to act like a rich kid?" she asked. "I'm a little nervous," Ruth Rose said. "What if the Fowlers recognize me?" "I wouldn't worry about that," the woman said. "If what you've told us is true, they won't even look at you. He'll be thinking about how to break into this beautiful house." "Okay, this is the plan," Detective Costello said. "Our backup car will let us know when the Fowlers drive in. Rita and I will pretend to be Mr. and Mrs. Evans. Ruth Rose is our daughter, the one who's having the birthday. Everyone else will stay in the garage until I give the word to come out. Any questions?" Just then, the cell phone on Detective Costello's belt rang. He answered it, listened, then hung up.

“这是丽塔·弗罗斯特警探，我的搭档，”科斯特洛警探说。 “我是泰德·帕克医生，”另一个人说。 “帕克博士是布朗克斯动物园灵长目动物的管理员，”科斯特洛警探解释说。 “逮捕之后，他将负责这些动物。” 弗罗斯特侦探穿着一件蓝色的连衣裙和高跟鞋。 她朝露丝·罗斯笑了笑。“你准备好表现得像个富二代了吗?”她问。 “我有点紧张，”露丝·罗斯说。 “要是福勒一家认出我来怎么办?”“我不担心这个，”女人说。 “如果你告诉我们的是真的，他们甚至都不会看你一眼。 他会考虑如何闯入这座美丽的房子。” “好吧，这就是计划，”科斯特洛警探说。 “当福勒一家开车来时，我们的后备车会通知我们的。 丽塔和我假装是埃文斯夫妇。 露丝·罗斯是我们的女儿，就是要过生日的那个。 其他人都待在车库里，直到我让他们出来。 有什么问题吗?”就在这时，科斯特洛警探腰带上的手机响了。 他接了电话，听了听，然后挂断了电话。

"The Fowlers' trailer just entered the property," he said. "Inside, please, and no talking." Dink, Josh, Uncle Warren, and Dr. Parker stepped into the garage. "Good luck," Dink whispered to Ruth Rose. Ruth Rose gave them a thumbs-up as the garage door came down in front of her. Two shiny black cars were parked inside the garage. Dink sat on the bumper of one of the cars. He could hear the trailer approaching. Then he heard car doors slamming and some muffled voices. Josh had his ear to the garage door. He started to giggle when he heard Ruth Rose beg "Daddy" for a pony of her own. "She gets to have all the fun," he whispered. Dink gave Josh a nudge. "No talking!" Dink whispered back. Josh lost his balance and backed into the wall, striking a button. Making a whirring sound, the garage door began to open.

“福勒家的拖车刚进了房子，”他说。 “请进去，不要说话。” 丁克、乔希、沃伦叔叔和沃伦医生。 帕克走进车库。 “祝你好运，”丁克低声对露丝·罗斯说。 露丝·罗斯朝他们竖起大拇指，车库的门在她面前打开了。 车库里停着两辆锃亮的黑色汽车。 丁克坐在其中一辆车的保险杠上。 他能听到拖车驶来的声音。 然后他听到车门砰的一声关上，还有一些低沉的说话声。 乔希把耳朵贴在车库门上。 当他听到露丝·罗斯恳求“爸爸”给她一匹自己的小马时，他开始咯咯地笑起来。 “她可以享受所有的乐趣，”他低声说。 丁克推了乔希一下。“不说话!”丁克小声回答。 乔希失去了平衡，向后撞到了墙上，撞到了一个按钮。 发出一声呼呼的声音，车库的门打开了。