Chapter 11

Chapter 11 Just then Officer Fallon walked out of the trailer. "Thank you," he said, handing the key back to Buddy "I'm happy to say that you were right and I was wrong." "Can I get my stuff now?" Buddy asked. "Sure, then I'll drop you all off at Dink's house." Buddy climbed the aluminum steps and disappeared inside the trailer.

就在这时，法伦警官走出了拖车。 “谢谢你，”他说着，把钥匙还给了巴迪，“我很高兴地说，你是对的，我错了。” “我现在可以拿我的东西了吗?”朋友问。 “当然，那我把你们都送到丁克家。” 巴迪爬上铝制台阶，消失在拖车里。

"Well, what do you think?" Officer Fallon asked the kids. "I think he's telling the truth," Ruth Rose said. "Me too," Dink and Josh said at the same time. Officer Fallon raised his eyebrows. "Any particular reasons?" "Well, if I were going to steal the baseballs, I wouldn't do it with all those people watching me walk into the clubhouse," Ruth Rose said. "And if I did take the balls, I'd hide them and return to the game so I didn't draw attention to myself." "Could it have been Buddy?" Officer Fallon said, glancing at the trailer. "He could have stolen the balls and hid them till later." "No," Dink said. "If Buddy were planning to take the balls, he wouldn't have teased his brother about stealing them. He'd want to keep his plan to himself." "Besides," Josh said, "if Buddy did steal the baseballs, he wouldn't let his brother take the rap and sit in jail. Buddy really loves Pete." "That's fine reasoning from all of you," Officer Fallon said. "And I'm inclined to agree with you. But then who did take the balls, and where are they now?"

“嗯，你觉得怎么样?”法伦警官问孩子们。 “我认为他说的是实话，”露丝·罗斯说。 “我也是，”丁克和乔希同时说。 法伦警官扬起了眉毛。 “有什么特别的原因吗?”“嗯，如果我要偷棒球，我不会在这么多人看着我走进俱乐部的情况下这么做，”鲁斯·罗斯说。 “如果我真的拿了球，我会把它们藏起来，然后回到比赛中，这样我就不会引起别人的注意。” “会是巴迪吗?”法伦警官瞥了一眼拖车说。 “他可能偷了球，然后把它们藏起来。” “不，”丁克说。“如果巴迪打算拿走球，他就不会取笑他哥哥偷球了。 他会想把他的计划保密的。” “再说，”乔希说，“如果巴迪真的偷了棒球，他不会让他哥哥背黑锅坐牢的。 巴迪真的很爱皮特。”“你们所有人的推理都很好，”法伦说。 “我倾向于同意你的看法。 可是，究竟是谁拿走了那些球，它们现在又在哪儿呢?”

"Could the thief sell the balls?" Dink asked. "Oh, easily," Officer Fallon said. "There's a huge market for baseballs signed by famous players." Just then Buddy opened the trailer door, locked it, and walked over to the picnic table. He was carrying a lumpy backpack. "Get everything you need?" asked Officer Fallon. Buddy nodded. "Will you tell Pete where I'll be staying?" "I sure will, Buddy," Officer Fallon said. They all climbed back into the cruiser. Five minutes later, Officer Fallon pulled up in front of Dink's house. "Have a good pizza party," he said as the kids and Pal got out. "Why don't you come, too?" Dink asked. "There will be plenty of food." "Wish I could," Officer Fallon said. "But I need to begin talking to people who were at the game. Someone might have noticed whoever walked into the clubhouse just before Pete did." "So you believe me?" Buddy asked.

“小偷能把球卖掉吗?”丁克问道。 “哦，很容易，”法伦警官说。 “有著名球员签名的棒球有巨大的市场。” 就在这时，巴迪打开了拖车的门，锁上了门，走向野餐桌。 他背着一个凹凸不平的背包。 “你需要的东西都准备好了吗?”法伦警官问道。 朋友点了点头。“你能告诉皮特我住在哪里吗?”“我当然会的，巴迪，”法伦警官说。 他们都爬回了巡洋舰。 五分钟后，法伦警官把车停在丁克家门前。 “祝你的披萨派对愉快，”孩子们和帕尔走出去时，他说。 “你为什么不一起来呢?”丁克问道。 “会有很多食物的。” “希望我能，”法伦警官说。 “但我需要开始和当时在场的人交谈。 也许有人会注意到在皮特之前走进俱乐部的人。” “那么你相信我了?”朋友问。

Officer Fallon smiled. "I believe you," he said, then drove away. "What time should we come over for pizza?" Josh asked Dink. "How about five o'clock?" Dink said. "Great! I have to muck out Polly's stall anyway," Josh said. "See you later!" He and Pal headed up Woody Street toward Farm Lane. "And I promised Nate I'd play with him, so I have to go, too," Ruth Rose said. "See you guys later." Ruth Rose walked to her house next door. "Your friends are nice," Buddy said as he followed Dink to his front steps. Dink's mother opened the door. "Hello, Buddy," she said. "Come on in." "Hello, Mrs. …" Buddy hesitated and looked at Dink. "I don't know your last name." "I'm Mrs. Duncan," Dink's mom said. "And I've left a plate of cookies on the table." Dink took Buddy upstairs and showed him the guest bedroom. "You can leave your pack here," Dink said. Buddy knelt down and looked into Loretta's cage. The guinea pig squeaked and stood on her

法伦警官笑了。“我相信你，”他说，然后开车走了。 “我们什么时候去吃披萨?”乔希问丁克。 “五点钟怎么样?”丁克说。 “太好了!反正我也得打扫波莉的摊位。”乔希说。 “再见!”他和帕尔沿着伍迪街朝农场巷走去。 “我答应内特要和他一起玩，所以我也得去，”露丝·罗斯说。 “待会见。”露丝·罗斯走到她隔壁的房子。 “你的朋友都很好，”巴迪说，他跟着丁克走到门前的台阶上。 丁克的妈妈打开了门。 “你好，巴迪，”她说。“进来吧。” “你好，. ...夫人。”巴迪犹豫了一下，看着丁克。 “我不知道你姓什么。” “我是邓肯太太，”丁克的妈妈说。 “我还在桌子上放了一盘饼干。” 丁克把巴迪带到楼上，带他看客房。 “你可以把你的狼群留在这里，”丁克说。 巴迪跪下来，看着洛丽塔的笼子。 那只豚鼠尖叫着站在她身上

hind legs. "I wish I could have a pet," Buddy said. "But Pete says we'll have to wait till we're not living in that tiny trailer." "Are you guys really going to Florida?" Dink asked as they walked back downstairs and into the kitchen. Buddy shrugged. "I don't know," he said. "I kind of like it here in Green Lawn." Dink poured two glasses of milk and handed one to Buddy. "We've got a real good high school," he said, taking a cookie. "Do they have a soccer team?" Buddy asked. "Big-time!" Dink said. Buddy smiled and helped himself to a cookie.

后腿。“我希望我能有一只宠物，”巴迪说。 “但是皮特说我们得等到我们不住在那辆小拖车里了。” “你们真的要去佛罗里达吗?”当他们走下楼走进厨房时，丁克问道。 巴迪耸耸肩。“我不知道，”他说。 “我有点喜欢绿草坪这里。” 丁克倒了两杯牛奶，递给巴迪一杯。 “我们有一个非常好的高中，”他说，拿了一块饼干。 “他们有足球队吗?”朋友问。 “一流的!”丁克说。巴迪笑了笑，给自己拿了一块饼干。