Chapter 6

Chapter 6 "Pete wasn't faking his allergies!" Dink said. "So he was going into the clubhouse for his medicine," Josh said. "We have to show this to Officer Fallon!" Ruth Rose said, shoving the box into her pocket. The kids ran almost all the way to the police station. They hurried up the front steps and down the cool hallway and knocked on Officer Fallon's door. "Come in!" he said.

第六章“皮特过敏不是装出来的!”丁克说。 “所以他要去俱乐部拿药，”乔希说。 “我们得把这个给法伦警官看看!”露丝·罗斯说着，把盒子塞进了口袋。 孩子们几乎一路跑到了警察局。 他们匆匆走上前面的台阶，穿过凉爽的走廊，敲了敲法伦警官的门。 “进来!”他说。

When the kids entered, Officer Fallon was just hanging up the phone. "Hey, kids," the police chief said. "Looks like you've been running. Have a seat and catch your breath." Ruth Rose put the Aller-Green box on his desk, and the kids sat down. "We found that at the campsite!" she said. "This proves Pete really does have allergies!" Officer Fallon held up a large hand. "Whoa, slow down," he said, smiling at Ruth Rose. "What campsite?" "We found out Pete is living in a trailer at the campground," Dink explained. "So we went there, and Ruth Rose found the box in the trash." Officer Fallon picked up the box. As he read the print, the kids explained how they'd found the article about Pete on the Internet. "We found out he …" Josh stopped and looked guilty. "What, Josh?" Officer Fallon said. "What were you going to say?" "Well, we found out that Pete stole a van," Josh said.

孩子们进来的时候，法伦警官正在挂电话。 “嘿，孩子们，”警察局长说。 “看起来你一直在跑步。 坐下来喘口气吧。” 露丝·罗斯把阿勒-格林的盒子放在他的桌子上，孩子们坐了下来。 “我们在露营地找到的!”她说。 “这证明皮特真的有过敏症!”法伦警官举起一只大手。 “哇，慢点，”他对露丝·罗斯微笑着说。 “营地什么?”“我们发现皮特住在露营地的一辆拖车里，”丁克解释说。 “所以我们去了那里，露丝·罗斯在垃圾桶里找到了那个盒子。” 法伦警官拿起箱子。 他一边看报纸，孩子们一边解释他们是如何在网上找到那篇关于皮特的文章的。 “我们发现他……”乔希停了下来，看起来很内疚。 “什么,杰克?”法伦警官说。 “你想说什么?”“嗯，我们发现皮特偷了一辆货车，”乔希说。

Officer Fallon set the medicine box on his desk. "Anything else?" he asked. "His first name is really Marion," Ruth Rose went on. "He comes from Penobscot, Maine. I called the newspaper, and a reporter told me his middle name is Peter."

法伦警官把药箱放在他的桌子上。 “还有别的吗?”他问。 “他的名字其实是马里恩，”露丝·罗斯接着说。 “他来自缅因州的佩诺布斯考特。 我给报社打电话，一个记者告诉我他的中间名是彼得。”

Officer Fallon rubbed his chin. "You've been busy," he said. "We don't think Pete stole anything!" Ruth Rose said. "We think he went inside to get his medicine, not to steal Mr. Pocket's baseballs," Dink added. "Or maybe the medicine made a good excuse to go into the clubhouse," Officer Fallon said. "Remember, Pete confessed to taking the balls." Officer Fallon stood up and walked over to his office window. "Why would he confess to something he didn't do?" he asked over his shoulder. "He might have seen another person in the clubhouse," Josh volunteered. "Maybe he's protecting someone." "Maybe. All I know is, Pete is unwilling to talk to me," Officer Fallon said. "He shut up like a clam." "How long will Pete have to stay in jail?" Ruth Rose asked. The chief sighed and slumped into his chair. "I'm afraid Pete could go to prison for a very long time," he said. No one said anything for a minute.

法伦警官揉了揉下巴。 “你一直很忙，”他说。 “我们不认为皮特偷了任何东西!”露丝·罗斯说。 “我们认为他进去拿药，而不是偷口袋先生的棒球，”丁克补充说。 “也可能是药给了他一个很好的借口，让他去了俱乐部，”法伦说。 "记住，皮特承认拿了蛋蛋" 法伦警官站起来，走到他办公室的窗前。 “他为什么要承认他没有做过的事?”他回过头问。 “他可能在俱乐部里看到了另一个人，”乔希主动说。 “也许他在保护什么人。” “也许。我所知道的是，皮特不愿意和我说话，”法伦说。 “他像蛤一样闭上了嘴。”“皮特要在监狱里待多久?”露丝·罗斯问。 酋长叹了口气，瘫坐在椅子上。 “恐怕皮特会在监狱里呆很长一段时间，”他说。 一时间谁也没说话。

"What if we found the baseballs?" Dink asked. "If Mr. Pocket got them back, could Pete get out of jail?" "A judge would have to decide that," Officer Fallon said. "There will be a trial. I've been trying to get a lawyer for Pete." "Did you find one?" Dink asked. "Yes," Officer Fallon said. He tapped a pencil against the Aller-Green box. "But when I asked Pete, he said he wouldn't speak to her."

“如果我们找到棒球呢?”丁克问道。 “如果口袋先生把它们找回来，皮特能出狱吗?”“这得由法官来决定，”法伦说。 “会有一场审判。我一直想给皮特找个律师。” “你找到了吗?”丁克问道。 “是的，”法伦警官说。 他用铅笔敲了敲阿勒-格林的盒子。 “但当我问皮特时，他说他不会和她说话。”