Chapter 2

Chapter 2 "Did a guy all dressed in black come in?" Josh asked. Ellie looked confused. "In my diner? When?" "Just a minute ago. He had black hair and pale skin," Dink said.

第二章“一个穿黑衣服的人进来了吗?”杰克问。 艾莉看起来很困惑。“在我的餐厅?” 当?”“就在一分钟前。 他黑头发，皮肤苍白，”丁克说。

Ellie shook her head. "I don't know," she said. "He might have. I was out back getting supplies." "I saw him walk in here," Josh said, peering over the counter. "Well, he's not here now," Dink said. "Let's get some ice cream." Ellie followed them to a booth. "Cones all around?" she asked the kids. "Your usual flavors?" The kids all nodded, and a few minutes later, Ellie brought three cones. Butter crunch for Dink, pistachio for Josh, and strawberry for Ruth Rose. As they licked their cones, Josh stared through the window. "What're you looking for?" Dink asked. "The vampire guy," Josh said. "He's not a vampire, Josh," Ruth Rose said. "Everyone knows vampires sleep during the day and come out at night. They hate the sun." "Maybe this one's on vacation," Josh said. Dink started to laugh and nearly choked. "Josh, why would a vampire pick Green Lawn for his vacation?" he asked.

艾莉摇了摇头。“我不知道，”她说。 “也许吧。我出去拿补给品了。” “我看见他走进来了。”乔希说，从柜台那边往外看。 “嗯，他现在不在这里，”丁克说。 “我们去吃点冰淇淋吧。” 艾莉跟着他们来到一个摊位。 “到处都是甜筒吗?”她问孩子们。 “你平常的口味?”孩子们都点了点头，几分钟后，艾莉带来了三个蛋筒。 丁克吃酥油，乔希吃开心果，露丝·罗斯吃草莓。 它们舔着蛋筒，乔希盯着窗外看。 “你在找什么?”丁克问道。 “那个吸血鬼。”乔什说。 “他不是吸血鬼，乔什，”露丝·罗斯说。 “大家都知道吸血鬼白天睡觉，晚上出来。 它们讨厌太阳。”“也许这个人在度假，”乔希说。 丁克笑了起来，差点噎着。 “乔什，为什么吸血鬼会选择绿草坪度假?”他问。

But Josh wasn't listening. He had his nose against the window. "There he is again!" Josh shrieked. Dink and Ruth Rose craned their necks to look. Ellie walked over to see what the commotion was about. The man in black was crossing Main Street near the swan pond.

但是乔希不听。 他把鼻子贴在窗户上。 “他又来了!”Josh尖叫起来。 丁克和露丝·罗斯伸长了脖子看。 艾莉走过去看看是怎么回事。 那个穿黑衣服的人正在天鹅池塘附近穿过主街。

"Doesn't he look like a vampire to you?" Josh asked Ellie. Ellie didn't answer. When Dink glanced at her, Ellie seemed afraid. She backed away from the window and walked behind her counter. Josh crunched the last of his cone, then pushed his way out of the booth. "He's heading down Main Street. I'm following him," he announced. "You guys coming?" "Sure, why not?" Ruth Rose said. "I want to be there when the vacationing vampire grabs you!" "Can I at least finish my cone?" Dink asked. He and Ruth Rose followed Josh out to the street. "He's going into the Book Nook," Dink told Josh. "I wonder what vampires read when they're on vacation," Ruth Rose said, taking the last bite of her cone. "Let's find out," Josh said, heading for the bookstore. They stopped in front of Howard's Barbershop while Dink finished his ice cream.

“你不觉得他像个吸血鬼吗?”乔希问艾莉。 埃莉没有回答。丁克瞥了她一眼，埃莉似乎很害怕。 她从窗口往后退，走到柜台后面。 乔希嘎吱嘎吱地吃完最后一个蛋筒，然后挤出了摊位。 “他朝主街走去。 我在跟着他。”他宣布。 “你们要来吗?”“当然可以，为什么不呢?”露丝·罗斯说。 “我想在度假的吸血鬼抓住你的时候在场!”“至少我能吃完我的蛋筒吗?”丁克问道。 他和露丝·罗斯跟着乔希走到街上。 “他要去书角，”丁克告诉乔希。 “我想知道吸血鬼在度假的时候会读些什么，”露丝·罗斯说着，咬了最后一口蛋筒。 “我们去看看吧。”乔希说着，朝书店走去。 丁克吃完冰激凌时，他们在霍华德理发店门前停了下来。

Josh kept an eye on the Book Nook door. "Okay, let's go," he said as Dink wiped his mouth on his sleeve. Dink and Ruth Rose followed him into the Book Nook. A bell tinkled, and Mr. Paskey looked up from behind his counter. He smiled and waved at the kids. Two teenagers were reading magazines. The only other person in the store was Mr. Paskey. "He's not here," Dink whispered. "I don't believe this!" Josh choked out. "The guy keeps disappearing! What does he do, walk through walls?" "Hi, kids. Can I help you?" Mr. Paskey asked. "Hi, Mr. Paskey," Dink said. "Did a man wearing black just come in here?" Mr. Paskey rubbed his neck. "No, I don't think so. But I was in the store-room for a minute or two. I suppose he could have come in, then left again." Josh shook his head. "I was watching. He came in, but he didn't come out," he said.

乔希一直盯着书角的门。 “好吧，我们走吧，”他说，丁克在袖子上擦了擦嘴。 丁克和露丝·罗斯跟着他走进了书屋。 铃声叮当作响，帕斯基先生从柜台后面抬起头来。 他微笑着向孩子们挥手。 两个青少年在看杂志。 店里只有帕斯基先生一个人。 “他不在这儿。”丁克低声说。 “我不相信!”乔希哽咽了。 “那家伙总是消失!”他会做什么，穿墙而过吗?”“你好,孩子们。 我能帮你吗?”帕斯基先生问。 “嗨，帕斯基先生，”丁克说。 “刚才是不是有个穿黑衣服的人进来了?”帕斯基先生揉了揉脖子。 “不，我不这么认为。但我在储藏室里呆了一两分钟。 我想他可能进来了，然后又走了。” 乔希摇了摇头。“我在看。 他进来了，但没有出来，”他说。

"Sorry," Mr. Paskey said. He raised his eyebrows and shrugged. "Did you kids leave this?" asked Mr. Paskey, reaching toward the cash reg-ister. He held up a twenty-dollar bill. The kids shook their heads. "How odd," Mr. Paskey said. "Someone left this bill on the counter." He looked at the money for a second, then shrugged again. "Do you have any books about vampires?" Josh asked. "I think there's one over in non-fiction," Mr. Paskey answered. "It's called Vampires Among Us, by Dan Starch." The kids found the nonfiction books, then looked for Starch. They found a book by Wanda Star, then one written by Peter Starkey. The space between them was empty. "Mr. Paskey?" said Josh. "We found where the book should be, but it's gone."

“对不起，”帕斯基说。他扬起眉毛，耸了耸肩。 “这是你们留下的吗?”帕斯基先生问，伸手去拿收银机。 他举起一张20美元的钞票。 孩子们摇了摇头。 “真奇怪，”帕斯基说。 “有人把这张钞票落在柜台上了。” 他看了一眼钱，然后又耸了耸肩。 “你们有关于吸血鬼的书吗?”杰克问。 “我认为非虚构类作品中有一个人胜出，”帕斯基回答说。 “书名是《吸血鬼在我们中间》，作者是丹·斯塔奇。” 孩子们找到了非小说类书籍，然后找斯塔奇。 他们找到了一本旺达·斯达写的书，然后是彼得·斯塔基写的书。 他们之间的空间是空的。 “帕斯基先生?”乔希说。“我们找到了这本书应该在的地方，但它不见了。”