Chapter 6

Chapter 6 Josh called Pal and clipped the leash to his collar. "Mom, I'm going into town with Dink and Ruth Rose!" he called toward the vegetable garden. His mom's face popped up. "Okay, but please don't stay long," she said. "I need you

乔希叫了叫帕尔，把皮带拴在他的项圈上。 “妈妈，我要和丁克和露丝·罗斯一起进城!”他朝菜园喊道。 他妈妈的脸突然露出来。“好吧，但请不要待太久，”她说。 “我需要你

to watch the twins while I dash to the market later." "Are you wearing your garlic to see Officer Fallon?" Ruth Rose asked. Josh grinned. "Oops, I forgot." He laid the garlic crown on the picnic table. He broke off one garlic bulb and stuck it in his shirt pocket. "No vampire dude is getting me!" Josh said. The kids cut through the elementary school grounds to reach Main Street. Then they took a right on Oak Street and passed People's Pond on their way to the police station. Pal tugged Josh toward the pond. He took a few laps of pond water, scaring a frog. The frog plopped into the water and disappeared. They found Officer Fallon washing his cruiser behind the police station. He had removed his shoes and socks and rolled up his pant legs. "Hey, kids. Hey, Pal," the police chief said. He dropped a sponge into a bucket, walked over to a bench, and sat down. "Have you come to help me wash my car?"

在我赶去市场的时候看双胞胎。” “你是带着大蒜去见法伦警官的吗?”露丝·罗斯问。 杰克笑了。“哎呀，我忘了。” 他把蒜冠放在野餐桌上。 他掰下一个蒜头，塞进衬衫口袋里。 “没有哪个吸血鬼能得到我!”杰克说。 孩子们穿过小学操场来到主街。 然后他们在橡树街右转，在去警察局的路上经过了人民池塘。 帕尔把乔希拖向池塘。 他在池塘里喝了几圈水，吓到了一只青蛙。 青蛙扑通一声跳进水里消失了。 他们发现法伦警官正在警察局后面洗他的巡逻车。 他脱下了鞋子和袜子，卷起了裤腿。 “嘿,孩子。嘿，伙计，”警察局长说。 他把一块海绵扔进桶里，走到一条长凳旁坐下。 “你是来帮我洗车的吗?”

The kids sat on the lawn near the bench. Pal crawled under the bench and sighed. "Your cruiser doesn't look very dirty," Ruth Rose observed.

孩子们坐在长凳旁边的草坪上。 伙计爬到长凳下面叹了口气。 “你的巡洋舰看起来不太脏，”露丝·罗斯说。

Officer Fallon grinned. "It doesn't really need washing," he admitted. "I just wanted to come out here and get my feet wet." He wiggled his toes in the grass. "Say, what's that smell?" Officer Fallon looked under the bench. "Has Pal been rolling in something?" "It's garlic," Josh said. He pulled the bulb out of his pocket. Officer Fallon raised his eyebrows. "What're you trying to do, keep vam-pires away?" he joked. Dink nudged Josh's leg with his foot. "Tell him, Josh." Josh put the garlic bulb back in his pocket. "We saw this creepy-looking guy in town," he said, then began telling Officer Fallon the story. As he listened to the three kids, Officer Fallon leaned forward with his elbows on his knees. "Let me get this straight," he said. "This man in black went into Ellie's, but didn't come out again. And then you saw a Band-Aid on Ellie's neck?"

法伦警官咧嘴一笑。“其实不需要洗，”他承认。 “我只是想到这里来试一试。” 他在草地上扭动脚趾。 “喂，那是什么味道?”法伦警官看了看长凳下面。 “帕尔是不是发了什么财?”“是大蒜，”乔希说。 他从口袋里掏出灯泡。 法伦警官扬起了眉毛。 “你想干什么，把吸血鬼赶走吗?”他开玩笑说。 丁克用脚碰了碰乔希的腿。 “告诉他，乔希。”乔希把蒜头放回口袋里。 “我们在镇上看到了这个长相怪异的家伙，”他说，然后开始向法伦警官讲述这个故事。 法伦警官一边听着三个孩子说话，一边身体前倾，胳膊肘支在膝盖上。 “让我把话说清楚，”他说。 “这个穿黑衣服的人进了艾莉家，但再也没出来。 然后你看到艾莉脖子上有个创可贴?”

"The same thing happened when he went into the Book Nook," Dink said. "The guy had vanished, and Mr. Paskey had a Band-Aid on his neck!" "We found out he's staying at the Shangrila," Josh went on. "And guess what? Mr. Linkletter had on a Band-Aid, too!" "The guy we saw signed into the hotel as Dr. A. Cula," Ruth Rose added. "And that spells Dracula!" Officer Fallon's eyebrows shot up. "Well, I'll be darned!" he said. "That's why we think he's a vam-pire!" Josh continued. Officer Fallon let one of his hands fall on Pal's head. He rubbed the dog's ears while he thought. "I think I saw the same fellow in town," Officer Fallon said after a min-ute. "He looked familiar, somehow." "I thought so, too!" Ruth Rose cried. "I could swear I've seen his face before today." Officer Fallon stood up. He emptied his bucket and began hosing off his car. "Tell you what," he said. "I'll try to find this Dr.

“当他走进Book Nook时，同样的事情也发生了，”丁克说。 “那家伙消失了，帕斯基先生脖子上还贴着创可贴!”“我们发现他住在香格里拉，”乔希接着说。 “你猜怎么着?Linkletter先生也贴了创可贴!”“我们看到的那个人在入住酒店时登记的身份是博士。 A. Cula，”露丝·罗斯补充道。 “那就是德古拉!”法伦警官的眉毛一下子竖了起来。 “好吧，我见鬼去吧!”他说。 “所以我们才认为他是吸血鬼!”杰克继续说。 法伦警官把手放在帕尔的头上。 他一边想一边揉着狗的耳朵。 “我想我在镇上见过这个人，”一分钟后，法伦警官说。 “不知怎么的，他看起来很眼熟。” “我也这么想!”露丝·罗斯哭了。 “我发誓我今天以前见过他的脸。” 法伦警官站了起来。他把桶里的水倒光，开始用水管冲洗汽车。 “告诉你吧，”他说。“我要设法找到这个医生。

Cula and have a talk with him. Will you kids be around?" "I'll be at home," Ruth Rose said. "I promised to help my mom clean up the basement." "I have to baby-sit the twins," Josh said. He poked Dink. "And Dink is going to help me." "I am?" said Dink. Officer Fallon shut off the hose. "Okay, I'll let you know what I find out about your vampire," he said, winking at the kids. Dink and Josh walked Ruth Rose to her house on Woody Street. Ruth Rose's cat, Tiger, was lying on her front porch. Pal tugged on his leash and whined. "If you hear anything from Officer Fallon, let me know," Ruth Rose said, picking up her cat. "You too," Josh said. He patted the garlic bulb in his pocket. "Sure you don't want to borrow this?" "No thanks," Ruth Rose said. "Tiger here will protect me." She kissed her cat on the nose and opened her front door.

库拉和他谈谈。 你们这些孩子会在吗?”“我会在家，”露丝·罗斯说。 “我答应帮妈妈打扫地下室。” “我得照看这对双胞胎，”乔希说。 他戳了戳丁克。“丁克会帮助我的。” “是吗?”丁克说。法伦警官把水管关了。 “好吧，我会把我发现的吸血鬼情况告诉你们的。”他对孩子们眨眨眼说。 丁克和乔希送露丝·罗斯到伍迪街的家。 露丝·罗斯的猫“老虎”正躺在她的前廊上。 帕尔拉着他的皮带，呜咽着。 “如果你有法伦警官的消息，告诉我，”露丝·罗斯说着，抱起她的猫。 “你也是。”乔希说。他拍了拍口袋里的蒜头。 “你真的不想借这个吗?”“不，谢谢，”露丝·罗斯说。 “老虎会保护我的。” 她吻了一下猫的鼻子，打开了前门。