Chapter 10

Chapter 10 "We can't just show up at the guy's house," Josh said. "He'd just deny the whole thing." "But we have this X-ray for proof," Dink said. "And that autograph book." "Get real, Dink. We're kids and he's a grownup," Josh said. "He'll just tell us to get lost." "I know one person he won't tell to get lost," Ruth Rose said as she reached for the telephone.

“我们不能就这么出现在那家伙家里，”乔希说。 “他会否认整件事。” “但我们有x光片作为证据，”丁克说。 “还有那本签名簿。” “现实点吧，丁克。我们是孩子，他是大人了。” “他只会叫我们走开。” “我认识一个人，他不会叫他走开的，”露丝·罗斯(Ruth Rose)伸手去拿电话时说。

Twenty minutes later, Officer Fallon was sitting in Dink's living room. The kids told him the whole story. "I'm glad you called me," Officer Fallon said. "George Shill might still have the pendant. He hasn't had much time to get rid of it." He placed a call to the Hartford chief of police. They agreed to meet near Georgie's house in forty-five minutes. "Dink, you should come along to identify this guy," Officer Fallon said. "Are your folks home?" "They went out," Dink said. "But I could leave them a note telling them I'm with you." Dink looked at Josh and Ruth Rose. "Could they come, too? They solved the mystery," he said. Officer Fallon grinned. "Sure, we'll all go," he said. "I wouldn't want to break up the gang!" Two Hartford police cruisers were waiting when Officer Fallon pulled up to the corner of Laurel Street. The kids waited in the backseat as Officer Fallon talked with the Hartford officers.

二十分钟后，法伦警官坐在丁克的客厅里。 孩子们把事情原原本本都告诉了他。 “我很高兴你打电话给我，”法伦警官说。 “乔治·希尔可能还留着那个吊坠。 他没有多少时间把它处理掉。” 他给哈特福德警察局局长打了个电话。 他们约定四十五分钟后在乔治家附近见面。 “丁克，你应该过来指认这个人，”法伦警官说。 “你父母在家吗?”“他们出去了，”丁克说。 “但我可以给他们留张纸条，告诉他们我和你在一起。” 丁克看着乔希和露丝·罗斯。 “他们也能来吗?”他们解开了谜团，”他说。 法伦警官咧嘴一笑。“当然，我们都去，”他说。 “我可不想拆散这个团伙!”法伦警官把车停在劳雷尔街的拐角处时，两辆哈特福德警车正在等着。 当法伦警官和哈特福德警官谈话时，孩子们在后座上等着。

"You ready, Dink?" Officer Fallon asked when he came back to his cruiser. Dink nodded. His stomach was flipping like a fish on a line. "Let's go," Officer Fallon said. "The other guys will be around back, in case Georgie decides to leave that way." Officer Fallon drove slowly up Laurel Street and stopped at number 13. The house was old and made of brick. One shutter was hanging crooked and the lawn needed mowing. All the shades were pulled down. Officer Fallon and Dink walked up to the door. Dink was holding the envelope with the X-ray inside. His legs felt like cooked spaghetti. The man who answered the door was wearing jeans and a T-shirt. He was barefooted and eating a doughnut, but Dink recognized him. It was the "doctor" who had been in the first-aid tent the day before. "It's him," Dink whispered.

“准备好了吗，丁克?”法伦警官回到他的巡逻车时问道。 丁克点点头。他的胃像一条挂在鱼线上的鱼一样翻腾着。 “我们走吧，”法伦说。 “其他人会在后面，以防乔吉决定这样离开。” 法伦警官慢慢地沿着劳雷尔街行驶，在13号停了下来。 这房子很旧，是砖砌的。 一个百叶窗挂歪了，草坪需要修剪。 所有的窗帘都拉了下来。 法伦警官和丁克走到门口。 丁克手里拿着装着x光片的信封。 他的腿感觉像煮熟的意大利面。 开门的男人穿着牛仔裤和t恤。 他光着脚吃着甜甜圈，但丁克认出了他。 这是前一天在急救帐篷里的“医生”。 “是他。”丁克低声说。

"Mr. Shill, is it?" Officer Fallon said. George Shill swallowed nervously. "What … who …?" Officer Fallon held out the autograph book. "Did you lose this?" Georgie looked at the book. "I … I think so. Where did you find it?"

“是希尔先生吗?”法伦警官说。 乔治·希尔紧张地咽了一口唾沫。 “什么……谁……?”法伦警官拿出签名簿。 “你把这个弄丢了吗?”乔治看了看那本书。 “我……我想是的。你在哪儿找到的?”

"Penelope Gwinn had it," Officer Fallon said. "She was signing it for you when you grabbed her diamond pendant yesterday. Then you hid the jewel in this boy's bandage so you could sneak it past the cops in Bushnell Park. You removed it at the hospital when you took X-rays." George Shill nearly dropped his doughnut. His mouth opened and shut, but no words came out. "Nothing to say, Mr. Shill? Or should I call you Dr. Fleming?" Officer Fallon said. "Maybe this will help you find your tongue." Officer Fallon nodded to Dink, who held up the X-ray. "Mr. Shill, if I searched your house, would I find Miss Gwinn's pendant?" Officer Fallon asked. "Would I find the jacket you stole from Dr. Fleming's office?" Georgie found his voice. "I—I can explain everything," he stammered. "Yes, I'm sure you can, but let's save it till we get to the station," Officer Fallon said, pulling out his handcuffs. Officer Fallon handed Georgie over to the Hartford cops. Then, with the pendant safe in his

“佩内洛普·格温有，”法伦警官说。 “昨天你抢走她的钻石吊坠时，她正在给你签名。 然后你把珠宝藏在这个男孩的绷带里这样你就能在布什内尔公园偷偷带过警察。 你在医院照x光的时候把它弄掉了。” 乔治·希尔差点把他的甜甜圈掉在地上。 他的嘴张开又闭上，但一句话也说不出来。 “没什么可说的，希尔先生?” 或者我该叫你弗莱明医生?”法伦警官说。 “也许这能帮你找回你的舌头。” 法伦警官向丁克点了点头，丁克举起了x光片。 “希尔先生，如果我搜查你家，我能找到格温小姐的吊坠吗?”法伦警官问。 “我能找到你偷的那件夹克吗?” 弗莱明的办公室?”乔治终于开口说话了。 “我——我可以解释一切，”他结结巴巴地说。 “是的，我相信你可以，但我们还是把它保存到我们到达车站的时候吧，”法伦警官一边说，一边掏出手铐。 法伦警官把乔治交给了哈特福德警方。 然后，把坠子放在他的保险箱里

shirt pocket, he drove the kids to the Parkview Hotel. Officer Fallon parked, then pulled the diamond penguin and its chain from his pocket. He passed it over to the backseat. "I called ahead, and she'll be waiting in the lobby." Dink took the pendant and the kids walked into the lobby. Penelope Gwinn and her manager were sitting together. "Here, you should give it to her," Dink said, handing the pendant to Ruth Rose. "You found Georgie's name in the autograph book." Ruth Rose took the pendant, then she gave it to Josh. "You figured out how to find him," she said. "Go ahead, Penelope is waiting." Penelope Gwinn and Hans stood up and smiled. Josh gulped and handed the diamond penguin to Penelope. "Thank you so much!" she said. "How did you ever find it?" "We found a name inside the autograph book," Ruth Rose explained. They told the whole story, and Dink showed her the X-ray. Officer Fallon was on his telephone. He hung up and stepped forward. "Georgie Shill got tossed

衬衫口袋里，他开车送孩子们去了Parkview酒店。 法伦警官停了车，然后从口袋里掏出钻石企鹅和它的链子。 他把它递给了后座。 “我提前打过电话了，她会在大厅等我。” 丁克接过吊坠，孩子们走进大厅。 佩内洛普·格温和她的经纪人坐在一起。 “给，你应该把它送给她，”丁克说着，把坠子递给了露丝·罗斯。 “你在签名簿上找到了乔治的名字。” 露丝·罗斯拿走了吊坠，然后把它给了乔什。 “你知道怎么找到他了，”她说。 “去吧，佩内洛普在等着呢。” 佩内洛普·格温和汉斯站了起来，笑了。 乔希咽了口气，把钻石企鹅递给佩内洛普。 “非常感谢!”她说。 “你是怎么找到它的?”“我们在签名簿里找到了一个名字，”露丝·罗斯解释说。 他们把事情原原本本讲了一遍，丁克给她看了x光片。 法伦警官正在打电话。 他挂了电话，走上前去。 乔治·希尔被开除了