Chapter 7

Chapter 7 "A stakeout?" Josh said. Ruth Rose nodded. "Like in the cop movies?" Dink asked. She nodded again. "You think Mrs. Davis's house is going to get robbed tonight?" Josh said. A third nod. "And I plan to be there to see who does it." She grinned. "Will that be enough proof for Officer Fallon?" "Suppose a burglar does come," Dink said. "What do we do, tie him up?" "All right!" Josh said. "I'll bring the rope."

第七章“监视?”杰克说。 露丝·罗斯点点头。“就像警匪片里演的那样?”丁克问道。 她又点了点头。“你认为戴维斯夫人的家今晚会被抢劫吗?”杰克说。 第三次点头。“我打算去那里看看是谁干的。” 她咧嘴一笑。“这对法伦警官来说足够证明吗?”“假如真的有飞贼来了，”丁克说。 “我们该怎么办，把他绑起来吗?”“好吧!”杰克说。 “我去拿绳子。”

Ruth Rose shook her head. "No rope. We just sit and watch. If someone comes, one of us will run to the police station. The other two will stay. If the guy leaves, we follow him." Dink thought that over. "Follow him where?" "Wherever he goes, Dink. Maybe he'll lead us to where he stashed the stuff he robbed," Ruth Rose said. "And maybe that's where he's got Tiger." "Well, I guess it'll work, as long as we just watch the guy," Dink said. Ruth Rose nodded. "We just wait and watch." "And eat cookies," Josh added. Dink and Josh sat in the dark tent, waiting for Ruth Rose. It was almost ten o'clock. Josh wore camouflage pants and a black T-shirt. Dink had on jeans and a dark gray sweatshirt. "Where the heck is she?" Josh asked. Dink peeked out the tent flap. "My folks will kill me if we get caught running around Green Lawn at night." "Mine would ground me for ten years," Josh said. "Why'd we let her talk us into this?"

露丝·罗斯摇了摇头。“没有绳子。 我们只是坐着看。如果有人来，我们中的一个就会跑到警察局。 另外两个会留下来。如果那家伙离开，我们就跟着他。” 丁克仔细考虑了一下。“跟着他去哪儿?”“不管他走到哪里，丁克。 也许他会带我们去他藏匿赃物的地方，”露丝·罗斯说。 “也许这就是他得到老虎的原因。” “嗯，我想它会起作用的，只要我们盯着那个家伙，”丁克说。 露丝·罗斯点点头。“我们只能等着看。” “还有吃饼干，”乔希补充道。 丁克和乔希坐在黑暗的帐篷里，等着露丝·罗斯。 差不多十点钟了。 乔希穿着迷彩裤和黑色t恤。 丁克穿着牛仔裤和一件深灰色的运动衫。 “她到底在哪儿?”杰克问。 丁克从帐篷的门帘往外偷看。 “如果我们晚上在绿草坪上乱跑被抓住，我爸妈会杀了我的。” “我的会让我禁足十年，”乔希说。 "我们为什么要让她说服我们?"

Dink heard a noise. "Did you hear something?" he whispered. Josh peeked out. "Ruth Rose? Is that you?" "Boo!" Ruth Rose giggled. "I'm right here, Josh." Dink poked his head out. He couldn't see a thing. "Come on, Ruth Rose, stop fooling around. Where are you hiding?" "I'm not hiding!" Suddenly Dink could see her. Ruth Rose was sitting about four feet away, right in front of him! She was wearing black jeans and a black jacket. Her hair was covered by a ski cap. She'd even blackened her face. Except for the whites of her eyes, Ruth Rose was practically invisible. "What's that stuff on your face?" Dink asked. "Liquid shoe polish." She pulled a bottle out of her backpack. "Here, put some on." "Do we have to?" Dink said. "Yes! What happens if the burglar sees your two white faces glowing in the moonlight?" Dink poured some of the polish into his hand and smeared it all over his face. "This stuff stinks," he muttered.

丁克听到一个声音。“你听到什么了吗?” 乔希向外偷看。“玫瑰露丝? 是你吗?”“嘘!”露丝·罗斯咯咯地笑起来。 “我就在这里，乔希。”丁克探出头来。 他什么也看不见。“行了，露丝·罗斯，别胡闹了。 你躲在哪里?”“我没有躲!”突然，丁克看见了她。 露丝·罗斯坐在离他四英尺远的地方，就在他的正前方!她穿着黑色牛仔裤和黑色夹克。 她的头发戴着一顶滑雪帽。 她甚至把脸涂黑了。 除了眼白，露丝·罗斯几乎是看不见的。 “你脸上那是什么东西?”丁克问道。 “液体鞋油。”她从背包里拿出一个瓶子。 “给，戴上吧。”“我们必须这么做吗?”丁克说。 “是啊!如果窃贼看到你们两张苍白的脸在月光下发光怎么办?”丁克把一些指甲油倒在手里，涂满了他的脸。 “这东西真臭。”他嘟囔着。

Josh did the same. "I feel like Rambo," he said. Dink saw Josh's white teeth gleaming. "Let's head out," Ruth Rose said, slipping away from the tent. The boys followed her down Woody Street. Mrs. Davis's house was dark as they crept into her backyard. Dink tried not to think about what they were doing. Ruth Rose chose their hiding place, a shadowy patch between two thick bushes behind the house. The moon was almost full, but large clouds kept slipping in front of it. The kids wiggled around, getting comfortable on the lawn. "Did you bring the cookies?" Josh asked. "Yes, but let's save them till later," Ruth Rose said. "We might be here for hours." Josh let out a big sigh. "People who break their promises…" "She's right, Josh," Dink whispered. "And I don't think we should talk anymore. If the burglar comes, he might hear us and take off." Five seconds passed. "One little cookie wouldn't kill you, Ruth Rose." nkledc. "Josh, this is a stakeout, not Ellie's Diner."

乔什也这么做了。“我觉得自己像兰博，”他说。 丁克看见乔希洁白的牙齿闪闪发光。 “我们出去吧，”露丝·罗斯说着，溜出了帐篷。 男孩们跟着她走到了伍迪街。 他们爬进后院时，戴维斯夫人的房子里一片漆黑。 丁克尽量不去想他们在做什么。 露丝·罗斯选择了他们的藏身之处，那是房子后面两丛茂密灌木丛之间的一块阴影。 月亮快圆了，但大团大团的云不断地在它前面滑过。 孩子们扭来扭去，在草坪上慢慢舒服起来。 “你把饼干带来了吗?”杰克问。 “是的，不过还是以后再说吧，”露丝·罗斯说。 “我们可能要在这里待上几个小时。” 乔希深深地叹了口气。“她说得对，乔希。”丁克低声说。 “我觉得我们不应该再谈了。 如果窃贼来了，他可能会听到我们的声音，然后逃跑。” 五秒钟过去了。“一块小饼干不会害死你的，露丝·罗斯。” "乔什，这是监视，不是艾丽餐厅"

"Cops eat on stakeouts." "JOSH! SHHH!" Dink stretched out on the grass. He watched the back of the house for moving shadows. Nothing moved. He slapped at a mosquito. A white cat strolled through the yard. Dink yawned. Every few minutes, he checked his watch. He closed his eyes. When he opened them again, it was nearly eleven o'clock. Josh was sound asleep, but Dink could see that Ruth Rose's eyes were wide open. "Are you hungry?" she whispered. He nodded and shook Josh's shoulder. Ruth Rose opened her pack. She brought out a bag of cookies, three bananas, and three cartons of apple juice. They ate in silence, listening and watching for a burglar to show up. "Thanks, Ruth Rose," Josh whispered. Then he lay back down and shut his eyes again. Dink yawned and tried to get comfortable. He wished he'd brought his sleeping bag. It was soft

“警察在监视时吃东西。”“杰克!嘘!”丁克躺在草地上。 他注视着房子的后面，寻找移动的影子。 没有感动。他打了一只蚊子。 一只白猫在院子里溜达。 丁克打了个哈欠。他每隔几分钟就看一次表。 他闭上了眼睛。当他再次打开时，已经快十一点了。 乔希睡得很熟，但丁克看到露丝·罗斯的眼睛睁得大大的。 “你饿了吗?”她小声说。 他点点头，摇了摇乔希的肩膀。 露丝·罗斯打开包。 她拿出一袋饼干、三根香蕉和三盒苹果汁。 他们默默地吃着，边听边看，等着小偷出现。 “谢谢你，露丝·罗斯。”乔希低声说。 然后他躺下，又闭上了眼睛。 丁克打了个哈欠，想让自己舒服点。 他真希望自己带了睡袋。 它很软

and…suddenly he saw something move in the shadows next to the house. He shook Josh and put his mouth next to Ruth Rose's ear. "Look," he whispered, pointing. But whatever he'd seen wasn't moving now. Dink trained his eyes on the back of the house. He saw only shadows of the trees and bushes. Then one of the shadows moved. Dink smelled Josh's cookie breath. "He's here!" Josh whispered. Dink could feel Josh trembling with excitement.

突然，他看到房子旁边的阴影里有什么东西在动。 他摇了摇乔希，把嘴凑近露丝·罗斯的耳朵。 “看，”他指着我小声说。 但他看到的东西现在不动了。 丁克的眼睛盯着房子的后面。 他只看到树木和灌木丛的影子。 然后其中一个影子动了。 丁克闻了闻乔希的饼干味。 “他在这里!”杰克小声说。 丁克能感觉到乔希兴奋得发抖。