Chapter 5

Chapter 5 The kids didn't stop running till they were at the top of the cliff. Dink threw himself on the ground, trying to catch his breath. "What was that?" Ruth Rose asked, pulling off her sopping sneakers. "My heart nearly stopped!" "It was the ghost!" Josh said. "I bet that cave leads to a secret dungeon under the castle. Maybe that's where Emory Scott died!" Ruth Rose burst out laughing. Josh ignored her. "There must be a secret door leading to the dungeon somewhere. And I'm going to find it!"

孩子们一直跑到悬崖顶上才停下来。 丁克扑倒在地，试着喘口气。 “那是什么?”露丝·罗斯脱下湿透的运动鞋问道。 “我的心都快停止跳动了!”“是鬼!”杰克说。 “我敢打赌那个洞通向城堡下面的秘密地牢。 也许埃默里·斯科特就是死在那里的!”露丝·罗斯突然大笑起来。 乔希没理她。“一定在什么地方有一扇通向地牢的暗门。 我要找到它!”

"Maybe you are," Dink said. "But I'm gonna take a shower and change." "Me too," Ruth Rose said. "I smell like a fish!" When they got back to the castle, Walker's Jeep was parked out front. The kids cleaned up, then hurried down to the kitchen. Wallis, Walker, and Rip were sitting at the long table, husking ears of corn. "Hi, kids," Walker said. "How was your first day at Moose Manor?" "It was great," Josh said, shooting Dink a look. "We explored the playhouse and found some neat stuff on the beach."

“也许你是，”丁克说。 “但我要洗个澡换身衣服。” “我也是，”露丝·罗斯说。“我闻起来像条鱼!”当他们回到城堡时，沃克的吉普车停在门口。 孩子们收拾干净，然后匆匆下楼去厨房。 沃利斯、沃克和里普正坐在长桌旁剥玉米穗。 “嗨，孩子们，”沃克说。“在驼鹿庄园的第一天过得怎么样?”“太棒了，”乔希说，朝丁克瞪了一眼。 “我们探索了游戏室，在海滩上发现了一些整洁的东西。”

Dink figured Josh wanted to keep his "secret dungeon" idea to himself. "Well, I have lobsters to cook," Wallis said. "I hope everyone's hungry!" After supper, the grownups decided to play Scrabble. "You kids can join us," Wallis said. "Or you can choose another board game from the hall closet. Help yourself."

丁克认为乔希想把他的“秘密地牢”的想法藏在心里。 “嗯，我有龙虾要做，”沃利斯说。 “我希望每个人都饿了!”晚饭后，大人们决定玩拼字游戏。 “你们这些孩子可以加入我们，”沃利斯说。 “或者你可以从大厅壁橱里选择另一款棋盘游戏。 帮助自己。”

"Um…I think I'll go upstairs and read," Josh said. He motioned for Dink and Ruth Rose to follow him. They met upstairs in the hall between the bedrooms. "Let's search up here while they're playing Scrabble," he said. "What exactly are we looking for?" Dink asked. "A secret door or passageway," Josh said, rapping his knuckle lightly on a wall. "Josh, don't you think Wallis would've told us about a secret door?" Ruth Rose said. "Maybe she doesn't know about it," Josh said. "I guess we should look around," Dink agreed. "Something is making those weird noises." "Let's start on the roof," Ruth Rose said. They walked down the hall, and Josh pushed open the narrow door. At the top of the stairs, they opened another door. A cool breeze blew in their faces as they stepped onto the flat roof. "Wow! You can see everything!" said Josh. "It would be neat to fly a kite up here!" Dink stood between two granite battlements that were taller than he was. He felt like a king looking over his land. "There's nothing up here," Josh said.

“嗯……我想我还是上楼看书吧，”乔希说。 他示意丁克和露丝·罗斯跟他走。 他们在楼上卧室之间的大厅里见面。 “趁他们玩拼字游戏的时候，我们在上面找找吧。”他说。 “我们到底在找什么?”丁克问道。 “一个秘密的门或通道。”乔希说着，用指关节轻轻地敲了敲墙壁。 “乔希，你不觉得沃利斯会告诉我们有扇暗门吗?”露丝·罗斯说。 “也许她不知道这件事，”乔希说。 “我想我们应该四处看看，”丁克同意道。 “有什么东西在发出奇怪的声音。” “我们从屋顶开始吧，”露丝·罗斯说。 他们走过大厅，乔希推开了狭窄的门。 到了楼梯顶上，他们又打开了一扇门。 当他们踏上平坦的屋顶时，一阵凉风吹在他们的脸上。 “哇!你什么都看得见!”乔希说。 “在这里放风筝该多好啊!”丁克站在两座比他还高的花岗岩城垛之间。 他觉得自己像个国王，俯视着自己的土地。 “这里什么也没有。”乔希说。

"Okay," Dink said. "Let's look downstairs." The kids tromped back down to the hall. Ruth Rose walked into her room while Dink and Josh searched theirs. Dink started with the closet, but found only dust and an old tennis racket. He used the racket to poke behind the window curtains. A few spiders darted away but nothing else. Suddenly Josh screamed from the bathroom. "Dink, it's got me! Help!" Dink charged into the bathroom, holding the tennis racket like a club. He looked around wildly, but the room was empty. "Josh? Where are you?" The shower curtain flew open. Josh stood there, grinning. "Boo!" Dink shook his head. "You're so lame, Josh. It would serve you right if some ghost did get you!" Josh climbed out of the tub. "Thought you didn't believe in ghosts, Dinkus!" Dink just shook his head again. He crossed the hall and knocked on Ruth Rose's door. "Find anything?" he asked. She shook her head. "Nope."

“好吧，”丁克说。“我们去楼下看看。” 孩子们迈着沉重的步子回到大厅。 露丝·罗斯走进她的房间，丁克和乔希在他们的房间里搜查。 丁克开始找壁橱，但只找到灰尘和一个旧网球拍。 他用球拍戳窗帘后面。 几只蜘蛛跑开了，别的什么也没有。 突然，乔希从浴室里尖叫起来。 “丁克，它抓住我了!”救命!”丁克冲进浴室，手里拿着网球拍，就像拿着一根球杆。 他疯狂地环顾四周，但房间里空无一人。 “杰克?你在哪儿?”浴帘突然拉开了。 乔希站在那里，咧嘴笑着。 “嘘!”丁克摇了摇头。 “你太差劲了，乔希。要是真有鬼捉到你，那你活该!”乔希从浴缸里爬了出来。 “我还以为你不相信有鬼呢，丁库斯!”丁克只是又摇了摇头。 他穿过大厅，敲了敲露丝·罗斯的门。 “找到什么了吗?”他问。 她摇了摇头。“不。”

She and Dink searched the long hall. They looked behind the radiators and inside plant pots and one tall umbrella stand. Josh tapped on the walls, listening for hollow sounds. Finally they gave up, sweaty and dusty. "I don't know where else to search," Dink said. "We didn't check out the downstairs rooms," Josh said. "We'll have to wait till tomorrow," Ruth Rose said, yawning. "I'm going to bed. And I hope I don't dream about ghosts, thanks to Josh Pinto!" Josh grinned. "I read somewhere that ghosts eat girls with curls." "Just let one try!" she said, then slammed her door. Dink and Josh climbed into bed. A few minutes later they were both asleep. Dink woke suddenly, his heart thumping. He looked at the clock. It was midnight! Dink climbed out of bed and tiptoed to the window. He saw black trees against a blacker sky. Then he saw it—a ghostly light near the playhouse!

她和丁克搜遍了长长的大厅。 他们在暖气片后面、花盆和一个高高的伞架里面看了看。 乔希敲着墙壁，听着有没有空洞的声音。 最后他们放弃了，浑身是汗，满身是尘。 “我不知道还能去哪儿找，”丁克说。 “我们没有检查楼下的房间，”乔希说。 “我们得等到明天了，”露丝·罗斯打着哈欠说。 “我要去睡觉了。我希望我不会梦见鬼魂，多亏了乔什·平托!”杰克笑了。 “我在什么地方读到鬼魂吃卷发女孩。” “让我试一试!”她说，然后砰地关上了门。 丁克和乔希爬上了床。 几分钟后，他们都睡着了。 丁克突然醒了，他的心怦怦直跳。 他看了看钟。已经是午夜了!丁克从床上爬起来，踮着脚尖走到窗前。 他看到黑色的树木映衬着更黑的天空。 然后他看见了——戏院附近有一道幽灵般的光!