Chapter 6

Chapter 6 Dink gulped and felt goose bumps climbing his legs. Could it be Emory Scott's ghost? The light winked a few more times, then disappeared. Dink shivered, rubbing his eyes. When the light didn't return, he crawled back into bed. He yawned and closed his eyes, deciding that he had seen a firefly. But just before falling off to sleep, Dink opened his eyes again. He had seen only one light moving out there in the darkness.

丁克咽了口气，感到腿上起了鸡皮疙瘩。 会不会是埃默里·斯科特的鬼魂? 那盏灯又眨了几下，然后消失了。 丁克颤抖着，揉着眼睛。 当光线没有恢复时，他爬回床上。 他打了个哈欠，闭上了眼睛，以为自己看到了一只萤火虫。 但就在即将入睡时，丁克又睁开了眼睛。 他只看到黑暗中有一盏灯在动。

Why would there be only one firefly in the woods? He thought about that until he fell asleep. Dink dreamed that he was in the cave again. It was pitch dark. Up ahead, he heard a hideous scream. But this time, the scream didn't stop, it just got louder. Suddenly bats were flying in his face. But these bats had feathers-bright green feathers! Dink bolted upright in his bed. The blankets were twisted around his legs and the alarm clock was buzzing. I'm not in a cave, Dink realized. I'm still in the castle. Relieved, he shut off the alarm. "Josh, wake up," he said. Josh opened an eye. "Why?" Dink climbed out of bed. "Walker's taking us lobstering, remember?" He turned on the light and yanked Josh's covers off. "Come on, let's go catch a lobster!" Josh groaned, but he climbed out of bed. "I hate lobsters." Dink laughed. "You ate one last night." He pulled on yesterday's jeans and a warm sweatshirt over his T-shirt. "I'm going downstairs. Don't go back to bed!"

为什么树林里只有一只萤火虫? 他一直想到睡着。 丁克梦见他又回到了山洞里。 四周一片漆黑。他听到前方传来一声可怕的尖叫。 但这一次，尖叫声并没有停止，而是更响了。 突然，蝙蝠飞到他的脸上。 但是这些蝙蝠有羽毛——亮绿色的羽毛!丁克笔直地躺在床上。 毯子缠在他的腿上，闹钟嗡嗡作响。 我不是在山洞里，丁克意识到。 我还在城堡里。他松了一口气，关掉了闹钟。 “乔希，醒醒。”他说。乔希睁开了眼睛。 “为什么?”丁克爬下床。 “沃克要带我们去捕龙虾，记得吗?”他打开灯，扯下乔什的被子。 “来吧，我们去抓龙虾吧!”乔希呻吟了一声，但他还是爬下了床。 “我讨厌龙虾。”丁克笑了。 “你昨晚吃了一个。”他在t恤外面穿上了昨天的牛仔裤和一件暖和的运动衫。 “我要下楼去。别回去睡觉了!”

Dink crossed the hall and tapped on Ruth Rose's door. She was up and dressed in yellow from top to bottom. "Did you see anything strange last night?" Dink asked. Ruth Rose was pulling a brush through her hair. She shook her head. "Well, I did! I'll tell you about it downstairs." There was a light on in the kitchen. Dink saw juice glasses, cereal bowls, and some muffins on the table. He was munching when Ruth Rose and Josh came in. "Guys, I think someone was creeping around outside last night," Dink said. He told them about the light he'd seen in the woods. Josh grabbed a muffin and bit off half. "Told you," he said, trying to grin and chew at the same time. "It was Emory's ghost!" "Very funny Josh," Ruth Rose said. Just then there was a thump in the mud room and the kitchen door crashed open. Josh nearly fell out of his chair. Walker came in wearing tall rubber boots and a yellow slicker. "Ready to go?" he asked.

丁克穿过大厅，敲了敲露丝·罗斯的门。 她起床了，从头到脚都穿着黄色的衣服。 “你昨晚看到什么怪事了吗?”丁克问道。 露丝·罗斯正在用梳子梳理头发。 她摇了摇头。“嗯，我说了!我下楼告诉你。” 厨房里亮着灯。 丁克看到桌上有果汁杯、麦片碗和一些松饼。 露丝·罗斯和乔希进来时，他正在大嚼特嚼。 “伙计们，我觉得昨晚有人在外面鬼鬼祟祟的，”丁克说。 他告诉他们他在树林里看到的光。 乔希抓起一块松饼咬了一半。 “跟你说过吧。”他说，一边咧着嘴笑，一边嚼着东西。 “那是埃默里的鬼魂!”“很有趣，乔希，”露丝·罗斯说。 就在这时，泥房里传来砰的一声，厨房的门被撞开了。 乔希差点从椅子上摔下来。 沃克走了进来，穿着一双高筒胶靴和一件黄色雨衣。 “准备好了吗?”他问。

Dink laughed in relief. "Josh thought you were a ghost," he said. "Did not," Josh muttered. They walked outside and climbed into Walker's Jeep. The sky was pitch black. Dink peered into the woods, half expecting to see the strange light again. A few minutes later Walker turned into his driveway. They got out and walked behind the house to the dock. Their feet made hollow noises on the wooden boards. "Watch your step out here," Walker said, aiming a flashlight at Dink's feet. Dink breathed in the salty night air. A few stars made pinpoints of light above the boat. Somewhere, he heard a night bird call. "Ready to come aboard?" Walker asked. Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose followed Walker onto the dark boat.

丁克如释重负地笑了。“乔希以为你是鬼，”他说。 “没有。”乔希喃喃地说。他们走到外面，爬上了沃克的吉普车。 天空一片漆黑。丁克向树林里张望，希望能再次看到那奇怪的光。 几分钟后，沃克拐进了他的车道。 他们下了车，走到房子后面的码头。 他们的脚踩在木板上发出空洞的声音。 “小心脚下，”沃克说着，用手电筒对准丁克的脚。 丁克呼吸着夜晚带着咸味的空气。 几颗星星在船的上方形成光点。 不知在什么地方，他听到一只夜鸟在叫。 “准备上船了吗?”沃克问道。 丁克、乔希和露丝·罗斯跟着沃克上了漆黑的小船。