Chapter 7

Chapter 7 "What!" Josh looked into the cage. "How could Flash be gone?" "I don't know," Grace said. "I'd better tell Doc." She hurried toward the office. "Something's fishy here," Ruth Rose said. "How could Flash just disappear?" "Someone stole him again!" Josh said.

第七章“什么!”乔希朝笼子里看了看。 “闪电侠怎么不见了?”“我不知道，”格蕾丝说。 “我最好告诉医生。”她急忙向办公室走去。 “这里有点可疑，”露丝·罗斯说。 “闪电侠怎么就这么消失了?”“又有人把他偷走了!”杰克说。

Doc Henry and Grace ran across the courtyard. The vet was peeling off a pair of surgical gloves. "He was in his cage before lunch," Grace said. Doc Henry bent over and looked into the cage. "Darndest thing," he muttered. "Was the gate locked?" Grace nodded. "I think so, but I'll check." She ran to a corner of the courtyard. "The lock's been busted!" Doc and the kids hurried over. The thick wooden gate was closed, but the lock had been shattered. Bits of wood and metal were on the ground. Doc Henry picked up the pieces of the lock. "Somebody sure wanted to get in here," he said. "That lock was the best on the market!" Dink examined the door closely. "I wonder if there are any fingerprints on the wood," he said. "Could be," the vet said. "Should we call Officer Fallon?" Dink asked. "That's an excellent suggestion," Doc Henry said. He walked back toward his office. "I'd better get that lock fixed," Grace said. She hurried away without saying good-bye.

亨利医生和格蕾丝跑过院子。 兽医正在剥下一副手术手套。 “午饭前它就在笼子里了，”格蕾丝说。 亨利医生弯下腰往笼子里看。 “真讨厌。”他喃喃地说。 “门锁上了吗?”优雅的点了点头。 “我想是的，但我要查一下。” 她跑到院子的一个角落。 “锁被撬开了!”医生和孩子们急忙赶了过来。 厚厚的木门是关着的，但是锁已经被打碎了。 木头和金属碎片散落在地上。 亨利医生拾起了锁的碎片。 “肯定有人想进来，”他说。 “那把锁是市场上最好的!”丁克仔细检查了那扇门。 “我想知道木头上是否有指纹，”他说。 “有可能，”兽医说。“我们要不要叫法伦警官来?”丁克问道。 “这是一个极好的建议，”亨利医生说。 他朝办公室走去。 “我最好把锁修好，”格蕾丝说。 她没说再见就匆匆走开了。

The kids left. They walked past Crystal Pond back toward Main Street. "I'll bet Grace busted that lock to make it look like someone broke in," Josh said. Dink shook his head. "Grace helps animals, Josh." "Do birds have memories?" Ruth Rose asked suddenly. "Why?" Dink asked. "Well, remember when we first brought Flash to Doc Henry's office? Flash bit Grace on the hand." "Yeah, so?" Ruth Rose stopped walking and looked at Dink and Josh. "Well, if Grace climbed the tree and took those falcons, maybe Flash remembers her. Maybe that's why he bit her!" "You guys are jumping to conclusions," Dink said. He pushed the cross button at Main Street. "I think we need more information about peregrine falcons," he added. "Dink's right," Ruth Rose told Josh. "If we know more about them, maybe we'll be able to figure out why someone's taking them."

孩子们走了。他们走过水晶池塘，朝主街走去。 “我敢打赌，格蕾丝弄坏了那把锁，让它看起来像是有人破门而入，”乔希说。 丁克摇了摇头。“格蕾丝帮助动物，乔希。” “鸟有记忆吗?”露丝·罗斯突然问道。 “为什么?”丁克问道。“嗯，还记得我们第一次把闪电侠带到亨利医生的办公室吗?” 闪电咬了格蕾丝的手。” “是的,所以?”露丝·罗斯停下脚步，看着丁克和乔希。 “好吧，如果格蕾丝爬上树带走了那些猎鹰，也许闪电还记得她。 也许这就是他咬她的原因!”“你们太草率了，”丁克说。 他在主街按了十字按钮。 “我认为我们需要更多关于游隼的信息，”他补充说。 “丁克说得对，”露丝·罗斯告诉乔希。 “如果我们对它们了解得更多，也许我们就能弄清楚为什么有人要服用它们。”

"Why don't we go to the library?" Dink suggested, crossing Main Street. "Okay," Josh said, "but Grace Lockwood is still at the top of my list!" "Who else is on your list?" Ruth Rose asked. Josh jogged across the street. "Nobody!"

“我们为什么不去图书馆呢?”丁克穿过主街时建议道。 “好吧，”乔希说，“但格蕾丝·洛克伍德仍然是我的首选!”“你的名单上还有谁?”露丝·罗斯问。 乔希慢跑着穿过街道。 “没人!”