Chapter 8

Chapter 8 "Look." Dink pointed to a small framed picture on the bedside table. "Mr. and Mrs. Jeffers!" "You know these people?" Livvy asked. "We met them yesterday," Ruth Rose said. "We think one of them might be the ghost." Livvy's eyes grew wide. "Why would they want to scare the guests away? They seem so nice!"

第八章“看。”丁克指着床头柜上的一幅镶框的小画。 “杰弗斯先生和太太!”“你认识这些人吗?”Livvy问道。 “我们昨天见过他们，”露丝·罗斯说。 “我们认为其中一个可能是鬼魂。” 利维的眼睛睁得大大的。“他们为什么要把客人吓跑?” 他们看起来太好了!”

"That's what we plan to find out," Dink said. Livvy carefully placed the wig back on the closet shelf. As she stepped back, her arm caught on something. A long silver object clunked to the floor. "It's the ghost's sword!" Ruth Rose said. She picked it up and laughed. "It's just painted wood!" "Guys, look at this stuff!" Josh had been examining some tubes and bottles on a vanity table. "Look, white clown makeup. And black! This is what I smelled in the hallway last night!" "Hey, guys, a tape recorder," Ruth Rose said. "Kids, please don't touch…" Before Livvy could finish, Ruth Rose had pushed the PLAY button.

丁克说:“这就是我们打算弄清楚的。” 莉薇小心翼翼地把假发放回衣柜的架子上。 她往后退时，胳膊被什么东西绊住了。 一个长长的银色物体哐当一声落在地板上。 “这是鬼的剑!”露丝·罗斯说。 她把它捡起来笑了。 “只是漆过的木头!”“伙计们，看看这些东西!”乔希一直在检查梳妆台上的一些管子和瓶子。 “看，白色的小丑妆。 和黑色!这就是我昨晚在走廊里闻到的味道!”“嘿，伙计们，录音机，”露丝·罗斯说。 “孩子们，请不要碰……”李维还没说完，露丝·罗斯就按下了播放按钮。

Suddenly the room was filled with spooky noises. Livvy and the kids listened as a voice moaned and groaned. "Those are the same noises we heard last night!" Dink said. "Have you seen Mr. and Mrs. Jeffers this morning?" Ruth Rose asked Livvy. Livvy shook her head. "Maybe they went out for breakfast." She looked at her watch. "And I have to get busy." Livvy locked the door behind them, and they all got in the elevator.

突然房间里充满了诡异的声音。 莉薇和孩子们听到一个声音在呻吟。 “这些就是我们昨晚听到的声音!”丁克说。 “今天早上你见到杰弗斯夫妇了吗?”露丝·罗斯问李维。 莉薇摇了摇头。“也许他们出去吃早餐了。” 她看了看表。“我得忙起来。” 李维在他们身后锁上了门，他们都进了电梯。

"Thanks for letting us in," Ruth Rose said to Livvy. Livvy put one finger to her lips. "Let's keep this a secret, okay?" she whispered. "From you-knowwho!" "It's a deal," Ruth Rose whispered back. The elevator door opened and Livvy left the kids in the lobby. "There's Mr. Linkletter," Josh said. "Maybe he knows where Mr. and Mrs. Jeffers went." The kids walked over to the front desk. Mr. Linkletter looked as if he hadn't been to bed. His suit was rumpled, and his hair stuck up in the back.

“谢谢你让我们进来，”露丝·罗斯对李维说。 莉薇把一根手指放在嘴唇上。 “我们保守这个秘密，好吗?”她小声说。 “从you-knowwho !”“一言为定，”露丝小声回答。 电梯门开了，李维把孩子们留在大厅里。 “那是Linkletter先生，”Josh说。 “也许他知道杰弗斯夫妇去了哪里。” 孩子们走向前台。 林克莱特先生看起来好像没有睡过觉。 他的衣服皱巴巴的，头发梳在后面。

"Maybe we shouldn't disturb him," Ruth Rose whispered. "But we have to find Mr. and Mrs. Jeffers," Dink said. "We don't have much more time!" Dink walked up to the desk and put on his best smile. "Hi, Mr. Linkletter!" Mr. Linkletter gazed down at Dink. "Oh, hello," he said. "Do you happen to know where Mr. and Mrs. Jeffers are this morning?" he asked. Mr. Linkletter waved his hand toward the door. "They told me they were going to Ellie's for breakfast." "Thanks, Mr. Linkletter!" Dink said. The kids left the hotel and hurried up Main Street toward Ellie's Diner. "What're we gonna say to them?" Josh asked. "We can't just walk up and accuse them of being the ghost, can we?" Ruth Rose pushed open the door to the diner. "Don't worry," she said. "I have a plan." Ellie was behind the counter, mixing tuna salad in a big bowl. She waved as the kids sat in one of the booths.

“也许我们不应该打扰他，”露丝·罗斯低声说。 “但是我们必须找到杰弗斯夫妇，”丁克说。 “我们的时间不多了!”丁克走到桌子前，露出最好的笑容。 “你好，Linkletter先生!”林克莱特先生低头看着丁克。 “哦，你好，”他说。“你知道杰弗斯夫妇今天早上在哪儿吗?”他问道。 林克莱特先生朝门挥了挥手。 “他们告诉我他们要去埃莉家吃早餐。” “谢谢，Linkletter先生!”丁克说。 孩子们离开旅馆，匆匆沿着大街向埃莉餐厅走去。 “我们该对他们说什么?”杰克问。 “我们总不能就这么走过去指责他们是鬼魂吧?”露丝·罗斯推开了餐厅的门。 “别担心，”她说。“我有个计划。” 艾莉在柜台后面，用一个大碗搅拌金枪鱼沙拉。 她挥手示意孩子们坐在其中一个摊位上。

"There they are," Josh whispered. He nodded his head toward another booth, where Mr. and Mrs. Jeffers were eating breakfast. "They look so nice," Dink said. "Not like people who would try to ruin a hotel." Ellie came to their booth. "Back so soon?" she asked, opening her pad. "Don't tell me you're having another breakfast!" "Can I borrow your pad and pencil?" Ruth Rose asked. Ellie gave Ruth Rose a sly smile and handed them over. "What are you kids up to?" she asked. "I'll give them back in a minute," Ruth Rose said. "Okey-dokey I'll see you in a minute then," Ellie said, heading back to her tuna salad. Ruth Rose began writing. "What're you doing?" Josh asked. "Wait a sec!" Ruth Rose said. She finished and pushed the pad in front of Dink and Josh. "What do you think?"

“他们来了。”乔什小声说。 他朝另一个摊位点了点头，杰弗斯夫妇正在那儿吃早饭。 “它们看起来真漂亮，”丁克说。 “不像那些想要毁掉一家酒店的人。” 艾莉来到他们的摊位。 “这么快就回来了?”她打开笔记本问道。 “别告诉我你又要吃早餐了!”“我可以借你的记事本和铅笔吗?”露丝·罗斯问。 艾莉向露丝·罗斯狡猾地笑了笑，然后把它们递给了露丝。 “你们这些孩子在干什么?”她问。 “我马上就还给你，”露丝·罗斯说。 “好吧，好吧，我一会儿见你，”艾丽说着，又回到她的金枪鱼沙拉上。 露丝·罗斯开始写作。“你在干什么?”杰克问。 “等一下!”露丝·罗斯说。 她说完，把便笺簿推到丁克和乔希面前。 “你觉得怎么样?”