6. A New Car for Mrs. Redpost

Chapter 6 A New Car for Mrs. Redpost Marvin was sitting at the dinner table. Mrs. Redpost had made chicken tacos. His favorite. He hoped she wasn’t really a kidnapper. Then he’d have to lock her in the dungeon. “Mr. and Mrs. Redpost,” he said. “I have something important to tell you.” Mr. Redpost crunched into a taco. The juice ran down his sleeve. “Mr. and Mrs. Redpost?” asked Mrs. Redpost. “Linzy. Jake. You need to hear this too,” said Marvin.

第六章给雷德波斯特太太的新车马文坐在餐桌旁。 雷德波斯特太太做了鸡肉玉米饼。 他的最爱。他希望她不是一个真正的绑架者。 那他就得把她锁在地牢里。 “雷德波斯特夫妇，”他说。 “我有重要的事要告诉你。”雷德波斯特先生嚼着玉米卷。 果汁顺着他的袖子流了下来。 “雷德波斯特夫妇?”雷德波斯特太太问。 “Linzy。杰克。你也需要听听这个。”马文说。

He took a breath. He wasn’t quite sure how to say it. “Well?” said Jacob. “Marvin Redpost is dead,” said Marvin. Jacob laughed. Mr. and Mrs. Redpost stared at him. “And when did this happen?” asked Mr. Redpost. “About nine years ago,” said Marvin. “Well, I must say,” Mrs. Redpost noted, “you are looking quite well, considering.” Then she and Mr. Redpost cracked up. Linzy burst into tears. “I love you, Marvin,” she sobbed. “Don’t be dead.” “Don’t cry, Linzy,” said Marvin. “I’m not dead. Marvin Redpost is dead. I’m not Marvin Redpost.” Linzy kept crying. “You’re not?” asked Mr. Redpost.

他深吸了一口气。他不太确定该怎么说。 “嗯?雅各布说。“马文·雷波斯特死了。”马文说。 雅各笑了。雷德波斯特夫妇盯着他。 “什么时候发生的?”雷德波斯特先生问。 “大约九年前，”马文说。 “嗯，我得说，”雷德波斯特太太说，“考虑到这一点，你看上去气色不错。”然后她和雷德波斯特先生分手了。 林兹突然哭了起来。“我爱你，马文。”她抽泣着说。 “别死。“别哭，琳兹，”马文说。 “我没死。马文·雷德波斯特死了。 我不是马文·雷德波斯特。”琳兹一直在哭。 “你不是吗?雷德波斯特先生问。

“No,” said Marvin. He turned to his former mother. “Sorry, Mom. I mean, Mrs. Redpost. I know this comes as a great shock to you.” “Well, it certainly is a surprise,” she replied. “Who are you?” asked Jacob. Marvin took a deep breath. “My name is Prince Robert. I’m the Lost Prince of Shampoon.” “Oh, I heard about him!” exclaimed Jacob. “The King of Shampoon is in Washington looking for his lost son!” He turned to Marvin. “You’re him? Neat!” “I think so,” said Marvin. Marvin explained the whole thing to his family. How the kidnappers hid the baby prince in the hospital where Marvin Redpost was born. Then Marvin Redpost died, but they had an extra baby lying around, so they gave it to Mr. and Mrs. Redpost. “Well, it all sounds very logical,” Mr. Redpost agreed. Linzy stopped crying, but her lower lip still trembled. Marvin felt sorry for her. It is always hardest on the children. “I’ve got red hair and blue eyes,” Marvin said. “Everyone else in this family has brown hair and brown

“不，”马文说。他转向他以前的母亲。 “对不起,妈妈。我是说，雷德波斯特太太。 我知道这对你来说是个巨大的打击。“嗯，这确实是个惊喜，”她回答说。 “你是谁?”雅各布问。 马文深吸了一口气。 “我叫罗伯特王子。 我是迷失的香波王子。“哦，我听说过他!”雅各布叫道。 “香波之王正在华盛顿寻找他走失的儿子!”他转向马文。 “你是他吗?整洁!“我想是的，”马文说。 马文向他的家人解释了整件事。 绑匪是如何把小王子藏在马文·雷德波斯特出生的医院里的。 马文·雷德波斯特死了，但他们多了一个孩子，所以他们把孩子给了雷德波斯特夫妇。 “嗯，这一切听起来都很合乎逻辑，”雷德波斯特表示赞同。 林兹停止了哭泣，但她的下唇仍在颤抖。 马文为她感到难过。 这对孩子来说总是最难的。 “我有红头发和蓝眼睛，”马文说。 “这个家里的其他人都是棕色头发和棕色头发

eyes.” “So what do you plan to do about this?” asked Mrs. Redpost. “Stuart got the phone number from the news,” said Marvin. “I called it. I spoke to Lady Jennifer, Duchess of Bathwater.” Marvin stopped. Now came the hard part. “I’m supposed to go to the Watergate Hotel tomorrow at 4:30. For a blood test. Can you please take me there, Mrs. Redpost?” She looked at him. “I know it’s asking a lot,” said Marvin. “Especially since you’re not my mother. But I’m sure the King would be very grateful. He’ll probably pay for the gas. I bet he’d even buy you a new car.” “I’ll be happy to,” said Mrs. Redpost. “Thank you,” said Marvin. jmkfho. “I’m going to miss you, Marvin,” said Mrs. Redpost.

眼睛。”“那你打算怎么办呢?雷德波斯特太太问。 “斯图尔特从新闻上知道了电话号码，”马文说。 我叫它。我和巴思沃特公爵夫人珍妮佛夫人谈过了。”马文停了下来。 现在到了最困难的部分。“我明天四点半要去水门酒店。 为了验血。你能带我去那儿吗，雷德波斯特太太?”她看着他。 “我知道这要求很高，”马文说。 “尤其是你不是我妈妈。 但我相信国王会很感激的。 他可能会付油钱。 我打赌他甚至会给你买辆新车。“我很乐意，”雷德波斯特太太说。 “谢谢你。”马文说。 “我会想你的，马文，”雷德波斯特太太说。