11. Waiting

Chapter 11 Waiting The worst part was waiting. Just waiting. "Will you take me to see Waldo?" Linzy asked during dinner. He hadn't told his family yet. "I wuv Waldo," said Linzy. "I don't think it's a good idea," said Marvin. "Why not?" Linzy demanded. "It just isn't," said Marvin. "Can I go with Marvin to see Waldo?" Linzy asked her mother. "It's not up to me," said Mrs. Redpost. "It's up to Marvin." She looked at Marvin. "And I know you always consider your sister's feelings, don't you, Marvin?" "Please, Marvin!" said Linzy. "I'll let you come to my birthday party."

最糟糕的是等待。 只是等待。“你能带我去看沃尔多吗?”晚餐时，林兹问道。 他还没有告诉家人。 “我喜欢沃尔多，”林兹说。 “我不认为这是个好主意，”马文说。 “为什么不?”Linzy问道。 “根本不是。”马文说。 “我能和马文一起去看沃尔多吗?”林兹问她的妈妈。 “这由不得我，”雷德波斯特太太说。 “这取决于马文。”她看着马文。 “我知道你总是考虑你妹妹的感受，是不是，马文?”“求你了，马文!” “我让你来参加我的生日聚会。”

Marvin sighed. "Sorry," he said. He tried to think of a nice way to put it. "Waldo's not there anymore." "Where'd he go?" asked Linzy. "He's in heaven, with the angels." "Oh no!" said Mrs. Redpost, dropping her fork. "Oh, you mean he's dead," said Linzy. She crunched into her pickle. She didn't cry until an hour and a half later. When she went to bed. Right after she said a prayer "for Waldo in heaven." Marvin's parents tried to make him feel better. "It wasn't your fault," said his mother. "You know that." "Do you want me to talk to Mrs. North for you?" asked his father "No," said Marvin. When he got to school Wednesday morning, he was mobbed by the kids in his class. "Did you kill Mrs. North's dog?" asked Justin. "He forgot to feed him," said Melanie. "The poor dog starved to death."

马文叹了口气。“对不起，”他说。 他想找个好听的说法。 “沃尔多已经不在了。” “他去哪儿了?”林兹问。 “他在天堂，和天使们在一起。” “哦，不!”雷德波斯特太太说，放下了叉子。 “哦，你是说他死了，”林兹说。 她嘎吱嘎吱地吃泡菜。 她直到一个半小时后才哭。 当她上床睡觉时。就在她为天堂的沃尔多祈祷之后 马文的父母试图让他感觉好一点。 “那不是你的错，”他妈妈说。 “你知道的。”“你想让我帮你和诺斯太太谈谈吗?”父亲问。 当他星期三早上到学校时，他被班上的孩子们团团围住了。 “你杀了诺斯夫人的狗吗?”贾斯汀问。 “他忘了喂他，"媚兰说。 “可怜的狗饿死了。”

"I heard he choked to death," said Kenny. "On a piece of liver." Marvin looked around. He knew Stuart and Patsy could keep a secret. It must have been Nick. "What do you think Mrs. North is going to do?" asked Casey. "She'll flunk you for sure," said Justin. "If you're lucky," said Warren. "I'd move to another state if I were you," said Gina.

“我听说他是被噎死的，”肯尼说。 “在一块肝上。”马文环顾四周。 他知道斯图尔特和帕齐能保守秘密。 一定是尼克。“你觉得诺斯夫人会怎么做?”凯西问。 “她肯定会让你不及格的，”贾斯汀说。 “如果你幸运的话，”沃伦说。 “如果我是你，我会搬到另一个州，”吉娜说。

"I'd move to another country," said Heather. "You can go to jail for murdering someone's dog," said Judy. Clarence and Travis joined the group. "Hey, Marvin?" asked Travis. "Did you shoot Mrs. North's dog?" "Got him right in the liver!" said Clarence. The rest of the day was just a blur to Marvin. He couldn't pay attention. He just kept thinking one thought.

“我会搬到另一个国家，”希瑟说。 “你可能会因为谋杀别人的狗而进监狱，”朱迪说。 克拉伦斯和特拉维斯加入了这个团体。 “嘿，马文?”特拉维斯问。 “你打了诺斯太太的狗吗?”“打中了他的肝脏!”克拉伦斯说。 那天剩下的时间对马文来说都是一片模糊。 他无法集中注意力。 他只是一直在想一个想法。

Mrs. North will be home tonight! Miss Hillway said good-bye to the class. "Thank you. It was a most enjoyable week. You've been a wonderful class." She looked at Marvin. "Of course, there are always a few exceptions. Mrs. North will get a full report." "Do you want to come over to my house?" Stuart asked as they walked out of class together. "No," said Marvin. Now that Waldo was dead, Marvin's friends liked him again. "Why not?" asked Nick. "It's not like you have to go to Mrs. North's!" "I just want to be alone," said Marvin. "Did the vet tell you what time Waldo died?" asked Stuart. "No," said Marvin. "You should ask him," said Stuart. "They can figure those things out. Because if Waldo died before midnight, then Mrs. North only has to pay you for five days. Fifteen dollars. But if he died after midnight, then she has to pay you for six days. Eighteen dollars."

诺斯夫人今晚会回家!希尔韦小姐向同学们道别。 “谢谢。这是最愉快的一周。 你们上了一堂很棒的课。” 她看着马文。“当然，总有一些例外。 诺斯太太会得到一份详细的报告。” “你想到我家来吗?”他们一起走出教室时，斯图亚特问道。 “不，”马文说。现在沃尔多死了，马文的朋友们又喜欢上了他。 “为什么不?”尼克问。“你又不是非得去诺斯太太家!”“我只想一个人待着。”马文说。 “兽医告诉你沃尔多是什么时候死的吗?”斯图亚特问。 “不，”马文说。“你应该问他，”斯图亚特说。 “他们可以解决这些问题。 因为如果沃尔多在午夜前死了，诺斯夫人只需付你五天的房租。 15美元。但如果他死于午夜之后，她就得付你六天的房租。 18美元。”

Stuart was good at math. "I guess you don't get the four-dollar bonus," said Nick. Marvin walked home. Then he got on his bike and rode to Mrs. North's house for the last time. He still had to bring in her newspaper and mail. Her house felt empty, like a cave. He wrote her a note. Dear Mrs. North, If you are looking around for Waldo, don't. You won't find him. He's not in your house. And he's not outside. Well, he's dead. I hope you had a nice time on your trip. Yours truly, Marvin Redpost He went home and waited for Mrs. North to call. "Do you think I'll be expelled?" he asked Jacob. "I don't think she can do that," said Jacob. "It's not like you did it on purpose." "I just did what the doctor told me," said Marvin.

斯图尔特擅长数学。“我猜你拿不到那四美元的奖金，”尼克说。 马文走回家。然后他骑上自行车，最后一次去诺斯夫人家。 他还得给她送报纸和邮件。 她的房子空荡荡的，像个山洞。 他给她写了一张纸条。亲爱的诺斯夫人，如果你在到处找沃尔多，别找了。 你找不到他的。他不在你家里。 他不在外面。好吧，他死了。 我希望你旅途愉快。 他回到家，等着诺斯太太打来电话。 “你认为我会被开除吗?”他问雅各。 “我认为她做不到，”雅各布说。 “你又不是故意的。” “我只是照医生说的做了，”马文说。