Chapter 5

CHAPTER FIVE 'Let me pass, please, said an old lady as she shuffled her way through the crowd towards the boy. 'Up you get, Johnny.'

第五章“请让我过去，”一位老太太说着，穿过人群向男孩走去。 “快起来，约翰尼。”

'Do you know this boy, Mrs Dutton?' Aunt Fanny asked. Mrs Dutton nodded. 'Yes, he's my grandson, but he's not a thief. I'm the one who donated the silver tray and tea set for the competition prize. 'But what's all this about a ring?' Mrs Patel asked.

“你认识这个男孩吗，达顿夫人？”范妮姨妈问。 达顿夫人点点头。“是的，他是我的孙子，但他不是小偷。 是我把银托盘和茶具捐给比赛奖品的。 “可这戒指是怎么回事？”帕特尔夫人问。

I forgot to remove the emerald ring that I kept in the teapot for safe keeping, Mrs Dutton explained. 'When I remembered this afternoon, I sent Johnny to get it back.'

“我忘了把放在茶壶里的祖母绿戒指拿掉，那是为了安全起见。”达顿夫人解释说。 “今天下午我想起来了，就派约翰尼去取了。”

'And I did!' Johnny said. I thought I could just take the ring without anyone noticing, but the teapot was where everyone could see it. So I switched off the lights, quickly ran over and took the ring. Then that dog barked at me and I panicked. 'But why didn't you just come and talk to me?' Mrs Patel asked. 'I would've returned it to you.' Johnny shrugged. I tried, but you kept saying that only people entering the competition could join the queue. And I didn't have any jam.

“而我做到了！”约翰尼说。我以为我可以在没有人注意到的情况下拿走戒指，但是茶壶在每个人都能看到的地方。 所以我关掉灯，迅速跑过去拿了戒指。 然后那只狗朝我叫，我慌了。 “可是你为什么不来跟我谈谈呢？”帕特尔夫人问。 “我早就把它还给你了。”约翰尼耸耸肩。 我试过了，但你一直说只有参加比赛的人才能排队。 我没有果酱。

'Oh, dear, Mrs Patel said, shaking her head sadly. I'm really sorry for causing trouble,' Johnny said. I didn't mean to. I was just trying to get my grandmother's ring back.' He pulled the ring out of his pocket and held it up.

“哦，天哪，”帕特尔夫人悲哀地摇着头说。 “我真的很抱歉给你添麻烦，”约翰尼说。 我不是故意的。我只是想把我祖母的戒指拿回来。”他从口袋里掏出戒指，举了起来。