Chapter 3

CHAPTER THREE George and Timmy crossed the sands and started to weave their way back up the path to Kirrin Cottage. Once, George stopped to take a stone out of her shoe and she got the strangest feeling that they were being followed.

第三章乔治和蒂米穿过沙滩，开始沿着通往麒麟小屋的小路迂回前行。 有一次，乔治停下来从她的鞋里拿出一块石头，她有一种奇怪的感觉，觉得有人在跟踪他们。

Finally they reached the gate to the little white-stoned house that was home. Roses climbed the walls and flowers filled the front garden. George walked up the path and in through the front door, dumping her shoes and

最后，他们来到了白石小屋的大门，那就是他们的家。 玫瑰爬满了墙壁，前花园开满了鲜花。 乔治走在小路上，从前门进来，扔掉她的鞋子

socks in the hallway. 'At last! There you are,' Aunt Fanny, George's mother, called out. 'We wondered where you had got to!' 'Look what I found.' George held out the box. 'It was washed up on the shore. All it needs is a bit of a clean. Then it will make the perfect present for Alf.'

走廊里的袜子。“最后!“你来啦！”乔治的母亲范妮姨妈喊道。 “我们不知道你上哪儿去了！”“看我找到了什么。”乔治拿出盒子。 “它被冲上了海岸。 它只需要稍微清理一下。 那它就是送给阿尔夫的完美礼物了。”

'That's not the only thing that needs a bit of a clean!' Aunt Fanny scolded, looking down at George's sandy feet.

“需要洗洗的可不止这一件事！”范妮姨妈骂着，低头看着乔治沾满沙子的脚。

'I'm sorry, everyone,' George said, looking round at Julian, Dick and Anne who had come to join them. 'I really shouldn't have been so beastly earlier! 'Already forgotten,' said Julian.

“我很抱歉，大家。”乔治说着，回头看了看走过来的朱利安、迪克和安妮。 “我真不应该这么早来！”“已经忘了，”朱利安说。

'We got some wonderful presents for Alf this morning. We bought him a book of adventure stories,' said Anne.

“今天早上我们给阿尔夫买了一些很棒的礼物。 “我们给他买了一本冒险故事书。”安妮说。