Chapter 6

CHAPTER SIX It was nice to be in the cosy sitting-room at Kirrin Cottage again, eating an enormous tea and telling George's mother about their walk. She was very pleased with the nuts and blackberries. They told her about the man and woman and baby, too, and how funny Timmy had been, pawing at the shawl.

第六章又回到了克林小屋舒适的客厅里，一边喝着一大杯茶，一边给乔治的母亲讲他们散步的事，真是太好了。 她非常喜欢坚果和黑莓。 他们还告诉她关于男人、女人和孩子的事，以及提米在抓披肩时是多么滑稽。

'He was funny before that, said Anne, remembering. 'Aunt Fanny, there was a dog show on at Beckton, and Timmy must have read the posters, and thought he could go in for it- because he suddenly dashed across the road and into the Town Hall where the show was being held!' 'Really?' said her aunt, laughing. 'Well, perhaps he went to see if he could find the beautiful little white Pekinese that was stolen there today! Mrs Harris rang up and told me about it- there was such a to-do. The little dog, which was worth £5,000, was cuddled down in its basket one minute- and the next it was gone! Nobody was seen to take it, and though they hunted in every corner of the hall, there was no sign of the dog.'

“在那之前他很有趣，”安妮回忆着说。 “范妮姨妈，贝克顿正在举行一场狗展，蒂米一定是看到了招贴，以为他可以参加——因为他突然冲过马路，冲进了正在举行狗展的市政厅！”“真的吗?她姨妈笑着说。 “嗯，也许他是去看看能不能找到今天在那里被偷的那只漂亮的小白北京狗！”哈里斯太太打电话给我，告诉了我这件事——有这么一件事。 这只价值5000英镑的小狗，前一分钟还躺在篮子里，下一分钟就不见了！没人看见拿它，虽然他们在大厅的每个角落都找遍了，但就是没有狗的踪迹。”

'Gracious!' said Anne. What a mystery! How could anyone possibly take a dog like that away without being seen?' 'Easy,' said Dick. 'Wrap it in a coat, or pop it into a shopping basket and cover it up. Then walk through the crowd and out of the hall!' 'Or wrap it in a shawl and pretend it was a BABY- like the little one in that dirty shawl in the train, said Anne. 'I mean- we thought that was a baby, of course- but it could easily have been a dog- or a cat- or even a monkey. We couldn't see its face!' There was a sudden silence. Everyone was staring at Anne and thinking hard. Julian banged his hand on the table and made everyone jump. 'There's something in what Anne has just said,' he said. 'Something worth thinking about!

“亲切!安妮说。真是个谜！怎么可能有人不被人看见就把这样一条狗带走呢？“容易，”迪克说。 “把它包在大衣里，或者塞进购物篮里，然后盖起来。” 然后穿过人群走出大厅！“或者用披肩把它包起来，假装它是个婴儿——就像火车上披着那条脏披肩的那个小婴儿一样，”安妮说。 “我的意思是——我们当然以为那是一个婴儿——但它很可能是一只狗——或者一只猫——甚至一只猴子。” 我们看不见它的脸！”一阵突然的沉默。 每个人都盯着安妮，沉思着。 朱利安用手猛拍桌子，把大家都吓了一跳。 “安妮刚才说的话有点道理，”他说。 “值得考虑的事情！”

Did anyone see even a glimpse of the baby's face -or hair? Did you, Anne- you were nearest?' 'No,' said Anne, quite startled. 'No, I didn't. I did try to see, because I like babies- but the shawl was pulled right over the face and head.' 'And I say- don't you remember how interested Timmy was in it?' said George, excited. 'He's never interested in babies- but he kept on jumping up and pawing at the shawl. 'And do you remember how the baby whimpered?' said Dick. 'It was much more like a little dog whining than a baby, now I come to think of it. No wonder Timmy was excited! He knew it was a dog by the smell!' 'Whew! I say- this is jolly exciting,' said Julian, getting up. 'I vote we go to Seagreen Halt and snoop round the tiny village there.'

有人看到婴儿的脸或头发吗？ 是你吗，安妮——你离我最近？“不，”安妮说，很吃惊。 “不，我没有。我确实试着去看，因为我喜欢婴儿——但是围巾被拉得遮住了脸和头。“我说——你不记得提米对它有多感兴趣吗？”乔治兴奋地说。 “它对孩子从来都不感兴趣，但它一直跳起来，用爪子抓披肩。” “你还记得那婴儿是怎么呜咽的吗？”迪克说。 “现在我想起来了，与其说是婴儿，不如说是小狗在哀鸣。 难怪蒂米那么兴奋！他一闻就知道是狗！“唷!“我说——这真是太令人兴奋了，”朱利安说着站了起来。 “我建议我们到海绿岭去，在那儿的小村庄里转转。”