Chapter 6

CHAPTER SIX Poor George had stood in the cupboard till she was so cramped that she could hardly move an arm or leg. Mr Pails seemed to have fainted, but she couldn't do anything about it. And then she heard a very familiar and welcome sound!

第六章可怜的乔治一直站在碗橱里，直到她挤得连胳膊和腿都动不了。 皮尔斯先生似乎昏过去了，但她却无能为力。 然后，她听到了一个非常熟悉和欢迎的声音！

Feet pattered down the passage that led to the back of the shop, and then came a whine. Timmy! 'Timmy! Tim, I'm here, in this cupboard!' called George. 'Timmy!' Timmy came and scraped at the cupboard, and then began to bark so furiously that a passer-by stopped in surprise. He pushed at the door, which had been left unlocked by the two thieves, and looked inside. He saw Timmy at once. The dog ran to him and then back to the cupboard, still barking.

通向商店后面的过道上传来了啪嗒啪嗒的脚步声，接着是一阵哀嚎。 蒂米!“蒂米!蒂姆，我在这里，在这个橱柜里！乔治叫道。 “蒂米!”蒂米过来抓碗柜，然后开始狂吠，吓得一个过路人停了下来。 他推开那两个小偷没锁的门，往里看。 他立刻看到了蒂米。狗跑向他，然后又跑回橱柜，还在叫。

'Anyone here?' called the passer-by. 'Yes, yes- we're locked in this cupboard!' cried George. 'Let us out, please.' It took only two seconds for the man to run across the floor and unlock the cupboard. George staggered out, and Timmy flung himself on her, licking her from head to foot. Mr Pails was then dragged out, but he was so shocked and upset that it was difficult to get anything out of him. 'Police!' he kept saying. 'Police!' 'I'll send someone for the police- and a doctor, too,' said the man. 'You sit down in that chair, Mr Pails. I'll look after you.'

“这里的人吗?路人喊道。 “是的，是的——我们被锁在这个柜子里了！”乔治叫道。 “请放我们出去。”这名男子只用了两秒钟就跑过地板，打开了橱柜。 乔治摇摇晃晃地走了出来，蒂米扑到她身上，从头到脚舔她。 然后，他被拖了出来，但他是如此震惊和沮丧，以至于很难从他身上问出任何东西。 “警察!他不停地说。“警察!“我派人去叫警察——也叫个医生，”那人说。 “你坐在那把椅子上，桶斯先生。 我会照顾你的。”