Chapter 3

CHAPTER THREE Dick was now examining the horses with much interest, holding the binoculars to his eyes.

迪克把望远镜凑近眼睛，饶有兴趣地打量着马儿。

'They're lovely horses- and yes, I think I can see the one you mean, George. A great horse with a wonderful head- he's the first one of all.'

“他们是可爱的马——是的，我想我能看到你说的那匹马，乔治。 一匹长着漂亮脑袋的骏马——它是所有马中的第一匹。”

'Let me see,' said George. Dick held on to the binoculars. 'No. Half a mo. Hey- something's happening!' 'What is it?' said George.

“让我看看。”乔治说。 迪克紧紧抓住双筒望远镜。 “不。半个月。嘿，出事了！“什么事？”乔治说。

Dick added, 'Something seemed to rush straight across in front of Thunder-Along- was it a fox or a dog? Oh, he's rearing up in fright, he's in quite a panic. He...' Then Dick suddenly shouted, 'HE'S OFF! He's thrown his groom- yes, he's on the ground, hurt, I think- and HE'S BOLTING! Oh no- HE'LL KILL HIMSELF.' A silence fell on the Five. Even Timmy was quiet, staring in the same direction as the others. George made as if to snatch her binoculars away from Dick, but he dodged, gluing them to his eyes.

迪克又说：“好像有什么东西从‘雷龙’面前直冲过去——是狐狸还是狗？” 哦，他在恐惧中长大，他很恐慌。 他……”迪克突然喊道：“他跑了！”他把他的马夫摔了下去——是的，他摔在地上，受伤了，我想——他逃跑了！哦，不——他会自杀的。”五个人沉默了。 就连提米也很安静，和其他人一样盯着同一个方向。 乔治想从迪克手里抢过她的双筒望远镜，但他躲开了，把望远镜粘在了眼睛上。

'Don't lose sight of the horse, Dick, keep the binoculars on him,' said Julian, urgently. 'He's the finest horse this country has. Watch him- watch where he goes! We may be the only people who can see the way he takes.'

“别看不见那匹马，迪克，用望远镜盯着它。”朱利安急切地说。 “他是这个国家最好的马。 看着他——看着他往哪里走！我们可能是唯一能看到他行事方式的人。”