Chapter 5

CHAPTER FIVE 'No, I'm going to walk home, said George. 'I've got a torch. I may find Timmy's badge.' 'Oh, for pity's sake!' groaned Dick. 'Don't say we've got to walk back hunting for the badge all the way home. No, George- that's too much.' 'I can go alone, with Timmy,' said George. 'I didn't mean you others to come.'

第五章“不，我要走回家，”乔治说。 “我有手电筒。我也许能找到蒂米的警徽。“啊，可怜可怜我吧！”迪克呻吟着说。 “别说我们得一路走回去找徽章。 不，乔治——那太过分了。“我可以和蒂米一个人去，”乔治说。 “我不是叫你们其他人来的。”

'Well- we can't let you walk a mile or two home in the dark by yourself, said Julian. I tell you what- I'll go with you, George, and Dick and Anne can go back by train. 'No, thanks,' said Anne. 'I'll come too. I think I know where Tim dropped his badge. In the drive of that big house! Do you remember when the cat sat up in a tree and Timmy leapt up at her? Well, he caught his collar on a bough- and I bet that's when he lost his Tail Wagger badge.' 'Yes- I expect you're right, said George. 'Timmy's being a bit of a nuisance today- aren't you, Tim? I hope that cat won't be anywhere about in the garden.' 'Tie a bit of string to Tim's collar,' said Dick, producing a piece. 'And hang on to him, George! Well- are we ready?'

“好吧——我们不能让你一个人在黑暗中走一两英里回家，”朱利安说。 我告诉你——我和你一起去，乔治，迪克和安妮可以坐火车回去。 “不，谢谢，”安妮说。“我也去。 我想我知道蒂姆的警徽在哪了。 在那幢大房子的车道上！你还记得那只猫坐在树上，蒂米跳起来扑向她的时候吗？ 嗯，它的项圈被一根树枝勾住了——我敢打赌，它就是在那时候丢了尾巴尾巴的徽章。“是的——我想你是对的，”乔治说。 “提米今天有点讨厌——是不是，提米？” 我希望那只猫不会在花园里四处走动。“在蒂姆的项圈上系一根绳子，”迪克说着拿出一根。 “抓住他，乔治！”嗯——我们准备好了吗？”

They all set off in the starry night. They hardly needed their torches once they had got used to the dark, because the stars were so very bright. They came at last to Tarleys Mount, and stopped at the gates.

他们在繁星点点的夜晚出发了。 一旦习惯了黑暗，他们就不需要手电筒了，因为星星是如此明亮。 他们终于来到了塔利斯山，在大门口停了下来。

'Here we are,' said Dick, flashing his torch. 'We know where Timmy went this morning, and if we hunt about we're pretty certain to find the badge.' 'Now, you keep by me, Tim,' said George, holding tightly to the string lead.

“我们到了，”迪克说着，闪烁着他的手电。 “我们知道蒂米今天早上去哪儿了，如果我们到处找，肯定能找到徽章。“现在，你跟着我，蒂姆，”乔治说着，紧紧抓住绳子。

They all went down the drive- and in the middle of it they stopped in surprise. I can hear those voices again- well, different ones this time- but voices!' said Anne, astonished. 'Who can be out here, talking and talking in the night?' 'Beats me!' said Dick. 'Come on- let's go to that tree by the front door. I bet the badge will be there!' They went to the big door, still hearing the voices somewhere away in the distance. Anne suddenly gave a cry, and bent down. 'Yes -here's the badge, just where I thought it might be. Isn't that lucky?' 'Oh good!' said George, and fixed it on Timmy's collar. 'There's somebody singing now,' said Dick, standing still and listening. 'It's really odd.'

他们都沿着车道走下去——走到半路，他们惊讶地停了下来。 我又听到了那些声音——嗯，这次是不同的声音——但是声音！安妮惊讶地说。 “谁会在这儿大半夜地说个不停呢？”“难倒我了！”迪克说。 “来吧——我们到前门的那棵树那儿去吧。 我打赌徽章会在那里！”他们走到那扇大门前，仍然能听到远处的说话声。 安妮突然叫了一声，弯下腰来。 “是的——这是徽章，就在我想的地方。 这不是很幸运吗？“哦，太好了！”乔治说着，把它系在蒂米的项圈上。 “现在有人在唱歌，”迪克说，静静地站着听着。 这真的很奇怪。”