Chapter 7

CHAPTER SEVEN So it was! Not a chink of light showed anywhere. Julian shone his torch on to each window. They were all tightly shut, as if the house were indeed empty and deserted.

第七章原来如此！任何地方都没有一丝光亮。 朱利安用手电照着每扇窗户。 所有的门都紧紧地关着，仿佛这所房子真的是空无一人似的。

'There's a tree that reaches up to that balcony,' said Dick. 'I'll shin up and get on to it, and see if I can spot anything in the house. If the curtains aren't drawn there, I can shine my torch in.' Up the tree he went, the others shining their torches to show him which branches to climb.

“有棵树一直长到阳台，”迪克说。 “我要爬上去看看，看看能不能发现房子里有什么东西。 如果那边的窗帘没有拉上，我可以用手电筒照进去。”他爬上了树，其他人用火把照着他，告诉他该爬哪根树枝。

At last he was on the balcony, his own torch now shining brightly. There were glass doors there, and the curtains of the room behind weren't drawn across the panes. Dick shone his torch through the glass.

最后，他来到阳台上，他自己的火炬现在闪闪发光。 那里有玻璃门，后面房间的窗帘也没有拉上。 迪克用手电筒照着玻璃。

'The radio's in this room, I'm sure!' he cried. I can hear it clearly. It's on full, too- the noise is coming through a ventilator, above the glass doors! Oh!' 'What? What is it?' cried everyone, hearing a sudden strange note in Dick's excited voice.

“收音机在这个房间里，我敢肯定！”他叫道。 我听得很清楚。它也开到了最大——噪音是从玻璃门上方的通风机传来的！哦!“什么? 这是什么？大家都喊道，从迪克激动的声音中突然听到了一种奇怪的语调。

'There's someone in this room!' called back Dick. 'Someone lying on the floor, but I can't see clearly enough. Whoever it is isn't moving at all. I'll tap and see if they hear me.' The others heard the sound of tapping, and then Dick's voice again. 'Yes- the person moved when I tapped. Who on earth can it be? He must be hurt, I think, but the doors are locked, so I can't get in. I'm coming down again, so shine your torches, will you?' Dick climbed quickly down the tree, and the others crowded round him excitedly. 'We'll have to get into the house somehow,' said Dick. 'I'm sure it's someone who's hurt- or maybe ill.' 'But how did they get in?' said Julian in wonder. 'And how can we get in, for that matter?'

“这屋里有人！”迪克喊道。 “有人躺在地板上，但我看不太清楚。 不管是谁，他根本没动。 我来敲一下，看看他们能不能听到。”其他人听到了敲击声，然后又是迪克的声音。 “是的——我一敲，那人就动了。 到底会是谁呢？我想他一定受伤了，但是门是锁着的，所以我进不去。 我又要下来了，把你们的火把亮起来，好吗？”迪克迅速爬下树，其他人兴奋地把他团团围住。 “我们总得想办法进去，”迪克说。 “我敢肯定是有人受伤了——或者生病了。“可是他们是怎么进来的呢？”朱利安惊奇地问。 “再说，我们怎么进去呢？”