9. The Man with the Scar

Chapter 9 The Man with the Scar "Now what do we do?" Lucy asked. "Let's knock on some doors," Nate suggested. "Then what?" Brian asked. "We can't ask them if they left their rabbit in our closet." "Why not?" Nate asked. "Because whoever did it doesn't want us to know," Brian said. Just then they noticed a man wearing a heavy coat and hat walking toward them. He was carrying a stack of flattened cardboard boxes. "Hey, guys, that's Mr. Neater, the school janitor," Brian said. "Hi, kids, enjoying your long weekend?" Mr. Neater asked. Snowflakes had covered his hat and

第九章有伤疤的人“现在我们该怎么办？”露西问。 “我们去敲几扇门吧，”内特建议道。 “然后呢?”布莱恩问。“我们不能问他们是否把兔子留在了我们的壁橱里。” “为什么不?”内特问道。“因为做这件事的人不想让我们知道，”布莱恩说。 就在这时，他们注意到一个穿着厚外套、戴着帽子的人向他们走来。 他提着一堆压扁的纸板箱。 “嘿，伙计们，那是尼特先生，学校的看门人，”布莱恩说。 “嗨，孩子们，周末过得愉快吗？”尼特先生问。 雪花覆盖了他的帽子和

shoulders. "Hi, Mr. Neater," Lucy said. "Can we help you carry those?" "I never refuse help," Mr. Neater said. "Here you go." The kids took the empty boxes from Mr. Neater's arms. They followed him to the last house on Finch Lane. A FOR SALE sign stuck out of the snow in front. Bradley looked over the hedge and saw the church steeple. "Are you selling your house, Mr. Neater?" Bradley asked. He nodded. "Yep. Retiring in a couple of weeks," he said. "I'll be moving to a smaller place." Mr. Neater climbed up his front steps. "Just dump those boxes here on the porch, please," he said. He moved a wicker chair to make room. That was when Bradley noticed the scar shaped like a C on Mr. Neater's pinkie finger.

的肩膀。“嗨，尼特先生。”露茜说。 “我们能帮你拿吗？”“我从不拒绝帮助，”尼特说。 “给你。”孩子们从尼特先生的怀里接过空盒子。 他们跟踪他到了芬奇巷的最后一所房子。 前面的雪中突出了一个“出售”的牌子。 布拉德利越过树篱，看到了教堂的尖顶。 “你要卖掉你的房子吗，尼特先生？”布拉德利问。 他点了点头。“是的。几周后就退休了。” “我要搬到一个小一点的地方。” 尼特先生爬上门前的台阶。 “请把这些箱子倒在门廊上，”他说。 他挪动了一把柳条椅，腾出地方来。 就在那时，布拉德利注意到了尼特先生小指上的C形伤疤。