10. Pal’s Nose Knows

Chapter 10 Pal's Nose Knows Bradley checked his watch. "Let's go home and eat," he said. "Then we can decide what to do next." The kids woke up Pal. They all hiked back along Bridge Lane. When they got home, there was no car in the driveway. "Mom's still not home," Brian said. "She left sandwiches," Bradley said. Inside, the kids lined up at the sink and washed their hands. Pal crawled under the table to wait for crumbs.

第十章朋友的鼻子知道布拉德利看了看表。 “我们回家吃饭吧，”他说。 “然后我们可以决定下一步做什么。” 孩子们醒了，他们沿着桥巷走回去。 当他们回到家时，车道上没有车。 “妈妈还没回家，”布莱恩说。 “她留下了三明治，”布拉德利说。 在里面，孩子们在水池边排队洗手。 朋友爬到桌子底下等面包屑。

Bradley pulled a plate of sandwiches from the fridge. Brian got out milk and glasses for everyone. "We have tuna, peanut butter and jelly, and egg salad," Bradley said. "Tuna!" Brian yelled. "Egg salad!" Lucy said. Bradley and Nate both had PB&J. Bradley thought about Lucky and Officer Fallon. He still wondered who had told Officer Fallon that Lucky was the thief. "We have to talk to Lucky," Bradley said. "Why?" his brother asked. "He might know who told Officer Fallon to arrest him," Bradley answered. "But Lucky's in jail," Brian said. "So we can ask Officer Fallon to let us see him," Nate said. "They let prisoners have visitors." "How do you know?" Lucy asked.

布拉德利从冰箱里拿出一盘三明治。 布莱恩拿出牛奶和玻璃杯给大家。 布拉德利说：“我们有金枪鱼、花生酱、果冻和鸡蛋沙拉。” “金枪鱼!”布莱恩喊道。“鸡蛋沙拉!”露西说。 布拉德利和内特都吃了PB&J。 布拉德利想起了幸运和法伦警官。 他仍然想知道是谁告诉法伦警官说幸运是小偷。 “我们必须和Lucky谈谈，”Bradley说。 “为什么？”他哥哥问。“他可能知道是谁让法伦警官逮捕他的，”布拉德利回答。 “但是幸运仔在监狱里，”布莱恩说。 “所以我们可以要求法伦警官让我们见见他，”内特说。 “他们允许探视囚犯。” “你怎么知道的？”露西问。

Nate grinned. He had a milk mustache. "I saw it on TV," he said. Ten minutes later, the kids walked up the steps of the police station. Pal pulled on his leash. The police station was warm and quiet. A radiator hissed. A clock ticked. "It's creepy in here," Nate whispered. "Just be glad you're not Lucky," Lucy said. "He's in a jail cell!" "Yuck," Brian said. "I heard they sleep on cement beds! With spiders and rats!" "And all they feed you is bread and water!" Nate said. "You guys watch too much TV," Lucy said. Just then the door opened. Ben and Ralphie walked in. "Hey, what're you guys doing here?" Ben asked. "We came to see your brother," Bradley said. "We did, too," Ralphie said. "We brought him some cookies." He held up a lumpy bag.

内特咧嘴一笑。他留着牛奶胡子。 “我在电视上看到的，”他说。 十分钟后，孩子们走上了警察局的台阶。 伙计拉着他的皮带。警察局温暖而安静。 散热器发出嘶嘶声。时钟滴答作响。 “这里真令人毛骨悚然。”内特低声说。 “幸亏你不是幸运的。”露茜说。 “他在监狱里！”“恶心，”布莱恩说。 “我听说他们睡在水泥床上！还有蜘蛛和老鼠！”“他们只喂你面包和水！”内特说。 “你们电视看得太多了，”露西说。 正在这时，门开了。 本和拉尔夫走了进来。 “嘿，你们在这里做什么？”本问。 “我们是来看你哥哥的，”布拉德利说。 “我们也是，”拉尔菲说。 “我们给他带了些饼干。” 他举起一个鼓鼓囊囊的袋子。

Ben looked around. "Where's his cell?" he asked. "I think it's downstairs," Brian said. "There's Officer Fallon's office," Bradley said. "Come on." A small sign hung from Officer Fallon's doorknob. It said: GONE TO LUNCH. "It's almost one o'clock," Bradley said. "He should be back soon. Let's wait." The six kids sat on a long bench under the clock. Ralphie held the lumpy bag on his lap. Bradley could smell the cookies. He wondered what kind they were. Pal was sniffing the floor. Suddenly he raced to a closed door. He began whimpering. Bradley followed Pal. "What's the matter, boy?" he asked. Pal's tail was going crazy. He let out a low growl. He put his front paws on the door.

本环顾四周。“他的牢房在哪儿？”他问。 “我想它在楼下，”布莱恩说。 “那是法伦警官的办公室，”布拉德利说。 “来吧。”法伦警官的门把手上挂着一个小牌子。 上面写着：去吃午饭了。“快一点了，”布拉德利说。 “他应该很快就会回来。让我们等待。” 六个孩子坐在时钟下面的长板凳上。 拉尔菲把鼓鼓囊囊的袋子放在腿上。 布拉德利能闻到饼干的味道。 他想知道它们是什么样的。 伙计在闻地板。 突然，他跑到一扇关着的门前。 他开始呜咽起来。布拉德利跟着帕尔。 “怎么了，孩子？”他问。 伙计的尾巴疯了。 他发出一声低吼。他把前爪放在门上。

Bradley opened the door. The room was dark. He found a wall switch, and a light came on. Bradley saw mops and pails and other cleaning supplies. Against the back wall stood a huge old desk. It was partly covered with a sheet. A dusty computer sat on the desk. Spiderwebs made it look creepy. In a corner stood a tall trash barrel. Then Bradley saw something else. "Guys," he whispered. "Guess what Pal found?" The five other kids hurried over to Bradley and Pal. "Look," Bradley said. He pointed inside the room. On a table stood three leprechauns. One had floppy ears and a doggy nose and wore part of an old sweater. Pal leaped into the room and licked his sweater.

布拉德利打开了门。房间里很黑。 他找到墙上的开关，一盏灯亮了起来。 布拉德利看到了拖把、桶和其他清洁用品。 靠后墙放着一张巨大的旧桌子。 它有一部分被床单盖着。 桌上放着一台积满灰尘的电脑。 蜘蛛网使它看起来令人毛骨悚然。 角落里立着一个高高的垃圾桶。 然后布拉德利看到了别的东西。 “伙计们，”他低声说。“猜猜帕尔发现了什么？”其他五个孩子急忙跑向布拉德利和帕尔。 “看，”布拉德利说。他指着房间里。 桌子上站着三个小矮妖。 其中一个长着耷拉的耳朵和狗鼻子，穿着一件旧毛衣的一部分。 帕尔跳进房间，舔了舔他的毛衣。