Chapter 17

CHAPTER 17 "You really are squirrels," Father Phillip repeated, still in shock. "Yes. We've established that," Merle replied. "Sorry. It's just... very new to me. How... when... what..." the friar stammered. "I know it's very unusual," Pearl reassured him. She and Merle filled the friar in on their story, their relationship with Michael and Dr. Gomez, and how they desperately

第十七章“你们真的是松鼠。”菲利普神父重复了一遍，仍然很震惊。 “是的。我们已经证实了这一点，”梅尔回答说。 “对不起。它只是…对我来说很新鲜。 如何……当……什么……”修士结结巴巴地说。 “我知道这很不寻常，”珠儿安慰他说。 她和莫尔向修士讲述了他们的故事，以及他们与迈克尔和莫尔博士的关系。 戈麦斯，以及他们如何拼命

needed to find them. "Yes, of course," the friar said, seeming somewhat recovered. "Do you have a phone number or email address?" He pulled his computer keyboard toward him. Merle and Pearl looked at each other and shrugged. They were just starting to get used to the modern world and were not acquainted with the specifics of technology. "How am I supposed to get ahold of your friends?" Father Phillip wondered. "Well, I tried a dance for a couple of girls on an airplane," Pearl said, repeating her moves. "That's you?!" Father Phillip laughed. "Of course! You flew into Haifa Airport. You're the famous dancing squirrel!" "Well, thank you," Pearl replied. "I've always loved dancing." "You're the what?" Merle interrupted. Since he'd been in the bathroom during Pearl's performance, he was completely unaware of her newfound viral fame.

我需要找到他们。“是的，当然，”修士说，似乎有点恢复了。 “你有电话号码或电子邮件地址吗？”他把电脑键盘拉过来。 莫尔和珠儿面面相觑，耸了耸肩。 他们刚刚开始适应现代世界，不熟悉技术的细节。 “我怎么才能联系上你的朋友呢？”菲利普神父纳闷。 “嗯，我在飞机上试着为几个女孩跳舞，”珀尔说，重复着她的动作。 “这是你? !”菲利普神父笑了。 “当然!你飞抵海法机场。 你就是那只著名的会跳舞的松鼠！”“嗯，谢谢你，”珠儿回答。 “我一直很喜欢跳舞。” “你是什么？”默尔中断。 因为在珀尔表演的时候他一直在洗手间，所以他完全没有意识到她刚刚走红。

"Your friends are probably headed to Haifa. If they saw the video, I'm sure that's where they would go," the friar deduced. The squirrels nodded. "I have an idea," Father Phillip continued, snapping a picture of Merle and Pearl with his phone. "I'll send two messages— one to the chaplain at the airport, an old friend. Perhaps he can be on the lookout for your friends. And one to the Antiquities Museum in Jerusalem. The director there may know how to get ahold of Dr. Gomez."

“你的朋友可能要去海法了。 如果他们看到了视频，我肯定他们会去那里，”修士推断道。 松鼠点点头。“我有个主意，”菲利普神父继续说，用手机给梅尔和珀尔拍了一张照片。 “我会发两条信息——一条给机场的牧师，一个老朋友。 也许他能帮你找找你的朋友。 还有一个去了耶路撒冷的古物博物馆。 那里的主任可能知道如何联系到史密斯博士。 戈麦斯。”