3 The king is dead

Chapter 3 The king is dead After Prince Edward had left, Tom stayed in front of the mirror, admiring his reflection.

爱德华王子走后，汤姆站在镜子前，欣赏着自己的倒影。

But as the minutes ticked by, he began to worry. "Where's the prince gone?" he wondered. "What happens if they find me here?" At last the door opened, to let in a richly dressed girl with flaming red hair, who curtsied to him. Tom trembled before her.

但随着时间一分一秒地过去，他开始担心起来。 “王子到哪里去了？” “如果他们发现我在这里怎么办？”最后，门开了，一个穿着华丽、一头火红头发的姑娘走了进来，她向他行了个屈膝礼。 汤姆在她面前发抖。

"What's the matter, my lord?" asked the girl. "I'm not my lord," said Tom. "I'm Tom Canty- a pauper." The girl laughed. "What tricks are you playing on your sister?" she asked. "My sister?" gasped Tom. "Are you Princess Elizabeth?"

“怎么了，大人？”姑娘问。 “我不是我的主人。”汤姆说。 “我是汤姆·康第——一个乞丐。” 女孩笑了。“你对你妹妹玩什么把戏？”她问。 “我妹妹？”汤姆喘着气说。“你是伊丽莎白公主吗？”

Tom instantly fell to his knees. Elizabeth came over to him, a worried frown on her face. "What is it, my lord?" she asked. "Don't call me that!" cried Tom, whimpering. "I told you- I'm Tom Canty. I'm a pauper, not a prince."

汤姆立刻跪了下来。 伊丽莎白愁眉苦脸地向他走过来。 妇人说：“我主，有什么事？” “别那样叫我！”汤姆呜咽着叫道。 “我告诉过你——我是汤姆·康第。 我是个乞丐，不是王子。”

Elizabeth hurried from the room. In no time, a whisper was racing around the palace- "The prince has lost his mind!" Tom ran and hid behind a chair. "They'll come and get me now," he thought, terror-struck. "They'll hang me for sure."

伊丽莎白匆匆走出房间。 很快，一个耳语传遍了宫殿——“王子疯了！”汤姆跑过去躲在椅子后面。 “他们现在会来抓我的，”他惊恐地想。 “他们肯定会绞死我的。”

When the door opened again, a grandly dressed noble entered the room. He bowed to Tom and beckoned to him. "Come, nephew," he said. "Your father would like to see you." Helplessly, Tom followed him. Servants bowed to him along the way and Tom tried to bow back.

当门再次打开时，一位穿着华丽的贵族走了进来。 他向汤姆鞠躬，向他招手。 “来吧，侄子，”他说。“你父亲想见你。” 汤姆无可奈何地跟着他。 一路上，仆人们向他鞠躬，汤姆也想回礼。