6 Peace at last

Chapter 6 Peace at last Ten minutes later the bell rang for tea. As Virginia did not appear, Mrs. Otis sent a footman to find her. I can't find her anywhere, ma'am.

第六章终于和平了十分钟后，喝茶的铃响了。 由于弗吉妮娅没有出现，奥蒂斯太太派了一个男仆去找她。 我到处都找不到她，女士。

At first Mrs. Otis thought she must be in the stables. When Virginia still hadn't returned two hours later, she began to panic. "Boys," she called to her sons, "go and see if you can find her." She's vanished! Oh! Where can she be? Mrs. Otis even asked Mr. Otis to drain the fish pond. But there was no sign of Virginia anywhere.

起初奥蒂斯太太以为她一定在马厩里。 两个小时后，弗吉妮娅还没有回来，她开始惊慌起来。 “孩子们，”她对儿子们说，“你们去看看能不能找到她。” 她消失了!哦!她会在哪里呢？ 奥蒂斯太太甚至让奥蒂斯先生把鱼塘的水排干。 但是到处都找不到弗吉尼亚的踪迹。

At last the family sat down to supper. It was a sad meal and hardly anyone spoke. Even the twins were quiet. As the family left the dining room, the clock in the tower began to strike midnight. Everyone to bed now. I'll never be able to sleep. On the last stroke there was a crash and a sudden, shrill cry. A panel at the top of the staircase flew back and Virginia staggered out.

最后一家人坐下来吃晚饭。 这是一顿悲伤的饭，几乎没有人说话。 就连双胞胎也很安静。 当一家人离开餐厅时，钟楼上的钟开始敲响午夜的钟声。 现在大家都上床睡觉了。我再也睡不着了。 划最后一划时，只听见一声撞击声和一声突然的尖叫声。 楼梯顶上的一块嵌板飞了回来，弗吉妮娅摇摇晃晃地走了出来。

Everyone rushed up to her. Mrs. Otis hugged her, Mr. Otis patted her head and the twins danced around them all. "Where have you been?" said Mrs. Otis, rather angrily. I've been so worried. You must not play tricks Virginia. Except on the ghost!

大家都朝她冲过去。 奥蒂斯太太拥抱她，奥蒂斯先生拍着她的头，双胞胎围着他们跳舞。 “你上哪儿去了？”奥蒂斯太太相当生气地说。 我一直很担心。你不能耍花招，弗吉妮娅。 除了鬼魂！

"I've been with the ghost," said Virginia quietly. "He's gone. He's been very wicked, but he was sorry for everything he'd done. And look! He gave me this box of jewels just before he left."

“我一直和鬼魂在一起，”弗吉妮娅平静地说。 “他走了。他很邪恶，但他为他所做的一切感到抱歉。 和看!他临走前给了我这盒珠宝。”

Four days later, they held a funeral for Sir Simon. The procession left Canterville Castle at eleven o'clock at night. The carriages were drawn by four black horses, each with a great tuft of ostrich-feathers on its head. Don't you think 500 years is rather long to wait for a funeral?

四天后，他们为西蒙爵士举行了葬礼。 游行队伍在晚上十一点离开坎特维尔城堡。 四轮马车由四匹黑马拉着，每匹黑马的头上都插着一大簇鸵鸟羽毛。 你不觉得五百年来等待葬礼太久了吗？