9 Kindred Spirits

CHAPTER 9

第九章

Kindred Spirits Lucas peered around the corner and saw a flicker of light under the wizard's door. "Who's there?" said a man's voice. It was André. The ghost wailed again. "ANDRé! ANDRé!" "Mary? Is that you?" The door creaked open as the old wizard peeked through the crack.

志趣相投的人卢卡斯朝拐角处望去，看见巫师的门下有一道闪光。 “谁在那儿？”一个男人的声音说。 是安德烈。鬼又哭了。 “安德烈!安德烈!”“玛丽?是你吗？”门嘎吱一声开了，老巫师从门缝里往外偷看。

Suddenly a cold breeze shivered through the hall as the glowing mist slipped into the room through the crack in the door, which then slammed shut. Lucas turned to Clara. "André knows the ghost!" Clara's eyes were wide. "And the ghost's name is Mary! Do you think André was the one who wrote those notes in the margins of the book?"

突然一阵冷风吹过大厅，灼热的雾气从门缝里溜进房间，然后砰地一声关上了。 卢卡斯转向克拉拉。“安德烈认识鬼！”克拉拉睁大了眼睛。 “鬼魂的名字叫玛丽！”你认为安德烈是在书的空白处写那些注释的人吗？”

"Yes," Lucas said, standing up. "He must have been tracking the ghost all along—that's why we keep bumping into him in the passageways." Clara got up too, and she held Ruskin in place. The dragon was ready to chase the ghost. "But why didn't André meet her in the turret at midnight?" she asked. Lucas shrugged. "Because maybe she's not a nice, friendly ghost? Come on. Let's go." The trio tiptoed over and pressed their ears against the door, listening to the voices inside the wizards' chambers. "Mary, why did you come back to Wrenly Palace?" they heard André ask. "Is something the matter?"

“是的，”卢卡斯说着站了起来。 “他一定一直在跟踪那个幽灵——所以我们才总是在过道里碰到他。” 克拉拉也站了起来，扶住罗斯金。 龙已经准备好去追鬼了。 “可是为什么安德烈不在午夜时分到塔楼里去接她呢？”她问。 卢卡斯耸耸肩。“因为也许她不是一个友善的鬼魂？” 来吧。我们走吧。”三个人踮着脚尖走过去，把耳朵贴在门上，倾听着巫师房间里的声音。 “玛丽，你为什么回到兰利宫来？”他们听见安德烈问。 “出什么事了吗？”

The ghost moaned. "I am not at peace. A dream told me to find something that was hidden in this castle. But when I awoke, I couldn't remember what it was. I traveled the halls; checked every room; and swept through every brick, stone, and tile, searching."

鬼魂呻吟着。“我心里不安宁。 一个梦告诉我要找到藏在城堡里的东西。 但当我醒来时，我不记得那是什么了。 我走遍了大厅；检查了每个房间；搜遍了每一块砖、每一块石、每一块瓦，寻找。”

André was quiet for a moment, and then he spoke. "Have you figured out what you're looking for now?" The ghost paused. "Yes. The children have what I need." Lucas and Clara grabbed ahold of each other. "What do you need from them?" André asked. "I need," the ghost said, "the dragon."

安德烈沉默了一会儿，然后说话了。 “你想好要找什么了吗？”鬼魂停了下来。 “是的。孩子们有我需要的东西。” 卢卡斯和克拉拉互相抓住对方。 “你需要他们做什么？”安德烈问。 “我需要，”鬼魂说，“那条龙。”