8 Grom’s Workshop

CHAPTER 8

第八章

Grom's Workshop Lucas, Clara, and Ruskin zigzagged across the rocks of the burping bog. Then they jumped into their saddles. Rain poured down as they galloped across the bridge to Primlox. They left the horses in a public stable and boarded a ship to Hobsgrove. The castle on Hobsgrove had one tower. Steam swirled from a smokestack on the side of it. "Grom's workshop is up there," Lucas said, pointing. They hurried toward the tower. Clara tried the latch on the door.

卢卡斯、克拉拉和罗斯金在沼泽的岩石上曲折地走着。 然后他们跳上了马鞍。 他们疾驰过桥，奔向普里姆洛克斯，大雨倾盆而下。 他们把马留在一个公共马厩里，登上了一艘去霍布斯格罗夫的船。 霍布斯格罗夫的城堡只有一座塔。 蒸汽从旁边的大烟囱里盘旋而出。 “格罗姆的工作室在那边，”卢卡斯指着说。 他们急忙向高塔走去。 克拉拉试了试门闩。

"It's locked," she said. "No problem," Lucas said. "Watch this." Lucas clapped his hands twice. Immediately, Ruskin stood on his hind legs and rested his front claws on the

“门锁上了，”她说。“没问题，”卢卡斯说。 “看这个”。卢卡斯拍了两下手。 罗斯金立刻用后腿站立起来，把前爪放在椅子上

door. He lined his mouth up with the lock. Then he flicked his forked tongue inside the keyhole. The lock clicked and the door swung open. Ruskin squawked.

门。他用锁把嘴对齐。 然后他把分叉的舌头伸进钥匙孔。 锁咔哒一声，门开了。 Ruskin大发牢骚。

"Good boy!" praised Lucas, patting his dragon on the head. "What a great trick!" Clara said. "Thanks," said Lucas. "We've had lots of time to work on it with all this rain." They crept inside the cold, dimly lit tower and shut the door. Then they walked up the winding staircase before them. Around and around they went as they climbed the stairs to the top of the tower. The door to the workshop was open. Lucas peeked inside. "Nobody's here," he whispered. "Phew!" said Clara.

“好孩子！”卢卡斯称赞道，拍拍他的龙的头。 “多棒的把戏啊！”克拉拉说。 “谢谢，”卢卡斯说。“虽然下了这么大的雨，但我们有很多时间来做这件事。” 他们蹑手蹑脚地走进冰冷昏暗的塔楼，关上了门。 然后他们走上前面的旋转楼梯。 他们绕了一圈又一圈，爬上了塔顶。 车间的门开着。 卢卡斯朝里面偷看了一眼。“这儿没人。”他低声说。 “呸！”克拉拉说。