Chapter 3

Chapter Three IN WHICH Mallory Finally Gets to Put Her Rapier to Good Use Through the small hole in the stone, Jared saw goblins. There were five of them, all with faces like frogs' and eyes that were dead white with no pupil at all. Hairless, cat-like ears stuck up from their heads, and their teeth were pieces of shattered glass and small, jagged rocks. Their green, bloated bodies moved swiftly over the lawn. One held a stained sack while the rest scented the air like

第三章马洛里的长剑终于派上了用场透过石头上的小洞，贾里德看到了半兽人。 他们一共有五个人，脸都长得像青蛙，眼睛都是死白色的，根本没有瞳孔。 它们的头上长着猫一般的无毛耳朵，牙齿是碎玻璃和锯齿状的小石头。 他们绿色臃肿的身体在草坪上迅速移动。 一个人拿着一个脏兮兮的麻袋，其余的人在空气中嗅着

dogs, moving in the direction of the carriage house. Jared backed away from the window, almost tripping on an old bucket. "They're headed right for us," he whispered, ducking down. Mallory gripped her foil more tightly, knuckles white. "What about Simon?" "I didn't see him." She lifted up her head and peered outside. "I don't see anything," she said. Jared crouched down with the stone clutched in his palm. He could hear the goblins outside, grunting and shuffling as they got closer. He didn't dare look through the stone again. Then Jared heard the sound of old wood snapping. A rock hit one of the windows. "They're coming," Jared said. He shoved the Guide into his backpack, not bothering to buckle it. "Coming?" Mallory replied. "I think they're here."

狗，朝马车房的方向移动。 杰瑞德从窗口后退，差点被一个旧桶绊倒。 “他们正朝我们走来。”他低声说着，低下头来。 马洛里抓得更紧了，指关节发白。 “西蒙怎么办？”“我没看见他。” 她抬起头往外看。 “我什么也没看见，”她说。 杰瑞德蹲下来，手里攥着石头。 他能听到外面的半兽人，随着他们越来越近，他们在咕哝着，拖着脚步。 他不敢再透过石头看了。 接着，杰瑞德听到了旧木头折断的声音。 一块石头击中了一扇窗户。 “他们来了。”贾里德说。 他把《指南》塞进背包，连扣都懒得扣。 “未来?”马洛里回答。 “我想他们在这里。”

Claws scraped at the side of the barn and little barks came from beneath the window. Jared's stomach turned to lead. He couldn't move. "We have to do something," he whispered. "We're going to have to make a run for the house," Mallory whispered back. "We can't," Jared said. The memory of the goblins' jagged teeth and claws wouldn't leave him.

爪子在谷仓边刮来刮去，窗户下面传来小狗吠声。 杰瑞德的胃都要炸裂了。 他动弹不得。“我们必须做点什么。”他低声说。 “我们得跑回家去了。”马洛里小声回答。 “我们不能，”贾里德说。半兽人锯齿状的牙齿和爪子的记忆一直萦绕在他的脑海里。

"A couple more planks and they'll be inside." He nodded numbly, steeling himself to rise. Fumbling, he tried to fit the stone into the eyepiece and attach it to his head. The clip pinched his nose. "On my mark," said Mallory. "One. Two. Three. Go!" She opened the door and they both sprinted toward the house. Goblins hurtled after them. Clawed hands caught at Jared's clothes. He wrenched free and ran on. Mallory was faster. She was almost to the door of the house when a goblin caught the back of Jared's shirt and pulled hard. He went down on his stomach in the grass. The stone flew out of the monocle. He dug his fingers into the dirt, holding on as much as he could, but he was being dragged backward.

“再加几块木板，他们就能进去了。” 他麻木地点了点头，鼓起勇气站了起来。 他笨手笨脚地试着把石头装进目镜，戴在头上。 夹子夹住了他的鼻子。 “听我口令。”马洛里说。 ”一个。两个。三。去吧!”她打开门，两人一起向房子冲去。 半兽人追赶着他们。 有爪子的手抓住了杰瑞德的衣服。 他挣脱出来继续跑。 马洛里跑得更快。她快走到门口的时候，一个妖精抓住了贾里德的衬衫后面，使劲拉。 他趴在草地上。 石头从单片眼镜里飞了出来。 他把手指伸进泥土里，尽可能地抓住泥土，但他被拖了回去。

He could feel the clasps on his pack loosening, and he screamed. Mallory turned. Instead of running on toward the house, she started running back to him. Her fencing sword was still in her hand, but there was no way she could know what she was up against.

他能感觉到背包上的扣子松开了，他尖叫起来。 马洛里了。她没有继续向房子跑去，而是开始向他跑回去。 她的剑还在手里，但她不知道她面对的是什么。

He was being dragged backward.

他被拖了回去。