4 The Tard Sale

The Yard Sale Bethany had set up a stand on the street next to the lawn, with a sign that read: WE'RE GETTING RID OF EVERYTHING BEASTLY—ALL PROFITS WILL GO TO THE ORPHANAGE "We need to take that down—right away," said Ebenezer. "Oh, don't be like that, old sport. Bethany and I spent all morning making it," said

伯大尼在草坪旁边的街道上立了一个摊位，上面写着：我们要处理掉所有可恶的东西——所有利润将捐给孤儿院。“我们需要马上把这些东西拆掉，”埃比尼泽说。 “哦，别这样，老兄。 宝芬妮和我花了一上午的时间来做。

Claudette. "I don't care," said Ebenezer. "The beast was always clear that I should keep it hidden from the rest of the world. It said that if people knew about its powers, then we would attract unwanted attention from the Division of Removing Rapscallions in Secret and other people." "The beast isn't here anymore, and I like the sign. So it's staying up," said Bethany. She folded her arms to indicate that this was the end of the conversation. Ebenezer was about to ignore the arm-crossing and plead once more, but their conversation was interrupted by the arrival of their first customer. Eduardo Barnacle was a pompous boy with nostrils the size of fists,

克劳德特。“我不在乎，”埃比尼泽说。 “这头野兽一直很清楚，我应该把它藏起来，不让世界其他地方看到。 上面说，如果人们知道了它的力量，我们就会招来清除秘密捣鬼司和其他人的不必要的注意。” “野兽已经不在这里了，我喜欢这个标志。 所以它是熬夜，”宝芬妮说。 她双臂交叉，表示谈话到此结束。 埃比尼泽正打算不理睬他们的握手，再恳求一次，但他们的谈话被第一位顾客的到来打断了。 爱德华多·巴纳克尔是个自负的男孩，鼻孔有拳头那么大，

and he was usually the first person to show up to any street fair or gathering. "Ah, Mr. Tweezer, how thrilling to find you here. I wasn't going to come, because I feared this might be another one of Bethany's pranks," said Eduardo. "Bog off, Barnacle!" said Bethany. Eduardo did nothing of the sort. He picked up The Golden Boy (Ebenezer's favorite painting) and took a deep sniff. "Mmmnh! You can really smell the artistry in this one." "It's not for sale. None of the paintings are," said Ebenezer. Claudette gave him a pointed look, but he didn't change his mind. Other people might have shopped elsewhere in the face of such rudeness, but Eduardo Barnacle was not your usual sort of

他通常是第一个出现在街头集市或集会上的人。 “啊，镊子先生，在这里见到你真是太激动了。 我没打算去，因为我担心这可能是宝芬妮的另一个恶作剧，”爱德华多说。 “滚开，藤壶！”宝芬妮说。 爱德华多却没有这样做。 他拿起《金童》（埃比尼泽最喜欢的画），深深地吸了一口气。 “Mmmnh !你真的能从这幅画中闻到艺术气息。” “这是非卖品。没有一幅画是这样，”埃比尼泽说。 克劳德特尖锐地看了他一眼，但他没有改变主意。 面对如此粗鲁的行为，其他人可能会去别处购物，但爱德华多·巴纳克尔不是你通常看到的那种人

customer. He strolled around the lawn, browsing for something else that might be suitable to purchase. His nostrils led him to a cheeseless cheese board—a diamond-encrusted one that the beast had vomited out after Ebenezer brought it a small family of beavers to eat. "What about this fine culinary specimen? Is this one for sale?" asked Eduardo. Ebenezer hadn't used the diamond cheese board for over fifty years, but he didn't want to part with it. He was just about to tell Eduardo to take his nostrils elsewhere when he was treated to a furious kick from Bethany—and it was the sort of kick that told him he shouldn't push his luck any further. "Humph, fine, then," said Ebenezer to Eduardo. "But make sure you look after it."

客户。他在草坪上踱来踱去，寻找其他可能适合购买的东西。 他的鼻孔把他引到一块无奶酪的奶酪板上——一块镶着钻石的奶酪板，是埃比尼泽带给它一小群海狸吃后，这头野兽呕吐出来的。 “这个精美的烹饪标本怎么样？” 这个卖吗？”爱德华多问。 埃比尼泽已经有50多年没有使用钻石奶酪板了，但他不想放弃它。 他正要告诉爱德华多把鼻孔挪到别处去的时候，贝瑟妮狠狠地踢了他一脚，这一脚告诉他不能再得不宜动了。 “哼，那好吧，”埃比尼泽对爱德华多说。 “但你一定要照顾好它。”

"Don't you worry, Mr. Tweezer, I shall treat it as if it were part of my very own soul." Eduardo took out his fat wallet. "How much do I owe you?" Ebenezer and Bethany looked at each other. Neither of them was good with money, Bethany because she had never really had any, and Ebenezer because he had always had too much. Claudette was also pretty useless, as she was accustomed to using Wintlorian yen. "Three thousand and two pounds," said Ebenezer. "A bowl of fruit and a brand-new pencil case," said Bethany at the same time. Ebenezer, Bethany, and Claudette excused themselves from Eduardo for a moment. After a heated conversation they settled upon the

“别担心，特威泽先生，我会把它当作我自己灵魂的一部分来对待的。” 爱德华多掏出他那臃肿的钱包。 “我该付你多少钱？”埃比尼泽和宝芬妮面面相觑。 他们俩都不善于理财，伯大尼从来没有真正拥有过钱，而埃比尼泽总是太有钱。 克劳德特也很没用，因为她习惯使用温特里安日元。 “三千零二英镑，”埃比尼泽说。 “一碗水果和一个全新的铅笔盒，”宝芬妮同时说。 埃比尼泽、宝芬妮和克劳德特暂时离开了爱德华多。 经过一番激烈的谈话，他们决定

price of twelve pounds and seventy-three pence. It was an excellent deal, and Eduardo was so delighted that he also took away Raphael, the windup rubber ducky. Eduardo spread the word that the yard sale wasn't an elaborate Bethany prank, so soon nearly everyone in the neighborhood turned up to get a little something for themselves. Miss Muddle—an eccentric and experimental sweet-maker—picked up the dessert fridges in exchange for some curly-whirly fizzle sticks, whilst the lizard-looking lady who worked at the zoo bought a scooter for the chimpanzees at the wonderful price of three pounds and eighty-seven pence. Even Jared Kettlefletch, who owned the Late-Night Pranking Emporium, came along, and he

价格是12英镑73便士。 这是一笔绝妙的交易，爱德华多非常高兴，他还带走了上发条的橡皮鸭拉斐尔。 爱德华多散布消息说，院子里的旧货出售并不是贝瑟尼精心策划的恶作剧，所以很快，附近的几乎每个人都来为自己买点东西。 马德尔小姐——一个古怪的、有实验精神的糖果制造商——拿起了甜点冰箱，换了一些卷曲旋转的糖棒，而在动物园工作的那位长得像蜥蜴的女士则以3英镑87便士的惊人价格为黑猩猩买了一辆摩托车。 就连“深夜恶作剧商场”的老板杰瑞德·克特莱奇也来了，他