Chapter 10

CHAPTER 10 There was no hint of cruelty on Isabel's face. That was the scariest thing of all. Just that same bright smile. "Are you out of your mind?" Amy asked. But Isabel didn't seem crazy. Now Amy could see the ice under the warmth. "You don't need a suit," Isabel said. "It won't matter in a few seconds anyway. Or minutes. The sharks might be feeding on the fish parts, but they'll get to you eventually." She kicked the bucket slightly with her bright white sneaker. "And I have plenty more. So. What do you say? Swim or talk?" "I'm not jumping in that water," Amy said, standing up and going to the opposite side of the boat. "Well, if you won't do it yourself, I can toss you in," Isabel said. "Heave ho and all that. Martial arts training. Not a problem. Ian can help."

第十章伊莎贝尔的脸上没有一丝残忍。 这是最可怕的事情。 还是那灿烂的笑容。 “你疯了吗？”艾米问。 但伊莎贝尔似乎并不疯狂。 现在艾米可以看到温暖下的冰了。 “你不需要穿西装，”伊莎贝尔说。 “反正过几秒钟就不重要了。 或分钟。鲨鱼可能会吃鱼的部分，但它们最终会找到你的。” 她穿着亮白色的运动鞋，轻轻一脚就死掉了。 “而且我还有很多。所以。 你说呢？游泳还是说话？”“我不会跳进水里的，”艾米说着站起来，走到船的另一边。 “好吧，如果你不自己动手，我可以把你扔进去，”伊莎贝尔说。 “别提这些了。武术训练。 没问题。伊恩可以帮忙。”

"Mum?" Ian's voice wobbled a bit. She turned on him fiercely. Her voice was like a knife cutting glass. "Not Mum! How many times must I remind you? It makes me sound old!" She regained her composure and shrugged at Amy. "So, maybe my lazy coward of a son won't give me a hand. But I don't need one." She moved toward Amy. Amy backed away until she hit the rail. There was nowhere to go except the water. "Little Amy and little Dan," she said. "Who knew they would find a way to travel the world? Paris, Moscow, Venice, Seoul, Karachi. You sent the Lucian stronghold into a frenzy." Karachi? Amy thought through her panic. She and Dan hadn't been to Karachi. "Who helped you in Russia? How many clues have you found?" Isabel planted her muscled arms on the rail on either side of Amy. Up close, Amy could see the eerie tight perfection of her skin, the cruel glow in her dark golden eyes. "Throw some more fish in the water," Isabel barked to Ian.

“妈妈?”伊恩的声音有些颤抖。 她猛烈地攻击他。 她的声音就像刀子在切割玻璃。 “不是妈妈!我要提醒你多少次？ 这让我听起来很老！”她恢复了镇静，对艾美耸了耸肩。 “所以，也许我那懒惰的懦夫儿子不会帮我的忙。 但我不需要。”她走向艾米。 艾米往后退，直到撞到栏杆上。 除了水，没有别的地方可去。 “小艾米和小丹，”她说。 “谁知道他们会找到环游世界的方法？” 巴黎，莫斯科，威尼斯，首尔，卡拉奇。 你让卢西恩的据点陷入了混乱。” 卡拉奇?艾米在慌乱中想了想。 她和丹没有去过卡拉奇。 “在俄罗斯谁帮助过你？” 你找到了多少线索？”伊莎贝尔把她肌肉发达的手臂放在艾美两侧的栏杆上。 近距离看，艾米可以看到她那紧致完美的皮肤，黑金色的眼睛里闪烁着残忍的光芒。 “再往水里扔些鱼，”伊莎贝尔对伊恩吼道。

Ian didn't move. "NOW!" Ian rose and went toward the bucket. Amy's heart banged against her chest, and she couldn't seem to get a breath. Isabel was no longer pinning her against the rail, but she was close and ready to spring. Amy wondered what her chances were if she ran to the bow and jumped in. If she swam as fast as she could, how far could she make it before a shark chewed off a piece of her? Isabel turned impatiently to watch Ian, and Amy saw something out of the corner of her eye. A spray of bright colors in the sky over Isabel's shoulder. Orange, purple, pink— striped paragliders soaring over the beach. The red-and-orange paraglider moved faster than the rest. It scudded across the sky, making a wide loop over the water. Amy realized that it was catching wind currents, heading closer and closer to the boat. She saw a pair of beefy white legs dangling. Meaty hands on the controls. Hamilton! Not by a flicker, not by a breath, did Amy

伊恩没有动。“现在!”伊恩站起身，朝水桶走去。 艾米的心砰砰地撞在胸前，她似乎喘不过气来。 伊莎贝尔不再把她按在栏杆上，但她离得很近，准备跳起来。 艾米不知道如果她跑到船头跳下去会有什么机会。 如果她尽可能快地游，在被鲨鱼咬掉一块之前，她能游多远？ 伊莎贝尔不耐烦地转过身来看着伊恩，艾美从眼角看到了什么。 伊莎贝尔肩上的天空中有一缕明亮的色彩。 橙色、紫色、粉色条纹的滑翔伞在海滩上空翱翔。 红橙相间的滑翔伞比其他人飞得快。 它掠过天空，在水面上划了一个大圈。 艾米意识到它正在赶上气流，朝着船越来越近。 她看见一双粗壮的白腿晃来晃去。 肉乎乎的手握着控制器。 汉密尔顿!一点也没有，一点也没有，艾米就是这样

indicate what she saw bearing down on them. Isabel urged Ian to hurry. The shark fins circled the boat. Amy tensed as Hamilton caught a downdraft. He temporarily blocked out the sun. Isabel looked up, shading her eyes, as he zoomed down. "Come on!" he shouted to Amy. She leaped up on the cushioned bench and grabbed for his ankles. "Woo-hoo!" Hamilton screamed as Amy tucked up her legs and held on. Isabel screamed in fury and tried to grab Amy's legs. Hamilton steered the paraglider away. It lurched to the left, and Isabel sprang and snatched at empty air. At the same time, Amy kicked savagely at the bucket. It tipped, spilling fish guts and blood over the deck. Isabel slipped and fell into it. Blood and guts stained her pristine sneakers and white pants. She screamed. "Way to go, Amy!" Hamilton chortled. But another gust of wind sent them scudding sideways, and Isabel managed to grab hold of Amy's ankle with a bloody, fishy hand. Amy screamed and kicked.

说明她看到了什么向他们逼近。 伊莎贝尔催促伊恩快点。 鲨鱼的鳍环绕着船。 当汉密尔顿赶上一股下沉气流时，艾米紧张起来。 他暂时挡住了太阳。 伊莎贝尔抬起头，遮住眼睛，看着他急速下降。 “加油！”他对艾米喊道。 她跳上有软垫的长凳，抓住他的脚踝。 “啊!”汉密尔顿尖叫着，艾米把腿夹起来，紧紧抓住。 伊莎贝尔愤怒地尖叫着，想抓住艾米的腿。 汉密尔顿把滑翔伞开了。 它向左摇晃，伊莎贝尔跳了起来，抓了抓空的空气。 与此同时，艾米狠狠地踢着水桶。 它倒了，把鱼内脏和血洒在甲板上。 伊莎贝尔滑了一下，掉进了坑里。 血迹和内脏弄脏了她干净的运动鞋和白裤子。 她尖叫起来。“干得好，艾米！”汉密尔顿乐不可支。 但又一阵风把他们吹向一边，伊莎贝尔用一只血淋淋的、鱼一般的手抓住了艾米的脚踝。 艾米又叫又踢。

"Whoa!" Hamilton shouted as the paraglider tilted. Isabel slipped and fell back into the fish parts. Amy tucked up her legs again as they sailed over the boat railing. She was barely clearing the water now. Only inches below the surface she could see the dark mass of the shark. "H-Hamilton…" "Just hang on!" he shouted. Amy's sneaker skidded along the surface. The shark whipped around. "HAMILTON!" "Don't worry! This baby has a motor!" "Then USE IT!" The motor kicked on. The paraglider rose inches above the water. They skimmed along, and it rose higher and higher. Soon they were soaring over the bay. "Okay!" Hamilton yelled. "I think I have the hang of it now…." Amy's arms began to ache. "Hamilton, I can't hold on!" she shouted. If she fell from this height,

“哇!”滑翔伞倾斜时，汉密尔顿喊道。 伊莎贝尔滑了一下，又跌进了鱼腹里。 当他们驶过船栏杆时，艾米又把腿收起来。 她现在几乎没有把水清理干净。 在水面下几英寸的地方，她可以看到鲨鱼的黑影。 “坚持住！"他喊道。 艾米的运动鞋在地面上打滑。 鲨鱼猛地转过身来。“汉密尔顿!”“别担心!这孩子有马达！”“那就用它！”马达发动起来了。 滑翔伞升到水面上几英寸。 他们向前滑行，船越升越高。 很快他们就飞越了海湾。 “好吧!”汉密尔顿喊道。“我想我现在掌握了窍门....” 艾米的手臂开始疼痛。“汉密尔顿，我坚持不住了！"她喊道。 如果她从这个高度掉下来

she didn't think she would make it. "No problemo, Ame-o," Hamilton called. With his powerful legs, he simply bent his knees and pulled her up higher. "Grab on to the harness," he told her. Amy grabbed the paraglider bar, and they lurched to the side. "Whoa, baby," Hamilton said to the paraglider, correcting the movement. "That was a little too close," Hamilton said. "Sorry. This is my first time on one of these things." "And you flew down to rescue me? Weren't you scared?" "Holts don't feel fear," Hamilton said. "Haven't you heard?" The other paragliders were soaring toward them now. She saw Eisenhower's red face. He was shouting something. "What is your dad saying?" Amy asked. "Don't know," Hamilton said. "I turned off my radio. He probably wants me to land so we can question you. He has no idea why you're in Australia. It's driving him bonkerinos. But you came through and gave me that clue. So I owe

她觉得自己活不下去了。 “没问题，艾米，”汉密尔顿喊道。 他用有力的双腿，弯曲膝盖，把她拉得更高。 “抓住挽具，”他告诉她。 艾米抓住滑翔伞杆，他们踉踉跄跄地滑到一边。 “哇，宝贝，”汉密尔顿对滑翔伞说，纠正了他的动作。 “这有点太接近了，”汉密尔顿说。 “对不起。这是我第一次坐这些东西。” “你飞下来救我？” 你不害怕吗？”“霍尔特人不会感到恐惧，”汉密尔顿说。 “你没听说吗？”其他的滑翔伞运动员正在向他们飞来。 她看到艾森豪威尔涨红了脸。 他在喊什么。 “你爸爸在说什么？”艾米问。 “不知道，”汉密尔顿说。 “我关掉了收音机。他可能想让我降落，好审问你。 他不知道你为什么在澳大利亚。 这让他发疯了。 但你来了，给了我线索。 所以我欠