Chapter 20

CHAPTER 20 "This is ridiculous!" Shep said as they walked back into the hanger. "I'm their cousin, too!" "You see how he makes big lie from mouth," Irina said, pressing her handkerchief to her eyes. Her Russian accent had thickened. "Maya morkovka!" she cried to Amy. "My little carrot! How my eyes have longed to plant themselves on your face!" Amy grabbed Shep's arm. "He is our cousin!" "May I see your passport, sir?" the officer asked Shep sternly. "I just had it a minute ago…." "Come here, little treasure," Irina said, trying to hug Dan. "I am like grandmother to these children. They ran away from guardian in Boston. You see I have papers. Look! Office Social Services, city of Massachusetts, have been looking. I have been sent to bring them home."

第二十章“这太荒唐了！”他们走回衣架时，谢普说。 “我也是他们的表弟！”“你看他是怎么用嘴撒弥天大谎的，”伊琳娜说着，用手帕捂住眼睛。 她的俄罗斯口音变重了。 “玛雅·莫尔科夫卡！”她对艾美喊道。 “我的小胡萝卜！”我的眼睛多么想盯着你的脸啊！”艾米抓住谢普的胳膊。 “他是我们的表弟！”“我可以看一下您的护照吗，先生？”警官严厉地问谢普。 “我一分钟前才吃过....” “过来，小宝贝，”伊琳娜说，试图拥抱丹。 “我就像这些孩子的祖母。 他们从波士顿的监护人那里逃了出来。 你看，我有证件。看！马萨诸塞州的社会服务办公室一直在寻找。 我是被派来带他们回家的。”

"Everything looks in order," the officer said, consulting the papers. "Apparently, Social Services are looking for these two back in the States." "That woman is a lying, homicidal spy!" Dan cried, pointing at Irina. "She tried to kill us!" Amy yelled. Irina dabbed at her eyes again, which were completely dry. "They have always had trouble with authority," she said to the officer. "You know American children, so spoiled. But they are my little pierogies, and I love them. They are family." "You say you're their nanny and their cousin?" the officer asked. "Oooooo," Irina cried, throwing her handkerchief over her face. "My heart in broken pieces like teacup, just seeing sweet angel faces again!" "My heart is throwing up in mouth," Nellie said, rolling her eyes. Even the security officer lifted an eyebrow. Amy thought Irina was piling it on a little too thick. Obviously, she didn't have much practice at sentiment.

“看上去一切正常，”警官说，看了看文件。 “显然，社会服务机构正在美国寻找这两个人。” “那个女人是个撒谎、杀人的间谍！”丹指着伊琳娜叫道。 “她想杀我们！”艾米喊道。 伊琳娜又擦了擦眼睛，眼睛完全干了。 “他们总是和权威过不去，”她对警官说。 “你知道的，美国孩子都被宠坏了。 但这是我的小饺子，我很喜欢。 他们是一家人。”“你说你是他们的保姆和表亲？”警官问。 “呜——呜，”伊琳娜叫道，把手帕蒙在脸上。 “我的心像茶杯一样碎了，只是又看到了甜美的天使的脸！”“我的心都要吐出来了，”内莉翻着白眼说。 就连保安也扬起了眉毛。 艾米觉得艾瑞娜夸大其词了。 显然，她在感情方面没有多少经验。

"If you could let me go back to the plane, I could get the papers," Shep said. "I've clearly misplaced them, but they can't have gone far." "Don't move." The officer turned to Amy and Dan. "This lady is Irina Cahill, and she claims—" "She's not a Cahill!" Amy cried. "I mean, she is, but that's not her name!" The officer wiped some sweat from his forehead. "Can everybody stop shouting? We're trying to straighten this out." Another officer hurried from the building. He whispered in the head officer's ear. Amy heard the word Interpol. The head officer turned to Irina. "Do you happen to know an Irina Spasky?" "Never heard of this person." Irina looked blank. "Spasky is common Russian name." "She's Irina Spasky!" Amy yelled. "This person is wanted by Interpol for… uh, various international crimes." The officer consulted the list. "Dubrovnik, 2002, traveling under false passport. Sofia, 1999, administering paralyzing poison to unidentified male. Sri Lanka

“如果你能让我回到飞机上，我就能拿到文件，”谢普说。 “我显然把它们放错地方了，但它们不可能走远。” “不要动。”警官转向艾米和丹。 “这位女士是伊琳娜·卡希尔，她声称——”“她不是卡希尔家的人！”艾米哭了。 “我是说，她是，但那不是她的名字！”军官擦去额头上的汗水。 “大家能别喊了吗？” 我们正在努力解决这个问题。” 另一名军官匆匆走出大楼。 他在长官的耳边低声说。 艾米听到了国际刑警组织这个词。 指挥官转向伊琳娜。 “你认识一个叫伊琳娜·斯帕斯基的人吗？”“从来没听说过这个人。” 伊琳娜一脸茫然。“斯帕斯基是一个普通的俄罗斯名字。” “她是伊琳娜·斯帕斯基！”艾米喊道。 “这个人因各种国际犯罪被国际刑警通缉。” 军官查看了名单。 2002年，杜布罗夫尼克，用假护照旅行。 索菲亚，1999年，给不明男性注射麻痹毒药。 斯里兰卡

The officer looked pale. "Crikey." "That's her!" Dan cried. "Lock her up and throw away Russian key!" Irina smiled. "Silly children. Tell me, officers, why aren't you chasing criminals like this Spasky, not accusing poor Russian nanny trying to save children from kidnapper." The officer sighed. "So you say, ma'am." Shep began to talk to the officer, explaining that he was Arthur Trent's cousin and a respectable citizen with a flight plan and a plane he needed to take off in. He pulled Nellie into the discussion. Irina turned to Amy and Dan. She lowered her voice to a whisper. "I am here to help you. You are flying straight into a trap." "Hello? It seems to me that we're already in one," Dan said. "Can't resist chance to needle me," Irina said. "I understand." "You're the one with the needles," Dan pointed out.

军官脸色苍白。“哎呀!”。 “这是她!”丹哭了。“把她关起来，扔掉俄罗斯钥匙！”伊丽娜笑了。 “傻孩子。告诉我，警官们，你们为什么不去追捕像斯帕斯基这样的罪犯，而不是去指控可怜的俄罗斯保姆试图从绑架者手中拯救孩子们。” 军官叹了口气。“你是这么说的，夫人。” 谢普开始和警官说话，解释说他是亚瑟·特伦特的堂兄，是一个受人尊敬的公民，有飞行计划，需要乘坐一架飞机起飞。 他把内莉拉进讨论。 伊琳娜转向艾米和丹。 她把声音压低成耳语。 “我是来帮你的。你正在直接飞进一个陷阱。” “喂?在我看来，我们已经在其中了，”丹说。 伊琳娜说：“我忍不住要挨针。” “我明白了。”“你是扎针的那个。”丹指出。

"We're not going to get caught in your trap," Amy said fiercely. "You probably thought you killed us back in that mine—" "I was not involved in what happened," Irina said. "I didn't know what Isabel was planning until she did it. I would have stopped her if I could." "Liar!" "Haven't you figured out who your real enemy is yet?" Dan pointed to Irina. "Bingo!" "Don't go to Jakarta. If Isabel knows you're there, she will kill you, do you understand?" "And suddenly you're some sort of grandma?" Dan asked scornfully. "Please. You would have killed us if you had the chance." "Amy." Irina said her name quietly. Amy had never heard that tone in Irina's voice. She couldn't quite figure it out at first, but then she got it. The scorn was missing. "Isabel told you it was me who killed your parents. Correct?" Amy only stared at her.

“我们不会落入你的陷阱的，”艾米恶狠狠地说。 “你可能以为你在矿井里把我们都杀了——”“我和那件事无关，”伊琳娜说。 “直到伊莎贝尔动手，我才知道她在计划什么。 如果可以的话，我会阻止她的。” “骗子!”“你还没弄清楚谁是你真正的敌人吗？”丹指着伊琳娜。 “宾果!”“不要去雅加达。 如果伊莎贝尔知道你在那里，她会杀了你的，你明白吗？”“突然之间你就成了什么奶奶了？”丹轻蔑地问。 “请。如果你有机会，你会杀了我们的。” “艾米”。伊琳娜轻声念着自己的名字。 艾米从来没听过伊琳娜说话时的那种语气。 起初她不太明白，但后来她明白了。 没有轻蔑。“伊莎贝尔告诉你是我杀了你的父母。 正确吗?”艾米只是盯着她。

Dan's head whipped from Irina to Amy and back again. "What did she just say?" "She lied. She will lie about anything to get what she wants. Have you remembered more about that night?" "Our parents were murdered?" Dan asked in a whisper. He turned his bewildered gaze on Amy. He looked like a lost little boy. It was exactly the look she had dreaded seeing. "Yes," Amy said. "I remember you." She made the accusation coolly, hoping Irina would take the bait. Irina must have been there, even if she couldn't remember her. "But not just me, correct?" "What is going on?" Dan's voice wavered. "Why?" Amy asked. She forced the words out around the tightness in her throat. "How could you do it?" "I didn't," Irina said. "Yet, I was there." "That's called accessory to murder," Amy said. Dan's face had seemed to shrink in his bewilderment. He looked as though somebody

丹的脑袋从伊琳娜转到艾米，然后又转回来。 “她刚才说什么？””她撒了谎。 为了得到她想要的东西，她什么都撒谎。 你还记得那晚的事吗？”“我们的父母是被谋杀的？”丹低声问。 他把困惑的目光转向艾美。 他看起来像个迷路的小男孩。 这正是她最害怕看到的表情。 “是的，”艾米说。“我记得你。” 她冷静地提出指控，希望伊琳娜上钩。 艾瑞娜一定去过那里，即使她不记得她了。 “但不只是我，对吧？”“发生了什么事？”丹的声音有些颤抖。 “为什么?”艾米问。她紧绷着喉咙，硬生生地说了出来。 “你怎么能这么做？”“我没有，”伊琳娜说。 “然而，我在那里。”“这叫谋杀从犯，”艾米说。 丹的脸似乎在困惑中缩了起来。 他看上去像个大人物