51 Chapter 51

Chapter 51 Having made his request, all Charles could do was wait. "Apparently," said Mr. Lemoncello when he came back into the rotunda, "your uncle Jimmy is a very, very busy man. Reminds me of a spider I once knew. But it is a Sunday morning. We will attempt to track him down at home." "Thank you, sir. I told Uncle Jimmy to stand by. That I might need him this weekend." "And now—WHOOSH! He's as elusive as the wind in the willows. You'll have to discuss this

第五十一章查尔斯提出请求后，所能做的就是等待。 “显然，”莱蒙切罗先生回到圆形大厅时说，“你的吉米叔叔是个非常非常忙的人。 让我想起了我以前认识的一只蜘蛛。 但这是一个星期天的早晨。 我们将设法在家里找到他。” “谢谢你，先生。我叫吉米叔叔等着。” 这个周末我可能需要他。” ”now-WHOOSH !他就像柳树间的风一样难以捉摸。 你们得商量一下

with him the next time your family gets together for Thanksgiving dinner. Now, if you will excuse me, it is currently nine-fifty-eight a.m. Almost time to reopen the Dewey decimal chambers." Mr. Lemoncello opened a filing cabinet and pulled out a megaphone. "Is there some room you should be ready to run to? Isn't there some clue or book you need to go find?" "Just one," said Charles. "And I need my uncle Jimmy to tell me which one it is. Will you keep looking for him? Please." "Of course." Mr. Lemoncello pointed to a smudge on Charles's shirt. "If you like, I will also have Al Capone do your shirts." All Charles could do was nod, smile, and wonder when Al Capone had opened a laundry.

下次你的家人聚在一起吃感恩节晚餐的时候。 不好意思，现在是上午9点58分。 差不多是时候重新打开杜威十进制密室了。” 莱蒙切罗打开一个文件柜，拿出一个扩音器。 “你要不要准备跑到什么地方去?” 难道没有什么线索或书需要你去找吗?”“就一个，”查尔斯说。 “我需要我的吉米叔叔告诉我是哪一个。 你会继续找他吗? 请。”“当然。”莱蒙塞罗指着查尔斯衬衫上的一个污点。 “如果你愿意，我还可以让阿尔·卡彭帮你做衬衫。” 查尔斯所能做的就是点头，微笑，想知道阿尔·卡彭什么时候开了一家洗衣店。