Chapter 9

CHAPTER nine, It had to be Wilkie. Leo had seen Fletch dive out the door. But not Wilkie. He must have gotten caught in that shower of bricks. Leo's heart pounded. Just a few minutes ago he would have prayed for Wilkie Barnes to get buried in a heap of rubble. But now he and Morris rushed over and started grabbing bricks off the pile on top of the bully.

第九章，一定是威尔基。 利奥看见弗莱契冲出门去了。 但威尔基不是。他一定是被砖头砸中了。 里奥的心怦怦直跳。就在几分钟前他还在祈祷威尔基·巴恩斯被埋在瓦砾堆里。 但现在他和莫里斯冲了过来，开始从恶霸身上的那堆砖头上抓砖头。

The air was getting smokier. But Leo and Morris kept working until finally they could see Wilkie. He was turned on his side, his face hidden. Morris gently put his fingers against Wilkie's throat. "He's alive," Morris said. "I can tell that." But Wilkie still wasn't moving. And he was pinned under two huge roof beams. They formed an X over his body, protecting him from being completely crushed under the bricks. The beams had probably saved his life. But now they were like a cage that trapped him. Leo and Morris tried to lift one of the beams, but it was too heavy.

空气变得越来越烟雾缭绕。 但利奥和莫里斯一直在工作，直到他们终于看到了威尔基。 他侧过身去，遮住了脸。 莫里斯轻轻地把手指放在威尔基的喉咙上。 “他还活着，”莫里斯说。 “我看得出来。”但威尔基还是一动不动。 他被压在两根巨大的屋顶横梁下。 他们在他的身体上形成了一个X形，保护他不被砖块完全压碎。 横梁可能救了他的命。 但现在他们就像一个笼子把他困住了。 利奥和莫里斯试图抬起其中一根横梁，但它太重了。

Leo looked around and saw that a house three doors down was on fire. Flames reached out of the windows, like bright orange arms trying to grab the houses all around it. Soon the street would be one huge fire. Leo had no idea what they should do. How could they leave Wilkie here, knowing he was alive? But if they stayed, the fire would kill them too! Suddenly, Wilkie lifted his head. With a mighty push, he knocked one of the beams away. His face, covered with dust, was stark white. Blood oozed from a gash on his forehead. He really did look like a monster. Leo and Morris watched in shock as Wilkie rose out of the rubble, tossing bricks aside like they were puffs of cotton. He stood up, dusted himself off, and looked around like he'd just woken up from a deep sleep. "Is Fletch alive?" he asked. "He got out," Leo said. Wilkie sighed in relief. But then he looked around.

利奥环顾四周，发现隔壁三扇门的房子着火了。 火焰从窗户伸出来，就像明亮的橙色手臂试图抓住周围的房子。 很快，整条街就燃起了熊熊大火。 里奥不知道他们该怎么做。 他们怎么能把威尔基留在这里，知道他还活着? 但如果他们留下来，火也会把他们烧死的!突然，威尔基抬起头来。 他使劲一推，把一根横梁打掉了。 他的脸上满是灰尘，脸色惨白。 血从他额头上的伤口渗出来。 他看起来确实像个怪物。 利奥和莫里斯震惊地看着威尔基从废墟中站起来，像扔棉花一样把砖头扔到一边。 他站起来，掸去身上的灰尘，环顾四周，好像刚从沉睡中醒来。 “弗莱契还活着吗?”他问。 “他出来了，”利奥说。威尔基松了口气。 但接着他环顾四周。

"Then where is he?" he asked. "Where's Fletch?" "He left," Morris said. "He didn't try to get me out? He just took off without me?" Morris and Leo looked at each other. Neither wanted to say the truth: that Fletch had left Wilkie for dead in the rubble. But Wilkie figured this out. His expression suddenly changed to fury. He picked up a brick and hurled it toward the pile of rubble that had been the saloon. He did it again, and again, and again. His eyes bulged. He grunted and growled like the rabid dogs that roamed the alleys. And then finally Wilkie slumped down onto the ground, out of breath. He looked up at Leo and Morris. His eyes, set deep in his chubby face, were filled with confusion. His lip quivered, and Leo thought he might burst into tears. "When I was at that work camp in Seattle, a man came and said I should play football," Wilkie said. "There's a fancy school up there, where rich kids go. And he said I could go for free, that he'd

“那么他在哪里?”他问。 “装上羽毛在哪儿?”“他走了，”莫里斯说。 “他没想把我弄出去?” 他丢下我就走了?”莫里斯和利奥面面相觑。 两人都不想说出真相:弗莱彻把威尔基丢在瓦砾堆里等死。 但威尔基发现了。 他的表情突然变成了愤怒。 他捡起一块砖头，朝曾经是酒馆的瓦砾堆扔去。 他做了一遍又一遍。 他的眼睛鼓了起来。他咕哝着，咆哮着，就像在小巷里游荡的疯狗。 最后，威尔基倒在地上，上气不接下气。 他抬头看着利奥和莫里斯。 他胖乎乎的脸上的眼睛里充满了困惑。 他的嘴唇颤抖着，利奥觉得自己快要哭出来了。 威尔基说:“当我在西雅图的工作营地时，一个男人走过来说我应该踢足球。” “那边有一所很好的学校，是有钱人家的孩子上的。 他说我可以免费去，他会

teach me everything I needed to know. He said I could be a champion. But I wouldn't go! Because I'd never leave Fletch. I went to jail because of Fletch. I stuck by him all these years. And where did it get me? Under that pile of bricks." Leo had no idea what to say. But Morris did. "Come with us," he offered. Wilkie looked at Morris and then at Leo. Leo got the idea that Wilkie had never really seen them before. He wiped the tears from his face and took a deep breath. He picked himself up. "We should get your gold back," he said. "Fletch said it was gone," said Leo. "Never believe Fletch," Wilkie said. "He has it. And I know where he went." Leo looked at Morris. "Let's go," Morris said.

教我所需要知道的一切。 他说我可以成为冠军。 但我不会去!因为我永远不会离开弗莱彻。 因为弗莱彻，我进了监狱。 这些年来我一直支持他。 我得到了什么?在那堆砖头下面。” 里奥不知道该说什么。 但是莫里斯做到了。“跟我们来吧。”他提议道。 威尔基看了看莫里斯，又看了看利奥。 里奥觉得威尔基以前从来没见过他们。 他擦去脸上的泪水，深吸了一口气。 他站了起来。“我们应该把你的金子拿回来，”他说。 “弗莱契说它不见了，”里奥说。 “永远不要相信弗莱契，”威尔基说。 “他有。我知道他去了哪里。” 利奥看着莫里斯。“我们走吧，”莫里斯说。