Chapter 6

CHAPTER 6 Toto, Silver and the helpful stranger ran breathlessly along the riverbank, and then ducked into a shadowy alleyway. Well, that was impressive and very brave, Toto said gratefully. 'Yes, added Silver. 'But how did you know we were in trouble? And why did you help us? And WHO ARE YOU? 'Well, this is one of my local bars, and I've

第六章托托、西尔弗和那个乐于助人的陌生人上气不接下气地沿着河岸跑着，然后躲进一条阴暗的小巷里。 “嗯，这真是令人印象深刻，非常勇敢，”托托感激地说。 “是的，”西尔弗补充说。“可你怎么知道我们有麻烦了？” 你为什么要帮我们？你是谁？ “嗯，这是我在当地的一家酒吧，我已经

always hated that bully Elias. So, when I saw there was a spot of bother, I thought I'd come and lend a hand. Even though I know you know how to look after yourself, Toto. 'How do you who I am?' gasped the small, furry ninja. 'Oh, that's quite simple my dear... I'm one of your closest friends, he said, taking off the hat and bowing in a grand sweeping gesture.

我一直讨厌那个恶霸伊莱亚斯。 所以，当我看到有一点麻烦时，我想我应该来帮忙。 尽管我知道你知道怎么照顾自己，托托。 “你怎么知道我是谁？”毛茸茸的小忍者喘着气说。 “哦，这很简单，亲爱的…… “我是你最亲密的朋友之一，”他说着摘下帽子，大摇大摆地鞠了一躬。

'CATFACE!' the kittens said in unison, and jumped on him, nuzzling his face. They were over the moon to see their friend, but Toto still felt confused: 'But you hate fighting? And why are you in disguise?' 'After my frankly weedy attempt at fighting in our last adventure, I've been getting self-defence lessons from Brenda, the King Cobra. And the disguise? Well, I happened to run into Larry earlier, and I thought I'd do my own investigating into this missing cheese. It affects us all you know- very serious business. 'I'd forgotten about the cheese, said Silver, piteously. 'We have no clue where it is. And since our informant double-crossed us, the bad guys will know all about us but

“畸形!小猫们异口同声地说，然后跳到他身上，用鼻子蹭他的脸。 他们在月亮上看到他们的朋友，但是托托仍然感到困惑：“但是你讨厌打架？ 你为什么要伪装？“在上次冒险中，我勇敢地尝试了战斗，之后我开始从眼镜蛇王布伦达那里学习自卫。” 那伪装呢？我之前碰巧遇到了拉里，我想我应该自己调查一下丢失的奶酪。 你知道，这影响到我们所有人——非常严重的事情。 “我忘了奶酪的事，”西尔弗可怜地说。 “我们不知道它在哪里。 既然我们的线人出卖了我们，坏人就会知道我们的一切，但是

we know nothing about them! It's hopeless.' "That might not be entirely true, brother. When Elias was about to give me a good right hook, I pilfered this from his pocket, said Toto, producing a crumpled piece of paper from her closed up paw. 'You're a GENIUS sis, I bet it's a clue!' Catface, got his reading glasses out of his jacket pocket. 'Ah! It's a peckergram, It's what humans call telegrams- but here in London, the woodpeckers of the royal parks create the telegrams with their beaks. Now, let me see, "Shipment of Fromage STOP Leaving Greenwich STOP Midnight STOP Bring crackers and grapes for journey STOP And something warm to wear STOP Wouldn't want you to catch cold STOP

我们对他们一无所知！这是绝望的。’”这可能不完全正确，兄弟。 “当伊莱亚斯准备给我一记右勾拳的时候，我从他的口袋里偷了这个，”托托说着，从它闭着的爪子里拿出一张皱巴巴的纸。 “你是个天才姐姐，我打赌这是一条线索！”猫脸，从夹克口袋里拿出老花镜。 “啊!这是啄木鸟，这就是人类所说的电报——但在伦敦，皇家公园的啄木鸟用它们的喙创造了电报。 现在，让我想想，"装运干酪停止离开格林威治停止午夜停止为旅途带上饼干和葡萄停止和一些暖和的衣服停止不想让你着凉停止

Lots of love ADF STOP"! The colour drained from his face as he read the last three letters. 'What is it Catface? This is great news, the cheese must be in Greenwich... wherever that is, said Toto. 'Yes, but I'm also pretty certain I know who's behind it, and it's not good news. There's not a moment to spare,' he said as he looked at his watch. '11pm. We need to get moving and fast! But you're going to need new disguises, or they'll recognise us. Luckily, after my chat with Larry I came prepared.' From beneath his coat Catface brought out a couple of stripy Breton tops as well as bandanas. He tied these around the kittens'

很多爱ADF停止”！当他读到最后三个字母时，脸上的血色消失了。 “什么事，猫脸？”这是个好消息，奶酪一定在格林威治… 不管它在哪儿。托托说。 “是的，但我也很确定我知道谁是幕后主使，而且这不是好消息。 “一分钟也不能耽搁了，”他看了看表说。 11点。我们得快点行动！但你需要新的伪装，不然他们会认出我们的。 幸运的是，在我和拉里聊天之后，我准备好了。”猫脸从大衣下面掏出几件布列塔尼条纹上衣和头巾。 他把这些系在小猫的脖子上。

heads and stepped back to admire his handiwork. 'Oh, that is quite something, even old Elias himself would think you were part of his motley band! Now for our transport...' Catface launched himself at a nearby lamppost. He climbed to the top, where he perched and started making the strangest and most ungodly SQUAWK the kittens had ever heard in their lives. Toto and Silver held their paws to their ears in shock. What on earth was he doing? Then, through the misty night air, three shapes began to materialise. They were vague at first but they began to get CLOSER and BIGGER and SCARIER! 'Catface, a shrieking voice said out of the

他回过头来欣赏他的手艺。 “啊，这可真了不起，连老伊莱亚斯也会以为你是他那群杂牌货中的一员呢！”现在说说我们的交通……”猫脸朝附近的灯柱跳去。 他爬到顶上，站在那里，开始发出小猫们一生中听过的最奇怪、最不虔诚的吱吱声。 托托和西尔弗震惊地用爪子捂住耳朵。 他到底在做什么？ 然后，透过朦胧的夜空，三个形状开始显现。 他们起初很模糊，但他们开始越来越近，越来越大，越来越可怕！“猫脸，”房间里传来一个尖叫的声音