Chapter 10

CHAPTER 10 Getting out of Ratborough had been a doddle. Pretty much as soon as the collar had been ripped from Roderick, SHEILA HAD TURNED UP WITH THE CIA and the mob had dispersed, looking a bit embarrassed and apologetic. As the cats made their way back down the path, there were a good few remarks of 'Sorry about that' and 'Not sure what came over us.' Catface's dad, however, was having none of it. 'My office NOW!' he screamed at his aides. It was pretty

第十章离开拉特伯勒是轻而易举的事。 罗德里克的衣领刚被扯掉，希拉就和中情局人员一起出现了，暴民们散去了，看起来有点尴尬和抱歉。 当猫们沿着小路往回走的时候，他们说了几句“对不起”和“不知道我们怎么了”。猫脸的爸爸却不同意。 “我的办公室！”他对助手们尖叫道。 很漂亮

clear there would be hell to pay for the mutiny. 'Oh, those poor rats, they'll be cleaning his throne room for a month!' Catface winced. THE CATS LAUGHED, SHOOK THEIR HEADS AND GOT OUT OF RATBOROUGH AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. Now they had possession of Old Tom's Collar, Cyril and Larry wanted to get it BACK UNDER LOCK AND KEY right away. Even with Roderick seemingly out of the picture, the gang still couldn't relax until they GOT IT TO THE TOWER. Once they were safely back

很明显，叛变的代价是惨重的。 “哦，那些可怜的老鼠，他们要打扫他的正殿一个月！”畸形了。 猫们笑了，摇了摇头，尽快离开了ratborough。 现在他们得到了老汤姆的衣领，西里尔和拉里想马上把它锁起来。 即使罗德里克似乎已经离开了，这伙人仍然不能放松，直到他们到达了塔。 一旦他们安全返回

in the turret room, Cyril placed it in the cabinet. As he was doing so, Silver turned to his sister. 'Be honest, would you like to have worn it just once so we could speak to humans? Imagine the fun we could have winding up Mamma and Papa!' 'Bro, we have enough trouble trying to make sense of animals- don't even get me started on humans,' she said, giving him a nudge. Cyril carefully and deliberately placed one key, attached to a necklace, around his neck, and handed the other to Larry with a solemn nod. The cat did the same. They gang gazed up at the two bands of Old Tom's Collar- reunited, but firmly locked away behind bullet, paw- and claw-proof glass. 'I'VE TRIPLED THE GUARD DUTY and this key will never leave my side. Plus, that new enforced glass should do the trick, the raven declared. 'Are you sure we shouldn't hide it away, bury it

在塔楼的房间里，西里尔把它放在柜子里。 这时，西尔弗转向他的妹妹。 “说实话，你想不想戴一次，这样我们就能和人类说话了？” 想象一下，给爸爸妈妈上锁该有多有趣！“兄弟，我们在理解动物方面已经够麻烦的了——不要让我开始研究人类，”她说着，用胳膊肘推了他一下。 西里尔小心翼翼地把一把钥匙系在项链上，挂在他的脖子上，郑重地点了点头，把另一把钥匙递给了拉里。 猫也照做了。他们抬头望着老汤姆衣领上的两根带子——重新连在一起，但牢牢地锁在防弹、防爪和防爪的玻璃后面。 “我把守卫的职责增加了两倍，这把钥匙永远不会离开我身边。 另外，那块新的强化玻璃应该也能起作用，乌鸦说。 “你确定我们不应该把它藏起来，埋起来吗？

somewhere? The power it holds over my species is frightening,' Catface said, in a moment of contemplation. 'If we do that, then the likes of Roderick will have won; Cyril answered with a sad smile. 'The animal world has never been safer and more harmonious than now. This is a symbol of that harmony, and I want to fight to keep it that way. With the help of everyone in this room, we will. Now then'— he clapped his wings together— 'TIME FOR A CELEBRATION. BLOOD BISCUITS FOR ALL!' Cyril clicked his talons and a set of doors opened that led to a Tudor dining room with a table full of roast beef and all the trimmings, cheesy pasta (for Toto) and bowls and bowls of blood biscuits. 'Though I might give them a miss, just for today,' Cyril whispered to Toto. As the gang tucked in, Cyril updated them on how

某个地方吗?猫脸沉思着说：“它对我们人类的力量太可怕了。” “如果我们这样做了，那么罗德里克这样的人就赢了；西里尔苦笑着回答。 “动物世界从未像现在这样安全、和谐。 这是这种和谐的象征，我想努力保持这种和谐。 在在座各位的帮助下，我们会的。 现在，”他拍拍翅膀，“是庆祝的时候了。 给大家吃血饼干！”西里尔咔哒一下他的爪子，一扇门打开了，通向一间都铎式的餐厅，桌子上摆满了烤牛肉和所有的配料，奶酪意大利面（给托托的）和一碗又一碗的血饼干。 “虽然我可能会错过他们，就今天。”西里尔低声对托托说。 当这伙人大吃特吃时，西里尔向他们介绍了怎么吃的

he had got out of the Tower. 'When Larry escaped, I squawked and squawked until Sheila came to the room. Well, you know I said I felt groggy- I suddenly remembered the anonymous biscuits and I asked her to check them. Sure enough, they'd been drugged to send me to sleep.' 'Plus,' added Sheila, sheepishly, 'my team told me your office had been ransacked when they arrived, Larry, so we knew something wasn't right with Fluffypaws' theory. That was enough for me. Sorry I had to go so heavy earlier; I was under orders.' 'Oh, don't worry about that.' Larry smiled. 'You were just doing your job- I'd have done the same. Well, maybe I wouldn't have locked me up, but you know...' 'WHERE IS OLD FLUFFYPAWS, BY THE WAY? Doesn't seem like him to miss out on the glory, said Socks. 'Oh, he ran back to the House of Commons as soon

他已经逃出了伦敦塔。 “拉里逃走后，我一直叫啊叫，直到希拉来到房间。 嗯，你知道我说我感到昏昏沉沉——我突然想起了那些匿名的饼干，我让她检查一下。 果然，他们被下了药，让我睡着了。“另外，”希拉不好意思地补充道，“我的团队告诉我，他们来的时候你的办公室被洗劫了，拉里，所以我们知道绒毛鹦鹉的理论有些不对劲。” 这对我来说已经足够了。抱歉我之前说了那么多；我是奉命行事。“哦，别担心。”拉里笑了。 “你只是在做你的本职工作——换了我也会这么做的。 好吧，也许我不会把自己关起来，但是你知道…“顺便问一下，老绒毛爪子在哪儿？” “看来他不会错过荣誉的，”索克斯说。 “哦，他立刻跑回了下议院