Epilogue

EPILOGUE The muddy, silty sewer spewed into the Thames through a storm drain, right on the outskirts of London where the river began to flow into the sea. Its contents included half a brick viaduct and one RODERICK the Spotlessly Clean, who, right now, was anything but clean! It was safe to say, he wasn't best pleased. 'I AM FILTHY DIRTY, JUST LIKE MY POOR FOREFATHERS,' he moaned out loud as he swam to the bank of the river.

泥泞的、淤泥状的下水道通过伦敦郊区的一个排水沟流入泰晤士河，就在那里，河水开始流入大海。 里面的东西包括半座砖砌高架桥和一个一尘不染的罗德里克，他现在一点也不干净！可以肯定地说，他很不高兴。 “我又脏又脏，就像我可怜的祖先一样。”他一边向河岸游去，一边大声呻吟。

'Argh! I had it all, all in my grasp. My destiny! And that runt of the litter and an old raven stole it from me. OH, THEY'LL PAY FOR THIS... I'll be feasting on raven pie for a week! And as for Toto, she'll be glad she's blind when she sees what I've got in store for her.'

“啊!一切都在我的掌握之中。 我的命运!然后那个小矮子和一只老乌鸦把它从我手里偷走了。 哦，他们会为此付出代价的…… 我这一周都要吃乌鸦派了！至于托托，当它看到我为它准备的东西时，它会很高兴自己是瞎子的。”

He shook the water from his fur and tried his hardest to dry out. Toto and Larry were right: even without the collar he was strong. The only things wounded were his PRIDE AND HIS SPOTLESS COAT. Roderick was still wringing himself dry when he heard a rustle from the nearby bushes. He immediately got himself into FIGHTING MODE, thinking that Toto had followed him. But as he looked closer, he realised it was a cat he'd never seen before, dressed in a STUNNING BLACK VELVET CAPE AND A TOP HAT. He was leaning up against the wall, silently taking Roderick in, while cleaning his paws. 'STAY BACK, CAT. I WARN YOU, I'M NOT IN THE MOOD.' The cat didn't seem to pay any heed to the warning and emerged from the shadows, skulking

他抖掉皮毛上的水，尽了最大的努力把身上弄干。 托托和拉里是对的：即使没有项圈，它也很强壮。 唯一受伤的是他的骄傲和一尘不染的外套。 罗德里克还在把自己拧干，这时他听到附近灌木丛里传来一阵沙沙声。 他立刻进入战斗模式，以为是托托跟着他。 但当他走近看时，他意识到这是一只他从未见过的猫，穿着一件漂亮的黑色天鹅绒斗篷，戴着一顶大礼帽。 它靠在墙上，一边默默地把罗德里克抱进去，一边给他擦爪子。 “退后，猫。我警告你，我现在没心情。”那只猫似乎没有注意到警告，从阴影里钻了出来，偷偷摸摸的

towards him. 'That's no way to greet a friend. RELAX! I mean you no harm. Quite the contrary- I believe we might have some ARCH-ENEMIES in common. Now, first things first, let's get you warm and dry... I say, care for some fondue?' the stranger said, ushering the rat to a disused river houseboat nearby. 'But... who are you?' the rat, asked. 'Oh, me? THE NAME'S FERDICAT, AS IN ARCHDUKE. AND TOGETHER, MY NEW CHUM, I THINK WE MIGHT DO SOME TERRIBLE THINGS TOGETHER.

向他。这可不是跟朋友打招呼的方式。 放松点!我没有恶意。 恰恰相反——我相信我们可能有一些共同的大敌。 现在，重要的事情先说，让我把你弄暖和，弄干…… 我说，要不要来点奶酪火锅？陌生人说着，把老鼠领到附近一艘废弃的河屋船旁。 “但是……你是谁？老鼠问。 “哦,我吗?这个名字是ferdicat，就像大公一样。 在一起，我的新朋友，我想我们可能会一起做一些可怕的事情。