Chapter 5

CHAPTER 5 The journey back to the Tower of London via the sewers passed without incident. Soon, Toto, Silver and Socks found themselves on the bank of the south side of the Thames, looking over the water to the Tower. Socks had run off for ten minutes or so, saying he had to go and get something important, but had just returned. THE TOWER WAS A FOREBODING SIGHT.

第五章经过阴沟回到伦敦塔的旅程平安无事。 很快，托托、西尔弗和索克斯就来到了泰晤士河的南岸，望着水面上的伦敦塔。 袜子跑了十分钟左右，说他要去拿重要的东西，但他刚回来。 那座塔是一种不祥的景象。

THE RAVENS CIRCLED around one of the turrets with intimidating, awesome prowess. 'That turret there must be where they are holding Larry and Cyril, said Socks as he described the scene to Toto, before lowering a pair of binoculars and passing them over to his brother. 'Where did you find these?' asked Silver. 'MY MATE DAVE. He's a crow who runs a store not far from here. Anything you need, Dave can get it for you, no questions asked, if you know what I mean. 'I don't want to know what you mean! But never mind that for now. This isn't going to be a walk in the park; those ravens are impressive, and we're used to arresting criminals, not breaking them out, said Toto. 'Chill, sis! When I went to borrow these binoculars, I had a chat with Dave about our Barney Rubble—' 'That means 'trouble' in London code, Toto, remember?' Silver whispered.

乌鸦队以令人生畏、令人敬畏的力量在其中一个炮塔周围盘旋。 “那边的角楼一定是他们关押拉里和西里尔的地方。”索克斯一边向托托描述这个场景，一边说，然后放下一副双筒望远镜，递给他的哥哥。 “你在哪儿找到这些的？”西尔弗问。 我的朋友戴夫。他是一只乌鸦，在离这儿不远的地方开了一家商店。 你需要什么，戴夫都能帮你弄到，不会问任何问题，你懂我的意思吧。 “我不想知道你在说什么！”但现在先别管这些。 这不会是在公园里散步；那些乌鸦很厉害，我们是惯于逮捕罪犯，而不是把他们解救出来。托托说。 “寒意,姐姐!当我去借这双筒望远镜的时候，我和戴夫聊了聊我们的巴尼·粗石族——”“那在伦敦的密码里是‘麻烦’的意思，托托，记得吗？”银低声说。

'—and he sorted us out with this!' Socks smiled triumphantly as he produced a sleek black drone from behind his back. 'It's the latest technology; Dave says it can fly anywhere. So, here's my plan: Silver, you take the controls. I jump on, you fly me over to the Tower, I break into the cell, Cyril flies out, Larry gets on board the drone, then we whisk him back here before the ravens are any the wiser. AND WE ARE BACK IN THE GAME! EASY! HIGH FIVE!' He produced his paw and while his brother and sister indulged him, Toto was certain this would be anything but easy. 'I'VE GOT A GREAT FEELING ABOUT THIS!' the little kitten shouted over the noise as he mounted the drone and put on some flying goggles. 'Aim for that window at the top of the nearest turret. I reckon there's a gap of about fifteen seconds between raven patrols- that's the time to get me in and out. Roger?'

“他用这个把我们弄得一团糟！”索克斯得意地笑了，他从背后拿出一架光滑的黑色无人机。 “这是最新的技术；戴夫说它可以飞到任何地方。 所以我的计划是，小银，你来控制。 我跳上去，你带我飞到塔里去，我闯进牢房，西里尔飞出去，拉里上无人机，然后我们在乌鸦知道之前把他送回来。 我们又回到游戏中了！简单!高5 !”它伸出爪子，虽然它的哥哥和姐姐纵容它，但托托知道这绝不是件容易的事。 “我有一种很棒的感觉！”小猫在噪音中喊道，他爬上无人机，戴上了飞行护目镜。 瞄准最近的炮塔顶部的窗户。 我估计渡鸦巡逻之间大约有十五秒的间隔——这是把我送进送出的时间。 罗杰?”

'Roger,' replied Silver as he took control of the drone and started to pilot it across the Thames. 'Piece of cake, this, sis. Genius idea from the little fella. Silver beamed. The drone was now well over halfway to the Tower. Silver was steering it just above the water of the

“罗杰，”西尔弗一边回答，一边控制了无人机，开始驾驶它飞过泰晤士河。 “小菜一碟，姐姐。 这小家伙的天才主意。 银色的光束。无人机现在已经飞到伦敦塔的一半多了。 西尔弗正把船开到水面上

Thames and out of sight of the ravens. As it got closer, Silver slowed down and waited for Socks to give him the signal... then, Just as predicted, a squadron of ravens swooped by the turret and flew out of sight. Socks waved his paw, and Silver powered up the drone, so it shot high into the air to hover just outside the window where Larry and Cyril were being held. 'TAXI FOR MR LARRY?' Socks said with a grin as he got to the window. Before Larry even had a chance to get to his feet and ask what young Socks was doing thirty metres above ground, he and the drone disappeared from view. 'Uh-oh,' said Silver on the other side of the river. 'THE RAVENS ARE BACK.' Although Toto couldn't see them, she could certainly hear the noise they were making, and it didn't bode well.

泰晤士河，远离乌鸦的视线。 随着它越来越近，西尔弗放慢了速度，等待索克斯给他发信号…… 然后，正如预料的那样，一群乌鸦从炮塔旁边飞过，消失了。 索克斯挥了挥爪子，西尔弗启动了无人机，它高高飞到空中，在拉里和西里尔被关押的窗户外面盘旋。 “给拉里先生打车吗？”索克斯走到窗前，咧嘴笑着说。 拉里还没来得及站起来问小袜子在离地面30米的地方做什么，他和无人机就从视野中消失了。 “哦哦，”西尔弗在河对岸说。 “渡鸦回来了。”虽然托托看不见他们，但她确实能听到他们发出的声音，这可不是什么好兆头。

The flock of ravens, led by Cyril's assistant Edgar, all look turns attacking the drone and poor Socks, who could do nothing but hang on for dear life as they pecked and swung their razor-sharp beaks and talons in his direction. 'GIVE OVER! HEY, I WAS JUST TAKING A JOY RIDE AND GOT LOST!'

在西里尔的助手埃德加的带领下，这群乌鸦轮流攻击无人机和可怜的袜子，当它们啄着他的方向，挥舞着它们锋利的喙和爪子时，他什么也做不了，只能紧紧地抓住他。 “交出!嘿，我只是在兜风，然后迷路了！”