Chapter 3

Chapter THREE Carlotta and I stared at each other in horror as broken crystal tinkled on the patio below. 'Oh my stars, oh my stars!' said Carlotta, running over to the window. 'Did you forget that crystal balls can be used as telephones, Mirabelle?' 'I thought you had to say a number

当破碎的水晶在楼下天井上叮当作响时，我和卡洛塔惊恐地面面相觑。 “哦，我的星星，哦，我的星星！”卡洛塔跑到窗前说。 “你忘了水晶球可以当电话用吗，米拉贝尔？””“我以为你得说个数字

spell to call someone!' I wailed. 'No!' cried Carlotta. 'This is the Witch-Twitch-Supreme! You can have people on speed dial! That was my cousin Agnes! Oh, I hope she doesn't tell Edith...' Carlotta looked close to tears, and I felt so incredibly guilty that I wished I could disappear in a puff of frog glitter. 'I'm so sorry, Carlotta. I didn't mean to drop it! When that face appeared, it just slipped out of my fingers! Maybe we can fix it... Have you got any glue? Edith might never notice!' 'She will notice!' said Carlotta. 'But maybe we could glue it back together, so

拼咒叫人！”我大声哭叫。 “不!卡洛塔叫道。“这是女巫——抽搐——至尊！”你可以让人上快速拨号！那是我表妹阿格尼斯！哦，我希望她不会告诉伊迪丝……”卡洛塔几乎要哭了，我感到无比的内疚，我希望自己能消失在一片青蛙的闪光中。 “我很抱歉，卡洛塔。我不是故意把它弄掉的！那张脸一出现，就从我指间溜走了！也许我们能修好它…… 你有胶水吗？伊迪丝可能永远不会注意到！“她会注意到的！”卡洛塔说。 但也许我们可以把它粘起来，所以

she might think she cracked it herself. Come on, let's fetch the pieces. We ran downstairs and out into the garden, where the crystal ball lay in shards across the patio. Hurriedly, we scooped them up into a wicker basket and carried it into the house.

她可能以为是她自己破解的。 来吧，我们去拿棋子。 我们跑下楼，跑到花园里，水晶球碎片散落在露台上。 我们赶紧把它们捞到一个柳条篮子里，提进屋去。

'Hello, girls!' said Mrs Cobweb as we passed her in the kitchen. 'What are you up to?' 'Umm,' said Carlotta, whipping the basket behind her back, 'we thought we'd do some gluing and sticking.' 'Crafting!' I squeaked.

你好,女孩!我们在厨房里经过科布太太时，她说。 “你在干什么？”“嗯，”卡洛塔一边说，一边把篮子甩到背后，“我们想我们应该做一些粘合和粘贴。”“制作!”我发出“吱吱”的响声。

We bolted out of the room and up the stairs to Carlotta's bedroom, where she tipped the shards onto the floor. We tried our best to piece it back together. 'I think it looks OK,' said Carlotta as she held the completed ball up to the light. 'Apart from all the cracks...'

我们冲出房间，上楼来到卡洛塔的卧室，她把碎片倒在了地板上。 我们尽了最大的努力把它拼凑起来。 “我觉得看起来不错，”卡洛塔边说边把完成的球拿到灯光下。 “除了所有的裂缝……”

'Mmm,' I hummed doubtfully. 'Well, there's nothing else to do,' said Carlotta. 'Let's just hope Edith doesn't notice!' 'Yes,' I agreed, my insides twisting with guilt. I knew deep down that what we were doing was wrong. Downstairs, the front door banged open. 'Edith's back!' Carlotta hissed. 'I need to put it back in her bedroom!' Carlotta disappeared and returned a few moments later looking flustered. 'Done!' she said, just as we began to hear Edith's boots climbing the stairs. We sat listening, as still and quiet as mice.

“嗯，”我疑惑地哼着。 “好吧，没有别的事可做了，”卡洛塔说。 “但愿伊迪丝不会注意到！”“是的，”我同意了，我的内心因内疚而扭曲。 我深知我们所做的是错误的。 楼下，前门砰地一声开了。 “伊迪丝回来了!”卡洛塔发出嘘嘘的声音。 “我得把它放回她的卧室！”卡洛塔不见了，过了一会儿又回来了，神情慌张。 “做!当我们开始听到伊迪丝的靴子爬楼梯的声音时，她说道。 我们坐着听着，像老鼠一样安静。