Chapter 6

Chapter SIX Waking up the next morning, I was surprised to find myself in Edith's bed, but then the memories of our midnight feast came flooding back. I stuck my foot into the air and wiggled my toes, watching how the iridescent nail polish glimmered and gleamed. 'Ah, you're awake!' said Carlotta, sounding pleased.

第六章第二天早上醒来，我惊讶地发现自己躺在伊迪丝的床上，但我们午夜盛宴的记忆如潮水般涌上心头。 我把脚伸到空中，扭动着脚趾，看着彩虹色的指甲油闪烁着光芒。 “啊，你醒了！”卡洛塔说，听上去很高兴。

'Don't wake me yet!' moaned Edith, pressing her pillow over her head and rolling over. Carlotta and I slipped out of bed and hurried out of the room, leaving Edith to sleep a bit longer. 'You know,' said Carlotta as we went down the stairs, 'I don't really feel hungry for breakfast at all!' 'Breakfast?!' said Mr Cobweb as we arrived down in the kitchen. 'It's lunchtime now, girls! I'm just about to make it.' Carlotta and I glanced at each other, sharing a secret look. It had been a magical night!

“先别叫醒我！”伊迪丝呻吟着，把枕头压在头上，翻了个身。 卡洛塔和我溜下床，匆匆走出房间，让伊迪丝多睡一会儿。 “你知道，”我们下楼时卡洛塔说，“我一点也不饿，不想吃早饭！“早餐? !我们下楼到厨房时，蜘蛛网先生说。 “现在是午餐时间了，姑娘们！”我就要成功了。”卡洛塔和我互相看了一眼，偷偷地看了一眼。 这真是一个神奇的夜晚！

'Why don't you go and wake Edith?' suggested Mrs Cobweb, who was busy sweeping the floor. 'I know she likes to sleep in at the weekends, but really! This takes the bog- biscuit!' Carlotta turned and made as though to walk back up the stairs— but then she stopped. 'I think Edith needs her space this morning,' Carlotta said. 'I'm sure she'll come down when she's ready.' Mrs Cobweb looked surprised.

“你为什么不去叫醒伊迪丝呢？”正忙着扫地的科布太太建议道。 “我知道她喜欢在周末睡懒觉，但说真的！”这简直太糟糕了！”卡洛塔转过身来，好像要走回楼梯，但她停了下来。 “我想伊迪丝今天早上需要自己的空间，”卡洛塔说。 “我相信她准备好了就会下来的。”蜘蛛网太太看起来很惊讶。

'Hmm. Maybe you're right,' she said after a moment. 'She is a teenager now after all. You two had better go and get dressed for... What are you planning to do today?' 'We were hoping to earn some money,' I said. 'Ooh yes!' said Carlotta. 'Have you got any odd jobs for us?'

“嗯。“也许你是对的，”过了一会儿她说。 “她现在毕竟是个十几岁的孩子了。 你们俩最好去换衣服…… 你今天打算做什么？“我们希望挣些钱，”我说。 “哦是的!卡洛塔说。“你有什么零工给我们做吗？”

'Money?' said Mrs Cobweb. 'Whatever for?' I was about to make up an excuse, but then I remembered everything that had happened the night before. Things would have been made right much sooner if I had owned up straight away.

的钱吗?蜘蛛网太太说。“什么?”我正想找个借口，但突然想起了前一天晚上发生的一切。 如果我当时马上坦白，事情就会好得多。

'I broke Edith's crystal ball, Mr and Mrs Cobweb,' I said in a rush. 'By mistake. And now I want to replace it.' 'It wasn't just Mirabelle's fault either,' added Carlotta, loyally. 'I see!' said Mrs Cobweb but she didn't look cross. 'Thank you for being honest, Mirabelle. I'm sure it was an accident, and it's very sweet that you want to replace it. I wonder what jobs we could get you both to do...' An excited look came over her face. 'My broomstick could do with a polish!' she said. 'And the bathroom needs scrubbing. So does the hot tub now that I think about it. And the nettles could do

“我打破了伊迪丝的水晶球，蜘蛛网先生和太太，”我急忙说道。 的错误。现在我想替换它。“这也不只是米拉贝尔的错，”卡洛塔忠实地补充说。 “我明白了!蛛网太太说，但她看上去并不生气。 “谢谢你的诚实，米拉贝尔。 我肯定那是个意外，你想换掉它真是太好了。 我在想我们能让你们俩干些什么活儿……”她脸上露出兴奋的神情。 “我的飞天扫帚需要擦一擦！”她说。 “浴室也需要擦洗。 我想起来了，热水浴缸也是。 荨麻也能做到