10 PARTNERS

CHAPTER 10 PARTNERS Claire grabbed the flashlight, which was still switched off. She flung open the cabinet and tore down the stairs in darkness. Kaz swam behind her. Beckett hovered above the door to the Outside. He wasn't glowing, so Kaz and Claire could see him, but no one else in the library could. Another ghost appeared above the plant. The same place Kaz, Claire, and Beckett had seen it before. Except up close it didn't look much like a ghost. It looked like... a cloud of white fog. A dark solid figure tiptoed away from the "ghost," toward Kaz and Claire.

克莱尔抓住还关着的手电筒。 她猛地打开橱柜，在黑暗中奔下楼梯。 卡兹游在她后面。贝克特在通往外面的门上方盘旋。 他没有发光，所以卡兹和克莱尔能看到他，但图书馆里的其他人看不见。 另一个鬼魂出现在植物上方。 卡兹，克莱尔和贝克特以前见过的地方。 只是近距离看它不太像鬼。 看起来……一团白雾。 一个黑色的人影蹑手蹑脚地离开了“幽灵”，走向卡兹和克莱尔。

"Aha! Caught you!" Claire said. She switched her flashlight on, and a bright light shined on... Claire's grandma! "I knew it," Beckett said in a bored voice. "A solid pretending to be a ghost." At that exact moment a small solid boy cried from the children's room, "GHOST! I see the library ghost!" He pointed to the fog behind

“啊哈!抓住你!”克莱尔说。 她打开手电筒，一束强光照了进来。 克莱尔的奶奶!“我就知道，”贝克特厌烦地说。 “一个装鬼的固体。” 就在这时，一个矮胖的小男孩从孩子们的房间里喊道：“鬼！我看见图书馆的鬼了！”他指着身后的雾

Grandma Karen and Claire. Grandma Karen turned. She put her hands to her cheeks. "I see it, too!" she said as several other solids came running. But she was only pretending! There was no ghost. Kaz and Claire knew this, even if the other solids didn't. Grandma Karen shook her head at Claire and put her finger to her lips. The foggy "ghost" disappeared. "Where did he go?" asked a solid boy in a red shirt. He stomped his foot. "Why does that ghost always disappear before I get to see him?" "I don't think the ghost wants too many people to see him," Grandma Karen said. She opened the door under the stairs and flipped a switch. The entryway grew bright again. "Maybe we'll get to see the ghost the next time we're at the library," said a solid girl as she and her mom headed for the door. "Grandma!" Claire said, once everyone had

凯伦奶奶和克莱尔。凯伦奶奶转过身来。 她把手放在脸颊上。 “我也看见了！”她说，这时又有几个固体跑了过来。 但她只是假装的！没有鬼。 卡兹和克莱尔知道这一点，即使其他固体不知道。 凯伦奶奶朝克莱尔摇了摇头，把手指放在嘴唇上。 雾蒙蒙的“幽灵”消失了。 “他去哪儿了？”一个穿红衬衫的结实男孩问。 他跺着脚。“为什么那个鬼总是在我见到他之前就消失了？”“我想鬼魂不想让太多人看到他，”凯伦奶奶说。 她打开楼梯下的门，按了一下开关。 入口通道又亮了起来。 “也许下次我们去图书馆的时候就能看到鬼魂了，”一个结实的女孩说，她和妈妈朝门口走去。 “奶奶!”克莱尔说，曾经每个人都有过

left the library. "You're the ghost." Grandma Karen blushed. "Yes," she admitted. "I am." "But why?" Claire asked. "Why are you pretending to be a ghost? And how? How did you make the ghost appear? How did you make it wail? How did you make all the lights go out? How did you do it all at the same time?" "Oh my. So many questions," Grandma Karen said with a nervous laugh. "I'll answer your questions if you promise not to tell anyone what I'm about to tell you. Do you promise?" Claire nodded. "Okay," Grandma Karen said, leading Claire over to the plant. "First, there's a fog machine hidden in that pot. That's why I didn't like you poking around here the other day." She pushed some of the dirt aside until a red button appeared. "Here's the button to turn it on." Claire pushed the button and the "ghost" rose up above the plant again.

离开了图书馆。“你是鬼。” 凯伦奶奶脸红了。“是的，”她承认。 “我是。”“但为什么?”克莱尔问道。 “你为什么要装鬼？” 以及如何?你是怎么让鬼出现的？ 你是怎么让它哭的？你是怎么把灯都灭了的？ 你是怎么同时做到这一切的？”“哦我。 这么多问题，”凯伦奶奶紧张地笑着说。 “如果你答应不把我要告诉你的事告诉任何人，我就回答你的问题。 你答应吗？”克莱儿点了点头。 “好吧，”凯伦奶奶说着，把克莱尔领到那棵植物前。 “首先，那个罐子里藏着一个造雾机。 这就是为什么那天我不喜欢你在这里闲逛的原因。” 她把一些泥土推到一边，直到一个红色按钮出现。 “这是开机的按钮。” 克莱尔按下按钮，“幽灵”又升到了植物上方。

"What about the lights and the sound?" Claire asked. "How did you make all the lights go out, and how did you make the ghost sound?" Grandma Karen led Claire to her desk in the children's room. Kaz and Beckett floated along behind. "Remote control," Grandma Karen said, opening the top drawer. She pointed. "Don't push this button. That's the one that turns out all the lights. But you can push the other button." Claire did. They all heard the ghostly WOOOOOOOOOO! coming from a box on Grandma Karen's desk. "I told you that didn't sound like a real ghost," Beckett grumbled. Then he swam away. "But why, Grandma? Why are you doing this?" Claire asked. "Aren't you worried about that man closing the library?" Grandma Karen smiled. "No," she said. "I think people like the idea of a ghost in the library.

“那灯光和声音呢？”克莱尔问道。 “你是怎么让所有的灯都熄灭的？你是怎么发出鬼的声音的？”卡伦奶奶把克莱尔领到儿童室她的书桌前。 卡兹和贝克特跟在后面。 “遥控器，”卡伦奶奶打开最上面的抽屉说。 她指出。“不要按这个按钮。 就是它把所有的灯都灭了。 但你可以按另一个按钮。” 克莱尔。他们都听到了幽灵般的呜呜呜！是从凯伦奶奶桌子上的盒子里发出来的。 “我告诉过你，那声音听起来不像真的鬼。”贝克特抱怨道。 然后他游走了。“可是为什么呢，奶奶？” 你为什么要这样做？”克莱尔问道。 “你不担心那个关图书馆的人吗？”凯伦奶奶笑了。 “不，”她说。“我认为人们喜欢图书馆里有鬼魂的想法。

In fact, they might come to the library more often because they want to catch a glimpse of the ghost. Mr. Argen might complain to the library board, but the board will never vote to close the library." "Are you sure?" Claire asked. "I'm sure," Grandma Karen said. Later, when Kaz and Claire were talking in the turret room, Kaz said, "I guess we solved the case of your haunted library." "I knew we would," Claire said happily. She peered at Kaz. "You don't look very happy that we solved the case." Kaz shrugged. "I'm happy that we solved the case, but I miss my family. And I miss my old haunt." "Well, you can stay here in the library as long as you want," Claire said. "Maybe the library can be your new haunt." "Maybe," Kaz said. "And thank you. That's

事实上，他们可能会更频繁地来图书馆，因为他们想看一眼鬼魂。 阿根先生可能会向图书馆董事会投诉，但董事会绝不会投票决定关闭图书馆。” “你确定吗？”克莱尔问道。 “我肯定，”凯伦奶奶说。 后来，当卡兹和克莱尔在塔楼的房间里谈话时，卡兹说：“我想我们解决了你的闹鬼图书馆的案子。” “我就知道我们会的，”克莱尔高兴地说。 她凝视着卡兹。“我们破案了，你看起来不太高兴。” Kaz耸耸肩。“我很高兴我们破案了，但我想念我的家人。 我想念我的老地方。”“好吧，你想待多久就待多久，”克莱尔说。 “也许图书馆可以成为你的新去处。” “也许吧，”卡兹说。“谢谢你。 这是