9 CLAIRE’S MOM’S SECRET

CHAPTER 9 CLAIRE'S MOM'S SECRET Yes. That's my Sophie," Claire's mom said. She couldn't take her eyes off the doll. "Sophie...?" Little John wailed. "I... call... her... Windy..." He hugged the doll tight and turned to Kaz. "Do I have to give her back?" "Well," Kaz said in a voice that only Claire and the other ghosts could hear. He wasn't sure what to say. As soon as Little John let the doll go, it would stop glowing. Claire's mom wouldn't be able to see it. But it was still hers, not Little John's. "How did you get my doll?" Claire's mom demanded.

第九章克莱尔妈妈的秘密是的。 那是我的苏菲，”克莱尔的妈妈说。 她目不转睛地盯着那个洋娃娃。 “苏菲……?”小约翰哭了。 “我……呼叫。她的。风……” 他紧紧地抱着娃娃，转向和子。 “我必须把她还给她吗？”“好吧，”卡兹用一种只有克莱尔和其他鬼魂能听到的声音说。 他不知道该说什么。 小约翰一放开娃娃，它就不再发光了。 克莱尔的妈妈不会看到的。 但它仍然是她的，不是小约翰的。 “你是怎么得到我的娃娃的？”克莱尔的妈妈问道。

"I... found... her... in... the... secret... room..." It took a lot of energy for a ghost to both glow and wail at the same time. Especially when that glow also filled another object. Little John couldn't help it. Eventually his glow went out. Claire's mom blinked. "Where'd he go?" she asked, looking all around. "He's still here," Claire said. "He's just not glowing anymore. There are two other ghosts here, too. My friend Kaz, who can't glow." Kaz waved even though he knew Claire's mom couldn't see him. "And Beckett. I don't know if Beckett can glow. Can you, Beckett?" "I choose not to," Beckett said. "Glowing is what ghosts do when they want us to see them," Claire told her mom. "I know what glowing is," Claire's mom said dismissively. "What I want to know is where is that ghost and what did he do with my doll?" Claire tilted her head. "How do you know

“我……发现……她的。在… …秘密……房间……”一个鬼魂要同时发光和哀号需要消耗大量的能量。 尤其是当这种光芒也充满了另一个物体的时候。 小约翰没办法。 最后他的光芒熄灭了。 克莱尔的妈妈眨了眨眼。“他去哪儿了？”她环顾四周，问道。 “他还在这里，”克莱尔说。 “他不再发光了。 这里还有两个鬼魂。 我的朋友卡兹，她不会发光。” 卡兹挥了挥手，尽管他知道克莱尔的妈妈看不到他。 ”,贝克特。我不知道贝克特能不能发光。 你能吗，贝克特？”“我选择不去，”贝克特说。 “鬼魂想让我们看到它们的时候就会发光，”克莱尔告诉她的妈妈。 “我知道发光是什么，”克莱尔的妈妈轻蔑地说。 “我想知道的是那个鬼魂在哪里，他对我的娃娃做了什么？”克莱尔歪着头。 “你怎么知道

about glowing?" Just then, Grandma Karen came into the library entryway. Cosmo swam behind her. "What's going on out here?" she asked. "Where are you, you ghost?" Claire's mom asked as she walked around the entryway and peered into all the dark corners. "Come out and glow so I can see you!" Little John and the doll glowed again, but not as brightly as before. "It's... hard... to... keep... glowing...," he wailed. Claire's mom's finger shot out. "There!" she cried, right before Little John and the doll stopped glowing again. "Did you see that, Mother? Did you see what that ghost was holding?" Grandma Karen took two steps toward Little John, but she couldn't see him or the doll

发光呢?”就在这时，卡伦奶奶走进了图书馆的入口。 科斯莫游在她身后。“外面发生什么事了？”她问。 “你在哪儿，你这个鬼？”克莱尔的妈妈一边问，一边绕着入口通道走了一圈，窥视着所有黑暗的角落。 “出来发光吧，这样我就能看见你了！”小约翰和娃娃又发光了，但不像以前那么明亮了。 “这是……难以实现。……保持…… 发光的……他哀号道。克莱尔妈妈的手指突然伸出来。 “好了！”她喊道，就在小约翰和娃娃再次停止发光之前。 “你看到了吗，妈妈？” 你看见那个鬼手里拿的是什么吗？”凯伦奶奶朝小约翰走了两步，但她看不见他，也看不见娃娃

anymore, either. "It looked a lot like the doll my mother made for you," she said with surprise. "The one you lost when you were about nine years old." Claire's mom shook her head. "I didn't lose it, Mother," she said. "A ghost took it. And now another ghost has it." Grandma Karen looked even more surprised. She scratched her chin. Kaz could almost see her piecing something together. "Katherine?" she said after a little while. "Did you see ghosts when you were a child?" Claire gasped. "Did you, Mom?" Her mom hesitated for a couple of seconds, then she nodded. "YOU SAW GHOSTS, TOO?" Claire cried at the same time as Grandma Karen said, "Why didn't you ever tell me?" Claire's mom opened her mouth, but no words came out. "Let's sit down," Grandma Karen said as she

了,。“它看起来很像我妈妈给你做的娃娃，”她惊讶地说。 “你九岁时失去的那个。” 克莱尔的妈妈摇了摇头。 “我没有丢，妈妈，”她说。 “一个鬼拿走了它。现在它被另一个鬼魂拿走了。” 凯伦奶奶看起来更惊讶了。 她挠了挠下巴。卡兹几乎能看到她在拼凑什么东西。 “凯瑟琳？”过了一会儿她说。 “你小时候见过鬼吗？”克莱儿气喘吁吁地说。 “是吗，妈妈？”她妈妈犹豫了几秒钟，然后点了点头。 “你也看见鬼了？”克莱尔哭的同时，凯伦奶奶说：“你为什么不告诉我？”克莱尔的妈妈张开嘴，但一句话也说不出来。 “我们坐下来吧，”凯伦奶奶说

led Claire's mom over to the bench. Claire plopped down between them. Kaz, Little John, Beckett, and Cosmo hovered nearby. "I saw ghosts when I was a child, too," Grandma Karen said. "You did?" Claire's mom shifted on the bench. "Why didn't you ever tell me?" Grandma Karen smiled. "I don't know. certainly would have if I'd had any idea you saw them, too."

把克莱尔的妈妈带到长凳前 克莱尔扑通一声坐在他们中间。 卡兹、小约翰、贝克特和科斯莫在附近徘徊。 “我小时候也见过鬼，”凯伦奶奶说。 “你做的?”克莱尔的妈妈在长凳上动了动。 “你为什么不告诉我？”凯伦奶奶笑了。 “我不知道。如果我知道你也看见他们，我当然会这么做的。”

"I tried to tell you about the ghosts I saw when I first started seeing them in Seattle," Claire said as she hugged her knees to her chest. "I tried to tell you here, too. But you always say, 'no ghost talk.'" "I know, honey," Claire's mom replied. "And maybe that was a mistake. It's not normal to see ghosts. I didn't want the kids at school to tease you. I also don't want you to spend time with ghosts. Ghosts are dangerous!" "Dangerous!" Beckett wailed. "You... solids... are... far... more... dangerous... than... we... are...!" "Who said that?" Claire's mom whirled around. "That's Beckett," Claire said. "Beckett, say hello to my mom and grandma." "Hmph," Beckett said in a voice that Claire's mom and grandma couldn't hear. Claire's mom leaned back against the wall. "Let me tell you about the ghosts I saw when I

“当我第一次在西雅图看到鬼魂时，我试着告诉你我看到的鬼魂，”克莱尔说，她把膝盖抱在胸前。 “我也想在这儿告诉你。 但你总是说，不要说鬼话。“我知道，亲爱的，”克莱尔的妈妈回答。 也许这是个错误。 看到鬼是不正常的。 我不想让学校里的孩子取笑你。 我也不想让你和鬼魂在一起。 鬼是危险的！”“危险!”贝克特悲叹。 “你……固体……是……远…… 更多…危险……比…… 我们……是……!”“谁说的？”克莱尔的妈妈转过身来。 “那是贝克特，”克莱尔说。 “贝克特，跟我妈妈和奶奶打个招呼” “嗯，”贝克特用克莱尔的妈妈和奶奶听不见的声音说。 克莱尔的妈妈靠在墙上。 “让我告诉你我看到的鬼，当我。