Chapter 14

Wednesday evening– showtime There must have been about seventy people in the dining room, all on the verge of a riot. We couldn't have people throwing crumpets about. It was highly irresponsible. Think of all those starving pigeons begging around the bus station, not to mention the mess it would make on the carpet. Everyone needed to be calmed down. I wondered

周三晚上——表演时间餐厅里一定有大约70个人，所有人都处于骚乱的边缘。 我们不能让人们乱扔松脆饼。 这是非常不负责任的。 想想那些在公交车站周围乞讨的饥饿的鸽子，更不用说它会把地毯弄得一团糟。 每个人都需要冷静下来。 我想知道

whether I could do the bingo calling, but I couldn't remember any bingo lingo apart from 'Droopy drawers, forty-four' and 'Dirty Gertie, number thirty'. (Because they are a bit rude and make me chuckle). I looked at Dev for some answers and there it was, staring me in the face! Dev was here, my magic box was here and so was Hulk. What better time than now to do my MAGIC TRICK? It was the perfect opportunity to rehearse in front of a live crowd (if I ignored the fact that they were furious as hell). I had a burst of showbiz energy and leaped up onto the stage. Mrs Bogton was still standing in the middle in a state of shock, so I eased the microphone out of her trembling hand and ushered her off

但除了“下垂的抽屉，44号”和“肮脏的格蒂，30号”之外，我不记得任何宾果术语。 （因为他们有点粗鲁，让我咯咯笑）。 我看着戴夫想要答案，结果它就在我眼前！戴夫在这里，我的魔盒在这里，绿巨人也在这里。 还有什么时候比现在更适合表演我的魔术呢？ 这是在现场观众面前排练的绝佳机会（如果我忽略了他们暴跳如雷的事实）。 我突然迸发出一股演艺圈的能量，跳上了舞台。 波顿夫人仍然站在中间，神情震惊，所以我把麦克风从她颤抖的手中拿开，领着她走了

gently. Everyone stopped whinging about the lack of bingo and stared up at me.

轻轻地。每个人都不再抱怨没有宾果游戏，而是抬头看着我。

'Good evening, ladies and gentlemen,' I mumbled, awkwardly. Ged guzzled water and gave me a murderous stare. 'It's such a shame about the bingo,' I said. 'But you'll be happy to know we have something else in its place, EVEN BETTER!' Dev took his place in the wings. He grinned and nodded and gave me a thumbs up. 'So please sit back, relax, and enjoy this evening's entertainment which is er... er...' Tumbleweed blew by in my head and someone shouted from the back, 'Get

“晚上好，女士们，先生们。”我尴尬地嘟囔着。 格德狂饮着水，恶狠狠地瞪了我一眼。 “宾果游戏真可惜，”我说。 “但你会很高兴知道，我们在它的位置上有别的东西，甚至更好！”戴夫接替了他在侧翼的位置。 他咧嘴一笑，点了点头，对我竖起大拇指。 “所以请坐好，放松，享受今晚的娱乐节目，呃…… 呃……”风滚草在我的脑海里呼啸而过，有人从后面喊道：“滚开。

off, you're rubbish!' Dev rushed on and announced down the mike, 'Let's give it up for MAGIC MADDYYYYYYY!' Then he shoved the box in my arms. 'Good luck!' he whispered. GULP. I put the box on the table behind me. It already had a tablecloth on, which was just what I needed for the illusion to work. I opened the box and circled the front of the stage to reveal Hulk. 'EEEEEEK, RAT!' a lady screamed.

滚开，你这垃圾！”戴夫冲上前去，对着麦克风宣布：“让我们为《MAGIC maddyyyyyyyy》鼓掌！”然后他把盒子塞到我怀里。 “祝你好运!他低声说。 饮而尽。我把盒子放在我身后的桌子上。 它已经铺了一块桌布，这正是我所需要的幻觉。 我打开盒子，绕着舞台前面转了一圈，让绿巨人出场。 “EEEEEEK,老鼠!一位女士尖叫道。