14 A Surprise for Polly and Phronsie

CHAPTER 14 A Surprise for Polly and Phronsie That night, Phronsie refused to sleep anywhere but with Polly. The next morning, while Polly and Phronsie slept through breakfast, there was a lot of activity in the King residence. Mr. King had a special surprise for the two little Pepper girls. Marian, Jasper, and the nephews could barely contain

第十四章给波莉和弗朗西的惊喜那天晚上，弗朗西除了和波莉睡在一起，什么地方也不愿睡。 第二天早上，波莉和弗朗西一觉睡到早饭时，国王的住所里热闹非凡。 金先生给两个小辣椒女孩准备了一个特别的惊喜。 玛丽安、贾斯帕和侄子们简直憋不住了

their excitement. After breakfast, Mr. King and Marian rode off in their coach. "We'll be back soon," they told the boys. "Remember, Jasper, don't tell Polly or Phronsie a thing, or you'll spoil the surprise," Mr. King warned. Many hours passed. The boys could not sit still. "Is it time yet?" asked Van, the oldest of Jasper's nephews. "Are they back yet?" asked Percy, squirming in his seat with anticipation. "Will Polly still play with us and tell us stories?" asked Dick with a worried expression. "Everything will be exactly the same, only better!" Jasper assured them. Suddenly, all four boys heard the sound of a coach approaching. Van, Percy, and Dick ran to Jasper's side. "Is it them?" the boys cried in unison. But, the coach passed the King home and kept

他们的兴奋。早饭后，金先生和玛丽安乘着马车离开了。 “我们很快就回来，”他们告诉孩子们。 “记住，贾斯帕，什么都不要告诉波莉和弗朗西，否则你会破坏惊喜的。”金先生警告说。 好几个小时过去了。男孩们坐不住了。 “时间到了吗？”贾斯帕最大的侄子凡问。 “他们回来了吗？”珀西问，他在座位上局促不安，满心期待。 “波莉还会和我们一起玩，给我们讲故事吗？”迪克忧心忡忡地问。 “一切都会和以前一模一样，只是会更好！”贾斯帕向他们保证。 突然，四个男孩都听到了一辆马车驶近的声音。 凡、珀西和迪克跑到贾斯帕身边。 “是他们吗？”孩子们齐声叫道。 但是，马车从国王身边经过，停了下来

on going down the street. Polly and Phronsie appeared hand-in-hand, their faces still flushed with sleep. "Is it who?" Polly asked with a yawn. "Where's Grandpa?" Phronsie wanted to know. Just then, a coach drove through the brick gateway and right up to the house. "They're here!" Jasper cried. All four boys raced to the door, each one wanting to be the first to open it. Polly and Phronsie followed, confused by all the fuss. Then, the front door opened. Mr. King and Marian stood on either side of the doorway. "Here we are!" Mr. King said with a sweep of his hand. Much to Polly's and Phronsie's surprise, there, at their very door, stood Mamsie, Ben, Joel, and Davie! Polly rubbed her eyes as though she couldn't believe what she was seeing.

走在街上。波莉和弗朗西手牵着手出现了，她们的脸仍然因为睡眠而发红。 “是谁？”波莉打了个哈欠问道。 “爷爷在哪儿?”弗朗西想知道。 就在这时，一辆马车穿过砖砌的大门，径直向房子开了过来。 “他们来了!”碧玉哭了。 四个男孩都跑到门口，每个人都想第一个开门。 波莉和弗朗西跟在后面，被这些喧闹声弄糊涂了。 然后，前门开了。 金先生和玛丽安站在门口的两边。 “我们到了！”金先生挥挥手说。 令波莉和弗朗西吃惊的是，就在他们家门口，站着玛姆西、本、乔尔和戴维！波莉揉了揉眼睛，似乎不敢相信她所看到的。

"Mamsie!" Phronsie shrieked and flung herself into Mamsie's waiting arms. At the same time, Ben, Joel, and Davie cried out, "Polly!" They rushed to put their arms around her as though it had been a hundred years since they had seen her last. It almost felt like it had. From that day on, all of the Peppers lived at the King home. To show her thanks for all Mr. King had done for them, Mrs. Pepper offered to help Mr. King by taking care of the household duties. Mr. King happily agreed. In this way, Ben and Polly and Jasper would all have their lessons together everyday. Ben would have special art lessons, for he was quite talented in both painting and drawing. Polly would continue with her music lessons, and the three littlest Peppers would go to school with Van, Percy, and Dick. Polly and Ben told stories every night, and laughter filled the King home, just as it had for

“Mamsie !”弗朗西尖叫着扑进了等待着的玛西的怀抱。 与此同时，本、乔尔和戴维喊道：“波莉！”他们冲过去搂住她，仿佛已经有一百年没见过她了。 我几乎感觉到了。 从那天起，所有的辣椒都住在国王的家里。 为了感谢金先生为他们所做的一切，佩珀太太主动提出帮助金先生做家务。 金先生欣然同意了。这样，本、波莉和贾斯帕就可以每天一起上课了。 本有专门的美术课，因为他在绘画和素描方面都很有天赋。 波莉将继续她的音乐课，三个小辣椒将和范、珀西和迪克一起去上学。 波莉和本每天晚上都讲故事，国王的家里就像往常一样充满了笑声

so many years in the Little Brown House.

在布朗小屋住了这么多年。