13 Dick to the Rescue

CHAPTER 13 Dick to the Rescue The story of Lord Fauntleroy and his problems soon made its way into the American newspapers. One morning Dick was shining the shoes of one of his regular customers, a young lawyer named Mr. Harrison. The man knew that Dick liked to read news about England, so he gave him the paper when he was finished with it. That day he had an illustrated paper, with pictures of the people in the stories.

第13章迪克的救援方特勒罗伊勋爵和他的问题的故事很快登上了美国的报纸。 一天早上，迪克正在给他的一位老客户擦鞋，这位老客户是一位名叫哈里森先生的年轻律师。 那人知道迪克喜欢看有关英国的新闻，所以他看完报纸后就把报纸给了他。 那天他有一份插图报纸，上面有故事里人物的照片。

"Here's a paper for you," he said. "You should learn about the nobility. Begin with the Right Honorable Earl of Dorincourt and Lady Fauntleroy. Their pictures are right here. Hallo! I say, Dick, what's the matter?" The pictures he spoke of were on the front page. Dick was staring at them with his eyes and mouth wide open. "What's wrong, Dick?" the lawyer asked again. Dick pointed to the picture of a woman. Under it was written: "Mother (Lady Fauntleroy)." The woman had large eyes and black hair wound around her head. She was quite striking. "I know her!" Dick exclaimed. The young lawyer laughed. "Where did you meet her, Dick?" he asked. "When you ran over to Paris last week?" Dick forgot to grin. He gathered his things

“给你一张纸，”他说。 “你应该学学贵族。 从尊敬的多林考特伯爵和方特勒罗伊夫人开始。 他们的照片就在这里。 喂!喂，迪克，怎么啦？”他提到的那些照片登在头版上。 迪克睁大了眼睛和嘴巴盯着他们。 “怎么了，迪克？”律师又问。 迪克指着一张女人的照片。 下面写着：“母亲（方特勒罗伊夫人）。” 那个女人有一双大眼睛，黑发盘绕在头上。 她很引人注目。“我认识她！”迪克喊道。 年轻的律师笑了。“你在哪儿遇见她的，迪克？”他问道。 “上星期你跑去巴黎的时候？”迪克忘了咧嘴笑。 他收拾好东西

and closed his business early for the day. "Never mind," he said. "I know her!" He ran off down the street to Mr. Hobbs's grocery store. He was out of breath by the time he reached the counter. "Hallo!" Mr. Hobbs exclaimed. "What have you got there?" "Look!" Dick panted. "Look at the woman in the picture. She ain't no Lady Fauntleroy. That's Minna! I'd know her anywhere." Mr. Hobbs dropped into his seat. "I knew it was a put-on job," he said. "I knew someone was cheating him." Dick and Mr. Hobbs looked at each other, trying to figure out what to do. Then Dick had an idea. "Say," he said, "that feller who gave me the paper—he's a lawyer. Wouldn't you say that's what we need now, a lawyer? To prove she isn't who she says she is?"

然后提前打烊了。 “没关系，”他说。“我认识她！”他沿街跑去霍布斯先生的杂货店。 他走到柜台时已经上气不接下气了。 “喂!”霍布斯先生叫道。 “你拿的是什么？”“看!”迪克气喘。 “看看照片里的女人。 她不是芳特勒罗伊夫人。 那是明娜!我到哪儿都认得她。” 霍布斯先生跌坐在座位上。 “我知道这是一份伪装的工作，”他说。 “我就知道有人在欺骗他。” 迪克和霍布斯先生面面相觑，想弄清楚该怎么办。 这时迪克有了一个主意。“喂，”他说，“给我文件的那个人是个律师。 你不觉得我们现在需要的是律师吗？ 为了证明她不是她所说的那个人？”

Mr. Hobbs was impressed. "That's so!" he exclaimed. "This here calls for lawyers." And so Mr. Hobbs closed up his shop and marched with Dick to the office where the lawyer, Mr. Harrison, worked. Mr. Harrison believed Dick to be an honest kid, but if he had not been a new lawyer, hungry to start his career, he may have laughed at the boy and told him to leave. But Mr. Harrison had nothing to lose and everything to gain. "Well," he said, "no harm can be done by looking into it. There have already been some questions about the child. The woman's story keeps changing. The first people to write to are Dick's brother and the Earl of Dorincourt's lawyer." Before the sun went down that day, two letters had been written and sent in two different directions. One was speeding to

霍布斯对此印象深刻。“是这样！”他喊道。 “这里需要律师。” 于是霍布斯先生关了店，和迪克一起走向律师哈里森先生工作的办公室。 哈里森先生认为迪克是一个诚实的孩子，但如果他不是一个新律师，渴望开始自己的事业，他可能会嘲笑这个男孩，让他离开。 但哈里森先生没有什么可失去的，反而得到了一切。 “嗯，”他说，“调查一下也不会有什么坏处。 已经有一些关于孩子的问题了。 这个女人的故事一直在变。 第一个写信的人是迪克的哥哥和多林科特伯爵的律师。” 那天太阳落山之前，有两封信写好了，寄往两个不同的方向。 一辆超速行驶

England. The other was on a train headed for California. The first was addressed to "T. Havisham, Esq." and the second to "Benjamin Tipton."

英格兰。另一起是在开往加州的火车上。 第一封是写给“T”的。 郝薇香先生“第二名是”本杰明·蒂普顿"