Chapter 4

Chapter FOUR It felt funny to be riding along in a bucket. It was very... swingy. Marina and I popped our heads over the rim while Isadora and Mirabelle carried us up the beach to Isadora's family. 'Collecting shells is my sister's favourite thing to do,'

第四章坐在水桶里骑马感觉很有趣。 非常……飘逸。玛丽娜和我把头探出了船边，伊莎多拉和米拉贝尔把我们抬到沙滩上伊莎多拉的家。 收集贝壳是我妹妹最喜欢做的事

said Isadora on the way. 'Her name is Honeyblossom. Honeyblossom looked up when we got close and spotted Marina and me peering over the edge of the bucket. We waved to her and she laughed excitedly, dropping her dummy out of her mouth onto the sand.

伊莎多拉在路上说。“她的名字叫蜜花。 当我们走近时，蜜花抬起头来，发现我和玛丽娜正从桶边往外张望。 我们向她挥手，她兴奋地笑了，把她的假人从嘴里扔到沙滩上。

'What is it, Honeyblossom?' asked Isadora's mum, Countess Cordelia. She had long pink hair and shimmery fairy wings. She looked to where Honeyblossom was pointing. 'Oh!' she said, peering down at the bucket. 'Is that you, Marina? And another mermaid too, I see. You're both... tiny!' 'It's alright, Aunt Cordelia,' said Mirabelle, turning red. We won't cause any trouble this time, I promise! Marina and Emerald wanted to help us return Bertie. 'Yes, we really want to come!' Marina and I squeaked from the bucket. 'Isadora told us about your plans,'

“怎么了，蜂蜜花？”伊莎多拉的母亲，考黛拉伯爵夫人问道。 她有一头粉红色的长发和闪闪发光的仙女翅膀。 她朝蜜花所指的地方望去。 “啊!她低头看着水桶说。 “是你吗，玛丽娜？”还有一条美人鱼，我看到了。 你们都……小!“没关系，科迪利亚姨妈，”米拉贝尔说，脸涨得通红。 这次我们不会再惹麻烦了，我保证！玛丽娜和翡翠想帮我们把伯蒂送回去。 “是的，我们真的很想去！”玛丽娜和我从桶里尖叫起来。 “伊莎多拉告诉了我们你的计划。”

said Isadora's dad, Count Bartholomew. He was wearing a large pair of sunglasses, a thick vampire cape, and holding a pointy parasol above his head to shield himself from the sun. 'A very kind thing to do.' 'We need to find Scallop Bay Lighthouse,' Isadora said. 'That's where Bertie's owner lives.' 'I think the lighthouse is just over the sand dunes,' said Cordelia, pointing that way. 'I can help you find it.'

伊莎多拉的父亲巴塞洛缪伯爵说。 他戴着一副大大的太阳镜，披着厚厚的吸血鬼斗篷，头顶上撑着一把尖尖的阳伞，以遮挡阳光。 “你做了一件非常善良的事。“我们需要找到扇贝湾灯塔，”伊莎多拉说。 “那是伯蒂的主人住的地方。“我想灯塔就在沙丘那边，”科迪莉亚指着那边说。 “我可以帮你找到它。”

'It's OK, Aunt Cordelia,' said Mirabelle sweetly. 'We can go ourselves.' 'I'm not sure about that!' said Bartholomew. 'Mischief just seems to follow you around, Mirabelle. Aunt Cordelia will go with you while I stay and look after Honeyblossom. 'I'm sure it won't take long,' said Cordelia. 'We'll be back for the picnic

“没关系，考黛莉亚姨妈，”米拉贝尔温柔地说。 “我们可以自己去。“我不敢肯定！”巴塞洛缪说。 “米拉贝尔，恶作剧似乎总是跟着你。 科迪莉亚姨妈和你一起去，我留下来照顾霍尼布洛。 “我相信不会花很长时间的，”科迪莉亚说。 “我们会回来野餐的

soon. Come along, my sugarplums. Let's find the lighthouse!' We all waved goodbye to Count Bartholomew and Honeyblossom and ventured off towards the dunes with Bertie Bear in Mirabelle's backpack. Marina and I continued to poke our heads above the rim of the bucket.

很快。来吧，我的甜心。 我们去找灯塔吧！”我们都向巴塞洛缪伯爵和蜜花挥手告别，带着米拉贝尔的背包里的伯蒂熊冒险向沙丘走去。 玛丽娜和我继续把头探出桶边。