4 A Clue

4 A Clue "We need to finish cleaning up," Violet said. "Leon, can you keep mopping? I'll look to see if Aquamarina left any clues behind." Violet took out her magnifying glass. She looked through it and walked all around the room. "What are you looking for?" Sprite asked, fluttering next to her.

“我们得把屋子收拾干净，”维奥莱特说。 “里昂，你能继续拖地吗？” 我去看看水水族馆有没有留下什么线索。” 维奥莱特拿出她的放大镜。 她翻了翻，在房间里转了一圈。 “你在找什么？”雪碧问，在她身边飘动着。

"I don't know," Violet replied. "I'll know it when I find it." But Violet didn't find anything that looked like a clue. She and Leon mopped up the water in the bathrooms. Then Aunt Anne called them to lunch. Violet and Leon ate their peanut-butter- and-banana sandwiches in silence. They were thinking about where Aquamarina might be. Sprite was tucked into Violet's pocket, and she fed him some tiny pieces of her sandwich. After lunch, Violet and Leon climbed into the back seat of Aunt Anne's car. Sprite stayed hidden in Violet's pocket. Mrs. Briggs and Aunt Anne sat up front.

“我不知道，”维奥莱特回答。 “我一找到就知道了。” 但维奥莱特没有发现任何线索。 她和利昂把浴室里的水擦干净。 然后安妮阿姨叫他们去吃午饭。 维奥莱特和利昂默默地吃着花生酱香蕉三明治。 他们在想水上乐园可能在哪里。 雪碧塞进了维奥莱特的口袋，她喂了他一小块她的三明治。 午饭后，维奥莱特和利昂爬上了安妮阿姨汽车的后座。 雪碧一直藏在维奥莱特的口袋里。 布里格斯太太和安妮姨妈坐在前面。

"Off to the hardware store!" Mrs. Briggs said. "Then we can fix the sinks together." "That sounds like so much fun," Leon mumbled, rolling his eyes. Violet and Leon stared out the windows. Aunt Anne turned to Violet's mom. "Did you read the news today?" she asked. "I did," Mrs. Briggs answered. She turned on the car radio. Violet knew she did that when she didn't want Violet to hear what she was talking about. Violet leaned forward and tried to hear. "It's terrible," Aunt Anne said. "Five people have disappeared in the last few days. And here's something weird: Each one of them was near a lake, a pool, or a pond when they vanished!"

“去五金店！”布里格斯太太说。 “然后我们可以把水槽修好。” “听起来很有趣，”利昂咕哝着，翻了个白眼。 维奥莱特和利昂凝视着窗外。 安妮姨妈转向维奥莱特的妈妈。 “你看今天的新闻了吗？”她问。 “是的，”布里格斯太太回答。 她打开了车上的收音机。 维奥莱特知道她这么做是因为她不想让维奥莱特听到她在说什么。 维奥莱特倾身向前，想听清楚。 “太可怕了，”安妮阿姨说。 “过去几天有五人失踪。 奇怪的是：当他们消失的时候，他们每个人都在一个湖、一个池塘或一个池塘附近！”

"That sounds serious," Violet whispered to Sprite and Leon. "And very strange. Sprite, I think this might be a clue!"

“听起来很严重。”维奥莉特小声对雪碧和李昂说。 “而且很奇怪。雪碧，我想这可能是个线索！”