11 TALKING AND PLANNING

CHAPTER ELEVEN TALKING AND PLANNING JEFF COULDN'T remember anything more at all. He began to look worried when the Seven pressed him. He went rather white, and Peter noticed it. 'All right. No more questions,' he said. 'We will discuss all this, and have a few biscuits to help us, and a drink of something. Like a biscuit, Jeff?' Although it was only about an hour since he had eaten a huge meal, Jeff was quite ready to eat again. So was the kitten! It nibbled a biscuit that Janet held out to it, and was quite

第十一章谈话和计划杰夫什么也记不起来了。 七神逼问他时，他开始显得忧心忡忡。 他脸色煞白，彼得注意到了。 “好吧。“别再问了，”他说。 “我们将讨论这一切，吃点饼干来帮助我们，再喝点什么。 像饼干一样吗，杰夫？”虽然距离杰夫刚吃完一顿大餐只有大约一个小时，但他已经准备好再吃一顿了。 小猫也是！它啃着珍妮特递给它的一块饼干，很安静

playful. 'It's feeling better,' said Jeff. 'Listen! Is that your dog barking?' It was. Scamper barked a few little barks at first, and then burst into loud and angry ones. Peter peered down the tree. Jeff clutched Colin, looking frightened. 'Don't give me away if it's me they're after!' he said. 'Please, please don't!' Two men were below the tree, walking past. Peter made Jeff look down. He shrank back at once, looking so scared that Peter knew immediately that the men were Mr Tizer and Jeff's uncle. They were looking for him still, and were under the very tree that poor Jeff was in! They didn't know that, of course. Scamper was taking all their attention. He capered round the men, pretending to snap and snarl. He didn't like them at all. 'Brute of a dog!' said one of the men, and

好玩的。“感觉好多了，”杰夫说。 “听!”那是你的狗在叫吗？”这是。 斯坎普先是汪汪地叫了几声，然后就愤怒地大声叫了起来。 彼得从树上往下看。 杰夫抓住科林，看起来很害怕。 “如果他们要找的是我，就别出卖我！”他说。 “求求你，求求你别这样！”树下有两个人走过。 彼得让杰夫低下了头。 他立刻缩回去，看起来很害怕，彼得立刻知道那是蒂泽尔先生和杰夫的叔叔。 他们还在找他，就在可怜的杰夫所在的那棵树下！当然，他们不知道这一点。 斯坎普占据了他们所有的注意力。 他在那些人周围跳来跳去，假装咆哮。 他一点也不喜欢他们。 “畜生！”其中一个人说

picked up a dead branch. He flung it at Scamper. Peter went red with rage. It didn't hit Scamper, but it sent him quite mad! He flew at the two men, and they took to their heels at once! Scamper chased them about a quarter of a mile through the woods, and then came back, panting, very pleased with himself. 'Good dog!' called down Peter, and Scamper wagged his tail at once. 'On guard again, Scamper, on guard!' Scamper went to his tree and sat down. No dog could have looked more pleased or important. The Secret Seven sat back with a sigh of relief. Poor Jeff was white and trembling, and the kitten had gone into hiding under his torn coat. 'Cheer up, Jeff,' said Peter. 'Scamper has chased them away. I wonder how they guessed you were here.' 'I think it's because of the kitten,' said Jeff.

捡起一根枯枝。他把它扔向斯坎普。 彼得气得脸红了。它没有击中斯坎普，但它把他弄疯了！他扑向那两个人，他们立刻拔腿就跑！斯坎普在树林里追了他们大约四分之一英里，然后回来了，气喘吁吁，对自己非常满意。 “好狗!彼得喊道，斯坎普立刻摇了摇尾巴。 “再次站岗，斯坎普，站岗！”斯坎普走到他的树上坐了下来。 没有哪只狗看起来比他更高兴、更重要了。 秘密七人坐了下来，松了一口气。 可怜的杰夫脸色苍白，浑身发抖，小猫躲在他破烂的外套下面。 “振作起来，杰夫，”彼得说。 斯坎普把它们赶走了。 我想知道他们怎么猜到你在这里。“我想是因为小猫的缘故，”杰夫说。

'They've only got to ask if anyone has seen a boy with a kitten. Several people in the wood have seen me about, foresters and walkers and such. Mr Tizer and my uncle will get me in the end.' 'No, they won't,' said Peter. 'I must say I didn't like the look of them. Now– what are we going to do about this?' The Seven talked and talked. MKX. Who or what was that? Emma Lane. How could they possibly find out where she lived? The red pillow. Impossible clue! The 25th. That was a definite date, but what was going to happen on it, and where? The grating. Where was that– and why was someone going to watch through it? 'I don't think even that famous detective Sherlock Holmes could have made head or tail of this,' said Peter, at last. 'It doesn't seem any use to discuss it at all.' 'No. But it's fun and very exciting,' said

“他们只要问一下有没有人见过一个带着小猫的男孩。 树林里有几个人见过我，护林人、步行者之类的。 蒂泽尔先生和我叔叔最后会抓到我的。“不，他们不会的。”彼得说。 "我得说我不喜欢他们的样子。 现在——我们该怎么办呢？”七个人说啊说啊。 类似MKX。那是谁或什么？ 艾玛的车道。他们怎么可能找到她住的地方呢？ 红色的枕头。不可能的线索!25日。 这是一个明确的日期，但在这一天会发生什么，在哪里？ 光栅。它在哪里——为什么有人要看它呢？ “我想即使是著名的侦探夏洛克·福尔摩斯也搞不懂这事，”彼得终于说。 “讨论这件事似乎毫无用处。“没有。 但这很有趣，也很令人兴奋。

Pam. 'I think we ought to tell someone. What about your parents, Peter?' 'Yes. We'd better tell them,' said Peter, not wanting to in the least. 'If we could find out something ourselves, we would have a shot at it. But I don't see how we can. Except that we could find out if there is an Emma Lane. That might lead us somewhere.' 'How could we?' asked Barbara. 'Ask at the post office,' said George, feeling rather bright. 'They know where everyone lives.' 'Yes. Good idea,' said Peter. 'You and Jack can ask on the way home. And if it leads to nothing we'll tell my father and mother.' 'I don't want you to,' said Jeff. 'I'll get into trouble if the police go into this.' 'Sorry, Jeff,' said Peter. 'But this affair has got to be sorted out. It's a pity it's beyond the power of the Secret Seven. We've never had a failure yet! Still– this really is too difficult for

Pam。“我想我们应该告诉别人。 你的父母呢，彼得？“是的。 “我们最好告诉他们。”彼得说，他一点也不想说。 “如果我们自己能发现什么，我们就会尝试一下。 但我不知道我们怎么能。 除非我们能查出是否真有艾玛·莱恩。 这可能会让我们有所发现。“我们怎么可能呢？”芭芭拉问。 “到邮局去问吧，”乔治说，心里觉得挺痛快的。 “他们知道每个人住在哪里。“是的。 “好主意。”彼得说。“你和杰克可以在回家的路上问。 如果没有结果我们就告诉我父母。“我不希望你这么做，”杰夫说。 “如果警察介入，我会有麻烦的。“对不起，杰夫，”彼得说。 “但是这件事必须解决。 很遗憾，这不是秘密七人能做到的。 我们从来没有失败过！但是，这真的太难了

anything!' 'We'd better go,' said George. 'I keep getting into rows for being late. I bet you others do too.' 'Yes, we do!' said Janet. 'And you and Jack are going to call at the post office, aren't you? We really must go.' 'When will you be back here again?' asked Jeff anxiously. 'This afternoon probably. Or after tea,' said Peter. 'We'll decide as we go home. We'll bring you some more food. Anyway, you can eat the rest of the biscuits and the chocolate. That will keep you going. Now don't look so scared. You'll be quite all right! No one can possibly guess you are up here.' Jeff looked very doubtful. He watched the Seven climb down one by one. He heard Scamper's excited welcome. The kitten shrank back in fright against him when she heard the loud barks.

任何事情!“我们还是走吧，”乔治说。 “我总是因为迟到而受到争吵。 我打赌其他人也一样。“是的，我们有！”珍妮特说。 “你和杰克要去邮局，是吗？” 我们真的得走了。“你什么时候再来？”杰夫焦急地问。 “大概今天下午吧。“喝完茶也行。”彼得说。 “我们回家后再决定。 我们再给你拿点吃的来。 不管怎样，你可以吃剩下的饼干和巧克力。 这会让你坚持下去。别那么害怕。 你会没事的！谁也猜不到你在这儿。”杰夫看起来很怀疑。 他看着七个人一个接一个地爬下来。 他听到斯坎普兴奋的欢迎声。 小猫听到大狗吠声，吓得往后退。