7 WINDY WOODS AT NIGHT

CHAPTER SEVEN WINDY WOODS AT NIGHT IT WASN'T until Colin was undressing for bed that night that he suddenly remembered the book of ships. Where was it? Then, with a shock, he knew. He had left it in the tree-house cubby-hole. How dreadful! Suppose that mischievous squirrel found it and tore the pages or nibbled at them! Suppose a storm came and blew rain into the hole and spoilt the book! How angry Janet's father would be! Colin dressed hurriedly again. He must go and get the book. But he had reckoned

第七章夜间多风的树林那天晚上，直到科林脱下衣服准备睡觉，他才突然想起了那本关于船只的书。 它在哪里？然后，他震惊地知道了。 他把它落在树屋的小木屋里了。 多么可怕的!假设那只淘气的松鼠发现了它，撕毁了书页，或者咬了几口！假设一场暴风雨来了，把雨水吹进洞里，把书弄坏了！珍妮特的父亲会多么生气啊！科林又匆匆穿好衣服。 他必须去拿那本书。 但是他估计

without his family. They seemed to be continually moving about the house that night, running upstairs, standing in the hall, going in and out of the garden. It was maddening. Colin sat by his window till half-past ten. Would his tiresome family never, never go to bed? Ah, that sounded like Granny coming upstairs. It wasn't until eleven o'clock that Colin felt it was safe to slip out of the house. He got safely out into the garden and jumped when an owl hooted suddenly. He stopped. Would he know the way to the tree in the dark? It was almost dark now, and in the wood it would be pitch-black. Colin felt a nasty little stab of fear. It wouldn't really be very nice in Windy Woods at night. Suppose he missed the way, didn't find the tree, and got lost? He really would feel an awful idiot, and his mother would be worried and cross. He had to pass Peter's farm on the way. He

没有他的家人。那天晚上，他们似乎在房子里不停地走动，跑上楼，站在门厅里，在花园里进进出出。 简直让人发狂。柯林坐在窗边直到十点半。 难道他那讨厌的家人永远都不睡觉吗？ 啊，听起来像是奶奶上楼来了。 直到十一点，柯林才觉得溜出房子是安全的。 他平安地跑到花园里，突然一只猫头鹰叫了起来，他跳了起来。 他停住了。他知道在黑暗中去那棵树的路吗？ 现在天几乎黑了，在树林里会是一片漆黑。 科林感到一阵可怕的恐惧。 晚上在风森林里可不太好。 假设他迷路了，没有找到树，然后迷路了？ 他真的会觉得自己像个大傻瓜，而他的母亲会又担心又生气。 他不得不在路上经过彼得的农场。 他

wondered if Peter was awake. If he was, he would go with him, he was sure. He stepped into Peter's garden and made his way quietly to the farmhouse. He knew where Peter's bedroom was. The farmhouse was in complete darkness. Everyone was in bed. Colin took up a few small pebbles and threw one carefully at Peter's window. It fell back again. Colin threw another, waiting for it to hit the window. But it didn't. The window was open and the pebble flew inside and hit Peter neatly on the cheek, as he slept peacefully in bed.

不知道彼得是不是醒了。 如果是的话，他肯定会和他一起去的。 他走进彼得的花园，悄悄地向农舍走去。 他知道彼得的卧室在哪里。 农舍里一片漆黑。 每个人都在床上。科林捡起几块小鹅卵石，小心翼翼地朝彼得的窗户扔去。 它又掉了下来。科林又扔了一个，等着它砸在窗户上。 但事实并非如此。窗户开着，石子飞了进来，正好打在彼得的脸颊上，他正在床上安详地睡觉。

He woke with a jump, sat up and stared crossly round the dark room. He rubbed his cheek, wondering what had happened. Another pebble came in at the window and hit the wall.

他猛地一跳，醒了过来，坐起来，恼怒地环视着黑暗的房间。 他揉了揉脸颊，想知道发生了什么事。 又有一块鹅卵石从窗户进来，砸在墙上。

'Hallo! Someone's throwing stones!' said Peter to himself, and he went cautiously to the window. He made out someone standing below. 'Who is it?' whispered Peter as loudly as he could without making too much noise. 'It's me, Colin!' came a whisper from below. 'Peter, listen– I've left your father's book in the tree-house, in the cubby-hole. I must get it. Will you come with me?' 'Oooh yes,' said Peter, thrilled at the idea of going into Windy Woods at night and climbing up into the tree-house. It would be quite an adventure! Lovely! He slipped on a jumper and a pair of jeans, and shinned down the tree that grew obligingly outside his window. In a moment he and Colin were slipping down the path like shadows. Colin felt perfectly brave the moment that Peter was with him. 'I was afraid I might not

“喂!有人在扔石头！彼得自言自语道，小心翼翼地走到窗前。 他认出有人站在下面。 “是谁？”彼得尽量大声地小声说，但又不能弄出太大的声音。 “是我，科林！”下面传来一个耳语。 “彼得，听着——我把你父亲的书放在树屋的小木屋里了。 我必须去拿。你愿意和我一起去吗？“哦，是的。”彼得说，想到晚上要到风林去，爬上树屋，心里很激动。 这将是一次冒险！可爱的!他套上一件套头衫和一条牛仔裤，沿着长在窗外的那棵树爬了下来。 不一会儿，他和科林就像影子一样滑下小路。 彼得和科林在一起的那一刻，科林觉得自己非常勇敢。 “我怕我不能

find the tree,' he whispered, as they padded along. 'You're so good at finding your way, and I thought you'd know it even in the dark.' 'Yes, I shall,' said Peter. 'But anyway I've brought a torch with me. This is fun, isn't it?' They came to Windy Woods, which were quiet tonight. Very little wind was about, and the trees made hardly any noise. An owl hooted again and made both boys jump. 'I'm glad I'm not a mouse,' said Peter. 'I should be scared stiff of an owl's hoot!' They came to their tree. Peter went up first, shining the torch down now and again for Colin, who found it difficult to climb in the dark. At last they came to the platform. It looked strange and desolate in the light of Peter's torch. 'Now to get the book,' said Colin, and he shone the torch in at the hole. He gave a sudden exclamation. 'Hey! Someone's been here again!

“去找那棵树。”他们慢慢地走着，他低声说。 “你很会找路，我还以为你即使在黑暗中也能认出来呢。“是的，我会的，”彼得说。 “不管怎样，我带了一支火把。 这很有趣，不是吗？”他们来到了风森林，这里今晚很安静。 周围几乎没有风，树木几乎没有发出任何声音。 猫头鹰又叫了起来，把两个男孩都吓了一跳。 “我很高兴我不是老鼠，”彼得说。 “猫头鹰的叫声会把我吓僵的！”他们来到他们的树下。 彼得先爬上去，时不时地把火把照下来给科林看，科林觉得在黑暗中很难爬上去。 最后他们来到了站台。 在彼得的火把的光照下，它显得奇怪而荒凉。 “现在去拿书。”科林说，他把手电筒照进洞里。 他突然叫了一声。 “嘿!有人又来过这里！