15 IN THE GOODS YARD

CHAPTER FIFTEEN IN THE GOODS YARD A FOG-SIGNAL went off just where the gang wanted the train to stop. Bang! The engine pulled up at once, and the trucks behind clang-clanged as they bumped into one another. A hurried talk had gone on between Zeb, Larry and four other men by the coach. The boys could hear every word. 'We'll tell him he's on the wrong line. We'll pretend to be surprised to see him there. Larry, you tell him he'd better stay on this side-line till the fog clears and he can get orders and go back. Take him off to that shed and hot up some tea or something. Keep him

第十五章在货场，大雾信号就在那伙人要火车停下来的地方响了起来。 砰!引擎立刻停住，后面的卡车撞在一起，发出叮当声。 齐布、拉里和另外四个人在马车旁匆匆地谈了一会儿。 孩子们能听到每一个字。 我们会告诉他，他打错电话了。 我们会假装很惊讶看到他在那里。 拉里，你告诉他，他最好呆在边上，等雾散去，他就能接到命令回去了。 带他去那个小屋里热杯茶什么的。 让他

there while we do the job!' The others nodded. Peter whispered to Jack: 'They're going to tell the engine-driver that he's run off the main-line by mistake into this side-line, and then take him off out of the way, the guard too, I expect. There won't be any fighting, which is a good thing.' 'Sh!' said Jack. 'Look, the engine-driver is jumping down. He's lost, I expect! Doesn't know where he is!' 'Hey, there, engine-driver, you're on the side-line!' called Larry's voice, and he ran up to the engine, a lamp swaying in his hands. 'You ought to be on the main-line, running through the station.' 'Ay, I should be,' said the driver, puzzled. 'There must have been some mistake at the points. Am I safe here, mate?' 'Safe as can be!' called back Larry, cheerily. 'Don't you worry! You're in a goods yard, well

我们在那儿干活！”其他人点点头。 彼得低声对杰克说：“他们会告诉司机，他不小心从主干线上跑到这条支线上了，然后把他带走，我想连那个卫兵也要带走。” 不会有打斗，这是件好事。“Sh !杰克说。 “看，火车司机正在往下跳。 我想他是迷路了！他不知道自己在哪里！“喂，司机，你在边线上！”拉里的声音喊道，他跑向引擎，手里拿着一盏摇曳的灯。 “你应该坐干线，穿过车站。“是啊，我会的，”车夫困惑地说。 “一定是分错了。 我在这里安全吗，伙计？“尽可能安全！”拉里高兴地回答。 “别担心！”你在一个货场

out of the way of main-line traffic. Better not move till you get orders, this fog's terrible!' 'Good thing I got on to a side-line, that's all I can say,' said the driver. The guard came up at that moment from the last van, and joined in the conversation. He thought it peculiar. 'Someone making a mess of the points,' he grumbled. 'Now we'll be here for the night, and my missus is expecting me for supper.' 'Well, you may be home for breakfast if the fog clears,' said the driver, comfortingly. The guard didn't think so. He was very gloomy. 'Well, mates, come along to this shed,' said Larry. 'There's an oil-stove there, and we'll light up and have a cup of something hot. Don't worry about telephoning for orders. I'll do all that.' 'Who are you?' asked the gloomy guard. 'Who, me? I'm in charge of this yard,' said Larry, most untruthfully. 'Don't you worry

远离干线交通。 得到命令前最好别动，这雾太可怕了！“幸亏我上了边线，我只能这么说，”车夫说。 这时，警卫从最后一辆货车上走了过来，加入了谈话。 他觉得很奇怪。“有人把分数弄得一团糟。”他嘟囔着。 “现在我们要在这儿过夜了，我太太正等着我吃晚饭呢。“好吧，如果雾散了，你就可以回家吃早饭了，”司机安慰地说。 警卫可不这么认为。 他非常沮丧。“好了，伙计们，到这个小屋来吧，”拉里说。 “那儿有个燃油炉，我们点上点，喝杯热的东西。 不要担心打电话订购。 我会做的。“你是谁？”那个愁眉苦脸的卫兵问。 谁,我吗?“我负责这个院子。”拉里极不诚实地说。 “别担心

now. It's a blessing you got on to this side-line. I bet your orders will be to stay here for the night. I'll have to find somewhere for you to settle down.' They all disappeared into the shed. A glow soon came from the window. Peter daringly peeped in, and saw the three men round an oil-stove, and a kettle on top to boil water for tea. Then things moved remarkably quickly. Zeb disappeared down the side-line to look for the truck covered by the tarpaulin with white marks. It was the seventh one, as he informed the others when he came back. 'We'll start up the lorry, and take it to the truck,' he said. 'Fortunately it's just where the yard begins, so we shan't have to carry the stuff far. Good thing, too, because it's heavy.' The lorry was started up, and ran cautiously up the yard to the far end. There it stopped, presumably by the seventh truck. The four

现在。幸运的是你加入了副业。 我打赌你的任务是在这里过夜。 我得给你找个地方安顿下来。”他们都消失在棚子里。 窗户里很快就有了亮光。 彼得大胆地往里偷看，看见那三个人围着一个油炉，顶上还有一个烧水沏茶的水壶。 然后事情进展得非常快。 泽布沿着边线消失了，去找那辆盖着白布的卡车。 这是第七个，当他回来时，他告诉其他人。 “我们发动卡车，把它搬到卡车上，”他说。 “幸运的是，这里正好是院子的起点，所以我们不用把东西搬远。 这也是件好事，因为它很重。”卡车被发动起来，小心翼翼地沿着院子跑到尽头。 它停在那里，大概是在第七辆卡车旁边。 这四个

boys went silently through the fog and watched what happened for a minute or two. The men were untying the tarpaulin by the light of a railway lantern. Soon it was entirely off. Jack could see the white paint at one corner that had marked it for the men. Then began a pulling and tugging and panting as the men hauled up the goods inside. What were they? The boys couldn't see. 'Sheets of lead, I think,' whispered Colin. 'Peter, when are we going to telephone the police? Don't you think we'd better do that now?' 'Yes,' whispered back Peter. 'Come on. There's a telephone in that little brick building over there. I noticed telephone wires going to the chimney there this afternoon. One of the windows is a bit open. We'll get in there. Where's Scamper? Oh, there you are. Now, not a sound, old boy!' Scamper had behaved perfectly. Not a bark,

男孩们默默地穿过雾，看了一两分钟发生了什么。 男人们借着一盏铁路灯笼的光亮解开篷布。 很快它就完全消失了。杰克可以看到一个角落的白漆，那是给那些人做的标记。 然后，人们开始拉扯、拉扯、喘气，把里面的货物拖上来。 它们是什么？男孩们看不见。 “我想是铅片吧。”科林小声说。 “彼得，我们什么时候给警察打电话？” 你不觉得我们最好现在就做吗？“是的。”彼得小声回答。 “来吧。那边的小砖房里有一部电话。 今天下午我注意到电话线通到那边的烟囱。 有一扇窗户开了一点。 我们会进去的。奔跑在哪儿? 哦，你来了。喂，别出声，老伙计！”斯坎普表现得很好。 没有树皮，

not a whine had come from him, though he was very puzzled by the evening's happenings. He trotted at Peter's heels as the four boys went to telephone. They had to pass the lorry on the way. Peter stopped dead and listened. No one was in the lorry. The men were still unloading the truck. To the astonishment of the other three, he left them, leapt up into the driving seat and down again. 'Whatever are you doing?' whispered Jack. 'I took the key that turns on the engine!' said Peter, excited. 'Now they can't drive the lorry away!' 'Gosh!' said the others, lost in admiration at Peter's quickness. 'You are smart, Peter!' They went to the little stone building. The door was locked, but, as Peter said, a window was open just a little. It was easy to force it up. In went Peter and flashed his torch round quickly to find the telephone. Ah yes, there it

他没有发出一声哀鸣，尽管他对晚上发生的事情感到十分困惑。 当四个男孩去打电话时，他小跑着跟在彼得后面。 他们不得不在路上经过那辆卡车。 彼得停下来听着。 卡车里没有人。工人们还在往卡车上卸货。 令其他三个人吃惊的是，他离开了他们，跳上驾驶座，又跳了下来。 “你在干什么？”杰克小声说。 “我拿了发动引擎的钥匙！”彼得激动地说。 “现在他们不能把卡车开走了！”“天啊!其他人说，对彼得的敏捷完全佩服得不行。 “你真聪明，彼得！”他们去了那座小石头建筑。 门是锁着的，但是，正如彼得所说，一扇窗户只开了一点点。 把它硬起来很容易。 彼得走了进去，迅速用手电四处张望，寻找电话。 啊，是的，在那儿