3 Nerys and the Big Car

3 Nerys and the Big Car As Peanut bit into the apple, an enormous silver car with blacked-out windows turned into the road and sped towards them. Peanut and Rockwell instinctively stood to attention as it glided to a halt. The rear window slid open to reveal a face Peanut knew well. "Hiya, lovely. Peanut grinned. It was Nerys, her mother's PA at the accountancy firm. Peanut liked her. She was the only one at Mum's work who spoke to her like a normal person rather than a baby. Peanut had no idea how old Nerys was. Her hair was the sort of lilac colour that immediately places a person in

3 内里斯和大轿车 皮纳特刚咬下一口苹果，一辆贴着黑膜的巨型银轿车拐进这条路，朝他们疾驰而来。 轿车平稳停下时，皮纳特和罗克韦尔本能地站直了身子。 后车窗缓缓滑下，露出了一张皮纳特非常熟悉的脸。 “嗨，宝贝。 皮纳特咧嘴笑了。 来人是内里斯，她妈妈在会计师事务所的私人助理。 皮纳特很喜欢她。 妈妈单位里只有她把皮纳特当正常人说话，不会把她当成小婴儿。 皮纳特猜不出内里斯多大年纪。 她那头淡紫色的头发，光看头发你会立马觉得她

the seventy-something bracket, but her face was remarkably unlined, except for a few small creases at the corners of each eye. Smile lines. Nerys smiled a lot. "Your mam sent me to fetch you. She got a teletext message from the school saying you were in detention, so here I am. I don't know, those teachers are always grizzling about something, aren't they?" Nerys opened the car door. "Now then, lovely, I'm gagging for a cup of tea. So, hurry up, get yourself in here and we'll be back at the office quicker than you can say Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrob-wllllantysiliogogogoch." Nerys's pale eyes flicked over towards Rockwell. "Would your little friend like a lift somewhere?" "Oh-oh," spluttered Rockwell. "Th-th-thank you, but no

得有七十多岁了，但她脸上几乎没什么皱纹，只有眼角有几道浅浅的纹路。 那是笑纹。 内里斯本来就很爱笑。 “你妈妈让我来接你。 她收到学校发来的消息说你留堂了，我就过来了。 真搞不懂，这些老师就总爱发牢骚，对不对？” 内里斯打开了车门。 “好了宝贝，我都渴坏了想喝茶。 快上车，我们回事务所的速度，比你念完那串威尔士长地名还快。” 内里斯浅色的眼眸扫向了罗克韦尔。 “你的小朋友要不要搭车去哪呀？” “啊、啊，”罗克韦尔结结巴巴地说。 谢、谢、谢谢你，我就不搭了

Er, madam. Er, m'am. Er, Y-your Highness. I've got my skateboard. I'll see you in the morning, Peanut." And with that he kicked off and disappeared down the street. Aw, he seems nice," said Nerys, as Peanut climbed in. "I'm glad you're finally making friends at St Hubert's." Rockwell's not my friend. He's only being nice to me cos he's been told to by the school and he doesn't want to get in trouble. Anyway, I don't want to make friends at St Hubert's. Peanut's eyes filled with tears. ""Friends" implies that I'm having a nice time and don't mind staying. And I am definitely not staying." She looked out of the window. "It doesn't matter

呃，夫人。 呃，女士。 呃，您、您王妃殿下。 我还带着滑板呢。 我们明天见，皮纳特。” 说完他就蹬着滑板，沿着街道消失不见了。 呀，这孩子看起来很不错呀，”皮纳特上车时，内里斯说道。 “真高兴你终于在圣休伯特交到朋友了。” 罗克韦尔才不是我的朋友。 他只是听学校的吩咐对我好，不想惹麻烦而已。 反正我才不想在圣休伯特交朋友。 皮纳特的眼睛一下子蓄满了泪水。 “‘朋友’就意味着我在这儿过得开心，也愿意留下来。 可我绝对不要留在这儿。” 她望向了窗外。 这不重要

anyway. Dad will come back home soon. He'll sort everything out with Mum, and then I can go back to my old friends at Melody High. Nerys frowned. "My dearest girl, don't forget that your mam only sent you to St Hubert's because she wants what's best for you. She loves you, y'know Don't give up on this school just yet, lovely. Things can always change." She turned to the man in the front seat. "Drive on, Hammond..."

反正。 爸爸很快就会回家了。 他会和妈妈把一切理顺，之后我就能回旋律高中找我的老朋友了。 内里斯皱起了眉头。 “我亲爱的宝贝，别忘了妈妈送你去圣休伯特，全都是为了你好。 她很爱你，你知道的。别这么快就放弃这所学校呀，宝贝。 事情总是会有变化的。” 她转向了前排的男士。 “开车吧，哈蒙德……”