42 Jonathan Higginbottom

42 Jonathan Higginbottom Peanut tried to scream, but the only sound that came out was a rather pathetic whimper. It was, however, enough to wake Little-Bit, Rockwell and Doodle, whose heads instantly appeared through the tent flap. "OH. MY. GOD!" yelled Rockwell. "ALIGATOR!" shouted Little-Blt. Doodle disappeared back inside the tent.

42 乔纳森·希金博顿 皮纳特想尖叫，结果只发出了一声可怜巴巴的呜咽。 不过这声也足够吵醒小不点、罗克韦尔和嘟嘟了，三人瞬间从帐篷门帘探出头来。 “哦，我滴个 天。”罗克韦尔大喊。 “短吻鳄！”小不点叫道。 嘟嘟一下子缩回了帐篷里。

"Oh, come now, didn't your parents ever tell you not to judge a book by its cover?" Little-Bit stopped screaming. Peanut dropped the pencil. Unless they were very much mistaken, the terrifying- looking creature in front of them had just spoken. Not only that, but he had the friendliest, softest voice imaginable. He sounded, well, nice. I can assure you that there is nothing to be scared of," continued the alligator. "I am aware that I might initially appear a bit threatening, and, Lord knows, I wish that wasn't the case, but once you get to know me, you'll see that, despite these looks, I'm a big softie." Rockwell scratched his head. Little-Bit's mouth was hanging open. The alligator smiled, revealing

“哦，我说，你们爸妈没教过你们不能以貌取人吗？” 小不点停止了尖叫。 皮纳特松开了攥着铅笔的手。 要是没听错的话，眼前这个长相恐怖的家伙刚才说话了。 不光开口说话了，他的声音还格外友好温柔，好听极了。 他听起来，嗯，特别和善。 “我保证，你们完全不用怕我，”短吻鳄继续说道。 “我知道我第一眼看着有点吓人，老天在上，我也不想这样，可等你们了解我之后就会发现，虽然我长这副样子，其实我就是个心软的大家伙。” 罗克韦尔挠了挠脑袋。 小不点惊讶得嘴巴都合不拢了。 短吻鳄笑了笑，露出

at least a hundred razor-sharp teeth. Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Jonathan Higginbottom. I gather you are in need of some assistance. "You?" gasped Peanut. "You're Mrs M's Resistance contact?" "Correct." Jonathan Higginbottom grinned. But... but... you're a... massivealligator," said Little-Bit. "Ten out of ten for observation.

至少一百颗锋利无比的尖牙。 请允许我做个自我介绍。 我叫乔纳森·希金博顿。 我猜你们现在需要帮助。 “你？”皮纳特倒吸一口凉气。 “你就是M夫人安排的抵抗组织联络人？” “没错。” 乔纳森·希金博顿咧嘴笑了。 可是…… 可……你是一条……巨型短吻鳄呀，”小不点说道。 “观察力满分哦。

"But how does an alligator get to join the Resistance?" Ah well, that's a long story. Why don't we all have one of your nice cups of tea and I'll tell you. Once they were all settled, Jonathan Higginbottom began his tale. "What I really wanted to do after leaving university was to become a nursery nurse. You see, I just love children." He looked at Little-Bit and grinned. Although, I couldn't eat a whole one. Little-Bit giggled nervously. "The problem was that none of the schools I applied to could get past the whole "scary-looking alligator" thing." He sighed and slurped his tea loudly. "I guess it just wasn't meant to be." "So how did you end up working with the Resistance?" asked Rockwell. "Well, I was as appalled as anybody by Mr White's attack on Chroma and all we hold dear, so I figured that if I couldn't get a job helping kids, the next best thing was to get a job defending our way of life. Maybe I could help the poor folk imprisoned by Mr White instead. Anyway, I applied, and Mrs M posted me to Inky Lake immediately. I suppose it was a natural fit for an

“可是短吻鳄怎么会加入抵抗组织呢？” 啊，这说来话长了。 不如咱们都坐下来喝杯茶，我慢慢讲给你们听。 所有人都坐定后，乔纳森·希金博顿开始讲他的故事。 “我大学毕业之后，本来最想当一名托儿所保育员。 你知道的，我真的太喜欢小朋友了。” 他看向小不点，咧嘴笑了。 不过，我可吃不下一整个小朋友哦。 小不点紧张地咯咯笑了起来。 “问题是，我投简历的所有学校都跨不过‘长得吓人的短吻鳄’这道坎。” 他叹了口气，大声吸溜着喝了一口茶。 “我猜这件事本来就不是命中注定的。” “那你最后怎么会来抵抗组织工作呢？”罗克韦尔问道。 “怀特袭击了克罗玛，毁掉了我们珍视的一切，我和所有人一样愤怒，所以我想啊，既然我找不到照顾孩子的工作，那退而求其次，去捍卫我们的生活方式也挺好。 说不定我还能帮助那些被怀特关起来的可怜人呢。 总之，我提交了申请，M夫人立刻就把我派到墨湖来了。 我想，对我这种

individual of an eusuchian persuasion. "I think you're very brave," said Little-Bit, standing up to give him a big hug. Awww, thanks. Jonathan Higginbottom's eyes filled with tears. "No one ever hugs me. "So," said Peanut. "What's the plan? For us, I mean. "Well, as you know, Mr White has spies everywhere... "Yes. We've already seen some RAZERs and a couple of the flying fish. Of course you have. So you will agree that our best bet is to travel under cover of darkness." "Where are we going?" "My information is that one of my colleagues will meet you on the Strip. "So, will you escort us through the forest?" "Not through the forest. We need to take a safer route." He put down his mug. "Children, you'd better scribble yourselves something waterproof. We're going swimming.

真鳄类来说，确实再合适不过了。 “我觉得你特别勇敢，”小不点说完，站起来给了他一个大大的拥抱。 哇，谢谢你呀。 乔纳森·希金博顿的眼睛泛起了泪光。 “从来没有人抱过我。 “那，”皮纳特开口问道， “计划是什么？ 我是说，我们接下来要做什么。 “嗯，你们也知道，怀特先生到处都安插了间谍…… “没错。 我们已经见过RAZER部队和几条飞鱼了。 本来就该如此。 所以你们肯定也同意，咱们最好趁夜色赶路。” “我们要去哪里？” “我得到消息，我的一个同事会在海滨大道接你们。” “那你会护送我们穿过森林吗？” “不走森林。 我们得走一条更安全的路线。” 他放下了茶杯。 “孩子们，你们最好赶紧给自己准备点防水的东西。 我们要游泳过去。”