3 Nerys and the Tickets

Chapter 3 Nerys and the Tickets Peanut and Little-Bit left the house, shutting the bright yellow front door behind them. At the same time, Nerys, their mother's assistant at Blood, Stone & Partners, arrived at the gate at the other end of the path. "Well, hello there, my lovelies. And where are you two going on this fine summer's evening?" The lilting, Welsh-accented voice danced out of

第三章 内里斯和门票 皮纳特和利特比特走出家门，随手关上了身后明黄色的大门。 与此同时，她们母亲在血石合伙律所的助理内里斯，抵达了小路另一端的大门口。 “哎呀，你们好呀，我的小宝贝们。 这么舒服的夏夜，你们俩要去哪里呀？” 那带着威尔士口音、轻快婉转的声音，从

her mouth and instantly made the world seem sunnier. Little-Bit smiled. "We're going to the National P—" "We're going to the Science Museum!" interrupted Peanut. "They do these really cool sleepovers in the school holidays where you get to look at stars and machines and, er, other sciencey things." "Ooh, I'm not gonna lie to you, that sounds wonderful." She shut the gate behind her. "Well, don't let me hold you up. Is your mother at home?" "Yes," sighed Peanut, suddenly remembering the likely purpose of Nerys's visit to pick Mum up for her date with Mr Stone. "She's just getting ready." "Tidy," smiled Nerys, eyes twinkling mischievously. "I've got her tickets here, and a little surprise to boot. Now, you have a lovely time at the museum. And don't do anything that might get you in trouble. I don't want to hear that you've been causing Mum any more grief."

她嘴里飘了出来，让整个世界都瞬间变得更明媚了。 利特比特笑了。 “我们要去国家博——” “我们要去科学博物馆！” 皮纳特抢先打断了她。 “放假的时候他们会办超酷的过夜活动，能看星星、看机器，唔，还有其他各种跟科学有关的好玩意。” “哇，说实话哦，这听起来太棒了。” 她关上了身后的大门。 “好啦，别耽误你们出发了。 你们妈妈在家吗？” “在家，”皮纳特叹了口气，她突然反应过来，内里斯是来接妈妈去跟斯通先生约会的。 “她正在梳妆准备呢。” “好嘞，”内里斯笑了，眼睛调皮地闪闪发亮。 “我带了她的票，还顺便带了个小惊喜。 好了，你们去博物馆好好玩。 可别做什么会惹麻烦的事。 我可不想再听到你们让妈妈多操心啦。”

Peanut and Little-Bit said their goodbyes and walked through the gate on to Melody Road. A huge silver car was parked at the kerb, taking up at least two normal-sized spaces. An opaque black window slowly slid open to reveal a smiling middle-aged man wearing a dark-blue, peaked cap. "Hello, Hammond," said Peanut happily. "How are things?" "Mustn't grumble, young miss. Mustn't grumble," said Blood, Stone & Partners" resident chauffeur. "But I must say, it makes a nice change to see you. I have been doing so many airport runs recently. I dread to think how big sir's carbon footprint is." Peanut frowned. So Stone is doing a lot of travelling, is he? What's he up to, I wonder? Her suspicion-ometer had been working overtime recently. "Hurry up, Peanut," said Little-Bit, popping her sister's thought-balloon. "Let's go and pick up Rockwell. We're late."

皮纳特和利特比特道别后，走出大门来到旋律路上。 一辆硕大的银色汽车停在路边，足足占了至少两个普通停车位。 一扇不透明的黑色车窗慢慢滑下，露出一个面带微笑、戴着深蓝色鸭舌帽的中年男人。 “你好呀，哈蒙德，”皮纳特开心地说。 “最近过得怎么样？” “还不赖，小姐。 没啥可抱怨的，”血石合伙律所的专职司机说道。 “不过说真的，见到你可真开心，换了个样子挺好。 我最近跑机场都跑了好多趟了。 我都不敢想斯通先生的碳足迹有多大了。” 皮纳特皱起了眉头。 这么说斯通最近经常出门，对不对？ 我倒想知道他在忙什么呢。 她最近的“怀疑探测器”一直都没歇着。 “快点呀皮纳特，”利特比特打断了姐姐的思绪。 “我们去接罗克韦尔吧。 我们要迟到啦。”