44 The Rescuers

Part Four in which Peanut finally learns the truth

第四部分 花生终于得知真相

Chapter 44 The Rescuers PEANUT! LITTLE-BIT!" Peanut heard her name being shouted from somewhere above her. How could that be? she thought as she looked to the sky. All she could see was the massive, terrifying airship eclipsing the sun. No. Wait. There was something else. It was... a RAZER, and it was zooming across the lake straight towards them. The robot was carrying two people balancing on

第四十四章 救援者们 花生！ 小点点！ 花生听见头顶上方有人喊她的名字 怎么会呢？ 她一边想，一边抬头望向天空 她只看见一艘巨大吓人的飞艇遮住了太阳 不对。 等等。 还有别的东西 那是……一架雷泽飞行器，正掠过湖面直直朝他们冲来 这个飞行器载着两个人，正站在

a ladder attached to the underside. And it was one of those people who was shouting her name. Peanut squinted. The person looked familiar. They sounded familiar too. Could it really be him? she thought. "IT'S ME! ROCKWELL!" he shouted, as the RAZER slowed down. They were just a couple of metres away now. Their eyes met. It was Rockwell! A wave of elation came over Peanut and tears sprang from nowhere. "We've, er, we've come to rescue you," he said, tentatively. "That is... if you'll let us?" "Oh, Rockwell," she said. "Thank goodness you're still here! I can honestly say that I've never been more pleased to see anyone in my whole life. Really?" he asked, relieved. "Listen: I'm so sorry I left. I never should have gone. It was silly and childish of me to disappear like that. "No. I'm the one who's sorry," said Peanut. "You were totally right about 67. I should have listened to you! I... I guess I just really wanted everything to be all right. It was all going so well—Mr White was captured, we'd found Dad—that I just didn't want to hear anything negative. And that was totally wrong of me. I'll never not listen to you again, I promise.

连接在机身下方的梯子上。 喊她名字的就是那两个人中的一个 花生眯起眼睛细看 这个人看着很眼熟 声音也听着熟悉 真的是他吗？ 她心想。 “是我！洛克威尔！” 他大喊道，此时雷泽飞行器慢了下来 现在他们离得只剩几米远了 他们对上了目光 真的是洛克威尔！ 花生一阵狂喜，眼泪一下子流了出来 “我我们，呃，我们是来救你的，”他试探着说。 “那个……如果你愿意让我们救的话？” “哦，洛克威尔，”她说。 谢天谢地你们还在这儿！ 说真的，我长这么大从来没这么开心见到任何人 真的吗？”他松了口气问道。 听我说：我真的很后悔当初走掉。 我根本就不该走的。 我就那样消失，真是又傻又幼稚。 “不，该说对不起的是我，”花生说。 “你说67的事情说得完全对。 我真该听你的话！ 我…… 我想我只是太希望一切都顺顺利利的 那时候一切都好顺利——怀特先生被抓住了，我们也找到了爸爸，我实在不想听到任何坏消息。 这完全是我的错。 我保证以后再也不会不听你话了。

Rockwell smiled. "Welcome back, Rocky," said a gleeful Little-Bit, looking up at the boy on the ladder. "For some reason, I just knew you'd come to help us! You too, Josephine! Hang on a second, she said, looking at the RAZER attached to the other end of the ladder. "Is that...?" "72!?" shouted Peanut. "Is that really you? You're alive! I thought you were..." "They were!" said Rockwell. "But Josephine fixed them!" "We fixed them, actually," said Josephine, nodding towards Rockwell. "I CAN'T BELIEVE IT," cried an ecstatic Little-Bit. "72, you've come back to us just when we need you the most. "I am glad to be of service," said the robot. And I must say that it is very nice to make your acquaintance again, Little-Bit Jones. Leo splashed through the plaster, running over from where he had been standing with his parents a few metres away. "Rockwell, he said. Am I relieved to see you!" "Me too," added Gary, following close behind. "I thought you were going back home to see your mum," said Tracey. "Did you change your mind, then?" "Something like that," replied the boy, smiling. The smile soon disappeared, however, when he saw

洛克威尔笑了。 “欢迎回来，洛基，”开心的小点点抬头望着梯子上的男孩说。 不知道为什么，我就知道你一定会来帮我们！ 还有你，约瑟芬！ 等一下，她看着连在梯子另一端的雷泽飞行器，说道。 “那是……？” “是72！？”花生大喊道。 真的是你吗？ 你还活着！ 我还以为你已经……” “他们本来出事了！”洛克威尔说。 “但是约瑟芬修好他们了！” “其实我们一起修好的，”约瑟芬说着，朝洛克威尔点了点头。 “我简直不敢相信！”欣喜若狂的小点点大喊道。 72，你偏偏在我们最需要你的时候回来了。 “我很高兴能为大家效力，”机器人说。 还有，我得说，很高兴再次和你打交道，小点点·琼斯。 利奥踩着灰泥溅起水花，从几米外和父母站着的地方跑了过来。 “洛克威尔，他说。 看见你我可太放心了！” “我也是，”加里也说道，紧跟在利奥身后。 “我以为你回家看你妈妈了呢，”特蕾西说。 所以你是改变主意了吗？ “差不多吧，”男孩笑着回答。 可这笑容很快就消失了，因为他看见了

the large brown rat sitting on Dad's shoulder. "Oh, and, er, hi, Woodhouse." Good to see you again, laddie," said the rat. "You've really stepped up to the plate." Er, thanks," said Rockwell, a faint smile making its way to his lips. "Listen," said Peanut, her voice suddenly shifting tone from happy to urgent. "Something terrible has happened. 67 has taken Nerys hostage." "I know," replied Rockwell. "We just saw her being carried away by two RAZERs." Josephine frowned again. But that's not all," continued Peanut. "Nerys has got Little Tail in her handbag! I gave it to her for safekeeping, thinking that she would be the last person 67 would think to search. Does 67 know she has the pencil?" asked Josephine. "No," replied Peanut. "But did you hear them mention persuasion"? What if they torture her or something!? Nerys is a strong woman, but I don't know if she can withstand 67's persuasion" techniques for long. "I knew something was up with that robot," replied Rockwell, "but I didn't think that they would turn out to be

坐在爸爸肩膀上的那只大棕鼠。 “哦，那个，嗨，伍德豪斯。” 很高兴再见到你，小伙子，”棕鼠说。 “你这次真的挺身而出了。” 呃，谢谢，”洛克威尔说，嘴角露出一抹淡笑。 “听我说，”花生说，她的语气突然从开心变成了急切。 “出大事了。 67把内里斯抓做人质了。” “我知道，”洛克威尔回答。 “我们刚才看见她被两架雷泽飞行器抓走了。” 约瑟芬又皱起了眉头。 不过还没完，”花生继续说。 “内里斯把小尾巴铅笔放在她的手提包里了！ 我把铅笔交给她保管，因为我觉得67最不可能搜她的身。 “67知道她拿着铅笔吗？”约瑟芬问。 “不知道，”花生回答。 “可你们听见他们提到‘劝说’了吗？ 万一他们拷打她怎么办！ 内里斯很坚强，可我不知道她能扛住67的‘劝说’手段多久。 “我早就知道那个机器人不对劲，”洛克威尔回答，“可我没想到他们居然会是