51 Snakes

Chapter 51 Snakes Nerysl? Y-you're Mr White?" Even though she could hear the words coming out of her own mouth, Peanut couldn't quite believe what she was saying. "That's right, lovely," replied Nerys, smiling. "Oh dear, has it come as a bit of a shock?" "But... but... you've always been so... nice. A means to an end, I'm afraid," said Nerys. "I have found, over the years, that a certain... veneer of amiability has been necessary to help me accomplish my goals." Her upbeat, lilting Welsh accent suddenly seemed less sunny than it had done before. More... creepy. It sent a chill down Peanut's spine. "But... what about all that stuff about Mr Stone in

第五十一章 蛇 内里斯？ 你、你就是怀特先生？ 皮纳特明明听见自己说出了这句话，却不敢相信这话真的是她说的 “没错哦，小可爱，”内里斯笑着回答 “哎呀，是不是吓了一大跳呀？” “可是…… 可是……你一直都那么……和善呀 “不好意思，这不过是我达成目的的手段罢了，”内里斯说 “这些年我发现，装出一副……和善的样子，对我达成目标来说很有必要” 她那轻快上扬的威尔士口音，突然间没了之前的阳光劲儿 反而变得……更吓人了 皮纳特听完吓得后背发凉 “可是……你之前说的那些关于斯通先生在

Milan? You said he kept talking about the heir," said a confused Rockwell. And that he had threatened you and Mum!" cried Peanut. And when 67 and his RAZERs took you hostage in the Rainbow Lake," added Little-Bit, "you looked so scared!" "You're right, little one," said Nerys. "I did, didn't I? I'm not gonna lie, it turns out that I'm quite the actor! I was particularly proud of that anguished HEEEELLLLP MEEEEEE! as the robots lifted me from the lake. And what about that little turn just now, through the walkie-talkie? TRACEY? PLEASE! HELP ME! I'M SCARED! An impressive bit of work, if I do say so myself." "But... Mr Stone... he wears the same hat as Mr White said Peanut, still struggling to get her head around what was happening. "Yes," replied Nerys. "That's because I bought it for him. A little present from an appreciative staff member. I told him that it offset his black suit beautifully and made his eyes pop. He really is quite suggestable, you know. Most weak-minded men are, I find. And guess what, we have the same hat size! Isn't that a happy coincidence?" The children stood in stunned silence. And I'll tell you what else makes me happy," continued Nerys. "The fact that you're all neatly squirrelled away in that cage Don't worry, though, because the good news is that you'll have a great view as I carry out the final part of my little plan."

米兰的事吗？ “你说他一直念叨着继承人的事，”洛克威尔懵懵懂懂地说 他还威胁了你和妈妈！”皮纳特大喊道 “67和他的剃刃军团在彩虹湖抓你当人质的时候，”小贝补充道，“你看起来害怕极了！” “说得没错呀，小家伙，”内里斯说 “我当时确实演得很像，对不对？ 不骗你们，我可真是个好演员！ 我最得意的就是那声痛苦大喊：救——救——我——！ 就是机器人把我从湖里拖出来的时候那一声 那刚刚对讲机里那一段呢？ 特雷西？ 求你了！ 救救我！ 我好怕！ 我自己都觉得，这段演得可太漂亮了。” “可是…… 斯通先生……他戴的帽子和怀特先生的一样，皮纳特说，她还是没法接受眼前发生的一切 “没错，”内里斯回答 “那是我买给他的呀 是一个感恩的员工送的小礼物哦 我告诉他这顶帽子配他的黑西装特别好看，还衬得他眼睛很有神 你知道的，他很容易被说动 我发现大部分没主见的男人都这样 你猜怎么着，我们头围一模一样！ 这也太巧了吧？” 几个孩子惊呆了，站在那里一句话都说不出来 “还有一件事也能让我开心，”内里斯继续说 “你们全都整整齐齐关在这个笼子里，多好呀。不过别担心，好消息是，我执行我小计划最后一步的时候，你们看得可清楚了。”

"Not everyone is in the cage, lassie!" said a gruff voice. "I think you've forgotten about little of me." It was Woodhouse! He emerged from behind the desk, his long tail curling and winding behind him threateningly. "I think it's time you and I had a wee chat," he said. "It seems you've been causing my pals here a spot of bother. "Oh dear," said Nerys, calmly. A rat. You know, I've always hated rodents. They really are the lowest of the low. I mean, what are they actually for? Oh well, I suppose we'll just have to sort you out, won't we? Let's see... She pulled Little Tail from her jacket pocket and started to draw long, swooping lines in the air. Ten seconds later, she was done.

“不是所有人都在笼子里哦，小姑娘！”一个粗哑的声音说道 “我想你是把我给忘了” 是伍德豪斯！ 他从桌子后面走出来，长长的尾巴在身后威胁似的盘绕着 “我觉得咱们俩该好好聊聊了，”他说 “看起来你给我的这些朋友们添了不少麻烦呀” “哎呀呀，”内里斯平静地说 一只耗子 你知道的，我一直都讨厌啮齿动物 他们真的是底层中的底层 我就说，他们到底有什么用啊？ 算了，我想咱们现在就把你解决掉，好不好？ 我瞧瞧…… 她从夹克口袋掏出“小尾巴”笔，开始在空中画又长又流畅的弧线 十秒钟之后，她画完了

The illustrated snake landed on the floor in a slippery coil, before rearing up and directing its serpentine gaze straight at Woodhouse. "P-p-p-python," said the terrified rat, his eyes as wide as saucers. The snake's forked tongue flickered in its mouth, and a huge smile began to creep across its scaly face. "I think my friend here is a bit peckish," said Nerys, whose voice sounded more like Mr White's by the second. "Why don't you grab yourself some lunch, Monty?" Suddenly, the snake sprang towards Woodhouse at a frightening speed. The rat, displaying a pretty impressive turn of pace of his own, leapt from the desk and ran for his life. The three caged children shrieked? afraid for their friend. Rockwell, who had apparently got over his phobia of rats, yelled, "Run, Woodhouse, run!" "I'll be back," Woodhouse shouted over his shoulder before disappearing into the corridor, with the illustrated snake in hot pursuit.

这条画出来的蛇滑溜溜地盘在地板上，接着直起身子，阴冷的目光直直对准伍德豪斯 “是、是、是巨蟒！”吓坏了的老鼠说道，眼睛瞪得像茶碟一样圆 蛇的叉形信子在嘴里闪了闪，覆满鳞片的脸上慢慢勾起一个大大的笑容 “我这位朋友有点饿了，”内里斯说，她的声音越来越像怀特先生了 “蒙迪，去享用你的午餐呀？” 突然间，蛇以吓人的速度猛地扑向伍德豪斯 这只老鼠爆发出惊人的速度，从桌子跳下，拼命逃命 关在笼子里的三个孩子尖叫起来？ 他们为自己的朋友担心极了 洛克威尔显然已经克服了对老鼠的恐惧，他大喊道：“快跑，伍德豪斯，快跑！” “我会回来的！”伍德豪斯边跑边喊，随后消失在走廊里，画出来的蛇紧追不舍

Peanut turned to Nerys. "You monster!" she seethed. Nerys smiled. "Sorry about that, lovelies," she said, cheerily. "Just a little bit of pest control. Right, where were we? Ah yes, the final part of my plan. Nerys snapped her fingers and twelve gold RAZERs instantly glided into the room, arranging themselves in a V formation behind her. Their eyes were glowing bright red, unlike the purple swirls that 67 and 72 still displayed. Nerys brought Little Tail up to her eye and took a long, hard look at its sharp point. "Righty-ho," she said, cheerily. Let's get rid of all this creativity nonsense once and for all, shall we?"

皮纳特转向内里斯 “你这个怪物！” 她愤怒地说道 内里斯笑了笑 “不好意思啦，小可爱们，”她欢快地说 “只不过是除了个小害虫而已 好了，我们说到哪儿了？ 啊对了，我计划的最后一步 内里斯打了个响指，十二架金色剃刃机器人立刻滑进房间，在她身后排成V形 它们的眼睛闪着亮红色的光，不像67和72的眼睛还是紫色旋涡 内里斯把“小尾巴”笔举到眼前，盯着锋利的笔尖仔细端详 “好啦，”她欢快地说 咱们一劳永逸把这些创造力的鬼话全都除掉，好不好？”