72 The Door

Chapter 72 The Door Are you sure you don't want to do this, Peanut?" asked Leo nervously, as he did his best to draw a door with Little Tail. "I'm sure," she replied. "You're Conté's heir. You should at least have a go. Remember to think of our house as you draw it. Get a really clear picture of it in your head and concentrate on the reasons why you want to go there. The pencil should pick up on all that stuff, and then the door will take us to the right place." "OK," he replied, before repeating the phrase, There's no place like home, there's no place like home, there's no place like home... several times. All right, Dorothy," said Rockwell. "Get a shift on, will you?

第七十二章 画门 里奥一边和小尾巴一起费力画一扇门，一边紧张地问：“花生，你真的不想来做这件事吗？” 她回答：“我确定不做。” “你是孔泰的继承人。 你至少该试一试。 画的时候要在心里想着我们的家。 在脑子里把家的样子想得清清楚楚，专注想着你想要回去的缘由。 铅笔会感知到这一切，这扇门就能把我们带去对的地方。” 他回答：“好的”，接着反复念叨：没有地方比得上家，没有地方比得上家，没有地方比得上家……念了好多遍。 罗克韦尔说：“好了，多萝西。 你能不能快点儿呀？”

If we're quick, I can probably still make it home in time for dinner. Also, some of us have got physics revision to do!" "Oh, well there's a surprise," said Peanut, laughing. Rockwell's worrying about his homework!" When he had finally finished, Leo stepped back to look at his sketch. It's very good," said Mum. It really is," agreed Dad. "We'll make an artist out of you yet, Leonardo. Little-Bit gently tugged at the bottom of Peanut's bandolier. "We will come back one day, won't we?" she asked quietly. "And will everyone here in Chroma be OK without us?" Of course we'll be back, LB!" said Peanut, putting an arm round her sister's shoulder. "Listen, the Markmakers are in charge now, so there's nothing to worry about. And they've got Josephine, 72 and Jonathan Higginbottom to help them. You heard what Mrs M said. That she's dead set on rehabilitating Nerys in prison. She's confident that she can instil her with the true values of art. If anyone can do it, Mrs M can. And don't forget that Table Guy and his buddies are always on hand over in Superhero Heights should they ever need more help. So don't worry. And what happens if you grow up and don't ever want to go back to Chroma?" asked Little-Bit. "Well, firstly, that won't happen," said Peanut. "But,

要是我们动作快，我说不定还能赶回家吃晚饭。 再说，我们还有人要复习物理呢！” 花生大笑着说：“哦，这可真稀奇。 罗克韦尔竟然在担心他的作业！” 里奥终于画完了，他退后一步看着自己的草图。 妈妈说：“画得真好。 爸爸赞同道：“真的很棒。 莱昂纳多，我们早晚能把你培养成一名画家。 小不点轻轻扯了扯花生子弹带的下缘。 “我们总有一天还会回来的，对不对？” 她轻声问道。 “我们走了，克罗玛的大家都会好好的吗？” 花生一边搂住妹妹的肩膀，一边说：“我们当然会回来的，小不点！” “听我说，现在印记师掌权了，没什么好担心的。 还有约瑟芬、七十二号和乔纳森·希金博顿帮他们呢。 你也听见M夫人说的话了。 她铁了心要帮监狱里的内里斯改过自新。 她有信心给内里斯灌输真正的艺术价值观。 要是有人能做成这件事，那一定是M夫人。 别忘了，要是他们需要更多帮助，桌子哥和他的伙伴一直在英雄高地随叫随到。 所以别担心啦。 小不点问道：“那要是你长大以后，再也不想回克罗玛了怎么办？” 花生说：“唔，首先，这种事不会发生的。 但是，

regardless of what I do, you can visit whenever you want. The twelve portals have already been reopened, so you don't need Little Tail or me to visit." Little-Bit smiled. She seemed happy with the answer. "Right," said Peanut. "Where were we?" She looked at Leo's drawing of the door.

不管我做了什么，你想什么时候来都可以。 十二扇传送门都已经重新打开了，你不需要小尾巴也不需要我陪着就能来。” 小不点笑了。 她好像对这个回答很满意。 花生说：“好了。 我们说到哪儿了？” 她看向里奥画的那扇门。

"Ah, yes. Go on then, Leo. Open it. It's time for us to go home." Leo grabbed the handle. It felt cold, as if it were made of brass rather than graphite. He rotated it a quarter-turn anti-clockwise. Something clicked. And then the door opened.

“啊，对了。 动手吧，里奥。 打开它。 我们该回家了。” 里奥抓住了门把手。 门把手凉冰冰的，不像是石墨做的，反倒像是黄铜做的。 他逆时针转了四分之一圈。 咔嗒响了一声。 紧接着，门开了。