Chapter 10

ChAPTER TEN Extracting the keys wasn't the hard part. It was looking at Dad's sleeping face while she slipped them out from their hiding place. Kate hoped she would be able to tell him everything, and soon.

第十章 把钥匙取出来倒不是最难的部分。 难的是她把钥匙从藏身处悄悄拿出来的时候，还要看着爸爸熟睡的脸。 凯特希望自己很快就能把所有事都告诉他。

Click CLACK Ratte CREEEEEEAAK And then they were out. Armed with her trusty torch and a can of Fishy- Delishy- for who knew when they might need to distract an angry Master Mimkins - Kate and Rupert crept through the empty train. At first every moonlit lampshade was a thieving Madame Maude, every embroidered cushion her glowing white

咔哒、哐当、咔嗒咔嗒、嘎吱—— 接着他们就出门了。 凯特带着可靠的手电筒，还有一罐“美味鱼肉粮”——谁知道什么时候他们可能需要引开生气的明金斯先生呢——她和鲁珀特蹑手蹑脚地穿过空荡荡的火车。 一开始，每一个被月光照亮的灯罩看着都像偷东西的莫德夫人，每一个绣花靠垫都像她那只白花花的

cat. But it soon became clear that neither of them was striding up and down the corridors, nor was Madame Maude

猫。 但很快他们就发现，这两个人都没在走廊里来回晃悠，莫德夫人也没有

gleefully helping herself to the contents of the luggage car. "The kitchen," Rupert breathed after they had successfully sneaked through the conservatory and into the dining car.

兴高采烈地翻行李车厢里的东西。 “去厨房。”他们顺利溜过暖房，走进餐车之后，鲁珀特小声说。

"That's where she doesn't want us. I bet that's where we'll find her, or her stash of stolen goods..." "Of course!" Kate whispered back. You saw the way Simon panicked when we slipped in the other day- and it just so happens this is where the supposed "tiger" is hiding out. What a load of dirty pants." They were close now- the door to the kitchen car was just ahead. Was it just Kate's imagination, or was this carriage darker than the others? The moon appeared to have vanished altogether, so that it seemed as if Kate's torch was the only light in the world She opened the door and stepped inside.

“那是她不想让我们去的地方。 我打赌我们肯定能在那儿找到她，或者她偷来藏着的东西……”“对啊！” 凯特小声回应他。 那天我们溜进去的时候，你都看见西蒙慌成什么样了——而且巧了，大家说的那只“老虎”刚好就藏在这儿。 简直是胡说八道。” 他们现在离得很近了——厨房车厢的门就在前面。 是凯特多想了吗？这节车厢好像比其他车厢都要黑？ 月亮好像完全躲起来了，仿佛凯特的手电筒是这世界上唯一的光源。她推开门，走了进去。