10 Found

CHAPTER 10 Found "Hello?" "Is this Stella?" a woman on the other end of the line asked. "Yes, it is," I said. "Who is this?" "My name is Harper Ross," the woman said. "And I think I have some good news for you. I found your dog." All of a sudden it felt like there was a go bstopper stuck in my throat. It was hard to talk and even hard to breathe. "You found her?

第十章 找到了 “喂？” “请问是斯特拉吗？” 电话那头的女人问道。 “是我，”我答道。 “请问你是哪位？” “我叫哈珀·罗斯，”女人说。 “我想我给你带来了好消息。 我找到你的狗了。” 突然间，我感觉喉咙卡了一块大块硬糖。 我难开口说话，连呼吸都费劲。 “你找到她了？”

How?" I managed to squeak out. "When?" "She was wandering around near where I live. I figured she belonged to someone else in the apartment complex, but then I saw one of your flyers on our evening walk just now. The picture matched the pup I'd found. White all over except for the little brown spot on her left ear. And then I called her name, Bella, and she started wagging her little tail, like she was so happy I finally knew who she was. I know it's a bit late, but I had to call anyway." I was glad she called me and not Lucy, even if they were really Lucy's signs that found Bella. "After all," Harper continued, "I figured no one would mind a late call to hear their dog had been found." "I don't mind at all," I said. "How do I get her back?"

“你是怎么找到的？”我好不容易挤出声音。 “什么时候找到的？” “她就在我家附近转悠。” 我本来以为她是公寓楼里其他住户的狗，刚刚我傍晚散步时看到了你们的传单。 传单上的照片和我捡到的小狗对得上。 她浑身雪白，只有左耳有一小块棕色斑点。 然后我喊她的名字贝拉，她就开始摇小尾巴，好像开心极了，我终于知道她是谁了。 我知道有点晚了，但我还是得打这个电话。” 我很高兴她打给我而不是露西，虽说其实是露西贴的启事帮找到了贝拉。 “毕竟，”哈珀继续说道，“换做是谁，听到狗找到了，都不会介意深夜接这个电话的。” “我一点也不介意，”我说。 “我要怎么把她接回来？”

"We'll pick her up, Stel," Mom said. She'd been right next to me the whole time, listening to our conversation. "Oh right," I said. "Where do you live?" "Hilltop Acres," Harper said. "You live in Hilltop Acres?" "You know it?" Harper asked, at the same time Penny said, "That's where we put up signs!" I turned to Penny. "YOU put up signs?" "Uh huh. Mom and me both did." "Mom and I," Mom said. "Stella?" Harper asked. I'd almost forgotten I was holding the phone. "So you know where Hilltop Acres is?" "That's where Bella lives. Actually, it's where my friend Evie lives, and Bella belongs to Evie. I'm just watching her while the Kings are away."

“我们这就去接她，小斯，”妈妈说。 她一直站在我旁边，听着我们的通话。 “哦对，”我说。 “你住在哪里？” “山顶庄园，”哈珀说。 “你住在山顶庄园？” “你知道这里呀？” 哈珀刚问完，潘妮就说：“我们就是在这儿贴的传单！” 我转向潘妮。 “你们也贴传单了？” “嗯哼。 妈妈和我都贴了。” “是妈妈和我，”妈妈纠正道。 “斯特拉？”哈珀问。 我差点都忘了自己还拿着电话。 “那你知道山顶庄园在哪对不对？” “那是贝拉待的地方。 其实是我朋友伊维住在这里，贝拉是伊维的狗。 金一家出门，我帮忙照看贝拉。”

Mom was right. Bella was smart enough to go home. Just no one was there. For someone who didn't like dogs, she sure did know about them. "I don't think I know the Kings," Harper said. "Maybe because I don't live here, really. My parents do. I'm just visiting them on my college break." "Do you have a speakerphone?" I asked. "Can you put it on so I can say hi to Bella?" "Sure thing," Harper said. A second later, she added, "Okay, Stella, you're on." "Hi, Bella!" I cried. Ruff, said Bella. That was her saying hi! She remembered the trick I'd taught her, and now she'd be coming home. Mom took the phone back from me so she could arrange a Bella pickup. I wanted to go too, but Mom said it was too late and I

妈妈说得没错。 贝拉很聪明，自己找得到回家的路。 只是那时候刚好没人在家。 对于不喜欢狗的人来说，她已经很懂狗了。 “我好像不认识金一家，”哈珀说。 “可能因为我其实不住在这里。 我爸妈住这儿。 我大学放假，只是回来探望他们。” “你有免提功能吗？” 我问。 “能开免提吗？我想跟贝拉打个招呼。” “当然可以，”哈珀说。 一秒后，她补充道：“好了斯特拉，你说吧。” “嗨，贝拉！” 我大喊。 汪，贝拉叫了一声。 这就是她在跟我打招呼呀！ 她还记得我教她的小把戏，她马上就能回家了。 妈妈把电话从我手里拿过去，安排接贝拉的事。 我也想去，可妈妈说太晚了，让我 我

should go back to sleep. Back to sleep meant I'd been sleeping before, which I hadn't. And no way I'd be able to fall asleep now, when I knew Bella was on her way home. But there was no arguing with Mom about it. She left and said I'd see her— and Bella—in the morning. I settled back into

回去睡觉。 说回去睡觉，可我之前根本没睡着呀。 现在我知道贝拉就要回家了，怎么可能睡得着呢。 可我也没法跟妈妈争辩。 她出门了，说我早上就能见到她——还有贝拉。 我躺回