10 This Peaceful Place

Chapter 10, This Peaceful Place. Gray early light spilled into the tree house. Birds sounded in the woods. The summer wind felt warm and gentle. Jack and Annie were wearing their nice dry clothes again. Man, said Jack, it's good to be home. Yeah, said Annie, sighing, back in this peaceful place.

第十章 这个宁静的地方 灰蒙蒙的晨光泻进了树屋 树林里传来鸟儿的鸣叫声 夏日的风暖融融的，轻柔又舒服 杰克和安妮又穿上了干爽舒适的衣服 天呐，杰克说，回家的感觉真好 是啊，安妮叹了口气说，回到这个宁静的地方啦

Jack pulled the captain's letter out of his pack. He turned it over. It was addressed to Molly and Ben Sanders, Apple Tree Farm, Frog Creek, Pennsylvania. Molly and Ben lived on a farm near these woods over two hundred years ago, said Jack. Annie gently touched the letter. Your dad is going to make it home, kids. He misses you. Annie whispered as if she could send comforting words back through time.

杰克从背包里掏出上尉的信，他把信翻过来，收件人写的是 宾夕法尼亚州青蛙溪镇苹果树农场，莫莉·桑德斯和本·桑德斯收 莫莉和本两百多年前就住在这片树林附近的农场里，杰克说 安妮轻轻摸了摸这封信 孩子们，你们的爸爸一定会回家的，他很想你们 安妮小声说着，仿佛能把这些安慰的话送回过去的时光里

Jack carefully placed the special writing from the Revolutionary War next to the writing from the Civil War. Look! said Annie. She picked up a note lying in the corner. It said simply, Come back on Tuesday. Another message from Morgan! said Annie. Jack smiled. He pulled on his pack. See you on Tuesday, Treehouse! he said. He started down the rope ladder. Annie followed. In the early daylight they ran through the Frog Creek woods. Then they ran down their street. They climbed onto their porch and rested against the railing. They looked out at the dawn sky.

杰克小心地把那张独立战争时期的特殊信纸放在另一张信纸旁边 另一张是南北战争时期的 快看！安妮说 她捡起了落在角落的一张便条 上面只简单写着：周二再来哦 是摩根又给我们留消息啦！安妮说 杰克笑了 他背上了背包 周二见啦，树屋！他说 他开始顺着绳梯往下爬 安妮跟在他后面 清晨的天光里，他们跑着穿过青蛙溪的树林 接着他们跑过自家所在的街道 他们爬上家门廊，靠在栏杆上歇口气 他们抬眼望向黎明的天空

Jack remembered the whoosh of the cold wind on the Delaware He remembered the hiss of the wet snow and the slosh of the icy waves He remembered George Washington reading to his men The harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph Jack whispered Those words are true said Annie. It was a hard conflict and I feel kind of glorious Right now don't you? Jack laughed. Yeah Definitely. He said then he and Annie slipped into their quiet peaceful house

杰克还记得特拉华河上寒风呼啸的声音 还记得湿雪落下的嘶嘶声，还有冰浪拍打的哗啦声 还记得乔治·华盛顿给他的士兵们读句子的模样 越是艰苦的奋战，胜利就越是光荣，杰克小声念道 这些话说得太对了，安妮说，这次冒险真的很辛苦，可我现在觉得有点光荣呢 你现在难道没有这种感觉吗？ 杰克笑了，是啊 当然啦。他说完，就和安妮悄悄走进了他们安安静静的 平和又温暖的家里