波莉阿姨与果酱

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Tom! 汤姆！

No answer. 没有回应。

Tom! 汤姆！

Still no answer. 还是没有回应。

Aunt Polly pushed her glasses down and looked over them. 波莉姨妈把眼镜推到鼻梁下，从眼镜上方望过去。

She searched the room with her eyes. 她用眼睛扫视着房间。

She hardly ever looked through these glasses for something as small as a boy. 她几乎从不戴着这副眼镜找像小男孩这样小的东西。

They were her best pair. 那是她最好的一副眼镜。

She wore them to look nice, not to see well. 她戴它们是为了好看，而不是为了看清楚。

For a moment, she seemed confused. 有一会儿，她似乎有些困惑。

Then she spoke loudly, so loudly that even the furniture could hear. 然后她大声说话，声音大到连家具都能听见。

Well, if I get my hands on you, I will... She did not finish. 哼，要是让我抓住你，我非……她没有说完。

She bent down and pushed a broom under the bed. 她弯下腰，把扫帚伸到床底下。

She found nothing but the cat. 她什么也没找到，只有那只猫。

She went to the open door and looked out at the garden. 她走到开着的门边，向花园里望去。

There was still no sign of Tom. 汤姆还是不见踪影。

She lifted her voice and shouted, Tom! 她提高嗓门喊道：“汤姆！”

Just then she heard a small noise behind her. 就在这时，她听到身后传来一声轻微的响动。

She turned quickly and caught a little boy by the back of his jacket. 她迅速转身，抓住了一个小男孩的夹克后领。

He could not run away now. 他现在跑不掉了。

I should have looked in that closet, 我早该看看那个壁橱的，

she said. 她说。

What were you doing in there? 你在里面做什么？

Nothing, Tom replied. 没什么，汤姆回答道。

Nothing? 没什么？

Look at your hands. 看看你的手。

Look at your mouth. 看看你的嘴。

What is that sticky stuff? 那黏糊糊的东西是什么？

I don't know, Aunt. 我不知道，姨妈。

Well, I know. 哼，我知道。

It's jam. 那是果酱。

I have told you 40 times to leave it alone. 我跟你说过四十遍了，别碰它。

Hand me that stick. 把那根棍子递给我。

The stick rose in the air. 棍子举了起来。

The danger was real. 危险迫在眉睫。

Look behind you, Aunt, 姨妈，看你后面，

Tom cried. 汤姆喊道。

The old lady spun around and pulled her skirts out of the way. 老妇人猛地转过身，把裙子拉开。

In that second, Tom ran. 就在那一秒，汤姆跑了。

He climbed the high fence and was gone. 他爬过高高的栅栏，不见了。

Aunt Polly stood there, surprised. 波莉姨妈站在那里，很惊讶。

Then she began to laugh softly. 然后她开始轻轻地笑起来。

I never learn, she said quietly. 我真是学不乖，她轻声说。

He is my own sister's boy. 他是我亲姐姐的儿子。

I just can't make myself punish him, even when I know I should. 我就是下不了手惩罚他，即使我知道我应该这么做。