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PART TWO THE LAST HOLE
The sun was up, and Stanley's heart was still beating. There were eight lizards in the hole with him. Each one had exactly eleven yellow spots.
The Warden had dark circles under her eyes from Jack of sleep(因缺乏睡眠), and lines across her forehead and face which seemed exaggerated(誇張的，矯揉造作的) in the stark(毫無修飾的) morning light. Her skin looked blotchy(有斑點的). "Satan, "said Zero.
Stanley looked at him, unsure if Zero had even spoken or if he'd just imagined it.
"Why don't you go see if you can take the suitcase from Zero," the Warden suggested.
"Yeah, right," said Mr. Sir.
"The lizards obviously aren't hungry," said the Warden.
"Then you go get the suitcase," said Mr. Sir.
They waited.
"Sa-tan lee," said Zero.
Sometime later Stanley saw a tarantula(狼蛛) crawl across the dirt, not too far from his hole. He had never seen a tarantula before, but there was no doubt what it was. He was momentarily fascinated by it, as its big hairy body moved slowly and steadily along.
"Look, a tarantula," said Mr. Sir, also fascinated. "I've never seen one," said the Warden. "Except in— "
Stanley suddenly felt a sharp sting on the side of his neck.
The lizard hadn't bitten him, however. It was merely pushing off.
It leapt off Stanley's neck and pounced( 猛撲) on the tarantula. The last Stanley saw of it was one hairy leg sticking out of the lizard's mouth.
"Not hungry, huh?" said Mr. Sir.
Stanley tried to return to the snow, but it was harder to get there when the sun was up.
As the sun rose, the lizards moved lower in the hole, keeping mainly in the shade. They were no longer on his head and shoulders but had moved down to his stomach, legs, and feet.
He couldn't see any lizards on Zero, but believed there were two, between Zero's knees, shaded from the sun by the suitcase.
"How are you doing?" Stanley asked quietly. He didn't whisper, but his voice was dry and raspy.
"My legs are numb," said Zero.
"I'm going to try to climb out of the hole," Stanley said.
As he tried to pull himself up, using just his arms, he felt a claw dig into his ankle.
He gently eased himself back down.
"Is your last name your first name backward?" Zero asked.
Stanley stared at him in amazement. Had he been working on that all night? He heard the sound of approaching cars.
Mr. Sir and the Warden heard it as well. "You think it's them?" asked the Warden.
"It ain't Girl Scouts selling cookies," said Mr. Sir.
He heard the cars come to a stop, and the doors open and shut. A little while later he saw Mr. Pendanski and two strangers, coming across the lake. One was a tall man in a business suit and cowboy hat. The other was a short woman holding a briefcase. The woman had to take three steps for every two taken by the man. "Stanley Yelnats?" she called, moving out ahead of the others.
"I suggest you don't come any closer," said Mr. Sir.
"You can't stop me," she snapped, then took a second glance at him, wearing pajama pants and nothing else. "We'll get you out of there, Stanley," she said. "Don't you worry." She appeared to be Hispanic(西班牙語國家的,尤指拉丁美洲的), with straight black hair and dark eyes. She spoke with a little bit of a Mexican accent, trilling her r's (發 r 顫音).
"What in tarnation?(這到底怎麼回事？)" the tall man exclaimed, as he came up behind her.
She turned on him. "I'm telling you right now, if any harm comes to him, we will be filing charges (指控,控告)not only against Ms. Walker and Camp Green Lake but the entire state of Texas as well. Child abuse. False imprisonment(非法拘禁). Torture(酷刑)."
The man was more than a head taller than she, and was able to look directly over her as he spoke to the Warden.
"How long have they been in there?"
"All night, as you can see by the way we're dressed. They snuck into my cabin while I was asleep, and stole my suitcase. I chased after them, and they ran out here and fell into the lizards' nest. I don't know what they were thinking."
"That's not true!" Stanley said.
"Stanley, as your attorney(律師), I advise you not to say anything," said the woman, "until you and I have had a chance to talk in private."
Stanley wondered why the Warden lied about the suitcase. He wondered who it legally belonged to. That was one thing he wanted to ask his lawyer, if she really was his lawyer.
"It's a miracle they're still alive," said the tall man.
"Yes, it is," the Warden agreed, with just a trace of disappointment in her voice. "And they better come out of this alive," Stanley's lawyer warned. "This wouldn't have happened if you'd released him to me yesterday."
"It wouldn't have happened if he wasn't a thief," said the Warden. "I told him he would be set free today, and I guess he decided he'd try to take some of my valuables with him. He's been delirious for the last week."
"Why didn't you release him when she came to you yesterday?" the tall man asked. "She didn't have proper authorization," said the Warden.
"I had a court order!"
"It was not authenticated(證明…是真實的)," the Warden said.
"Authenticated? It was signed by the judge who sentenced him."
"I needed authentication from the Attorney General(司法部長)," said the Warden. "How do I know it's legitimate(合法的)? The boys in my custody(拘押) have proven themselves dangerous to society. Am I supposed to just turn them loose any time someone hands me a piece of paper?"
"Yes," said the woman. "If it's a court order."
"Stanley has been hospitalized(住院治療) for the last few days," the Warden explained. "He's been suffering from hallucinations(幻覺) and delirium(神志失常). Ranting and raving(大聲叫嚷). He was in no condition to(不適合) leave. The fact that he was trying to steal from me on the day before his release proves . . ."
Stanley tried to climb out of his hole, using mostly his arms so as not to disturb the lizards too much. As he pulled himself upward, the lizards moved downward, keeping out of the sun's direct rays. He swung his legs up and over, and the last of the lizards hopped off(跳下).
"Thank God!" exclaimed the Warden. She started toward him, then stopped. A lizard crawled out of his pocket and down his leg.
Stanley was overcome by a rush of dizziness and almost fell over. He steadied himself, then reached down, took hold of Zero's arm, and helped him slowly to his feet. Zero still held the suitcase.
The lizards, which had been hiding under it, scurried(快速跑) quickly into the hole. Stanley and Zero staggered away(蹣跚著離開).
The Warden rushed to them. She hugged Zero. "Thank God, you're alive," she said, as she tried to take the suitcase from him.
He jerked it free(推開). "It belongs to Stanley," he said.
"Don't cause any more trouble," the Warden warned. "You stole it from my cabin, and you've been caught red-handed. If I press charges, Stanley might have to return to prison. Now I'm willing, in view of all the circumstances, to— "
"It's got his name on it," said Zero.
Stanley's lawyer pushed past the tall man to have a look. "See," Zero showed her. "Stanley Yelnats."
Stanley looked, too. There, in big black letters, was STANLEY YELNATS.
The tall man looked over the heads of the others at the name on the suitcase. "You say he stole it from your cabin?"
The Warden stared at it in disbelief. "That's im . . . imposs . . . It's imposs . . ." She couldn't even say it.
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》導讀
【微英語‖原著】《別有洞天》Holes Part 1 Chapter 1
【微英語‖原著】《別有洞天》Holes Part 1 Chapter 2
【微英語‖原著】《別有洞天》Holes Part 1 Chapter 3
【微英語‖原著】《別有洞天》Holes Part 1 Chapter 4
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 1 Chapter 5
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 1 Chapter 1-5 閱讀任務
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 1 Chapter 6
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 1 Chapter 7
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 1 Chapter 8
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 1 Chapter 9
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 1 Chapter 10
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 1 Chapter 6-10 閱讀任務
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 1 Chapter 11
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 1 Chapter 12
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 1 Chapter 13
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 1 Chapter 14
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 1 Chapter 15
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 1 Chapter 11-15 閱讀任務
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 1 Chapter 16
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 1 Chapter 17
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 1 Chapter 18
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 1 Chapter 19
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 1 Chapter 20
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 1 Chapter 16-20 閱讀任務
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 1 Chapter 21
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 1 Chapter 22
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 1 Chapter 23
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 1 Chapter 24
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 1 Chapter 25
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 1 Chapter 21-25 閱讀任務
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 1 Chapter 26
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 1 Chapter 27
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 1 Chapter 28
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 2 Chapter 29
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 2 Chapter 30
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》 Chapter 26-30 閱讀任務
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 2 Chapter 31
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 2 Chapter 32
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 2 Chapter 33
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 2 Chapter 34
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 2 Chapter 35
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》 Chapter 31-35 閱讀任務
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 2 Chapter 36
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 2 Chapter 37
【微英語‖原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 2 Chapter 38
【讀原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 2 Chapter 39
【讀原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 2 Chapter 40
【讀原著】Holes 《別有洞天》 Chapter 36-40 閱讀任務
【讀原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 2 Chapter 41
【讀原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 2 Chapter 42
【讀原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 2 Chapter 43
【讀原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 2 Chapter 44
【讀原著】Holes 《別有洞天》Part 2 Chapter 45
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