Chapter 98

　　Good-by and good luck to you!""Where are you going in sucha hurry?""Home. My good Fairy wants me to return home beforenight.""Wait two minutes more.""It's toolate!""Only two minutes.""And if the Fairy scoldsme?""Let her scold. After she gets tired, she will stop," saidLamp-Wick.

　　"Are you going alone or with others?""Alone? Therewill be more than a hundred of us!""Will you walk?""Atmidnight the wagon passes here that is to take uswithin the boundaries ofthat marvelous8 country.""How I wishmidnight would strike!""Why?""To see you all set outtogether.""Stay here a while longer and you will seeus!""No, no. I want to return home.""Wait two moreminutes.""I have waited too long as it is. The Fairy will beworried.""Poor Fairy! Is she afraid the bats will eat youup?""Listen, Lamp-Wick," said the Marionette, "are youreallysure that there are no schools in the Land of Toys?""Not even theshadow of one.""Not even one teacher?""Notone.""And one does not have to study?""Never, never,never!""What a great land!" said Pinocchio, feeling his mouthwater.

　　"What a beautiful land! I have never been there,but I can wellimagine it.""Why don't you come, too?""It is useless foryou to tempt9 me! I told you I promisedmygood Fairy to behave myself, and I am going tokeep my word.""Good-by,then, and remember me to the grammarschools, to the high schools, and even tothe colleges ifyou meet them on the way.""Good-by, Lamp-Wick. Have apleasant trip, enjoyyourself, and remember your friends once in a while."Withthese words, the Marionette started on his wayhome. Turning once more to hisfriend, he asked him:

好，再见，祝我一路平安。”
　　“你这么急急忙忙的上哪儿啊？”
　　“回家。我的好仙女要我天黑前回家。”
　　“再等两分钟吧。”
　　“那太晚了。”
　　“就那么两分钟嘛，”
　　“万一仙女骂我呢？”
　　“让她去骂好了。她骂够了会不骂的，”小灯芯这小坏蛋说。
　　“你怎么？一个人去还是跟大伙儿一起去，”
　　“一个人去？有百来个孩子呢？”
　　“走着去吗？”
　　“半夜有一辆车子经过这里，要把我们一直送到这个无比幸福的国家去。”
　　“现在是半夜就好了，那我什么都愿意给！……”
　　“为什么？”
　　“为了看看你们大伙儿动身。”
　　“在这儿再等一会儿，你就看见了。”
　　“不行不行，我得回家了，”
　　“就等那么两分钟吧。”
　　“我已经呆得太久了。仙女要想我啦。”
　　“可怜的仙女！她是怕蝙蝠吃了你吗？”
　　“不过，”皮诺乔又说，“你断定这国家没学校吗？……”
　　“连学校的影子也没有，”
　　“也没有老师吗？……”
　　“一个也没有。”
　　“也不要学习吗？……”
　　“不要，不要，不要！”
　　“多美的国家呀！”皮诺乔说，觉得口水都要流下来了。“多美的国家呀！我没到过那里，可我完全能想象出来！……”
　　“那你干吗不也上那儿去吗？”
　　“你引不动我！如今我已经答应我的好仙女，要做个有头脑的孩子，我不想说话不算数。”
　　“那就再见吧，代我向初级中学致敬！……要是你在路上碰到一些高级中学，也代我向它们致敬。”
　　“再见，小灯芯，一路平安，祝你快活，常常想到朋友们。”
　　木偶说着就要走，走了两步又停下来，向他这位朋友回过身子，问道：

8 marvelous   

adj.奇迹般的，惊人的，了不起的

参考例句：

·It'seems to me a most marvelous book.这本书我觉得奥妙之至。

·I congratulate you on this marvelous opportunity.恭喜你获得这样一个极好的机会。

9 tempt

vt.引诱，勾引，吸引，引起…的兴趣

参考例句：

·Nothing could tempt him to such a course of action.什么都不能诱使他去那样做。

·The fact that she had become wealthy did not tempt her to alter her frugal way of life.她有钱了，可这丝毫没能让她改变节俭的生活习惯。