Alexa Garvey is school board chairwoman in the town of Stonington, Connecticut.

亚历克斯·加维是康涅狄格州斯托宁顿镇的一位学校董事会主席。

And there's a town called Westerley that's very close to Stonington, Conn.

韦斯特利小镇距离康涅狄格州斯托宁顿很近。

" You'll get it here, " said Mr. Stonington.

“你会在这里得到它，”斯托宁顿先生说。

" But oh, I do wish Aunty Stonington was better, " sighed Amy, the day before that set for their departure.

“但是哦，我真希望斯托宁顿阿姨能好起来，” 在他们出发的前一天， 艾米叹了口气。

But Grace was so nervous that night that she did not sleep well, and Mrs. Stonington grew quite alarmed.

但格蕾丝那天晚上太紧张了， 睡不好觉，斯托宁顿夫人也很惊慌。

" If you find it, bring some of the water back, " begged Mr. Stonington. " You girls will not need it—I do."

“如果你找到了它，请带一些水回来，”斯托宁顿先生恳求道。 “你们女孩们不需要它——我需要。”

" You mustn't fret, " said Mr. Stonington, when Betty grew rather impatient. " Remember you are down South. Few persons hurry here."

“你不必担心，”当贝蒂变得相当不耐烦时，斯托宁顿先生说道。 “记住，你是在南方。很少有人匆匆赶到这里。”

" Oh, Uncle Stonington! " Amy cried. " As if we could eat all the oranges here! " and she looked over the rows and rows of fruit-laden trees.

“哦，斯托宁顿叔叔！”艾米哭了。 “好像我们可以吃掉这里所有的橙子！”她看着一排排结满果实的树。

The girls and Mr. and Mrs. Stonington were driving in a big canopy-topped carriage along a Florida road, toward the orange grove on the outskirts of the town of Bentonville.

女孩们和斯托宁顿夫妇乘坐一辆大篷马车沿着佛罗里达州的一条路，驶向本顿维尔镇郊区的橘子林。

" Let's go to the depot and find out, " suggested Amy. " We can have a carriage and team with a driver any time we want it, Uncle Stonington said."

“我们去车站看看吧。”艾米建议道。 “我们可以随时拥有马车和带司机的团队，”斯托宁顿叔叔说。

A turn of the road brought them in full view of the orange grove in which Mr. Stonington was interested, and at the sight a murmur of pleased surprise broke from the girls.

拐过一个路口，她们就看到了斯托宁顿先生感兴趣的橘子林的全貌，看到这里，女孩们发出一阵惊喜的低语声。

" I don't see how we could help it, " said Mrs. Stonington. " I am in love with the place already, and I feel so much better even with this little taste of Summer."

“我不知道我们该如何帮助它，”斯托宁顿夫人说。 “我已经爱上这个地方了，即使有一点夏天的味道，我也感觉好多了。”

" Some of those will be in crates 'fore night, " said the driver. " We're picking every day now. It's a good season, and we're making the most of it, " he added to Mr. Stonington.

“其中一些将在晚上装进板条箱，”司机说。 “我们现在每天都在采摘。这是一个很好的季节，我们正在充分利用它，”他对斯托宁顿先生补充道。

One of the foremen, whom Mr. Stonington had met before, came from the grove to welcome them, and to show them the way to the bungalow they were to occupy during their stay in the South.

斯通宁顿先生以前见过的一位工头从树林里过来欢迎他们，并给他们指路前往他们在南方逗留期间要住的平房。