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In a quarter of an hour the coach was back.
一刻鐘不到，這輛馬車就回來了。
The Fairy, who was waiting at the door of the house, lifted the poor little Marionette in her arms, took him to a dainty room with mother-of-pearl walls, put him to bed, and sent immediately for the most famous doctors of the neighborhood to come to her.
等在門口的仙女把可憐的木偶抱在懷里，進了一間墻上鑲嵌著珠母的雅致房間把他放在床上，她立刻去請來附近最有名的大夫。
One after another the doctors came, a Crow, and Owl, and a Talking Cricket.
三位大夫馬上接連來了，一位是烏鴉，一位是貓頭鷹，一位是會說話的蟋蟀。
"I should like to know, signori," said the Fairy, turning to the three doctors gathered about Pinocchio's bed, "I should like to know if this poor Marionette is dead or alive."
“我想知道，諸位先生們，”仙女對圍在皮諾喬床邊的三位大夫說，“我想知道這不幸的木偶是死了還是活著……”
At this invitation, the Crow stepped out and felt Pinocchio's pulse, his nose, his little toe.
聽了請求，烏鴉站了出來，給皮諾喬摸脈，接著摸鼻子，接著摸小腳趾。
Then he solemnly pronounced the following words: "To my mind this Marionette is dead and gone; but if, by any evil chance, he were not, then that would be a sure sign that he is still alive!"
然后它極其嚴肅地說了這一番話：“我認為木偶死了，但萬一他沒有死，那就有可靠的跡像表明他還活著！”
"I am sorry," said the Owl, "to have to contradict the Crow, my famous friend and colleague.”
“我很抱歉，”貓頭鷹說，“我必須表示，我的看法跟我這位有名的朋友和同行烏鴉大夫正好相反。”
“To my mind this Marionette is alive; but if, by any evil chance, he were not, then that would be a sure sign that he is wholly dead!"
“我認為木偶活著，但萬一他不幸沒有活著，那就有可靠的跡像表明，他的確死了！”
