Lady of the Camelliastaken in Armands armXVIII18Word下载.docx
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Atthis,shewouldstareatme,asthoughshecouldreadinmyeyeswhethermyoathwassincere.Thenshewouldthrowherselfintomyarmsand,buryingherheadinmychest,say:
‘It’sjustthatyouhavenoideahowmuchIloveyou!
Oneevening,wewereleaningoverthebalconyoutsideourwindow.Wegazedatmoonstrugglingtorisefromitsbedofclouds.Welistenedtothenoiseofthewindasitshookthetrees.Weheldhands,andhadnotspokenforagoodquarterofanhourwhenMargueritesaid:
‘Winter’scoming.Wouldyouliketogoaway?
‘Wherewouldwego?
‘Italy.’
‘Areyouboredhere?
‘I’mafraidofwinter.AndI’mevenmoreafraidofourgoingbacktoParis.’
‘Why?
‘Lotsofreasons.’
Andshewentonquickly,withoutexplainingthereasonsforherfears:
‘Doyouwanttoleavethisplace?
I’llselleverythingIhave.We’llgoandleavefaraway.There’llbenothingleftofthepersonIusedtobe.NoonewillknowwhoIam.Wouldyoulikethat?
‘We’llgo,ifthat’swhatyouwant,Marguerite.Let’stravel.’Isaid,‘butwhytheneedtosellthethingsyou’llbegladtohavewhenwegetback?
Ihaven’tgotenoughmoneytoacceptasacrificelikethat,butIdohaveenoughforustotravelinthestyleforfiveorsixmonths,ifyoufancytheideaatall.’
‘Ifthat’sthewayofit,no,’shecontinued,leavingthewindowandmovingtothesofainthedarkshadowofthebedroom.‘What’sthepoint(意义)ofgoingallthatwaytospendmoney?
Icostyouenoughhereasitis.’
And,afterkissingme,shesatforalongtime,lostinthought.
Sceneslikethisoccurredonseveraloccasionsand,thoughIremainedignorantastotheircause,IneverthelesssensedinMargueriteafeelingofanxietyforfuture.Itwasnotthatshecouldhaveanydoubtsaboutmyloveforher,foritgrewdeeperwitheachpassingday.Andyet,Ioftensawthatshewassad,thoughsheneverexplainedwhyshewassadotherthanbyallegingsomephysicalreason.
Fearingthatshewouldwearyoftoomonotonousalife,IsuggestedthatwemightreturntoParis,butsheinvariablyrejectedthesuggestion,andassuredthatshecouldnotbeashappyanywhereassheinthecountry.
Prudencemadeonlyrarevisitsnow.Ontheotherhand,shewroteanumberofletterswhichIneveraskedtosee,althougheachoneleftMargueritedeeplypreoccupied.Ididnotknowwhattomakeof(推测)it.(AdvancedEnglish)
Oneday,Margueriteremainedinherroom.Ientered.Shewaswriting.’
‘Whoareyouwritingto?
’Iaskedher.
‘Prudence.DoyouwantmetoreadoutwhatI’vewritten?
Ihadaprofounddistasteforanythingthatcouldseemlikesuspiciousness.SoIansweredMargueritesayingthatwasnoneedformetoknowwhatshewaswriting.Andyet,Iwassureofit,thatletterwouldhaveacquaintedmewiththerealreasonforherfitsof(一阵阵)sadness.
Thenextday,theweatherwassuperb.MargueritesuggestedthatwemighttakesboatoutontheriverandvisittheiledeCroissy.Sheseemedinthebestofspirits.Itwasfiveo’clockbythetimewegotback.
‘MadameDuvernoycame,’saidNanineassoonasshesawuscomein.
‘Didshegoawayagain?
’askedMarguerite.
‘Yes,inMadame’scarriage.Shesaiditwasallrighttotakeit.’
‘Verygood,’saidMargueritequickly.‘Letdinnerbeservedatonce.’
Twodayslater,therewasaletterfromPrudence,andforthenextfortnightMargueriteseemedtohavedonewithhermysterioussadmoods,forwhichsheneverstoppedaskingmetoforgivehernowthattheyhadceased.
However,thecarriagedidnotcomeback.
‘HowisitthatPrudencehasn’treturnedyourbrougham?
’Iaskedoneday.
‘Oneofthehorsesissick,andthecarriageneedssomerepairs.It’sbetterforallthattobedonewhilewearestillherewherewedon’tneedacarriage,thantowaituntilwegetbacktoParis.’
PrudencecamedowntoseeusafewdaysafterthisandconfirmedwhatMargueritehadtoldme.
Thetwowomenwentforastrollbythemselvesinth-egarden,andwhenIjoinedthemtheychangedthesubjecttheyhadbeendiscussing.
Thatevening,asshewasgoing,PrudencecomplainedofthecoldandaskedMargueritetolendheranIndianshawl.
AndsoamonthwentbyduringwhichMargueritewasgayerandmorelovingthanshehadevenbeen.
However,thecarriagehadnotcomeback,andtheIndianshawlhadnotbeenreturned.Allthispuzzledmeinspiteofmyselfand(我不禁对这些感到疑惑),sinceIknewinwhichdrawerMargueritekeptPrudence’sletters,Itookadvantageofamomentwhenshewasatthebottomofthegarden,hurriedtothedrawerandtriedtoopenit.Butitwasnouse:
itwasdouble-locked.
Ithensearchedthroughthedrawerswherehertrinketsanddiamondswerenormallykept.Theyopenedwithoutdifficulty,butthejewelcaseshaddisappeared-alongwiththeircontents,naturally.
Apangoffear(恐惧的子弹)shotthrough(穿过)myheart.
IwasabouttogoandaskMargueritetotellmeexactlywhytheseitemsweremissing.ButIknewforcertainthatshewouldnotadmitthetruth.
SoIsaid:
‘MydearMarguerite,Iwanttoaskifit’sallrightformetogouptotown.NoonewhereIliveknowswhereIam,andtheremustbeenlettersfrommyfather.Iexpecthe’sworried.Imusttowritetohim.’
‘Go,mydear,’shesaid,‘Butbebacksoon.’
Ileft.
IhurriedroundtoPrudence’satonce.
‘lookhere(callingattention),’Isaidwithoutpreambleofanysort,answermefrankly:
whereareMarguerite’shorses?
‘Sold.’
‘Hershawl?
‘Thediamonds?
‘Pawned.’
‘Andwhodidthesellingandthepawning?
‘Idid.’
‘Whydidn’tyoutellmeaboutallthis?
‘BecauseMargueriteorderedmenotto.’
‘Andwhydidn’tyouaskmeformoney?
‘Becauseshewouldn’tletme.’
‘Andwhat’sthemoneybeenspenton?
‘Payingdebts.’
‘Sosheowesagreatdeal?
‘There’sthirtythousandfrancsorsooutstanding.Itoldyou,dear,didn’tI?
Youjustwouldn’tbelieveme.Wellthen,areyouconvincednow?
Theupholsterer,whohadtheDukeasherguarantor,wasshownthedoorwhenhewenttoseetheDukewhowritehimaletterthenextdaysayingthathewouldn’tliftafingerforMademoiselleGautier.Themanwantedmoney.Hewasgivensomethingonaccount-thefewthousandfrancsI(Prudence)askedyoufor.Thensomekindsoulslethimknowthathisnon-payingcustomer(Marguerite)hadbeendroppedbytheDukeandwaslivingwithsomeyoungman(Armand)whohadnomoney.Theothercreditorswerelikewisetold.Theydemandedmoney,andrepossessedsomeoftheirgoods.Margueritewantedtoselleverything,butitwastoolateand,besides,Ishouldhavebeenagainstit.Shehadtopayofcourse,andtoavoidaskingyouformoney,shesoldherhorsesandherIndianshawlsandpawnedherjewels.Doyouwantthebuyer’sreceiptsandthepawntickets?
And,pullingoutadrawer,Prudenceshowedmethepapers.
‘Doyouimagine,’shecontinued,aspersistentasanywomanwhoisentitledtosay:
‘Iwasright!
’‘doyouimaginethatit’senoughtoloveeachotherandgoofftothecountryandlivesomedreamy,rusticlife?
Ohno,mydear.Alongsidetheideallife,there’sthenecessitiestothinkof,andthepurestdesignsareearthbound,securedbythreadswhich,ludicrousthoughtheymaybe,aremadeofsteelandcannotbeeasilysnapped.IfMargueritehasn’tdeceivedyoutwentytimesandmoreit’sbecauseshehasanexceptionalnature.It’snotherfau
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