Chapter16-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《巴黎圣母院The Hunchback of Notre-Dame》

CHAPTER 16 For upward of a month Gringoire and the whole of the crew in the Cour des Miracles had been in a state of extreme anxiety.La Esmeralda was missing. One day,while sorrowfully passing the Toumelle,a prison for criminals,he perceived a concourse of people about one of the doors of the Palace of Justice."What is going forward here?"he asked a young man who was coming out. “I know not,sir,”answered the young man.“I am told that they are trying a women for murdering an officer of the King's Ordinance." Here the bystanders imposed silence on the interlocutors.An important witness was under examination. “Gentlemen,”said an old woman in the middle of the hall,.“one night I was spinning,two men came in;a man in black,with a comely officer.They gave me a crown.I put it into my drawer...The Captain laid at full length with a dagger in his bosom,the girl shamming dead,and the goat frightened out of its wits...Worse than all,next day,when I went to the drawer for the crown to buy tripe5, ·142· 第十六章 整整一个月以来，甘果瓦和整个神迹 区的人们都处在一种极其不安的状态中， 拉·爱斯美拉达失踪了。 有一天，当他悲伤地经过杜尔内的刑 事监狱时，他看见一群人聚在司法官门口。 “这里出了什么事？”他问一个刚刚从里面 出来的年轻人。 “我不知道，先生，”年轻人回答道， “听说是审讯一个女人，她杀死了国王的一 名护卫军官。” ①interlocutor/Inta'lokjota/i对 话者，谈话者 这时旁边的人让这两个交谈者肃静， 法庭正在审理一位重要的证人。 “各位先生，”大厅中央的一个老妇人 2 spin /spin/.纺织 说，“一天晚上，我正在纺线，两个人进 3 comely /'kAmlr/a.清秀的，标致 来了，一个黑衣人和一个漂亮军官。他们 的 给了我一个银币，我把它放在抽屉里。 ④sham /faem/.假装 …军官直挺挺地倒在地上，胸上插了一 tripe /traip/n.内脏 把匕首。姑娘昏过去了，山羊吓呆了… 143· The Hunchback of Notre-Dame I found nothing but a withered leaf where I had left it!" "Gentlemen are in possession of the papers,"added the King's Advocate,sitting down,"they can refer to the deposition of Captain Phocbus de Chateaupers." At that name the accused rose.Her head was above the crowd.To his horror,Gringoire recognized La Esmeralda. “Phoebus!”exclaimed she wildly,“Where is he?Oh,my lords,. before you put me to death,for mercy's sake tell me if he still lives!" “Silence,prisoner!”replied the president,“We have nothing to do with that." "If you have any pity,tell me if he is alive!"She resumed “Wel,”said the King's Advocate drily,“he is dying.Are you satisfied?” The unhappy girl sank down again upon her seat,voiceless, tearless,white as a waxen image. “Usher,bring in the second prisoner..” The second prisoner was the goat,sure enough. When the King's Proctor had emptied out upon the table a little leathern bag filled with detached letters which Djali had about her neck,and the goat was seen sorting out with her foot the separate letters of the fatal name "Phoebus,"the Bohemian,that exquisite dancer,who had so often enchanted the gazers with her graceful performances,was an odious witch. "Do you persist in denying it?"asked the president coldly. "Do I deny it!"said she. “Then,”proceeded the president calmly,“how do you explain the ·144· 巴黎圣母院 更糟糕的是，第二天我打开抽屉拿银币买 内脏，发现抽屉里放银币的地方放着一片 枯叶” “各位先生都有案卷，”国王的律师坐 下来补充道，“可以查查弗比斯·德·沙多 贝尔的证词。” 听到这名字，被告站起来了。她的头 高出人群。甘果瓦惊奇地认出了她是拉·爱 斯美拉达。 “弗比斯！”她疯狂地喊道，“他在哪 儿呀？啊，大人们，在你们杀死我之前， 请行行好，告诉我他还活着吗？” ①resume /ri'zju:m/.再继续 “安静！人犯”主审官回答道，“这件 事与本案无关。” “行行好吧，告诉我他是不是还活着。” 她又说。 “得啦！”国王的律师冷冷地说，“他死 了，你满意了吧？” 不幸的姑娘又倒在她的座位上，既无 声也无泪，苍白得犹如蜡像。 “传令官，带第二被告” 第二被告当然是山羊。 leathern/led3n/a皮制的 当国王的检察官从山羊脖子上摘下那 只里面装着单个字母的小皮袋，并把它们 倒在桌子上时，人们看见山羊雅里用蹄子 从字母中抽出一部分，摆成了那个致命的 8 odious/3 udjas/a可憎的，讨厌 名字“弗比斯”。波希米亚姑娘，那往日以 的 绝美的表演使人目眩的舞蹈家，现在成了 一个凶恶的女巫了。 “你坚持否认此事吗？”主审官冷冷地 问道。 ·145· The Hunchback of Notre-Dame facts laid to your charge?" In broken accents,she replied:"I have already told you.I know not.It was a priest-a priest,a stranger to me,an infernal priest who haunts2me!” “There it is!”resumed the judge,“The goblin3monk④.” "Oh,Sirs,have pity upon me!I am but a poor girl..." Master Jacques Charmolue,in his gentlest,sorest tone,then said, "In consequence of the painful obstinacy of the prisoner,I demand the application of the torture." “Granted,”said the president. “Everything!”cried the miserable girl..“I confess-—mercy！Mercy!" A chillings voice pronounce these words: "Bohemian girl,you shall be taken to the Place de Greve,and there hanged by the neck on the gallows of the City;and this your goat likewise:God receive your soul!" How long she had been in this place she knew not.She had a recollection of a sentence of death passed somewhere upon somebody; she remembered that she had been borne away,and that she had awoke chilled with cold,in darkness and in silence.She had crawled about on her hands;iron rings had then galled her ankle and chains had rattled.She had ascertained that there was a solid wall all round her,that under her there was a pavement covered with water,and a bundle of straw.She had then seated herself on this straw,and ·146· 巴黎圣母院 “当然否认”她说。 “那么，”主审官接着问，“你怎么解 释你被指控的行为？” ①infernal/n'f3nl/a.恶魔似的 ②haunt /h:3ntln.出没，茶绕于心 她用断断续续的声音说，“我已经说 3 goblin/goblin/n.恶鬼 过了，我不知道。是一个神父一一个我 ④monk/mAgk/n.修道士 不认识的神父，一个跟踪我的凶恶神父干 的。” “就这么回事，”法官又说，“那个妖 僧。” “大人，饶了我吧，我只是个可怜的姑 娘…” 这时，雅克·沙莫吕尔阁下用他那最温 柔、最甜美的声音说话了：“鉴于被告人 的这种令人讨厌的固执，我请求法庭对她 用刑。” “同意。”主审官说。 chilling"t∫lo/a使人寒心的， 冷酷的 “我全招！”可怜的姑娘喊道，“我招， ⑥gallows/'gaelauz/n.较刑架，较 饶了我吧！饶了我吧” 台 一个冷酷的声音宣读道： “波希米亚姑娘，你将被带到格雷沃广 场，在本市的绞刑架上被绞死，你那小山 羊也一样。愿主收留你的灵魂。” 47004 她不知道自己在这个地方待了多长时 间。她只记得她在某个地方，被某个人判 ratdle /ratl.碰撞声 处了死刑，接着，她就被拖到这儿来了。 她是由于寒冷而颤抖着在黑暗和寂静中醒 8 bundle /bAndl/.捆，束 过来的。她曾经尝试着用手爬行，铁环却 ⑨straw/str:/.稻草 划破了她的脚踝，铁链叮叮当当地作响。 ·147· The Hunchback of Notre-Dame sometimes,for change of posture,on the lowest of the stone steps that led down to her dungeon. Something like a human form stood before her.A black wrapper descended to its feet;a hood?of the same color concealed the face. “Who are you?” “A priest..” "Are you prepared?"asked the priest,in a low tone. “For what?” “To die.” “Oh!”said she,“Will it be soon?" “Tomorrow.” Her head raised with a look of joy,again sank upon her bosom. “'Tis a long time till then,”murmured she. The priest pushed back his hood.She looked at him.It was that sinister face which had so long haunted her,that demonhead which had appeared to her at Falourdel's above the head of her adored Phoebus, that eye which she had last seen glistening near a dagger. At length he asked,"Are you afraid of me,then?" “Yes,”said she,“who are you,wretch?”she exclaimed..“What have I done to you?Why should you hate me thus?Why?" “I love you!”'said the priest. Her tears suddenly ceased.She eyed him with the vacant stare of an idiot.He had meanwhile sunk upon his knees,and gazed upon her with eye of fire. “Dost thou hear?I love thee!”he repeated. ·148· 巴黎圣母院 她确定了她的四周都是坚硬的墙壁，在她 ①dungeon/'dnd33n/h.地牢 的身下，是一块浸满了水的石板以及一堆 麦秸。随后，她自己就坐在了那堆麦秸上。 有时，为了换个姿势，她就坐到通往关她 2 hood /hud/n头巾，兜帽 的地牢的石阶最低的一个台阶上面。 个人形的东西站在她面前。这个人从 头到脚都裹在黑衣里，一个黑兜帽遮住了他 的脸。 “你是谁？” “一个神父。” “你准备好了吗？”神父低声问道。 “准备好什么？” “去死。” “啊，”她说，“快了吧？” “明天。” 她高兴地抬起头，接着又垂到胸前。 “时间还是太长了。”她低声说。 场adore'do/u.爱慕，喜爱 神父摘下帽子。她一看，原来竟是长期 跟踪她的那个人的阴险面孔，就是在法洛代 尔家里，出现在她崇拜的弗比斯头上的那魔 鬼的头，那双上次她看见在匕首旁边闪亮 着的眼睛。 终于，他问：“我吓着你了吗？” “是。”她说，“你是谁？卑鄙的人” 她喊道，“我对你做了些什么？你为什么 这样恨我？为什么？” “我爱你”神父说。 她的眼泪止住了，用痴呆者一般无神 的眼睛看着神父。神父跪在那里，用冒火 的眼睛盯着她。 “你听见了吗？我爱你”他重复道。 ·149· The Hunchback of Notre-Dame "Ah!What love!"ejaculated the unhappy creature,shuddering. “The love of the danmed,”he replied. "Listen,before I saw you I was happy.Science was all in all to me; it was a sister,and a sister sufficed me. "Surprised,charmed,intoxicated,I could not forbear watching thee;I looked till I shuddered:I felt that the hand of fate was upon me. "Half fascinated already,I endeavoured to grasp at something to break my fall.I then perceived the snare of the demon,and had no further doubt that thou wert come from hell,and come for my perdition.I believed so. "In the first place I obtained an ordinance prohibiting thee to appear in the precincts 3 of our church,hoping to forget thee if I should see thee no more.Reckless of this prohibition thou came as ususal.Then did I conceive the idea of carrying thee off.One night I attempted to put it into execution.There were two of us.We had thee already in our clutches when that odious officer came up and rescued thee.Thus did he commence thy sufferings,mine,and his own. "One day-another day of lovely sunshine-I saw a man walking before me,who pronounced thy name,who laughed,and whose eyes glistened with unhallowed fire.I followed him-thou knowest the rest. "Never did I feel as at this moment how dearly I love thee!Oh, come along with me!Thou shalt take thine own time to love me after I ·150· 巴黎圣母院「 “啊！这是什么爱呀！”不幸的人儿颤 抖着说。 “被诅咒的爱。”他答道。 “听着，在看见你之前我很幸福。知识 是我的全部，她是位可以满足我的姐妹。 。。 0 intoxicated /in'tpksikeitid/a. “我惊愕、陶醉、着魔，我情不自禁地 极其兴奋的 盯着你，直到全身发抖：我觉得命运之手 抓住了我。 “在半痴迷之际，我努力地想抓住什 么，以免自己堕落。我看到了魔鬼的陷阱， 2 snare/sne3/n.陷阱，诱惑 不再怀疑你就是从地狱中来的，目的就是 要使我堕落，我相信。 “首先，我得到了禁止你出现在我们教 堂领域的禁令，希望我从此不再看到你， ③precinct/pri:sinkt/n管辖区域 就能把你给忘掉。但是，你却不顾禁令， 仍然像以往一样来。于是，我决定要把你 抢走。有一天晚上我做了尝试。我们一共 两个人。我们已经把你抢到手，可是那可 恶的军官过来却把你给救走了。这样就引 发了我的不幸、你的不幸和他的不幸。 “有一天一另外一个阳光灿烂的日 子—一我看见一个男人从我面前走过，口 里喊着你的名字，他笑着，眼睛里闪着邪 ④unhallowed/n'haelood/a.不神 圣的，污渎的 光。我就跟踪了他一后面发生的事你都 知道了。 “我从来没有像现在一样明白我爱你有 多深！啊！来吧！在我救你出去后，你再爱 ·151·