Chapter17-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《巴黎圣母院The Hunchback of Notre-Dame》

CHAPTER 17 Phoebus,meanwhile,was not dead.Men of that kind are hard to kill. Phoebus,had not fled far.He had merely rejoined his company,in garrison at Queue-en-Brie,in the Ile de France,a few relays from Paris.He felt no inclination whatever to come forward personally in this process.He had a vague impression that he should cut a ridiculous figure in it. Flcur-de-Lys was a handsome girl with a good dower.One finc morning,therefore,being quite convalescent,and presuming that the affair with the Bohemian must after the lapse of two months be completely blown over and forgotten,the amorous cavalier came swaggering to the door of the Gondelaurier mansion. "What have you been doing with yourself for these two months, you naughty man?” “At Queue-en-Brie.” “Only look,”he continued,stepping to the window,“what a crowd there is in the Place!" “I know not,”replied Fleur--de-Lys.“I did hear that a witch is to do ·154· 第十七章 弗比斯当时并没有死。那种男人是很 难被杀死的。 弗比斯并没有逃远。他只是回到了他 ①garrison/'garisn/n驻军 在格·昂·勃里镇的军营，在法兰西岛内， 离巴黎只有几站地。无论怎样，他都不愿 意亲自出庭。他隐约觉得，自己在这桩事 里扮演了一个可笑的角色。 季勒尔·德·丽丝是一个漂亮的姑娘， ②dower /daua/n嫁妆 3convalescent/konva'lesnt/a. 有一笔可观的嫁妆。因此，在一个晴朗的 恢复期的 ④cavalier/ikv'/n骑士 上午，这个多情骑士觉得伤口已经痊愈了， ⑤swagger/'swaga/.大摇大摆 估计波希米亚姑娘的案件经过两个月后也 地走 早该被人们遗忘了，便大模大样地来到贡 德洛里耶府邸。 “这两个月来你都在干些什么？你这个 坏东西。” “在格·昂·勃里。” 他走到窗前，继续说：“看，广场上 有很多人呢！” “我不知道，”季勒尔·德·丽丝说， ·155· The Hunchback of Notre-Dame penance this morning before th e church,and to be hanged afterwards.” “Phoebus,.”said Fleur-de-Lys abruptly,in a low tone,“we are to be married in three months;swear that you never loved any other but me.” "I do swear it,beautiful angel!"replied Phoebus. A cart had just issued from the Rue Saint-Pierre-aux-Boeufs and entered the Place.In the fatal vehicle was seated a young girl,with her hands tied behind her,and no priest at her side. "Only look,fair cousin,"said Fleur-de-Lys sharply to the Captain, “'tis that Bohemian hussy③with the goat.” As she thus spoke she turned round toward Phoebus.His eyes were fixed on the cart.He was unusually pale. He was stepping back to return to the room. “What ails you?"”said she to Phoebus,“One would suppose that the sight of this creature had given you a shock." "Me!Not the least in the world!"stammered Phoebus,with a forced grin. “Then stay!”rejoined she imperiously,“And let us look on till all is over..” The chanting in the church ceased.A large gold crucifix and a file of tapers began to move in the dusk.But her eyes were riveted on him who walked at its head immediately after the hearer of the crucifix. “Ohl”she muttered to herself,shuddering,“There he is again！The priest!" It was actually the Archdeacon. The Archdeacon approached her slowly;then stoopingas the spectators imagined,to receive her last confession-he whispered, ·156· 巴黎圣母院 ①penance'/pen3ns/n.忏悔 “我只听说今天上午有个女巫要在教堂前做 忏悔，然后受绞刑。” “弗比斯，”季勒尔·德·丽丝突然低声 说，“再过三个月我们就要结婚了，你发 誓你不爱别人只爱我。” “我发誓，美丽的天使！”弗比斯说。 一辆马车刚从圣·皮埃尔·奥斯·比弗斯 ②vehicle /vink/n交通工具，车 大街驶出，进入广场。这不吉利的车后座 辆 上坐着一个姑娘，她的双手被反绑着，身 旁没有神父。 ③hussy /hAst/n.轻佻的女子 “看啦，亲爱的表哥，”季勒尔·德·丽 丝激动地说，“是那个带山羊的野丫头。” 她一边说一边转向弗比斯。他的眼睛 盯着马车，脸色非常苍白。 他往房里走去。 “你怎么啦？”她对弗比斯说，“人们 会认为看到这女人使你惊奇呢。” “我？绝对不会”弗比斯喃喃地说，勉 强地傻笑着。 “那么就留在这里！”她命令道，“一直 到看完为止。” ④chanting /tfa:nt/n.吟唱 ③crucifix/'kru:sifiks/n十字架 教堂的歌声停止了。一个巨大的金十 字架和一串蜡烛在黑暗中移动。可爱斯美 拉达的眼光盯住了那个走在队伍最前列、 紧跟在十字架后的那个神父。“哦，”她发 着抖嘀咕道，“又是他，那个神父” 那确实是副主教。 副主教慢慢走近她。然后俯身对她耳 语—旁观者还以为他在听取她最后的忏 ·157· The Hunchback of Notre-Dame “Will you be mine?I can even yet save thee!”' She eyed him steadfastly,"Go to the fiend,thy master,or I will inform of thee!" He grinned horribly a ghastly smile."They will not believe thee," he replied."Thou wilt but add scandal to built.Answer quickly,wilt thou have me??” "What hast thou done with my Phoebus?" “He is dead,”said the priest. At that moment the wretched Archdeacon raised his head mechanically,and saw on the other side of the Place the Captain standing in the balcony with Fleur-de-Lys.He shuddered,passed his hand over his eyes,looked again,muttered a malediction,and all his features were violently contracted. “Well then,diel”said he..“No one shall have thee.”Then,lifting his hand over the Egyptian,he pronounced these words in a loud and solemn tone:"I nunc anima aneeps,et sit tibi Deus misericors!" It was the signal given by the priest to the executioner. The unfortunate creature,at the moment for reascending the fatal cart and setting out on her last stage,was probably seized by some keen repining after life.She raised her dry but inflamed eyes toward heaven,toward the sun. All at once,while the men in yellow were pinioning her arms,she gave a startling scream,a scream of joy. “Phoebus！”she cried,.“My Phoebus!”and she would have stretched out toward him her arms trembling with love and transport, but they were bound. ·158· 巴黎圣母院 悔呢，“你愿意属于我吗？我还能救你。” ①iend/i:nd/n.魔鬼 她坚定地盯着他。“滚开！魔鬼！要不 我就揭发你！” 他恶狠狠地笑了笑，“他们不会相信 你，”他答道，“不过给你加一个诽谤罪罢 了。快回答，你愿拥有我吗？” “你把我的弗比斯怎么样了？” “他死了。”神父说。 正在这时，可怜的副主教拾起头来， 正好看见在广场那一面，弗比斯正和季勒 尔·德·丽丝站在阳台上。他哆嗦了一下。 接着，他又把手放在眼睛上面看了一次， ②malediction/mer'dikfan/n.诅 咒 低声地咒骂着，面部所有的肌肉都猛烈地 抽搐起来。 “好，去死吧！”他说，“谁也别想得到 你。”然后，他把手举在埃及姑娘头顶，用 响亮严肃的声音说：“速行！彷徨之灵， 愿主怜你！” 这是神父给刽子手的执行暗号。 可怜的姑娘又上了那致命的马车，拉 着她驶向最后的舞台，她也许产生了对生 ③repine/'pan/.不满，心中抱 怨 命某些强烈的不满，她抬起干涩发红的眼 睛望着天空，望着太阳。 在穿黄衣的汉子捆绑她的双臂时，她 突然发出一声可怕的、欢乐的呼喊。 “弗比斯！”她喊道，“我的弗比斯！” 她想朝他伸出因为爱与哀愁而发抖的手， 但它们被绑住了。 ·159· The Hunchback of Notre-Dame She then saw the Captain knit his brow;a young and handsome girl who leant upon him looked at him with disdainful lip and angry eye;Phoebus then uttered a few words,which she was too far off to hear;both hastily retired from the balcony into the room,and the window was immediately closed. “Phoebus!”'cried she wildly,“Dost thou too believe it?”A horrible idea had just flashed upon her.She recollected that she had been condemned for the murder of Captain Phoebus de Chateaupers.She had borne up thus far against everything.This last shock was too violent.She fell senseless upon the pavement. No person had yet observed in the gallery of the royal statues,a strange-looking spectator,who had till then been watching all that passed,with attitude so motionless,head so outstretched,visage so deformed,and since the very first moments he had,unobserved, securely tied to one of the small pillars of the gallery a knotted rope, the end of which reached the pavement.All at once,at the moment when the executioner's assistants were preparing to obey the phlegmatic order of Charmolue,he strode across the balustrade of the gallery,seized the rope with feet,knees,and hands,glided down the facade like a drop of rain down a pane of glass;ran up to the two men with the swiftness of a cat that has fallen from a roof;felled both of them to the ground with his enormous fists;bore off the Egyptian on one arm,as a girl would her doll,and at one bound he was in the church,holding up the young girl above his head and shouting with terrifie②voice-“Sanctuary③！Sanctuary!'”This was all done with the rapidity of lightning. ·160· 巴黎圣母院【 她看见队长皱起了眉头。一个年轻美 丽的姑娘倚在他身边，轻蔑地鳜着嘴，生 气地看着他。弗比斯说了几句她在远处无 法听见的话，两个人便飞快地从阳台跑回 了房里，窗户立即关上了。 “弗比斯，”她疯狂地喊，“难道你也 相信了吗？”一个可怕的念头出现在她脑海 中。她记得她是因为谋杀弗比斯·德·沙多 贝尔队长而被判刑的。至此，她已经忍受 了一切。但是，这最后一击实在太强烈了， 她一下子晕倒在石板路上。 没有人注意到，就在尖拱正门上方的 皇家雕像中间，一个奇怪的旁观者自始至 终地观看了这一切。他一动不动地待在那 儿，脖子伸得老长，容貌非常丑陋。从一 开始的时候起，他就悄悄地把一根打好结 的粗绳系在了走廊的一根柱子上，另一端 拖在石板路上，没有人注意到。当刽子手 就要去执行沙尔莫吕那冷酷的命令时，他 phlegmatic/meg'matik/a.冷淡 的 突然跨出楼廊的栏杆，用手、脚和膝盖抓 住绳子，然后，像雨水滑下玻璃窗那样， 从教堂正面滑了下来；又像从屋顶上跳下 的猫一样迅速冲向那两个刽子手，挥起大 拳将他们两个击倒在地。然后又像一个小 姑娘抓布娃娃似地用一只手将埃及姑娘抓 了起来，当他走到教堂边上的时候，他把 姑娘举过头顶，用可怕的声音喊道：“圣 ②terrified /terifaid/a.受惊吓的， 感到恐惧的 堂！圣堂！”这一切动作完成得如闪电般迅 ③sanctuary /'saenktju'r/n.圣堂， 速。 至圣所 ·161· The Hunchback of Notre-Dame “Sanctuary!Sanctuary！”repeated the mob,and the clapping often thousand hands caused Quasimodo's only eye to sparkle with joy and exultation. This shock brought La Esmeralda to her senses.She opened her eyes,looked at Quasimodo,and instantly closed them again,as if horror-stricken at the sight of her deliverer. Charmolue stood stupefied-so did the executioners and the whole escort.Within the walls of Notre-Dame the prisoner was secure from molestation3.The cathedral was a place of refuge.Human justice dared not cross its threshold. Quasimodo paused under the great porch,he was beautiful-he, that orphan,that foundling,that outcast;he felt himself august and strong;he looked in the face that society from which he was banished, and from which he had made so signal a conquest;the human justice from which he had snatched its victim;those judges,those executioners,all that force of the King's,which he,the meanest of the mean,had foiled with the force of God! And then,how touching was that protection afforded by a being so deformed to a being so unfortunate as the girl condemned to die and saved by Quasimodo!It was the two extreme miseries of nature and society meeting and asisting each other. After a triumph of a few minutes,however,Quasimodo hastened into the interior of the church with his burden. “Hurrah!Hurrah!”cried the populace;and this prodigious⑧ acclamation was heard on the other side of the river by the crowd collected in the Place de Greve,and by the recluse,who was still waiting with her eyes riveted on the gallows. ·162· 巴黎圣母院 “圣堂！圣堂！”人群也跟着高呼，成千 上万双手鼓起掌来，加西莫多的独眼闪耀 ①exultation/,eqzAl'teifon/n狂 着狂喜的光。 喜，大悦，欢欣 这一震动使拉·爱斯美拉达惊醒了。她 睁开眼看了看加西莫多，立刻又闭上了， 好像被救她的人吓着了。 沙莫吕尔呆在那里，刽子手和押解官兵 也同样。在圣母院的墙垣之内，囚犯是受 ②@escort/1sko:tWn.护卫者 3molestation /maules'teifan/n. 保护的。教堂是个避难所。人类的正义不 折磨 敢越过它的门槛。 ④refuge /'refju:d3/n避难处，庇 护所 加西莫多在大门口停了下来。他是美 的一他，一个孤儿，一个捡来的孩子， ⑤august/o:gost/a威严的 一个被遗弃的人；他此时感到自己是有威 banish/'baen/.驱逐 严的、强壮的。他面对面望着那个排斥自 己而现在显然被自己征服了的社会，那让 他把受害者夺过来的人类正义，那些法 官、刽子手、国王的所有威力，都通通被 他这个最微不足道的凡人借助上帝之力给 ⑦foil /foll/影.阻止，挡开 击退了！ 此外，多么感人啊，一个如此丑陋的人 竟然保护了一个如此不幸的人，加西莫多救 了一个被判死刑的姑娘！这是自然界与社会 中两个极其可怜的人的相遇相助。 胜利的几分钟过去后，加西莫多急忙 带着他的重负走进了教堂。 @prodigious /prau'dd3s/a.巨大 “啊！啊！”群众呐喊着。这震天动地的 的，惊人的 欢呼声传到河对岸人群聚集的格雷沃广场， 也传到了那个仍然盯着绞刑架看、正在等 待着执行死刑的隐修女那里。 ·163·