Chapter20-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《巴黎圣母院The Hunchback of Notre-Dame》

CHAPTER20 Time e passed on. Tranquillity{① returned by degrees to the soul of La Esmeralda. To her the life of Phoebus was everything. After the series of fatal shocks which had laid waste all her affections, she had found but one sentiment in her soul which they had not overthrown-her love for the Captain. No doubt La Esmeralda did not think of the Captain without pain. No doubt it was terrible that he too should have made such a mistake. that he too should have thought the thing possible, that he too should have believed the wound to be inflicted by one who would have given a thousand lives for his sake. Still there was no reason to be angry with him: had she not confessed the crime? Had she not, frail creature as she was, yielded to the torture? All the fault was hers. She ought to have suffered them to tear her in pieces rather than make such an admission After all, could she see Phoebus but once more, for a single minute; a word, a look, would suffice to undeceive him and bring back the truant②. This she had not the least doubt of. She would frequently reproach③herself for not feeling sufficient 176. 第二十章 ① tranquillty /'traenkwr'lit/ n. 心 日子一天天过去,拉·爱斯美拉达心里 神安稳 慢慢恢复了平静。 对她的生命而言,弗比斯曾经就是一 切。在经历了一系列致命的打击后,她心 灵的一切都崩溃了。只有一种感情然不 动--那就是对这位队长的爱。 毫无疑问,拉·爱斯美拉达在想起那位 队长的时候,不免有些心酸。毫无疑问, 他也会犯错,相信那件本来是绝无可能的 事;也会认为那宁肯为他牺牲一千次性命 的人竟然会拿刀子捕他。但是她却没有理 由生他的气:她不是也招认了“罪行”么? 她一个弱女子不也是在酷刑下屈打成招了 么?这一切都是她的过错。她应该宁愿被 撕成碎片,也不招供的。总而言之,只要 她还能再见一次弗比斯,哪怕就只有一分 钟,只要一句话,一个眼神,就足以使他 疑团顿消,使他回心转意。对于这一点, ② truant/'tru:ont/. 懒情鬼 她毫不怀疑。 ③ reproach /rr'prautfv. 责备 在思念弗比斯队长之余,她有时也会 The Hunch6ack of Notre-Dame gratitude to blind her to his imperfections; but decidedly she could not accustom herself to the poor bell ringer. He was too hideous. She had left on the floor the whistle that he had given her. Quasimodo looked in from time to time, on the succeeding days. She strove as much as she could to conceal her aversion when he brought her the basket of provisions^{} or the pitcher of water: but he was sure to perceive the slightest movement of that kind, and then he went sorrowfully away. At length one morning La Esmeralda, having advanced to the parapet② of the roof, was looking at the Place, over the sharp roof of Saint-Jean-le-Rend. Quasimodo was behind her. On a sudden the Bohemian shuddered; a tear and a flash of joy sparkled at once in her eyes; she fell on her knees, and extended her arms in anguish{③} toward the Place, crying,"Phoebus! Come! Come! One word, a single word, for God's sake! Phoebus! Phoebus!" Quasimodo, bending forward, perceived that the object of this wild and tender appeal was a young and handsome horseman, a Captain, glistening with arms and accoutrements④, who passed caracoling through the Place, and bowing to a fair lady smiling in the balcony. The officer was too far off to hear the call of the unhappy girl. But the poor deaf bell ringer understood it. She continued meanwhile upon her knees, and cried, with vehement agitation, "Oh! There he alights! He is going into that house! -Phoebus! Phoebus! -He does not hear me! -Phoebus! -Oh! The spiteful{ woman to talk to him at the same time that I do! -Phoebus! Phoebus!" 178. 巴黎圣母院 想起加西莫多。 她常常责怪自己,做不到 因为恩情而对他的丑陋视而不见。她怎 么也看不惯那可怜的敲钟人,他实在是 太丑了。 她把他给的哨子放在地板上。加西莫 多在随后的几天还是时常过来看看她。当 ① provision /pra'vi3an/ n. 食物 供应品 他提着一篮子食物或一罐水,给她送过来 时,她努力地克制着厌恶感。但是,他肯 定能看见那种最细微的动作里包含的厌恶 于是,他就悲哀地走开了。 ② parapct /paerapit/ n. 栏杆 终于,有一天早晨,爱斯美拉达走到 屋顶的栏杆边,越过圣约翰教堂的尖顶向 广场方向眺望。加西莫多跟在她后面。突 然,波希米亚姑娘浑身发抖,一颗泪珠和 ③ anguish /aenawtf n. 痛苦 一丝欢乐同时闪现在眼里,她跪在地上, 急切地伸开双手,向着广场呼喊:“弗比 斯!来呀!来呀!跟我说句话!就一句话 看在老天的份儿上!弗比斯!弗比斯!” 加西莫多俯身向广场看去,发现引起急 ④ accoutrement /a'ku:tamant/ n. 穿着:配备 切而温柔呼唤的对象,原来是个年轻英俊 caracole /kaerakaol/ v. 半旋转 的骑士,一个队长,全身的武器和装束闪 闪发光,他策马打着转儿穿过广场,正向 站在阳台上一位满脸微笑的漂亮小姐躬身 致敬。军官离得太远了,听不见这可怜姑 娘的叫喊。 但是可怜的敲钟人能理解 这时,她依然跪在那里,异常激动地 spiteful /spaitfol a 恶意的 喊着:“啊!他在那里下马了!他就要进屋 了!弗比斯!弗比斯!他听不见我在喊他 ·179. The Hunch6ack of Notre-Dame The deaf bell ringer watched her. He comprehended this pantomime^{①} The poor fellow's eye filled with tears, but he suffered none of them to escape. All at once he gently pulled her sleeve. She turned round. He had assumed a look of composure, and said to her, "Shall I go and fetch him?" She gave a cry of joy. "Oh! Go, go! Run! Quick! That captain! That captain! Bring him to me! I will love thee!""I will go and bring him to you," said he, in a faint voice. He then retired and hurried down the staircase, stifled with sobs②. When he reached the Place nothing was to be seen but the fine horse fastened to the gate of the Gondelaurier mansion. The Captain had just entered. He looked up to the roof of the church. La Esmeralda was still at the same place, in the same posture. He made her a sad sign with his head, and leaned with his back against one of the pillars of the porch, determined to await the Captain's departure. The whole day passed in this manner, Quasimodo at the pillar, La Esmeralda on the roof, and Phoebus no doubt at the feet of Fleur-de Lys. About one in the morning the guest began to leave. In one of those moments he all at once saw the glazed door of the balcony mysteriously open. Two persons came forth, and shut it after them without noise. It was a man and a woman. It was with some difficulty that Quasimodo recognized in the one the handsome Captain, in the other the young lady whom he had seen in the morning welcoming the officer from the window. The place was quite dark , 180. 巴黎圣母院 ① pantomime /paentomarm/ n. 哑 弗比斯!噢,那个女人真坏,跟我抢着跟 剧 他说话!弗比斯!弗比斯!” 聋子敲钟人看着她。他明自这哑剧的 意思。可怜人眼里充满泪水,但却不让流 下一滴。他轻轻抓住她的袖子,她转过身 来。他装作若无其事地对她说: “要不要 我把他找来?” 她高兴得叫起来,“啊!去!去!跑 步去!快去!就是这个队长,就是这个卫 ② sob /spbn. 鸣咽,哭泣 队长,给我把他带来!我会爱你!”“我去 把他给你带来。”他有气无力地说,然后转 过身,忍住泪水,匆匆地下了楼。 当他到广场时,那里空无一人,只有 那匹骏马还铨在贡德洛里耶府郎的门边 队长刚刚进去了。加西莫多抬头看看教堂 屋顶,拉·爱斯美拉达还在那里,还在同一 个地方,还是同一姿势。他向她忧伤地摇 摇头当作一个信号,然后靠在贡府家门口 的柱子上,决心等候队长出来。 白天就这么过去了。加西莫多在柱子 边,拉·爱斯美拉达待在屋顶,弗比斯肯定 在季勒尔·德·丽丝脚边 大约在凌晨一点,宾客们开始告退。 就在这时,加西莫多发现阳台上的那 扇门神秘地开了。从里面走出来两个人, 门在他们身后毫无声息地关上了。加西莫 多费了很大的劲才认出来其中的一个是英 俊的队长,女的就是那个他上午见到的。 ·181. The 3Hunchback of Notre-Dame The young Captain and the lady, as far as our deaf watchman could judge-for he could not hear a word they said-appeared to indulge{}in a very tender tète-a-tete. The young lady seemed to have permitted the officer to throw his arm round her waist, and feebly② withstood{}a kiss. Ouasimodo witnessed from below this scene. What afflicted④} him most in the sight, and mingled anger with his vexation{}, was to think what the Egypitian must suffer if she beheld it. A moment afterward a horse was prancing^{} beneath the porch, and the brilliant officer, wrapped in his cloak, passed swiftly before Quasimodo. Quasimodo, on coming up to him, boldly laid hold of the horse's bridle. "Follow me, Captain," said he, "there is one who would speak with you." "Loose my horse, I tell you,"cried Phoebus angrily. Quasimodo, so far from relaxing his hold of the bridle, was preparing to turn the horse's head the contrary way. Unable to account for the opposition of the Captain, he hastened to give him this explanation. "Come, Captain, 'tis a woman who is waiting for you-a woman who loves you." “A rare varlet!"said the Captain, "Tell her who sent thee that I am going to be married, and that she may go to the devil!" "Hark ye, monseigneur," cried Quasimodo, thinking with a word to overcome his hesitation, "'tis the Egyptian whom you are acquainted with." "The Egyptian!" he exclaimed with almost a feeling of terror. . 182. 巴黎圣母院 在窗口向那军官挥手表示欢迎的年轻小姐 广场上一片漆黑 至于我们的聋子盯梢者,虽然听不见 ①indulge /tn'dAldy/v. 纵情于,放 任 他们说话,但是,却能判断出年轻的军官 ② feebly /'fi:bl/a. 虚弱 和那小姐沉浸在非常甜密的卿卿我我之 ③withstand /wiostaend/ v. 抵抗 经得起 中。那小姐似乎允许他楼着她的腰,还徒 劳地抵抗他的吻。 ④aflict /s'flikt/ v.使苦恼,折磨 加西莫多在下面目睹了这一幕 vexation /vek'seifon/ n. 恼怒 这一场景最令他心碎,并让气恼与愤 怒交织在一起的,是想到埃及姑娘如果看 prance /pra:ns/ v. 腾跃 到这一幕会是多么伤心 一会儿,一匹马在门廊里活动起来。 那春风得意的军官披着大衣从加西莫多身 边匆匆走过。 加西莫多已到了他跟前,大胆地抓住 马缰:“跟我走,队长,”他说,“有个人 想与你谈谈。” “放开我的马。”弗比斯生气地说。 加西莫多非但不松开马缰,反而想让 马调转方向,往回走。他不理解队长为什 么会拒绝他,只得赶紧解释,说道:“来 呀,队长,是个女人-一一个爱你的女人 在等着你。” “少见的混蛋!”队长说。 “回去告诉派 你来的那个女人,我就要结婚了,叫她见 鬼去吧!” “嘿!大人,”加西莫多喊道,以为一句 话就可打消他的疑虑,“她是你认识的那 个埃及姑娘。” “埃及姑娘!”他似乎是惊恐万状地 ·183· The Hunch6ack of Notre-Dame "Quick! Quick!" said the dwarf^{, striving to lead the horse,"This way!" Phoebus dealt him a smart stroke with his whip across the arm. Quasimodo's eye flashed. Phoebus clapped spur to his horse, at the same time swearing lustily. He returned to Notre-Dame, lighted his lamp, and ascended 1 the tower. As he expected, the Bohemian was still in the same place. "I could not meet with him," said Quasimodo drily "You should have waited all night," she replied angrily. He saw her look of displeasure, and comprehended the reproach."I will watch him better another time," said he, drooping his head "Go thy way!"cried she. From that day he avoided the presence of the Egyptian. He ceased to come toher cell. Truth obliges us to state that she grieved very little about this voluntary absence of the poor hunchback. At the bottom of her heart she was glad of it. She saw him not, but she felt the presence of a good genius around her. Her fresh supplies of provisions were brought by an invisible hand while she was asleep. One morning she found over her window a cage with birds. One morning, on opening her eyes, she saw two nosegays ② standing in her window. 184· 巴圣母院1 ①dwarf /dwo:fl n. 矮子,诛 喊道。 “快点!快点!”丑佚儒说,一边想牵着 马走,“这边走!” 弗比斯用马鞭狠狠地抽他的手。加西 莫多眼里闪着怒火。 弗比斯用马刺踢那马,同时骂骂咧咧 地走开了。 加西莫多回到圣母院,点起灯,接着 爬上塔楼。正如他所预料的,波希米亚姑 娘还在老地方待着。 “我没有找到他。”他干巴巴地说 她生气地说:“你应该等他一整晚!” 他看见她不高兴的样子,知道她是在 责备他。“那么我下次好好地等他吧。”他 低下头说。 “你滚!”她喊道。 从那一天起,埃及姑娘再也见不到他 他不再到她的小屋来了。 我们必须指出的实情是,她对可怜的 驼子主动不来并不觉得难受,相反她从心 底感到高兴。 她虽然看不见他,可时刻感到有个善 良的精灵在她周围。当她睡着时,有只无 形的手给她换食物。一天清晨,她发现窗 口上多了只装着小鸟的笼子 ② nosegay /nouzqev/ n. 花束 一天早上,当她睁开双眼时发现窗口 放着两束花。 ·185·