5Two Visits and What Came of Them两次来访的结局-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《小海蒂Heidi》

V.Two Visits and What Came of Them V.Two Visits and What Came of Them Quickly the winter passed,and still more quickly the bright glad summer,and now another winter was drawing to its close.Heidi was still as light-hearted and happy as the birds,and looked forward with more delight each day to the coming spring,when the warm south wind would roar through the fir trees and blow away the snow,and the warm sun would entice the blue and yellow flowers to show their heads,and the long days out on the mountain would come again,which seemed to Heidi the greatest joy that the earth could give.Heidi was now in her eighth year;she had learnt all kinds of useful things from her grandfather;she knew how to look after the goats as well as any one,and Little Swan and Little Bear would follow her like two faithful dogs,and give a loud bleat of pleasure when they heard her voice.Twice during the course of this last winter Peter had brought up a message from the schoolmaster at Dorfli,who sent word to Alm- Uncle that he ought to send Heidi to school,as she was over the usual age,and ought indeed to have gone the winter before.Uncle had sent word back each time that the schoolmaster would find him at home if he had anything he wished to say to him,but that he did not intend to send Heidi to school,and Peter had faithfully delivered his message. When the March sun had melted the snow on the mountain side and the snowdrops were peeping out all over the valley,and the fir trees had shaken off their burden of snow and were again merrily waving their branches in the air, Heidi ran backwards and forwards with delight first to the goat shed then to the fir trees,and then to the hut door,in order to let her grandfather know how much larger a piece of green there was under the trees,and then would run off to look again,for she could hardly wait till everything was green and the full beautiful summer had clothed the mountain with grass and flowers.As Heidi was thus running about one sunny March morning,and had just jumped over the water- trough for the tenth time at least,she nearly fell backwards into it with fright, for there in front of her,looking gravely at her,stood an old gentleman dressed in black.When he saw how startled she was,he said in a kind voice,"Don't be ·082· 5.两次来访的结局 5.两次来访的结局 冬天很快过去，明媚迷人的夏天消逝得更快，又 ①draw to a close接近尾声 一个冬天也即将结束了。海蒂还是像以往一样，小鸟 似地欢蹦乱跳，天真烂漫，她怀着一天比一天兴奋的 心情，盼望着春天的到来。那时，从南面刮来的温暖 ②entice[in'tais]y诱使 的春风会吹走积雪，并在杉树中奏起美妙的乐章，明 媚的阳光下，蓝黄相间的山花竞相开放，争奇斗艳， 白天也变得长了，海蒂认为那是大地最好的恩赐。她 已经八岁了，跟爷爷学了不少有用的东西。她可以把 山羊照顾得很好，小天鹅和小熊一听到她的声音就高 兴得直叫，像两条忠诚的小狗追随左右。就在这刚刚 ③schoolmaster 过去的冬天里，彼得带过两次口信儿，德夫里村的学 [skul.ma:sto]n.中小学 校校长让他捎话给阿尔姆大叔，说是应该送海蒂去上 的校长 学了，因为她已经超龄了，其实去年冬天就应该去。 每次阿尔姆大叔都让彼得回话说，要是校长真想跟他 谈什么事的话，总能在家里见到他，不过他不打算送 海蒂上学。彼得每次都如实相告。 三月的阳光温暖明亮，山上的积雪开始融化，水 ④pecp[pip]微现 珠滴滴答答地跌落谷底，高大的杉树也抖掉了压在身 上的积雪，又在微风中舞动着优美的肢体。海蒂开心 地跑来跑去，从羊圈到杉树，又到房门，她要让爷爷 知道这树下的绿地又扩大了多少。然后，她又跑回去 再看，急切地盼着一切都变绿，美丽的夏天给大山铺 满鲜花和绿草。三月里一个晴朗的早晨，海蒂正在到 处跑着，当她至少第十次跳过水槽的时候，吓得差点 5 water-trough ['wo:tatrof] :水槽 儿掉在水槽里面：她眼前站着一个黑衣老人，正很严肃 ⑥gravely[grevli]ad.严肃 地看着她。见到她受惊的样子，老人语气和善地说：“别 地 ⑦startled['statld]a.吓了 一跳的 ·083· V.Two Visits and What Came of Them afraid of me,for I am very fond of children.Shake hands!You must be the Heidi I have heard of;where is your grandfather?" "He is sitting by the table,making round wooden spoons,"Heidi informed him,as she opened the door. He was the old village pastor from Dorfli who had been a neighbour of Uncle's when he lived down there,and had known him well.He stepped inside the hut,and going up to the old man,who was bending over his work,said,"Good- morning,neighbour.” The grandfather looked up in surprise,and then rising said,"Good-morning" in return.He pushed his chair towards the visitor as he continued,"If you do not mind a wooden seat there is one for you." The pastor sat down."It is a long time since I have seen you,neighbour,"he said. “Or I you,”was the answer.. "I have come to-day to talk over something with you,"continued the pastor. "I think you know already what it is that has brought me here,"and as he spoke he looked towards the child who was standing at the door,gazing with interest and surprise at the stranger. "Heidi,go off to the goats,"said her grandfather."You can take them a little salt and stay with them till I come." Heidi vanished on the spot "The child ought to have been at school a year ago,and most certainly this last winter,"said the pastor."The schoolmaster sent you word about it,but you gave him no answer.What are you thinking of doing with the child,neighbour?" "I am thinking of not sending her to school,"was the answer. The visitor,surprised,looked across at the old man,who was sitting on his bench with his arms crossed and a determined expression about his whole person. "How are you going to let her grow up then?"he asked. "I am going to let her grow up and be happy among the goats and birds;with them she is safe,and will learn nothing evil." "But the child is not a goat or a bird,she is a human being.If she learns no evil from these comrades of hers,she will at the same time learn nothing;but she ought not to grow up in ignorance,and it is time she began her lessons.I ·084· 5.两次来访的结局 害怕，我最喜欢小孩儿。咱们握握手吧！你肯定就是 我听说过的海蒂了。你爷爷在哪儿？” “他正坐在桌子旁，用木头做小圆勺呢。”海蒂打 开门，告诉他说。 ①pastor[pa:sto]n.牧师 他是德夫里的一位乡村牧师，以前阿尔姆大叔住在 山下时两人是邻居，与大叔很熟。他迈步进了小屋，朝 那个正低头干活的老头儿走去，说：“你好啊，老伙计。” 爷爷吃惊地抬起头，然后站起来也说了一句：“你 好。”他把椅子推给来访者，接着说：“你要是对木头座 位不介意的话，我这儿倒有一把。” 牧师坐下来，说：“伙计，我可有很长时间没见你 了。” “我也是。”爷爷回答。 “我今天来是想和你谈点儿事，”牧师继续说，“你 大概已经猜出来我是为何而来的了吧。”他一边说一边 看着站在门口的孩子，她正好奇地打量着陌生人。 ②gaze[geiz凝视 “海蒂，去看看山羊，”爷爷说，“给它们喂点儿盐， 等会儿我去了你再走。” 海蒂马上离开了。 ③vanish[veni]消失 “这孩子一年前就该上学了，这个冬天就更别说 ④on the spot立刻 了，”牧师说，“校长让人给你捎来了口信儿，你却不给 回话。你想拿这孩子怎么着，伙计？” “我不打算送她上学。”爷爷回答。 听到这话，牧师很吃惊，他看向眼前这个老头儿， 后者正抱着双臂、表情坚决地坐在长凳上。 “那你让她如何成长啊？”牧师问。 “我要让她跟山羊和小鸟一起，无忧无虑地长大， 那样她会很安全，也学不到丑恶的东西。” “可这孩子是个人啊，她不是山羊，也不是小鸟。 ⑤comrade[komrid]n.伙 如果不从同类中学到丑恶，她就什么都学不到，然而她 伴 6 ignorance ['ignarans]n. 在成长过程中对外界又不应该一无所知，她该去上学 无知 ·085· V.Two Visits and What Came of Them have come now that you may have leisure to think over it,and to arrange about it during the summer.This is the last winter that she must be allowed to run wild; next winter she must come regularly to school every day." "She will do no such thing,"said the old man with calm determination. "Do you mean that by no persuasion can you be brought to see reason,and that you intend to stick obstinately to your decision?"said the pastor,growing somewhat angry."You have been about the world,and must have seen and learnt much,and I should have given you credit for more sense,neighbour." "Indeed,"replied the old man,and there was a tone in his voice that betrayed a growing irritation on his part too,"and does the worthy pastor really mean that he would wish me next winter to send a young child like that some miles down the mountain on ice-cold mornings through storm and snow,and let her return at night when the wind is raging,when even one like ourselves would run a risk of being blown down by it and buried in the snow?And perhaps he may not have forgotten the child's mother,Adelaide?She was a sleep-walker,and had fits.Might not the child be attacked in the same way if obliged to over-exert herself?And some one thinks they can come and force me to send her?I will go before all the courts of justice in the country,and then we shall see who will force me to do it!" "You are quite right,neighbour,"said the pastor in a friendly tone of voice. "I see it would have been impossible to send the child to school from here.But I perceive that the child is dear to you;for her sake do what you ought to have done long ago:come down into Dorfli and live again among your fellow-men. What sort of a life is this you lead,alone,and with bitter thoughts towards God and man!If anything were to happen to you up here who would there be to help you?I cannot think but what you must be half-frozen to death in this hut in the winter,and I do not know how the child lives through it!" "The child has young blood in her veins and a good roof over her head,and let me further tell the pastor,that I know where wood is to be found,and when is the proper time to fetch it;the pastor can go and look inside my woodshed;the fire is never out in my hut the whole winter through.As to going to live below that is far from my thoughts;the people despise me and I them;it is therefore best for all of us that we live apart." "No,no,it is not best for you;I know what it is you lack,"said the pastor ·086· 5.两次来访的结局 ①leisure[le3]n.空闲 了。你抽时间好好想想吧，要在夏天的时候把一切安排 好。这是她可以四处乱跑的最后一个冬天了，等再入了 冬，无论如何她都要每天按时去上学。” “她不会那么做的。”老头儿的语气平静而又坚决。 2 persuasion [pa'sweison] “你是说没有人能说服你，自己一条道走到黑了？” m说服 牧师变得愤怒起来，“你到过世界上许多地方，见到和 听到的肯定都不少，伙计，我还以为你很有见识呢！” “你说得不错，”老头儿回答说，语气也明显愠怒 不安，“可是您这个受人尊敬的牧师真的想让我等入了 ③on one's part在某人方 冬在冰冷的早晨，冒着暴风雪，把那么小的一个孩子送 面 到山下几英里远的地方，然后在狂风呼叫的夜晚让她上 山回家吗？就连我们大人都可能被吹落山谷埋入雪中 啊！或许你还没有忘记这孩子的妈妈阿得蕾德吧？她是 个梦游症患者，还会发作痉挛。把孩子逼得太过分了， over-exert [auvarig'za:t] 她难免会有同样遭遇。是不是有人认为他们可以来迫使 "用力过猛 我送孩子上学？我倒要去全国所有主持正义的法庭，看 看谁能强迫我这么做！” “你说得很对，伙计，”牧师语调和缓下来，“我知 道从这里送孩子去上学是不可能的。但我能看出你很珍 ⑤perceive[p3'sirv发觉， 视这孩子，为了她，你还是做你早就该做的事吧：下山 感知 ⑥dear[dia.宝贵的 去德夫里村跟大家住在一起。你现在过的是什么样的日 子呀，孤独，怨恨上帝，仇视人类！这山上要是出了什 么事，谁来帮你呀？我只能想象出你会在冬天的这个小 屋里冻得半死，可孩子怎么能熬过这种日子呢！” “这孩子身强力壮，充满活力，有个温暖的家。跟 您多说一点儿，我知道哪儿有木头，也知道什么时候去 取：牧师先生可以进去看看我的木料棚，这个小屋里的 炉火整个冬天从不熄灭，我从没有想过要搬到山下去住， 那儿的人们看不起我，我也鄙视他们，所以大家还是各 自分开，相安无事的好。” “不，不，这对你来说并不是最好的选择，我知道 ⑦lack [laek]g缺乏 你缺少的是什么，”牧师恳切认真地说，“至于说山下的 ·087· V.Two Visits and What Came of Them in an earnest voice."As to the people down there looking on you with dislike, it is not as bad as you think.Believe me,neighbour;seek to make your peace with God,pray for forgiveness where you need it,and then come and see how differently people will look upon you,and how happy you may yet be." The pastor had risen and stood holding out his hand to the old man as he added with renewed earnestness,"I will wager,neighbour,that next winter you will be down among us again,and we shall be good neighbours as of old.I should be very grieved if any pressure had to be put upon you,give me your hand and promise me that you will come and live with us again and become reconciled to God and man.” Alm-Uncle gave the pastor his hand and answered him calmly and firmly, "You mean well by me I know,but as to that which you wish me to do I say now what I shall continue to say,that I will not send the child to school nor come and live among you.” "Then God help you!"said the pastor,and he turned sadly away and left the hut and went down the mountain. Alm-Uncle was out of humour.When Heidi said as usual that afternoon,"Can we go down to grandmother now?"he answered,"Not to-day."He did not speak again the whole of that day,and the following morning when Heidi again asked the same question,he replied,"We will see."But before the dinner bowls had been cleared away another visitor arrived,and this time it was Cousin Dete.She had a fine feathered hat on her head,and a long trailing skirt to her dress which swept the floor,and on the floor of a goatherd's hut there are all sorts of things that do not belong to a dress. The grandfather looked her up and down without uttering a word.But Dete was prepared with an exceedingly amiable speech and began at once to praise the looks of the child.She was looking so well she should hardly have known her again,and it was evident that she had been happy and well-cared-for with her grandfather;but she had never lost sight of the idea of taking the child back again, for she well understood that the little one must be much in his way,but she had not been able to do it at first.Day and night,however,she had thought over the means of placing the child somewhere,and that was why she had come to-day,for she had just heard of something that would be a lucky chance for Heidi beyond ·088· 5.两次来访的结局 人们讨厌你，可没有你想象的那么厉害，相信我，伙计， 与上帝讲和吧，祈祷你需要的宽恕，然后去看看人们会 如何对你另眼相待，你仍会很高兴、很幸福的。 牧师站起身，向老头儿伸出手，语气更加诚恳地 说：“我敢打赌，伙计，入冬时你会下山跟大家住在一 ①wager[weid3)]k打赌 起，我们还会像以前那样做好邻居，如果你觉得有压 ②grieved[gri:vd]a.伤心 力，我会悲伤的：把手给我吧，答应我，你会再到我们 的 中来，跟上帝和大家一起和睦相处。” ③reconcile[rekansail]￥ 和解 阿尔姆大叔把手伸给牧师，平静而又坚决地说：“我 知道你是为我好，但对于你让我做的事，我现在和以后 的回答都是一样的，我不会送孩子去上学，也不会下山 跟你们住在一起。” “那就愿上帝帮助你吧！”牧师难过地转身离开小 屋，下山而去。 阿尔姆大叔情绪很不好。那天下午，海蒂像往常一 样问他：“咱们现在去看婆婆吗？”他说：“今天不去。” 然后那一天就再没开口。第二天早晨，海蒂又问了同样 的问题，他回答：“看情况吧。”晚饭过后，还没收拾停 当，又来了一位客人，这次是笛蒂姨妈。她头上的帽子 装饰着漂亮的羽毛，长长的裙子拖到地上，而在这样一 个隐居者的小屋里，却没有一件东西是配得上这身衣裳 ①trailing['treilin]a.拖尾 的 的。 爷爷上下打量着她，一言不发。笛蒂却早已准备 好了一套亲切的话语，她一开口就夸奖起孩子的样貌。 5 exceedingly [ik'si:dinli] 孩子面色很好，她都快认不出来了，很显然，她过得 ad极其 ⑥amiable[eimjabl]a.和 很幸福，爷爷照看得很好。但笛蒂却从来没有放弃一 蔼的 个念头，那就是把孩子再要回去，她很清楚这孩子肯 定会给老头儿的生活带来许多不便，不过她早先却做 不到这一点。多少天来，她日夜都在考虑把孩子放在 哪儿，今天她就是为这事儿来的。她听到一个消息， 这对海蒂来说是个绝难想到的机会：她伺候的那家人有 个极其阔绰的亲戚，他拥有整个法兰克福最华丽的房 ·089· V.Two Visits and What Came of Them her most ambitious hopes.Some immensely wealthy relatives of the people she was serving,who had the most splendid house almost in Frankfurt,had an only daughter,young and an invalid,who was always obliged to go about in a wheeled chair;she was therefore very much alone and had no one to share her lessons,and so the little girl felt dull.Her father had spoken to Dete's mistress about finding a companion for her,and her mistress was anxious to help in the matter,as she felt so sympathetic about it.The lady-housekeeper had described the sort of child they wanted,simple-minded and unspoilt,and not like most of the children that one saw now-a-days.Dete had thought at once of Heidi and had gone off without delay to see the lady-housekeeper,and after Dete had given her a description of Heidi,she had immediately agreed to take her.And no one could tell what good fortune there might not be in store for Heidi,for if she was once with these people and they took a fancy to her,and anything happened to their own daughter one could never tell,the child was so weakly-and they did not feel they could live without a child,why then the most unheard of luck- "Have you nearly finished what you had to say?"broke in Alm-Uncle,who had allowed her to talk on uninterruptedly so far. "Ugh!"exclaimed Dete,throwing up her head in disgust,"one would think I had been talking to you about the most ordinary matter;why there is not one person in all Prattigau who would not thank God if I were to bring them such a piece of news as I am bringing you." "You may take your news to anybody you like,I will have nothing to do with it." But now Dete leaped up from her seat like a rocket and cried,"If that is all you have to say about it,why then I will give you a bit of my mind.The child is now eight years old and knows nothing,and you will not let her learn.You will not send her to church or school,as I was told down in Dorfli,and she is my own sister's child.I am responsible for what happens to her,and when there is such a good opening for a child,as this which offers for Heidi,only a person who cares for nobody and never wishes good to any one would think of not jumping at it. But I am not going to give in,and that I tell you;I have everybody in Dorfli on my side;there is not one person there who will not take my part against you;and I advise you to think well before bringing it into court,if that is your intention, there are certain things which might be brought up against you which you would ·090· 5.两次来访的结局 子，还有一个独生女，岁数不大，身有残疾，总得坐 在轮椅里。她很孤独，没人陪她读书，她因此变得非 ①invalid[n'valid]n.残疾 常忧郁，整天沉闷不乐。这女孩儿的父亲跟笛蒂的女 人 ②be obliged to do sth不得 主人说，请她帮忙给女儿找个伴儿，这位女主人很是 不 热心，因为她非常同情这件事。女管家向大家说明了 想找一个什么样的孩子：天真懂事，不能是现在常见 的娇惯坏了的那种。笛蒂马上就想到了海蒂，她立刻 ③unspoilt[An'spoil间a.没 有被宠坏的 跑到女管家那儿，把海蒂的情况给她描述了一遍，女 管家当时就决定要她。谁也说不清等待海蒂的是多么 好的命运，她一旦来到这些人中间并赢得他们的喜欢， 而他们的亲生女儿再有个三长两短—这可很难说， ④in store将要发生 因为那孩子实在太虚弱了。没个孩子，他们会觉得无 法生活的，那么，那极罕见的幸运就会一 “你要说的话快完了没有？”一直没有插话的阿尔 姆大叔打断她说。 “哼！”笛蒂厌恶地把头一甩，大声说，“别人会以 为我一直在跟你谈论鸡毛蒜皮的小事呢。在整个普拉蒂 格，要是别人听到我带给你的这样的消息，他们都会感 激上帝的。” “那你愿意把这好消息带给谁就带给谁吧，这与我 无关。” 笛蒂呼地从座位上跃起来叫道：“你如果这么认为， 那我就要跟你说点我的想法了。这孩子今年八岁了，还 一无所知，你不愿意让她学，不想把她送到教堂或是学 校，山下德夫里村的人都告诉我了。然而她是我亲姐姐 的孩子，我要对她负责，碰上这样的好机会，只有对别 人毫不关心、不想让别人幸福的人才会让机会白白溜 走：但是明白告诉你，我不会放弃的，德夫里的每个人 都站在我这一边，大家都会反对你，所以如果你打算走 上法庭，我奉劝你还是三思而后行吧！有些事你也许不 ·091·