13 A Summer Evening on the Mountain山中夏夜-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《小海蒂Heidi》

IXIII. A Summer Eveninq on the Mountain seen or known anything about it! And you mean, doctor, that the child who came here happy and healthy, I am to send back to her grandfather a miserable little skeleton? I can't do it: you cannot dream of my doing such a thing! Take the child in hand. do with her what you will, and make her whole and sound, and then she shall go home: but you must do something first." "Sesemann." replied the doctor, "consider what you are doing! This illness of the child's is not one to be cured with pills and powders. The child has not a tough constitution, but if you send her back at once she may recover in the mountain air if not you would rather she went back ill than not at all?" Herr Sesemann stood still: the doctor's words were a shock to him "If you put{} it so, doctor, there is assuredly②} only one way - and the thing must be seen to at once."And then he and the doctor walked up and down for a while arranging what to do, after which the doctor said good-bye, for some time had passed since they first sat down together, and as the master himself opened the hall door this time the morning light shone down through it into the house XIII. A Summer Evening on the Mountain Herr Sesemann, a good deal irritated and excited, went quickly upstairs and along the passage③ to Fraulein Rottenmeier's room, and there gave such an unusually loud knock at the door that the lady awoke from sleep with a cry of alarm. She heard the master of the house calling to her from the other side of the door. "Please make haste and come down to me in the dining-room: we must make ready for a journey at once." Fraulein Rottenmeier looked at her clock: it was iust half-past four: she had never got up so early before in her life. What could have happened? What with her curiosity and excitement she took hold of everything the wrong way, and it was a case with her of more haste less speed, for she kept or searching everywhere for garments which she had already put on Meanwhile Herr Sesemann had gone on farther and rung the bells in turn .204· 3.山中夏夜l 一个人看出来或是知道!按你的意思,医生,这孩子来 的时候健康活泼,现在我竟要把一具可怜的小镂给她 爷爷送回去吗?我做不到,这种事我决不会做!照料一 下这个孩子吧,该怎么办就怎么办,总之要使她健康起 来,然后才能送她回家,但你必须先做点儿什么。” “塞斯曼,”医生回答,“想想你干的事吧!这孩子 的病不是用药物所能治愈的。她体质并不强壮,但如果 马上送她回去,山上的新鲜空气会使她很快恢复过来 否则的话--你是愿意把她病着送回去呢,还是根本就 送不回去呢?” ① put[put]v表达 ② assuredly [o'fuoridli] ad 塞斯曼先生立在那儿,目瞪口呆,医生的话很让他 毫无疑问地 震惊。 “医生,如此说来,只有一个办法了--必须立即 办这件事。”随后,他就和医生在屋里来回走了一会儿, 安排该怎么做。然后,医生就告辞而去。自从两人坐在 一起,已经过了好长时间了。这次是豪宅主人亲自打开 了大门,此时朝阳已斜射进来。 13.山中夏夜 塞斯曼先生异常激愤,他快步上楼,穿过走廊 ③ passage I'paesidgl n. 通 道,走廊 直奔罗顿迈尔小姐的房间,然后猛敲房门,震得睡梦 中的女管家惊叫着醒来。她听到男主人在门外大声 说:“请马上下楼到餐室见我,我们要做好立即动身 的准备。”罗顿迈尔小姐看了一眼时钟:才刚刚四点 半,她这辈子可从来没有这么早起过床。出什么事了 呢?因为好奇与惊慌,她整个乱了方寸,长袍已经穿 到了身上,她却一直在到处找,可真是越忙越乱,事 与愿违。 与此同时,塞斯曼先生又去使劲按叫那些仆人 ·205· IXIII. A Summer Eveninq on the Mountain which communicated with the several servants' rooms, causing frightened figures to leap out of bed, convinced that the ghost had attacked the master and that he was calling for help. One by one they made their appearance in the dining-room each with a more terrified face than the last, and were astonished to see their master walking up and down, looking well and cheerful, and with no appearance of having had an encounter^{①} with a ghost. John was sent off without delay to get the horses and carriage ready; Tinette was ordered to wake Heidi and get her dressed for a journey: Sebastian was hurried off to the house where Dete was in service to bring the latter round. Then Friulein Rottenmeier, having at las accomplished her toilette, came down, with everything well adjusted about her except her cap, which was put on hind side before. Herr Sesemann put down her flurried^{②} appearance to the early awakening he had caused her, and began without delay to give her directions. She was to get out a trunk③ at once and pack up all the things belonging to the Swiss child - for so he usually spoke of Heidi. being unaccustomed to her name - and a good part of Clara's clothes as well, so that the child might take home proper apparel^{}: but everything was to be done immediately, as there was no time for consideration Frāulein Rottenmeier stood as if rooted to the spot and stared in astonishment at Herr Sesemann. She had quite expected a long and private account of some terrible ghostly experience of his during the night, which she would have enjoyed hearing about in the broad daylight. Instead of this there were these prosaic{ and troublesome directions, which were so unexpected that she took some time to get over her surprise and disappointment, and continued standing awaiting furthe explanation. But Herr Sesemann had no thought or time for explanations and left he standing there while he went to speak to Clara. As he anticipated, the unusual commotion in the house had disturbed her, and she was lying and listening and wondering what had happened. So he sat down and told her everything that had occurred during the past night, and explained that the doctor had given his verdict^{} and pronounced Heidi to be in a very highly strung^{} state, so that her nightly wanderings might gradually lead her farther and farther, perhaps even on to the roof, which of course would be very dangerous for her. And so they had decided to send her home at once, as he did not like to take the responsibility of ·206. 3.山中夏夜l 他们都吓得从床上跳起来,以为是男主人受到了鬼的 攻击,他正在找人帮忙。他们相继出现在餐室,看上 去一个比一个害怕。看到男主人正在屋里走来走去, 安然无善而且还很快活,一点儿不像见鬼的样子,大 家都觉得非常奇怪。主人派约翰马上备好马车:还命令 ① encounter Iin'kaunto] n. 遭遇 蒂耐特去叫醒海蒂并做好旅行的准备;塞巴斯蒂安被火 速派往笛蒂干活儿的人家去把她叫来。这时,罗顿迈 尔小姐才终于上完厕所,从楼上走下来,她浑身都已 收拾停当,只是把帽子戴反了。塞斯曼先生认为她这 副样子是因为自己过早叫醒了她,他立刻给她下了哈 咐。她必须马上找个箱子,把属于那个瑞士女孩- ② flurried ['flArid]a. 迷惑 由于不习惯海蒂的名字,他常常这么称呼她一一的所 ③ trunk [trank]n.箱子 有东西都放进去,再多带一些克菜拉的衣服,好让这 孩子回家时穿得很体面。所有这一切都必须立刻去办 ④ apparel [o'paerol]n. 服装 没有时间多想。 罗顿迈尔小姐像钉子一样钉在那儿,吃惊地看着塞 斯曼先生。她很想听听主人详细讲讲他本人在夜里遭遇 鬼魂的可怕经历,觉得在大白天听很开心。可等着她的 却是一堆烦人、累人的吟附,这太出乎她的意料了,用 了好长一段时间她才从惊愣与失望中回过神来,她仍然 prosaic [prou'zeiik]a. 平 凡的 站在那儿,等主人进一步解释。 但塞斯曼先生根本不想、也没有时间向她解释 他甩开她去找克菜拉。恰如他所料,房子不同寻常的 动静已经惊醒了她,此刻她正躺在床上仔细听着,猜 测发生了什么事。塞斯曼先生坐下来,把昨天晚上的 事都讲给她听了,并解释说,医生已经做出诊断,认 为海蒂现在的身体状态非常糟糕,因此她的梦游症就 会越来越严重,说不定哪天她会跑到屋顶上去,这当 verdict l'vaxdikt] n. 定论 strung [strAn]a. 神经紧 7 然是很危险的。所以他们决定立即送海蒂回家,他不 张的 想承担让海蒂留下来的责任,他说克菜拉自己能够看 出来事情只能这么办。克菜拉非常沮丧,先是想出各 种各样的理由让海蒂留下来,但她爸爸很坚决,答应 ·207· IXIII. A Summer Eveninq on the Mountain her remaining, and Clara would see for herself that it was the only thing to do Clara was very much distressed, and at first made all kinds of suggestions for keeping Heidi with her: but her father was firm, and promised her. if she would be reasonable and make no further fuss^{}, that he would take her to Switzerland next summer. So Clara gave in to the inevitable, only stipulating②} that the box might be brought into her room to be packed. so that she might add whatever she liked, and her father was only too pleased to let her provide a nice outfit for the child. Meanwhile Dete had arrived and was waiting in the hall, wondering wha extraordinary event had come to pass for her to be sent for at such an unusual hour. Herr Sesemann informed her of the state Heidi was in, and that he wished her that very day to take her home. Dete was greatly disappointed, for she had not expected such a piece of news. She remembered Uncle's last words, that he never wished to set eyes on her again, and it seemed to her that to take back the child to him, after having left it with him once and then taken it away again, was not a safe or wise thing for her to do. So she excused herself to Herr Sesemann with he usual flow of words: to-day and to-morrow it would be auite impossible for her to take the journey, and there was so much to do that she doubted if she could get off on any of the following days. Herr Sesemann understood that she was unwilling tc go at all, and so dismissed{} her. Then he sent for Sebastian and told him to make ready to start: he was to travel with the child as far as Basel that day, and the next day take her home. He would give him a letter to carry to the grandfather, which would explain everything, and he himself could come back by return “But there is one thing in particular which I wish you to look after." said Her Sesemann in conclusion, "and be sure you attend to what I say. I know the people of this hotel in Basel, the name of which I give you on this card. They will see to providing rooms for the child and you. When there, go at once into the child's room and see that the windows are all firmly fastened so that they cannot be easily opened. After the child is in bed, lock the door of her room on the outside, for the child walks in her sleep and might run into danger in a strange house if she went wandering downstairs and tried to open the front door: so you understand?" "Oh! Then that was it?" exclaimed Sebastian, for now a light was thrown on{④the ghostly visitations. "Yes, that was it! And you are a coward^{}, and you may tell John he is the .208. 3.山中夏夜l 她说如果她通情达理,不再吵闹,明年夏天他会带她 去瑞士。既然一切都无可挽回,克菜拉也只得让步, 但她坚持要把箱子搬到自已屋里来,那样她可以按自 ①fuss [fas]n.反对,异议 己的心愿给海蒂带些衣服,而这正是爸爸所期望的, ② stipulate I'stipjuleit]v 保 证 他非常乐意让克菜拉把海蒂好好装扮一下。与此同时 笛蒂已经到了,正在大厅里等着,她不知道这么早就 把自已叫来到底是出了什么事。塞斯曼先生给她讲了 目前海蒂的状况,并希望她当天就把孩子送回去。笛 蒂感到很失望,没想到会是这种消息。她想起了阿尔 姆大叔说的话,他再也不想见到她,而且自己当初把 孩子硬推给他,后来又把她要走,现在再把她送回去 这样做显然不明智,也不妥当。于是,笛蒂就拿出自 己的能言善辩的本事,她解释说今明两天事情太多了, 根本不可能安排这样的长途旅行,问再等两天怎么样。 塞斯曼先生明白她这是不想去,就打发她走了,然后 盼时塞巴斯蒂安做好出发的准备:后者要在当天陪海蒂 到达巴塞尔,第二天送她回家。塞斯曼先生还让塞巴 ③ dismiss [dis'mis]v 让.....离开 斯蒂安给孩子的爷爷捎去一封信,上面把一切都说得 明明自自。送到后他就可以自己返回 “但还有一件事,我要你特别注意。”塞斯曼先生 最后说,“一定要按照我说的去做。我认识巴塞尔这个 旅馆里的人,旅馆的名字就在这张名片上,他们会负责 照应,为你们准备房间。一到那个地方,你就立即去这 孩子的房间,注意窗户都要关得很严,不容易打开。孩 子入睡之后,从外面把她的房门锁上,因为这孩子梦 游,在一个陌生的地方下楼去开大门可能会出危险。你 明白了吗?” “噢!原来是这么回事!”塞巴斯蒂安叫道,知道 了闹鬼是怎么回事。 ④ throw a light on 解 释, 阐明 “对!就是这么回事!你是个胆小鬼,告诉约翰他 coward ['kauad]n. 胆小 鬼 ·209· IXIII. A Summer Eveninq on the Mountain same, and the whole household a pack of idiots."And with this Herr Sesemann went off to his study to write a letter to Alm-Uncle. Sebastian remained standing, feeling rather foolish. "If only I had not let tha fool of a John drag me back into the room, and had gone after the little white figure, which I should do certainly if I saw it now!" he kept on saying to himself: but just now every corner of the room was clearly visible in the daylight Meanwhile Heidi was standing expectantly{①} dressed in her Sunday frock waiting to see what would happen next, for Tinette had only woke her up with a shake and put on her clothes without a word of explanation. The little uneducated child was far too much beneath her for Tinette to speak to. Herr Sesemann went back to the dining-room with the letter: breakfast was now ready, and he asked. "Where is the child?" Heidi was fetched, and as she walked up to him to say "Good-morning," he looked inquiringly into her face and said, "Well, what do you say to this, little one?" Heidi looked at him in perplexity "Why, you don't know anything about it, I see," laughed Herr Sesemann. "You are going home to-day, going at once." "Home?" murmured Heidi in a low voice, turning pale: she was so overcome that for a moment or two she could hardly breathe. "Don't you want to hear more about it?" "Oh, yes, yes!" exclaimed Heidi, her face now rosy with delight. “All right, then," said Herr Sesemann as he sat down and made her a sign to do the same, "but now make a good breakfast, and then off you go in the carriage." But Heidi could not swallow a morsel^{②} though she tried to do what she was told: she was in such a state of excitement that she hardly knew if she was awake or dreaming, or if she would again open her eyes to find herself in her nightgowr at the front door "Tell Sebastian to take plenty of provisions③} with him," Herr Sesemann called out to Fraulein Rottenmeier, who just then came into the room: "the child can't eat anything now, which is quite natural. Now run up to Clara and stay with .210· 3.山中夏夜l 也一样。这院子里的人整个一群笨蛋。”说完,塞斯曼 先生就去书房给阿尔姆大叔写信。 塞巴斯蒂安站在那儿,觉得自已真蠢,“我要不是 被约翰那个笨蛋拉回房间,而是跟上那个白影看个究竟 该有多好啊!这会儿我要是看见了,我肯定会这么做!” 他不停地这样哪嚷着,可是这会儿天已经大亮了,屋里 ① expectanty 的每个角落都看得清清楚楚 [iks'pektontli]ad. 期待地 海蒂穿着礼拜日的裙子,正站在屋里纳闷,不知道 要发生什么事,因为蒂耐特只是把她摇醒并给她穿好衣 服,一句话都没说,她觉得这个没教养的孩子太低下 了,不值得她蒂耐特一理。 塞斯曼先生拿着信回到餐室,早餐已经准备好了。 他问道:“那孩子在哪儿?” 海蒂被带来了。她走进房间,到塞斯曼先生跟前道 早安,他以询问的眼神看着孩子说:“小家伙,你知道 这是怎么回事吗?” 海蒂迷惑地看着他。 “看来,你还一点儿都不知道。”塞斯曼先生笑着 说,“你今天就要回家了,马上就走。” “回家?”海蒂嘲自语,脸色变得苍白, 由于过 于激动,她有一阵子都快出不来气儿了。 “你不想知道到底是怎么回事吗?” “想!当然想知道!”海蒂叫道,由于高兴,脸色 ② morsel [mxsel]n.(食物 又变得徘红。 的)一口 “好吧。”塞斯曼先生说着坐下来,同时示意海蒂也 就座,“可是现在你要好好吃顿早餐,然后就上车出发。” 海蒂尽管做了很大努力,还是一口也吃不下去。她 ③ provision [prou'vigan] n 太激动了,不知自已是在做梦还是醒着,不知是否还会 [复数]食物,给养 一睁眼却发现自已身穿睡袍站在大门口。 “告诉塞巴斯蒂安多带上些食物,”塞斯曼先生对 刚进屋的罗顿迈尔小姐说,“孩子现在吃不下东西,这 很正常。现在你快去陪陪克菜拉,等马车来了就叫你。” ·211· IXIII. A Summer Eveninq on the Mountain her till the carriage comes round."he added kindly, turning to Heidi Heidi had been longing for this, and ran quickly upstairs. An immense trunk was standing open in the middle of the room. "Come along, Heidi," cried Clara, as she entered: "see all the things I have had put in for you - aren't you pleased?" And she ran over a list of things, dresses and aprons and handkerchiefs, and all kinds of working materials."And look here,"she added, as she triumphantly①} held up a basket. Heidi peeped in and jumped for joy, for inside it were twelve beautiful round white rolls, all for grandmother. In her delight the children forgo that the time had come for them to separate, and when some one called out, "The carriage is here," there was no time for grieving Heidi ran to her room to fetch her darling book: she knew no one could have packed that, as it lay under her pillow, for Heidi had kept it by her night and day This was put in the basket with the rolls. Then she opened her wardrobe to look for another treasure, which perhaps no one would have thought of packing anc she was right-the old red shawl had been left behind, Fraulein Rottenmeie not considering it worth putting in with the other things. Heidi wrapped it round something else which she laid on the top of the basket, so that the red package was quite conspicuous②}. Then she put on her pretty hat and left the room. The children could not spend much time over their farewells, for Herr Sesemann was waiting tc put Heidi in the carriage. Friulein Rottenmeier was waiting at the top of the stairs to say good-bye to her. When she caught sight of the strange little red bundle. she took it out of the basket and threw it on the ground. "No, no, Adelaide." she exclaimed, "you cannot leave the house with that thing. What can you possibly want with it!" And then she said good-bye to the child. Heidi did not dare take up her little bundle, but she gave the master of the house an imploring look, as if he greatest treasure had been taken from her. "No, no,"said Herr Sesemann in a very decided voice, "the child shall take home with her whatever she likes, kittens and tortoises, if it pleases her: we need not put ourselves out about that. Friulein Rottenmeier." Heidi quickly picked up her bundle, with a look of joy and gratitude{③}. As she stood by the carriage door, Herr Sesemann gave her his hand and said he hoped she would remember him and Clara. He wished her a happy journey, and Heidi .212. 13.山中夏夜 他转向海蒂和善地说。 海蒂正等着这话,立刻跑上楼去了。克菜拉房间的 中央放着一只开着盖的大箱子。 “快来,海蒂。”她刚走进门,克莱拉就喊道,“看 看我给你带的东西--满意吗?” 说完,她就把箱子里的东西念叨了一遍,礼服、围 ① triumphantly 裙、手绢和各种各样做手工用的材料。“看这个。”她边 [trai'Amfantli]ad. 得意洋 洋地 说边得意地举起一只篮子。海蒂向里瞄了一眼,高兴得 跳了起来,里面有一打精美的白面包,都是给婆婆准备 的。孩子们光顾高兴,没察觉到分手的时刻就要来了 当有人叫道“马车来了”时,已经没有时间惜别了。 海蒂跑到自己房间去拿那本心爱的书,她知道谁也 不会想到把它放到箱子里,因为书在她的枕头底下,那 样海蒂可以日夜与它为伴。她把书和面包一起放在篮子 里。然后,她又打开衣掘找另一件宝贝,这东西或许没 有人会注意它-一真让她猜着了,那条破旧的红披肩果 然被丢在里面,罗顿迈尔小姐认为它不配和其他东西一 ② conspicuous 起放在箱子里。海蒂用它裹了一些别的东西,放在了篮 [kon'spikjuos]a. 引人注 子的表面,看上去很是显眼,随后她戴上漂亮的帽子 意的 离开了房间。两个孩子没有太多的时间道别,因为塞斯 曼先生在等着海蒂上车,罗顿迈尔小姐站在最高一层台 阶上,等着跟她告别。看到那个怪模怪样的红色包裹后 她立刻把它从篮子里拿出来,扔到了地上。“阿得蕾德 这可不行。”她尖叫着,“你不能带着这破东西回家,要 它有什么用呢?!”说完她就跟孩子道别。海蒂不敢去 拾自己的小包裹,却用乞求的目光看着男主人,像是在 诉说自己最宝贵的财富被人夺走了 “不行,不行。”塞斯曼先生语气坚定地说,“这孩 子愿意带什么就带什么,小猫啦,乌龟啦,只要她喜欢 gratitude I'qraetitju:dl n 罗顿迈尔小姐,咱们不能把自己的意愿强加给她。” 感激 海蒂立刻拾起那个红包裹,既高兴又感激。她站到 了马车门口,塞斯曼先生向她伸出手,说希望她能记住 ·213·