7 Incident at the Window窗户边上离奇的一幕-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《化身博士The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde》

Incident at the Window It chanced on Sunday,when Mr.Utterson was on his usual walk with Mr. Enfield,that their way lay once again through the by-street;and that when they came in front of the door,both stopped to gaze on it. "Well,"said Enfield,"that story's at an end at least.We shall never see more of Mr..Hyde.” "I hope not,"said Utterson."Did I ever tell you that I once saw him,and shared your feeling of repulsion②？ "It was impossible to do the one without the other,"returned Enfield."And by the way,what an ass you must have thought me,not to know that this was a back way to Dr.Jekyll's!It was partly your own fault that I found it out,even when I did." “So you found it out,did you?”said Utterson.“But if that be so,.we may step into the court and take a look at the windows.To tell you the truth,I am uneasy about poor Jekyll;and even outside,I feel as if the presence of a friend might do him good.” The court was very cool and a little damp,and full of premature twilight,although the sky,high up overhead,was still bright with sunset.The middle one of the three windows was half-way open;and sitting close beside it, ·074· 窗户边上离奇的一幕 碰巧又是星期天，厄塔森照例与恩菲尔德先生一起 ①by-street小街，侧街 出来散步。他们又来到了那条满是商铺的小巷里。当他 俩再一次走到那扇奇怪的门前时，俩人不约而同停了下 来，看着那扇门。 “唉！”恩菲尔德说，“那个故事终于结束了。我们 再也不会见到那个海德了。” ②repulsion[ri'pAlfan]n.排 “希望是吧。”厄塔森说，“我有没有跟你说过，我 斥，厌恶 见过此人一次，而且跟你当时的感觉一模一样，非常恶 心？” “当然，他这个人就是和恶心联系在一起的。”恩菲 尔德回答，“顺便说一句，你是不是觉得我特别愚蠢， 当时竟然不知道这里是杰基尔博士家的后门！你也不老 早告诉我，后来我才发现的，而且总算是弄清楚了。” “你现在都知道了，对吧？”厄塔森说，“既然如此， 咱们不妨进院子里去，往那几樘窗上看看。说真的，我很 不放心可怜的杰基尔。虽然咱们不能进去，只在外面看看， 但他要看见有朋友还惦记着他，我想他也许会好过一点。” ③damp[daemp]a.湖湿的 于是他俩走了进去，院子里非常阴冷，还有一点潮 premature [prema'tjua] a.比预期时间早的 湿。虽然此刻头顶上高高的天空中，落日的光芒依然非常 明亮，但这座院子里，黄昏似乎早己来临。那三扇窗户里， 中间的一扇半开着。厄塔森抬头看，竟然正好看见了杰基 ·075· Incident at the Window taking the air with an infinite sadness of mien,like some disconsolate prisoner, Utterson saw Dr.Jekyll. “What!Jekyll!"he cried.“I trust you are better..” "I am very low,Utterson,"replied the doctor drearily,"very low.It will not last long,thank God." “You stay too much indoors,”said the lawyer..“You should be out, whipping up the circulation like Mr.Enfield and me.(This is my cousin-Mr. Enfield-Dr.Jekyll.)Come now;get your hat and take a quick turn with us." "You are very good,"sighed the other."I should like to very much;but no, no,no,it is quite impossible;I dare not.But indeed,Utterson,I am very glad to see you;this is really a great pleasure;I would ask you and Mr.Enfield up,but the place is really not fit." "Why,then,"said the lawyer,good-naturedly,"the best thing we can do is to stay down here and speak with you from where we are." "That is just what I was about to venture to propose,"returned the doctor with a smile.But the words were hardly uttered,before the smile was struck out of his face and succeeded by an expression of such abject terror and despair, as froze the very blood of the two gentlemen below.They saw it but for a glimpse for the window was instantly thrust down;but that glimpse had been sufficient,and they turned and left the court without a word.In silence,too,they traversed the by-street;and it was not until they had come into a neighbouring thoroughfare where even upon a Sunday there were still some stirrings of life,that Mr.Utterson at last turned and looked at his companion.They were both pale;and there was an answering horror in their eyes. "God forgive us,God forgive us,"said Mr.Utterson. But Mr.Enfield only nodded his head very seriously,and walked on once more in silence. ·076· 商户边上离奇的一幕 ①disconsolate 尔博士：他正紧挨着窗户坐着，应该是在透气，但神情中 [.dis'konsalat)a.忧郁的 露着无限的悲伤，就像一个郁郁不乐的囚徒。 “是你啊！杰基尔！”厄塔森冲他喊道，“我相信你 ②drearily[driarali]ad..沉 近来一定好多了吧？” 闷地 “我情况很不好，厄塔森，”博士有气无力地回答， “非常非常糟糕。我时日不多了，感谢上帝啊。” “你把自己关在屋里时间太长了！”厄塔森说，“你 3circulation [.sa:kju'leifan] n流通：传播 应该出来，活动活动，像我和恩菲尔德先生一样。这是 我的表弟恩菲尔德一恩菲尔德，这位是杰基尔博士。 现在就出来吧，戴上帽子来跟我们一起散会儿步。” “你真好！”杰基尔叹了口气，“我很想出来和你们 一起，但是，不行，不行，这绝对不可能，我不敢这么 做。不过，说真的，厄塔森，能见到你我很高兴。我真 的非常开心。我很想邀请你和恩菲尔德先生上来坐一坐， 但是这个地方真的不太合适。” ④venture to冒险去 “这没什么，”厄塔森非常和蔼地说，“好吧，那我 们就在这儿待一会儿，在这儿陪你说说话。” “这也正是我刚想冒昧提议的。”杰基尔脸上露出了 一丝微笑。但是，这句话还没说完，他脸上的微笑突然 不见了，紧接着露出一种极其恐惧和失望的神情。看到 ⑤glimpse[glimps】n.警， 这一幕，楼下的厄塔森和恩菲尔德都怔住了。只是他俩 看 刚警到一眼，还没来得及反应，窗子就“砰”的一声关 上了。但是，那一眼就已经足够了。他俩转身离开院子， 6thoroughfare ['OArafea]n. 一句话也没说。两个人就这样沉默着穿过那条小巷，一 大街，大路 直走到邻近的一条大街上。即使是星期天，这条街上也 是熙熙攘攘，一派生机盎然的景象。这时，厄塔森终于 转过身，看着他同行的伙伴。俩人都被吓得面色苍白， 还没缓过劲来，眼晴里充满恐惧。 “祈求上帝饶恕！祈求上帝饶恕！”厄塔森嘟囔着。 但恩菲尔德先生只点了点头，表情非常严肃，一言 不发，继续向前走去。 ·077·