(雙語(yǔ))月亮和六便士 第51章(3)

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Tiare paused to take breath.

蒂阿瑞停下來(lái)喘了一口氣。

"It was then he told me of his wife in England. 'My poor Strickland,' I said to him, 'they've all got a wife somewhere; that is generally why they come to the islands. Ata is a sensible girl, and she doesn't expect any ceremony before the Mayor. She's a Protestant, and you know they don't look upon these things like the Catholics.'

“就在這個(gè)時(shí)候，他告訴我他在英國(guó)是有老婆的?！铱蓱z的思特里克蘭德，’我對(duì)他說(shuō)，‘他們?cè)趧e的地方都有個(gè)外家；一般說(shuō)來(lái)，這也是為什么他們到我們這些島上來(lái)的原故。愛(ài)塔是個(gè)通情達(dá)理的姑娘，她不要求當(dāng)著市長(zhǎng)的面舉行什么儀式。她是個(gè)耶穌教徒，你知道，信耶穌教的對(duì)待這種事不象信天主教的人那么古板?！?/p>

"Then he said: 'But what does Ata say to it?' 'It appears that she has a beguin for you,' I said. 'She's willing if you are. Shall I call her?' He chuckled in a funny, dry way he had, and I called her. She knew what I was talking about, the hussy, and I saw her out of the corner of my eyes listening with all her ears, while she pretended to iron a blouse that she had been washing for me. She came. She was laughing, but I could see that she was a little shy, and Strickland looked at her without speaking."

“這時(shí)候他說(shuō)道：‘那么愛(ài)塔對(duì)這件事有什么意見(jiàn)呢？’‘看起來(lái)，她對(duì)你很有情意，’我說(shuō)，‘如果你愿意，她也會(huì)同意的。要不要我叫她來(lái)一下？’思特里克蘭德咯咯地笑起來(lái)，象他平常那樣，笑聲干干巴巴，樣子非?；?。于是我就把愛(ài)塔叫過(guò)來(lái)。愛(ài)塔知道剛才我在同思特里克蘭德談什么，這個(gè)騷丫頭；我一直用眼角盯著她，她假裝在給我熨一件剛剛洗過(guò)的罩衫，耳朵卻一個(gè)字不漏地聽(tīng)著我們倆講話。她走到我面前，咯咯地笑著，但是我看得出來(lái)，她有一些害羞。思特里克蘭德打量了她一陣，沒(méi)有說(shuō)什么?！?/p>

"Was she pretty?" I asked.

“她長(zhǎng)得好看嗎？”我問(wèn)。

"Not bad. But you must have seen pictures of her. He painted her over and over again, sometimes with a pareo on and sometimes with nothing at all. Yes, she was pretty enough. And she knew how to cook. I taught her myself. I saw Strickland was thinking of it, so I said to him: 'I've given her good wages and she's saved them, and the captains and the first mates she's known have given her a little something now and then. She's saved several hundred francs.'

“挺漂亮。但是你過(guò)去一定看到過(guò)她的畫(huà)兒了。他給她畫(huà)了一幅又一幅，有時(shí)候圍著一件帕利歐（當(dāng)?shù)厝说姆b，一種用土布做的束腰），有時(shí)候什么都不穿。不錯(cuò)，她長(zhǎng)得蠻漂亮。她會(huì)做飯。是我親自教會(huì)她的。我看到思特里克蘭德正在琢磨這件事，我就對(duì)他說(shuō)：‘我給她的工資很多，她都攢起來(lái)了。她認(rèn)識(shí)的那些船長(zhǎng)和大副有時(shí)候也送給她一點(diǎn)兒東西。她已經(jīng)攢了好幾百法郎了?！?/p>