牛津書蟲系列 大衛(wèi)科波菲爾 Chapter 8 David's new life
有阿格尼斯的鼓勵(lì)，我的勁頭更足了，并不再消沉。我的生活如今有了目標(biāo)。我準(zhǔn)備盡可能努力工作，為幫助我姨婆，也為娶朵拉而掙足夠的錢。我每天早上5點(diǎn)鐘起床，走著去位于倫敦城另一端的斯特朗博士家，每個(gè)上午跟他于兩個(gè)小時(shí)，然后走回來到斯本羅先生的辦公室，把我大部分時(shí)間花在法庭上。晚上，我又回到斯特朗博士處，干上兩到三個(gè)小時(shí)，最后才回到我的寓所，我姨婆、辟果提和迪克先生在那兒等我。我很高興地告訴姨婆，斯特朗博士將付給我每年70英鎊的酬勞。加上姨婆在肯特的房租，我們能生活得很不錯(cuò)，只消謹(jǐn)慎安排就是了。由于我年輕、健康，我不在乎工作艱辛。累的時(shí)候，我對(duì)自己說，“一切為了朵拉!”那樣我就會(huì)更努力地工作。
When I met Traddles one day near the courts，I told him about my new situation，and he was very sympathetic.
一天，我在法院附近遇上特拉德爾，我告訴他我的近況，他表示很同情。
‘But I have news for you too，Copperfield!’he said.‘The Micawbers are moving to Canterbury.’
“可我也有消息告訴你，科波菲爾!”他說，“米考伯一家搬到了坎特伯雷城。”
‘Oh!That means something must have turned up for them!’I replied，interested.
“噢!那就是說他們有了轉(zhuǎn)機(jī)!”我很感興趣地回答。
‘Yes，Mr Micawber is going to become assistant to someone called Uriah Heep，a partner in a firm of Canterbury lawyers.’
“是的，米考伯先生將成為一位名叫尤賴亞·希普的人的助手，他是坎城一家律師事務(wù)所的合伙人。”
‘Heep!’I cried in horror.‘I know him!Why would Mr Micawber want to work for him?’
“希普!”我驚恐地叫道，“我知道他!米考伯先生怎么會(huì)想到給他干?”
‘Well，I do know that Heep has paid all Mr Micawber's debts in London，’answered Traddles.‘The whole family is leaving tomorrow.They asked me to tell you.’
“嘿，反正我知道希普為米考伯先生償還了他在倫敦欠下的所有債務(wù)，”特拉德爾回答，“他們一家明天就離開。他們要我告訴你。”
I wondered why Heep wanted Micawber to work for him，and I felt sure Uriah had some evil plan in his ugly head.
我不明白希普為什么找米考伯給他干活，但我肯定尤賴亞丑陋的腦子里又在捉摸什么壞計(jì)劃。
The next day Peggotty was returning to Yarmouth to look after Ham，while Daniel was away.After I had taken her to the coach station and said goodbye to her，I hurried to Miss Mills's house.I had not yet told Dora about the changes in my life，because I had not wanted to explain it all in a letter，but today she was visiting Julia Mills and was expecting me to come to tea.
第二天，辟果提要回雅茅斯照顧哈姆，因?yàn)榈つ釥柌辉?。我把她送到長途馬車站，跟她道別后，我急沖沖地來到米爾斯小姐的住處。我還未曾告訴朵拉我生活中的變化，因?yàn)槲也幌雰H以一封信解釋這一切。而今天她要來看看朱莉亞·米爾斯，并約我一起喝茶。
How happy and heautiful Dora looked when she met me in the sitting-room!And how shocked and miserable she looked when I asked her immediately，‘Can you love a beggar，Dora?’My pretty little Dora!She had no idea what I meant.
當(dāng)我在客廳見著朵拉時(shí)，她是那么高興，那么美麗!當(dāng)我突然問她：“你會(huì)愛一個(gè)窮光蛋嗎，朵拉?”時(shí)，她是那么震驚，那么痛苦!我美麗的小朵拉!她不明白我的意思。
‘Don't be silly，David!’she cried.‘What are you talking about?’
“別犯傻了，大衛(wèi)!”她叫道，“你在說什么?”
‘It's true，Dora，my love!’I cried.‘I've lost all my money!I'm a beggar!’And I looked so serious that Dora was frightened，and began to sob bitterly on my shoulder.
“真的，朵拉，我的寶貝!”我叫道，“我失去了所有的錢!我成了窮光蛋!”我顯得很認(rèn)真，竟把朵拉嚇哭了，她靠在我肩上痛苦地抽泣起來。
‘But I love you，Dora，and always will!’I continued.‘It doesn't matter if we are poor，because I'll work hard to buy our bread.We don't need much as long as we have each other!Tell me your heart is still mine，dear Dora!’
“可我愛你，朵拉，永遠(yuǎn)愛你!”我繼續(xù)道，“窮并沒關(guān)系，因?yàn)槲視?huì)努力工作，買到面包，只要有你有我，我們不需要更多的!告訴我你的心依然屬于我，親愛的朵拉!”
‘Oh yes!’she cried.‘Oh yes，it's all yours!Only，don't frighten me again!Don't talk of hard work and bread!I don't understand!I hardly ever eat bread!’
“噢，是的!”她哭道，“噢，是的，全部屬于你!只要你別再嚇我!別再談努力工作和面包!我不懂!我?guī)缀鯖]吃過面包!”
I loved her more than ever.But I felt she was not very practical.In a few moments，when she had stopped crying and was calmer，I tried again to make her understand.
我比以前更愛她了，但我感覺到她很不現(xiàn)實(shí)。過了一會(huì)兒，當(dāng)她停止哭泣，漸漸平靜下來時(shí)，我又一次試圖讓她明白。
‘My dearest!May I mention something?’
“我最親愛的!可以跟你說些事嗎?”
‘Oh，please don't be practical!begged Dora，tears coming to her lovely eyes.‘It frightens me so much!’
“噢，請(qǐng)別談現(xiàn)實(shí)”!她乞求道，可愛的雙眼涌出淚水，“它讓我好害怕!”
‘My dear one，if we work together，and share our problems，it will make us，and our love，stronger.
“親愛的人，如果我們一起工作，一起克服困難，那將會(huì)使我們的愛情更堅(jiān)固。”
‘But I'm not strong at all!’she cried miserably.‘Ask Julia!She'll tell you—I'm weak，and foolish!’
“可我一點(diǎn)兒都不堅(jiān)強(qiáng)”!她痛苦地哭道，“你問朱莉亞!她會(huì)告訴你——我很懦弱，很愚蠢!”
‘But if you thought sometimes，my sweet Dora，that you are engaged to a poor man—if you tried to see how your father manages the servants，or how much food costs in the markets，it would be helpful to us.We must be brave，dear Dora!Our path in life is steep and rocky—’
“可如果你有時(shí)想一想，我的心肝朵拉，你要嫁的是一位窮人——如果你用心注意一下你父親是怎么管理用人們，市場(chǎng)上的食品需要多少錢，那對(duì)我們將很有幫助。我們必須勇敢，親愛的朵拉!我們的生活道路坎坎坷坷，很不平坦——”
I was becoming quite enthusiastic，but I suddenly realized I had said far too much.Poor little Dora was sobbing and screaming with fear，and in a moment was lying unconscious on the sofa.I really thought I had killed her.I threw water on her face and went down on my knees to ask her to forgive me.I called myself a selfish，heartless creature，and shouted for Julia Mills.At last she hurried in，and I explained what had happened.When Dora opened her eyes，her friend helped her upstairs.
我開始情緒激昂，可突然我發(fā)現(xiàn)自己說得太過火了?？蓱z的小朵拉恐怖地抽泣，尖叫著，不一會(huì)兒倒在沙發(fā)上，失去了知覺。我真以為自己殺了她。我往她臉上灑水，并跪下來請(qǐng)求她原諒。我罵自己是自私、無情的畜生，并大聲呼喊朱莉亞·米爾斯。最后她趕來了，我解釋了發(fā)生的一切。朵拉睜開眼睛時(shí)，她朋友扶著她上了樓。
While Dora was upstairs，washing her face and calming herself，I asked Miss Mills's advice on the best way to encourage Dora to become more practical.Miss Mills shook her head sadly.
當(dāng)朵拉上樓洗臉以使自己鎮(zhèn)靜的時(shí)候，我征求米爾斯小姐的意見，怎樣通過最合適的渠道讓朵拉變得更切實(shí)際。米爾斯小姐憂郁地?fù)u了搖頭。
‘I must be honest with you，Mr Copperfield.Our dearest Dora is a beautiful，innocent child of nature，full of light and happiness.She is above the things of this world，which we poor humans have to worry about.I think you'll just have to accept that fact.’
“實(shí)不相瞞，科波菲爾先生。我們最親愛的朵拉是一位美麗、天真的自然之子，充滿了生機(jī)和快樂。她超越了世間萬物，不像我們凡俗之輩這樣操心。我想你只能接受這一事實(shí)。”
When Dora came downstairs again，she looked so lovely that I felt bitterly angry with myself for making her unhappy， even for a moment.We had tea，and she sang her French songs to me，and played the guitar.We were happy again，until the moment when I stupidly mentioned that I had to get up at five o’clock the next morning.Suddenly her pretty face looked sad，and she did not play or sing again.When I got up to go，she came up close to me，and said lovingly，‘You bad boy，don't be so silly!Don't get up at five o’clock!Why should you?’
當(dāng)朵拉又下樓時(shí)，她看上去是那么的可愛以致我痛恨自己帶給她痛苦，甚至是片刻的痛苦。我們開始喝茶，她給我唱法文歌曲，彈奏吉他。我們重新快樂起來，直到我愚蠢地提到我第二天必須五點(diǎn)鐘起床。突然，她美麗的臉上露出憂傷，不再繼續(xù)彈唱。當(dāng)我起身要走時(shí)，她來到我跟前，動(dòng)情地說道：“你這個(gè)壞東西，別這么犯傻了!用不著五點(diǎn)就起來!為什么你該這樣?”
‘But my love，I have work to do!I have to work in order to live!’ I replied.
“可是，我的寶貝，我有工作要做!為了生存我必須工作!”我回答。
‘ Work?Don't be so foolish， David dear!’and she seemed to think that was the end of the matter， as she gave me a kiss straight from her innocent little heart.
“工作?別犯傻了，大衛(wèi)，親愛的!”她似乎覺得事情就這么解決了，并發(fā)自她天真的內(nèi)心給了我一個(gè)吻。
I loved her， and went on loving her. But I went on working hard too， and worrying about earning money. Some evenings，as I sat opposite my aunt in my little sitting-room at the end of another exhausting day， I was quite frightened， when I thought of the problems I was going to have to solve alone.
我愛她，而且一直都愛她?？晌乙驳脠?jiān)持拼命工作，拼命掙錢。有幾天晚上，當(dāng)我累了一整天，在我那小客廳里與我姨婆相對(duì)而坐時(shí)，我感到十分害怕，想著我必須一個(gè)人克服這些困難。
Several months passed in this way. Dora and I wrote to each other every day， and occasionally I was able to visit her at Miss Mills's house. But one morning when I arrived at the office for work， Mr Spenlow greeted me very coldly and asked me to step into his office， where we could talk privately.When I entered the room，I was surprised to see Miss Murd-stone standing by his desk， staring unpleasantly at me. I knew at once that Dora's father had discoversd our secret， and I guessed who had told him.
就這樣過去了好幾個(gè)月。朵拉和我每天通信，時(shí)而我也能去米爾斯小姐的住所看她。可有一天早上，當(dāng)我來到辦公室工作時(shí)，斯本羅先生冷冷地和我打了一聲招呼，并要我到他辦公室跟我單獨(dú)談?wù)?。我走進(jìn)房間，意外地發(fā)現(xiàn)摩德斯通小姐站在他的書桌邊，很不愉快地盯著我。我立刻意識(shí)到朵拉的父親已經(jīng)發(fā)現(xiàn)了我們的秘密，而且猜到是誰告的狀。
‘ Mr Copperfield，’ said Mr Spenlow， frowning sternly at me，‘ I am sorry to say that Miss Murdstone has found some letters which appear to be from you to my daughter Dora. Are they yours?’
“科波菲爾先生，”斯本羅先生朝我嚴(yán)肅地皺皺眉，說道，“我很抱歉告訴你，摩德斯通小姐發(fā)現(xiàn)了一些似乎是你寫給我女兒朵拉的信。是你寫的嗎?”
I looked at the letters he handed to me， blushed， and whispered，‘ Yes， sir，’ Poor little Dora!I hoped she had not been frightened by that horrible Murdstone woman. I hated to think Of Dora's unhappiness at losing my letters.
我看了一下他遞給我的幾封信，紅著臉輕聲說道：“是的，先生。”可憐的小朵拉!希望她沒被這位可怕的摩德斯通女人嚇著。我不愿想象朵拉在丟失我的信后的痛苦狀。
‘ I suspected something was wrong when Miss Spenlow came back from her last visit to Miss Mills，’ said Miss Murd-stone， looking very pleased with herself.‘ I always said Julia Mills was not a suitable friend for Miss Spenlow， and I was right!’
“我就覺察到斯本羅小姐上次從米爾斯小姐那兒回來時(shí)有些不太對(duì)勁。”摩德斯通小姐說，顯得對(duì)自己很滿意。“我一直說朱莉亞·米爾斯不是斯本羅小姐合適的朋友，我說對(duì)了!”
Mr Spenlow appeared to agree， but rather sadly.
斯本羅先生表示同意，可他十分憂郁。
‘ I am very sorry， sir，’ I said，‘ but it is all my fault. Please don't blame Dora—’
“非常抱歉，先生，”我說，“那都是我的錯(cuò)。請(qǐng)別責(zé)怪朵拉——”
‘ Miss Spenlow to you， young man!’ said her father angrily.
“你只能稱她斯本羅小姐，年輕人!”她父親氣憤地說道。
‘ I know it wasn't right to keep it secret， sir， but I love your daughter，and I hope that one day—’
“我知道保守秘密不對(duì)，先生，但我愛您的女兒，我希望有一天——”
‘ Don't speak to me of love， Mr Copperfield! cried Mr Spenlow.‘ You are both much too young! We'll throw these letters in the fire， and you must promise to forget the whole thing. There is no question of your marrying Dora!’
“別跟我談愛，科波菲爾先生!”斯本羅先生叫起來。“你們倆都太年輕!我們會(huì)把這些信件燒掉，你必須保證忘掉這整件事。你不可能娶朵拉!”
‘ But sir，I can't forget her!I love her!’ I protested.
“可是，先生，我不能忘掉她!我愛她!”我反駁道。
‘That is my last word， M Copperfield! When you have time to consider， you'll realize it's wiser to do as I say. Now go to your work!’
“這是我的最后通牒，科波菲爾先生!你要有時(shí)間考慮一下，就會(huì)意識(shí)到照我說的做是明智的?，F(xiàn)在，干活去吧!”
I spent all day thinking of poor sweet Dora， and how she must be feeling. In the evening I hurried round to Miss Mills's house， but although she spoke wisely of love and broken hearts， she could not offer me any practical advice.
我一整天都在想可憐的心肝朵拉，想她會(huì)是什么感覺。到了晚上，我急急忙忙來到米爾斯小姐處，可雖然她對(duì)愛情和破碎的心有高見，但她也不能給我提供切合實(shí)際的建議。
The next day， after a sleepless night， I arrived at the office at the normal time， and discovered all the clerks standing talking at the front door. This was so unusual that I stopped to ask what had happened.
第二天，經(jīng)過無眠的一夜后，我按老時(shí)間照常來到辦公室，可我發(fā)現(xiàn)所有的職員都站在前門聊天。這一現(xiàn)象很反常，我停下來問他們發(fā)生了什么。
‘ Why，don't you know?’ asked one of them.‘The police have found Mr Spenlow dead!’I fell back， shocked.
“怎么，你不知道?”其中一位回答，“警察發(fā)現(xiàn)斯本羅先生死了!”我大為震驚，向后倒去。
‘ You look very pale， Mr Copperfield!’ said another.‘Sit down here， sir!’
“你臉色蒼白，科波菲爾先生!”另一位說道，“坐這兒吧，先生。”
‘ Tell me——tell me what happened， I gasped.
“告訴我——告訴我怎么回事，”我喘著粗氣說道。
‘Well， he went into town to dinner last night， and the carriage and horses came back at midnight without him. He was driving himself， you see. So the servants went to look for him， and found him dead in the road. He must have been ill，and have fallen out of the carriage. Anyway， he was dead when they found him.’
“嗯，他昨晚去城里吃晚飯，午夜時(shí)分馬和馬車回來了，車上沒有他。他是自己駕著車去的，你知道。所以用人們出去找他，發(fā)現(xiàn)他已死在路邊。他一定是病了，從馬車上摔了下來。不管怎樣，反正他們找到他時(shí)他已經(jīng)死了。”
This was a terrible shock to me. Perhaps his anger with me had made him ill.In that case I was partly to blame for his death. But I am sorry to say I was also jealous of Dora's sadness. White she was crying for her dead father， she was not thinking of me， and I selfishly wanted to be the only person in her life.
這對(duì)我可是一種可怕的打擊?；蛟S是因?yàn)樗麑?duì)我的憤怒使他發(fā)玻要是那樣的話，對(duì)他的死我就要負(fù)部分的責(zé)任?？晌液鼙?，我還嫉妒朵拉的悲傷。因?yàn)楫?dāng)她為死去的父親哭泣的時(shí)候，心里就沒有我了，而我卻自私地想成為她生活中唯一的人。
In the next few weeks I became quite desperate because I could not see or speak to my sweet Dora. Miss Mills reported that Dora cried all day， and when my name was mentioned，only sobbed more loudly and said，‘Oh poor dear Father!How wicked of me to keep a secret from him! Oh! Oh!’ So I did not feel encouraged to visit her. Soon after her father's funeral， Dora was taken to live with her two aunts at Putney，in south London， where she seemed to be further away from me than ever.
接下來的幾周我變得十分絕望，因?yàn)槲也荒芘c我的心肝朵拉見面或聊天。據(jù)米爾斯小姐說，朵拉整天哭泣，當(dāng)別人提到我的名字時(shí)，她只會(huì)哭得更厲害，并且說道：“噢，可憐的、親愛的父親!我有多壞呀，竟然對(duì)他嚴(yán)守秘密!噢!噢!”所以我沒有勇氣去看她。她父親的葬禮結(jié)束不久，朵拉被帶到倫敦南部的普特納，和她的兩位姑姑生活在一起。她似乎離我更遠(yuǎn)了。
My aunt， meanwhile， began to be seriously worried about my health， as I was getting more and more depressed. So she suggested I should go to Dover for a few days， to make sure that her house was still in good condition， and then to Canter-bury， to visit the Wickfields. I agreed willingly， as I was always happy to see Agnes. It was easy to take a few day's hoilday from my work at the lawcourts and with Dr Strong.
與此同時(shí)，姨婆開始真正地?fù)?dān)心起我的身體狀況，因?yàn)槲乙惶毂纫惶煲钟?。所以她建議我去多佛呆幾天，看看她的房子是否依然完好，然后再去坎特伯雷城看看威克菲爾父女。我欣然同意了，因?yàn)槲铱偸呛芨吲d見著阿格尼斯。而且從我工作的法院和斯特朗博士那兒請(qǐng)幾天假比較容易。
I was glad to find that the person who was renting my aunt's house in Dover was looking after it well. I was then free to continue my journey to Canterbury， that beautiful ancient city， which seemed very little changed since my schooldays. The soft， clean air made me feel better than I had done for weeks.
我很欣慰，發(fā)現(xiàn)租用我姨婆在多佛那套房子的人把房子照看得很好。這樣，我就有更多的時(shí)間繼續(xù)我旅行的下一站，坎特伯雷，那個(gè)美麗而古老的城市，自從我上學(xué)時(shí)代到現(xiàn)在似乎也沒什么改變。這兒輕柔、潔凈的空氣令我的感覺好了許多，走出了這幾個(gè)星期以來的陰影。
When I arrived at the Wickfields’House， I found Mr Micawber in Uriah Heep's old office.
我到威克菲爾住所時(shí)，看見米考伯先生在尤賴亞·希普原來的辦公室。
We were pleased to see each other， but we both felt a little embarrassed. I realized that he did not want to talk about confidential matters concerning the firm of Heep and Wickfield， and he knew that I disliked his employer， Heep. So conversation was difficult，and in the end I was glad to leave him， and go upstairs to look for Agnes.
我們彼此都很高興見到對(duì)方，但都感到有點(diǎn)尷尬。我注意到他不想透露有關(guān)希普·威克菲爾律師事務(wù)所的機(jī)密消息，他知道我不喜歡他的雇主希普。所以談話很難展開，最后，我很高興跟他告別，來到樓上找阿格尼斯。
I found her in her sitting-room， and she looked up at me with such a warm welcome in her smile that I was very moved.
我在客廳里發(fā)現(xiàn)了她，她抬眼看我，熱情地朝著我微笑，以示歡迎，我頗為感動(dòng)。
‘Ah， Agnes!’ I sald.‘ I've missed you so much recently!You helped me such a lot in the old days that I suppose I never learnt to think for myself. I always feel I need your help and advice. I get into such trouble， and I get so worried， and have so little confidence in myself， but when I'm with you， you give me purpose! You make me strong! What is your secret，my dear adopted sister?’
“啊，阿格尼斯!”我說，“我最近非常想你!你在過去給過我那么多幫助，我想我從未學(xué)會(huì)獨(dú)立思考。我總感覺需要你的幫助，你的建議。現(xiàn)在我陷入了困境，十分擔(dān)心，沒有一點(diǎn)自信，但跟你在一起時(shí)，你卻使我目標(biāo)明確!你讓我充滿力量!你的秘訣是什么，我親愛的姐姐?”
Agnes gave me her hand， which I kissed， and she went on，in her sisterly way， to listen sympathetically as I told her everything that had happened in the past few weeks. As usual，she knew the right thing to do.She advised me to write to Dora's aunts， to ask if I could visit Dora occasionally， and she encouraged me in my hopes of marriage. I felt again that peace which Agnes always brought to me.
阿格尼斯伸給我一只手，我吻了一下，她繼續(xù)像大姐姐一樣，十分同情地傾聽我訴說過去這幾周里發(fā)生的每一件事情。像往常一樣，她知道該怎么做。她建議我給朵拉的姑姑寫信，詢問是否能常去看朵拉，她還鼓勵(lì)我實(shí)現(xiàn)結(jié)婚的希望，我又一次感受到阿格尼斯帶給我的心靈的寧靜。
We had not been sitting together long when Mrs Heep came in.She did not leave us for a moment all that evening， and I wondered whether Uriah had told her to watch over us.Whenever I looked at Agnes's lovely face， I saw Mrs Heep's evil black eyes staring at me.
我們倆還沒坐多會(huì)兒，希普太太就進(jìn)來了。她整個(gè)晚上都沒有離開我們一步。我不知道是否是尤賴亞派她來監(jiān)視我們的。我每次注視阿格尼斯可愛的臉時(shí)，總看見希普太太邪惡的黑眼睛緊盯著我不放。
The next day， Mrs Heep did not leave Agnes and me alone even for a minute. The Heeps， mother and son， seemed to me like two ugly great black birds hanging over the house， and they made me so uncomfortable that I went out for a walk in the afternoon. I was walking along a path near the house，wondering if I should warn Agnes about Uriah's plan of marriage，when I heard footsteps behind me，and turned to see Uriah himself running after me.
第二天，希普太太沒給阿格尼斯和我留下片刻單獨(dú)在一起的時(shí)間。這希普母子，在我看來，就像是徘徊在房子里的兩只丑陋的大黑鳥，他們使我感到十分不舒服，所以到了下午，我就獨(dú)自走出去散步。我沿著房子附近的一條小道走著，捉摸著我是否應(yīng)該告訴阿格尼斯尤賴亞的結(jié)婚計(jì)劃，這時(shí)我聽見身后的腳步聲，轉(zhuǎn)身看見尤賴亞自己跑來追我。
‘Wait for me， Mr Copperfield!’ he cried.
“等等我，科波菲爾先生!”他叫道。
‘Actually，’ I said，‘I came out to be alone.’
“其實(shí)，”我說，“我出來是想單獨(dú)呆會(huì)兒。”
‘ Ah!’ he said， with his oily smile，‘ you don't like my mother being there all the time， do you?’
“啊!”他僵硬地一笑，說，“你不喜歡我母親總在那里，是吧?”
‘No，I don't，’I replied，not caring if I sounded rude.
“是的，不喜歡，”我回答，沒在乎自己的說話是否粗魯。
‘ But you see，’ he continued，‘ in my humble position，I have to be very careful. I'm not married to my Agnes yet，and you're a dangerous rival， Mr Copperfield.’
“可你知道，”他繼續(xù)說道，“處在我這樣卑微的位置，我不得不十分謹(jǐn)慎。我還沒有把阿格尼斯娶過門，而你是一位危險(xiǎn)的對(duì)手，科波菲爾先生。”
‘What!’I cried in disgust.‘ You allow Miss Wickfield no peace in her own home because of me?Don't you realize I think of her as my very dear sister， nothing more? Let me tell you I am engaged to another lady! There! Is that enough for you?’
“什么!”我厭惡地叫道，“你不讓威克菲爾小姐在自己家里有片刻的寧靜是因?yàn)槲?你沒發(fā)現(xiàn)我只是把她當(dāng)成我十分親密的姐姐，僅此而已?我告訴你吧，我已經(jīng)和另一位女士訂了婚!瞧!放心了吧?”
‘ Oh Mr Copperfield!’ cried Uriah， gratefully shaking my hand with his cold fishy one.‘ I'll tell Mother to stop watching you at once! Why didn't you tell me that before? I know you've never liked and trusted me，as I've liked you!’
“噢，科波菲爾先生!”尤賴亞叫道，用他那冰涼的手，頗為感激地握了握我的手，“我馬上告訴母親停止對(duì)你的監(jiān)視!你干嗎不早跟我說呢?我知道你從來都沒有喜歡過我，相信過我，而我卻喜歡你!”
We returned to the house together in silence. That evening after dinner， when Agnes and Mrs Heep had left us， Uriah said to Mr Wickfield，‘Let's have some wine， partner，and drink to young Mr Copperfield's health. It isn't often we have the pleasure of his company， is it， partner?’
我們倆一起走回屋里，誰也沒說話。那天吃完晚飯后，阿格尼斯和希普太太出去了，尤賴亞對(duì)威克菲爾先生說：“我們來點(diǎn)酒吧，我的伙伴，祝年輕的科波菲爾先生健康。我們不是能常常有幸請(qǐng)著他的，是吧，朋友?”
I knew Uriah was deliberately encouraging Mr Wickfield to drink too much， but I saw that although Agnes's father was aware of his weakness， he could no longer stop himself. As the evening passed， I was disgusted to see that Uriah became more and more cheerful as Mr Wickfield became more and more drunk. Finally Uriah stood up with a glass in his hand.
我知道尤賴亞故意鼓動(dòng)威克菲爾先生酗酒，但我看出盡管阿格尼斯的父親意識(shí)到自己身體虛弱，但他已不能克制自己。一晚上下來，我看見，隨著威克菲爾先生越喝越醉，尤賴亞變得越來越高興，這使我很氣憤。最后，尤賴亞手中舉著一杯酒站起來。
‘ Come， partner!’ he said with his evil smile.‘Let's drink to the health of the most beautiful woman in the world!’
“來，我的伙伴!”他陰險(xiǎn)地笑了笑，說，“讓我們?yōu)槭澜缟献蠲利惖呐说慕】蹈杀?”
Poor， broken Mr wickfield looked for a moment at the picture of his dead wife on the wall， so similar to Agnes.
可憐的、心碎的威克菲爾先生抬頭看了一會(huì)兒墻上已過世的妻子的像片，她那么像阿格尼斯。
‘ I may be humble，’ continued Uriah，‘but I admire， no， I love your daughter Agnes!’
“我也許卑微，”尤賴亞繼續(xù)道，“但我敬重，不，我愛你的女兒阿格尼斯!”
Suddenly a horrible cry came from Mr Wickfield.He had stood up， and was screaming with anger. He behaved so wildly and desperately that I thought he had gone mad.‘ My child and you， Heep! No， never! You've taken everything from me ， my business， my good name， my home， but you'll never take her!’
突然，威克菲爾先生發(fā)出一聲可怕的叫喊，他站起身來，憤怒地尖叫著。他的行為如此瘋狂、絕望，我真覺得他已經(jīng)瘋了。“我的孩子和你，希普!不，不可能!你奪走了我的一切，我的事業(yè)，我的名譽(yù)，我的房子，但你決奪不走她!”
‘ Perhaps I've said too much too soon，’ said Uriah， looking uncomfortable.‘But you'll be sorry， partner， if you say any more! You need me， remember? You've got nothing without me! Remember that before you accuse me of anything!’
“或許我說得太多太早了，”尤賴亞不自在地說道，“但你要再說話，你會(huì)后侮的，伙伴!你需要我，記得嗎?沒有我你什么都得不到!在你指責(zé)我任何事之前記住這一點(diǎn)!”
Just then the door opened and Agnes entered silently.
正在這時(shí)，門開了，阿格尼斯靜靜地走進(jìn)來。
‘ You're not well， Father， come with me，’ she whispered gently， and helped the ashamed old man out. I thought she must have heard what had been said.
“你不舒服，父親，來，跟我走，”她溫和地輕聲說道，扶著這位狼狽的老人走出了房間。我想她一定聽見了剛才的話。
Later that night she came to say goodnight to me in the sitting-room， where I was alone， reading.
那天晚上晚些時(shí)候，我正一個(gè)人在客廳里看書，她進(jìn)來道晚安。
‘ Agnes， my dear sister，’ I said to her，‘ promise me that you will never agree to marry that evil creature， for any reason!’
“阿格尼斯，我親愛的姐姐，”我對(duì)她說，“答應(yīng)我你決不同意嫁給那個(gè)惡毒的畜生，不管出于什么原因!”
Through her tears she smiled calmly at me.‘ Don't worry，brother，I'm not afraid of him. My duty is to take care of Father， and I trust in God for the rest. Goodnight， David.’
透過淚水，她平靜地沖我笑笑，“別擔(dān)心，弟弟，我不怕他。我的職責(zé)就是照顧父親，我相信上帝會(huì)安排一切。晚安，大衛(wèi)。”
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