牛津書(shū)蟲(chóng)系列 遠(yuǎn)離塵囂11 農(nóng)場(chǎng)主伯德伍德絕望了

Chapter 11 Farmer Boldwood becomes desperate
第十一章 農(nóng)場(chǎng)主伯德伍德絕望了
Liddy was allowed a week's holiday to visit her sister，who lived a few miles away.
利蒂獲準(zhǔn)休假一周去看她住在幾英里以外的姐姐。
To avoid seeing Mr Boldwood，Bathsheba herself arranged to visit Liddy at her sister's home for a day or two.
芭絲謝芭為了不見(jiàn)伯德伍德先生，自己也安排好去利蒂姐姐家同利蒂待一兩天。
She left her cleaning-woman，Maryann，in charge of the house，and set out on foot one evening.
一天傍晚她把家留給清潔女工瑪麗安照管，便徒步出發(fā)了。
She had walked only about two miles when she saw，coming towards her，the one man who she did not wish to see.
她剛剛走了大約兩英里，便看到那個(gè)她不想見(jiàn)到的男人向她走來(lái)。
His changed appearance showed her that he had received her letter.
他的表情發(fā)生了變化，說(shuō)明他收到了那封信。
'Oh，is it you，Mr Boldwood?'she said，with a guilty blush.
"喲，是你呀，伯德伍德先生!"她說(shuō)，負(fù)疚地紅了臉。
'You know how I feel about you，'he said slowly.
"你知道我對(duì)你的感情，"他緩慢地說(shuō)，
'A love as strong as death.
"像死一樣強(qiáng)烈的愛(ài)。
A letter cannot change that feeling. '
一封信是改變不了這種感情的。"
'Don't speak of it，'she whispered.
"別說(shuō)這個(gè)了，"她低聲說(shuō)道。
'Then I have nothing to say.
"不說(shuō)這個(gè)我就沒(méi)別的說(shuō)了。
Your letter was excellently clear.
你的信已經(jīng)說(shuō)得明明白白，
We are not going to marry. '
咱們不能結(jié)婚。"
Bathsheba said confusedly，'Good evening，'and walked on a little further.
芭絲謝芭心情紛亂地說(shuō)："再見(jiàn)吧。"說(shuō)著便向前走了幾步，
But Boldwood could not let her go.
可是伯德伍德并不放她走。
'Bathsheba-darling-is it really final?'
"芭絲謝芭--親愛(ài)的--真的不能改變了嗎?"
'Indeed it is. '
"真的不能了。"
'Oh Bathsheba，have pity on me!
"芭絲謝芭呀，可憐可憐我吧!
I am mad with love for you!Don't refuse me now!
我愛(ài)你都愛(ài)瘋了，現(xiàn)在別拒絕我!
You turned to me，and encouraged me，before I ever thought of you!'
是你先主動(dòng)的，你激起了我的感情，才使我開(kāi)始想念你的呀!"
'What you call encouragement was a childish joke.
"你所說(shuō)的激起，實(shí)際上是一個(gè)很孩子氣的玩笑。
I'm deeply sorry I sent the valentine. Must you go on reminding me of it?'
我對(duì)那張情人卡感到非常抱歉。你還得要讓我想起它來(lái)嗎?"
'I love you too much to blame you for it!
"我太愛(ài)你了，不會(huì)因此而責(zé)備你的。
Bathsheba，you are the first woman I have ever loved.
芭絲謝芭，你是我所愛(ài)過(guò)的第一個(gè)女人，
How nearly you promised to marry me!
你差點(diǎn)就答應(yīng)嫁給我了!
What has happened to your kindness towards me?'
你對(duì)我的好心哪里去了?"
Bathsheba looked him quietly and openly in the face and said，'Mr Boldwood，I promised you nothing. '
芭絲謝芭靜靜地、大膽地看著他的臉，然后說(shuō)："伯德伍德先生，我什么也沒(méi)答應(yīng)你!"
'How can you be so heartless!
"你怎么能這樣無(wú)情啊!
If I had known how awfully bitter this love would be，
如果我早知道這愛(ài)會(huì)讓我如此痛苦，
I'd have avoided you，and been deaf to you!
我早就避開(kāi)你了，早就不聽(tīng)你所說(shuō)的話了。
I tell you all this，but what do you care!'
我對(duì)你說(shuō)了這么多，可是你卻聽(tīng)不進(jìn)一句!"
Bathsheba's control was breaking.
芭絲謝芭的感情快抑制不住了，
She shook her head desperately as the man's angry words rained down on her.
她聽(tīng)著這個(gè)男人劈頭蓋臉的憤怒的訴說(shuō)，絕望地?fù)u著頭。
'Forgive me，sir!I can't love as you can!'
"請(qǐng)?jiān)徫遥壬?我無(wú)法像你那樣愛(ài)!"
'That's not a good reason，Miss Everdene!
"這可不是理由，伊芙丁小姐!
You aren't the cold woman you're pretending to be!
你并不像你所裝出的那樣冷酷，
You're hiding the fact that you've a burning heart like mine.
你也有一顆像我一樣燃燒的心，可你把它藏起來(lái)了。
Your love is given to another man!'
你把愛(ài)給了別人!"
He knows!she thought. He knows about Frank!
他居然知道!她想。他知道弗蘭克的事!
'Why didn't Troy leave my darling alone?he continued fiercely.
"托伊干嗎不放過(guò)我親愛(ài)的人呢?"他口氣很激烈。
'Tell me honestly，if you hadn't met him，would you have accepted my proposal?'
"你實(shí)話告訴我，如果你沒(méi)有碰見(jiàn)他，你會(huì)接受我求婚嗎?"
She delayed her answer，but she was too honest to stay silent. 'Yes，'she whispered.
她沒(méi)有馬上回答，可她是個(gè)誠(chéng)實(shí)的人，無(wú)法保持沉默。"是的。"她低聲說(shuō)道。
'In my absence he stole my most valuable prize from me.
"他趁我不在，偷走了我最珍貴的東西。
Now I've lost my respect and my good name，and everybody laughs at me.
現(xiàn)在我已失去自尊，失去了好名聲，人們都在笑話我。
Marry him，go on，marry him!
嫁給他吧，去嫁給他吧!
I would have died for you，but you have given yourself to a worthless man.
我本可以為你而死，可是你卻把自己給了那么一個(gè)不值錢(qián)的人。
Perhaps he has even kissed you!Tell me he hasn't!'
他也許都吻過(guò)你了吧。對(duì)我說(shuō)他沒(méi)吻過(guò)你!"
She was frightened of Boldwood's anger，but she answered bravely，'He has.
伯德伍德的憤怒令她恐懼，但是，她還是勇敢地說(shuō)，"他是吻過(guò)我了，
I'm not ashamed to speak the truth. '
我并沒(méi)對(duì)說(shuō)實(shí)情感到羞恥。"
'I would have given a fortune to touch your hand，'cried Boldwood wildly，
"我愿用一筆財(cái)產(chǎn)作交換摸一下你的手，"伯德伍德狂烈地叫喊起來(lái)。
'but you have let a man like that-kiss you!
"可你卻讓那樣的一個(gè)人--吻你!
One day he'll be sorry，and realize the pain he's caused me!'
總有一天他會(huì)后悔的，他會(huì)明白他給我造成的痛苦的!"
'Be kind to him，sir，'she cried miserably，'because I love him so much!'
"請(qǐng)寬恕他，先生，"她悲傷地喊道，"因?yàn)槲姨珢?ài)他了!"
Boldwood was no longer listening to her.
伯德伍德不再聽(tīng)她的話了。
'I'll punish him!Sweet Bathsheba，forgive me!
"我要懲罰他!可愛(ài)的芭絲謝芭，請(qǐng)?jiān)徫?
I've been blaming you，but it's his fault.
我一直在責(zé)備你，可這是他的錯(cuò)!
He stole your dear heart away with his lies.
他用謊言偷走了你的芳心。
When I find him，I'll fight him!Keep him away from me，Bathsbeba!'
我見(jiàn)到他，是要揍他的!別讓他見(jiàn)到我，芭絲謝芭!"
The desperate man stood still for a moment，then turned and left her.
這位絕望的人靜靜地站了一刻，便轉(zhuǎn)身走開(kāi)了。
Bathsheba walked up and down，crying and whispering to herself，
芭絲謝芭來(lái)回踱步，哭著，自語(yǔ)著，
then threw herself down by the road，exhausted.
然后坐在路邊，筋疲力竭。
She knew that Troy was away in Bath at the moment，but would be returning to Weatherbury very soon.
她知道此刻托伊遠(yuǎn)在巴斯，不過(guò)很快就會(huì)回到威瑟伯里來(lái)的。
If he came to visit her，and Boldwood saw him，a fierce argument would be the result，and Troy could be hurt.
如果他來(lái)看她，讓伯德伍德看到，結(jié)果將會(huì)是一場(chǎng)激烈的爭(zhēng)吵，托伊?xí)軅摹?br /> But perhaps Gabriel and Boldwood were right，and she should not see him again?
不過(guò)，也許蓋伯瑞爾和伯德伍德說(shuō)得對(duì)，她不應(yīng)該再見(jiàn)他了?
If she could only see Troy now，he would help her to decide!
但愿她此刻能見(jiàn)到托伊，他會(huì)幫她拿主意的!
She jumped to her feet，and hurried back along the road to Weatherbury.
她跳起來(lái)，沿著路匆匆趕回威瑟伯里。
That night Maryann，the only person sleeping in Bathsheba's house，was woken by strange noises in the field where the horses were kept.
晚上，瑪麗安獨(dú)自睡在芭絲謝芭的房子里。圈馬的地里傳來(lái)的奇怪聲響驚醒了她。
She looked out of her bedroom window just in time to see a dark figure leading Bathsheba's horse and cart out of the field.
她從臥室窗戶往外一看，正巧看到一個(gè)黑影趕著芭絲謝芭的馬車(chē)往外走。
She ran to Jan Coggan's house for help. Jan and Gabriel immediately rode after the thief.
她趕忙跑到簡(jiǎn)·考根家求援，簡(jiǎn)和蓋伯瑞爾立即騎馬去追盜賊。
After riding for some time in the dark，they finally caught up with the cart at a toll-gate.
在黑暗中騎行了一會(huì)兒，他們終于在路卡處追上了那輛馬車(chē)。
'Keep the gate closed!'shouted Gabriel to the gatekeeper.
"別開(kāi)卡門(mén)!"蓋伯瑞爾向守卡人喊道。
'That man's stolen the horse and cart!'
"那個(gè)男的偷了馬車(chē)了!"
'What man ?'asked the gatekeeper，puzzled.
"什么男的?"守卡人問(wèn)道，一臉的迷惑。
Gabriel looked closely at the driver of the cart，and saw a woman-Bathsheba.
蓋伯瑞爾仔細(xì)看了一下趕車(chē)的人，看到的卻是一個(gè)女人--芭絲謝芭。
She turned her face away from the light when she heard his voice，but Jan Coggan had also recognized her.
芭絲謝芭聽(tīng)到他的聲音，扭臉避開(kāi)燈光，可是簡(jiǎn)·考根也已經(jīng)認(rèn)出了她。
She was quick to hide her surprise but not her annoyance.
她很快便掩飾住自己驚詫的表情，卻藏不住一臉的惱怒。
'Well，Gabriel，'she asked coldly，'where are you going?'
"是你，蓋伯瑞爾，"她冷冷地發(fā)問(wèn)。"你要去哪兒?"
'We thought someone had stolen the horse and cart. '
"我們還以為有人偷走馬車(chē)了呢。"
'How foolish of you!Some important business made me change my plans.
"你們真蠢!我有要緊的事要辦，所以改變了計(jì)劃，
I'm on my way to Bath. I may visit Liddy at her sister's later.
我要去巴斯。我以后再到利蒂的姐姐家去看她。
I arrived home during the night，so I didn't wake Maryann up.
我晚上到的家，所以就沒(méi)叫醒瑪麗安，
I Just took the horse and cart myself.
自己趕出了馬車(chē)。
Thank you for taking all this trouble，but it wasn't necessary.
謝謝你們費(fèi)的這番周折，不過(guò)你們沒(méi)必要。"
The gatekeeper opened the gate and she passed through.
守卡人打開(kāi)卡門(mén)，她便出去了。
Coggan and Gabriel turned their horses and rode slowly home.
考根和蓋伯瑞爾掉轉(zhuǎn)馬頭，慢慢往回騎。
Gabriel said，'I think we'll keep this strange trip of hers to Bath a secret，Jan，'and Jan agreed.
蓋伯瑞爾說(shuō)："我想，她這次到巴斯的奇怪旅行應(yīng)該保密。"簡(jiǎn)說(shuō)他也同意保密。
So at first the people of Weatherbury had no idea where she had gone.
這樣，威瑟伯里的人起初并不知道她到了何處。
She stayed away for two weeks，and there were reports that she had been seen in Bath with Sergeant Troy.
她有兩個(gè)星期沒(méi)在，接著有人說(shuō)在巴斯看見(jiàn)她同托伊中士在一起。
Gabriel knew in his heart that this must be true.
蓋伯瑞爾心里知道這消息沒(méi)錯(cuò)。
He worked as hard as ever on her farm，but all the time there was a deep ache inside him.
他雖然還像往常一樣在她的農(nóng)場(chǎng)里辛勤勞作，但心靈深處卻一直在隱隱作痛。