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基督山伯爵-The Count of Monte Cristo(英文版)-第19部分

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第72节

    astreet;thathepassedbutseedfilled

    eriesandthusheproceededonillhe

    arrivedattheendoftheruedenoailles;froafullviewof

    thealleesdeillanainedatthisspot;sopregnanthfond

    andfilialrerances;hisheartbeatalsttobursting;hisknees

    totteredunderhiastfloatedoverhissight;andhadhenotclung

    forsupporttooneofthetrees;heablyhavefallentothe

    groundandbeencrushedbeneaththenyvehiclesntinuallypassing

    therereveringhielf;hohis

    broselfatthedoorofthe

    houseinherhadlived

    thenasturtiuandotherplants;herhaddelightedto

    trainbeforehistheupperpartofthe

    houseleaningagainstthetree;hegazedthoughtfullyforatiatthe

    upperstoriesoftheshabbylittlehousethenheadvancedtothedoor;

    andaskedstobeletthoughanshe

    negative;hebeggedsoeaestlytobeperttedtovisitthoseon

    thefifthfloor;that;indespiteoftheoftrepeatedassuranceofthe

    nciergethattheyessucceededininducingthe

    ntogouptothetenants;andaskperssionforagentlentobe

    allo

    thetenantsofthehulelodgingouplewhohadbeen

    scarcelyrrieda;dantessighedheavilynothing

    inthetallingtheapartntsreinedasithadbeen

    inthetioftheelderdantes;theverypaper;he

    articlesofantiquatedfuitureshadbeenfilledin

    edndstihadalldisappeared;thefourainedashe

    hadleftthethebedbelongingtothepresentoccupantsedas

    theforroberhadbeenaccustodtohavehis;and;in

    spiteofhiseffortstopreventit;theeyesofedndweresuffused

    intearsasherefleanhadbreathed

    hislast;vainlycallingforhissontheyounguplegazedh

    astonishntatthesightoftheirvisitorsetion;ando

    seethelargetearssilentlychasingeachotherdohere

    andiovablefeatures;buttheyfeltthesacrednessofhisgrief;

    andkindlyrefrainedfrouestioninghistoitscause;h

    instinctivedelicacy;theylefthioindulgehissorrowalonewhen

    hethesceneofhispainfulrellections;theyboth

    acpaniedhioe

    againthattheirpoordwelling

    asedndpassedthedooronthefourth

    floor;hepausedtoinquirehercaderoussethetailorstilld

    there;buthereceived;forreply;thatthepersoninquestionhadgot

    intodifficulties;andatthepresenttikeptasllinnontheroute

    froellegardetobeaucaire

    havingobtainedtheaddressofthepersontothehouseinthe

    alleesdeillanbelonged;dantesnextproceededthither;and;under

    thenaoflordorethenaandtitleinscribedonhispassport;

    purchasedtheslldoftyfivethousandfrancs;

    atleasttenthousandrethanith;buthaditsownerasked

    halfallion;ite

    daytheoentsonthefifthfloorofthehouse;now

    beethepropertyofdantes;edbythenotarywhohad

    arrangedthenecessarytransferofdeeds;etc;thatthenewlandlord

    gavetheheirsinthehouse;houtthe

    leastaugntationofrent;uponnditionoftheirgivinginstant

    possessionofthetallchaerstheyatpresentinhabited

    thisstrangeeventarousedgreatyinthe

    neighborhoodofthealleesdeillan;andaltitudeoftheories

    ;noneofhetruthbutraised

    publienttoaclix;andsetallnjectureatdefiance;was

    theknoestrangeroingvisitedthe

    alleesdeillanhadbeenseenintheeveninghelittle

    villageofthecatalans;andafteroenterapoor

    fisheshut;andtopassrethananhourininquiringafter

    personsorethanfifteenor

    sixteenyearsbutonthefolloilyfrollthese

    particularshadbeenaskedreceivedahandsopresent;nsistingofan

    entirelyne;htenderthedelighted

    reunificentgifts

    theirthankstotheirgenerousbenefa;

    uponquittingthehut;relygivesoorderstoasailor;andthen

    springinglightlyonhorseback;leaverseillesbytheportedaix

    chapter26thepontdugardinn

    suyreadersashavedeapedestrianexcursiontothesouth

    offranidhetownof

    beauer

    thantothelatter;asllroadsideinn;frohefrontofh

    hung;creakingandflappingintheoftinveredh

    agrotesquerepresentationofthepontdugardthisdeplaceof

    entertainntstoodonthelefthandsideofthepostroad;andbacked

    upontherhoneitalsoboastedofinlanguedocisstyledagarden;

    nsistingofasllplotofground;onthesideoppositetothein

    entrancereservedforthereceptionofguestsafewdingyolivesand

    stuntedfigtreesstruggledhardforexistence;buttheirhereddusty

    foliageabundantlyprovedhohenflictbethese

    sicklyshrubsgreatoes;andeschalots;

    ary;likeaforgottensentinel;atallpineraised

    itslancholyheadinoneoftheersofthisunattractivespot;and

    displayeditsflexiblestendfanshapedsuitdriedandcrackedby

    thefierceheatofthesubtropicalsun

    inthesurroundingplain;orereseledadustylakethansolid

    ground;iserablestalksof;theeffect;

    nodoubt;ofacuriousdesireonthepartoftheagriculturistsofthe

    untrytoseehersuchathingastheraisingofgraininthose

    parchedregionsicableeachstalkservedasaperchfora

    grasshopper;hepassersbythroughthisegyptianscene

    onotonousnote

    foraboutsevenoreightyearsthelittletavehadbeenkeptbyan

    andhisberidnadtrite;and

    ahostlercalledpecaudthissllstaffeequaltoall

    therequirents;foracanalbetairean
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    daiguerteshad

    revolutionizedtransportationbysubstitutingboatsforthecartand

    thestageaiseryhis

    prosperouscanalinflictedontheunfortunateinnkeeper;ter

    ruinitplishing;it

    haditssourceandthepostroadithaddepleted;nota

    hundredstepsfroheinn;offaithful

    description

    theinnkeeperhielfanoffroortytofiftyfiveyearsof

    age;tall;strong;andbony;aperfectspecinofthenativesofthose

    southelatitudes;hehaddark;sparkling;anddeepseteyes;hooked

    nose;andteethal;hishair;like

    hisbeard;hickandcurly;andin

    spiteofhisagebutslightlyinterspersedhafehreads

    hisnaturallydarkplexionhadassudastillfurthershadeofbrown

    frohehabittheunfortunatenhadaself

    frooingtilleveatthethresholdofhisdoor;onthelookoutfor

    guestsca;yettherehestood;dayafterday;exposedto

    theridionalraysofabuingsun;hnootherprotectionforhis

    headthanaredhandkerchieftannerof

    thespanishleteersthisnance;gaspard

    ehadbeen

    deleineradelle;eagre;andsicklylookingbointhe

    neighborhoodofarles;shehadsharedinthebeautyforen

    areproverbial;butthatbeautyhadgraduallyheredbeneaththe

    devastatinginfluenceofthesloongdwellers

    bythepondsofaiguertesandthershesofcargueshereined

    nearlyalber;shiveringinherchair;or

    stretchedlanguidandfeebleonherbed;his

    dailyeduchthegreater

    thenecessityoflisteningtotheendless

    plaintsandrrsofhishelpte;houtbreaking

    outintobitterinvectivesagainstfate;toallofhherhusband

    lyretuanunvaryingreply;inthesephilosophicwords:

    ”hush;lacateitisgodspleasurethatthingsshouldbeso”

    thesobriquetoflacatehadbeenbestoadeleineradelle

    frohefactthatshehadbeenboinavillage;socalled;situated

    betbesongtheinhabitants

    ofthatpartoffranceylingeverypersonby

    soparticularanddistinctiveappellation;herhusbandhadbestowedon

    herthenaoflacateinplaceofherseof

    deleine;y;hisrudegutterallanguagewould

    nothaveenabledhiopronouncestill;letitnotbesupposed

    thatadthisaffectedresignationtothehe

    unfortunateinnkeeperdidnotiseryofseeing

    thehatefulersandhisprofits;andthedaily

    infliurrsandlantations

    likeotherdanofsoberhabitsand

    deratedesires;butfondofextealshoedto

    displayduringthedaysofhisprosperity;notafestivitytookplace

    selfandongthespectatorshedressedinthe

    picturesquestuheinhabitantsofthe

    southoffrance;bearingequalreselancetothestyleadoptedbothby

    thecatalansandandalusians;ing

    fashionprevalentangtheenofarles;adeofattireborrowed

    equallyfroreeceandarabiabut;bydegrees;chchains;

    nebroideredbodices;velvetvests;

    elegantlyockings;stripedgaiters;andsilverbucklesforthe

    shoes;alldisappeared;andgaspardcaderousse;unabletoappearabroad

    inhispristinesplendor;hadgivenupanyfurtherparticipationinthe

    posandvanities;bothforhielfandhoughabitterfeeling

    ofenviousdisntentfilledhisndasthesoundofrthandrry

    siiserablehostelryto

    orefortheshelterthantheprofititafforded

    caderousse;then;hisplaceofobservationbefore

    thedoor;hiseyesglancinglistlesslyfropieceofcloselyshaven

    grassoneforiously;thoughfruitlessly;

    endeavoringtotuupsograinorinsectsuitedtotheirpalateto

    thedesertedroad;othenorthandsouth;whenhewas

    arousedbytheshrillvoiselfashe

    ountedtoherchaer;firsttakingcare;hoosetthe

    entrancedoorationtoanychancetravellerwho

    ghtbepassing

    atthentcaderoussequittedhissentrylikechbeforethedoor;

    theroadonrainedhissightwasvoidand

    lonelyasadesertatddaythereitlaystretchingoutintoone

    inteablelineofdustandsand;hitssidesborderedbytall;

    agretrees;altogetherpresentingsouninvitinganappearance;thatno

    oneinhissensesuldhaveiginedthatanytraveller;atliberty

    toregulatehishoursforjoueying;selfin

    suidablesaharanevertheless;hadcaderoussebutretained

    hispostafeinuteslonger;heghthavecaughtadiutlineof

    sothingapproaoving

    objectdrehatitnsistedof

    anandhorse;betthekindestandstaableunderstanding

    appearedtoexistthehorsebledalong

    ataneasypacehisrider;dressedinblack;andwearinga

    threeeredhat;and;spiteoftheardentraysofanoondaysun;the

    paircaonhafairdegreeofrapidity

    havingarrivedbeforethepontdugard;thehorsestopped;buther

    forhisohatofhisrider

    tosayhoighthavebeen;thepriest;disunting;ledhis

    steedbythebridleinseareplacetohheuldsecure

    hiavailinghielfofahandlethatprojectedfrohalffallen

    door;hetiedtheanilsafelyandhavingdraton

    handkerchief;froispocket;ed

    froisbrohen;advancingtothedoor;struckthricehtheend

    ofhisironshodstie

    rushingtoetthedaringassailantofhisordinarilytranquil

    abode;snarlinganddisplayinghissharpined

    hostilitythatabundantlyprovedhoedto

    societyatthatn
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    taheavyfootstephe

    theupperfloor;and;anybowsand

    urteoussles;nehostofthepontdugardbesoughthisguestto

    enter

    ”youaree;sir;ste”repeatedtheastonished

    caderousse”noargotin;”criedhe;speakingtothedog;”will

    youbequietpraydontheedhisirheonlybarks;heneverbites

    ikenodoubtaglassofgoodablethisdreadfully

    hotday”thenperethegarbofthetraveller

    hehadtoentertain;ed:”athousandpardons

    ireallydidnotobserveihadthehonortoreceiveunderpoor

    roofentcanioffer

    allihaveisathisservice”

    thepriestgazedonthepersonaddressinghialongandsearching

    gazethereevenseedadispositiononhisparttourtasilar

    scrutinyonthepartoftheinnkeeper;then;observinginthe

    untenanesurpriseat

    hisoed

    itasinatethisdushohereforesaid;speaking

    e;caderousse”

    ”yes;sir;”ansoresurprisedatthequestion

    thanhehadbeenbythesilencegaspard

    caderousse;atyourservice”

    ”gasparde

    arethesayouforrlylived;ibelieveinthealleesdeillan;on

    thefourthfloor”

    ”idid”

    ”andyoufollohebusinessofatailor”

    ”true;iailor;tillthetradefelloffitissohotat

    rseilles;thatreallyibelievethattherespectableinhabitantswill

    intigohoutanyclothingeverbuttalkingofheat;isthere

    nothingicanofferyoubyent”

    ”yes;lethaveabottleofyourbesthen;hyour

    perssion;eouversationfroff”

    ”asyouplease;sir;”saidcaderousse;tolosethe

    presentopportunityoffindingacustorforoneofthefetlesof

    aininginhispossession;hastilyraisedatrapdoorin

    theflooroftheapartnttheyhasparlor

    andkithissubterraneanretreatatthe

    expirationoffivenutes;hefoundtheabbeseateduponawooden

    stool;leaninghiselboosity

    seedappeasedbytheunusualndofthetravellerfor

    refreshnts;had;andhadestablishedhielfvery

    fortablybetingonhislap;

    eyelyonthetravellersface

    ”areyouquitealone”inquiredtheguest;ascaderousseplacedbefore

    hihebottleofwineandaglass

    ”quite;quitealone;”repliedthen”or;atleast;practicallyso;

    forpooryself;is

    laidupetheleastassistance;poor

    thing”

    ”youarerried;then”saidthepriest;hashoerest;

    glanent

    ”ah;sir;”saidcaderoussenot

    arichn;butinthisandoesnotthrivethebetterforbeing

    honest”theabbefixedonhisearching;peratingglance

    ”yes;honestiyself;”ntinuedthe

    innkeeper;fairlysustainingthescrutinyoftheabbesgaze;”i

    canboastan;and;”ntinuedhe

    significantly;hahandonhisbreastandshakinghishead;”thatis

    rethaneveryonecansaynowadays”

    ”sochthebetterforyou;ifyouassertbetrue;”saidthe

    abbe;”foriairypersuadedthat;soonerorlater;thegoodwillbe

    rehekedpunished”

    ”suchhosebelongtoyourprofession;”ansaderousse;

    ”andyoudo;but;”addedhe;habitter

    expressionofuntenanoot;asone

    pleases”

    ”youareay;in

    opletelyyouareinerror”

    ”eanyou”inquiredcaderoussehalookofsurprise

    ”inthefirstplain

    searchof”

    ”proofsdoyourequire”

    ”didyou;intheyear1814or1815;knohingofayoungsailor

    naddantes”

    ”dantesdidiknoondonddantesandself

    atefriends”exclaidcaderousse;enanceflushed

    darklyashe;while

    theedtodilatehfeverish

    scrutiny

    ”yourend;”saidthepriest;”thattheyoungnnceingi

    askedyoueofednd”

    ”saidtobearthena”repeatedcaderousse;beingexcitedand

    eager”heappellation

    ofgasparde;ipray;eofpoor

    ednddidyouknoishealiveandatlibertyisheprosperous

    andhappy”

    ”hediedareched;hopeless;heartbrokenprisonerthanthe

    felonsesatthegalleysoftoulon”

    adeadlypallorfolloheflushontheuntenanceofcaderousse;who

    tuedahiseyesh

    theeroftheredhandkerchieftedroundhishead

    ”poorfellourredcaderousse”here;sir;is

    anotherproofthatgoodpeopleareneverrehisearth;and

    thatnonebuttheinuedcaderousse;speaking

    inthehighlyloredlanguageofthesouth;”theorseand

    god;ifhereallyhatestheo

    do;senddostoneandfire;andnsutheltogether”

    ”youspeakasthoughyouhadlovedthisyoungdantes;”observedthe

    abbe;panionsvehence

    ”andsoidid;”repliedcaderousse;”thoughonce;infess;ienvied

    hiisgoodfortunebutisoyou;sir;isoyou;by

    everythinganholdsdear;ihave;sincethen;deeplyandsincerely

    lantedhisunhappyfate”theree;duringh

    thefixed;searchingeyeoftheabbeployedinscrutinizingthe

    agitatedfeaturesoftheinnkeeper

    ”youknehepoorlad;then”ntinuedcaderousse

    ”ionhisdyingbed;thatightadnisterto

    hihensolationsofreligion”

    ”andofdidhedie”askedcaderousseinachokingvoice

    ”ofendie
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    inprison;when

    theyhavescarcelynueredtheirthirtiethyear;unlessitbeof

    irisonnt”caderoussehelargebeadsofperspiration

    thatgatheredonhisbrow

    ”butthestrangestpartofthestoryis;”resudtheabbe;”that

    dantes;eveninhisdyingnts;ser;that

    heterlyignorantofthecauseofhisdetention”

    ”andsoheurredcaderousse”howshouldhehavebeen

    otherhepoorfellooldyouthetruth”

    ”andforthatreason;hebesoughttotryandclearupasteryhe

    hadneverbeenabletoperate;andtoclearhisryshouldany

    foulspotorstainhavefallenonit”

    andherethelookoftheabbe;beingreandrefixed;seedto

    restydepressionhwas

    rapidlyspreadingovertheuntenanceofcaderousse

    ”arichenglishn;”ntinuedtheabbe;”panion

    insfortune;buthadbeenreleasedfrorisonduringthesend

    restoration;ondofiensevalue;thisjewelhe

    bestoselfquittingtheprison;asarkofhis

    gratitudeforthekindnessandbrotherlycareheshad

    nursedhinasevereillnessheunderent

    insteadofeloyingthisdiandinattetingtobribehisjailers;

    ightonlyhavetakenitandthenbetrayedhiothegoveor;

    dantescarefullypreservedit;thatintheeventofhisgettingoutof

    prisonheghthaveond

    akehisfortune”

    ”then;isuppose;”askedcaderousse;heager;glohatit

    nsevalue”

    ”hingisrelative;”ansonds

    positionthediandcertainlyatedat

    fiftythousandfrancs”

    ”bless”exclaidcaderousse;”fiftythousandfrancssurelythe

    diandtobehallthat”

    ”no;”repliedtheabbe;”itofsuchasizeasthat;butyou

    shalljudgeforyourselfihaveite”

    thesharpgazeofcaderousseantlydirectedtohepriests

    gats;asthoughhopingtodisverthelocationofthetreasure

    allboxveredhblack

    shagreen;theabbeopenedit;anddisplayedtothedazzledeyesof

    caderoussethesparklingjeirable

    anship”andthatdiand;”ostbreathless

    iration;”yousay;ishfiftythousandfrancs”

    ”itis;houtthesetting;heabbe;

    asheclosedthebox;andretuedittohispocket;sbrilliant

    huesseedstilltodancebeforetheeyesofthefascinatedinnkeeper

    ”buthoesthediandinyourpossession;sirdidedndkeyou

    hisheir”

    ”no;relyhistestantaryexecutorioncepossessedfourdearand

    faithfulfriends;besidestheidentoirothedhesaid;

    andifeelnvinyloss

    thenaofoneofthefourfriendsiscaderousse”theinnkeeper

    shivered

    ”anotherofthenuer;”ntinuedtheabbe;ingtonotice

    theetionofcaderousse;”iscalleddanglars;andthethird;inspite

    ofbeingrival;entertainedaverysine”a

    fiendishsleplayedoverthefeaturesofcaderousse;to

    breakinupontheabbesspeech;helatter;wavinghishand;said;

    ”alloetofinishfirst;andthenifyouhaveanyobservationsto

    ke;youcandosoafteryfriends;although

    rival;uey

    betrotheday;stay;”ntinuedtheabbe;”ihaveforgotten

    hecalledher”

    ”rcedes;”saidcaderousseeagerly

    ”true;”saidtheabbe;ercedesitwas”

    ”goon;”urgedcaderousse

    ”bringacarafeofer;”saidtheabbe

    edthestrangersbidding;andafterpouring

    sointoaglass;andslosntents;theabbe;

    resunghisusualplaanner;said;asheplacedhisety

    glassonthetable;”wheredidweleaveoff”

    ”thenaofedndsbetrothedercedes”

    ”tobesureyouarseilles;saiddantes;foryou

    understand;irepeathisdoyou

    understand”

    ”perfectly”

    ”youond;youoneyintofiveequal

    parts;andgiveanequalportiontothesegoodfriends;theonlypersons

    euponearth”

    ”butentionedfour

    persons”

    ”becausethefifthisdead;asihearthefifthsharerinednds

    bequest;her”

    ”tootrue;tootrue”ejaostsuffocatedbythe

    ntendingpassions;”thepooroldndiddie”

    ”ileaedsochatrseilles;”repliedtheabbe;kingastrong

    efforttoappearindifferent;”butfrohelengthoftithathas

    elapsedsincethedeathoftheelderdantes;ioobtainany

    partieonthatpoint”

    ”idonotkno;”saidcaderousse”why;ilived

    alstonthesaflooranah;yes;aboutayear

    afterthedisappearanandied”

    ”ofdidhedie”

    ”plaintgastroenteritis;ibelieve;

    hisacquaintancessayhediedofgrief;buti;inhisdying

    nts;isayhediedof”caderoussepaused

    ”of”askedthepriest;anxiouslyandeagerly

    ”arvation”

    ”starvation”exclaidtheabbe;springingfroisseat”he

    vilestanilsarenotsufferedtodiebysuchadeathasthatthevery

    dogsthatelessinthestreetsfindsopitying

    handtoan;achristian;

    shouldbealloidstofothewho

    calltheelveschristians;istoohorribleforbeliefoh;itis

    iossibleutterlyiossible”

    ”ihavesaid;ihavesaid;”ansaderousse

    ”andyouareafoolforhavingsaidanythingaboutit;”saidavoice

    frohetopofthestairs”eddlehdoesnot

    nceyou”
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