月亮和六便士 第五十一章(1)

Chapter 51 第五十一章 Tiare, when I told her this story, praised my prudence, 当我给蒂阿瑞讲完了这个故事，她很称赞我看问题的敏锐。 and for a few minutes we worked in silence, for we were shelling peas. 这以后，我们埋

月亮和六便士 第五十一章(2)

Yes; she hadn't a drop of white blood in her. 是的，一滴白人的血液也没有。 Well, after I'd talked to her I sent for Strickland, and I said to him: 'Strickland, it's time for you to settle down. 就这样，在我同她谈了以后，我就

月亮和六便士 第五十一章(3)

Tiare paused to take breath. 蒂阿瑞停下来喘了一口气。 It was then he told me of his wife in England. 就在这个时候，他告诉我他在英国是有老婆的。 'My poor Strickland,' I said to him, 'they've all got a wife somewhere; t

月亮和六便士 第五十一章(4)

He pulled his great red beard and smiled. 思特里克兰德一边揪着大红胡子，一边笑起来。 'Well, Ata,' he said, 'do you fancy me for a husband.' 喂，爱塔，他说，你喜欢不喜欢叫我当你丈夫？ She did not say anything,

月亮和六便士 第五十一章(5)

Well, he agreed to that. 他同意这样做。 Ata continued to do the housework, and I gave him his meals as I said I would. 爱塔仍然给我干活儿，我叫思特里克兰德在我这里吃饭，像我答应过的那样。 I taught Ata to make

月亮和六便士 第五十一章(6)

The drawing-room at the Hotel de la Fleur was a small room, 鲜花旅馆的客厅并不大， with a cottage piano, and a suite of mahogany furniture, covered in stamped velvet, neatly arranged around the walls. 摆着一架简易式的钢琴，沿着四

月亮和六便士 第五十二章(1)

Chapter 52 第五十二章 I suppose the next three years were the happiest of Strickland's life. 我想，这以后的三年是思特里克兰德一生中最幸福的一段日子。 Ata's house stood about eight kilometres from the road that runs ro

月亮和六便士 第五十二章(2)

Here Strickland lived, coming seldom to Papeete, on the produce of the land. 思特里克兰德就靠着这块地的出产过活，很少到帕皮提去。 There was a little stream that ran not far away, in which he bathed, and down this on occasion

月亮和六便士 第五十三章(1)

Chapter 53 第五十三章 Tenez, voila le Capitaine Brunot, said Tiare, one day when I was fitting together what she could tell me of Strickland. 看啊，那就是布吕诺船长，有一天，我脑子里正在往一块拼缀蒂阿瑞给我讲的关

月亮和六便士 第五十三章(2)

The pareo is a long strip of trade cotton, red or blue, stamped with a white pattern. 所谓帕利欧就是一长条印着白色图案的红色或蓝色的棉布， It is worn round the waist and hangs to the knees. 围在腰上，下面搭在膝盖上

月亮和六便士 第五十章(1)

Chapter 50 第五十章 I have an idea that some men are born out of their due place. 我认为有些人诞生在某一个地方可以说未得其所。 Accident has cast them amid certain surroundings, but they have always a nostalgia for a home the

月亮和六便士 第五十章(2)

I told Tiare the story of a man I had known at St. Thomas's Hospital. 我给蒂阿瑞讲了一个我在圣托玛斯医院认识的人的故事。 He was a Jew named Abraham, a blond, rather stout young man, shy and very unassuming; but he had remarka

月亮和六便士 第五十三章(3)

Have you the pictures still? I asked. 这些画你还保留着吗？我问。 Yes; I am keeping them till my daughter is of marriageable age, and then I shall sell them. They will be her dot. 是的。我还留着。等我的女儿到了出嫁的年龄

月亮和六便士 第五十三章(4)

Tiare sighed. 蒂阿瑞叹了口气。 Ah, I wish I were fifteen again. 啊，我真希望我再回到十五岁的年纪。 Then she caught sight of a cat trying to get at a dish of prawns on the kitchen table, 这时，她忽然看见一只猫正在厨

月亮和六便士 第五十三章(5)

We were all silent for a while, and Tiare fished out of her capacious pocket a handful of cigarettes. 半天我们都没有说话。蒂阿瑞从她的大口袋里拿出一把香烟来，递给我们每人一支。 She handed one to each of us, and we

月亮和六便士 第五十四章(2)

How strange that you should say that! I answered. 真奇怪，你怎么会也这么说？我回答道。 For long ago I had the idea that he was possessed of a devil. 很久以前，我正是也有这种想法。我觉得他这个人是被魔鬼抓住了

月亮和六便士 第五十四章(3)

Captain Brunot was a Breton, and had been in the French Navy. 布吕诺船长是法国布列塔尼地方的人，年轻时在法国海军里服过役。 He left it on his marriage, and settled down on a small property he had near Quimper to live for

月亮和六便士 第五十四章(4)

Let me ask you the question that you asked Strickland. 让我问你一个问题：这个问题你过去也问过思特里克兰德。 Do you never regret France and your old home in Brittany? 你离开了法国，把布列塔尼的老家抛在脑后，

月亮和六便士 第五十五章(1)

Chapter 55 第五十五章 Mr. Coutras was an old Frenchman of great stature and exceeding bulk. 库特拉斯医生是一个又高又胖的法国人，已经有了一把年纪。 His body was shaped like a huge duck's egg; 他的体型好象一只大鸭

月亮和六便士 第五十五章(2)

It appears that Dr. Coutras had gone one day to Taravao in order to see an old chiefess who was ill, 事情的经过大概是这样的。有一次库特拉斯医生到塔拉窝去给一个生病的女酋长看病。 and he gave a vivid of the obese o