【荆棘鸟】第二章 03

Roderick Armstrong could no more have gone off into his escape leaving his tormentors intact or quickly dead than he could have reconciled himself to being a convict. With the rum and bread and jerky they took from the troopers, the eleven men fought

【荆棘鸟】第二章 07

but her mouth tightened like an overwound spring, and the tip of the cane lowered itself an inch or two. Who is this? she snapped to Bob, as if the object of her inquiry were a new and particularly obnoxious species of insect. Please, Sister, she's m

【荆棘鸟】第二章 12

Well, I told the boys what I'd do to any Cleary who even whimpered when he was caned, and that goes for you, too, Meggie. No matter how hard she beats you, not a whimper. Did you cry today? No, Frank, she yawned, her eyelids drooping and her thumb po

【荆棘鸟】第二章 24

At first opportunity Frank seized the paper and read the feature hungrily, drinking in its jingoistic prose, his eyes glowing eerily. Daddy, I want to go! he said as he laid the paper down reverently on the table. Fee's head jerked around as she slop

【荆棘鸟】第三章 02

Built of butter-yellow sandstone blocks hand hewn in quarries five hundred miles eastward, the house had two stories and was constructed on austerely Georgian lines, with large, many-paned windows and a wide, iron-pillared veranda running all the way

【荆棘鸟】第三章 03

As Father Ralph parked his car and walked across the lawn, the maid waited on the front veranda, her freckled face wreathed in smiles. Good morning, Minnie, he said. Oh, Father, happy it is to see you this fine dear morning, she said in her strong br

【荆棘鸟】第三章 04

他克制着自己，使脸上不露出怨恨的神色；这个教区是他培养自我克制的好地 方。假如有朝一日他有机会摆脱他的脾气给他招来的默默无闻的处境，他就不会再 重蹈覆辙了。要是他善用心机

【荆棘鸟】第三章 01

Section Two 1921-1928 Ralph The road to Drogheda brought back no memories of his youth, thought Father Ralph de Bricassart, eyes half shut against the glare as his new Daimler bounced along in the rutted wheel tracks that marched through the long sil

【荆棘鸟】第三章 13

你那些到了能干活年龄的孩子们可以受雇做牧工。德罗海达将成为一个家族企业，由家里人经营而无须外人插手。' 她说给咱们寄去澳大利亚的钱了吗？菲问道。 帕迪一挺腰板。我不会为这种

【荆棘鸟】第三章 14

They would have to go steerage on the ship, but it was only three days after all, not too bad. Not like the weeks and weeks between England and the Antipodes. All they could afford to take with them were clothes, china, cutlery, household linens, coo

【荆棘鸟】第三章 22

 Well, Paddy, she said pleasantly enough, looking past him fixedly to where Father Ralph stood with Meggie in his arms, and her little arms locked tightly about his neck. Mary Carson got up ponderously, without greeting Fee or the children. Let us h

【荆棘鸟】第四章 16

她坐在高背椅中连身子都没动，就准确地告诉他应当做什么了，连细微末节都交待得清清楚楚。帕迪习惯的是新西兰的剪毛活儿，有26个工位的巨大的剪毛场当初还真使他吃惊不浅呢；现在，在

【荆棘鸟】第四章 15

他买来了新窗帘和床上用的新被褥。斯图尔特继续住在那间用米黄色和棕色重新漆过两遍的房间里：斯图尔特是不是快乐，拉尔夫神父似乎从来就没有操过心。他是为了避免得罪那些不得不邀

【荆棘鸟】第四章 10

带领狗群的那只蓝色的昆士兰大猛犬对这位神父非常亲近，绝对服从，这意味着在它们眼中弗兰克毫无疑问是处于次要地位。弗兰克兰半点儿也没在意，在帕迪的几个儿子中他是唯一的不喜欢

【荆棘鸟】第五章 02

有时候，最好不要把安妨的意思弄得水落石出，或者是对她的话过分注意而使她更来劲儿、用她自己的话来讲，她是个能掐会算的人，倘若怜惜这孩子，他可不想听她说她怜惜的是她的将来，

【荆棘鸟】第五章 04

Smarting from his mother's words, he had wanted Miss Carmichael to notice him, the oldest son of Mary Carson's heir, but she had not so much as deigned to admit he existed. All her attention had been focused on the priest, a being sexless and emascul

【荆棘鸟】第五章 06

神父，你不能带她进去！拳击班的领班十分惊讶地说道。 拉尔夫抬眼望着天空。只要你告诉我，咱们怎么能把她从这里带开，而又不至于因为有意作难孩子惹得基里所有的警察出来制止咱们，

【荆棘鸟】第五章 08

她的脚上穿着进口的吉皮尔花边鞋，穿过基里的泥沼地。她挑挑剔剔，动不协就发脾气，她仪态庄重地和谁打招呼，他就得对谁陪笑，谈上几句，当她给基兰博杯的获奖者颁发祖母绿手镯时，

【荆棘鸟】第五章 14

I've sent Frank away, and Fee will never forgive me. You can't tell her, Paddy. No, you mustn't tell her, ever. Just tell her Frank ran away with the boxers and leave it at that. She knows how restless Frank's been; she'll believe you. I couldn't do

【荆棘鸟】第五章 12

It's true, of course. I knew he wasn't yours the moment I first saw him. There's not much misses you, is there? I suppose not. However, it doesn't take much more than very ordinary powers of observation to see when the various members of my parish ar