【荆棘鸟】第九章 05

Father Ralph did as he was told without question; it was a better idea than any he had to offer. Dominic ORourke of Dibban-Dibban had ridden in with two of his sons; he was a neighbor and not far away as distances went. When Father Ralph explained wh

【荆棘鸟】第一章 09

Frank shrugged and said no more. The dishes were all put away; Fee got out her sewing basket and sat down in Paddy's chair by the fire, while Frank went back to the doll. Poor little Meggie! he said suddenly. Why? Today, when those wretched chaps wer

【荆棘鸟】第一章 07

After Fee had poured everyone a cup of tea from her giant pot, they stayed talking, drinking or reading for an hour or more, Paddy puffing on his pipe with his head in a library book, Fee continuously refilling cups, Bob immersed in another library b

【荆棘鸟】第一章 02

The doll's golden hair tumbled down, the pearls flew winking into the long grass and disappeared. A dusty boot came down thoughtlessly on the abandoned dress, smearing grease from the smithy across its satin. Meggie dropped to her knees, scrabbling f

【荆棘鸟】第一章 05

he picked up a curland pulled it out straight, then let it go, just to see it jiggle and bounce as it settled back into place. Picking the child up, he went to sit in the only comfortable chair the kitchen possessed, a Windsor chair with a cushion ti

【荆棘鸟】第二章 09

Meggie Cleary, she whispered back. You there! came a dry, harsh voice from the front of the classroom. Meggie jumped, looking around in bewilderment. There was a hollow clatter as twenty children all put their pencils down together, a muted rustling

【荆棘鸟】第二章 10

Then down came the cane, anywhere it could land on Meggie's body as she flung up her arms to shield her face and cringed, still retching, into the corner. When Sister Agatha's arm was so tired it did not want to lift the cane, she pointed toward the

【荆棘鸟】第二章 14

During lesson breaks in the playground they walked with arms looped around each other's waists, which was the sign that you were best friends and not available for courting by anyone else. And they talked, talked, talked. One lunchtime Teresa took he

【荆棘鸟】第二章 22

So she sent the girl home and told her not to come back until her head was clean. I left her and Sister Declan and Sister Catherine looking through every head in the school, and there turned out to be a lot of lousy ones. Those three nuns were scratc

【荆棘鸟】第二章 25

The axe was moving so fast it whistled, and the handle made its own separate swishing sound as it slid up and down within his slippery palms. Up it flashed above his head, down it came in a dull silver blur, carving a wedge-shaped chunk out of the ir

【荆棘鸟】第二章 28

他边说着，边解下了弗兰克身上那沉重的铁链，粗暴地把他推到了前门。他被帕迪的身子绊住了，他马上往后退缩着，仿佛这种触碰刺痛了他似的。 孩子们躲在离大人20英尺远的房子边上，观

【荆棘鸟】第三章 17

他们跟我说，要是我们那样走的话，那比我们想想办法赶今 晚的车更受罪呢。 我能挺过去，帕迪，菲又说了一遍。有弗兰克和梅吉照顾我，不会有什 么事的。她两眼望着弗兰克，恳求他别再

【荆棘鸟】第五章 10

啊！亲爱的基督啊！狂刀像旋风一样离开了他，他弯下身子，浑身颤抖，用手拼命地抠自己的嘴，好像要把说了不该说的话的舌头扯出来。我不是这个意思！我不是这个意思！找不是这个意思

【荆棘鸟】第六章 14

Michael Carson*and his baby son were entombed there in an imposing marble vault, a life-size angel on top of its pediment with sword drawn to guard their rest. But perhaps a dozen less pretentious plots ringed the mausoleum, marked only by plain whit

【荆棘鸟】第六章 12

something from himself for her very own. He doubted that anyone else fully appreciated what Hal meant to her. But it was a long time. There were the last rites to be administered, in case the soul had not yet left the body; and Fee to see, Paddy to s

【荆棘鸟】第六章 09

倏忽即逝的链状闪光在云层里驰掣游动，时而飞出云底，时而钻入云中，明明灭灭，蔚为壮观。草原中被雷电击中的孤树散发着焦糊味，冒着烟；他们终于明白这些孤零零的牧场卫士为何死去

【荆棘鸟】第六章 22

That's what I'm here for, that's why I'm a priest. I am Our Lord's chosen representative here on earth, I listen on His behalf, I even forgive on His behalf. And, wee Meggie, there is nothing in God's universe He and I cannot find it in our hearts to

【荆棘鸟】第六章 17

晚上，他们在厨房里轮流高声朗读班卓帕特森和CJ丹尼斯的诗。节奏轻松自由的《从斯诺依河来的人》使他们激动颤栗；《多愁善感的家伙》使他们纵声大笑；约翰奥哈拉的《欢笑的玛丽》使他

【荆棘鸟】第七章 02

She had got very fat of late, which didn't improve matters. But Paddy seemed to see nothing amiss; he strode forward to take his sister's hands, beaming. What a dear fellow he was, thought Father Ralph as he watched the little scene, half amused, hal

【荆棘鸟】第七章 13

I hear were going to lose you, Father, said Miss Carmichaelnastily.He had never looked so remote, so devoid of human feeling ashe did that morning in his laceless alb and dull black chasuble withsilver cross. It was as if he attended only in body, wh