019 安妮夫人的计划

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When the weather turned warm, the earl and his wife left Earlshall Park

天气转暖时，伯爵和夫人离开了厄尔肖尔庄园。

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They wanted to spend time in London with some family members

他们想去伦敦与一些家人共度时光。

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Most of the horses were left behind, including Ginger and me

大部分马都被留了下来，包括金吉尔和我。

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Mr. York went with the earl, leaving a senior groom named Reuben Smith in charge of the stable

约克先生随伯爵一同前往，留下一位名叫鲁本·史密斯的高级马夫负责管理马厩。

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The earl's two oldest daughters, Lady Harriet and Lady Anne, stayed at home with one of their brothers and some cousins who had come to visit for the summer

伯爵家两个年长的女儿，哈丽特小姐和安妮小姐，和她们的一个兄弟以及一些夏天来拜访的表亲们一起留在了家里。

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Lady Harriet was a sickly young woman who never went out in the carriage and rarely showed her face outdoors

哈丽特小姐是个体弱多病的年轻女子，她从不坐马车外出，也很少在户外露面。

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Her sister, Lady Anne, on the other hand, was as lively and healthy as could be

而她的妹妹安妮小姐，则显得格外活泼健康。

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She loved to spend time outside, and she went riding as often as she could with her brothers and cousins

她喜欢待在户外，并且一有机会就和她的兄弟及表亲们去骑马。

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Soon she became my primary rider, renaming me Black Auster

很快，她就成了我主要的骑手，并给我改名为黑骏马。

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I enjoyed our rides very much. Lady Anne was an excellent horsewoman

我非常享受和她一起的骑行。安妮小姐是位出色的女骑手。

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Her hands were light, and her mood was always cheerful

她的手很轻柔，心情总是愉快。

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Her favorite riding companion was a cousin named Blantyre

她最喜欢的骑马伙伴是一个叫布兰太尔的表兄。

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While some of the young men liked to ride Ginger, Blantyre's favorite was a different mare known as Lizzie

有些年轻人喜欢骑金儿，但布兰太尔最喜欢的是一匹不同的母马，名叫莉齐。

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Lizzie was a bright bay with a smooth, fast canter and a lively spirit

莉齐是一匹亮栗色马，奔跑平稳快速，精神活泼。

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Young Blantyre was always telling anyone who would listen what a fine horse she was

年轻的布兰太尔总是对任何愿意听的人说，她是多么好的一匹马。

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But Ginger, who knew Lizzie better than I did, once told me that Lizzie was rather nervous

但比我更了解莉齐的金儿曾告诉我，莉齐相当紧张不安。

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One day when Lady Anne came to the stable, she asked the groom to put the sidesaddle on Lizzie

一天，安妮小姐来到马厩，她让马夫把侧鞍放在莉齐身上。

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The sidesaddle was the type of saddle always used by young women

侧鞍是年轻女性一直使用的那种马鞍。

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Lady Anne also said that Blantyre could ride me that day

安妮小姐还说，那天布兰太尔可以骑我。

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When the young man himself arrived, he seemed surprised and a bit uneasy

当那个年轻人到来时，他似乎有点惊讶，也有些不安。

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" What's going on?" he asked Lady Anne." Are you tired of Black Auster?"

“怎么回事？”他问安妮小姐，“你厌倦黑骏马了吗？”

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" Of course not!" she replied with a laugh

“当然没有！”她笑着答道。

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" But I'm nice enough to let you ride him just this once

“不过我好心让你骑他一次。

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And after all the good things you've said about Lizzie, I can't wait to try her myself!"

你说了莉齐那么多好话，我都迫不及待想亲自试试她了！”

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" I'm not sure that's a good idea," Blantyre said

“我不确定这是个好主意，”布兰太尔说。

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" Lizzie is a charming creature, but she's much too nervous for a lady

“莉齐是一匹惹人喜爱的马，可她对一位女士来说太容易受惊了。

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I don't think it's safe for you to ride her

我觉得让你骑她不安全。

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Please, let's have the saddles switched back."

拜托，我们把马鞍换回来吧。”

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Lady Anne just laughed

安妮小姐只是笑了笑。

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" My dear cousin, you don't have to worry about my safety!" she exclaimed

“我亲爱的表哥，你不必为我的安全担心！”她大声说道。

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" I've been riding since I was a baby

“我从小就骑马了。

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Now stop looking so worried and help me mount."

别愁眉苦脸了，来扶我上马吧。”

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Blantyre bit his lip, but said no more

布兰太尔咬了咬嘴唇，没再说什么。

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He helped her into the saddle, handed her the reins, and then mounted me

他扶她上了马鞍，递过缰绳，然后骑上了我。

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We were riding toward the gate when we heard someone calling

我们正朝大门骑去，忽然听见有人呼喊。

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It was one of the house servants

是宅里的一名仆人。

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" Lady Harriet has a question for Dr. Ashley," he said, holding up a slip of paper

“哈丽雅特夫人有个问题要问阿什利医生，”他扬着一张纸条说。

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" Would you mind delivering this note to his house and bringing back an answer?"

“能否麻烦您把这张便笺送到他府上，并带回回信？”

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" Certainly," Blantyre said, taking the note." We'd be happy to help."

“当然可以，”布兰太尔接过便笺说，“我们乐意效劳。”

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The village where the doctor lived was about a mile away

医生住的村子大约一英里远。

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We rode along at a pleasant walk

我们一路悠闲地骑着马。

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Blantyre was a good rider, and I was enjoying the exercise in the fresh air

布兰太尔骑术很好，我很享受在新鲜空气里的活动。

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Lizzie seemed to be having a good time as well

莉齐似乎也很开心。

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She was giving Lady Anne no trouble at all

她完全没给安妮小姐添任何麻烦。

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We pulled up in front of the doctor's gate

我们在医生家门口停了下来。

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There was a short path leading between some tall evergreens that hid the house from view

有一条小径穿过一些高大的常青树，挡住了房子的视线。

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" Go ahead and take the note in," Lady Anne told her cousin

“去吧，把便笺送进去，”安妮小姐对她表弟说。

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" Lizzie and I will wait for you here

“我和莉齐在这儿等你。

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You can hang Black Auster's rein on the gate — he won't go anywhere without you."

你可以把黑骏马的缰绳挂在大门上——没有你，它哪儿也不会去。”

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Blantyre looked dubious." Are you sure you'll be all right?"

布兰太尔看起来有些犹豫。“你确定你一个人没问题吗？”

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" Of course. Now go!" she said with a laugh

“当然。快去吧！”她笑着说。

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Blantyre dismounted and hung my reins on the fence

布兰太尔下了马，把我的缰绳挂在栅栏上。

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Then he disappeared between the trees

然后他消失在了树丛间。

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Lizzie was standing quietly by the side of the road on a loose rein

莉齐静静地站在路边，缰绳松着。

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Lady Anne was smiling and humming a cheerful tune

安妮小姐微笑着，哼着一首欢快的小调。

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We were right across the road from an open gate leading into a field

我们正对面，马路另一边，有一扇敞开的门通向一片田野。

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While we were waiting for Blantyre to return, some horses suddenly came trotting across the field, jumping and kicking

我们正等着布兰太尔回来，突然有几匹马从田野那边跑过来，又跳又踢。

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A boy was chasing them, cracking a large whip

一个男孩在后面追赶它们，抽着一根大鞭子噼啪作响。

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Before I knew what was happening, one of the horses spotted the open gate and darted through it

我还没反应过来，其中一匹马发现了那扇敞开的门，猛地窜了出来。

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The boy saw the escape and raced over, yelling and cracking the whip loudly

男孩看到马跑了，便冲了过来，一边大喊一边大声地抽着鞭子。

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The colt raced across the road, bumping into Lizzie's hind end

那匹小马驹冲过马路，撞到了莉齐的臀部。

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Just then the whip let out another loud crack

就在这时，鞭子又发出了一声响亮的噼啪声。

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" Oh!" Lady Anne cried, barely hanging on to the saddle as her horse gave a violent kick

“哦！”安妮小姐叫了起来，她的马猛烈地尥了一下蹶子，她差点没坐稳。

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A second later Lizzie bolted down the road at a headlong gallop

一秒钟后，莉齐沿着大路狂奔而去。