032 终于见到长腿叔叔

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Thursday Morning

星期四早晨

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My Very Dearest Jervie-Daddy-Longlegs Pendleton-Smith

我最最亲爱的杰维-长腿叔叔-彭德尔顿-史密斯，

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Did you sleep last night? I didn't

你昨晚睡了吗？我没睡。

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I was too excited and happy

我太兴奋、太高兴了。

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I don't think I'll ever sleep again!

我想我再也睡不着了！

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But you must sleep, so that you can get well and visit me

但是你必须睡，这样才能康复，然后来看我。

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Yesterday was the most wonderful day of my life

昨天是我一生中最美妙的一天。

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If I live to be 99, I'll never forget the tiniest detail

即使活到99岁，我也不会忘记最微小的细节。

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The girl who left Lock Willow Farm yesterday morning was very different from the one who returned

昨天早上离开洛克威洛农场的那个女孩，与回来的那个判若两人。

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It was still dark when Mrs. Semple called me

森普尔太太叫我的时候天还黑着。

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" Judy! It's half past four

“朱迪！四点半了。

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Time to wake up!

该起床了！

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You've got a big day ahead of you."

今天你要过重要的一天。”

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I quickly got dressed and ran downstairs for breakfast

我迅速穿戴好，跑下楼吃早餐。

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" Are you excited about going to New York City?"

“要去纽约市，你觉得兴奋吗？”

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Mrs. Semple poured me a cup of coffee

森普尔太太给我倒了一杯咖啡。

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" Oh, yes! I'm going to see Daddy Longlegs!"

“哦，当然！我要去见长腿叔叔了！”

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" Daddy Longlegs?" Mrs. Semple looked surprised

“长腿叔叔？”森普尔太太显得很惊讶。

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" I mean Mr. Smith." I'd never told her my nickname for you

“我是说史密斯先生。”我从没告诉过她我给你起的昵称。

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I took the train to New York City

我坐火车去了纽约市。

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When I arrived at your house, it looked so big and intimidating

到了你家门口，房子看起来又大又吓人。

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I didn't even dare to knock

我连敲门都不敢。

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So I walked around the block to work up my nerve

于是我在街区绕了一圈，给自己壮壮胆。

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But I shouldn't have been afraid

但我本不该害怕的。

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Your butler was such a nice, fatherly old man

你的管家是位和蔼可亲、慈父般的老人家。

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He made me feel right at home

他让我感觉就像在自己家一样自在。

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" Is this Miss Abbott?" he said right away

“您就是阿博特小姐吧？”他马上说道。

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So I didn't have to ask for Mr. Smith after all

所以我完全不用开口找史密斯先生了。

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" Yes," I replied

“是的。”我回答道。

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" He'll be very glad to see you."

“他会很高兴见到您的。”

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Your butler nodded

您的管家点了点头。

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" Please wait here."

“请在这里稍等。”

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As I waited, I kept saying to myself," I'm going to see Daddy Longlegs!

等待时，我不停地对自己说：“我要见到长腿叔叔了！

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I'm going to see Daddy Longlegs!"

我要见到长腿叔叔了！”

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Soon the butler returned." Please come upstairs to the library, miss."

很快管家回来了。“小姐，请上楼去书房。”

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I could barely contain my excitement as I followed him

我跟着他，几乎抑制不住激动的心情。

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Outside the library door, the butler turned to me

在书房门外，管家转向我。

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" He's been very ill, miss," the butler whispered

“他病得很重，小姐，”管家低声说。

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" This is the first day he's been allowed to sit up

“这是他第一天获准坐起来。

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You won't stay too long?

您不会待太久吧？

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The doctor doesn't want him to get overexcited."

医生不想让他过于激动。”

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I could tell that your butler is very fond of you

我看得出来，你的管家很喜欢你。

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Then he knocked and said," Miss Abbott is here."

然后他敲了敲门，说：“艾博特小姐到了。”

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I went into the library, and the door closed behind me

我走进图书室，身后的门就关上了。

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The room was quite dim compared to the brightly lit hallway

与灯光明亮的走廊相比，房间里相当昏暗。

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For a moment I could barely make out anything

有那么一瞬间，我几乎什么也看不清。

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Then I saw a big easy chair in front of the fire

接着，我看见壁炉前放着一把大安乐椅。

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There was a tea table with a smaller chair beside it

旁边有一张茶几，还有一把小一点的椅子。

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I realized that a man was sitting in the big chair, propped up with pillows

我意识到，那把大椅子上坐着一个人，身下垫着枕头。

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He had a blanket over his knees

他的膝盖上搭着一条毯子。

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He started to stand up

他想要站起来。

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" Oh, please don't trouble yourself," I said." Sit down."

“哦，请别麻烦了，”我说，“您坐下吧。”

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But the man stood — rather shakily — and steadied himself with the chair

但那人还是站了起来——颤颤巍巍地——用手扶着椅子稳住自己。

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He just looked at me without a word

他就那样一言不发地看着我。

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My hands flew to my face in amazement

我惊讶得双手猛地捂住了脸。

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" Oh, Jervie! You're here!" I cried

“哦，杰维！你在这儿！”我喊道。

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" Did Mr. Smith ask you to come?"

“是史密斯先生叫你来的吗？”

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Then you laughed and held out your hand

这时你笑了，向我伸出了手。

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" My dear Judy," you said as I took your hand

“我亲爱的朱迪，”我握住你的手时，你说道。

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" Didn't you guess the truth? I am Daddy Longlegs."

“难道你没猜到真相吗？我就是长腿叔叔。”

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" What?" In an instant I realized what was going on

“什么？”我瞬间就恍然大悟。

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I sank onto a chair, heat flooding my face

我瘫倒在椅子上，脸烧得滚烫。

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" Oh, I've been so stupid!

“哦，我真是太傻了！

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There were a hundred little clues, if I'd been paying attention."

有上百条蛛丝马迹，只要我稍加留意。”

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I shook my head

我摇了摇头。

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" I guess I wouldn't make a very good detective."

“我看我大概当不了好侦探。”

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Jervie was grinning at me." No, but I love you anyway."

杰维对我咧嘴笑着。“是啊，可我依然爱你。”

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" I love you too!"

“我也爱你！”

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You paused for a moment to steady yourself

你停顿了一下，稳住自己的情绪。

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" I can't go down on one knee, but will you marry me?"

“我没法单膝跪地，但你愿意嫁给我吗？”

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This time I didn't have to say no

这次我不必拒绝了。

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" Of course, Jervie!"

“当然愿意，杰维！”

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We spent a wonderful half hour together before your doctor came in

在你的医生进来之前，我们一起度过了美好的半小时。

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" Please don't tire him, miss," the doctor said as he led me from the room

“小姐，请别让他累着了，”医生一边说，一边领我离开了房间。

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" Though I must say you've done him a world of good

“不过我得说，你让他好了一大截。

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He looks ten years younger."

他看起来年轻了十岁。”

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I was so dazed that I could barely find my way to the train station

我整个人恍恍惚惚的，几乎找不到去火车站的路。

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And then I almost took a train for St. Louis!

然后我差点上了去圣路易斯的火车！

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You were pretty dazed yourself

你自己也够恍惚的。

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You forgot to give me tea!

你都忘了给我茶喝！

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But we're both so happy

但我们都好开心。

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This morning I've been out walking to all the places we've been together

今天早上，我出门散步，把我们一起去过的地方都走了一遍。

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I wish you were here to climb the hills with me

真希望你在这儿，和我一起爬山。

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I'm missing you dreadfully, Jervie dear

我好想你，亲爱的杰维，想得厉害。

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But it's a happy kind of missing

可这是一种幸福的思念。

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We'll soon be together for the rest of our lives

我们很快就会在一起，共度余生。

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At last I belong to someone

我终于归属于某个人了。

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That's a new feeling for me, and it's very sweet indeed

这对我来说是一种全新的感觉，而且确实非常甜蜜。

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Yours forever and ever

你永远的，

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Judy

朱迪

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P. S. This is the first love letter I've ever written

附言：这是我写的第一封情书。

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I hope you like it

希望你喜欢。