024 最后的愿望

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The next night the four children and Mademoiselle walked across the castle lawn

第二天晚上，四个孩子和玛德默塞尔走过城堡的草坪。

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The moon had not yet risen

月亮还没有升起来。

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They walked until they reached a hilltop where there was a circle of huge stones

他们一直走到一个山顶，那里有一圈巨大的石头。

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One had an odd-looking hole near the top

其中一块石头的顶部附近有一个形状奇怪的洞。

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" This must be the Temple of Strange Stones," thought Gerald

“这一定是怪石神庙了，”杰拉尔德想。

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Lord Yalding was already sitting there

约尔丁勋爵已经坐在那里了。

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He told Mademoiselle to leave

他让玛德默塞尔离开。

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" Never!" she cried, kneeling next to him

“绝不！”她喊道，在他身边跪了下来。

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" If you are mad, then I am mad too

“如果你疯了，那我也疯了。

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I believe the children's tales

我相信孩子们讲的故事。

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I'm here to see whatever the rising moon will show us."

我来这里是为了看升起的月亮会给我们展示什么。”

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Lord Yalding put the ring on her finger, and they stood together

约尔丁勋爵把戒指戴在她手指上，他们一起站在那里。

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A faint grayness touched the top of the rock with the hole

淡淡的灰色光影触碰到那块有洞的岩石顶部。

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Then the hole was a disk of light as a moonbeam shone through it

接着，当一缕月光穿过时，那个洞成了一个光圆盘。

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Suddenly a fountain of light was released

突然，一股光泉喷涌而出。

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All sorts of statues — dinosaurs, dragons, angels — began to approach the circle

各种各样的雕像——恐龙、龙、天使——开始向石圈靠近。

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Last of all came the gods and goddesses from the island

最后到来的是来自岛屿的神祇和女神。

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Each stone statue came quietly into the circle of light

每个石像都静静地走进光圈。

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Hermes had told the children to ask about the magic at the Temple of Strange Stones

赫耳墨斯曾告诉孩子们要询问关于奇异石庙的魔法。

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But no one said a word

但没有人说一句话。

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The light started to move away

光开始移开了。

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" I want to go to the passage on the island," Mademoiselle said suddenly

“我想去岛上的通道，”玛德默塞尔突然说。

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The two adults and the children rowed to the island and found the steps

两个大人和孩子们划船到了岛上，找到了台阶。

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Guided by candles they walked through the darkness toward the glowing statue of Psyche

在烛光的引导下，他们穿过黑暗，走向发光的赛姬雕像。

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They were in the Hall of Granted Wishes

他们来到了许愿大厅。

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" I realized something at the Temple of Strange Stones," Mademoiselle explained to Lord Yalding

“在奇石庙，我明白了些事，”玛德默塞尔对约尔丁勋爵解释道。

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" The ring is the magic ring given long ago to a mortal

“这戒指是很久以前送给一个凡人的魔法戒指。

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It was given to your ancestor by one of my ancestors

它是我的一个祖先送给你的祖先的。

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She wanted him to build her a house

她想要他给她建一座房子。

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So this place was built partly by his love and partly by magic

所以这个地方一部分由他的爱建成，一部分由魔法建成。

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But she never lived to see it

但她没能活着看到那一天。

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That was the price of the magic."

这就是魔法的代价。”

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" The price?" asked Lord Yalding

“代价？”约尔丁勋爵问道。

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" Whenever you use the ring, it requires a payment," said Mademoiselle

“每次使用戒指，都需要付出代价，”玛德默塞尔说。

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" Your price for wishing for me to appear was to go mad."

“你许愿让我出现，代价就是变得疯狂。”

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" What's our payment?" asked Gerald

“我们要付出什么代价？”杰拉尔德问。

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" Children don't have to pay," said Mademoiselle

“孩子们不用付出代价，”玛德默塞尔说。

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" For us adults only one wish is free, and that is the last wish

“对我们成年人来说，只有一个愿望是免费的，那就是最后一个愿望。

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Shall I wish it?"

要我来许这个愿吗？”

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" Yes!" they all said

“好的！”大家齐声说。

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" I wish that all the magic done by this ring will be undone."

“我希望，这枚戒指所施展的一切魔法都解除。”

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She turned to Lord Yalding

她转向约尔丁勋爵。

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" And that this ring will be just a charm that binds us together."

“并希望这枚戒指仅仅成为联结我们的信物。”

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The enchanted light surrounding Psyche instantly went out

环绕普赛克的魔法光芒瞬间熄灭了。

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The scenes of granted wishes went dark

那些实现愿望的景象都暗了下去。

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Then Psyche's statue disappeared

接着，普赛克的雕像消失了。

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In its place was a stone

取而代之的是一块石头。

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" It is my ancestor's grave," said Mademoiselle

“这是我祖先的坟墓，”玛德默塞尔说。

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They returned to the castle

他们回到了城堡。

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The next day Mademoiselle awoke and found a plain gold ring clasped in her hand

第二天，玛德默塞尔醒来，发现手里握着一枚普通的金戒指。

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More than half the jewels in the treasure room were gone

宝库里的珠宝消失了一大半。

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Large pieces of the castle itself were missing

城堡本身也缺了大块。

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The children realized that Lord Yalding's ancestor had used the ring to help him build it

孩子们意识到，是约尔丁勋爵的祖先用戒指帮他建造了城堡。

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But there were enough jewels left to pay for anything Lord Yalding wanted

但剩下的珠宝仍足够支付约尔丁勋爵想要的任何东西。

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And what he wanted was to marry Mademoiselle

而他想要的，就是娶玛德默塞尔为妻。

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By the end of the summer, he had his wish

到夏末时，他的愿望实现了。

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The ring was slipped onto Mademoiselle's finger and she became Lady Yalding

戒指戴在了玛德默塞尔的手指上，她成为了约尔丁夫人。

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They lived happily ever after

他们从此幸福地生活在一起。

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And each year during the holidays, their young friends visited them at the castle

每年假期，他们年轻的朋友们都会来城堡探望他们。