016 玛丽·简的善意

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Peter Wilks' funeral was going to be the next afternoon

彼得·威尔克斯的葬礼将在第二天下午举行。

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In the meantime, his coffin was in the parlor of his house

与此同时，他的棺材停放在他家的客厅里。

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I watched with disgust while the king prayed and cried beside the coffin

我厌恶地看着国王在棺材旁祈祷哭泣。

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Meanwhile, the duke, who was pretending to be William, just stood quietly and looked sad

与此同时，假扮成威廉的公爵只是静静地站着，面露悲伤。

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Mary Jane gave the king the letter that Peter Wilks had left

玛丽·简把彼得·威尔克斯留下的信交给了国王。

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He read it aloud. It said that Peter gave his own house and three thousand dollars to his three nieces

他大声念了出来。信上说，彼得把自己的房子和三千美元留给了三个侄女。

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He gave his tannery business, some other houses and land, and three thousand dollars to his brothers Harvey and William

他把他的制革厂、其他一些房子和土地，还有三千美元，留给了兄弟哈维和威廉。

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The letter also said where the money — six thousand dollars in gold coins — was hidden in the cellar

信里还指明了那笔钱——六千美元金币——藏在地窖的什么地方。

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Right away, the king and the duke said they would get the money

国王和公爵立刻说他们去拿钱。

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They took me with them to the dark cellar and asked me to hold a candle

他们带着我去了黑暗的地窖，让我举着蜡烛。

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They quickly found the bag of money, and their eyes shone with greed

他们很快就找到了钱袋，眼中闪烁着贪婪的光芒。

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The two men counted the coins carefully to make sure it was all there

两人仔细地数着金币，确认一分不少。

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Then we went upstairs, and they counted it again in front of everyone

然后我们上了楼，他们又在众人面前数了一遍。

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" My friends," said the king." My poor brother has been very generous

“朋友们，”国王说，“我可怜的兄弟真是慷慨。

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He left as much as he could to these poor lambs" — he meant the three girls — "but he wanted to leave something for us, his brothers

他把自己能留下的都留给了这些可怜的小羊羔”——他指的是那三个女孩——“但他也想给他我们这些兄弟留点什么。

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However, I feel they need it more. Here, Mary Jane, Susan, and Joanna — take it all." The king handed the bag to Mary Jane

不过，我觉得她们更需要这笔钱。给，玛丽·简、苏珊、乔安娜——全拿去吧。”国王把袋子递给玛丽·简。

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Everyone said how generous he was. While the girls hugged and kissed him, I noticed that a tall man had come into the room

大家都夸他慷慨。女孩们拥抱亲吻他时，我注意到一个高个子男人走进了房间。

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The king noticed him and went over to shake his hand, but the man pulled his hand away angrily

国王注意到了他，走过去想和他握手，但那人生气地把手抽了回去。

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" Why Doctor Robinson," Mary Jane said," don't you know this is my uncle's brother Harvey Wilks?"

“哎呀，罗宾逊医生，”玛丽·简说，“你不知道这是我伯父的兄弟哈维·威尔克斯吗？”

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" He's just pretending to be an Englishman," the doctor replied

“他不过是在假装英国人罢了，”医生回答。

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" He has the worst English accent I've ever heard

“他说的英国口音是我听过最糟糕的。

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I don't believe he is my good friend's brother, and I won't shake his hand."

我不信他是我好友的兄弟，也不会跟他握手。”

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Mary Jane was shocked, but the doctor continued," I warn you not to trust these men

玛丽·简很震惊，但医生接着说：“我警告你，别相信这几个人。

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They've learned all about your family somehow, and they have come here to cheat you."

他们不知怎么摸清了你家的情况，是专门来骗你们的。”

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But Mary Jane said to the doctor," Here is my answer to you." She took the bag of money and gave it to the king

但玛丽·简对医生说：“这就是我的回答。”她把钱袋拿过来，交给了国王。

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" Take this six thousand dollars," she said," and invest it for us. I trust you."

“这六千元你拿着，”她说，“帮我们去投资吧。我相信你。”

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Doctor Robinson gave up and left the house

罗宾逊医生没办法，只好离开了。

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That night, there was a big dinner for Peter Wilks' friends

那天晚上，为彼得·威尔克斯的朋友们举办了一场盛大的晚宴。

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As a servant, I didn't get a chance to eat until after dinner had been served, but there was lots of food left over

我是仆人，得上完菜才能吃饭，不过剩了好多吃的。

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I was sitting in the kitchen eating when Joanna, the youngest sister, came in

我正坐在厨房里吃着，最小的妹妹乔安娜走了进来。

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She was very curious about my life in England

她对我英国的生活非常好奇。

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" Did you ever see the king of England?" she asked

“你见过英国国王吗？”她问道。

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" Oh, yes," I answered." He came to our church every week."

“哦，见过，”我回答说，“他每个星期都来我们教堂。”

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" But I thought he lived in London," Joanna said

“但我以为他住在伦敦呢，”乔安娜说。

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" Yes, he does."

“是啊，他是住伦敦。”

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" But don't you live in Sheffield?" she asked, with a puzzled look on her face

“可你不是住在谢菲尔德吗？”她一脸困惑地问。

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Darn! I had forgotten that we were supposed to be from Sheffield

糟了！我忘了我们应该是从谢菲尔德来的。

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I thought quickly." Well, I meant he comes to our church in Sheffield in the summertime. He comes to swim in the sea."

我脑子一转。“呃，我是说夏天他会来谢菲尔德的教堂。他来这儿是为了在海里游泳。”

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" But Sheffield is nowhere near the sea," she said." Are you just making this up?"

“可谢菲尔德离海边可远了，”她说，“你该不会是在瞎编吧？”

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" No, not at all!" I said quickly

“不，才不是！”我赶紧说。

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But soon I made another mistake. Joanna asked me how servants were treated in England

但很快我又露了馅。乔安娜问我在英国仆人待遇怎么样。

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" Oh, very badly," I replied." They're not allowed to go to circuses or theaters — or even to church."

“哦，非常差，”我回答说，“他们不准去看马戏、进戏院——连教堂都不让去。”

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" But you're a servant and you said you go to church," Joanna said." I don't believe you."

“可你就是仆人，你刚还说你去教堂，”乔安娜说，“我不信你。”

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Mary Jane and Susan came into the kitchen at that moment

这时，玛丽·简和苏珊走进了厨房。

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" What don't you believe?" asked Mary Jane

“你不信什么？”玛丽·简问道。

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" It isn't kind to speak that way to someone so far from home. You must apologize to Adolphus."

“对离家这么远的人这样说话可不好。你得向阿道弗斯道歉。”

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And Joanna did apologize to me, very sweetly

乔安娜还真向我道歉了，态度非常诚恳。

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At that moment, I knew that I couldn't let the king and the duke take their money

那一刻，我知道我不能让国王和公爵拿走她们的钱。

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I went up to bed early, but I couldn't sleep

我早早就上床了，可怎么也睡不着。

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I had to think of a way to get the money back for the girls

我得想法子帮那几个姑娘把钱拿回来。

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Everyone else was still downstairs, so I decided I would search the rooms of the king and the duke

别人都还在楼下，于是我决定去搜搜国王和公爵的房间。

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While I was looking in the king's room, I heard the two men coming up the stairs. I quickly hid under the bed

我正在国王房间里翻看，就听见那两个家伙上楼来了。我赶紧躲到床底下。

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They came in and shut the door. The duke said he thought they should take the money and leave town that very night

他们进来关上门。公爵说觉得该拿上钱，当晚就离开镇子。

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" That doctor might make trouble for us."

“那个医生可能会给我们找麻烦。”

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But the king refused." No, I want to stay and sell the houses and land that were left to us. We'll make even more money."

可国王不答应。“不行，我要留下来，把留给咱们的房屋地产卖掉，这样能赚更多钱。”

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The duke finally agreed." But I don't like our hiding place for the money," he said." A servant might find it."

公爵最后同意了。“但钱现在藏的地方不好，”他说，“万一被仆人发现就糟了。”

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The two men got the bag from somewhere in the room

那两人从房间的什么地方拿出了钱袋。

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I heard them making a rip in the mattress just above me, and they hid the money inside it

我听见他们在我头顶的床垫上撕开一道口子，把钱藏了进去。

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Then they went back downstairs to join the other guests

然后他们就下楼回到其他客人那里去了。

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At that point, although I had no real plan, I quickly grabbed the bag of money

那时候，我虽然没什么具体计划，还是飞快地抓起了那袋钱。