018 亲戚太多

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Mary Jane was so sweet that I didn't want to tell her I had put the money in her uncle's coffin

玛丽·简太善良了，我不想告诉她我把钱放进了她叔叔的棺材里。

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So I said to her," I'll write it on a piece of paper

所以我对她说：“我会写在一张纸上。”

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After I leave town, you can read it. Then you'll know where to look."

等我离开镇子后，你就可以看了。那时你就知道该去哪儿找了。

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Mary Jane gave me some paper and I scribbled:

玛丽·简给了我一些纸，我潦草地写道：

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" I was behind the door and I saw you crying. I felt very sorry for you. I put it in the coffin."

“我当时在门后，看见你在哭。我很同情你。我把它放进棺材里了。”

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Then I folded up the paper and gave it to her

然后我把纸折起来，交给了她。

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I didn't think it would be safe for me and Jim to travel on the river in daylight

我觉得我和吉姆白天在河上走不安全。

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I wanted to wait until dark to get away

我想等到天黑再逃走。

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But Mary Jane was such an honest person that I knew she would not be able to hide her feelings all day

但玛丽·简是个很诚实的人，我知道她没法一整天都藏住自己的情绪。

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The expression on her face would tell the king and the duke that she knew the truth

她脸上的表情会让国王和公爵看出她已经知道了真相。

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I asked Mary Jane if she could leave the house until evening

我问玛丽·简她能不能离开家，一直待到晚上。

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She agreed to visit her friend Hannah Proctor

她同意去看望她的朋友汉娜·普罗克特。

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She left quickly before the king and the duke woke up

她趁国王和公爵还没醒，赶紧离开了。

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At breakfast, I told everyone that Hannah Proctor had the mumps and explained that Mary Jane had gone to look after her

吃早饭时，我告诉大家汉娜·普罗克特得了腮腺炎，并解释说玛丽·简去照顾她了。

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In the afternoon, I watched the auction in the town square

下午，我在镇广场观看了拍卖。

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By late in the day, almost everything belonging to Peter Wilks had been sold

到傍晚时，彼得·威尔克斯的几乎全部家当都已售出。

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But I knew that no money would be paid on the day of the auction

但我知道拍卖当天不会支付任何钱款。

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The duke and the king would have to stay for another day to collect it

公爵和国王得再待一天才能收到钱。

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Before that could happen, Mary Jane would come back

在那之前，玛丽·简就会回来。

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She would tell the truth, and the two scoundrels would be arrested

她会说出真相，那两个坏蛋就会被抓起来。

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By then, I would be safe on the river again with Jim

到那时，我就能和吉姆再次安全地待在河上了。

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I was quite proud of myself and thought I had arranged things very well

我对自己相当得意，觉得事情安排得天衣无缝。

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Then I heard loud voices coming toward the center of town

这时，我听到一阵喧哗声朝镇中心而来。

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I turned and saw a well-dressed older gentleman and a nice-looking younger one with his right arm in a sling

我转过身，看见一位衣着讲究的年长绅士和一个长相英俊、右臂吊着绷带的年轻人。

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Some townspeople were with them, and one of them called out," Here are two more men who say they are Harvey Wilks and his brother William!"

一些镇民跟着他们，其中一个人喊道：“这儿还有两个人，说他们才是哈维·威尔克斯和他的兄弟威廉！”

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Wouldn't you think that the king and the duke would give up when they saw the real Englishmen?

你难道不会以为，国王和公爵看到真正的英国人时会就此罢休吗？

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Well, they didn't! The king said in an angry voice," These men are liars trying to steal our property. Don't listen to them!"

唉，他们可没有！国王用愤怒的声音说：“这些人是骗子，想偷走我们的财产。别听他们的！”

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I could see that some townspeople believed the king, but Doctor Robinson and some others looked pleased to see the newcomers

我看得出，有些镇民相信了国王，但鲁滨逊医生和其他一些人看到新来的人，显得很高兴。

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They had never believed that the duke and the king were honest men

他们从来就不相信公爵和国王是诚实的人。

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The two new arrivals were very confused by the uproar

那两个新来的人被这场喧闹弄得莫名其妙。

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Harvey Wilks, the older gentleman, told their story:

年长的绅士哈维·威尔克斯讲述了他们的经历：

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They had come all the way from England to see their dying brother, but they had been delayed when poor William broke his arm

他们专程从英国赶来看望垂死的兄弟，但因为可怜的威廉摔断了胳膊，路上耽搁了。

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The king demanded to see written proof of who they were

国王要求他们出示书面证明，以证实身份。

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Harvey replied that this was impossible because their bags had been lost on the journey

哈维回答说这不可能，因为他们的行李在旅途中丢失了。

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So it went on for a while with both pairs of men claiming they were the true relatives

就这样，双方都声称自己才是真正的亲属，争执了好一会儿。

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I knew the truth, but if I told it, I'd be in trouble too

我知道真相，但如果我说出来，我自己也会惹上麻烦。

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Then I wouldn't be able to get away and help Jim

那样我就没法脱身去帮助吉姆了。

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Finally, Harvey Wilks said that Peter, his brother, had a small tattoo on his chest

最后，哈维·威尔克斯说他的兄弟彼得胸口有一个小纹身。

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He challenged the king to describe it." Why, yes," said the king," he has a small lightning bolt on his chest."

他要求国王描述一下。国王说：“哦，是的，他胸口有一个小小的闪电图案。”

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" No," said the old gentleman." It is his initials: P and W."

“不对，”老绅士说，“是他名字的首字母：P 和 W。”

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By now, most of the townspeople were so confused that they did not know what to believe

这时候，大多数镇上的人都被弄糊涂了，不知道该相信什么。

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Doctor Robinson jumped up onto the table that had been used for the auction

罗宾逊医生跳上了之前拍卖用过的那张桌子。

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" There's only one way to settle this," he shouted

“只有一种方法能解决这事，”他喊道。

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" Let's all go to the cemetery and dig up the corpse

“我们大伙儿都去墓地，把尸体挖出来。

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Grab the four men and the boy and make them come with us."

抓住那四个人和那个男孩，带他们一起来。”

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I was very scared, but a townsman was holding me so hard that I couldn't escape

我非常害怕，但一个镇上的人紧紧抓着我，我逃不掉。

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" If we don't find the tattoo those two scoundrels described, we'll hang you along with them!" he growled at me

“要是我们找不到那两个恶棍描述的纹身，我们就把你跟他们一起绞死！”他冲我低声吼道。

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It was dark and windy in the cemetery, and lightning flashed in the sky

墓地里又黑风又大，天空中闪过一道道闪电。

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So many men were helping that it did not take long to dig up the grave

帮忙的人非常多，没过多久就把坟墓挖开了。

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Then they pulled out the coffin and opened the lid

接着他们拖出棺材，打开了盖子。

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A huge lightning bolt lit up the night, and someone yelled," Look at that — there's a big bag of gold on his chest!"

一道巨大的闪电照亮了夜空，有人喊道：“快看——他胸口上有一大袋金子！”

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Everyone became so excited that they rushed toward the coffin

所有人都变得无比激动，猛地朝棺材冲了过去。

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The townsman forgot to hold my wrist, and I ran away at once, down the road as fast as I could

那个镇上的人忘了抓住我的手腕，我立刻跑了，沿着大路拼命地跑。

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I ran right through town without seeing anyone

我径直跑过了镇子，一个人都没看见。

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When I got to the riverbank, a lightning flash showed me a canoe that was pulled up on shore

当我到达河岸边时，一道闪电让我看见岸边停着一条独木舟。

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I jumped in and paddled until I came to the raft where Jim was waiting

我跳进去，一直划到吉姆等候着的木筏那里。

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I had never been so glad to see anyone in my whole life

我这辈子从没这么高兴见到任何人。

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" Cut the rope loose and let's go, Jim!" I yelled, climbing aboard

“砍断缆绳，咱们走，吉姆！”我一边爬上筏子，一边喊道。

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" We're finally free of those scoundrels."

“咱们终于摆脱那两个恶棍了。”

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In seconds, we were out on the river again

几秒之内，我们又漂行在了河面上。

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I felt so relieved that I began to jump and dance on the raft

我觉得如释重负，开始在木筏上又蹦又跳。

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Then I heard the sound of paddling behind the raft

接着我听见木筏后面传来划水的声音。

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The next lightning flash revealed the truth

下一道闪电揭示了真相。

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It was the duke and the king in a rowboat, catching up with us

是公爵和国王坐在一条划艇上，正朝我们追过来。