015 寻找孩子

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Sara was fond of the Large family because they looked happy

萨拉喜欢拉奇一家，因为他们看起来很快乐。

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But she liked the gentleman next door because he looked unhappy

但她喜欢隔壁的绅士，因为他看起来不快乐。

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The school's servants were always talking about him

学校里的仆人们总是在谈论他。

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Sara learned that the English gentleman had become ill after losing his fortune

萨拉得知那位英国绅士在失去财富后病倒了。

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He'd gotten his fortune back, but he was still sick

他拿回了财富，但仍然病着。

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" His problems were connected with diamond mines," said the cook

“他的问题与钻石矿有关，”厨子说。

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She glanced at Sara." We all know they're trouble."

她瞥了萨拉一眼。“我们都知道钻石矿是麻烦。”

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" That man was just like Papa," Sara said to herself

“那个人就像爸爸一样，”萨拉自言自语道。

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" He felt just what my Papa felt, only he did not die."

“他感受到了和我爸爸一样的感受，只是他没有死。”

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So Sara grew even fonder of the sick gentleman next door

因此，萨拉对隔壁那位生病的绅士更加喜爱了。

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Whenever she was sent out at night, she stopped outside his house

每当夜里被派出去时，她都会在他的房子外停下来。

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She liked to peek into the house and see him sitting in his armchair, his forehead resting in his hand

她喜欢往屋里偷看一眼，看见他坐在扶手椅上，手支着额头。

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She often wished him good night

她常常在心里祝他晚安。

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" Perhaps you can feel my good wishes even if you can't hear them," she said

“也许你听不见，但能感受到我的祝愿。”她自言自语道。

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" I hope you'll get well and be happy again. I'm so sorry for you."

“希望你快快康复，重新快乐起来。我真为你难过。”

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She went on her way, feeling comforted and a bit warmer herself

她继续赶路，心里感到一阵慰藉，身上也暖和了些。

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But she kept worrying about the man

但她始终放不下那位先生。

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He looked to Sara like someone who had a lot of trouble on his mind

在萨拉眼中，他像是个满腹心事的人。

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Meanwhile Mr. Large and his daughters Janet and Nora often visited the gentleman

与此同时，拉奇先生和女儿珍妮特、诺拉常去探望那位绅士。

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The sick man's name was Mr. Carrisford. Mr. Large's real name was Mr. Carmichael

那位病人名叫卡里斯福特先生。拉奇先生的本名是卡迈克尔先生。

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He was Mr. Carrisford's lawyer

他是卡里斯福德先生的律师。

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One evening Janet told Mr. Carrisford about the Little Girl Who Is Not a Beggar

一天晚上，珍妮特向卡里斯福德先生讲起了那个“不是乞丐的小女孩”。

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He was very interested

他非常感兴趣。

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Then Ram Dass told him the story of the monkey's escape

接着，拉姆·达斯给他讲了猴子逃跑的事情。

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Ram Dass described the servant girl's cold attic room and her hard, narrow bed

拉姆·达斯描述了那个女佣冰冷的阁楼房间和她那张又硬又窄的床。

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The story upset Mr. Carrisford

这个故事让卡里斯福德先生感到不安。

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He was wealthy and comfortable while children were cold and hungry

他富有又舒适，而孩子们却在挨饿受冻。

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" I wonder how many of the attics in London are like that one," he said to Mr. Carmichael

“我不知道伦敦有多少阁楼像那个一样，”他对卡迈克尔先生说。

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" How many young servant girls sleep on hard beds while I sleep on soft pillows?"

“有多少年轻的女佣睡在硬板床上，而我却枕着柔软的枕头？”

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" My dear fellow," Mr. Carmichael answered in a cheery voice

“我亲爱的朋友，”卡迈克尔先生用欢快的声音回答说。

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" You must stop thinking thoughts like this

“你不能再这样胡思乱想了。

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Even if you had all the wealth in the world, you could not improve all the attics in London

就算你拥有全世界的财富，也无法改善伦敦所有的阁楼。

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You must focus your thoughts on becoming well."

你必须把心思放在康复上。”

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Mr. Carrisford sat and bit his nails as he stared into the fire

卡里斯福德先生坐着，一边凝视着炉火，一边咬着指甲。

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" Do you think the girl I'm looking for is living in such a horrid place?" he asked suddenly

“你觉得我在找的那个女孩，会住在这么可怕的地方吗？”他突然问道。

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Mr. Carmichael looked at him uneasily

卡迈克尔先生不安地看着他。

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He knew that this kind of thinking was very dangerous to the frail gentleman's health

他知道，这种胡思乱想对这位虚弱的绅士的健康非常危险。

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" I don't think so," he said finally in a soothing tone

“我想不会的，”他最后用安慰的语气说。

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" That girl was adopted by a wealthy Russian couple."

“那个女孩被一对有钱的俄罗斯夫妇收养了。”

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" I must find her!" Mr. Carrisford went on

“我必须找到她！”卡里斯福德先生继续说道。

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" If she is friendless and penniless, it is my fault!

如果她无亲无故、身无分文，那是我的错！

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She is the daughter of my dear friend, Captain Crewe."

她是我挚友克鲁上尉的女儿。

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" Are you sure his daughter was sent to boarding school in France?" Mr. Carmichael asked

“你确定他的女儿被送到法国的寄宿学校了吗？”卡迈克尔先生问。

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" Perhaps we're searching for the wrong girl."

“也许我们找错女孩了。”

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" I'm not sure of anything." Mr. Carrisford bit his nails again

“我什么都不确定。”卡里斯福德先生又咬起了指甲。

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" Crewe and I talked mainly about the mines

“克鲁和我主要聊的是矿场的事。

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Her mother was French, so I assumed she went to a French school."

她母亲是法国人，所以我就以为她去了法国学校。”

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" The French headmistress pronounced the student's name Carew instead of Crewe," Mr. Carmichael reminded him

“那位法国女校长把学生的名字念成了卡鲁，而不是克鲁，”卡迈克尔先生提醒他。

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" So it's possible that we are on the trail of the wrong girl."

“所以我们很可能追错了人。”

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" We must find Crewe's daughter!"

“我们必须找到克鲁的女儿！”

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Mr. Carrisford clutched Mr. Carmichael's arm." Help me find her!"

卡里斯福德先生抓住卡迈克尔先生的胳膊。“帮我找到她！”

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" Don't worry," said Mr. Carmichael

“别担心，”卡迈克尔先生说。

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" I'll go to Moscow to look for the girl

“我会去莫斯科找那个女孩。

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If she's not the right girl, we will keep searching."

如果不是，我们就继续找。”

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" If I were able to travel, I would go with you," said Mr. Carrisford

“要是我能远行，我就和你一起去，”卡里斯福德先生说。

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" But I am too ill. I can only sit here wrapped in fur and staring at the fire

“但我病得太重了。只能裹着毛皮坐在这里，盯着炉火。

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And when I look into it, I see Crewe's face gazing back at me

一望着火，就看见克鲁的脸正回望着我。

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And he's asking me a question: ' Tom, where is my little girl?'"

他在问我：‘汤姆，我的小女儿在哪儿？’”

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Mr. Carrisford grabbed Mr. Carmichael's hand desperately

卡里斯福德先生绝望地抓住卡迈克尔先生的手。

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" I must be able to answer him!"

“我必须能回答他！”

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On the other side of the wall, Sara was sitting in her room, talking to Mel the rat

墙的另一头，萨拉坐在自己的房间里，跟老鼠梅尔说着话。

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" It was very hard to be a princess today, Mel," she said

“今天当公主可真难，梅尔，”她说。

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" It gets harder as the weather gets colder and the streets get wetter."

“天气越冷，街道越湿，就越难。”

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Lavinia had laughed at Sara's skirt, spattered with mud from the street

拉维尼娅笑话萨拉的裙子，因为它溅满了街上的泥。

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But Sara had not responded

但萨拉没有回应。

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" You can't snap at people if you're a princess," she explained to the rat

“如果你是公主，就不能对人发脾气，”她对老鼠解释。

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" But it was such a cold afternoon. And it's so cold tonight."

“但今天下午实在太冷了，今晚也好冷。”

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Sara put her head in her lap." Oh, Papa," she whispered

萨拉把头埋在膝上。“哦，爸爸，”她轻声说。

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" It seems like such a long time since I was your little girl!"

“感觉好像过了好久好久，我不再是你的小姑娘了！”