025 花园的魔力

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Dr. Craven waited in Colin's room for a long time that afternoon

那天下午，克雷文医生在科林的房间里等了很久。

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Finally the children returned to the house, and he looked Colin over very seriously

孩子们终于回到屋里，他非常认真地给科林检查了一遍。

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" You shouldn't have stayed out so long," Dr. Craven said

“你不应该在外面待那么久。”克雷文医生说道。

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" You must not get over tired."

“你绝不能过度劳累。”

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" I'm not tired at all. Going outside has made me well

“我一点儿都不累。到户外活动让我好起来了。

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Tomorrow I'm going out in the morning, as well as the afternoon."

明天我上午要出去，下午也要出去。”

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The doctor frowned." I'm not sure I can allow that

医生皱起了眉头。“我不确定我能允许那样。

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I'm afraid it would not be wise."

恐怕那不太明智。”

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" It would not be wise to try and stop me."

“试图阻止我才是不明智的呢。”

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Mary had noticed that Colin had a way of ordering others about

玛丽注意到科林有一种对别人发号施令的习惯。

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She had been that way too before she came to Misselthwaite

她来密塞斯维特之前也是那样。

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But now she knew better, and she felt that she must speak to Colin about his own manners

但现在她更懂事了，她觉得必须跟科林谈谈他的礼貌问题。

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After the doctor left, she said," I feel rather sorry for Dr. Craven."

医生离开后，她说：“我有些为克雷文医生难过。”

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" So do I. He won't inherit Misselthwaite now that I'm getting well."

“我也是。既然我好起来了，他就不能继承密塞斯维特了。”

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" It must be hard to be polite to a boy who's always rude."

“要对一个总是粗鲁无礼的男孩保持礼貌，一定很难。”

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Colin looked up." Am I rude?"

科林抬起头。“我粗鲁吗？”

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" Yes. Nobody has ever dared to do anything you don't like

“是的。从来没人敢做你不喜欢的事。

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Always having your way has made you rude and difficult."

总是随心所欲，让你变得粗鲁又难缠。”

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Colin frowned at her. He didn't like hearing bad things about himself

科林朝她皱起了眉头。他不喜欢听到关于自己的坏话。

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" Ben Weatherstaff and I are difficult too." Mary smiled at him

“本·韦瑟斯塔夫和我也不好对付呢。”玛丽对他笑了笑。

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" But I'm not as bad as I was before I found the garden."

“但我没有找到花园之前那么糟糕了。”

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" I don't want to be difficult, and I won't be."

“我不想难相处，我也不会再那样了。”

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Now Colin was frowning with determination. Suddenly he smiled

科林正坚定地皱着眉头。突然，他笑了。

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" I'll stop being difficult if I go to the secret garden every day

“如果我每天去秘密花园，我就不会再难相处了。

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There's magic in there. I'm sure of it."

那里有魔法。我确信。”

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" So am I!" said Mary

“我也确信！”玛丽说。

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In the months that followed, it did seem like magic was at work in the garden

在接下来的几个月里，花园里似乎真的有魔法在起作用。

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Flowers pushed their way out of the earth and burst into bloom

花朵从泥土中破土而出，竞相绽放。

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The roses were flowering everywhere

玫瑰花开遍了每个角落。

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Colin spent hours " watching things growing," as he liked to say

科林花了好几个小时“看东西生长”，这是他喜欢说的。

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He watched the insects carrying tiny scraps of straw or food

他看着昆虫搬运着细小的草屑或食物。

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Dickon introduced him to the ways of frogs and badgers and fish

迪肯向他介绍了青蛙、獾和鱼的习性。

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There were so many things to look at in the secret garden

秘密花园里有太多东西可看。

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Colin began to believe there was magic not only in the garden but also in him

科林开始相信魔法不仅在花园里，也在他自己身上。

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" Come, everyone," he said one day." Stand here in a line."

“大家都过来，”一天他说。“在这儿站成一排。”

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Mary, Dickon, and Ben stopped working in the garden and stood in front of Colin

玛丽、迪肯和本停下花园里的活儿，站到科林面前。

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" When I grow up, I am going to make great scientific discoveries," announced Colin

“等我长大了，我要做出伟大的科学发现，”科林宣布道。

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" I am going to begin now with this experiment

“我现在就要开始这个实验。

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The magic in this garden has made me stand up and know that I'm going to live

这座花园里的魔法让我站了起来，并知道自己会活下去。

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Now I'm going to try to put more magic into myself so that I will grow strong

现在我要试着往自己身上注入更多魔法，好让自己长得强壮。

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I don't know how to do this for sure

我不太确定该怎么做。

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But perhaps if I keep thinking about it and calling it, the magic will come."

但或许，只要我一直想着它、召唤它，魔法就会来。”

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" How will you do that?" asked Mary

“你要怎么做呢？”玛丽问。

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" Every day, as often as I can, I'm going to say:

“每一天，只要我能，我就要说：

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' Magic is in me! Magic is making me well!

‘魔法在我体内！魔法在让我康复！

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I am going to be as strong as Dickon!'

我会变得和狄肯一样强壮！’

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And you must say it too. Will you help me, Ben Weatherstaff?"

你们也必须这么说。你愿意帮助我吗，本·韦瑟斯塔夫？”

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" Yes," said the old gardener." And now I'd like to see you walk."

“好，”老园丁说。“现在，我倒想看看你走路。”

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Colin set off with Dickon at his side

科林迈开了步子，狄肯在他身旁。

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Mary and Ben followed along behind, as if they were in a parade

玛丽和本跟在后面，像是在游行一样。

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It was a parade that moved slowly but with dignity

那是一支行进缓慢却步伐庄严的队伍。

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Every few yards it stopped to rest

每走几米，队伍就要停下来休息一下。

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Colin leaned on Dickon's arm, but sometimes he walked by himself

科林靠在迪肯的胳膊上，但有时他也能自己走几步。

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" The magic is in me!" he kept saying." The magic is making me strong!"

“魔法就在我体内！”他不停地说，“魔法正让我变得强壮！”

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They walked all around the garden

他们绕着花园走了一整圈。

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" I did it! The magic worked!" Colin exclaimed at the end

“我做到了！魔法奏效了！”结束时，科林兴奋地喊道。

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" What will Dr. Craven say?" asked Mary

“克雷文医生会怎么说呢？”玛丽问。

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" He won't say anything," said Colin," because he won't be told

“他什么也不会说，”科林说，“因为我不会告诉他。

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This will be the biggest secret of all

这将是所有秘密中最大的一个。

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Every day I will go to and from the garden in my wheelchair

我每天还是会坐着轮椅进出花园。

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I won't have the servants whispering about me

我不会让仆人们私下议论我。

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I won't let my father hear about it until the experiment has succeeded

在实验成功之前，我不会让父亲听到任何风声。

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Then one day I will walk into his study and show him that I'm just like any other boy."

然后，有一天，我会走进他的书房，让他看看，我和其他男孩没什么两样。”

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" He'll think he's dreaming," said Mary." He won't believe his eyes."

“他会以为自己在做梦，”玛丽说，“他肯定不敢相信自己的眼睛。”

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" You'll grow so strong that you'll soon be boxing," said Ben

“你会变得非常强壮，很快就能打拳击了。”本说。

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" You'll end up being the champion prizefighter of all England."

“你最终会成为全英格兰的拳击冠军。”

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Colin frowned at him." No, Weatherstaff, that's not true

科林对他皱起了眉头。“不，韦瑟斯塔夫，这不可能。

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No matter how well the magic works, I will not be a prizefighter

不管魔法有多神奇，我都不会成为职业拳击手。

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I will be a scientific discoverer."

我要做一个科学发现家。”

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" Oh, pardon, sir," said Ben." I should have known it wasn't a joking matter."

“哦，请原谅，少爷，”本说，“我本该知道这不是开玩笑的事。”

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But his eyes twinkled

但他的眼睛却闪闪发光。

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He could tell that Colin was already gaining strength and spirit

他能看出，科林已经渐渐有了力气和精神。