《远大前程》第13章 规划马格韦契的未来和听他讲述自己的身世(2)

（单词翻译）

But where will yon be safe？

可是你住在哪里才安全？

Dear boy，who knows I'm here？You，Jaggers and Wemmick，that's all．Anyway，I know I can live with the fear of death．I've done that all my life．

亲爱的孩子，谁会知道我在这儿？只有你、贾格斯和文米克，再没有人知道了。无论怎样，我知道死亡的恐惧伴随我的生活，我已经完成了我的一生。

All I knew was that I must keep him out of sight until Herbert returned Then we could produce a better plan for the future．

我知道，在赫伯特回来之前，我必须把他藏起来。然后，我们能够为将来提出一个更好的计划。

I decided¹ to rent a room for him in a house near ours，where I thought he would be safe for the moment．

我决定在我们的附近为他租一套房子，在这儿，我想他会安全一点儿。

I bought him different clothes，and had his hair cut，but to me he looked just the same，

我带着他换了服装，给他理了发。但是，对我来讲，也和过去没有什么两样，

and I lived in constant² fear that he would he recognized by someone who had known³ him in the past．

我生活得提心吊胆，生怕过去了解他的人会认出他来。

My unwanted guest and I spent five long days and evenings together，with the wind and rain beating on the windows．

我和我不想要的客人在伴随着风雨敲打着窗户的气候中一起度过了5昼夜。

Those few days seemed more like a year to me．He slept，or ate，or played cards．Sometimes he listened to me reading，with a proud smile on his face．

对我来讲，那几天好像是度日如年。他睡觉，或者吃饭，或者玩牌。有时，他带着自豪的笑脸听我念书。

I could not sleep or eat．I used to watch him sleep，wondering what bloody⁴ crimes⁵ lay in his past，and knowing that I alone protected him from a horrible⁶ death．

我吃不下，睡不香，常常看着他睡觉，不知道发生在过去他血腥腥的罪行，却知道我独自从可怕的死亡中保护他。

I cannot describe my joy when Herbert finally returned． At last I could share my terrible news with my friend．

当赫伯特总算回来时，我不能形容我的快乐，最终我能把那可怕的消息与我的朋友分担。

He，too，was shocked to hear that my great expectations came from the prisoner⁷ I had helped so long ago，and when I introduced him to our guest，

听说我的远大前程是来自很久以前我救过的罪犯，他也被震惊了。当我把我们的客人介绍给他时，

Herbert could hardly hide his dislike．

赫伯特尽可能地隐瞒自己的反感情绪。