(雙語)月亮和六便士 第15章(2)

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But if he wanted to be an artist, why didn't he say so? asked Mrs. Strickland at last. "I should have thought I was the last person to be unsympathetic to—to aspirations of that kind."

“但是如果他想當(dāng)畫家，為什么不告訴我呢？”思特里克蘭德太太最后開口說?！拔蚁?，對(duì)于他這種——這種志趣我是絕不會(huì)不同情支持的?！?/p>

Mrs. MacAndrew tightened her lips. I imagine that she had never looked with approval on her sister's leaning towards persons who cultivated the arts. She spoke of "culchaw" derisively.

麥克安德魯太太的嘴唇咬緊了。我猜想，她妹妹喜好結(jié)交文人藝術(shù)家的脾氣，她從來就不贊成。她一說到“文藝”這個(gè)詞，就露出滿臉鄙夷不屑的神情。

Mrs. Strickland continued:

思特里克蘭德太太又接著說：

After all, if he had any talent I should be the first to encourage it. I wouldn't have minded sacrifices. I'd much rather be married to a painter than to a stockbroker. If it weren't for the children, I wouldn't mind anything. I could be just as happy in a shabby studio in Chelsea as in this flat.

“不管怎么說，要是他有才能，我會(huì)第一個(gè)出頭鼓勵(lì)他。什么犧牲我都不會(huì)計(jì)較的。同證券經(jīng)紀(jì)人比起來，我還更愿意嫁給一個(gè)畫家呢。如果不是為了孩子，我什么也不在乎。住在柴爾西一間破舊的畫室里我會(huì)像住在這所房子里同樣快樂?！?/p>

My dear, I have no patience with you, cried Mrs. MacAndrew. "You don't mean to say you believe a word of this nonsense?"

“親愛的，我可真要生你的氣了，”麥克安德魯太太叫喊起來，“看你的意思，這些鬼話你真相信了？”

But I think it's true, I put in mildly.

“可我認(rèn)為這是真實(shí)情況，”我婉轉(zhuǎn)地表示自己的意見說。

She looked at me with good-humoured contempt.

她又好氣又好笑地看了我一眼。

A man doesn't throw up his business and leave his wife and children at the age of forty to become a painter unless there's a woman in it. I suppose he met one of your—artistic friends, and she's turned his head.

“一個(gè)四十歲的人是不會(huì)為了要當(dāng)畫家而丟棄了工作、扔掉了妻子兒女的，除非這里面攙和著一個(gè)女人。我猜想他一定是遇見了你的哪個(gè)——藝術(shù)界的朋友，被她迷上了?！?/p>

A spot of colour rose suddenly to Mrs. Strickland's pale cheeks.

思特里克蘭德太太蒼白的面頰上突然泛上一層紅暈。

What is she like?

“她是怎樣一個(gè)人？”

I hesitated a little. I knew that I had a bombshell.

我沒有立刻回答。我知道我給他們準(zhǔn)備了一顆炸彈。

There isn't a woman.

“沒有女人?！?/p>

Colonel MacAndrew and his wife uttered expressions of incredulity, and Mrs. Strickland sprang to her feet.

麥克安德魯上校和他的妻子部表示不能相信地喊叫起來；思特里克蘭德太太甚至從椅子上跳起來。

Do you mean to say you never saw her?

“你是說你一次也沒有看見她？”

There's no one to see. He's quite alone.

“根本就沒有人，叫我去看誰？他只有一個(gè)人?！?/p>

That's preposterous, cried Mrs. MacAndrew.

“這是世界上沒有的事，”麥克安德魯太太喊道。

I knew I ought to have gone over myself, said the Colonel. "You can bet your boots I'd have routed her out fast enough."

“我早就知道得我自己跑一趟，”上校說，“我敢和你們打賭，我一定能馬上就把那個(gè)女人搜尋出來。”

I wish you had gone over, I replied, somewhat tartly. "You'd have seen that every one of your suppositions was wrong. He's not at a smart hotel. He's living in one tiny room in the most squalid way. If he's left his home, it's not to live a gay life. He's got hardly any money."

“我也希望你自己去，”我不很客氣地回答，“你就會(huì)看到你的那些猜想沒有一點(diǎn)是對(duì)的。他并沒有住在時(shí)髦的旅館里。他住的是一間極其寒酸的小房間。他離開家絕不是去過花天酒地的生活。他簡(jiǎn)直沒有什么錢?！?/p>