(雙語(yǔ))月亮和六便士 第23章(2)

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You're bragging. If I really did you'd be overwhelmed with remorse.

“你在說大話。如果我真的上了吊你會(huì)后悔一輩子的。”

Try it, and we'll see, I retorted.

“你不妨試一試，就知道我后悔不后悔了。”

A smile flickered in his eyes, and he stirred his absinthe in silence.

他的眼睛里露出一絲笑意，默默地?cái)嚭椭目喟啤?/p>

Would you like to play chess? I asked.

“想不想下棋？”我問他說。

I don't mind.

“我不反對(duì)?！?/p>

We set up the pieces, and when the board was ready he considered it with a comfortable eye. There is a sense of satisfaction in looking at your men all ready for the fray.

我們開始擺棋子，擺好以后，他注視著面前的棋盤，帶著一副自得其樂的樣子。當(dāng)你看到自己兵馬都已進(jìn)入陣地，就要開始一場(chǎng)大廝殺，總禁不住有一種快慰的感覺。

Did you really think I'd lend you money? I asked.

“你真的以為我會(huì)借錢給你嗎？”我問他。

I didn't see why you shouldn't.

“我想不出來為什么你會(huì)不借給我?！?/p>

You surprise me.

“你使我感到吃驚?！?/p>

Why?

“為什么？”

It's disappointing to find that at heart you are sentimental. I should have liked you better if you hadn't made that ingenuous appeal to my sympathies.

“發(fā)現(xiàn)你心里還是人情味十足讓我失望。如果你不那么天真，想利用我的同情心來打動(dòng)我，我會(huì)更喜歡你一些。”

I should have despised you if you'd been moved by it, he answered.

“如果你被我打動(dòng)，我會(huì)鄙視你的?！彼卮鹫f。

That's better, I laughed.

“那就好了?！蔽倚ζ饋?。

We began to play. We were both absorbed in the game. When it was finished I said to him:

我們開始走棋。兩個(gè)人的精神都被當(dāng)前的一局棋吸引住。一盤棋下完以后，我對(duì)他說：

Look here, if you're hard up, let me see your pictures. If there's anything I like I'll buy it.

“你聽我說，如果你缺錢花，讓我去看看你的畫怎么樣？如果有我喜歡的，我會(huì)買你一幅?！?/p>

Go to hell, he answered.

“你見鬼去吧！”他說。

He got up and was about to go away. I stopped him.

他站起來準(zhǔn)備走，我把他攔住了。

You haven't paid for your absinthe, I said, smiling.

“你還沒有付酒帳呢。”我笑著說。

He cursed me, flung down the money and left.

他罵了我一句，把錢往桌上一扔就走了。

I did not see him for several days after that, but one evening, when I was sitting in the cafe, reading a paper, he came up and sat beside me.

這件事過去以后，我有幾天沒有看見他，但是有一天晚上我正坐在咖啡館里看報(bào)紙的時(shí)候，思特里克蘭德走了過來，在我身旁邊坐下。

You haven't hanged yourself after all, I remarked.

“你原來并沒有上吊啊?！蔽艺f。

No. I've got a commission. I'm painting the portrait of a retired plumber for two hundred francs.

“沒有。有人請(qǐng)我畫一幅畫。我現(xiàn)在正給一個(gè)退休的鉛管工畫像，可以拿到兩百法郎。”