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theDucd’Y***,whoisbelievedinMadridtoberuininghimselfinParis,andinParistoberuininghimselfinMadrid,andwho,whenallissaidanddone,cannoteven(实际上)spendallhisincome,whilecontinuingtochatwithMadameM***,oneofourwittiesttale-teller,whooccasionallyagreestowritedownwhatshesaysandtosignwhatshewrites,wasexchangingconfidentialglanceswithMadamedeN***,thebeautywhomayberegularlyseendrivingontheChampsElysees,dressedalmostinvariablyinpinkorblue,inacarriagedrawnbytwolargeblackhorsessoldtoherbyTonyfortenthousandfrancs…andpaidinfull;
lastly,MademoiselleR***,whobysheer(absolute)talentmakestwicewhatladiesoffashionmakewiththeirdowries,andthreetimesasmuchaswhattherestmakeoutoftheirloveaffairs,hadcomeinspiteofthecoldtomakeafewpurchases,anditwasnotshewhoattractedthefewesteyes.
Wecouldgoonquotingtheinitialsofmanyofthosewhohadgatheredinthatdrawing-roomandwhowerenotalittleastonishedatthecompany(MargueriteGautierorcourtesans)theykept;
butweshould,wefear,wearythereader.
Therewasmuchloudlaughter;
theauctioneersshoutedatthetopsoftheirvoices;
thedealers(商人)whohadcrowedontothebenchesplacedinfrontoftheauctiontablescalledvainlyforsilenceinwhichtoconducttheirbusinessinpeace.Neverwasagathering(聚会)morevariedandmoreuproarious.
Islippedunobtrusivelyintothemiddleofthedistressingtumult,saddenedtothinkthatallthiswastakingplacenexttotheroomwheretheunfortunatecreaturewhosefurniturewasbeingsolduptopayherdebts,hadbreathedherlast.Havingcometoobserveratherthantobuy,Iwatchedthefacesofthetradesmenwhohadforced(强力进行)thesale,andwhosefeatureslitupeachtimeanitemreachedapricetheyhadneverdaredhopefor.
Honestmenall,whohadspeculatedintheprostitutionofthiswoman,hadobtainedaone-hundredpercentreturnonher,haddoggedthelastmomentsofherlifewithwrits,andcameaftershewasdeadtoclaimboththefruitsoftheirhonourablecalculationsandtheinterestaccruingontheshamefulcredit(贷款)theyhadgivenher.
HowrightweretheAncientswhohadoneGodformerchantsandthieves!
Dresses,Indianshawls,jewels,cameunderthehammer(besoldatanauction)atanunbelievablerate(价格).Noneofittookmyfancy,andIwaitedon.
SuddenlyIheardavoiceshout:
‘Abook,fullybound,gilt-edges,entitled:
ManonLescaut.There’ssomethingwrittenonthefirstpage:
tenfrancs!
’
‘Twelve,’saidavoice,afteralongishsilence.
‘Fifteen,’Isaid.
Why?
Ihadnoidea.Nodoubtforthat‘somethingwritten’.
‘Fifteen,’repeatedtheauctioneer.
‘Thirty-five!
’Icried,inthesametoneofvoice.
‘Forty.’
‘Fifty.’
‘Sixty.’
‘Ahundred.’
IconfessthatifIhadsentouttocauseastir,Iwouldhavesucceededcompletely,formylastbidwasfollowedbyagreatsilence,andpeoplestaredatmetoseewhothismanwaswhoseemedsointentonpossessingthevolume.
ApparentlythetoneinwhichIhadmademylatestbidwasenoughformyopponent:
hechosethereforetoabandonastrugglewhichwouldhaveserved(advancedEnglish)onlytocostmetentimeswhatthebookwasworthand,withabow,hesaidverygraciouslybutalittlelate:
‘It’syours,sir.’
Nootherbidswereforthcoming,andthebookwasknockeddown(atanauctionsellanarticletoabidderbyaknockwithahammer)tome.
SinceIfearedanewonsetofobstinacywhichmyvanitymightconceivablyhavebornebutwhichwouldhaveassuredlyprovedtoomuchformypurse,Igavemyname,askedforthevolumetobeputasideandleftbythestairs.Imusthavegreatlyintrigued(引起好奇心)theonlookerswho,havingwitnessedthisscene,doubtlesswonderedwhyonearthIhadgonetheretopayahundredfrancsforabookthatIcouldhavegotanywherefortenorfifteenatmost.
Anhourlater,Ihadsentfoundformypurchase.
Onthefirstpage,writtenininkinaneleganthand,wasthededicationofthepersonwhohadgiventhebook.Thisdedicationconsistedsimplyofthesewords:
‘ManontoMarguerite,
Humility.’
Itwassigned:
ArmandDuval.
Whatdidthisworld‘humility’mean?
WasitthatManon,intheopinionofthisMonsierArmandDuval,acknowledgedMargueriteashersuperiorindebaucheryorintruelove?
(MargueriteisbetterthanManonindebaucheryorinlove?
)
Thesecondinterpretationseemedthemorelikely,forthefirstwasimpertinentlyfrank,andMargueritecouldneverhaveacceptedit,whateveropinionshehadofherself.(Author’slogicalconjecture)
Iwentoutagainandthoughtnomoreofbookuntilthatnight,whenIretiredtobed.
Manonlescautisatrulytouchingstoryeverydetailofwhichisfamiliartomeandyet,wheneverIholdacopyinmyhand,aninstinctivefeelingforitdrawsmeon.IopenitandforthehundredtimeIliveagainwiththeabbeprevost’sheroine.Now,hisheroineissolifelikethatIfeelthatIhavemether.Inmynewcircumstances,thekindofcomparisondrawn(得到)betweenherandMargueriteaddedanunexpectededgetomyreading,andmyforbearancewasswelledwithpity,almostlove,forthepoorgirl,thedisposalofwhoseestateIcouldthankforpossessingthevolume.Manondiedinadesert,itistrue,butinthearmsofthemanwholovedherwithallthestrengthofhissoulandwho,whenshewasdead,dugagraveforher,watereditwithhistearsandburiedhisheartwithher;
whereasMarguerite,asinnerlikeManon,andperhapsastrulyconvertedasshe,haddiedsurroundedbyfabulousluxury,ifIcouldbelievewhatIhadseen,onthebedofherownpast,butnoless(居然)lostinthedesertoftheheartwhichismuchmorearid,muchvasterandfarmorepitilessthantheoneinwhichManonhadbeeninterred.
IndeedMarguerite,asIhadlearnedfromfriendsinformedofthecircumstancesofherfinalmoments,hadseennotrueconsolationsettleatherbesideduringthetwomonthswhenshelayslowlyandpainfullydying.(从后面作者的叙述中,可以看到:
玛格丽特在最后的两个月里乎没有得到安慰)
Then,fromManonandMarguerite,mythoughtsturnedtothosewomenwhomIknewandwhomIcouldseerushinggailytowardsthesamealmostinvariabledeath.
Poorcreatures!
Ifitiswrongtolovethem,theleastonecandoistopitythem.Youpitytheblindmanwhohasneverseenthesightofday,thedeafmanwhohasneverheardtheharmoniesofnature,themutewhohasneverfoundavoiceforhissoul,andyet,underthespeciouspretextofdecency,youwillnotpitythatblindnessofheart,deafnessofsoulanddumbnessofconsciencewhichturnthebrainsofpoor,desperatewomenandpreventthem,despitethemselves,fromseeinggoodness,hearingtheLordandspeakingthepurelanguageofloveandreligion.
HugowroteMarionDelorme,MussetwroteBernerette,AlexandreDumaswroteFernande.Thinkersandpoetsthroughouttheageshaveofferedthecourtesantheoblationoftheirmercyand,onoccasion,somegreatmanhasbroughtthembacktothefoldthoughtthegiftofhisloveandevenhisname.IfIdwellonthispoint,itisbecauseamongthosewhowillreadthesepages,manymayalreadybeabouttothrowdownabookinwhichtheyfeartheywillseenothingbutanapologyforviceandprostitution,anddoubtlesstheyouthofthepresentauthorisacontributingfactorinprovidinggroundsfortheirfears.Letthosewhoareofsuchamindbeundeceived.Letthemreadon,ifsuchfearsalonegavethempause.
Iamquitesimplypersuadedofaprinciplewhichstatesthat:
Toanywomanwhoseeduationhasnotimpartedknowledgeofgoodness.Godalmostinvariablyopensuptwopathswhichwillleadherbacktoit;
thesepathsaresufferingandlove.Theyarerockypaths;
womenwhofollowthemwillcuttheirfeetandgrazetheirhands,butwillatthesametimeleavethegaudyragsofvicehangingonthebriarswhichlinetheroad,andshallreachtheirjourney’sendinthatnakedstateforwhichnooneneedfeelshameinthesightoftheLord.
Anywhoencounterthesebravewayfarersaredutyboundtocomfortthemandtosaytoalltheworldthattheyhaveencounteredthem,forbyproclaimingthenewstheyshowtheway.
Itisnotasimplematteroferectingtwosignpostsatthegatewaytolife,onebearingtheinscription:
‘TheWayofGoodness’andtheothercarryingthiswarning:
‘TheWayofEvil’,andofsayingtothosewhocome:
‘choose!
’Eachofus,likeChristhimself,mustpointtothosepathswhichwillredirectfromthesecondwaytothefirstthestepsofthosewhohaveallowedthemselvestobetemptedbytheapproachroads;
andaboveallletnotthebeginningofthesepathsbetoopainful,norappeartoodifficultofaccess.
Christianityisever-present,withitswonderfulparableoftheprodigalson,tourge(advanced:
advocate)ustocounselsofforbearanceandforgiveness.Jesuswasfullofloveforsoulsofwomenwoundedbythepassionsofmen,andHelovedtobindtheirwounds,