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英语听力:远大前程 18 The end of Magwitch's story

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  18 The end of Magwitch's story

  It was a cold,bright morning when we set out cheerfully1 down the river.I steered2 the boat,Herbert and Startop rowed.At Clara's house Magwitch was waiting for us,wrapped in a dark cloak3

  ‘Dear boy!’he said, putting his hand on my shoulder as he sat down heavily in the boat.‘Thank you!’

  We rowed eastwards4 down the river all day, looking round all the time to check that no one was following us Magwitch seemed quite happy, smoking his pipe and watching the water.

  You don't know what a pleasure it is to me, Pip,’he said once,‘to be with my dear boy,in the open air.’

  ‘You'll be completely safe, and free, tomorrow,’ I said.

  ‘I hope so,dear boy.But looking into the frture,well,that's like looking for the bottom of the river, isn't it? Can't be done.’He remained silent after that.

  We decided5 to spend the night at a little riverside pub6.It seemed safe because there were no other guests, but the pub owner asked us a question which worried us.

  ‘Did you see that boat go past, gentlemen? Rowed by four men, with two others on board.It's been up and down the river several times.Could be a Customs boat.’

  When he left us alone, we discussed this information in whispers.In the end we decided to go to bed, and then set out the next morning just in time to catch the ship to Hamburg.I woke early,and when I looked out of the window,I saw two men examining our boat,but I decided not to wake Herbert or Startop,who needed their rest after rowing all the previous day.

  Late in the morning we rowed into the centre of the river.We could see the ship to Hamburg coming closer. Magwitch and I picked up our bags,and said goodbye to Herbert and Startop,so that we would be ready to stop the ship and get on board.Suddenly a boat rowed by four men appeared from nowhere and came out very fast into the centre of the river,close to us. A fifth man was steering7, and a sixth, his face hidden in his cloak, whispered instructions to the steerer.They all stared at us.

  ‘You have a convict8 there who's returned from Australia,'shouted the steerer.‘That's the man,in the cloak.His name is Abel Magwitch.I'm a Customs officer and I arrest him!’

  Suddenly their boat was touching9 ours.The Hamburg ship was almost on top of us, and the ship's captain shouted the or-der to stop engines, but it was too late. At the same moment the Customs officer put his hand on Magwitch's shoulder,and Magwitch pulled the cloak off the other man in the boat.It was Compeyson!And as I watched,he fell backwards10 into the water,his face full of terror11.The huge ship hit our tiny boat with a great crash,Somehow the Customs officers managed to get me on board their boat,with Herbert and Startop,but our boat sank,and the two convicts13 had disappeared.

  Soon,however,we discovered Magwitch in the water,badly injured,and pulled him into the boat. He told me that he had fallen into the water with Compeyson,and then been hit by the ship.I believed what he said.At the time there was no sign of Compeyson,whose dead body was found several days later.

  Magwitch was taken to prison to wait for his trial.I arranged for Jaggers to be his lawyer,but Jaggers warned me there was almost no hope of saving14 his life.Magwitch's thick wallet was handed over to the police,and Wemmick was quite annoyed with me about it.

  ‘Really, Mr Pip, to lose so much cash!’ he said.‘You see,Compeyson was so determined15 to get his revenge16 that you couldn't have saved Magwitch. But you certainly could have saved the cash.That's the difference. But could I ask you something, Mr Pip? Would you come for a walk with me on Monday morning?’

  It seemed a strange request, and although I did not really feel like accepting, he politely insisted.

  I arrived at the Castle early on Monday morning, and after a glass of rum and milk, we set out on the road.

  ‘Well,well!’ said Wemmick suddenly.‘Here's a church!Let's go in!’And when we were inside,there was another surprise.

  ‘Well,well!’ he said again.‘Look what I've found in my pockets!Let's put them on!’As he had‘found’two pairs of white gloves,and his post-box mouth was as wide as it could possibly be,I began to suspect something.And when I saw the Aged12 come in with a lady,I knew I was right.

  ‘Well,well!'said Wemmick,still pretending to be sur-prised,‘here's the Aged,and Miss Skiffins! Let's have a wedding!’

  And so wemmick was married to Miss Skiffins, and we all celebrated17 afterwards at a little pub near the church.

  I was delighted for Wemmick,but I could not stop worrying about Magwitch.He had been so badly injured that he was moved to the prison hospital,where I visited him every day.I read to him, and talked to him, and did everything I could to make him comfortable. But day by day I watched him becom-ing weaker,although he never complained.To the prison guards he was a dangerous criminal, but to me he was an un-fortunate man,who had at least some goodness18 in him.I could not leave him now.

  At his trial Jaggers was proved right. The judge decided that Magwitch,a convict sent away for life who had returned,must be hanged.I could not accept this terrible punishment,and wrote to all the important people I could think of, asking for mercy for Magwitch.But all of them refused to help.

  I noticed,on my daily visits to him, that he was getting much worse.He lay in bed,looking calmly at the white ceiling.Sometimes he could not speak,and just pressed my hand.One evening as I entered his room, he smiled weakly at me.

  ‘Dear boy,’he said,‘you're never late.’

  ‘I don't want to lose a moment of the time I'm allowed to visit you,’I said.

  ‘Thank you, dear boy.God bless you!You've never de serted me,dear boy!’ He had spoken his last words.

  I touched his chest,remembering that I had wanted to desert him once.He put both his hands on mine.

  ‘Dear Magwitch,listen to me.You had a child once, who you loved and lost.’He pressed my hand gently.‘She's alive.She's a lady and very beautiful.And I love her!’

  He was too weak to speak any more, but he just managed to lift my hand to his lips.Then he looked peacefully up at the white ceiling again.Slowly his eyes closed and his head dropped quietly on to his chest.

  18 马格韦契的故事结束

  那是一个冷飕飕的、阳光明媚的早晨。我们高兴地动身下了河,赫伯特和史达多蒲划船,我掌舵,在克莱拉家里,马格韦契卷着一件黑斗蓬正在等候我们。

  “亲爱的孩子!”他说,他重重地在船上坐下,把手搭在我的肩上说,“谢谢你”。

  我们全天向河东方向划去,随时向四周张望,警惕有没有人跟踪我们。马格韦契吸着烟斗,望着水面,看上去很高兴。

  “你不知道,我是多么高兴,匹普”,他说了一遍,“自由自在地和我亲爱的孩子在一起。”

  “你明天就会完全脱离危险,自由自在,”我说。

  “我希望如此,亲爱的孩子。但是,展望未来,喂,那就像寻找河底一样,对吗?不是轻易而举的。”之后,他保持沉默。

  我们决定在一个河边小客栈过夜,这儿似乎安全,因为没有其他客人。但是,客栈老板向我们问的一个问题却让我们担忧。

  “你们看见划过去的那只船,先生们?4个人划船,船上还有另外两个人,这个船划来划去好几次了,可能是海关的船。”

  当他离开我们时,我们小声地讨论了这个信息。最后,我们决定去睡觉,然后第二天早晨出发,正点赶上去汉堡的船只。我一大早就醒了,当我从窗外望去时,看到两个人检查我们的船。但是,我决定不去叫醒赫伯特和史达多蒲,他们划了一整天船需要休息。

  早晨晚些时候,我们划进河中心。我们能够看到去汉堡的船正在接近我们,我和马格韦契拿起我们的包裹,向赫伯特和史达多蒲告别,以便我们做好准备,那只船一停我们就上去。突然,一只4人划的船不知从什么地方来的,飞快地到了河中心,向我们逼近。第4个人掌舵,第6个人用斗蓬捂着他的脸,向那个舵手耳语几句,他们都盯着我们。

  “你们那里有一个从澳大利亚来的罪犯,”那个舵手叫喊着,“就是穿斗蓬的那个人,他叫阿伯尔·马格韦契,我是海关警官,我要逮捕他!”

  突然,他们的船撞上我们的船,那艘汉堡的船离我们近在咫尺,该船船长呼喊命令关掉发动机,可是已经太晚了。同时,那个海关警官揪住马格韦契的肩膀,马格韦契扯掉在那只船上另一个人的斗蓬,是康培生。当我观察的时候,他仰面朝天掉进水时,他看上去很恐惧。巨轮撞击我们的小船,伴随着巨大的轰隆声。海关警官们设法把我和赫伯特、史达多蒲救到他们的船上。可是,我们的船下沉了,那两个逃犯已不知去向。

  但是,不久我们在水面上发现了马格韦契,伤得很重,把他拖到船上。他告诉我,他和康培生已经掉进水里,往上浮的时候被船撞伤,我相信他说的。当时,没有康培生的踪影,几天后,他的尸体才被发现。

  马格韦契被投入监狱听候审判,我安排贾格斯出任他的律师。但是,贾格斯提醒我救他的命几乎是没有希望。马格韦契厚厚的钱夹子被送交警察局,有关这件事,文米克对我很恼火。

  “真的,匹普先生,失去这么多钱!”他说,“你明白,康培生如此决定报仇致使你不能救马格韦契。可是,你确实能救那份钱,那是有区别的。但是,我能要求你多少?匹普先生?星期一早晨你能来和我散步吗?”

  这好像是一个奇怪的要求,虽然我不是真正乐意接受,他还是有礼貌地坚持。

  星期一一大早,我到了那座城堡,喝了一杯朗姆酒和牛奶以后,我们动身上了路。

  “喂,喂!”文米克突然说,“那儿是教堂!我们进去!”当我们在里边时,又有一个意外。

  “喂,喂,”他又说“瞧,在我口袋里发现了!把它们戴上!”当他“发现”两副白手套时,他的邮箱嘴拼命地张大。我开始猜想什么,当我看见那位老人和一位小姐进来时,我知道我猜对了。

  “喂,喂!”文米克说,仍然假装很吃惊,“这是那位老长者和斯基芬小姐!让我们举行一个婚礼!”

  这样,文米克和斯基芬小姐结了婚。其后,我们大家在教堂附近的一座小饭馆祝贺他们。

  我为文米克高兴,但是,我抑制不住为马格韦契的担忧。他伤得如此之重,以致被转住监狱医院,在这里,我每天看看他。我给他读书,给他讲话,我做的每一件事情都能让他愉快起来。但是,我看到他的体质每况愈下,尽管他从来不说。对于监狱警卫来说,他是一个危险的罪犯。但是对我来讲,他是一个不幸的人,只有最后一点儿快乐属于他,我不能现在抛弃他。

  在他的判决中,证明贾格斯判断是对的。法官决定,马格韦契,一个被终身发配的罪犯逃回来、必须被绞死。我不能接受这个可怕的惩罚,写信给我能够想起来的所有大人物,请求给予马格韦契宽大处理。但是,他们都拒绝帮助。

  我每天去看他,发现他的状况越来越糟。他躺在床上,安静地瞅着天花板。有时,他说不了话,仅仅握着我的手。一天晚上,当我进到他的房间时,他对我淡淡地一笑。

  “亲爱的孩子!”他说,“你从来不晚。”

  “我不想失去允许我看望你的每一分钟。”我说。

  “谢谢你,亲爱的孩子,上帝保佑你!你从来没有抛弃我,亲爱的孩子!”他说了最后一句话。

  我摸着他的胸部,想起我曾经要抛弃他。他的双手放在我的手上。

  “亲爱的马格韦契,听我说,你曾经有一个你痛爱和失去的孩子,”他轻轻地握着我的手,“她还活着,她是一位小姐并且十分漂亮,我爱她!”

  他太虚弱以致不能说话,但是,他使出最后一点微弱之力,把我的手拉到他的唇边,他的眼睛慢慢地闭上了,他的头静静地垂在他的胸前。


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1 cheerfully jUhyR     
adv.高兴地,愉快地
参考例句:
  • The train rolled cheerfully into the station.火车欢呼着驶进车站。
  • He takes our advice quite cheerfully.他欣然接受我们的劝告。
2 steered dee52ce2903883456c9b7a7f258660e5     
v.驾驶( steer的过去式和过去分词 );操纵;控制;引导
参考例句:
  • He steered the boat into the harbour. 他把船开进港。
  • The freighter steered out of Santiago Bay that evening. 那天晚上货轮驶出了圣地亚哥湾。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 cloak cqmz9     
n.斗蓬,披风,掩饰,幌子;vt.掩盖,掩饰
参考例句:
  • The snow covered up the fields with a white cloak.积雪给田野盖上了一件白色的外衣。
  • She threw a heavy woollen cloak over her shoulders.她把一件厚重的羊毛斗篷披在肩上。
4 eastwards urxxQ     
adj.向东方(的),朝东(的);n.向东的方向
参考例句:
  • The current sets strongly eastwards.急流迅猛东去。
  • The Changjiang River rolls on eastwards.长江滚滚向东流。
5 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
参考例句:
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
6 pub 7knzjc     
n.[英]旅馆,小店,酒馆
参考例句:
  • He is the landlord of this pub.他是这家酒店的店主。
  • They saw that four large men marched into the pub.他们看到四个彪形大汉走进了酒吧。
7 steering 3hRzbi     
n.操舵装置
参考例句:
  • He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration. 他沮丧地用手打了几下方向盘。
  • Steering according to the wind, he also framed his words more amicably. 他真会看风使舵,口吻也马上变得温和了。
8 convict SZGyK     
n.囚犯,罪犯;v.使...确信自己犯错,宣告...有罪,使...知罪
参考例句:
  • I have all the evidence necessary to convict this young criminal now.我掌握一切必要的证据来给这个年轻犯人定罪。
  • It was difficult to convict him of the falsity of his beliefs.难以使他认识到他信仰的虚假性。
9 touching sg6zQ9     
adj.动人的,使人感伤的
参考例句:
  • It was a touching sight.这是一幅动人的景象。
  • His letter was touching.他的信很感人。
10 backwards BP9ya     
adv.往回地,向原处,倒,相反,前后倒置地
参考例句:
  • He turned on the light and began to pace backwards and forwards.他打开电灯并开始走来走去。
  • All the girls fell over backwards to get the party ready.姑娘们迫不及待地为聚会做准备。
11 terror dI9z3     
n.恐怖;可怖的人(事)
参考例句:
  • We were in mortal terror of being found out. 我们非常害怕被发现。
  • That guy is a proper terror. 那家伙真是讨厌。
12 aged 6zWzdI     
adj.年老的,陈年的
参考例句:
  • He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了,也老点了。
  • He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老,然而记忆力还好。
13 convicts ce01e7adbc5fbf3ecf4fda22baa067eb     
宣判有罪( convict的第三人称单数 )
参考例句:
  • The escaped convicts were smoked out of the house. 逃犯被熏出了屋子。
  • In the past, British convicts could be sentenced to transportation. 过去,英国的囚犯可能会被判流放。
14 saving XjYzGK     
n.节省,节约;[pl.]储蓄金,存款
参考例句:
  • Energy saving is term strategic policy of our country.节约能源是我国长期的战略国策。
  • Old-fashioned housewives were usually very saving.旧时的家庭主妇通常都很节俭。
15 determined duszmP     
adj.坚定的;有决心的
参考例句:
  • I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
  • He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。
16 revenge lWfxP     
v.报...之仇,为...报仇 ;n.报仇,复仇
参考例句:
  • She poisoned his mind with ideas of hate and revenge.她用复仇的思想来毒害他的心灵。
  • There was anger in his eyes and revenge in his heart.他两眼闪现怒火,一心只想复仇。
17 celebrated iwLzpz     
adj.有名的,声誉卓著的
参考例句:
  • He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
  • The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。
18 goodness xfgxm     
n.善良,善行,美德
参考例句:
  • Would you have the goodness to turn off the radio?劳驾,请你把收音机关上好不好?
  • Thank goodness,we've found a cure for the disease.好了,这病有救了!
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