《远大前程》第16章 郝薇香小姐认识到匹普蒙受了不少痛苦(2)

Oh Miss Havisham，I said，I can do it now．We have all made mistakes．I can't be bitter¹ with anyone．

噢，郝薇香小姐，我说，我现在就能这样做，我们都有错儿，我不能怨恨别人。

What have I done，Pip！she cried，dropping to her knees in front of me．I should never have brought up Estella like that，or allowed you to be hurt！

我做了些什么，匹普！她跪在我面前叫喊着，我不应该像那样培养艾丝黛拉，或让你受到伤害！

Could I ask you something about Estella？How and why did you adopt her？

我可以问你有关艾丝黛拉的情况吗？怎么和为什么你收养她？

I never knew her parents，she said quietly．I asked Jaggers to find a little girl for me to adopt，and he brought Estella here，when she was about three．

我从来不知道她的父母，她平静地说。我要求贾格斯为我找一个小女孩收养，她把艾丝黛拉带到这儿，当时她大约3岁。

We had no more to say to each other，and so I left．

我们相互再没有说什么，因此，我离开了。

But on my way through the old garden I had a strange feeling that something was wrong，and I ran back upstairs to check that Miss Havisham was all right．

但是，在穿过那个旧花园的路上，我有一个奇怪的感觉，情况不太对头。

As I opened the door of her room，I saw her sitting close to the fire．Suddenly a great flame lit the room．

我跑回来上了楼去核实郝薇香小姐是不是安然无恙。当我打开她的房门，我看到她紧靠火炉坐着。

She turned and rushed towards me，screaming，her hair and clothes on fire．

突然，一个巨大的火焰点燃了屋子，她转过身向我扑来，尖叫着，她的头发和衣服着火了。

Somehow I managed to cover her with my coat and put out the flames with my hands．

我想方设法用我的外套盖住她，用我的手扑灭了火焰。

I sent for a doctor，who cleaned her wounds²．

我派人去请了一位医生，医生给她清洗了伤口。

Her bed was placed on the great dining table，where her wedding cake had been，and she lay there.

她的床放在那张大餐桌上，她的结婚蛋糕还在那儿，她躺在那里。

Covered with a white sheet，half con-scions．I could not stay，but left her in the care of the doctor and several nurses，and returned to London．

上面盖着白床单，半清醒状态。我不能久留，离开她后，交由医生和几名护士照看。我回到伦敦。

1 bitter   

adj.激烈的，苦涩的，辛酸的，厉害的，悲痛的；n.辛酸，苦味，苦酒

参考例句：

• The bitter winter was coming.寒冬到了。
• The two countries fell out in a bitter wrangle over imports.这两个国家在有关进口问题的激烈争吵中闹翻了。

2 wounds   

n.创伤( wound的名词复数 )；伤口；伤痕；（心灵上的）伤v.使受伤，伤害( wound的第三人称单数 )；使（心灵）受伤，伤感情；偷盗( swipe的过去式和过去分词 )；卷绕

参考例句：

• It took a long time for the wounds to heal. 伤口过了很长时间才愈合。
• They've been trying hard to lick their wounds these years. 这几年，他们一直在努力求得失败后的复原。 来自《简明英汉词典》