《远大前程》第16章 郝薇香小姐认识到匹普蒙受了不少痛苦(3)

My hands and right arm had been badly burnt．But al－though I was in great pain，I was desperate¹ to know if Mag－witch was safe．

我的手和右臂烧得很厉害，但是，虽然我很痛，我还是迫不及待地想知道马格韦契是否安全。

Everything's fine，Handel，Herbert told me calmly，as he gently put bandages² on my hands．

平安无事，汉德尔，赫伯特心平气和地告诉我，他轻柔地把我的手缠上绷带，他好像比以前更高兴。

He seems much pleasanter than before．I actually like him now．Do you know，yesterday he was telling me about his past．

现在，我确实喜欢他。你知道，昨天，他告诉我他的身世。

Apparently³ at one time he was married to a young woman who was jealous⁴ of an-other woman．

很明显，他和一个年轻的女人结了婚，这个女人嫉妒另外一个女人。

There was a fight，and his wife killed the other Luckily for her，she had a clever lawyer at her trial，and was never punished for the murder．

在一次厮打中，他的妻子杀了另外一个女人。她很幸运，在她的判决中，有一位精明的律师，对于这次谋杀，她从来没有受到惩罚。

She and Magwitch had a daughter,who Magwitch dearly loved Both wife and child disappeared after the trial,and he thought his wife must have killed their daughter．

她和马格韦契有一个女儿，马格韦契非常爱她。判决以后，妻子和孩子失踪了。他想，他的妻子一定杀了他们的女儿。

How old was the child？I asked，trying to control my excitement．

这个孩子多大？我尽力控制着激动的心情问道。

She would have been about your age，if she had lived．

如果她还活着的话，和你的年龄差不多。

Herbert,I said，am I ill or mad or anything？

赫伯特，我说，是我病了、疯了、或出了其它什么毛病？

No，replied Herbert,after examining me carefully，al-though you do look a little excited．

不是，赫伯特仔细地检查了我以后，回答，虽然你看上去有点兴奋。

Listen,Herbert．Magwitch is Estella's father．

听着，赫伯特，马格韦契是艾丝黛拉的父亲。

The next day，although I felt ill and weak，because of my burns，I went straight to Jaggersoffice．

第二天，尽管因为我的烧伤，感到不舒服和虚弱，我还是直接去了贾格斯的事务所。

He admitted that Estella was his housekeeper's daughter，adopted by Miss Hav-isham to give her the chance of a better life．

他承认，艾丝黛拉是他的女管家的女儿，给她一个生活更好一点的机会，被郝薇香小姐收养。

But even he，the great Jaggers，did not know that Magwitch was Estella's father．

但是，至于他，聪明能干的贾格斯却并不知道马格韦契是艾丝黛拉的父亲。

1 desperate   

adj.不顾死活的，危急的，令人绝望的，极渴望的

参考例句：

• They made a desperate attempt to save the company.他们为挽救公司作孤注一掷的努力。
• The city is suffering a desperate shortage of water.这个城市严重缺水。

2 bandages   

n.绷带( bandage的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Blood was beginning to seep through the bandages. 血开始从绷带上渗出来。
• The man's arm was wound with bandages. 那人的胳膊上裹着绷带。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

4 jealous   

adj.妒忌的，猜忌的；精心守护的

参考例句：

• He was jealous when he discovered that she loved someone else.当他发现她爱别人的时候，他吃醋了。
• An honorable Chinese citizen should be jealous of his own rights.一名光荣的中国公民应当珍惜自己的公民权利。