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第十五章（第4页）

“我去过印度、南非还有埃及。”

“咱俩干嘛不去南非呢？”

“或许可以去！”

他慢吞吞地说。

"Ordon'tyouwantto?"sheasked.

“或许你并不想去？”

她问。

"Idon'tcare.Idon'tmuchcarewhatIdo.”

"Doesn'titmakeyouhappy?whynot?weshan'tbepoor.Ihaveaboutsixhundredayear，Iwroteandasked.It'snotmuch，butit'senough，isn'tit?”

"It'srichestome.”

"Oh，howlovelyitwillbe!"

“我不在乎。

去哪里我都无所谓。”

“你不高兴吗？为什么？我们不会受穷的。

我每年能得到600英镑，我之前写信问过。

虽然不多，但也足够咱俩过活，不是吗？”

“对我而言，已经算一大笔钱。”

“噢，那时的生活该是多么美妙！”

"ButIoughttogetdivorced，andsooughtyou，unlesswe'regoingtohavecomplications.”

Therewasplentytothinkabout.

“可我应该先办好离婚手续，你也一样，否则准会麻烦不断。”

方方面面的事情，都要考虑周详。

Anotherdaysheaskedhimabouthimself.Theywereinthehut，andtherewasathunderstorm.

还有一天，她问起他的过往。

他俩呆在林间小屋里，外面雷雨交加。

"Andweren'tyouhappy，whenyouwerealieutenantandanofficerandagentleman?”

"Happy?allright.IlikedmyColonel.""Didyoulovehim?""Yes!Ilovedhim.""Anddidheloveyou?""Yes!Inaway，helovedme.""Tellmeabouthim.""Whatistheretotell?hehadrisenfromtheranks.Helovedthearmy.Andhehadnevermarried.Hewastwentyyearsolderthanme.Hewasaveryintelligentman:andaloneinthearmy，assuchamanis:apassionatemaninhisway:andaverycleverofficer.IlivedunderhisspellwhileIwaswithhim.Isortoflethimrunmylife.AndIneverregretit.”

"Anddidyoumindverymuchwhenhedied?""Iwasasneardeathmyself.ButwhenIcameto，Iknewanotherpartofmewasfinished.ButthenIhadalwaysknownitwouldfinishindeath.Allthingsdo，asfarasthatgoes."Shesatandruminated.Thethundercrashedoutside.ItwaslikebeinginalittlearkintheFlood.