狄更斯哪部作品好 狄更斯双语小说:《董贝父子》第17章Part 05

狄更斯双语小说:《董贝父子》第17章Part 05  

'Ned
' said the old man
drawing Walter to his side
and taking his arm tenderly through his
'I know. I know. Of course I know that Wallyconsidersme more than himself always. That's in my mind. When I say he is glad to go
I mean I hope he is. Eh? look you
Ned and you too
Wally
my dear
this is new and unexpected to me; and I'm afraid my being behind the time
and poor
is at the bottom of it. Is it really good fortune for him
do you tell me
now?' said the old man
looking anxiously from one to the other. 'Really and truly? Is it? I can reconcile myself to almost anything that advances Wally
but I won't have Wally putting himself at any disadvantage for me
or keeping anything from me. You
Ned Cuttle!' said the old man
fastening on the Captain
to the manifest confusion of that diplomatist; 'are you dealing plainly by your old friend? Speak out
Ned Cuttle. Is there anything behind? Ought he to go? How do you know it first
and why?'
As it was a contest of affection and self-denial
Walter struck in with infinite effect
to the Captain's relief; and beeen them they tolerably reconciled old Sol Gills
by continued talking
to the project; or rather so confused him
that nothing
not even the pain of separation
was distinctly clear to his mind.
He had not much time tobalancethe matter; for on the very next day
Walter received from Mr Carker the Manager
the necessary credentials for his passage and outfit
together with the information that the Son and Heir would sail in a fortnight
or within a day or o afterwards at latest. In the hurry of preparation: which Walter purposely enhanced as much as possible: the old man lost what little selfpossession he ever had; and so the time of departure drew on rapidly.
他没有多少时间来衡量这件事情，因为第二天，沃尔特就从经理卡克先生那里接到有关出发和服装用品的必要指令，同时还得悉，“儿子和继承人”号将在两星期或最迟晚一、两天内开航。沃尔特故意把准备工作搞得匆匆忙忙，在这匆忙的过程中，老人仅有的一点冷静也失去了，因此启程的日期迅速地就临近了。