狄更斯的小说特点 狄更斯双语小说:《董贝父子》第39章Part3

狄更斯双语小说:《董贝父子》第39章Part3  

'My lad
' returned the Captain
moved to passion
'if you're in arnest -
'Captain Gills
' cried Mr Toots
'I'm in such a state of mind
and am so dreadfully in earnest
that if I could swear to it upon a hot piece of iron
or a live coal
or melted lead
or burning sealing-wax
Or anything of that sort
I should be glad to hurt myself
as a relief to my feelings.' And Mr Toots looked hurriedly about the room
as if for some sufficiently painful means of acplishing his dread purpose.
The Captain pushed his glazed hat back upon his head
stroked his face down with his heavy hand - making his nose more mottled in the process - and planting himself before Mr Toots
and hooking him by the lapel of his coat
addressed him in these words
while Mr Toots looked up into his face
with much attention and some wonder.
'If you're in arnest
you see
my lad
' said the Captain
'you're a object of clemency
and clemency is the brightest jewel in the crown of a Briton's head
for which you'll overhaul the constitution as laid down in Rule Britannia
and
when found
that is the charter as them garden angels was a singing of
so many times over. Stand by! This here proposal o' you'rn takes me a little aback. And why? Because I holds my own only
you understand
in these here waters
and haven't got no consort
and may be don't wish for none. Steady! You hailed me first
along of a certain young lady
as you was chartered by. Now if you and me is to keep one another's pany at all
that there young creetur's name must never be named nor referred to. I don't know what harm mayn't have been done by naming of it too free
afore now
and thereby I brings up short. D'ye make me out pretty clear
brother?'
'Well
you'll excuse me
Captain Gills
' replied Mr Toots
'if I don't quite follow you sometimes. But upon my word I - it's a hard thing
Captain Gills
not to be able to mention Miss Dombey. I really have got such a dreadful load here!' - Mr Toots pathetically touched his shirt-front with both hands - 'that I feel night and day
exactly as if somebody was sitting upon me.
'Them
' said the Captain
'is the terms I offer. If they're hard upon you
brother
as mayhap they are
give 'em a wide berth
sheer off
and part pany cheerily!'
'Captain Gills
' returned Mr Toots
'I hardly know how it is
but after what you told me when I came here
for the first time
I - I feel that I'd rather think about Miss Dombey in your society than talk about her in almost anybody else's. Therefore
Captain Gills
if you'll give me the pleasure of your acquaintance
I shall be very happy to accept it on your own conditions. I wish to be honourable
Captain Gills
' said Mr Toots
holding back his extended hand for a moment
'and therefore I am obliged to say that I can not help thinking about Miss Dombey. It's impossible for me to make a promise not to think about her.'
'My lad
' said the Captain
whose opinion of Mr Toots was much improved by this candid avowal
'a man's thoughts is like the winds
and nobody can't answer for 'em for certain
any length of time together. Is it a treaty as to words?'
'As to words
Captain Gills
' returned Mr Toots
'I think I can bind myself.'