雾都孤儿(中英文对照)

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MONKSANDMR。BROWNLOWATLENGTHMEET。THEIRCONVERSATION,ANDTHEINTELLIGENCETHATINTERRUPTSIT

Thetwilightwasbeginningtoclosein,whenMr。Brownlowalightedfromahackney-coachathisowndoor,andknockedsoftly。Thedoorbeingopened,asturdymangotoutofthecoachandstationedhimselfononesideofthesteps,whileanotherman,whohadbeenseatedonthebox,dismountedtoo,andstoodupontheotherside。AtasignfromMr。Brownlow,theyhelpedoutathirdman,andtakinghimbetweenthem,hurriedhimintothehouse。ThismanwasMonks。

Theywalkedinthesamemannerupthestairswithoutspeaking,andMr。Brownlow,precedingthem,ledthewayintoaback-room。Atthedoorofthisapartment,Monks,whohadascendedwithevidentreluctance,stopped。Thetwomenlookedattheoldgentlemanasifforinstructions。

‘Heknowsthealternative,’saidMr。Browlow。‘Ifhehesitatesormovesafingerbutasyoubidhim,draghimintothestreet,callfortheaidofthepolice,andimpeachhimasafeloninmyname。’

‘Howdareyousaythisofme?’askedMonks。

‘Howdareyouurgemetoit,youngman?’repliedMr。Brownlow,confrontinghimwithasteadylook。‘Areyoumadenoughtoleavethishouse?Unhandhim。There,sir。Youarefreetogo,andwetofollow。ButIwarnyou,byallIholdmostsolemnandmostsacred,thatinstantwillhaveyouapprehendedonachargeoffraudandrobbery。Iamresoluteandimmoveable。Ifyouaredeterminedtobethesame,yourbloodbeuponyourownhead!’

‘BywhatauthorityamIkidnappedinthestreet,andbroughtherebythesedogs?’askedMonks,lookingfromonetotheotherofthemenwhostoodbesidehim。

‘Bymine,’repliedMr。Brownlow。‘Thosepersonsareindemnifiedbyme。Ifyoucomplainofbeingdeprivedofyourliberty--youhadpowerandopportunitytoretrieveitasyoucamealong,butyoudeemeditadvisabletoremainquiet--Isayagain,throwyourselfforprotectiononthelaw。Iwillappealtothelawtoo;butwhenyouhavegonetoofartorecede,donotsuetomeforleniency,whenthepowerwillhavepassedintootherhands;anddonotsayIplungedyoudownthegulfintowhichyourushed,yourself。’

Monkswasplainlydisconcerted,andalarmedbesides。Hehesitated。

‘Youwilldecidequickly,’saidMr。Brownlow,withperfectfirmnessandcomposure。‘Ifyouwishmetoprefermychargespublicly,andconsignyoutoapunishmenttheextentofwhich,althoughIcan,withashudder,foresee,Icannotcontrol,oncemore,Isay,foryouknowtheway。Ifnot,andyouappealtomyforbearance,andthemercyofthoseyouhavedeeplyinjured,seatyourself,withoutaword,inthatchair。Ithaswaitedforyoutwowholedays。’

Monksmutteredsomeunintelligiblewords,butwaveredstill。

‘Youwillbeprompt,’saidMr。Brownlow。‘Awordfromme,andthealternativehasgoneforever。’

Stillthemanhesitated。

‘Ihavenottheinclinationtoparley,’saidMr。Brownlow,‘and,asIadvocatethedearestinterestsofothers,Ihavenottheright。’

‘Isthere--’demandedMonkswithafalteringtongue,--‘isthere--nomiddlecourse?’

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