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诱拐|Kidnapped

戴维回了家|Chapter 5 David comes home

属类：双语小说【分类】世界名著 -[作者: 罗伯特-路易斯-史蒂文森] 阅读：[21001] 登录会员即可添加到文库收藏夹，方便以后查看

1745年起苏格兰岁月艰难。苏格兰高地人向英格兰乔治国王发动了战争，但失败了。乔治国王的部队把很多苏格兰高地人赶出了他们的家园。来自苏格兰低地的戴维·鲍尔弗并不为英格兰部队而烦恼。当他离家去开始新生活时，他并没有预料到任何麻烦或危险。但是，麻烦很快接踵而至。他见到了他那很有钱的叔叔，但他叔叔获悉自己有这样一个穷侄子时一点儿也不高兴。危险一个接一个。戴维来到苏格兰高地，在那儿他遇见了艾伦·布雷克，一个骄傲的斯图尔特人。斯图尔特人既恨英格兰人，又恨效忠乔治国王的坎贝尔人，所以艾伦对于戴维来说是一个危险的朋友。接着发生了一宗谋杀案。戴维和艾伦在荒山野岭上逃命……
作者简介：罗伯特·路易斯·史蒂文森于1850年生于苏格兰的爱丁堡。他受训成为一名律师，但21岁时他下决心要当一名作家。他的代表作有：《诱拐》、《金银岛》和《化身博士》。1894年他在萨摩亚岛与世长辞。

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We decided that Alan would stay hidden in the fields，while I walked to Queensferry to find Mr Rankeillor．Alan promised not to come out until he heard me return．

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In order to be sure that it was me， he taught me to whistle a little Gaelic song．I have never forgotten it．I think that it will run in my head when I lie dying． Every time it comes to me， I think of that last day of my travels， with Alan whistling oppo site me in the grass， while the first light of the sun touched his face．

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Soon I arrived in Queensferry．When I saw people looking strangely at me， and realized how dirty my clothes were， I began to feel afraid． Would Mr Rankeillor want to talk to me？How could I prove who I was？ I had no papers with me． I was too ashamed to ask any of the townspeople for help，so I walked up and down，not knowing what to do．

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By midday I was tired and hungry．I stopped in front of a large house， with clean windows， flowers in the garden， and a dog sitting on the doorstep．

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Suddenly the door opened，and a large， well-dressed， kind-looking man came out．

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‘What are you doing here， my lad？’ he asked．

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‘I’m looking for Mr Rankeillor’s house，sir，’I answered．

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‘ Well， I’m Rankeillor，and this is my house．Who are you？’

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‘My name is David Balfour，’ I replled．

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‘David Balfour？’ he repeated， and looked closely at me．‘Come inside，Mr Balfour，and we’ll talk．’

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In Mr Rankeillor’s comfortable sitting－room， I told him the story of my early life， and explained that my uncle had paid Captain Hoseason to kidnap me and take me to sea．

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The lawyer listened carefully．‘I heard that Hoseason’s ship went down near the island of Mull two months ago，’ he said．

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‘What have you been doing since then？’

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‘I can easily tell you， sir， I replied，‘but if I tell you， a friend’s life may be in danger． Promise me that you will not get him into trouble， or tell the soldiers about him！’

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Although he looked a little worried at first， he promised，and I told him the rest of my adventures While I talked， his eyes were closed and he seemed to be asleep， but I discovered soon afterwards that he had understood and remembered everything．

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When I spoke the name of Alan Breck， he opened his eyes and sat up．‘Don’t use unnecessary names， Mr Balfour， ’ he said．‘A lawyer has to be very careful， when discussing Highlanders．I don’t think I heard your friend’s name very well．Let’s call him— Mr Thomson．’

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‘Of course，’ I thought，‘all over Scotland people are talking about Alan， now that he’s accused of the murder of Colin Campbell．’ I was sure that Rankeillor had recognized his name． But I just smiled， and continued my story， using the name of Mr Thomson instead of Alan Breck．

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Well， well，’ said the lawyer， when I had finished，‘ what an exciting adventure！ You will have to write it down one day！ I had heard of you，Mr David，from your friends in Essendean， who wrote to me when they had no word from you．

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Your uncle then told me that he had given you money to study in Europe， but I did not think that was true． I’m afraid we all know that Ebenezer Balfour is not a very good or honest man！ Then Captain Hoseason appeared， saying that you were lost when his ship went down． But now I understand what really happened， and I know that you are David Balfour．’

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He put a hand on my shoulder in a fatherly way and continued．‘You’ll want to know about the house of Shaws．It’s a strange story． When they were young， your father Alexander and his younger brother Ebenezer loved the same girl． Your father was always a kind， loving brother， so when the girl decided to marry him， Alexander left Cramond and let Ebenezer have the house and farmland．

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Well， I think it was a bad mistake． What happened was that your parents were always very poor，and Ebenezer became more and more interested in money． He never married，of course．’

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‘Well， sir，’I said，‘ and now， what will happen？’

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‘Now that your father is dead，’ replied the lawyer，‘you own the house of Shaws and the farms around it． But Ebenezer won’t accept that， and it will be expensive if he wants us to prove it in court．In fact，we must stay out of court，if possible．The kidnapping will be difficult to prove，and we don’t want people asking questions abut your friend Mr Thomson．

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No， I think that we should leave Ebenezer at Shaws， where he’s been for twenty－five years， and ask him to pay you some money every year， instead of giving you the house．What do you think？’

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‘That sounds excellent to me， sir，’ I replied．‘ But I think that we could accuse my uncle of kidnapping me． It’s easier to prove than you think．Listen，’and I described my plan to him．

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He was very pleased with it．‘Yes， Mr David， very good！If we can catch Ebenezer like that， he can’t refuse to give you some of the money that belongs to you！’

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He called to his secretary， Torrance． ‘You must come with us tonight，Torrance． You’ll have to listen to the conversation you hear，and write it all down． And bring the Balfour papers with you．’

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Then he turned to me．‘But if I accept your plan， Mr David， I’ll have to meet your friend Mr Thomson， who may be，I only say may be，a criminal．’

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He was silent for a while，thinking deeply， then went on，‘Well， let’s talk of something different． Do you know， the other day， I saw Torrance in the street？But because I wasn’t wearing my glasses，I didn’t recognize him！ My own secretary！ Ha－ha－ha！’ and he laughed happily at himself．

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I smiled politely．‘Perhaps he’s getting old，’I thought．

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But later that evening， when Mr Rankeillor， Torrance and I were walking out of Queensferry，the lawyer suddenly cried out， laughing，‘Well， how stupid of me！ I’ve forgotten my glasses！’And I understood why he had told me the story about Torrance． Now he could meet Alan， a man wanted for murder， and if the soldiers asked him later for information he could say that he never saw Alan clearly and could not possibly recognize him．

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When we arrived near Alan’s hiding－place， I whistled the little Highland song． When he appeared， we explained to him what we wanted him to do， and he readily agreed．

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So the four of us continued walking until we reached the house of Shaws．

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It was a dark night， and there were no lights in the windows． My uncle was probably in bed． Mr Rankeillor，Torrance and I hid below the steps， near enough to hear any conversation， while Alan went straight up to the door and knocked loudly．

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After some time my uncle opened his bedroom window， and called down， in a frightened voice，‘ What do ye want at this time of night？ Who are ye？’

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‘I do not want to give ye my own name，’ replied Alan，‘but I’ve come to talk to ye about someone called—David．’

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‘What！’ cried my uncle． And after a moment， he said unhappily，‘Will ye come inside， to discuss—the matter？’

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‘I will not，’ said Alan sharply．‘It’s here on this doorstep that we must talk．Come down and speak to me．’

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After Ebenezer had thought about it， he decided to do what Alan wanted． It took him a long time to come downstairs， and a longer time to unlock the heavy door，but at last we saw him in the doorway， holding his gun in his shaking hands．

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‘ Now，’ said Alan，‘ye’re intelligent enough to see that I’m a Highlander． I have friends who live near the island of Mull．Well， it seems that a ship went down near there， and soon afterwards my friends found a lad， half－dead， on the beach．Your nephew， Mr Balfour． Since then they’ve been taking care of him．

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And now they’d like to know， Mr Balfour， if ye want him back． Ye’ll have to pay， if ye do． My friends are very poor．

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‘I don’t want him back，’ said my uncle．‘He wasn’t a good lad． I won’t pay a shilling for him！’

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‘Blood’s thicker than water， sir，’ said Alan．‘He’s your brother’s son！ But if ye don’t want him back， will ye pay us to keep him？ And ye’ll have to hurry． I’m not waiting here all night！’

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‘Give me a minute to think， will ye？’ cried my uncle．

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‘In two words， sir， do ye want us to kill or keep the lad？’

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‘Oh，sir！’ cried Ebenezer．‘Don’t talk of killing！’

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‘Well， killing’s easier， and quicker， and cheaper．’

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‘I’m an honest man，’ said my uncle，‘and no murderer．’

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‘ Well， well，’ replied Alan，‘ and now how much will ye pay for us to keep him？ First I need to know how much ye paid Hoseason to kidnap the lad．How much was it？’

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‘Hoseason？ Kidnap？ What are ye talking about， man？’ screamed my uncle， jumping up and down on the doorstep．

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‘Hoseason himself has told me about it，’ said Alan calmly，‘so ye needn’t pretend．Just answer the question，or ye’ll find my sword in your stomach！’

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‘Don’t get angry！’ cried my uncle．‘I gave him twenty pounds， that’s all． But to be honest with ye—he was going to sell the lad as a slave， and keep that money，ye see．’

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‘ Thankyou， Mr Thomson，that’s excellent，’ said the lawyer，stepping forward．‘Good evening，Mr Balfour，’he said politely to the old man．

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And，‘Good evening， uncle Ebenezer， ’ said I．

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And，‘It’s a grand evening， Mr Balfour，’ added Torrance．

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My uncle said nothing， but stood there on the doorstep with his mouth open． We took him into the kitchen， and sat down to discuss matters．

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After an hour， it was all decided． My uncle accepted that Shaws belonged to me， but he would stay there during his lifetime． He agreed to pay me money every year，and Mr Rankeillor would check that he did．

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We all stayed that night at the house of Shaws． But while Alan and Torrance and Mr Rankeillor slept on the hard beds upstairs， I lay down on the kitchen chests，which now belonged to me．

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I， who had slept out on the hills for so many days and nights， was now the owner of a large house and several farms．

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My head was full of exciting plans and ideas，and I found it difficult to sleep．

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