纽兰、梅和埃伦陷入了一场爱情、名誉和责任的战斗之中。在这场战斗中，礼貌的微笑背后隐藏着强烈的情感，一切尽在不言中，而那穿过拥挤房间的意味深长的一瞥，更是胜过千言万语。
For the rich and the fashionable, New York society in the 1870s was a world full of rules: rules about when to wear a black tie, or the correct time to pay an afternoon visit; rules about who you could invite to your evening parties or sit next to at the opera; rules about who was an acceptable person, and who was not.
Countess Ellen Olenska, who has lived for many years in Europe as the wife of a Polish Count, returns alone to her family in New York. She hopes to leave the pain of her unhappy marriage behind her, but she does not understand the rules of New York society. Newland Archer, however, understands them only too well, and the girl he is engaged to marry, young May Welland, lives her life by the rules, because she cannot imagine any other way of living.
Newland, May, and Ellen are caught in a battle between love, honour, and duty – a battle where strong feelings hide behind polite smiles, where much is left unsaid, and where a single expressive look across a crowded room can carry more meaning than a hundred words.
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在海班克，纽兰一直是位尽本分的客人。直至周日午餐过后，他才借了一辆马车，驾车前往斯库特克利夫。
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是否公开范德卢顿夫妇的乡间大宅从不让人觉得特别舒适，而此时正值隆冬，越发显得冰冷。开门的用人告诉纽兰，范德卢顿太太和伯爵夫人去做礼拜了。纽兰说他会步行去教堂见两位夫人。
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是否公开沿着小路走时，他瞥见一个穿着红色大衣的身影正朝自己走来，不由欣喜万分。他急忙赶上前去，奥兰斯卡夫人不由立即止住脚步，微笑相迎。
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是否公开“啊，你来了！”她说着向他伸出手，“范德卢顿太太还要去拜访几位朋友，所以就我一个人了。”
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是否公开红色大衣让埃伦显得格外漂亮，很像从前的她。他回答说：“我来看看你在逃避些什么。”
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是否公开她的笑容消失了，不过她回答说：“你很快就会明白。”之后，她稍为露出欢容，补充道：“现在有你在这里保护我，那又有什么关系呢？”
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是否公开他涨红了脸，抓住她的衣袖问：“埃伦，出什么事了？你必须告诉我。”
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是否公开“哦，我们先来一次赛跑！我的脚都要冻僵了！”她从他身边跑开，红色大衣在白雪的映衬下非常耀眼。纽兰在她身后追赶，在一棵树下追上了她，两人笑了起来。
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是否公开她抬头望着他，笑着说：“我就知道你会来。”
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是否公开“那说明你希望我来。”他回答说，心因为喜悦而狂跳不已。
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是否公开他们一起往前踱步。大地仿佛在他们脚下欢唱，天空闪耀着一种神秘的光彩。
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是否公开过了一会儿，她说：“梅要求你照顾我的。”
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是否公开“我用不着谁来要求。”
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是否公开“啊——你们所有人一定把我想得太可怜、太无助、太不能保护自己了！不过，这儿的女人好像并没有这种需要。”
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是否公开他沉声问：“什么样的需要？”
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是否公开“啊，你别问我！我不懂你的语言。”
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是否公开他佇立在小径上，低头望着她。“如果我和你没有共同语言，那我来这儿干什么？”
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是否公开“哦，我的朋友……！”她把手轻轻地放在他的手臂上。
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是否公开“埃伦，你为什么不告诉我发生了什么事？”
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是否公开“我会告诉你的，但是在哪里告诉你呢？在那个巨大的房子里，老是有用人进出各个房间，想独自呆上一会儿都办不到！美国家宅中就没有让人独处的地方吗？你们都那么腼腆，同时又那么开放。”
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是否公开“啊，你不喜欢我们！”纽兰难过地说。
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是否公开就在这时，他们走过帕特龙府的一间古老的石屋。斯库特克利夫首任主人在三百年前建造了这间石屋，并在此居住。范德卢顿夫妇现在保留了这间石屋，并将它作为一处历史名胜展示给客人们看。
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是否公开“太幸运了！”埃伦喊道，“我们可以进去，安静地谈一谈。里面还有人生起了炉火。在那里没人会打扰我们。”
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是否公开他们走了进去，在明亮的炉火旁坐下。
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是否公开“你写信给我的时候很不愉快。”纽兰凝视着她表情丰富的脸说。
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是否公开“是啊。可你在这儿，我就不会觉得不愉快了。”
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是否公开“我在这儿呆不了多久。”为了不让自己说得太多，他双唇有些僵硬了。
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是否公开“我知道。不过，我只图一时快乐，我不会把事情看得太长远。”
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是否公开他渐渐感受到了这些话的诱惑。他站起身望向窗外，背对着她。假如她一直逃避的原来是他，而她是想等他们在这隐秘之处单独相处时再告诉他，那该怎么办？
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是否公开“埃伦，请告诉我。告诉我你在逃避谁。”
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是否公开她沉默了很长一段时间，期间纽兰幻想她会悄悄走到他身后，张开轻盈的双臂搂住他的脖子。他几乎听见她的动静。他等待着，整个身心都准备好迎接这美妙的事情，可就在这时，他看见一个穿着厚重外套的男人，正沿着小路朝宅子走过来——那人正是朱利叶斯·博福特。
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是否公开“啊！”纽兰猛地笑起来，说：“原来是这么回事？”
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是否公开奥兰斯卡夫人跑到他身旁，悄悄把手伸进他手里。可当她看见博福特时，脸色变得煞白。“我并不知道他在这儿，”她小声说，依然握着纽兰的手，但他把手抽了回去，然后走到门厅，猛地打开小屋的门。“快进来，博福特，走这边！奥兰斯卡夫人正等着你呢！”他说。
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是否公开第二天纽兰启程回纽约，途中他想起博福特时心生怨恨。博福特显然就是埃伦想逃避的那个人。他在追求她，而朱利叶斯·博福特追求漂亮女人从来只有一个目的。
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是否公开接下来的两三天，时间过得非常缓慢。有时，纽兰感觉自己正被前途活埋。他没有听到埃伦的任何消息，直至第四天傍晚，才在家里收到她的一封便函。上面简短地写着：
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是否公开明天傍晚过来，我一定要向你解释。
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是否公开埃伦
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是否公开年轻人整晚都在想那封便函。答复的方式有好几种。直至黎明时分，他终于决定了回答的方式，就是收拾几件衣服放入旅行箱，然后跳上一班当天驶往佛罗里达的轮船。
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是否公开纽兰沿着圣奥古斯丁的沙面大路往前走，当他看见梅·韦兰站在那里，头发上洒满了阳光时，怀疑自己为何等了这么久才来。这里才是真实世界，这里才有属于他的生活！
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是否公开“纽兰——发生什么事了吗？”她问。
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是否公开“是的，我觉得我必须见见你。”他回答说。她的脸上一下子现出幸福的红晕。他们坐在橘树下的一张长凳上。他伸出胳膊搂住她的腰并亲吻她。这感觉就像在炎热的夏日里喝上清凉的山泉。
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是否公开他对梅的父母解释说，他过来是因为他感觉自己可能要感冒。对于健康的一切忧虑，韦兰先生感同身受，因此他坚持要纽兰留下和他们待上至少一个星期，以防止他得病。
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是否公开在佛罗里达温暖的日光下，他和梅一起散步、读书、划船。他无时无刻不在想着他们的婚礼，但它似乎是难以想象地遥不可及。
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是否公开他离开前的一天，他们又来到橘树林中散步。他突然脱口而出：“梅，难道你不明白吗？我希望让我们的梦想变成现实！我希望你成为我的妻子，不用等到以后，现在就嫁给我！我想今年就结婚，不要等到明年！”
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是否公开梅沉默了片刻。然后，她用清澈的眼睛直视着他，说道：“我不敢肯定自己是否真的明白。这是否——是否因为你没有把握会继续喜欢我呢？”
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是否公开纽兰震惊，他说：“我的天——也许吧——我不知道。”两人一时间都沉默不语。
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是否公开“如果那是真的——那么，我们之间是否有第三个人？我们坦率地谈谈吧，纽兰。自从我们订婚的消息宣布之后，我感觉你变了。”
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是否公开“亲爱的，你在胡说些什么？”他挤出这句话。
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是否公开“我们谈论一下也无妨。犯错极其容易——任何人都会。”
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是否公开“假如我犯了你说的那种错误，我会求你快点儿嫁给我吗？”
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是否公开她默想片刻，终于说道：“会，你也许想——一劳永逸地解决这个问题。”
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是否公开她的镇定和睿智让他大吃一惊，但他可以看出这对她来说是多么痛苦。她接着说：“你知道，一位姑娘能看通的，比她父母所想象的要多。我早就知道你过去的生活中曾有一个人。我见过她一次——那时她脸色很悲伤，我为她感到难过——后来我们订婚时我还记得。”
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是否公开“亲爱的——你说的就是那件事啊？你要是知道真相就好了！”
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是否公开“这么说，还有我不知道的真相？”
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是否公开“我的意思是说，那段往事的真相。”
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是否公开“可我就是想知道那件事的真相。纽兰，我不能把自己的幸福建立在对另一个女人的不公平之上！我明白，当两个人真心相爱，他们也许不得不违背公众舆论。如果你觉得自己……对那个女人有任何许诺……又假如有什么办法让你能够履行自己的承诺……甚至通过让她离婚的方法，那么，纽兰，不要因为我而抛弃她！”
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是否公开他从未像此时此刻那样对梅充满钦佩之情。她如此坦率地讲话，这是多么有勇气啊！而且，她居然提出放弃他以成全他以前的情人，这是多么慷慨大度啊！可是，即便她聪慧至此，却依然没有看出他此刻因何事而烦恼。
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是否公开“根本没有你想的那种承诺，但我很喜欢你这么说。我是说，每个女人都有权得到自由——”他停下来，为自己想到的事情吃了一惊。
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是否公开梅转过头来望着他，脸色泛红。他低下头去吻她，发现她双眼噙满了幸福的泪水。有那么一会儿，纽兰看到了一个能够独立思考、准备挣脱社会约束的女人。但下一刻眼前人又变回从前那个行规矩步的梅，这让他感到失望。她似乎觉察到他的失望，但却不知道该对此做些什么。两人默默无语地走回家去。
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是否公开纽兰返回纽约两天后拜访了曼森·明戈特老太太，想游说她运用对韦兰夫妇的影响力，把他和梅的婚礼日期提前。她被他的急切逗乐了，所以同意帮忙。前去看望奶奶的伯爵夫人正好也在场，她听着这番谈话，神情若有所思。之后，她陪纽兰走到前门，他们单独待了几分钟。
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是否公开“我什么时候可以去见你？”他小声问。
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是否公开“什么时间都行。不过，如果你想再看看那所小房子，就一定要快。下个星期我就要搬家了。”
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是否公开那一瞬间，他仿佛又回到她客厅里，身处于异域风情的气氛中。“明晚怎么样？”他问。
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是否公开“明天，好吧，不过要早些，晚点我要外出。”
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是否公开他到她家的时候才八点半。在客厅里，他见到了埃伦的姑妈梅多拉·曼森。她去了长途旅行，刚自古巴回来。她和他打了招呼。在他们等着埃伦时，她说自己带了一封伯爵的信，要交给她的侄女。“是啊，我那可怜的傻瓜奥兰斯基，”她又说，“他只要她回去，继续当他的妻子！”
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是否公开“我的天！”纽兰喊道，并跳了起来。
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是否公开“你吓坏了？当然我不会替他辩解。可是，如果她继续留在这里，想想她要放弃些什么！宫殿、珠宝、艺术、价值连城的家具、音乐和聪敏的谈话——请原谅，亲爱的年轻人，那些东西这里一样都没有。阿彻先生，事实上我听说你对亲爱的埃伦很有影响力，因此我希望能得到你的支持——让你确信……”
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是否公开“确信她应该回去？那我宁愿看她去死！”年轻人激动地喊。
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是否公开“啊。”曼森太太平静地说，“你是要我相信，你宁愿让她去死吗？”她指指沙发上一大束昂贵的花，当眼处放着博福特的名片。“婚姻毕竟是婚姻……我侄女现在仍然是别人的妻子……”
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是否公开正说着，埃伦出现在门口。
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是否公开“我们正在说，亲爱的，”曼森太太笑着说，“这是有个仰慕者给你送来的东西。”
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是否公开奥兰斯卡夫人转过身，看见了那束花，一股无声的愤怒仿佛在她体内流窜。她拉铃叫来用人，让她把花送给隔壁生病的邻居。“立刻把花送走！”她大声说，“我不要在家里看见这东西！”她转身对纽兰说：“阿彻先生，我姑妈刚刚要走，请你把她送上马车，好吗？等马车回来的时候我再走。”
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是否公开他回来的时候，伯爵夫人正坐在炉火旁。
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是否公开“你姑妈认为你会回到你丈夫的身边。”他说。
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是否公开“人们相信我会接受很多残忍的事情。”
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是否公开“哦，埃伦——请原谅——我是个傻瓜！”
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是否公开“我知道你有自己的烦恼。你觉得韦兰夫妇对你的婚事不通情理，我当然赞同你的意见。”他意识到她在转换话题。
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是否公开“是的。我去了南方，要求梅缩短订婚期。我们俩坦率地谈了一次，事实上这是我们头一回如此坦率地谈。她认为我的急不可耐是一种不好的征兆。她觉得，我想立刻同她结婚，是为了逃避某人——一个我更喜欢的人。”
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是否公开“可如果她是那样想的话，干吗不也急着结婚呢？”
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是否公开“因为她不是那种人，她要高尚得多。她提出要为另外那个女人而放弃我。”
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是否公开奥兰斯卡夫人凝视了炉火好一会儿。纽兰听见下面安静的街道上，传来她的马返回的声音。
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是否公开“那确实很高尚。”她说。
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是否公开“是的。不过，我并不打算娶别人。”
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是否公开“噢。”她又静默了好一会儿，“这另外那个女人——她爱你吗？”
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是否公开“啊，根本就没有另外一个女人。我是说，梅所想象的那个人从来都没——”
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是否公开“那你究竟为何这样急着结婚呢？”
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是否公开“你的马车来了。”纽兰说。
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是否公开“是啊，我得走了。我约好了去斯特拉瑟斯太太家。我必须接受别人的邀约，不然我会太孤单。”她略微笑了笑。
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是否公开纽兰不想让她离开。“梅猜对了，”他说，“确实有另外一个女人——但不是她想的那一位。”
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是否公开她没有答话，也没有动。他坐到她身边，抓住她的手。可她却跳起来把手挣脱。
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是否公开“可别向我求爱！太多男人这样做了！”
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是否公开这是她能够跟他说的最尖刻的话了。
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是否公开“我从来没向你求过爱，今后也不会。但是，假如有可能的话，你才是我想要娶的女人。”
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是否公开“可正是你让这变得不可能！”她喊道。
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是否公开他睁大眼睛看着她，在一片昏暗的思绪中，有一点炫目的光。
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是否公开“是我让这一切变得不可能？”
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是否公开“是你，是你，是你！”她的嘴唇在颤抖，“是你让我放弃离婚的想法，好让我的家族避开舆论和丑闻。因为你将会成为我家族的一员，所以我按照你说的做了。我这样做是为了你，为了梅！”
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是否公开“我的天！”他叫道，“我当时想的是……噢，别问我想的是什么！”
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是否公开她脸涨得通红：“可我确实问了你。”
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是否公开“你丈夫的信里有些指责……”
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是否公开“那封信里没有什么让我害怕的内容，绝对没有！我担心的就只有给家族，给你和梅，带来丑闻。”
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是否公开“我的天！”他又一次叫道，并用双手捂住了脸。
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是否公开随后的沉默像墓碑石一样压在他们身上，而对纽兰来说，似再没有任何东西能够卸去他心头的重负。他没有动，头也没有从双手上抬起。
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是否公开“至少我爱过你！”他的话语划破了那片黑暗。
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是否公开他听见房间的另一头有一声孩子般的抽噎。他跑到她身边。
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是否公开“埃伦！你疯了么？你哭什么？没有覆水难收这回事。我还是自由身，你不久也是。”他用胳膊搂住她，他唇下那张脸就像被打湿的花朵。为什么，噢，为什么他竟然站了五分钟时间，在屋子另一头与她争论？原来只要一碰触她就能使一切变得如此简单。
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是否公开她回应他的吻。但过了一会儿，他觉得她在他怀中变得绷紧，接着她把他推到一边。
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是否公开“啊，我可怜的纽兰——我想这一切注定会发生，但这丝毫改变不了现实。”
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是否公开“它改变我的整个生活。”
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是否公开“不，那不应该，也不可能。你已经和梅·韦兰订了婚，而我还维持着和伯爵的婚姻关系。”
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是否公开纽兰站了起来，他说：“瞎说！说这种话已经太晚了。我们没有权利欺骗他人、欺骗自己。”
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是否公开“你讲这样的话，是因为眼下这样说最容易。事实上，除了我们两个已经作出的决定，要做其他事已经太晚了。听我说，从一开始我就知道你是多么善良、多么高尚。大好人不能打动我——我觉得他们从未被诱惑过。但是你明白，你理解。你体验过外面的世界用金手诱惑你的滋味——然而，你不接受用冷酷换取的幸福。这比我所知的一切都更好、更高尚。”
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是否公开她止住泪水，静静地说着，每个字都烙在了纽伦的心头。“我们还是不要改变你已经做了的事吧！”她大声说，“我现在不能回头去那样想了。只有放弃你，我才能爱你。”
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是否公开他们依旧面对着面，但已然被她这番话制造的距离分隔开了。他突然觉得很生气。“那么是博福特？他会取代我的位置？你今晚要去见他，对吗？”
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是否公开“我今天晚上不出去了。”她平静地说。
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是否公开“你告诉我你很孤单——我没有权利让你离开你的朋友们。”他愤愤地说。
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是否公开“现在我不孤单了。我曾经孤单过，也曾经恐惧过，但现在空虚与黑暗的感觉已然消散。”
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是否公开他背过脸去，有一种精疲力竭的感觉。
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是否公开就在此刻，门铃响了。一分钟之后，用人走进来，手里拿着一封给伯爵夫人的电报。上面写着：
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是否公开外婆电报奏效。爸妈同意复活节后结婚。幸福难言。爱你。你感恩的梅。
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是否公开半个小时之后，纽兰打开自己家的前门，他在门厅里见到了一封内容相近的电报在等着他，上面写着：
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是否公开爸妈同意复活节后的周二在格雷斯教堂举行婚礼。很高兴。爱你的梅。
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是否公开他不能自已地狂笑起来。他妹妹听见笑声，从卧室里走了出来。
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是否公开“纽兰，究竟怎么啦？已经很晚了！”
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是否公开“没什么，珍妮，再过一个月我就要结婚了！”
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是否公开珍妮紧紧搂着他的脖子，把他按到自己瘦弱的胸前。“哦，纽兰，太好了！我真高兴！可是，你为什么笑个不停？别笑了，不然会吵醒妈妈的。”
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是否公开At Highbank Newland was a dutiful guest until lunch on Sunday, when he borrowed a carriage and drove over to Skuytercliff.
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仅对会员开放The van der Luydens’ large country house never looked particularly welcoming, and now in the depths of winter it looked even less so. The servant who opened the door explained that Mrs van der Luyden and the Countess were at church. Newland said he would walk to the church to meet the ladies.
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仅对会员开放And as he walked along the path, he was delighted to see a figure in a red coat coming towards him. He hurried forward, and Madame Olenska stopped short with a smile of welcome.
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仅对会员开放Ah, you’ve come!’ she said, giving him her hand. ’Mrs van der Luyden has gone on to visit some friends, so I’m alone. ’
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仅对会员开放The red coat made her look brilliantly pretty, like the Ellen of the old days. He replied, ’I came to see what you were running away from.’
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仅对会员开放Her smile disappeared, but she answered, ’You’ll see soon. ’She added, more cheerfully, ’What does it matter, now that you’re here to protect me?’
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仅对会员开放The blood rose to his face and he caught the sleeve of her coat. ’Ellen, what is it? You must tell me.’
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仅对会员开放Oh, let’s run a race first! My feet are freezing!’ And she ran away from him, her red coat bright against the snow. Newland started after her, and they met, laughing, under a tree.
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仅对会员开放She looked up at him and smiled. ’I knew you’d come.’
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仅对会员开放Ellen looked up at Newland and smiled. ’I knew you’d come.’
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仅对会员开放That shows you wanted me to,’ he replied, his heart beating wildly with delight.
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仅对会员开放They walked along together. The ground seemed to sing under their feet, and there was a mysterious brightness in the air.
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仅对会员开放May asked you to take care of me,’ she said after a while.
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仅对会员开放I didn’t need any asking.’
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仅对会员开放Ah – what a poor, helpless, defenceless thing you must all think I am! But women here seem not to feel the need.’
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仅对会员开放He lowered his voice to ask, ’What sort of need?’
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仅对会员开放Ah, don’t ask me! I don’t speak your language.’
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仅对会员开放He stood still on the path, looking down at her. ’What did I come for, if I don’t speak yours?’
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仅对会员开放Oh, my friend...!’ She laid her hand lightly on his arm.
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仅对会员开放Ellen, why won’t you tell me what’s happened?’
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仅对会员开放I will tell you, but where? One can’t be alone for a minute in that enormous house, with servants always in and out of every room! Is there nowhere in an American house where one may be by oneself? You’re all so shy and yet so public at the same time.’
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仅对会员开放Ah, you don’t like us!’ said Newland sadly.
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仅对会员开放Just then they passed an ancient stone house, called the Patroon’s house, which the first owner of Skuytercliff had built and lived in, three hundred years before. The van der Luydens kept it to show to their visitors as a place of historical interest.
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仅对会员开放What luck!’ cried Ellen. ’We can go in and have a quiet talk. Someone’s even lit a fire. No one will disturb us there.’
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仅对会员开放They went in and sat down by a bright fire.
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仅对会员开放When you wrote to me, you were unhappy,’ said Newland, watching her expressive face.
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仅对会员开放Yes, I was. But I can’t feel unhappy when you’re here.’
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仅对会员开放I shan’t be here very long.’ His lips felt stiff with the effort of saying just so much and no more.
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仅对会员开放I know. But I live in the moment when I’m happy. I don’t look ahead.’
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仅对会员开放The words stole through him like a temptation. He got up and stood looking out through the window, with his back to her. What if she had been running away from him, and she had waited to tell him until they were alone together in this secret place?
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仅对会员开放Ellen, please tell me. Tell me who you’re running away from.’
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仅对会员开放For a long moment she was silent, and in that moment Newland imagined her, almost heard her, stealing up behind him to throw her light arms around his neck. But while he waited, his whole mind and body ready for that wonderful thing to happen, he saw a heavily-coated man walking along the path to the house. The man was Julius Beaufort.
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仅对会员开放Ah!’ said Newland, bursting into a laugh. ’So that’s it?’
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仅对会员开放Madame Olenska ran to his side, slipping her hand into his, but when she saw Beaufort, her face went pale. ’I didn’t know he was here,’ she whispered. Her hand still held Newland’s, but he drew away from her and, walking into the hall, threw open the door of the little house. ’Come in, Beaufort, this way! Madame Olenska is expecting you!’ he said.
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仅对会员开放During his journey back to New York the next day, Newland thought bitterly of Beaufort. He was clearly the man Ellen was running away from. He was chasing her, and Julius Beaufort only ever had one purpose in mind when chasing pretty women.
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仅对会员开放The next two or three days went by very slowly. There were moments when Newland felt he was being buried alive under his future. He heard nothing from Ellen until the fourth evening, when a note from her arrived at his house. It said simply:
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仅对会员开放Come late tomorrow. I must explain to you. Ellen
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仅对会员开放The young man spent all night thinking about the note. There were several ways of answering it. The reply he finally decided on, at sunrise, was to pack a bag with some clothes and jump on a boat which was leaving that day for Florida.
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仅对会员开放When he walked down the sandy main street of St Augustine and saw May Welland standing there with the sun in her hair, he wondered why he had waited so long to come. Here was truth, here was reality, here was the life that belonged to him!
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仅对会员开放Newland – has anything happened?’ she asked.
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仅对会员开放Yes – I found I had to see you.’ he replied, and she blushed happily. They sat down on a bench under some orange trees, and he put his arm round her waist and kissed her. It was like drinking from a cool mountain stream on a hot summer’s day.
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仅对会员开放He explained to May’s parents that he had come because he felt he might be getting a cold. Mr Welland understood all anxiety over health only too well, and insisted he should stay at least a week with them, to prevent any possible illness taking hold.
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仅对会员开放He walked and read and went boating with May in the warm Florida sunshine. All the time he was thinking about their wedding, which seemed unimaginably far away.
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仅对会员开放The day before he left, they were walking through the orange trees again, when suddenly he burst out, ’Can’t you understand, May? I want to make our dreams real! I want you to be my wife, now rather than later, this year rather than next!’
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仅对会员开放For a moment May was silent. Then, clear-eyed, she looked straight at him. ’I’m not sure I do understand. Is it – is it because you’re not certain of continuing to care for me?’
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仅对会员开放Newland was shocked into saying, ’My God – perhaps – I don’t know!’ Both were silent for a moment.
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仅对会员开放If that is it – then, is there someone else? let us talk honestly, Newland. I’ve felt a difference in you since our engagement was announced.’
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仅对会员开放My dear, what madness!’ he managed to say.
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仅对会员开放It won’t hurt us to talk about it. You could so easily have made a mistake – anyone can.’
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仅对会员开放If I had made a mistake of the kind you suggest, is it likely I would be begging you to marry me sooner?’
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仅对会员开放She thought for a moment. ’Yes.’ she said at last. ’You might want to decide the matter, once and for all.’
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仅对会员开放Her calm intelligence took his breath away, but he could see how painful this was for her. She continued, ’You know, a girl sees more than her parents imagine. I’ve always known there was someone in your past. I saw her once – her face was sad and I felt sorry for her – and I remembered that when we got engaged.’
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仅对会员开放My dear child – is that all? If you only knew the truth!’
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仅对会员开放Then there is a truth I don’t know?’
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仅对会员开放I mean, the truth about that old story.’
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仅对会员开放But that’s what I want to know. Newland, I couldn’t build my happiness on a wrong done to another woman! I understand that when two people really love each other, they might have to go against public opinion. And if you feel yourself in any way – promised to that woman – and if there is any way you can keep your word – even by her getting a divorce, then, Newland, don’t give her up because of me!’
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仅对会员开放He had never admired May so much as at that moment. How brave of her to speak so plainly, and how generous to offer to give him up to his former mistress! But with all her intelligence, she had not seen what was troubling him.
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仅对会员开放There was no promise of the kind you think. But I love you for saying that. I mean, every woman’s right to her freedom—’He stopped, surprised by the direction his thoughts were taking.
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仅对会员开放May turned her blushing face towards him, and as he bent to kiss her, he saw her eyes were full of happy tears. For a moment he had seen a woman who could think for herself, a woman who was prepared to break away from society’s rules. But the next moment he was disappointed to see the old, dutiful May return. She seemed to be aware of his disappointment, but without knowing what to do about it. They walked silently home.
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仅对会员开放Two days after his return to New York, Newland called on old Mrs Manson Mingott, to persuade her to use her influence with the Wellands about an early wedding date for him and May. She was amused by his urgency, and agreed to help. The Countess, who was visiting her grandmother, was also there, and listened thoughtfully to this conversation. Newland had a few minutes alone with her, when she walked with him to the front door.
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仅对会员开放When can I see you?’ he asked in a low voice.
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仅对会员开放Whenever you like, but it must be soon if you want to see the little house again. I’m moving next week.’
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仅对会员开放For a moment he was back again in the exotic atmosphere of her sitting room. ’Tomorrow evening?’ he asked.
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仅对会员开放Tomorrow, yes, but come early. I’m going out later.’
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仅对会员开放It was only half-past eight when he arrived at her house. In the sitting room he found Medora Manson, Ellen’s aunt, who had just arrived back from a long trip to Cuba. She greeted him, and while they waited for Ellen to join them, told him she had a letter from the Count to give to her niece. ’Yes, my poor, foolish Olenski,’ she added, ’all he asks is to take her back as his wife!’
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仅对会员开放Good God!’ cried Newland, jumping up.
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仅对会员开放You are horrified? Of course I do not defend him. But just think what she is giving up if she stays here! Palaces, jewels, art, priceless furniture, music, brilliant conversation – forgive me, my dear young man, but one does not find that here. The truth is, Mr Archer, I have heard of your influence over dear Ellen, and I hoped I might count on your support – to persuade you...’
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仅对会员开放That she ought to go back? I would rather see her dead!’ cried the young man violently.
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仅对会员开放Ah,’ said Mrs Manson calmly. ’Am I to understand you prefer that?’ She pointed to a huge bunch of expensive flowers on the sofa, with Beaufort’s card just visible. ’After all, marriage is marriage... and my niece is still a wife...’
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仅对会员开放At that moment Ellen appeared in the doorway.
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仅对会员开放We were saying, my dear,’ smiled Mrs Manson, ’here is something a fond admirer has sent you.’
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仅对会员开放Madame Olenska turned, saw the flowers, and a silent anger seemed to run through her. She rang for her servant and told her to take them to a neighbour who was ill. ’Take them at once!’ she cried. ’I don’t want them in the house!’ She turned to Newland. ’Mr Archer, my aunt is just leaving. Would you take her to the carriage? I’ll leave myself when the carriage comes back.’
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仅对会员开放When he returned, the Countess was sitting by the fire.
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仅对会员开放Your aunt thinks you will go back to your husband,’ he said.
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仅对会员开放Many cruel things have been believed of me.’
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仅对会员开放Oh Ellen – forgive me – I’m a fool!’
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仅对会员开放I know you have your own troubles. You think the Wellands are unreasonable about your marriage, and of course I agree with you.’ He realized she was changing the subject.
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仅对会员开放Yes. I went south to ask May to shorten the engagement. We had an honest talk, our first, in fact. She thinks my impatience is a bad sign. She thinks it means I want to marry her at once to get away from someone whom I – care for more.’
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仅对会员开放But if she thinks that, why isn’t she in a hurry too?’
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仅对会员开放Because she’s not like that. She’s so much nobler. She has offered to give me up, for the other woman.’
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仅对会员开放Madame Olenska looked into the fire for some time. Down the quiet street Newland could hear her horses returning.
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仅对会员开放That is noble,’ she said.
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仅对会员开放Yes. But I don’t intend to marry anyone else.’
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仅对会员开放Ah.’ There was another long pause. ’This other woman – does she love you?’
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仅对会员开放Oh, there’s no other woman. I mean, the person May was thinking of was never—’
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仅对会员开放Then why, after all, are you in such a hurry to marry?’
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仅对会员开放There’s your carriage,’ said Newland.
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仅对会员开放Yes, I should go. I am expected at Mrs Struthers’. I must go where I am invited, or I shall be too lonely.’ She smiled a little.
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仅对会员开放Newland did not want her to leave. ’May guessed the truth,’ he said. ’There is another woman – but not the one she thinks.’
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仅对会员开放She did not answer, and did not move. He sat down beside her and took her hand. But she jumped up and freed her hand.
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仅对会员开放Don’t make love to me! Too many men have done that!’
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仅对会员开放It was the bitterest thing she could have said to him.
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仅对会员开放I have never made love to you, and I never shall. But you are the woman I would have married if it had been possible.’
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仅对会员开放You are the woman I would have married if it had been possible,’ said Newland.
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仅对会员开放But it’s you who’ve made it impossible!’ she cried.
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仅对会员开放He stared at her, his mind full of darkness in which there was a single point of blinding light.
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仅对会员开放I’ve made it impossible?’
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仅对会员开放You, you, you!’ Her lips were trembling. ’You made me give up the idea of divorce, to spare my family the publicity, the scandal. And because my family was going to become your family, I did what you told me. I did it for you, and for May!’
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仅对会员开放Good God!’ he cried. ’And I thought... oh, don’t ask me what I thought!’
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仅对会员开放She blushed deeply. ’But I do ask you.’
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仅对会员开放There were accusations in your husband’s letter...’
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仅对会员开放I had nothing to fear from that letter, absolutely nothing! All I feared was to bring scandal on the family, on you and May.’
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仅对会员开放Good God!’ he cried again, putting his face in his hands.
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仅对会员开放The silence that followed lay on them like a gravestone, and it seemed to Newland that nothing would ever lift that load from his heart. He did not move, or raise his head from his hands.
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仅对会员开放At least I loved you!’ he said, out of the darkness.
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仅对会员开放On the other side of the room, he heard a sound like a child crying softly. He ran to her.
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仅对会员开放Ellen! What madness is this? Why are you crying? Nothing’s done that can’t be undone. I’m still free, and you’re going to be.’ He had her in his arms, her face like a wet flower at his lips. Why, oh why, had he stood for five minutes arguing with her across the room, when just touching her made everything so simple?
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仅对会员开放She gave him back all his kiss, but after a moment he felt her stiffening in his arms, and she put him aside.
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仅对会员开放Ah, my poor Newland – I suppose this had to happen. But it doesn’t change things in the least.’
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仅对会员开放It changes the whole of life for me.’
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仅对会员开放No, it mustn’t, it can’t. You’re engaged to May Welland, and I’m married to the Count.’
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仅对会员开放Newland stood up. ’Nonsense! It’s too late for that sort of thing. We’ve no right to lie to other people or ourselves.’
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仅对会员开放You say that because it’s the easiest thing to say at the moment. In reality it’s too late to do anything but what we’d both decided on. You see, from the very beginning I realized how kind, how noble you were. Very good people don’t impress me – I feel they’ve never been tempted. But you know, you understand, you’ve felt the world outside, tempting you with its golden hands – and yet you won’t accept happiness bought with cruelty. That’s better, nobler, than anything I’ve ever known.’
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仅对会员开放She spoke quietly, without tears, and each word burnt its way into Newland’s heart. ’Don’t let us undo what you’ve done!’ she cried. ’I can’t go back now to that other way of thinking. I can’t love you unless I give you up.’
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仅对会员开放They remained, facing each other, divided by the distance her words had created. Suddenly, he was angry. ’And Beaufort? Is he to replace me? You’re seeing him this evening, aren’t you?’
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仅对会员开放I shall not go out this evening,’ she said calmly.
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仅对会员开放You tell me you’re lonely – I’ve no right to keep you from your friends,’ he said bitterly.
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仅对会员开放I shan’t be lonely now. I was lonely, I was afraid. But the emptiness and darkness are gone now.’
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仅对会员开放He turned away, with a sense of complete exhaustion.
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仅对会员开放At that moment the doorbell rang, and a minute later the servant came in with a telegram for the Countess. It said:
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仅对会员开放GRANDMOTHER’S TELEGRAM SUCCESSFUL. PARENTS AGREE WEDDING AFTER EASTER. TOO HAPPY FOR WORDS AND LOVE YOU DEARLY. YOUR GRATEFUL MAY
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仅对会员开放Half an hour later, when Newland unlocked his own front door, he found a similar telegram waiting for him in the hall, saying:
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仅对会员开放PARENTS AGREE WEDDING TUESDAY AFTER EASTER GRACE CHURCH. SO HAPPY. LOVE MAY
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仅对会员开放He started laughing wildly and could not stop. He was making so much noise that his sister came out of her bedroom.
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仅对会员开放Newland, whatever is the matter? It’s very late!’
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仅对会员开放Nothing’s the matter, Janey, except that I’m going to be married in a month!’
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仅对会员开放Janey fell on his neck and pressed him to her thin chest. ’Oh, Newland, how wonderful! I’m so glad! But why do you keep on laughing? Do stop, or you’ll wake Mother.’
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carriage ['kærɪdʒ] |
n.四轮马车 |
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Countess ['kaʊntəs] |
n.女伯爵;伯爵夫人 |
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Madame ['mædəm] |
n.夫人 |
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Ellen [ˈelən] |
n.埃伦(女子名) |
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cheerfully ['tʃɪəfəli] |
adv.高高兴兴地 |
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grind [ɡraɪnd] |
v.磨;压迫;碾碎;磨得吱吱响;逐渐停顿 |
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helpless ['helpləs] |
adj.无助的;无依靠的 |
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expressive [ɪk'spresɪv] |
adj.表达的;意味深长的;富于表情的 |
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felted ['feltɪd] |
v. 把 ... 制成毡(使 ... 粘结) |
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temptation [temp'teɪʃn] |
n.诱惑;引诱物 |
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York [jɔːk] |
约克郡;〈板球〉使击球员出局 |
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Florida ['flɒrɪdə] |
n.佛罗里达(美国州名) |
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Augustine [ɔːˈɡʌstɪn] |
n.奥古斯丁(姓氏;男子名) |
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blush [blʌʃ] |
n.脸红;羞愧 |
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unimaginably [ʌnɪˈmæʤɪnəblɪ] |
adv.难以想象地;无法想象地 |
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clear-eyed ['klɪər'aɪd] |
adj.目光炯炯的;视力好的;头脑敏锐的 |
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shocked [ʃɒkt] |
adj.震惊的 |
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madness ['mædnəs] |
n.疯狂;愚蠢的行为 |
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sooner ['suːnə] |
adv. soon的比较级 |
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past [pɑːst] |
a. 过去的; |
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mistress ['mɪstrəs] |
n.主妇;女主人;情妇 |
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urgency ['ɜːdʒənsi] |
n.紧急(的事) |
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thoughtful ['θɔːtfl] |
adj.深思的;体贴的 |
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conversation [ˌkɒnvə'seɪʃn] |
n.谈话;会话 |
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horrifyingly ['hɒrɪfaɪ] |
令人恐惧地；叫人毛骨悚然地 |
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jewel ['dʒuːəl] |
n.宝石;受珍视的人或物 |
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priceless ['praɪsləs] |
adj.无价的 |
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niece [niːs] |
n.侄女;外甥女;教士的私生女 |
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admirer [əd'maɪərə(r)] |
n.钦佩者;仰慕者;求爱者 |
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unreasonable [ʌn'riːznəbl] |
adj.不合理的;过度的;不切实际的 |
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shorten ['ʃɔːtn] |
v.弄短;变短 |
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told [təʊld] |
v.告诉;吩咐;讲述 |
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gravestone ['ɡreɪvstəʊn] |
n.墓碑 |
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undo [ʌn'duː] |
v.解开;松开;取消 |
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stiffen ['stɪfn] |
v.使 ... 坚硬;变为浓粘;使坚定;使强硬 |
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tempting ['temptɪŋ] |
adj.诱惑人的, |
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cruelty ['kruːəlti] |
n.残酷;虐待;残酷的行为 |
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calmly ['kɑːmli] |
adv.平静地;安静地;冷静地 |
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bitterly ['bɪtəli] |
adv.残酷地;痛苦地 |
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emptiness ['emptinəs] |
n.空虚;空旷;空地 |
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exhaustion [ɪɡ'zɔːstʃən] |
n.疲惫;筋疲力尽;竭尽 |
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telegram ['telɪɡræm] |
电报; |
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TELEGRAM ['telɪɡræm] |
电报; |
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unlock [ˌʌn'lɒk] |
v.开锁;开启;揭开;显露 |
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