第84章 最后的珍珠 The Last Pearl（1/2）
《最后的珍珠》，1854 年
the Last pearl, 1854
我们身处一座富有且幸福的宅邸，宅邸里的主人、仆人们以及这家人的朋友们都满心欢喜。
we are a rich, happy hoe, where the aster, the servants, the friends of the faily are full of joy and felicity.
因为就在这一天，一个儿子、家族的继承人诞生了，母亲和孩子都状况良好。
For on this day a son and heir has been born, and other and child are dog well.
卧室里的灯被部分遮挡住了，窗户上挂着用某种昂贵丝绸材质制成的厚重窗帘。
the p the bed-chaber had been partly shaded, and the dows were vered with heavy curtas of so stly silken aterial.
地毯又厚又软，就像一层苔藓铺就的。
the carpet was thid soft, like a c of oss.
一切都引人入眠，一切都呈现出迷人的静谧模样；保姆也发现了这点，因为她睡着了；她确实可以安然入睡，毕竟她周围的一切都彰显着幸福与福泽。
Everythg io sber, everythg had a charg look of repose; and so the nurse had disvered, for she slept; and well she ight sleep, while everythg arouold of happess and blessg.
宅邸的守护天使倚靠在床头；而在孩子上方，仿佛展开了一张由闪亮星星交织而成的网，每颗星星都是一颗幸福的珍珠。
the guardian angel of the hoe leaned agast the head of the bed; while over the child read, as it were, a of shg stars, and each star earl of happess.
生命中所有美好的星辰都已为这个新生儿带来了它们的礼物；这里闪耀着健康、财富、好运和爱情；简而言之，似乎人间人们所能期盼的一切都应有尽有了。
All the good stars of life had brought their gifts to the newly born; here sparkled health, wealth, fortune, and love; short, there seed to be everythg for whi uld wish oh.
“这里应有尽有了。” 守护天使说道。
“Everythg has beeowed here,” said the guardian angel.
“不，并非一切。” 他身旁一个声音说道 —— 那是孩子的守护天使的声音；“有一位仙女还没有送来她的礼物，但她会的，即便要过好些年，她也会送来她的礼物；缺的就是最后这颗珍珠。”
“No, not everythg,” said a voiear hi — the voice of the good angel of the child; “one fairy has not yet brought her gift, but she will, even if years should epse, she will brg her gift; it is the st pearl that is wantg.”
“缺了！” 守护天使叫道；“这里可不能缺任何东西；要是真缺了，那我们去取来；我们去找那位强大的仙女；我们去找她吧。”
“wantg!” cried the guardian angel; “nothg t be wantg here; and if it is such, let fetch it; let seek the powerful fairy; let go to her.”
“她会来的，总有一天她会不请自来！”
“She will e, she will e so day unsought!”
“她的珍珠可不能缺失；它必须在那儿，这样皇冠戴起来的时候才会完整无缺。她在哪儿能被找到呢？她住在哪儿？” 守护天使说道。
“her pearl t not be issg; it t be there, that the , when worn, ay be plete. where is she to be found? where does she dwell?” said the guardian angel.
“告诉我，我会去取来这颗珍珠。”
“tell , and I will procure the pearl.”
“你愿意这么做吗？” 孩子的守护天使回应道。
“will you do that?” replied the good angel of the child.
“那我这就直接带你去找她，不管她在哪儿。她没有固定的居所；她在皇宫里施威，有时也会走进贫苦农民的简陋小屋；她所到之处都会留下踪迹。她随身带着礼物，不管是一个世界还是一件小玩意儿。她必须到这个孩子这儿来。你觉得等待她到来的时间会很漫长且毫无意义。好吧，那我们就去取这颗珍珠 —— 在这所有的财富当中唯一缺失的那颗。”
“then I will lead you to her directly, wherever she ay be. She has no abidg pce; she rules the pace of the eperor, sotis she ehe peasant’s huble t; she passes no ohout leavg a trace of her presence. She brgs her gift with her, whether it is a world or a bauble. to this child she t e. You thk that to wait for this ti would be long and eless. well, the go for this pearl — the only one g aidst all this wealth.”
然后他们手牵手飘向了仙女此刻正在逗留的地方。
then hand--hand they floated away to the spot where the fairy was now lgerg.
那是在一座有着昏暗窗户和空房间的大房子里，里面弥漫着一种奇特的寂静。
It was a rge hoe with dark dows ay roos, which a peculiar stillness reigned.
一整排窗户都敞开着，这样凛冽的风可以随意吹入，长长的白色窗帘在气流中来回飘动。
A whole row of dows stood open, so that the rude d uld e its pleasure, and the long white curtas waved to and fro the current of air.
在其中一个房间的中央摆放着一口敞开的棺材，里面躺着一个女人的尸体，她正值青春年华，非常美丽。
Ire of one of the roos stood an open ff, which y the body of a woan, still the bloo of youth and very beautiful.
新鲜的玫瑰花瓣撒在她身上。
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