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我俯身面对着的这个人--这个普普通通言语不多的陌生人--他是怎么陷入这个恐怖之网呢？为什么复仇之神要扑向他呢？是什么原因使他在应当卧床安睡的时刻，不适时宜地来这里投宿？我曾听罗切斯特先生在楼下指定了一个房间给他--是什么东西把他带到这儿来的呢？为什么别人对他施暴或者背弃，他此刻却那么俯首贴耳？为什么罗切斯特先生强迫他遮遮掩掩，他竟默默地顺从？这回，罗切斯特先生的一位宾客受到了伤害，上次他自己的性命遭到了恶毒的暗算，而这两件事他竟都秘密掩盖，故意忘却！最后，我看到梅森先生对罗切斯特先生服服贴贴，罗切斯特先生的火暴性子左右着梅森先生半死不活的个性。听了他们之间寥寥几句对话，我便对这个看法很有把握。显然在他们以往的交谈中，一位的消极脾性惯于受另一位的主动精神的影响，既然如此，那么罗切斯特先生一听梅森先生到了，怎么会顿生失望之情呢？为什么仅仅这个不速之客的名字--罗切斯特先生的话足以使他像孩子一样乖乖的--几小时之前，在罗切斯特先生听来，犹如雷电击中了一棵橡树？ Oh! I could not forget his look and his paleness when he whispered:"Jane, I have got a blow--I have got a blow, Jane." I could notforget how the arm had trembled which he rested on my shoulder: andit was no light matter which could thus bow the resolute spirit andthrill the vigorous frame of Fairfax Rochester. 呵，当他向我低声耳语："简，我遭到了打击--我遭到了打击，简，"时，我决不会忘记他的表情和苍白的脸色，我也不会忘记他的胳膊靠在我肩上时，是怎样地颤抖的。使费尔法克斯．罗切斯特坚毅的精神折服，使他强健的体魄哆嗦的，决不是一件小事。 "When will he come? When will he come?" I cried inwardly, as thenight lingered and lingered--as my bleeding patient drooped, moaned,sickened: and neither day nor aid arrived. I had, again and again,held the water to Mason's white lips; again and again offered himthe stimulating salts: my efforts seemed ineffectual: eitherbodily or mental suffering, or loss of blood, or all three combined,were fast prostrating his strength. He moaned so, and looked soweak, wild, and lost, I feared he was dying; ant I might not evenspeak to him." 他什么时候来呢？他什么时候来呢？"我内心呼喊着，夜迟迟不去--我这位流着血的病人精神萎顿，又是呻吟，又想呕吐。而白昼和支援都没有来临，我已经一次次把水端到梅森苍白的嘴边，一次次把刺激性的嗅盐递给他。我的努力似乎并没有奏效，肉体的痛苦，抑或精神的痛楚，抑或失血，抑或三者兼而有之，使他的精力衰竭了。他如此呜咽着，看上去那么衰弱、狂乱和绝望，我担心他要死了，而我也许甚至同他连话都没有说过。 The candle, wasted at last, went out; as it expired, I perceivedstreaks of grey light edging the window curtains: dawn was thenapproaching. Presently I heard Pilot bark far below, out of hisdistant kennel in the courtyard: hope revived. Nor was itunwarranted: in five minutes more the grating key, the yieldinglock, warned me my watch was relieved. It could not have lastedmore than two hours: many a week has seemed shorter. 蜡烛终于耗尽，熄灭了。灯灭之后，我看到窗帘边缘一缕缕灰色的微光，黎明正渐渐到来。不久我听到派洛特在底下院子里远远的狗窝外吠叫着。希望复活了，而且有了保证。五分钟后，钥匙喀喀一响，锁一开动便预示着我的守护工作解除了。前后没有超过两小时，但似乎比几个星期还长。 Mr. Rochester entered, and with him the surgeon he had been tofetch. 罗切斯特先生进来了，同来的还有他去请的外科医生。 
嗨，卡特，千万当心，"他对来人说，"我只给你半小时，包扎伤口、捆绑绷带，把病人送到楼下，全都在内。" "But is he fit to move, sir?"" 可是他能走动吗，先生？" "No doubt of it; it is nothing serious; he is nervous, his spiritsmust be kept up. Come, set to work."" 毫无疑问。伤势并不严重，就是神经紧张，得使他打起精神来。来，动手吧。" Mr. Rochester drew back the thick curtain, drew up the hollandblind, let in all the daylight he could; and I was surprised andcheered to see how far dawn was advanced: what rosy streaks werebeginning to brighten the east. Then he approached Mason, whom thesurgeon was already handling. 罗切斯特先生拉开厚厚的窗幅，掀起亚麻布窗帘，尽量让月光射进屋来。看到黎明即将来临，我既惊讶又愉快。多漂亮的玫瑰色光束正开始照亮东方的天际！随后，罗切斯特先生走近梅森，这时外科医生已经在给他治疗了。 "Now, my good fellow, how are you?" he asked." 喂，我的好家伙，怎么样？"他问道。 
我怕她已送了我的命了，"那是对方微弱的回答。 "Not a whit!--courage! This day fortnight you'll hardly be a pinthe worse of it: you've lost a little blood; that's all Carter,assure him there's no danger."" 那里会呢！--拿出勇气来！再过两周你会什么事儿也没有，只不过出了点血。卡特，让他放心，不会有危险的。" "I can do that conscientiously," said Carter, who had now undone thebandages; "only I wish I could have got here sooner: he would nothave bled so much--but how is this? The flesh on the shoulder istorn as well as cut. This wound was not done with a knife: therehave been teeth here!"" 我可尽心去做，"卡特说，这会儿他已经打开了绷带。"要是早点赶到这儿该多好。他就不会流那么多血了--这是怎么回事？怎么肩膀上的肉撕掉了，而且还割开了？这不是刀伤，是牙齿咬的。" "She bit me," he murmured. "She worried me like a tigress, whenRochester got the knife from her."" 她咬了我，"他咕哝着。"罗切斯特从她手里把刀夺下来以后，她就象一头雌老虎那样撕咬着我。" "You should not have yielded: you should have grappled with her atonce," said Mr. Rochester." 你不该退让，应当立即抓住她。"罗切斯特先生说。 
可是在那种情况下，你还能怎么样呢？"梅森回答道。"啊，太可怕了！"他颤抖着补充道。"而我没有料到，起初她看上去那么平静。" "I warned you," was his friend's answer; "I said--be on your guardwhen you go near her. Besides, you might have waited till to-morrow, and had me with you: it was mere folly to attempt theinterview to-night, and alone."" 我警告过你，"他的朋友回答，"我说--你走近她时要当心。此外，你满可以等到明天，让我同你一起去。今天晚上就想去见她，而且单独去，实在是够傻的。" "I thought I could have done some good."" 我想我可以做些好事。" "You thought! you thought! Yes, it makes me impatient to hear you:but, however, you have suffered, and are likely to suffer enough fornot taking my advice; so I'll say no more. Carter--hurry!--hurry!The sun will soon rise, and I must have him off."" 你想！你想！不错，听你这么说真让我感到不耐烦。不过你毕竟还是吃了苦头，不听我劝告你会吃够苦头，所以我以后不说了。卡特，快点！快点！太阳马上要出来了，我得把他弄走。" "Directly, sir; the shoulder is just bandaged. I must look to thisother wound in the arm: she has had her teeth here too, I think."" 马上好，先生。肩膀已经包扎好了。我得治疗一下胳膊上的另一个伤口。我想她的牙齿在这里咬了一下。" 
她吸了血，她说要把我的心吸干，"梅森说。 I saw Mr. Rochester shudder: a singularly marked expression ofdisgust, horror, hatred, warped his countenance almost todistortion; but he only said - 我看见罗切斯特先生打了个哆嗦，那种极其明显的厌恶、恐惧和痛恨的表情，使他的脸扭曲得变了形。不过他只说： "Come, be silent, Richard, and never mind her gibberish: don'trepeat it."" 来吧，不要作声，理查德，别在乎她的废话。不要唠叨了。" "I wish I could forget it," was the answer." 但愿我能忘掉它，"对方回答。 "You will when you are out of the country: when you get back toSpanish Town, you may think of her as dead and buried--or rather,you need not think of her at all."" 你一出这个国家就会忘掉。等你回到了西班牙城你就算她已经死了，给埋了--或者你压根儿就不必去想她了。" 
怎么也忘不了今天晚上！" "It is not impossible: have some energy, man. You thought you wereas dead as a herring two hours since, and you are all alive andtalking now. There!--Carter has done with you or nearly so; I'llmake you decent in a trice. Jane" (he turned to me for the firsttime since his re-entrance), "take this key: go down into mybedroom, and walk straight forward into my dressing-room: open thetop drawer of the wardrobe and take out a clean shirt and neck-handkerchief: bring them here; and be nimble."" 不会忘不了，老兄，振作起来吧。两小时之前你还说你像条死鱼那样没命了，而你却仍旧活得好好的，现在还在说话。行啦：--卡特已经包扎好啦，或者差不多了。一会儿我就让你打扮得整整齐齐。简（他再次进门后还是第一回同我说话），把这把钥匙拿着，下楼到我的卧室去，一直走进梳妆室，打开衣柜顶端的抽屉，取件干净的衬衫和一条围巾，拿到这里来，动作利索些。"
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