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我去了，找到了他说的衣柜，翻出了他指名要的东西，带着它们回来了。 "Now," said he, "go to the other side of the bed while I order histoilet; but don't leave the room: you may be wanted again."" 行啦，"他说，"我要替他梳装打扮了，你到床那边去，不过别离开房间，也许还需要你。" I retired as directed. 我按他的吩咐退避了。 "Was anybody stirring below when you went down, Jane?" inquired Mr.Rochester presently." 你下楼的时候别人有动静吗，简？"罗切斯特先生立刻问。 "No, sir; all was very still."" 没有，先生，一点声息也没有。" 
我们会小心地让你走掉，迪克。这对你自己，对那边的可怜虫都比较好。我一直竭力避免曝光，也不想到头来泄露出去。来，卡特，帮他穿上背心。你的毛皮斗篷放在哪儿了？我知道，在这种见鬼的冷天气里，没有斗篷，连一英里都走不了。在你房间里吗？--简，跑下楼到梅森先生的房间去--在我的隔壁--把你看到的斗篷拿来。" Again I ran, and again returned, bearing an immense mantle lined andedged with fur. 我又跑下去，跑回来，捧回一件皮夹里皮镶边大斗篷。 "Now, I've another errand for you," said my untiring master; "youmust away to my room again. What a mercy you are shod with velvet,Jane!--a clod-hopping messenger would never do at this juncture.You must open the middle drawer of my toilet-table and take out alittle phial and a little glass you will find there,--quick!"" 现在我还要差你做另一件事，"我那不知疲倦的主人说。"你得再去我房间一趟。幸亏你穿的是丝绒鞋，简！--在这种时候，粗手笨脚的听差绝对不行。你得打开我梳妆台的中间抽屉，把你看到的一个小瓶子和一个小杯拿来，--快！" I flew thither and back, bringing the desired vessels. 我飞也似地去了又来，揣着他要的瓶子。 "That's well! Now, doctor, I shall take the liberty ofadministering a dose myself, on my own responsibility. I got thiscordial at Rome, of an Italian charlatan--a fellow you would havekicked, Carter. It is not a thing to be used indiscriminately, butit is good upon occasion: as now, for instance. Jane, a littlewater."" 干得好！行啦，医生，我要擅自用药了，我自己负责，这瓶兴奋剂，我是从罗马一位意大利庸医那儿搞来的--这家伙，你准会踹他一脚，卡特，这东西不能包治百病，但有时还灵，譬如说现在。简，拿点水来。" 
他递过那小玻璃杯，我从脸盆架上的水瓶里倒了半杯水。 "That will do;--now wet the lip of the phial."" 够了--现在用水把瓶口抹一下。" I did so; he measured twelve drops of a crimson liquid, andpresented it to Mason. 我这么做了。他滴了十二滴深红色液体，把它递给梅森。 "Drink, Richard: it will give you the heart you lack, for an houror so."" 喝吧，理查德，它会把你所缺乏的勇气鼓起来，保持一小时左右。" "But will it hurt me?--is it inflammatory?"" 可是对身体有害吗？--有没有刺激性？" 
喝呀！喝呀！喝呀！" Mr. Mason obeyed, because it was evidently useless to resist. Hewas dressed now: he still looked pale, but he was no longer goryand sullied. Mr. Rochester let him sit three minutes after he hadswallowed the liquid; he then took his arm - 梅森先生服从了，显然抗拒也无济于事。这时他已穿戴停当，看上去仍很苍白，但已不再血淋淋，脏兮兮。罗切斯特先生让他在喝了那液体后，又坐了三分钟，随后握住他胳膊： "Now I am sure you can get on your feet," he said--"try."" 现在，你肯定站得起来了，"他说，"试试看。" The patient rose. 病人站了起来。 "Carter, take him under the other shoulder. Be of good cheer,Richard; step out--that's it!"" 卡特，扶住他另一个肩膀。理查德，振作起来，往前跨--对啦！" 
我确实感觉好多了"梅森先生说。 "I am sure you do. Now, Jane, trip on before us away to thebackstairs; unbolt the side-passage door, and tell the driver of thepost-chaise you will see in the yard--or just outside, for I toldhim not to drive his rattling wheels over the pavement--to be ready;we are coming: and, Jane, if any one is about, come to the foot ofthe stairs and hem."" 我相信你是这样。嗨，简，你先走，跑在我们前头，到后楼梯去把边门的门栓拉开，告诉在院子里能看到的驿车车夫--也许车子就在院子外头，因为我告诉他别在人行道上驾车，弄得轮子扎扎响--让他准备好。我们就来了。还有，简，要是附近有人，你就走到楼梯下呼一声。" It was by this time half-past five, and the sun was on the point ofrising; but I found the kitchen still dark and silent. The side-passage door was fastened; I opened it with as little noise aspossible: all the yard was quiet; but the gates stood wide open,and there was a post-chaise, with horses ready harnessed, and driverseated on the box, stationed outside. I approached him, and saidthe gentlemen were coming; he nodded: then I looked carefully roundand listened. The stillness of early morning slumbered everywhere;the curtains were yet drawn over the servants' chamber windows;little birds were just twittering in the blossom-blanched orchardtrees, whose boughs drooped like white garlands over the wallenclosing one side of the yard; the carriage horses stamped fromtime to time in their closed stables: all else was still. 这时已是五点半，太阳就要升起。不过我发觉厨房里依然黑洞洞静悄悄的。边门上了栓，我把它打开，尽量不发出声来。院子里一片沉寂。但院门敞开着，有辆驿车停在外面，马匹都套了马具，车夫坐在车座上。我走上前去，告诉他先生们就要来了。他点了点头。随后我小心四顾，凝神静听。清晨一切都在沉睡，处处一片宁静。仆人房间里的门窗都还遮着窗帘，小鸟在白花满枝的果树上啁啾，树枝像白色的花环那样低垂着，从院子一边的围墙探出头来。在紧闭的马厩里，拉车用的马不时蹬几下蹄子，此外便一切都静谧无声了。 The gentlemen now appeared. Mason, supported by Mr. Rochester andthe surgeon, seemed to walk with tolerable ease: they assisted himinto the chaise; Carter followed. 这时先生们到了。梅森由罗切斯特先生和医生扶着，步态似乎还算自如，他们搀着他上了车，卡特也跟着上去了。 "Take care of him," said Mr. Rochester to the latter, "and keep himat your house till he is quite well: I shall ride over in a day ortwo to see how he gets on. Richard, how is it with you?"" 照料他一下，"罗切斯特先生对卡特说，"让他呆在你家里，一直到好为止。过一两天我会骑马过来探望他的。理查德，你怎么样了？" 
新鲜空气使我恢复了精神，费尔法克斯。" "Leave the window open on his side, Carter; there is no wind--good-bye, Dick."" 让他那边的窗子开着，卡特，反正没风--再见，迪克。" "Fairfax--"" 费尔法克斯--" "Well what is it?"" 噢，什么事？" "Let her be taken care of; let her be treated as tenderly as may be:let her--" he stopped and burst into tears." 照顾照顾她吧，待她尽量温柔些，让她--"他哭了起来，说不下去了。 
尽我的力量。我已经这么做了，将来也会这么做的，"他答道，关上了驿车的门，车子开走了。 "Yet would to God there was an end of all this!" added Mr.Rochester, as he closed and barred the heavy yard-gates." 上帝保佑，统统都了结了！"罗切斯特先生一面说，一面把沉重的院门关上，并拴好。 This done, he moved with slow step and abstracted air towards a doorin the wall bordering the orchard. I, supposing he had done withme, prepared to return to the house; again, however, I heard himcall "Jane!" He had opened feel portal and stood at it, waiting forme. 之后，他步履迟缓、心不在焉地踱向同果园接界的墙门。我想他已经用不着我了，准备回房去。却又听见他叫了声"简！"他已经开了门，站在门旁等我。 "Come where there is some freshness, for a few moments," he said;"that house is a mere dungeon: don't you feel it so?"" 来，这里空气新鲜，呆一会儿吧，"他说，"这所房子不过是座监狱，你不这样觉得吗？" "It seems to me a splendid mansion, sir."" 我觉得是座豪华的大厦，先生。"
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