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The judge1 was2 an old, kind man, but his face was very serious4 as3 he looked at me. He asked a number of men to tell me what they had5 seen6 and found7 the night before.
The first man told his story.He and his son were coming home from a long day's fishing8.It was a dark9 night,and on the beach they had fallen over the dead10 body of a man.They had carried the body to the nearest house,and found that it was a good-looking11 young man about twenty-five years old.There were the marks12 of fingers round his neck.When they spoke13 of the marks of fingers,I remembered the murder14 of my brother and I felt a terrible15 fear16.
The son then told his story.He had seen a boat with a man in it, not far from the beach. He thought17 it was my boat.A woman had also seen a man in a boat sailing18 away from the beach.She thought I was the man.
Then I was taken to the room where the dead body lay19.How can I tell you what I felt when I saw20 the body?I put my arms round it and cried:‘What have I done? My friend!My dear friend!’The body was Henry Clerval's,and so now I had destroyed21 another person22.
This third death23 was too much for me.I fell24 down in a kind of madness,and they had to carry me from the room. For two months I was very ill and wished only to die26.But slowly27 my madness left me,and my health28 began to return29.At last I was able30 to speak to Judge Kerwin,and I asked for news31 of my family.
‘There is someone32 here who can answer your question better than I can,’he said33.‘Your father arrived a few34 minutes ago,and is waiting to see you.’
For the first time since35 Henry's death I felt some happiness36.I held out my hands to my father as he came37 into the room, and he took38 me in his arms. He gave39 me the good news that Elizabeth and Ernest were safe and well.
I was really too ill to travel,but I asked my father to take me home immediately40.The police41 had found somebody42 who had seen me on my island at the time of the murder,and so the judge let me go free43.
My father looked after me on the long journey44 home,and sat45 with me for every minute.Night after night while47 I was asleep,I shouted that I was the murderer48 of William,Justine,and Henry.My father asked me why I said these awful49 things.I wanted to answer his question,but I could50 not tell him my terrible secret51.He thought that I was still a little mad25.
We stayed for a few days in Paris on the way home, and Elizabeth wrote52 to me at our hotel.This is what her letter said:
My dearest Victor,
I am so happy to know that you will soon be home.But I am afraid that Henry's death is not the only reason53 for your sadness54.Do you still want to marry55 me, or do you love an-other woman? You must tell me.
I love you,Victor,and I dream56 of the day when I shall57 be your wife58.But I do not want you to marry me just because your parents wanted it.I can only be happy if you are happy.
Do not answer this letter.Wait until59 you arrive before you give me your answer.But if you are well,and if I can make you smile,I need nothing more to make me happy.
With all my love,
Elizabeth
I remembered the monster's promise61 to be with me on the night of my wedding62.Let him come.We would63 fight64 to the death on that night. And after that fight,I would either65 be dead and at peace,or alive66 and free… free to be happy with Elizabeth.
We arrived in Geneva soon after my letter had reached67 Elizabeth.It was wonderful to see her again.She ran68 into my arms and I held her close.She cried when she saw how thin and old I looked.She, too, was thinner because she had worried69 about me so much.But her gentleness70 and her love made71 her as beautiful as ever46.
We agreed72 that the wedding would be in ten days'time.As the day came nearer,I became73 more and more afraid.I tried to hide74 my fear,and laughed and smiled as often as I could.Elizabeth knew that I was unhappy75, but she was sure she could give me happiness.She looked forward76 to our wedding.
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法官是个善良的老人,但他在看着我时表情非常严峻。他叫了好几个人来告诉我他们在前一天晚上都看到了并发现了什么。
第一个人讲了他的故事。他和他的儿子钓了一天的鱼后正往家里走。那是个黑暗的夜晚,他们在海滩上被一具男尸绊倒了。他们把尸体扛到最近的一所房子,发现那是一个二十五岁左右的、面貌英俊的男人。他的脖子上有指痕。当他们说起指痕时,我想起了杀害我弟弟的凶手,于是便不寒而栗。
之后,那个儿子讲起了他的故事。他曾在离海岸不远的地方看到过上边有一个男人的一只船。他认为那是我的船。一个女人也曾看到有个男人驾着一只船朝海里划去。她认为我就是那个人。
然后我被带到尸体停放的那个房间。我该怎么形容我看到那具尸体时的感觉呢?我抱住尸体哭道:“我都干了什么啦?我的朋友!我亲爱的朋友!”那是亨利·克勒沃的尸体,这样我又毁了另一个人的生命。
这第三起死亡事件对我打击太大了。我近乎疯狂地倒在了地上,他们不得不把我从房间里抬走。我大病了两个月的时间,一心只想去死。但渐渐地我不再疯狂,身体也开始恢复了。最后我可以同克文法官谈话并问起我家人的情况。
“这儿有更好的人来回答你的问题。”他说道,“你父亲几分钟前来了,正等着看你呢。”
自从亨利死后,我首次感到了些许的快乐。我父亲走进屋时我朝他伸出了双手,他把我搂进了怀里。他告诉我一个好消息说伊丽莎白和欧内斯特均健康平安。
我病得实在是太重,路也走不动了,但我要我父亲立刻把我带回家去。警察已查到在谋杀发生时有人看见过我正在岛上,这样法官便释放了我。
我父亲在回家的漫长旅途中一直照顾着我,每时每刻都坐在我的身边。一个个晚上,我在熟睡时都大声说我是杀害威廉、贾斯汀和亨利的凶手。我父亲问我为什么说出这些可怕的话。我想要回答他的问题,但又不能告诉他我那可怕的秘密。他认为我的大脑仍有些不正常。
回家途中我们在巴黎逗留了几天,伊丽莎白给我写了封信寄到了旅店。信是这样写的:
我最亲爱的维克多:
知道你很快就要回家了我非常高兴。可是我担心亨利的死并不是你伤心的唯一原因。你是仍然想要娶我,还是爱上了另外一个女人?你必须告诉我。
我爱你,维克多;我梦想着成为你的妻子的那一天。但是我不希望你只是因为你父母的意愿而娶我。只有在你幸福时我才会幸福。
不要回信。等你回来再给我答复。但是如果你身体健康或者我能让你微笑的话,那么我就再高兴不过了。
爱你的,
伊丽莎白
我立刻回了信。我告诉她我非常爱她并想和她结婚。
我想起了怪物许过的要在我的新婚之夜同我在一起的诺言。就让他来吧,我们可以在那天晚上拼死搏斗。搏斗之后,我要么安祥地死去,要么自由地活着……自由而幸福地同伊丽莎白呆在一起。
伊丽莎白收到我的信后不久我们便到了日内瓦。再见到她真是太美好了。她扑到我的怀里,我紧紧地搂住了她。当她看到我又瘦削又显老时哭了。她因为一直非常牵挂我也瘦了。但是她的温柔和爱意使她永远美丽。
我们商定十天后举行婚礼。这一天越是临近,我越是害怕。我竭力隐藏我的恐惧之感,尽量露出欢声笑语。伊丽莎白知道我不高兴,但她确信她可以给我幸福。她期盼着我们的婚礼。
我开始随身携带着一把枪和一把刀子。
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1 judge | |
n.裁判员;法官,审判官;推事;vt.判断,判决,裁定,审理,鉴定;vi.下判断,作评价 | |
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48 murderer | |
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49 awful | |
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58 wife | |
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62 wedding | |
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