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05-04-远离尘嚣 [35]

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she moved away from him,the reason became clear. The figure of a soldier appeared on the hill and came to meet Bathsheba. Gabriel turned away and walked sadly home. On his way he passed the church,where he looked closely at the old tower door. It was covered with climbing plants,and clearly had not been used for years.
  Half an hour later Bathsheba arrived home,with Troy's words of love still in her ears. He had kissed her a second time. Wild and feverish with excitement,she sat down imme-diately to write to Boldwood,to inform him that she could not marry him. The letter would reach him on his business trip. She was so enger to send the letter at once that she called Liddy to post it.
  ‘Liddy,tell me,’she said urgently,when her maid entered the room,promise me that Sergeant Troy isn't a bad man. Promise me that he doesn't chase girls,as people say!’
  ‘But,miss,how can I say he doesn't if he—’
  ‘Don't be so cruel,Liddy!Say you don't believe he's had!’
  ‘I don't know what to say,miss,’said Liddy,beginning to cry. ‘I'll make you angry whatever I say!’
  ‘Oh,how weak I am!How I wish I'd never seen him!You see how much I love him,Liddy!Don't tell anyone my secret,Liddy!’
  ‘I'll keep your secret,miss,’said Liddy gently.


■ 10 芭丝谢芭坠入情网
  以后的几天中,芭丝谢芭有一两次看到托伊在干草地里干活。他对她表现出一种和蔼、友好的态度,她不再害怕他了。
  “给你割草比练剑更苦!”一天,他对她说,英俊的脸上带着微笑,更加容光焕发。
  “是吗?我从没见过练剑,”她答道。
  “你愿意看一次吗?”托伊问。
  芭丝谢芭有点犹豫。她曾听过看过战士练剑的人讲那些美妙的故事,关于闪亮的金属在空中飞舞的故事。
  “我非常愿意看看。”
  “好,我表演给你看。我今晚可以弄到一把剑。那你……”他俯身对她耳语着。
  “噢,不!”芭丝谢芭羞红了脸说。“我不能。”
  “你当然可以。谁也不会知道。”
  “要是我来,利蒂也得跟我来。”
  “我不懂你为什么要带她,”托伊冷冷地说。
  “那好吧,我不带她——我自己来。不过,只来一小会儿。”
  那天晚上八点,尽管疑虑重重,芭丝谢芭还是上了她家附近的那座山,然后又从山的另一面下了山。现在她来到的地方看起来像一个天然剧场,一个很深的、圆形的谷底。无论是从她的房里还是从路上都看不到这个地方。这就是托伊要她和他会面的地方。
  身着大红军眼的托伊正等在那里。
  “现在,”他拿出剑说,剑在夕阳的余辉中闪着光,“让我给你表演表演。一、二、三、四。像这样!倾刻间剑能杀死一个人。”
  芭丝谢芭看到空中有一种彩虹,她有点透不过气来。
  “多么残酷凶险啊!”她喊道。
  “是的。现在我假装和你搏斗。你是敌人,唯一不同于真的搏斗的是每次我都不击中你。站在我面前,别动!”
  芭丝谢芭觉得这样挺好玩的。“我先考验你一下,”托伊又说,“看你是否勇敢。”
  剑从她的左边至右边,在空中一闪而过。就像穿她的身体而过。可它又落到了托伊手中,干净如初,没有一点血污。
  “天哪!”她惊恐地喊到。“你杀死我了吗?不,没有!你是怎么弄的?”
  “我没碰你,”托伊平静地说。“怎么,你害怕了,是吗?我说过不会伤着你,连碰都不会碰着你。”
  “我并不以为自己害怕。剑很锋利吗?”
  “不锋利,站着别动。好!”
  刹那间,芭丝谢芭既看不到天也看不到地。剑光闪闪,在她的周围上下翻飞,映着夕阳的余晖,在空中呼啸作声。托伊中士从
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