06-01-简·爱 [40]
谁来啊。是谁呢？”
“先生，他叫梅森，从西印度群岛来。”
微笑在他的嘴上凝住了，他的脸变得苍白。
“梅森！西印度群岛！”他重复了三遍。
“先生，你不舒服吗？”我担心地问。
“简，帮帮我。”他嘟囔着，几乎摔倒。我扶他坐下，然后坐到他身边。他握着我的手，轻轻抚摸着。
“我希望我和你待在一个小岛上，没有别人、没有麻烦、没有危险、没有痛苦的记忆折磨我。”
“先生，我怎样才能帮你呢？我可以豁出命来帮助你。”
“简，如果我需要帮助，我会叫你，我保证。现在给我拿杯酒来。”我从餐厅拿来一杯酒递给他。他看上去没有那么苍白了，但很严肃。
“简，如果我的那些优雅的朋友走过来对我吐唾沫，你会怎么做？”他问。
“先生，如果办得到，我就把他们轰出去。”
“但如果他们只是冷眼看着我，掩口议论我，然后一个个离开我呢？”
“我会留下陪你，安慰你，先生。”
“如果全世界都反对我，你还会留下来陪我吗？”
“如果你配得上我的友情，我也确信是这样，那么我不会理会其他人的反对。”
“简，谢谢。现在叫梅森来见我。”我照办了，我让他们单独在书房待着。自己去睡了。
很久以后，我听到他带梅森进了他的卧室；听到他的声音如此愉快，我感到很高兴。
■ 13 The stranger is attacked
I was woken by the full moon shining in on me，as I had forgotten to draw my curtains．Suddenly，a wild，terrible cry broke the silence，echoing throughout the house．My heart missed a beat．What could it mean？It came from the top floor．Then I heard the sounds of a desperate struggle，just above my room．
'Help！Help！ Help！wofl＼aflyofl6 hdp ffi6？ROCh幻ef！Rochested ForC心d's sake， comJ shouted a voice from SPSt81fS· Bedroom缸rs were opened as the guests woke up．What's happening？''Fetch a candlJ'Is It a fire？''Are there burjars？''Where's Rochester？ He isn't In hs room！' 'Herel am二' called the master of the house， descending with a candle from the top floor．'It's all right．仇n't be afrai人 ladles． Aservant's had a bad dream， that's all， and started screaming． Nothing to worry abut． Please go back to your rooms． You'11 catch cold otherwise．' And so he calmed his guests and persuaded them to return to their rooms． Butl knewthat the soundsl had heard could have nothing to do with a servant's dream．h Idressed and walted In my roonyln easel was needed． After about an hour， when ThOTllfi6ldHall WSS COthpl6t6ly SllCllt sgslll， th6f6 WSS 8cautious knock on my door．
'Are you awake，Jane？'asked the voice I had been expecting.
'Yes，sir，and dressed．'
'Good，I need you．Come and help me．Bring a clean cloth with you．'We went quietly up to the top floor，where he unlocked one of the small black doors．
'Do you feel faint at the sight of blood？'he asked．
'I don't think so，'I replied．We entered a room with curtains hung on the walls．One of the curtains was tied back to reveal a secret door into another small room．From there came an angry growling sound，almost like a dog．
'Wait here，'said Mr Rochester，and Went into the secret room where a shout of laughter greeted him．Ah，so Grace Poole was there！He came out quickly and closed the secret door．Then he showed me why he needed me．In an armchair lay Mr Mason，his clothes and his arm covered in blood。As we bent over him，he opened his eyes and groaned．
'Am I going to die？'he murmured weakly．
'No，man，don't be foolish．It's just a scratch，'answered Mr Rochester．'Now jane，'he said，turming to me，have to leave you in this room with Mason while I fetch the doctor．You must wipe away the blood with
“先生，他叫梅森，从西印度群岛来。”
微笑在他的嘴上凝住了，他的脸变得苍白。
“梅森！西印度群岛！”他重复了三遍。
“先生，你不舒服吗？”我担心地问。
“简，帮帮我。”他嘟囔着，几乎摔倒。我扶他坐下，然后坐到他身边。他握着我的手，轻轻抚摸着。
“我希望我和你待在一个小岛上，没有别人、没有麻烦、没有危险、没有痛苦的记忆折磨我。”
“先生，我怎样才能帮你呢？我可以豁出命来帮助你。”
“简，如果我需要帮助，我会叫你，我保证。现在给我拿杯酒来。”我从餐厅拿来一杯酒递给他。他看上去没有那么苍白了，但很严肃。
“简，如果我的那些优雅的朋友走过来对我吐唾沫，你会怎么做？”他问。
“先生，如果办得到，我就把他们轰出去。”
“但如果他们只是冷眼看着我，掩口议论我，然后一个个离开我呢？”
“我会留下陪你，安慰你，先生。”
“如果全世界都反对我，你还会留下来陪我吗？”
“如果你配得上我的友情，我也确信是这样，那么我不会理会其他人的反对。”
“简，谢谢。现在叫梅森来见我。”我照办了，我让他们单独在书房待着。自己去睡了。
很久以后，我听到他带梅森进了他的卧室；听到他的声音如此愉快，我感到很高兴。
■ 13 The stranger is attacked
I was woken by the full moon shining in on me，as I had forgotten to draw my curtains．Suddenly，a wild，terrible cry broke the silence，echoing throughout the house．My heart missed a beat．What could it mean？It came from the top floor．Then I heard the sounds of a desperate struggle，just above my room．
'Help！Help！ Help！wofl＼aflyofl6 hdp ffi6？ROCh幻ef！Rochested ForC心d's sake， comJ shouted a voice from SPSt81fS· Bedroom缸rs were opened as the guests woke up．What's happening？''Fetch a candlJ'Is It a fire？''Are there burjars？''Where's Rochester？ He isn't In hs room！' 'Herel am二' called the master of the house， descending with a candle from the top floor．'It's all right．仇n't be afrai人 ladles． Aservant's had a bad dream， that's all， and started screaming． Nothing to worry abut． Please go back to your rooms． You'11 catch cold otherwise．' And so he calmed his guests and persuaded them to return to their rooms． Butl knewthat the soundsl had heard could have nothing to do with a servant's dream．h Idressed and walted In my roonyln easel was needed． After about an hour， when ThOTllfi6ldHall WSS COthpl6t6ly SllCllt sgslll， th6f6 WSS 8cautious knock on my door．
'Are you awake，Jane？'asked the voice I had been expecting.
'Yes，sir，and dressed．'
'Good，I need you．Come and help me．Bring a clean cloth with you．'We went quietly up to the top floor，where he unlocked one of the small black doors．
'Do you feel faint at the sight of blood？'he asked．
'I don't think so，'I replied．We entered a room with curtains hung on the walls．One of the curtains was tied back to reveal a secret door into another small room．From there came an angry growling sound，almost like a dog．
'Wait here，'said Mr Rochester，and Went into the secret room where a shout of laughter greeted him．Ah，so Grace Poole was there！He came out quickly and closed the secret door．Then he showed me why he needed me．In an armchair lay Mr Mason，his clothes and his arm covered in blood。As we bent over him，he opened his eyes and groaned．
'Am I going to die？'he murmured weakly．
'No，man，don't be foolish．It's just a scratch，'answered Mr Rochester．'Now jane，'he said，turming to me，have to leave you in this room with Mason while I fetch the doctor．You must wipe away the blood with