《远大前程》 第1章 匹普与一位陌生人相遇(8)

‘The young man who travels with you．’
　　‘Oh，him！’he replied，smiling．‘He doesn't want any food．’
　　‘I thought he looked rather hungry，’I answered．
　　He stared at me in great surprise．‘Looked？When？’
　　‘Just now，over there．I found him half asleep and I thought it was you．He was dressed like you，and—’I was anxious to express this politely‘-he had the same reason for wanting to borrow a file．’
　　‘Then I did hear them fire the gun last night！You know，boy，when you're on the marsh alone at night，you imagine all kinds of things，voices calling，guns firing，soldiers marching！But show me where this man went．I'll find him and I'll fin-ish with him！I'll smash his face！Give me the file first．’
　　I was afraid of him now that he was angry again．
　　‘I'm sorry，I must go home now，’I said．He did not seem to hear，so I left him bending over his leg and filing away at his iron chain like a madman．Halfway home I stopped in the mist to listen，and I could still hear the sound of the file．
“就是和你一起来的那个小伙子。”
　　“噢，他吗！”他讥笑着说，“他是不吃东西的。”
　　“我看他的样子很饿，”我回答说。
　　他十分惊讶的盯着我，“看样子？什么时候？”
　　“刚才，在那边儿。我发现他正在打瞌睡，开始我还认为是你呢。他穿的衣服和您一样，还有……”我犹豫了一下，用这种文雅的表达方式，“……他有一个同样的理由，要借一把锉。”
　　“而且，我昨晚听到了他们的枪声！你知道，孩子，当你在晚上独自一人在沼泽地里，你想想，所有形形色色的东西，尖叫声，枪击声，士兵们向前挺进！指给我这个人去的路，我会找到他，结束他的性命！打烂他的脸！先给我锉。”
　　他再一次发怒，我现在很怕他。
　　“对不起，我现在该回家了，”我说，他似乎没听到，他头冲着膝盖，像一个疯子一样，正往下锉脚镣。因此，我趁机溜走，回家的半路上我在浓雾中停住了脚步，听听声音，我仍然能听到锉脚镣的声音。