牛津书虫系列 化身博士 6 The face at the window

6 The face at the window

6 窗户上的脸

One Sunday soon afterwards Mr Utterson was walkingwith his friend Enfield when they happened to passthrough the narrow side-street again. Enfleld pointed to themysterious door.

没过多久，在一个星期天，厄特森先生和恩菲尔德一起散步，正巧又一次走过那条背静的小街。恩菲尔德指着那扇神秘的门。

'Well，'he said，'that story is finished.We shall never seeMr Hyde again.'

“好了，”他说，“那个故事结束了，我们再也不会见到海德先生了。”

'I hope you're right，'said the lawyer.'Did I tell you? Ionce saw Hyde too and had the same strong feelings of dislikefor him as you did.What an evil man!'

“希望你说得对，”律师说，“我有没有告诉过你，有一次我也见到了这个人，而且和你一样对他有种特别的厌恶，他真是个邪恶的家伙!”

'I agree，'said his friend.'By the way， why didn't you tellme that our mysterious door led to the laboratory at the back ofDoctor Jekyll's house?I didn't know then，but I know now.'

“是啊，”朋友说，“对了，你怎么没告诉我那扇门通向杰基尔博土的实验室呢?我以前还不知道，现在才明白。”

'Well，now that you know，let's go into the courtyard andlook up at his window.I must tell you，'I'm worried aboutpoor Jekyll.Perhaps the sight of a friendly face will do himgood.'

“那么，既然你知道了，咱们不妨进院子看看他家的窗户。坦白跟你说，我对可怜的杰基尔很不放心，也许我们友好的面孔会让他好过点。”

Overhead the evening sky was bright，but the courtyard wascool and dark.At an open window of the study above the laboratory， Doctor Jekyll sat， like a prisoner staring at the worldoutside.

抬头看去，夜空是那么明亮，可院子里却那么阴暗，而且凉嗖嗖的。实验室楼上，书房的窗边，坐着杰基尔博士，像个囚犯似的，盯着外面的世界。

'I hope you are better，Jekyll，'the lawyer called up to him.

“杰基尔!希望你好点了。”律师抬头冲他喊道。

The doctor shook his head sadly.'I'm not well，Utterson，'he said.'I shall not be here much longer-thankGod.'

博士忧郁地摇了摇头。“我情况很糟，厄特森，”他说，“我的日子不会长了，感谢上帝!”

'You spend too much time indoors!You ought to get outinto the fresh air like Enfield and me… By the way， this ismy cousin， Mr Enfield… COme now-get your hat and join usfor a quick walk.'

“你在屋里关的时间太久了，应该多出来活动活动，像我和恩菲尔德一样……顺便介绍一下，这是我表弟，恩菲尔德先生……来吧!戴上帽子，出来稍微蹓跶一会儿。”

'You 're very kind，'said the doctor.'But no， it's quiteimpossible. I would like to invite you and Mr Enfield inside，but the place is not very tidy…'

“你真好，”博士说，“但是不行啊!不可能的。我很想请你和思菲尔德先生进来坐坐，但我这儿有点乱，不像样子……”

'Well then，'said the lawyer gently，'we can talk to youfrom here.'

“没关系，”律师谦和地说，“我们就在下面和你谈一会儿，这就挺好。”

'That's an excellent idea-'began the doctor，with asmile.But suddenly the smile left his face and was replaced byan expression of hopelessness， fear and horror. The two menbelow saw it，but only for a second， as the window was shutwith a bang. The two men looked at each other， then turnedand left the courtyard without a word.In silence they crossedthe narrow side-street.They did not speak until they came outinto a busy， noisy street. Then Mr Utterson at last turned andlooked at his companion， whose face was as pale as his own.The expression on Doctor Jekyll's face had upset them bothdeeply.

“这太好了——”医生微笑着，可话还没说完，笑容就不见了，换成一脸无助;担心和恐惧的神情，下面的两位都看见了，但只瞥到一眼，窗户就“呯”地一声关上了。两个人互相看看，然后一言不发地转身离开了院子。他们默不作声地穿过小街，一直来到熙熙攘攘的大街上，厄特森先生这才转身看了看他的伙伴，俩人的脸色一样苍白。杰基尔博士脸上的表情让他们为他感到深深地难过。

'God help him!'whispered Mr Utterson.'God help thepoor man!'

“上帝保佑他!”厄特森先生喃喃说道，“上帝保佑这个可怜人!”

But Mr Enfield only nodded his head very seriously andwalked on without a word.

但恩菲尔德先生只是严肃地点了点头，继续走路，一句话也没说。