苔丝 Chapter15
‘What do you mean，Tess?You are my wife，of course.’
“苔丝，你这是什么意思?当然了，你是我的妻子。”
‘I don't know，she said，with tears in her eyes.‘I told you long ago I wasn't good enough for you.And I'm not good enough!I was right!But you persuaded me!’
“我不知道。”她说道，眼里噙着泪水。“我很早以前就给你讲过，我不够好，配不上你。现在我也不够好!我是对的!但是你说服了我!”
She turned her back on him，sobbing as if her heart would break.It would have won round any man but Angel Clare.Deep in him lay a hard logic，which had resisted the Church，and now resisted Tess.She accepted his treatment of her as being what she deserved.She would never have thought of criticizing his hardness.To her he was still perfection.
她转过身去背对着他，心痛欲碎般地啜泣着。这本来会使任何一个男人软下心来，但是安吉尔·克莱尔却无动于衷。在他内心深处，存在着一种坚硬的理性，这种理性让他抵触过教会，现在又来抵触苔丝了。她接受了他对她的态度，把它看做理所当然的。在她眼里，他依然完美。
“是的，如果我和你朝夕相处的话，我也许会说服你留下来，这有悖你更为合理的判断，然后我们俩都会后悔的。我必须走。”
‘Right，’said Angel.His face was pale but his voice was determined.
“你说得对，”安吉尔说。他的脸很苍白，但他的语气很坚决。
Tess was slightly shocked.He had agreed so quickly to her generous offer!
苔丝微微有些震惊。对她慷慨大方的提议，他竟同意得这么快!
‘I didn't like to suggest it，’he said，‘but as you have，I think it's a good idea to part—at least for a while.God knows，we may come togetner again one day!’
“我并不想提出这个建议，”他说，“但是你既然提出了，我认为分开是个好办法——至少分开一段时间。上帝知道，也许有朝一日，我们又会走到一起的!”
So they both prepared to leave the following day.That night Tess was woken by a noise in the house.At first she thought Angel was coming to her bedroom，and her heart beat wildly with joy.But then she saw his eyes staring emptily ahead of him，and knew he was walking in his sleep.He came to the middle of her room and said very sadly，‘Dead!Dead!Dead!Poor darling Tess!So sweet，so good，so pure!My wife，dead!’
于是两个人都准备第二天离开。当晚，苔丝被房子里发出的声响惊醒了。起先，她以为是安吉尔到她卧室来了，她的心欢喜得一阵狂跳。但是，随后她看清了他的眼睛正茫然空洞地直视着前方，知道他这是在梦游。他来到她房间当中，悲戚地说道：“死了!死了!死了!可怜的，亲爱的苔丝!你是多么温柔，多么可爱，多么纯洁呀!”
These words，which he would never say when awake，were very sweet to Tess.She would not have moved to save her life.She lay in absolute stillness，trying not to breathe，wondering what he was going to do with her.Her trust in him was complete.
这些他醒着的时候永远不会说的话，在苔丝听来，是那么地甜蜜。她不愿为拯救自己而躲避。她一动也不动地躺着，尽力不呼吸。她急切地想知道他会对她做些什么。她对他的信任是完完全全的。
He picked her up and carried her to the stairs.Was he going to throw her down?She knew he was leaving her the next day，perhaps for ever.She almost hoped they would fall and die together.
他把她抱起来，托着她朝楼梯走去。他要把她摔下去吗?她知道他明天就要离开她了，也许是永远地离开了。她几乎希望他们一起跌下楼，一起死去。
He continued downstairs，taking her out of the house towards the river.She had given herself totally up to him， and did not care what happened to her as long as she was with him.They arrived at a place where the river was fast and deep，and Angel started to cross it on the narrow footbridge，still holding Tess.Perhaps he wanted to drown her.Even that would be better than separation.
他继续下楼，又把她抱出了房子，朝那条河走去。她把自己整个儿托付给他了，只要能和他在一起，她不在乎她会出什么事。他们到了一个河水又急又深的地方，安吉尔还是抱着苔丝，开始穿越那条狭窄的人行桥。也许他想淹死她。但即使是那样，也比分离好埃
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