苔丝 Chapter20
And so they did.They chose a bedroom with heavy old-fashioned furniture and a huge old bed.They kept quiet while the caretaker came to shut the windows in the evening.Then the house was theirs.They ate some of the food they had brought，and went to bed in total darkness.
于是他们爬了进去。他们选择的那间卧室摆放着式样古老的家具和一张宽大的旧床。晚上，当看管人来关窗户时，他们就保持安静，没有发出声响。之后，这幢房子就属于他们了。他们吃了一些带来的食物之后，就在一团漆黑中上床睡觉了。
During the night she told him about his sleepwalking just after their wedding.
夜里，她对他说了婚礼后他梦游的事。
‘You should have told me at the time!’
“那个时候你就应该告诉我!”
‘Don't think of the past!Think of the present.Tomorrow may mean the end of our happiness.’
“别想过去的事了，想想现在吧!明天也许就是我们幸福的终结。”
But when tomorrow came it was wet and foggy.It seemed that the caretaker only came on fine days，so they were alone in the house.They had enough food and wine，and stayed there for the next five days.It was the honeymoon they had never had.They had no contact with people，and only noticed changes in the weather.Neither mentioned the depressing period from their wedding-day to the present.They lived for the moment，and were completely happy.When Angel suggested leaving their shelter and travelling to a port like Southampton or London，Tess was unwilling.
可是第二天的天气很潮湿，雾气蒙蒙的。看来那个看管人只在天气晴朗的日子才来，因此，他们单独住在房子里。他们有足够的食物和酒，接下来又住了五天。这段时间成了他们以前没有享受过的蜜月。他们和外界没有任何联系，能注意到的只是天气的变化。他们谁也不提婚后到现在那一段忧郁的日子。他们为眼前活着，非常非常地幸福。安吉尔提议离开这个临时的避难所，前往像南安普顿或伦敦这样的港口城市，可苔丝不愿意。
‘Why put an end to sweetness and happiness?Outside，everything is confused and sad.Here，we are quite content.
“为什么要结束甜蜜和幸福?在外面，一切都是那么混乱和悲伤。在这儿，我们十分满足。”
Angel agreed.Inside was forgiveness and love：outside was eventual punishment.
安吉尔同意了。里面只有宽恕和爱情;而外面是最后的惩罚。
‘And…’she said，putting her cheek against his，‘I want you to go on loving me.I'm afraid you might reject me one day for what I've done.Then I would rather be dead.I must have been mad to kill him!But I don't want to be alive when you reject me for it.’
“还有……”她把她的脸颊贴着他的，说道，“我要你继续爱我。我害怕有一天你会因为我所做的事抛弃我。那样，我情愿死去。我一定是疯了，我把他杀死了!可是如果你因此抛弃我，那我也不想活了。”
They stayed for one more day，but the caretaker came early that fine sunny morning.She wanted to open the windows in the bedrooms，which she did not usually do，and opened their bedroom door.She saw the young couple lying in the big bed，fast asleep，and hurried away to tell her neighbours.
他们又待了一天。但是在那个阳光明媚的早晨，看管人来了。她想把卧室的窗户打开——她平时不经常这么做——就打开了他们卧室的门。她看到这对年轻的夫妇躺在那张大床上，酣睡着，就赶紧去告诉她的邻居们。
Tess and Angel woke soon after，and decided to leave immediately.They dared not stay any longer.When they were in the woods Tess turned to look at the house.
苔丝和安吉尔很快就醒了，决定立即离开。他们不敢再多停留一会儿。他们到了树林里，苔丝回头看了看那幢房子。
‘So much happiness in that house!’she whispered.‘My life can only be a question of a few weeks.Why couldn't we have stayed there?’
“那座房子里有那么多的幸福!”她轻声说道，“我的性命也不过是几个星期的事情了，为什么我们不能留在那儿?”
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