英文名著分集阅读 维克多·雨果《悲惨世界》part7
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Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
原文
Chapter 7:Love and Death
Marius lies for a long time between life and death.
But months later, he is well again.
Cosette visits him every day, and this of course, helps him a lot.
His grandfather is happy to have his grandson back and is happy to have a new granddaughter in Cosette.
The two young people marry and live in the house of Marius's grandfather in the Le Marais.
There is a surprise for the young people.
Cosette has money, a lot of money.
Valjean tells them she has 600000 francs.
This pleases Marius's grandfather very much,
But the young people are only interested in love, not in money.
Where does it come from, this money?
Years ago,when Valjean was Monsieur Madeleine with a factory, he was a rich man.
Before he left Montroy, he took his money and the bishop's candlesticks to a secret place.
When he needs money, he goes back there.
Now this money is for Cosette, and the candlesticks stand in Valjean's house in the Rue de l'Homme-Armé.
They look very fine, and Toussaint cleans them every day.
A new life begins for everybody, but there are still secrets from the past., and Valjean wants to tell them he feels old and tired.
Death is coming for him at last, he feels.
He calls Cosette and Marius to his bedside.
“Listen,dearest Cosette, to the story of your mother…” he says.
Cosette hears the story of Fantine's sadlife.”
She learns that Valjean is not her real father.
But in her life, there is only one father, and that is Valjean, she tells him.
“Come closer,my children,” he says, “I love you dearly and I die happy. Come closer, and take my hands.”
Cosette and Marius are by his bed, holding his hands and crying.
His great hands are still, and do not move again.
He lies with his head turned up to the sky, and the light from the bishop's candlesticks falls upon his face.
翻译
第七章：爱与死亡
马吕斯在生死边缘徘徊了许久。
但在几个月后，他终于痊愈了。
珂赛特每天都来看望他，这当然对他康复起到了极大的帮助。
他的祖父很高兴孙子能平安归来，也很高兴能迎来珂赛特这个新孙女。
两个年轻人结了婚，住在马吕斯祖父位于玛黑区的宅邸里。
这对年轻人还迎来了一个惊喜。
珂赛特有一笔钱，一笔巨款。
冉阿让告诉他们，她有六十万法郎。
这让马吕斯的祖父非常高兴，
但这两个年轻人只在乎彼此的爱，对金钱毫不在意。
这笔巨款是从哪里来的呢？
多年前，当冉阿让还是拥有工厂的马德兰先生时，他非常富有。
在离开蒙特勒伊之前，他把这笔钱和主教送的银烛台藏在了一个隐秘的地方。
每当他需要钱时，就会回到那里去取。
现在，这笔钱全留给了珂赛特，而那对银烛台则摆在冉阿让位于武人街的家中。
它们看起来依然十分精美，老女仆杜桑每天都会将它们擦拭得一尘不染。
每个人的生活都翻开了新的一页，但过去的秘密依然存在。冉阿让觉得是时候把一切告诉他们了。他感到自己老了，也累了。
他感觉到，死亡终于要向他降临了。
他把珂赛特和马吕斯叫到床前。
“听着，我最亲爱的珂赛特，我要给你讲讲你母亲的故事……”他说。
珂赛特听到了芳汀那悲惨的一生。
她也得知，冉阿让并不是她的亲生父亲。
但在她的生命中，她只有一个父亲，那就是冉阿让。她这样告诉他。
“走近些，我的孩子们，”他说，“我深爱着你们，现在我可以毫无遗憾地离去了。走近些，握住我的手。”
珂赛特和马吕斯站在他的床边，紧紧握着他的手，泪流满面。
那双宽大的手渐渐安静下来，再也没有动弹。
