Ch9-Heroes of the Dawn

CHAPTER NINE Heroes of the Dawn Uhh-woh? Jack felt Koku's little hand on his ear. He opened his eyes. The mosquito netting had been pulled back. The baby baboon was perched on the headboard of the bed. She grabbed Jack's

第九章黎明的英雄啊？ 杰克感觉到郭的小手在他的耳朵上。 他睁开眼睛。蚊帐被拉了回来。 小狒狒栖息在床头板上。 她抓起杰克的

ear and tugged. He started to push her away, but to his surprise, his right arm was pinned across his chest. It was tucked tightly into a cotton sling. "No, no, Koku!" said Annie. She pushed the baby baboon away from Jack. Florence Nightingale was sitting on the edge of the bed, wrapping a long piece of cloth around Annie's ankle. "Hello, Jack!" said Florence with a lovely smile. "I hope you don't mind your sling. I maneuvered your arm into it while you were in a deep sleep." "Thanks," he said. "I'm afraid you dislocated your shoulder," said Florence. "It will be less painful if you wear the sling. As soon as you get to a city, you must see a doctor." "I will, thanks," said Jack. Florence finished pinning the cloth bandage snugly around Annie's ankle. "There, m'lady! Your ankle will heal as well. But you must go very slowly for a while," she said. She looked at Jack. "Your sister received a frightful sprain, but I'm happy to say she has broken no bones."

耳朵和拽。他开始推开她，但令他吃惊的是，他的右臂被压在胸前。 它被紧紧地塞进一个棉质吊带里。 “不，不，Koku!”安妮说。 她把小狒狒从杰克身边推开。 弗洛伦斯·南丁格尔坐在床边，用一块长布包着安妮的脚踝。 “你好，杰克！”弗洛伦斯带着可爱的微笑说。 “我希望你不要介意你的弹弓。 我趁你熟睡的时候把你的胳膊伸进去了。” “谢谢，”他说。“恐怕您的肩膀脱臼了，”弗洛伦斯说道。 “如果你戴上吊带就不会那么痛了。 你一到城市就必须去看医生。” “我会的，谢谢。”杰克说。 弗洛伦斯把布绷带紧紧地缠在安妮的脚踝上。 “有,m 'lady !你的脚踝也会痊愈的。 但是你必须慢慢地走一段时间，”她说。 她看着杰克。“你妹妹严重扭伤了，但我很高兴地告诉你，她没有骨折。”

"Cool," said Jack. Florence tucked Jack's blanket tighter around him. "There, soldier. Warmer now?" Jack was confused at first; then he realized that Florence had thought he meant that he was cold when he said cool. He started to laugh, but it hurt his arm too much. "Miss Nightingale, you really are a great nurse," said Annie. "What's your secret?" "I have no secret," said Florence. "I have only taken care of friends and relatives. As you heard from Lord Bickerson, my family does not allow me to work. But I would love to be a nurse. That is my greatest dream in life. It is why I found it so strange that you two thought I was a nurse. And now, through entirely unpredictable circumstances, I have been a nurse to you both! Is that not a remarkable coincidence?" Florence shook her head with wonder. "Well. Please excuse me, and I will pour your tea." Florence stepped over to a small kerosene stove and poured water from a teakettle into two cups. "Good try," Jack whispered to Annie. "She still doesn't have a clue that she's great. So how can

“酷，”杰克说。弗洛伦斯把杰克裹得更紧了。 “士兵。现在温暖?”杰克一开始很困惑；然后他意识到弗洛伦斯以为他说“冷”是指他很冷。 他笑了起来，但是他的胳膊太疼了。 “南丁格尔小姐，你真是一位伟大的护士，”安妮说。 “你的秘诀是什么？”“我没有什么秘密，”弗洛伦斯说道。 “我只照顾朋友和亲戚。 正如你从比克森勋爵那里听到的，我的家人不允许我工作。 但我想成为一名护士。 那是我一生中最大的梦想。 这就是为什么我觉得你们俩把我当成护士很奇怪。 现在，在完全无法预料的情况下，我成了你们俩的保姆！这难道不是一个惊人的巧合吗？”弗洛伦斯惊奇地摇了摇头。 “嗯。请原谅，我来给您倒茶。” 弗洛伦斯走到一个小煤油炉前，把水壶里的水倒进两个杯子里。 “好样的，”杰克小声对安妮说。 “她仍然不知道自己很棒。 所以怎么能

she share her secret of greatness with us?" "I don't know," said Annie. "This is tricky." "Here you are," said Florence, returning with two cups of tea. She handed Annie one cup, and then helped Jack take the other in his left hand. Jack carefully brought it to his lips. The hot tea and honey tasted wonderful. "So allow me to understand what you told me last night," said Florence. "You both risked your lives to save Koku?" Jack and Annie nodded. Florence smiled and turned to the baby baboon. "Little one, I believe your two friends are great heroes," she said. "Not really," said Annie. "We're not like you. You are the great hero." "What? How silly. Surely no one would call me a hero," said Florence. "But they will," said Annie. "I know you're not a real nurse yet. But someday you're going to be the greatest nurse of all time." Florence looked at Jack. "Did you actually see your sister fall from the cliff?" she said under her

她和我们分享了她伟大的秘诀吗？”“我不知道，”安妮说。 “这很棘手。”“给您，”弗洛伦斯端着两杯茶回来了，说道。 她递给安妮一个杯子，然后帮杰克左手拿着另一个。 杰克小心翼翼地把它放到嘴边。 热茶加蜂蜜尝起来好极了。 “因此，请允许我理解您昨晚对我所说的话，”弗洛伦斯说道。 “你们俩都冒着生命危险救了郭？”杰克和安妮点了点头。 弗洛伦斯微笑着，转向小狒狒。 “小家伙，我相信你的两个朋友是伟大的英雄，”她说。 “不完全是，”安妮说。“我们不像你们。 你是伟大的英雄。”“什么? 多么的愚蠢。当然没有人会称我为英雄，”弗洛伦斯说道。 “但是他们会的，”安妮说。 “我知道你还不是一个真正的护士。 但总有一天你会成为有史以来最伟大的护士。” 弗洛伦斯看着杰克。“你真的看到你妹妹从悬崖上掉下来了吗？”她在她下面说

breath. "No. Why?" Jack whispered. "I worry she might have hit her head," said Florence. "She does not seem in her right mind." Jack laughed. "Don't worry, she's fine," he said. "What she says about you is true. We know it for a fact." "Oh, dear, perhaps you both fell on your heads," said Florence. "I appreciate your gratitude, children, but an ankle bandage and a simple arm sling should not convince you I will be a great nurse." "Well, what do you think makes a great nurse?" asked Annie. "I—I have thought about that, actually," said Florence. "I would have to say: discipline… quickness… and kindness." Annie slipped her hand out from under the blanket. She and Jack glanced at the Ring of Truth. It wasn't glowing. "Good try," Jack whispered again. "It seems like you definitely have those qualities," Annie said to Florence. "So why won't your family let you be a nurse?"

呼吸。“没有。为什么?”杰克小声说。 “我担心她可能撞到了头，”弗洛伦斯说道。 “她好像精神不正常。” 杰克笑了。“别担心，她没事，”他说。 “她说的关于你的话是真的。 我们知道这是事实。”“啊，亲爱的，也许你们俩都是头朝下摔下来的，”弗洛伦斯说道。 “我很感激你们的感激，孩子们，但一个脚踝绷带和一个简单的手臂吊带不能让你们相信我将成为一名伟大的护士。” “那么，你认为怎样才能成为一个好护士呢？”安妮问。 “事实上，我——我想过这个问题，”弗洛伦斯说道。 “我不得不说：纪律……敏捷……还有善良。” 安妮把手从毯子下面抽出来。 她和杰克瞥了一眼真理之戒。 它没有发光。“好样的。”杰克又低声说。 “看起来你绝对具备这些品质，”安妮对弗洛伦斯说。 “那为什么你的家人不让你当护士呢？”

"They mean no harm," Florence said with a sigh. "They only want me to be a proper lady. They will allow me to care for sick relatives and even some of the villagers. But they would never permit me to work in a hospital." "That's so unfair!" said Annie. "The world needs you!" "I don't believe the world needs me," Florence said, laughing. But then her expression grew more serious. "I do believe, though, that I need the world." "What do you mean?" asked Jack. "I just feel that I must do something good for the world, for the poor and the sick." Florence's voice became strong and passionate. "I must lift the load of pain from the suffering. I must do more than walk around the garden, write meaningless letters, sit in drawing rooms, gossip about the neighbors, arrange flowers, and go to dances! I must! One's work must be for the greater good of all, not just for oneself! I feel I must do something useful for the world, or I will go stark, raving mad." Florence's eyes shone.

“他们没有恶意，”弗洛伦斯叹了一口气，说道。 “他们只想让我做一个得体的淑女。 他们将允许我照顾生病的亲戚，甚至一些村民。 但他们永远不会允许我在医院工作。” “这太不公平了！”安妮说。 “世界需要你！”“我不相信这个世界需要我，”弗洛伦斯笑着说。 但随后她的表情变得更严肃了。 “但我确实相信，我需要这个世界。” “你什么意思？”杰克问。 “我只是觉得我必须为这个世界，为穷人和病人做点好事。” 弗洛伦斯的声音变得强烈而激动起来。 “我必须解除痛苦的负担。 我必须做的不仅仅是在花园里散步，写一些无意义的信，坐在客厅里，谈论邻居，插花，去跳舞！我必须!一个人的工作必须是为了更大的利益，而不仅仅是为了自己！我觉得我必须为这个世界做点有用的事，否则我会彻底发疯的。” 弗洛伦斯的眼睛闪闪发光。