5 Coronation day

Chapter 5 Coronation day As the days passed into weeks, Tom's old life in Offal Court began to fade from his mind. And he started to enjoy being king.

日子一天天过去，汤姆渐渐淡忘了在杂院里的往日生活。 他开始享受当国王的乐趣。

He watched the lords and ladies, and copied them... ...and he grew to love being waited on hand and foot... ...until one hundred servants didn't seem like enough to him, so he doubled them.

他观察贵族和女士，模仿他们…… …他开始喜欢被人无微不至地照顾…… …直到他觉得100个仆人不够用，于是他又增加了一倍。

Tom woke on his coronation day with a smile on his lips. He could hear cheers from the crowd outside. "The people of England have come to welcome me as king," he thought with pride. Dressed in his coronation robes, Tom rode through the smiling crowd as if in a dream. "God save the king!" they shouted to him. "God save you all!" Tom replied.

汤姆在加冕典礼那天醒来，嘴角挂着微笑。 他能听到外面人群的欢呼声。 “英格兰人民来欢迎我当国王了。”他骄傲地想。 汤姆穿着加冕礼袍，骑着马穿过微笑的人群，仿佛在梦里。 “上帝保佑国王！”他们向他喊道。 “上帝保佑你们！”汤姆回答说。

Edward stood within the sea of people. He watched Tom's approach with disbelief. "I will not let this happen!" he vowed. With a sudden wriggle, he slipped from Tom's father's grasp, and disappeared into the heaving crowd. "Come back!" roared John Canty, stumbling after him.

爱德华站在人山人海中。 他难以置信地看着汤姆走近。 “我不会让这种事发生！”他发誓。 他突然扭动了一下，从汤姆父亲的手里溜走了，消失在拥挤的人群中。 “回来！”约翰·康第踉踉跄跄地跟在他后面吼道。

Tom turned at the sound of his father's voice, and saw a white, astonished face. "My mother!" he realized. And, as always when startled, he raised his hands to shield his face. In an instant, his mother tore through the crowd. "Oh my child! My darling!" she cried. Tom heard himself say, "I don't know you. Don't come near me."

听到父亲的声音，汤姆转过身来，看到了一张苍白、惊讶的脸。 “我妈妈！”他意识到。像往常一样，当他受到惊吓时，他举起双手捂住脸。 刹那间，他的母亲冲过人群。 “啊，我的孩子！我亲爱的！”她叫道。 汤姆听见自己说：“我不认识你。 不要靠近我。”

One of the king's soldiers snatched Tom's mother and pulled her away. Tom watched her go. He saw the look she gave him- wounded, broken-hearted. "What have I done?" he thought.

国王的一个士兵抓住汤姆的母亲，把她拖走了。 汤姆看着她走了。他看到了她看他的眼神——受伤了，心碎了。 “我做了什么？”他想。