13 Wait and hope

Chapter 13 Wait and hope Fernand Mondego jumped breathlessly over the fence and into the back garden of his house. He hid in the shadows, making sure he hadn't been seen. His darkest secrets were now public, and he was hunted by the army. If he was caught, he would surely hang. He crept into his house and hurriedly filled a case with clothes. He planned to flee to Marseilles and then hide on a boat to Africa.

第十三章等待和希望弗尔南多·蒙台哥上气不接下气地跳过篱笆，跳进了他房子的后花园。 他躲在阴影里，确保没被人看见。 他最黑暗的秘密现在被公开了，他被军队追捕。 如果他被抓住，他肯定会被绞死。 他蹑手蹑脚地走进屋子，匆匆地把一个箱子装满了衣服。 他计划逃到马赛，然后藏在一艘去非洲的船上。

Just then, he heard footsteps. Fernand watched through a crack in the door as Mercedes and Albert came down the stairs. They too carried bags. And they were with the Count of Monte Cristo. "Come Mother," Albert said, "this is no longer our home." The words stabbed like a knife in Fernand's heart. He had lost everything! But then he heard something even worse. As Mercedes left, she turned to the Count and said, "Thank you Edmond." Fernand sunk to the floor. The Count of Monte Cristo was Edmond Dantes! There was a loud knock on the back door. Soldiers gathered in the garden. They had seen Fernand inside, but Fernand was too stunned to move. Even as they smashed down the door, he just curled on the floor, muttering the name of the man who had ruined him... "Edmond... Edmond Dantes..."

就在这时，他听到了脚步声。 弗尔南多透过门缝看着美塞苔丝和阿尔贝走下楼梯。 他们也提着包。他们和基督山伯爵在一起。 “来吧，妈妈，”阿尔贝说，“这里不再是我们的家了。” 这句话像一把刀刺进了弗尔南多的心。 他失去了一切！但接着他听到了更糟糕的声音。 当美塞苔丝离开时，她转身对伯爵说：“谢谢你，爱德蒙。” 弗尔南多倒在地板上。 基督山伯爵就是爱德蒙·唐太斯！有人很响地敲后门。 士兵们聚集在花园里。 他们看见弗尔南多在里面，可是弗尔南多吓得动弹不得。 就在他们把门砸开的时候，他只是蜷缩在地板上，嘴里念叨着那个毁了他的人的名字…… “爱德蒙…爱德蒙唐太斯……”

The Count walked Mercedes and Albert to their carriage. He heard the commotion inside the house, but he didn't care. His obsession with revenge had already gone too far, almost killing poor Albert. It was over. He never wanted to hear the name Fernand Mondego again. Neither did Mercedes or Albert. They were moving to Italy, far from the scandal that had shamed their family.

伯爵送着美塞苔丝和阿尔贝走向他们的马车。 他听到房子里的骚动，但他不在乎。 他对复仇的执念已经太过了，几乎害死了可怜的阿尔贝。 一切都结束了。他再也不想听到弗尔南多·蒙台哥这个名字了。 梅塞德斯和艾伯特也不知道。 他们要搬到意大利，远离让他们家族蒙羞的丑闻。

"You could come with us," Mercedes said, as the Count helped her into the carriage. But the Count just smiled. He took her hand and kissed it gently. "I cannot," he said. "I have lived all this time for revenge. Now, I must live for something new. I will find a new life." As the carriage rattled away, Mercedes leaned from the window. "Edmond, how do you know that you will find this new life?" The Count closed his eyes, feeling the warm winter sun soothe his pale skin. "I will wait," he said. "Wait and hope."

“你可以跟我们一起去，”伯爵扶着美塞苔丝上马车时，她说。 但伯爵只是笑了笑。 他握住她的手，轻轻地吻了一下。 “我不能，”他说。“我活了这么久就是为了复仇。 现在，我必须为一些新的东西而活。 我会找到新的生活。”马车嘎吱嘎吱地开走了，梅塞苔丝从窗口探出身子。 “爱德蒙，你怎么知道你会找到这种新生活呢？”伯爵闭上眼睛，感觉温暖的冬日阳光抚慰着他苍白的皮肤。 “我会等的，”他说。“等待和希望。”