3 Arrest

Chapter 3 Arrest! The following night, at the same taver where Fernand and Danglars wrote their letter, excited guests gathered for Edmond and Mercedes' wedding feast. Edmond wore his best suit and his biggest smile, while Mercedes' eyes sparkled with joy. Everyone agreed that they had never seen such a happy couple. The tavern rang so loudly with laughter that no one heard the miserable moan from the back of the room.

第三章逮捕！第二天晚上，在弗尔南多和腾格拉尔写信的那家酒店里，激动的客人们聚集在一起参加爱德蒙和美塞苔丝的婚礼。 爱德蒙穿着他最好的衣服，脸上挂着最灿烂的笑容，而美塞苔丝的眼睛里闪烁着喜悦的光芒。 每个人都一致认为他们从未见过如此幸福的一对。 酒馆里充满了笑声，没有人听到房间后面传来的痛苦的呻吟声。

Fernand sat with his head hung in despair. "I cannot bear to watch," he told Danglars. "You said that our letter would solve everything. But still Mercedes is about to be married." "Have faith," Danglars said. "I think I hear our plan working now..." Just then, five soldiers marched into the tavern, armed with rifles. Their captain stormed up to Edmond. "Edmond Dantes?" he said. "I arrest you in the name of the law."

弗尔南多垂头丧气地坐着。 “我看不下去了，”他对腾格拉尔说。 “你说我们的信能解决一切问题。 可是梅塞苔丝还是要结婚了。” “放心吧，”腾格拉尔说。 “我想我听到我们的计划起作用了……” 就在这时，五名士兵带着步枪走进酒馆。 他们的船长怒气冲冲地向爱德蒙走来。 “爱德蒙·唐太斯？”他说。“我以法律的名义逮捕你。”

Mercedes reached to hold Edmond back, but the young sailor simply smiled and stepped forward. "You must be mistaken," he said. "I have never committed a crime in my life." The captain waggled a sheet of paper in Edmond's face. "This letter says otherwise." "Dear sir, it is my duty to inform you that Edmond Dantes, mate of the ship Pharon, recently docked at the island of Elba carrying a letter for the traitor Napoleon Bonaparte." "Who wrote this?" Edmond asked. "Do you deny that it is true?" "I do not, but—" "Then you must come with us." Before Edmond could reply, the soldiers grabbed his arm and yanked him away. As they dragged him from the room, he saw the startled faces on all of his guests- except for two. Fernand and Danglars were smiling.

美塞苔丝伸手想把爱德蒙拉回来，但年轻的水手只是微笑着向前走了几步。 “你一定是弄错了，”他说。 “我这辈子从没犯过罪。” 船长在爱德蒙的脸上摇着一张纸。 “这封信可不是这么说的。” “亲爱的先生，我有责任通知您，法伦号的大副爱德蒙·唐太斯最近带着一封给叛徒拿破仑·波拿巴的信在厄尔巴岛靠岸了。” “这是谁写的？”爱德蒙问道。 “你否认这是真的吗？”“我不知道，不过——”“那么你必须跟我们走。” 爱德蒙还没来得及回答，士兵们就抓住他的胳膊把他拖走了。 当他们把他拖出房间时，他看到所有客人脸上都是惊讶的表情——除了两个人。 弗尔南多和腾格拉尔在微笑。

Dark clouds gathered over the docks as the soldiers marched Edmond from the tavern. One of the men thrust him into a boat and the others climbed in beside him. They began rowing from the dock. "Please," Edmond begged, "where are you taking me?" "See for yourself," one of the men grunted. And then Edmond did. They were headed for a craggy island beyond the bay, from which a stone fortress rose to the soot-black sky. That fortress was Chateau D'If, a grim prison for traitors.

士兵们把爱德蒙押出酒馆时，码头上空乌云密布。 其中一个人把他推到一条船上，其他的人也爬上了他的船。 他们开始从码头划船。 “请问，”爱德蒙恳求道，“你要带我去哪儿？”“你自己看吧。”其中一个咕哝着。 于是爱德蒙照做了。他们朝海湾那边一个崎岖的小岛走去，那里矗立着一座石头堡垒，直插烟黑的天空。 那座堡垒就是德伊夫堡，一座关押叛徒的阴森监狱。

Suddenly, Edmond flung himself across the boat. But before he could escape over the side, one of the guards clubbed him on the head with his rifle. Edmond slumped to the watery deck. He lay groaning, too dazed to fight, as the boat bashed against another dock. The guards lifted him from the deck and up some stone steps. Lightning blazed across the sky. Chateau D'If loomed over Edmond in ghastly silhouette. Thunder roared around the old prison's crumbling walls.

突然，爱德蒙纵身跃过船身。 但他还没来得及从边上逃出去，一个警卫就用来福枪打了他的头。 爱德蒙瘫倒在水里的甲板上。 他躺在那里呻吟着，晕头转向，无力反抗，而船却撞向了另一个码头。 卫兵把他从甲板上抬起来，走上石阶。 闪电划过天空。 伊夫堡阴森森地出现在爱德蒙的眼前。 雷声在老监狱摇摇欲坠的墙壁周围轰鸣。

Edmond was hurled into a dingy cell. One of the guards leaned over him, his face ghostly white in the glare of his lantern. "Welcome to your new home," he said. The door slammed shut. Edmond was left alone in the dark.

爱德蒙被扔进了一间肮脏的牢房。 一个卫兵俯身看着他，他的脸在提灯的灯光下惨白如鬼。 “欢迎来到你的新家，”他说。 门砰地关上了。爱德蒙一个人留在黑暗中。