7 Dr. Seward’s Most Interesting Patient

CHAPTER 7 Dr. Seward's Most Interesting Patient As a doctor, the recently rejected John Seward knew that one of the best cures for heartbreak was work. Yes, that's what he would do: throw himself into his work at the lunatic asylum. One patient in particular was so interesting that he would provide the perfect distraction. The patient's name was R. M. Renfield, and he was a most unusual lunatic. He had

第7章苏厄德医生最有趣的病人作为一名医生，最近被拒的约翰·苏厄德知道治疗心碎最好的方法之一就是工作。 是的，这就是他会做的：全身心地投入到精神病院的工作中。 有一个病人特别有趣，他可以提供完美的转移注意力的机会。 病人的名字是r.m.。 伦菲尔德，他是一个最不寻常的疯子。 他有

great physical strength and his moods swung wildly, from periods of great gloom to incredible excitement. He was selfish, secretive, and seemed to have a strange hidden purpose. Dr. Seward was determined to discover it. Renfield's only good quality, or so it seemed, was his love of animals, including even such despised creatures as flies and spiders. Renfield lured so many of them into his room through his window, that Dr. Seward had to draw the line. "You must get rid of the bugs," he said, gently. Surprisingly, Renfield agreed. In fact, when a particularly fat fly flew by at just that moment, Renfield decided to get rid of it right then and there. Catching the fly, he put it between his finger and thumb and, before Dr. Seward could stop him, ate the bug. Disgusted, Dr. Seward scolded Renfield for

他的身体很强壮，情绪也很波动，时而极度沮丧，时而激动得难以置信。 他自私，诡秘，似乎有一个奇怪的隐藏的目的。 苏厄德博士决心要找到它。 伦菲尔德唯一的优点，或者看起来是这样，就是他对动物的热爱，甚至包括像苍蝇和蜘蛛这样被轻视的生物。 伦菲尔德从他的窗户引诱了很多人进入他的房间。 苏厄德必须划清界限。 “你必须除掉这些虫子，”他温柔地说。 令人惊讶的是，伦菲尔德同意了。 事实上，当一只特别胖的苍蝇在那一刻飞过时，伦菲尔德决定当场把它除掉。 他抓住苍蝇，把它夹在手指和拇指之间。 苏厄德可以阻止他，吃掉虫子。 苏厄德医生厌恶地斥责伦菲尔德

what he had done. Renfield, however, replied that the bugs were alive and therefore when he ate them, they gave that life to him. Days later, Dr. Seward saw with some pity that Renfield had a new pet, a chubby sparrow probably lured in by the few remaining bugs. Indeed, Renfield ate that sparrow, too. The doctor was certain he had gone too far when he asked next for a cat. "Absolutely not," Dr. Seward replied. One night Dr. Seward went to interview Renfield, but he was not in the mood to talk. Excited and distracted, all he would say was, "Ah, yes, finally, the Master is at hand, the Master is at hand." Later that night the attendant came to wake Dr. Seward. Renfield had escaped,

他的所作所为。然而，伦菲尔德回答说，这些虫子是活的，所以当他吃它们时，它们给了他生命。 几天后，苏厄德医生有点遗憾地看到伦菲尔德有了一只新宠物，一只胖乎乎的麻雀，可能是被剩下的几只虫子吸引过来的。 事实上，伦菲尔德也吃了那只麻雀。 当医生再次要求养猫时，他确信自己做得太过分了。 “绝对不行，”苏厄德博士回答。 一天晚上，苏厄德医生去找伦菲尔德面谈，但他没有心情说话。 他既激动又心烦意乱，只会说：“啊，是的，终于，师父来了，师父来了。” 那天晚上晚些时候，服务员来叫醒他。 苏厄德。伦菲尔德逃走了，

going out his hospital window. Dr. Seward threw on his clothes immediately. Renfield was far too dangerous to be roaming freely about. Once he was outside, Dr. Seward saw Renfield scaling a wall in the distance, running toward Carfax, a nearby estate. After going over the wall himself, Dr. Seward spotted Renfield at the door to the part of the house that had once been a chapel. As Dr. Seward grew closer, he could hear the following: "I am here, Master. Now that you are near, I await your commands." The attendant caught up with him and, together, the two men grabbed Renfield, who fought like a tiger, more beast than man. Eventually they got him back to the asylum. "I shall be patient, Master," was the last thing they heard before they closed the door to the cell. "You are coming!"

从他医院的窗户出去了 苏厄德医生立即穿上衣服。 伦菲尔德太危险了，不能随便乱逛。 苏厄德医生一出门，就看到伦菲尔德在远处翻过一堵墙，向附近的卡法克斯庄园跑去。 在自己翻墙之后。 西沃德发现伦菲尔德站在房子的门口，那里曾经是一个小教堂。 当苏厄德医生走近时，他听到了下面的声音：“我在这里，主人。 你既近了，我就等候你的命令。” 服务员追上了他，两人一起抓住了伦菲尔德，他像老虎一样搏斗，与其说是人，不如说是野兽。 最后他们把他送回了精神病院。 “我会有耐心的，主人。”这是他们关上牢房门之前听到的最后一句话。 “你来了！”

After his escape, Renfield remained in a strange state. He was incredibly violent all day, and then extremely quiet from moonrise to sunrise. A few days later, the patient escaped again, running straight back to Carfax and pressing himself once more against the chapel door. Renfield struggled as they caught him, only calming down upon spotting something in the distance. Turning to look, Dr. Seward saw a big bat flapping its silent and ghostly way to the west.

逃跑后，伦菲尔德一直处于一种奇怪的状态。 他一整天都异常狂暴，然后从月出到日出都异常安静。 几天后，病人又逃走了，他径直跑回卡法克斯，又一次把自己压在教堂的门上。 当他们抓住他时，伦菲尔德挣扎着，直到看到远处有什么东西才平静下来。 西沃德博士回头一看，只见一只大蝙蝠无声地、幽灵般地拍打着翅膀向西飞去。