22 The Reaper Whose Name Is Death

CHAPTER 22 The Reaper Whose Name Is Death Matthew—Matthew—what's the matter? Are you sick?" It was Marilla who spoke, alarm in every word. Anne ran in from the hall, her hands full of flowers, in time to see Matthew fall to his knees by the front door. He held a piece of paper in his hand, his face drawn and gray. They rushed to him but were too late. He fell

第二十二章死神马修——马修——怎么了？ 你病了吗？”说话的是玛丽拉，字里行间充满了惊恐。 安妮从大厅里跑了进来，手里拿着鲜花，正好看到马修在前门跪了下来。 他手里拿着一张纸，脸色煞白。 他们冲向他，但为时已晚。 他倒

to the ground before they reached him. "He's fainted," Marilla said. "Anne, run and tell Jerry Boot to get the doctor." Jerry rushed off, telling Mrs. Lynde along the way. She hurried to Green Gables at once. As soon as Mrs. Lynde arrived, she took Matthew's pulse and put her ear to his chest. Tears came to her eyes. "Oh, Marilla," she said gravely. "I don't think we can do anything for him." "Mrs. Lynde, you don't think—you can't think Matthew is—is—" Anne dared not say that dreadful word. "Yes, child, I'm afraid so. Matthew has died." Mrs. Lynde held on to Anne and Marilla's hands until the doctor arrived. Dr. Blythe looked at Matthew, then at the paper he was holding. It was a letter from the Abbey Bank saying they had lost all of Matthew's money. This was the shock that

在他们到达他之前倒在地上。 “他昏过去了，”玛丽拉说。 “安妮，快去叫杰里·布特去请医生。” 杰里匆匆离去，一路上告诉林德太太。 她立刻赶到格林·盖布尔斯。 林德太太一到，就给马修把脉，把耳朵贴在他胸前。 泪水涌上了她的眼睛。“哦，玛丽拉，”她严肃地说。 “我不认为我们能为他做什么。” “林德太太，你不会认为——你不会认为马修是——”安妮不敢说那个可怕的字眼。 “是的，孩子，恐怕是这样。 马修死了。”林德太太紧紧抓住安妮和玛丽拉的手，直到医生到来。 布莱斯医生看了看马修，又看了看他手里拿着的那张纸。 这是一封来自艾比银行的信，说他们把马修的钱都丢了。 这让我很震惊

proved too much for his weak heart. Matthew's death proved a great shock for Marilla. She cried so uncontrollably that people were amazed. Anne, on the other hand, barely shed a tear. She was lost in thoughts of poor, sweet Matthew. It seemed too much to be without him. It wasn't until she was alone in bed— when she heard Matthew's voice saying, "My girl my girl that I'm proud of" —that the tears came. Marilla, hearing her sobs, came into her room to comfort her. They sat together holding one another through the night.

对他脆弱的心脏来说太难了。 马修的死对玛丽拉来说是个巨大的打击。 她无法控制地哭了起来，人们都很吃惊。 另一方面，安妮几乎没有掉一滴眼泪。 她沉浸在对可怜而可爱的马修的思念中。 没有他，一切似乎都太沉重了。 直到她独自躺在床上——当她听到马修的声音说：“我的女孩——我引以为傲的女孩”——她的眼泪才涌了出来。 玛丽拉听到她的啜泣，走进她的房间安慰她。 他们整夜坐在一起互相拥抱。