7 Edward’s First Night Away from the Palace

CHAPTER 7 Edward's First Night Away from the Palace Meanwhile, life outside of the palace continued for Prince Edward. While Tom was learning how to act as a prince, Edward was learning how hard it was to be poor. He was not used to having people ignore him. They usually jumped at his every command. Yet he could not make Mr. Canty listen to him. John Canty dragged the pleading prince

第七章爱德华离开王宫的第一个夜晚与此同时，爱德华王子的王宫外生活仍在继续。 当汤姆在学习如何扮演王子的角色时，爱德华正在学习做穷人是多么的艰难。 他不习惯别人忽视他。 他们通常听从他的每一个命令。 可是他不能使康第先生听他的话。 约翰·康第拖着恳求的王子

into the family's room. Edward fought and yelled, but Canty held on tight. "I've had enough of you and your back talk," Mr. Canty scowled. "I want you out on the streets and begging for money by dawn tomorrow! And stay out there. There's no time for play or seeing your friends." "Leave the boy alone!" Mrs. Canty shouted. Canty looked at his wife in amazement. "How dare you speak to me that way. I will do as I like in my own home." He let go of the boy, though, and told him to get to bed. Edward looked about the room. It was lit by a single candle and was quite dark. An old woman sat in the corner. Two girls sitting nearby looked at him with pity. They tried to smile, but they looked worried. "I'll have you all know," he said to Mr. Canty, "that this treatment will not go unnoticed. I am Edward, Prince of Wales.

进了家里的房间。爱德华又打又喊，但康第紧紧抓住他。 “我受够了你和你的顶嘴，”康第先生皱起了眉头。 “我要你明天黎明前到街上去乞讨钱！”待在外面。 没有时间玩，也没有时间见朋友。” “放开这孩子！”康第太太喊道。 康第惊奇地看着他的妻子。 “你怎么敢这样跟我说话。 在我自己家里，我要做我喜欢做的事。” 不过，他放开了男孩，叫他上床睡觉。 爱德华环顾了一下房间。 房间里只有一支蜡烛，很黑。 一位老妇人坐在角落里。 坐在旁边的两个女孩同情地看着他。 他们试图微笑，但他们看起来很担心。 “我要告诉你们，”他对康第先生说，“这种待遇是不会不为人知的。 我是爱德华，威尔士亲王。

You will pay for your actions when I am returned to the palace." Everyone in the room looked at Edward. The old woman in the corner started to laugh. "The boy's finally gone over the edge!" She rocked in her chair, cackling to herself. Mrs. Canty looked at the boy with sympathy. "Oh, my dear son," she said. "Do you feel ill?" She reached for his forehead to check for a fever. She started to cry as she stroked his cheek. "Oh my poor sweet Tom." "I am sorry," Edward said softly. "My name is not Tom. It is Edward. Prince Edward." He realized immediately that she was a very kind woman. He did not want to frighten her more. "Your son is fine. Please don't worry. He is at the palace right now. We exchanged clothes—" "Well aren't we the lucky ones," Mr. Canty interrupted. "Not everyone on Offal Court gets a royal visit." He looked at the old

等我回到王宫，你会为你的行为付出代价的。” 房间里的每个人都看着爱德华。 角落里的老妇人笑了起来。 “这孩子终于从悬崖上掉下去了！”她在椅子上摇来摇去，咯咯地笑个不停。 康第太太同情地看着男孩。 “哦，我亲爱的儿子，”她说。 “你不舒服吗？”她伸手去摸他的额头，看看有没有发烧。 她抚摸着他的脸颊，哭了起来。 “噢，我可怜的汤姆。”“对不起。”爱德华轻声说。 “我不叫汤姆。是爱德华。 爱德华王子。”他立刻意识到她是一个非常善良的女人。 他不想再吓唬她了。 “你儿子很好。请不要担心。 他现在在宫殿里。 我们交换了衣服——”“我们真幸运，”康第先生打断了他的话。 “并不是所有人都能得到王室的接见。” 他看着老人

woman and winked. She continued to laugh. "Come on. Nan! Bet! Don't sit in front of the prince. Don't you know that's rude?" Mr. Canty stood with his hands on his hips. "We wouldn't want the prince to think badly of us." When the girls did not move, Mr. Canty became angry. "You heard me!" he shouted. "You should kneel before your prince." "Father," Nan said, "Tom is very tired. We should let him get some sleep." "I'm sure he will be better in the morning," Bet added. "And another day's wages down the drain!" the old woman said. Edward stood up. "Enough of this! I am the king's son." Mr. Canty looked at Edward. His face was red with rage. Mrs. Canty took the boy in her arms. "Please," she said softly, "let him sleep through the night. It will all be better in the

女人眨眨眼。她继续笑着。 “来吧。南!打赌!不要坐在王子的前面。 难道你不知道这很无礼吗？”康第先生双手叉腰站着。 “我们不希望王子对我们有不好的看法。” 当女孩们不动时，康第先生生气了。 “你听到我说的了！” “你应该跪在你的王子面前。” “爸爸，”南说，“汤姆很累了。 我们应该让他睡一会儿。” “我相信他明天早上会好起来的，”贝特补充道。 “又一天的工资付之东流！”老妇人说。 爱德华站了起来。“够了！”我是国王的儿子。” 康第先生看着爱德华。 他的脸气得通红。 康第太太把孩子抱在怀里。 “求你了，”她轻声说，“让他睡个安稳觉吧。 一切都会好起来的

morning." Mr. Canty looked at his wife. "Fine," he said. "We'll leave it be for now. But only because I'm tired from my day." Mrs. Canty nodded her head. She stroked Edward's hair. "Come, my boy. Lie down and try to sleep." Mrs. Canty straightened the blankets on the straw mat and tucked Edward in. She tried to make him as comfortable as possible. She took a piece of bread that she had saved for him out of her pocket. "Thank you, Mrs. Canty," Edward whispered. "I will always remember your kindness." When everyone else was safely sleeping, Mrs. Canty rose and stood beside Edward. She watched him sleep for a few minutes. It seemed impossible that this was not her boy. Yet there was something that did not feel quite right. Perhaps it was his tone of voice

早上。”康第先生看着他的妻子。 “很好，”他说。“我们暂时不去管它。 但那只是因为我一天都累了。” 康第太太点了点头。 她抚摸着爱德华的头发。 “来，我的孩子。躺下来试着睡一觉。” 康第太太把草席上的毯子整理好，给爱德华盖好被子。 她尽量让他感到舒服。 她从口袋里掏出一块为他准备的面包。 “谢谢你，康第太太。”爱德华低声说。 “我会永远记住你的好意。” 当大家都安然入睡时，康第夫人站了起来，站在爱德华身边。 她看着他睡了几分钟。 这似乎不可能不是她的儿子。 然而，有些事情让人感觉不太对劲。 也许是因为他说话的语气

or how he held his head. Maybe it was the way he waved his arm when he did not like something. It was as if he were pushing unwanted people or thoughts aside. She knew Tom's gestures and habits as well as she knew her own. Whenever he was woken from a deep sleep, he held his hand in front of his face with his palm out. He had done it a thousand times, and it was always the same. Mrs. Canty knelt beside the boy. Using a feather from her mattress, she tickled his nose. The boy's eyes opened wide and he sat up slightly, but he did not put his hand in front of his face. Instead, he closed his eyes and fell back into a deep sleep. Just to be certain, Mrs. Canty tickled his nose with the feather again. The boy did not open his eyes this time. He merely rolled over and pulled the blanket closer. Mrs. Canty didn't know if she should

或者他是怎么抱着头的。也许是因为他不喜欢某件事时挥舞手臂的方式。 就好像他把不想要的人或想法推到一边。 她对汤姆的举止和习惯了如指掌，就像她对自己的一样。 每当他从沉睡中醒来，他就把手伸到脸前，手掌向外。 他已经做过一千次了，每次都是一样的。 康第太太跪在男孩身边。 她用床垫上的一根羽毛搔他的鼻子。 男孩睁大了眼睛，微微坐了起来，但他没有把手放在脸上。 相反，他闭上眼睛，又沉沉睡去了。 为了确定起见，康第太太又用羽毛搔了搔他的鼻子。 这一次男孩没有睁开眼睛。 他只是翻了个身，把毯子拉得更近一些。 康蒂太太不知道该不该这么做