11 Herbert Knows Almost Everything

CHAPTER 11 Herbert Knows Almost Everything Herbert arrived home the next day. Before he had even taken off his hat, Provis came bounding forward with a tattered copy of the Bible. "Put your hand right there and swear." Herbert did as he was asked. "Now we can tell you the whole story!" We spent many hours and two full meals listening to Provis's stories. Midnight came and went before he finally left for the room I had found for him down the road. "I'm too stunned to think," Herbert said. "I was, too, at first. He wants to spend all his money on me, carriages, and horses. He doesn't even want us to live at Barnard's Inn anymore— he

第十一章赫伯特几乎无所不知第二天赫伯特回到家。 他还没脱下帽子，普罗维斯就拿着一本破烂的《圣经》蹦蹦跳跳地走了过来。 “把你的手放在这里，发誓。” 赫伯特照要求做了。 “现在我们可以告诉你整个故事了！”我们花了好几个小时和两顿饭听普罗维斯讲故事。 午夜来了又去，他终于离开了，去了我在路那头给他找的房间。 “我惊呆了，想不起来，”赫伯特说。 “一开始我也是。他想把所有的钱都花在我、马车和马身上。 他甚至不想让我们再住在巴纳德学院了，他

thinks we should move to a better part of town." "Will you accept the fortune?" I said, "How can I? He's a criminal. But I am in debt and now in his debt. He's paid for everything these past few years." Herbert said, "You'll come and get a job with me." Poor Herbert had no idea it was Provis's money that had paid for his job in the first place. "Plus, he's a very dangerous man. Remember the story he told us about the terrible fight he had with the other convict? How do you think he'd react if I just said No, thanks, I don't want anything to do with you?" "I shudder to think of it." Herbert paced around the room for a moment. "I can only see one way out. We must get him out of England. When he's away, you'll write and say you no longer want his help. It's the only way." The next morning Provis arrived for breakfast, as usual. I asked, "Do you remember the night on the marshes long ago when you fought that other

他认为我们应该搬到城里更好的地方去。” “你愿意接受这笔财产吗？”我说：“我怎么能？ 他是个罪犯。但我现在欠了他的债。 在过去的几年里，他付了所有的钱。” 赫伯特说：“你来我这儿找份工作吧。” 可怜的赫伯特一开始并不知道是普罗维斯的钱支付了他的工作费用。 “另外，他是一个非常危险的人。 还记得他给我们讲的他和另一个罪犯激烈搏斗的故事吗？ 如果我说不，谢谢，我不想和你有任何关系，你觉得他会有什么反应？”“我一想到它就不寒而栗。” 赫伯特在房间里踱了一会儿。 “我只能看到一条出路。 我们必须把他弄出英国。 他不在的时候，你写信说你不再需要他的帮助。 这是唯一的办法。”第二天早上，普罗维斯像往常一样来吃早饭。 我问：“你还记得很久以前在沼泽地的那个晚上吗

convict? You said you were helping the soldiers find and arrest him. Why was it so important to turn him in? It cost you your own freedom." He said, "You're both still sworn to secrecy— Pip on your fortune, Herbert on my Bible." He stared at us through squinty eyes. "My life story is easy to tell. I was in jail. I was out of jail. That's about all there is to it. I don't know where I was born. I never had a proper home. I stole so I could eat, but I worked sometimes, too. "I had a partner in crime for a long time. His name was Compeyson. He looked handsome and smart, like a real gentleman, but he was mean as a snake." Provis warmed his hands by the fire. "He took me in and taught me things. But soon I couldn't get out from under his thumb. He had power over me, you see? I got sent to jail for stuff both of us had done. "When I finally got out, I never should have gone back. But I did. When we were caught the next time, we were both sent to trial. Compeyson was well dressed and well spoken. He talked his

定罪?你说你在帮士兵找到并逮捕他。 为什么告发他这么重要？ 它让你失去了自己的自由。” 他说：“你们俩都发誓要保密——匹普对你的财产保密，赫伯特对我的《圣经》保密。” 他眯着眼睛盯着我们。 “我的人生故事很好讲。 我在监狱里。我出狱了。 这就是它的全部内容。 我不知道我出生在哪里。 我从来没有一个像样的家。 我偷东西是为了吃饭，但我有时也工作。 “我有一个长期的犯罪伙伴。 他的名字叫康培生。他看起来英俊潇洒，像个真正的绅士，但他却像条蛇一样卑鄙。” 普罗维斯在火边烘手。 “他收留了我，教了我很多东西。 但很快我就无法摆脱他的控制了。 他对我有影响力，明白吗？ 我因为我们俩做的事被送进了监狱。 “当我最终出来的时候，我不应该回去。 但我做到了。当我们第二次被抓的时候，我们都被送上了法庭。 康培生衣着得体，谈吐得体。 他说出了他的

way into mercy and seven years in jail. I got fourteen because of my ragged clothes and poor speech. "I swore I'd get back at Compeyson for it. The night I found Pip, I had knocked him down as we both escaped from that prison ship. "When Pip told me he saw another man on the marshes, I knew it was Compeyson and I had to catch him. I didn't care if I was in jail for the rest of my life as long as he was there with me. No one, not the guards or the court, listened to my side before sending me away for life. I escaped again— as you can see, I'm sitting here in front of you— and made my fortune."

太仁慈了，还得坐7年牢。 我得了14分，因为我衣衫褴褛，言语拙劣。 “我发誓要报复康培生。 我找到匹普的那天晚上，我把他打倒在地，因为我们俩都逃离了那艘监狱船。 “当匹普告诉我他在沼泽上看到另一个人时，我知道那是康培生，我必须抓住他。 只要他和我在一起，我不在乎我是否要在监狱里度过余生。 没有人，无论是警卫还是法庭，在把我送走之前听我的意见。 我又逃了出来——你们也看到了，我现在就坐在你们面前——发了财。”

We were quiet for a moment until I asked, "Is Compeyson dead?" "Maybe, maybe not. I haven't seen or heard of him since our last trial." Herbert passed me a note under the table. Compeyson is the name of the man who was to marry Miss Havisham! I tried not to react as I tossed the note into the fire and looked at Herbert. "We have to get you out of London," I said to Provis, "before anyone knows you're here." Angry, confused, and unhappy, I knew I had to see Miss Havisham. I took the coach home the next morning hoping Estella would be there. "What wind blows you here, Pip?" Miss Havisham said when she saw me. Sure enough, Estella was visiting at Manor House for the week. She put down her knitting when I walked in the room. I cleared my throat. "Knowing who my benefactor is has made me terribly upset. I can't say

我们沉默了一会儿，直到我问：“康培生死了吗？”“也许是，也许不是。 自从上次审判以来，我就没有见过他，也没有听说过他。” 赫伯特从桌子底下递给我一张纸条。 康培生就是那个要娶郝薇香小姐的人的名字！我把纸条扔进火里，看着赫伯特，尽量不让自己有任何反应。 “我们得在别人知道你在这里之前把你弄出伦敦，”我对普罗维斯说。 我又生气，又困惑，又不高兴，我知道我必须去见郝薇香小姐。 第二天早上我坐马车回家，希望艾丝黛拉还在那儿。 “什么风把你吹到这儿来的，匹普？”郝薇香小姐看见我说。 果然，艾丝黛拉要在马纳庄园住一个星期。 我走进房间时，她放下了手中的毛线活儿。 我清了清嗓子。“知道我的恩人是谁让我非常不安。 我不能说