12 The Escape Plan

CHAPTER 12 The Escape Plan I was so upset that I walked all the way home to London. When I arrived at my front gate at Barnard's Inn, a man handed me a note. Don't go home! Come and see me at the castle. —Wemmick The drawbridge was already down when I arrived. As I stepped across, Wemmick popped his head out the kitchen window and shouted, "You got my note!" The aged parent served me a hot cup of tea. Wemmick sat down at the table. "I heard a bad, bad fellow is looking for you. I'll not say his name, but I know he's looking for your 'uncle,' too," he

第十二章逃跑计划我心烦意乱，一路走回伦敦的家。 当我到达巴纳德学院的大门时，一个人递给我一张纸条。 别回家！到城堡来看我吧。 我到的时候吊桥已经塌了。 我走过去时，文米克从厨房窗户探出头来，喊道：“你收到我的纸条了！”年迈的父母给我端来一杯热茶。 文米克在桌旁坐下。 “我听说有个非常非常坏的家伙在找你。 我不会说他的名字，但我知道他也在找你的‘叔叔’，”他说

whispered. "Compeyson is alive and in London!" I shouted. "Shhh," Wemmick said. "I've already talked to Herbert. Your 'uncle' is safely hidden away at a boardinghouse. Herbert's staying with him just to be sure." Wemmick took out his pocket watch. "I've got to get to work. Stay here as long as you want, but be careful when you go see your 'uncle.'" He pressed a piece of paper with the address into my hand. "The last thing you need is that dangerous rascal finding any of you. There's no telling what he might do." My feelings were still hurt from finding out how little Estella and Miss Havisham cared for me. I wasn't ready to see Provis and tell him the bad news about Compeyson. I needed to rest. I fell asleep by the fire in Wemmick's cozy living room and slept until much later that afternoon. The boardinghouse was down by the docks. When I arrived, an elderly woman answered the door. She called for Herbert. He came downstairs and pulled me into the parlor.

小声说。“康培生还活着，而且在伦敦！”我叫道。 “嘘，”文米克说。“我已经和赫伯特谈过了。 你的“叔叔”安全地藏在一间寄宿公寓里。 为了万无一失，赫伯特会留在他身边。” 文米克拿出他的怀表。 “我得去工作了。你想在这里待多久就待多久，但是去看你叔叔的时候要小心。’”他把一张写着地址的纸塞到我手里。 “你们最不需要的就是那个危险的流氓找到你们。 谁也说不准他会做什么。” 发现艾丝黛拉和郝薇香小姐对我那么漠不关心，我的感情仍然很伤心。 我还没准备好去见普罗维斯，告诉他康培生的坏消息。 我需要休息。那天下午，我在温米克舒适的客厅的火炉旁睡着了，一直睡到很晚。 公寓就在码头那边。 当我到达时，一位老妇人开了门。 她叫赫伯特。他下楼把我拉进客厅。

Herbert whispered, "I haven't told Provis about Compeyson. He might rush off and do something crazy or get himself into more trouble." "How did you get him to agree to hide?" "I told him I thought someone might be watching us. He agreed right away." "I've been to see Wemmick," I said. "We're not safe. Compeyson could be watching us. We'll need to stay apart for a while. But I still think we should stick to our original plan. How are we going to get Provis out of London?" "I've got an idea," Herbert said. "We'll row him out of town. We can take him by boat to the Hamburg steamer. He should be safe enough in Germany." We quickly discussed how it would work. In a few weeks' time, once things with Compeyson settled down, I'd row a rented boat down here to the boardinghouse. We'd sneak Provis out at night. When we told him, he seemed to like the plan. He agreed it would be safer for him to live somewhere other than London.

赫伯特低声说：“我还没有把康培生的事告诉普罗维斯。 他可能会冲出去做一些疯狂的事情，或者给自己惹上更多的麻烦。” “你是怎么让他同意躲起来的？”“我告诉他我觉得可能有人在监视我们。 他马上就同意了。”“我去看了文米克，”我说。 “我们不安全。康培生可能在监视我们。 我们需要分开一段时间。 但我还是认为我们应该坚持原来的计划。 我们怎么把普罗维斯赶出伦敦？”“我有个主意，”赫伯特说。 “我们把他划出城。 我们可以带他坐船去汉堡的轮船。 他在德国应该很安全。” 我们很快讨论了如何运作。 几个星期后，等我和康培生的事情安定下来，我就租一条船划到这儿的寄宿处来。 我们晚上偷偷带普罗维斯出去。 当我们告诉他时，他似乎很喜欢这个计划。 他同意住在伦敦以外的地方会更安全。

Herbert and I made regular trips out on the Thames River over the next few weeks. We rowed up and down so much that no one looked at us twice when we showed up, oars in hand. Even though my arms grew strong, my heart remained broken. Estella was probably married to the awful Drummle by now. My days on the water were miserable. And my nights weren't much better. Trying to save some money, I ate poor food at awful places. Places like the playhouse where Mr. Wopsle was performing in yet another bad play. One night, after the performance was finished, Wopsle caught me on the way out. "Pip," he said, "how nice to see you. What happened to the other fellow?" I spun my head around quickly. "What other fellow?" "The one sitting behind you. He's been with you every night you've been here." "What fellow?" I asked again. "It's the strangest thing," Wopsle said. "Remember when you were a boy and those

在接下来的几个星期里，赫伯特和我定期到泰晤士河去旅行。 我们荡来荡去，荡来荡去，当我们手握桨出现时，没有人多看我们一眼。 尽管我的手臂变得强壮了，但我的心还是碎了。 艾丝黛拉现在可能已经嫁给了可怕的朱穆尔。 我在水上的日子很痛苦。 我的夜晚也好不到哪里去。 为了节省一些钱，我在糟糕的地方吃劣质食物。 比如伍甫赛先生又演了一出烂戏的剧场。 一天晚上，演出结束后，伍甫赛在我出去的路上抓住了我。 “匹普，”他说，“见到你真高兴。 另一个人怎么样了？”我迅速转了转脑袋。 “别的什么人？”“坐在你后面的那个。 你来这儿的每个晚上他都陪着你。” “什么家伙?”我又问。 “这是最奇怪的事，”伍甫赛说。 “还记得你小时候的事吗

soldiers had captured those two convicts?" "Yes, yes," I said. "The fellow behind you looked just like the mean one." The mean one! Compeyson! Compeyson had been sitting behind me during the play night after night and I hadn't noticed. We would have to make our escape with Provis very soon. I saw Mr. Jaggers on my way to the river the next afternoon. He had a note for me from Miss Havisham. "She'd like you to visit," Mr. Jaggers said, "as soon as possible." Herbert and I decided I should go the next day. We planned Provis's escape from London for the day after that. I didn't want to see Miss Havisham. What was left to say? Still, I hired a coach and was soon in the one place I thought I'd never be again. The light must have played tricks on her eyes.

士兵抓住了那两个犯人？”“是的，是的，”我说。 “你后面的那个家伙看起来就像那个卑鄙的家伙。” 那个卑鄙的家伙！Compeyson !康培生每晚都坐在我后面看戏，我却没有注意到。 我们必须尽快和普罗维斯一起逃走。 第二天下午，我在去河边的路上看见了贾格斯先生。 他有郝薇香小姐给我的便条。 “她想让你去看她，”贾格斯说，“越快越好。” 赫伯特和我决定第二天再去。 我们计划在那之后的一天让普罗维斯逃离伦敦。 我不想见郝薇香小姐。 还剩下什么可说的？尽管如此，我还是请了一位教练，很快就来到了一个我以为自己永远不会再来的地方。 她的眼睛一定被灯光弄瞎了。

She called out, "Pip, are you real?" when I stepped into the ballroom. I answered, "Yes, Miss Havisham. Mr. Jaggers gave me your note." I pulled a chair across the floor and sat down. She said, "My heart isn't made of stone." She stretched out her old, bony hand and continued, "You said that something should be done about Herbert's salary?" "I would like that very much," I said. She asked, "How much money do you need?" I told her the exact amount. With a shaky hand, she wrote a note and addressed it to Mr. Jaggers. She looked at me closely, "Is there nothing I can do for you, Pip? Nothing at all?" "I would like to know the truth. The truth about who Estella's parents really are. The truth about your past. I want to know why you never told me about Compeyson." Miss Havisham began to shake and her eyes became glassy. "I'm no longer angry with you," I said. "But you owe me an explanation. How have I come to be in the middle of all of this—how does Estella fit in?

当我走进舞厅时，她喊道：“皮普，你是真的吗？” 我回答说：“是的，郝薇香小姐。 贾格斯先生把你的便条给了我。” 我拉过一把椅子，坐了下来。 她说：“我的心不是石头做的。” 她伸出她那只又老又瘦的手，继续说：“你说赫伯特的薪水应该做点什么？”“我很乐意，”我说。 她问：“你需要多少钱？”我告诉了她确切的数目。 她用颤抖的手写了一张纸条，寄给贾格斯先生。 她仔细地看着我，“我能为你做点什么吗，匹普？” 什么也没有？”“我想知道真相。 艾丝黛拉父母的真实身份。 你过去的真相。 我想知道你为什么从不告诉我康培生的事。” 郝薇香小姐开始颤抖，她的眼睛变得呆滞。 “我不再生你的气了，”我说。 “但是你欠我一个解释。 我是怎么卷进来的——艾丝黛拉是怎么卷进来的？