13 The Getaway

CHAPTER 13 The Getaway The note from Miss Havisham gave me an excuse to go see Mr. Jaggers at his office the next morning. After he read it, he said, "I'm sorry that we can't do anything for you, Mr. Pip." "It's enough to help Herbert. I don't want anything else but the truth. She couldn't even give that to me." Mr. Jaggers bent forward and brushed some dirt off his boots, "What good would it do to learn the truth now, after all these years?" he said. I replied that I had a right to know. It was more than just fate that tied Miss Havisham, Estella, and me together. I wanted Mr. Jaggers to fill in the

第13章逃跑郝薇香小姐的便条给了我一个借口，让我第二天早上到贾格斯先生的办公室去见他。 他看完信后说：“很抱歉，我们不能为你做任何事，匹普先生。” “这足以帮助赫伯特。 除了真相，我什么都不要。 她连这个都不能给我。” 贾格斯先生弯下腰，掸掉靴子上的尘土。“过了这么多年，现在知道真相又有什么用呢？” 我回答说我有权知道。 把郝薇香小姐、艾丝黛拉和我联系在一起的不仅仅是命运。 我想让贾格斯先生来填补

pieces. He sighed. "Do you remember meeting my housekeeper, Molly?" Mr. Jaggers then told me Provis had been married to Molly once, and they had a daughter. At the time, Provis was still working for Compeyson. Provis, Molly, and Compeyson made a terrible mistake. They tried to rob someone, and that person ended up dead. Molly was brought up on charges of murder. Mr. Jaggers defended her in the trial and won. She asked him to take the child away to safety. The girl, Estella, was given to Miss Havisham. I jumped at the mention of Estella's name. She was Provis's daughter? "Provis was sent away on the prison ship, and hasn't seen Molly or his daughter since. You see, Mr. Pip, I tried to keep them both safe. Provis was a great friend to me," Mr. Jaggers said. "We got to know each other well over the years. He was a good man stuck in a bad situation. I've never trusted that snake, Compeyson." "Sir!" Wemmick shouted from the other room. "You're needed out here."

碎片。他叹了口气。“你还记得我见过我的管家吗，莫利？”贾格斯先生接着告诉我，普罗维斯和莫利结过一次婚，他们有一个女儿。 当时，普罗维斯还在为康培生工作。 普罗维斯、莫利和康培生犯了一个严重的错误。 他们试图抢劫某人，结果那个人死了。 莫利被控谋杀。 贾格斯先生在审判中为她辩护并获胜。 她让他把孩子带到安全的地方。 女孩艾丝黛拉被送给了郝薇香小姐。 一听到艾丝黛拉的名字，我就跳了起来。 她是普罗维斯的女儿？ “普罗维斯被送进了监狱船上，从那以后就再也没见过莫莉和他的女儿。 你看，匹普先生，我尽力保护他们俩的安全。 普罗维斯是我的好朋友，”贾格斯说。 “这些年来，我们彼此非常了解。 他是个陷入困境的好人。 康培生，我从来不相信那条蛇。” “先生!”文米克从另一个房间喊道。 “这里需要你。”

I stood up and shook Mr. Jaggers's hand. I thanked him for telling me the truth. I was shocked that Compeyson had ruined not only Provis's life, but Molly's and Estella's, too. It was strange to find out that all these relationships existed. I'd never known about them until now. As daylight began to open up the sky, Herbert and I were already rowing hard along the Thames. Bundled in our coats, we were making the big escape today. "We're in agreement, we'll row to the Hamburg steamer?" Herbert said as softly as he could. "I think we can make the early one, tomorrow morning. Don't you?" I replied. Herbert said, "I still think it's best if you stay with Provis as long as you can—it will be safer. I can row the boat back to London and be back at work in two days' time." We landed the boat at the docks near Provis's boardinghouse. "Is he where we told him to be?" I whispered to Herbert.

我站起来，握了握贾格斯先生的手。 我感谢他告诉我真相。 康培生不仅毁了普罗维斯的生活，还毁了莫利和艾丝黛拉的生活，这让我感到震惊。 发现所有这些关系都存在是很奇怪的。 直到现在我才知道他们的存在。 当黎明开始照亮天空时，赫伯特和我已经在泰晤士河上奋力划船了。 我们裹着大衣，准备今天大逃亡。 “我们都同意了，我们划到汉堡号去吧？”赫伯特尽量轻声地说。 “我想我们可以赶早一点的那班，明天早上。 你不?”我回答说。赫伯特说：“我还是认为你最好和普罗维斯呆在一起，越久越好——这样更安全。 我可以把船划回伦敦，两天后就能回来工作。” 我们把船停在普罗维斯公寓附近的码头上。 “他在我们让他去的地方吗？”我低声对赫伯特说。

"Here he comes." Provis slipped onto the boat, and we were quickly off. "Thank you, dear boys," he said. "If all goes well, you'll be free and safe in a few days," I said. We rowed all day and through the night. As careful as we thought we had been, we couldn't shake the feeling that we were being followed. We strained our eyes to see if there were other boats on the water. There were none we could see. "Is anyone hungry?" Provis asked. Herbert said, "I'm starving! Let row to shore and find something to eat." "Good idea," I said. "I can see a light on over there. Perhaps it's an inn." We pulled the boat up to where the light from the inn hit the shore. I took a quick look around and couldn't see any reason not to stop. The inn had warm food and soft beds, so we decided to stay for the night.

“他来了。”普罗维斯溜上了船，我们很快就离开了。 “谢谢你们，亲爱的孩子们，”他说。 “如果一切顺利，过几天你就自由了，安全了。”我说。 我们划了一整天，划了一夜。 尽管我们自以为很小心，但还是无法摆脱有人跟踪我们的感觉。 我们睁大眼睛看水面上是否还有别的船。 我们什么也看不见。 “有人饿了吗？”保留问道。 赫伯特说：“我饿死了！我们划到岸边去找点吃的吧。” “好主意，”我说。“我看见那边亮着灯。 也许这是一家客栈。”我们把船划到旅店的灯光照到岸边的地方。 我快速地环顾四周，找不到任何不停下来的理由。 旅馆有温暖的食物和柔软的床，所以我们决定留下来过夜。

The next morning we were barely on the water before a fast-moving boat pulled up beside us. A man shouted, "You've got Abel Magwitch on board. He must surrender immediately!" It was Compeyson! "You scoundrel!" Provis shouted. Compeyson reached over the side of his boat and grabbed Provis by the shoulders. Before Herbert or I could do anything, both men went overboard! I couldn't even grab Provis's boots before he went underwater. I heard a loud crash and a cannonball landed in the middle of our boat. Compeyson had thrown it onboard! Within minutes, Herbert and I were in the water, our boat sunk. Almost out of nowhere came a large navy

第二天早上，我们刚浮出水面，就有一艘快速移动的船停在了我们身边。 一个男人喊道：“你们船上有亚伯·马格韦契。 他必须立即投降！”是康培生！“你无赖!”保留喊道。 康培生越过船舷，抓住普洛维斯的肩膀。 赫伯特和我还没来得及做点什么，两个人就落水了！我甚至没能在普罗维斯下水前拿到他的靴子。 我听到一声巨响，一枚炮弹落在我们的船中间。 康培生把它扔到船上了！几分钟后，赫伯特和我就下水了，我们的船沉了。 一支庞大的海军几乎凭空冒了出来

steamer ship. Within minutes the soldiers had pulled Herbert and me out of the water. Compeyson's boat drifted farther and farther away. I couldn't see him or Provis. "Over there!" Herbert shouted. I followed his finger to see Provis swimming fast toward us. The guards pulled him out of the water badly injured, but alive. "We have a warrant for your arrest, Abel Magwitch," the sergeant said. "I have to put you back in cuffs. You boys are lucky you aren't in more trouble," he said before he left us alone. "What happened to Compeyson?" I asked Magwitch. "I took him overboard with me, and we fought, but he got away." The navy ship went back to London. Magwitch had lost the wallet during his fight with Compeyson in the water. It was filled with his banknotes and property deeds. His entire fortune was lost! He was headed back to jail for certain. He must have seen the sorrow on my face. "Don't be sad, Pip," he said. "None of this

轮船船。几分钟后，士兵们把赫伯特和我从水里拉了出来。 康培生的船漂得越来越远。 我看不见他和普罗维斯。 “在那边!”赫伯特喊道。 我顺着他的手指，看见普罗维斯飞快地向我们游来。 警卫把他从水里拉了出来，他受了重伤，但还活着。 “我们有对你的逮捕令，阿贝尔·马格韦契，”警官说。 “我必须给你戴上手铐。 你们这些孩子算幸运了，你们没有惹更多的麻烦。”他说完就离开了我们。 “康培生怎么了？”我问马格韦契。 “我把他拖下水，我们打了起来，但他逃走了。” 那艘海军舰艇返回伦敦。 马格韦契和康培生在水里搏斗时把钱包弄丢了。 里面装满了他的钞票和房契。 他的全部财产都丢了！他肯定又要回监狱了。 他一定看到了我脸上的悲伤。 “别难过，匹普，”他说。 “这些都不是