12 The Other Boy

CHAPTER 12 The Other Boy Everyone in the village and beyond had heard what happened to poor little Lord Fauntleroy. He was no longer Lord Fauntleroy, now that the other boy had been found. No one could stop talking about it. At first, when the earl explained everything to Cedric, the little boy was very troubled. "It makes me feel very strange," he told his grandfather. "Very strange."

第十二章另一个男孩村里内外的每个人都听说了可怜的小方特勒罗伊勋爵的遭遇。 既然那个男孩已经找到了，他就不再是方特勒罗伊勋爵了。 没人能停止谈论它。 起初，当伯爵向塞德里克解释这一切时，小男孩很困惑。 “这让我觉得很奇怪，”他告诉他的祖父。 “很奇怪。”

The earl felt strange as well—stranger than he'd ever felt in his life. "Will they take Dearest's house away from her—and her carriage?" asked Cedric in a rather unsteady voice. "No!" the earl exclaimed. "They can take nothing from her." Cedric looked at his grandfather with large, sad eyes. "The other boy," he said, his voice still shaking, "he will have to—to be your boy now—as I was—won't he?" "No!" answered the earl. He said it so loudly that Cedric jumped. "No?" Cedric said, confused. "Won't he? I thought—" He stood up. "Shall I be your boy, even if I'm not going to be an earl?" he asked. "Shall I be your boy, just as I was before?" His face was flushed, nervous about the answer.

伯爵觉得很奇怪——他一生中从未感到如此奇怪过。 “他们会把最亲爱的房子和马车夺走吗？”塞德里克用颤抖的声音问。 “不！”伯爵喊道。“他们什么也拿不走。” 塞德里克用一双悲伤的大眼睛看着他的祖父。 “另一个男孩，”他说，声音还在颤抖，“他现在不得不——成为你的孩子了，就像我过去一样——是不是？”“不！”伯爵回答。 他说得那么大声，把塞德里克吓了一跳。 “没有吗?”塞德里克困惑地说。 “他不会?我想——”他站了起来。 “即使我不打算当伯爵，我也可以做你的孩子吗？”他问。 “我愿意做你的孩子吗，就像以前一样？”他的脸涨得通红，对这个答案感到紧张。

"My boy!" the earl said, his voice now shaking. "Yes, you'll be my boy as long as I live. And by George, sometimes I feel as if you were the only boy I ever had." "Do you?" Cedric asked. "Well then, I don't care whether I am an earl or not. I thought—you see, I thought the one who was going to be the earl would have to be your boy, too, and—and I couldn't be. That was what made me feel so strange." The earl put a hand on Cedric's shoulder. "They shall take nothing from you. Not if I can help it," he said. The earl hadn't realized how deep his fondness and pride in the boy had grown— until now. Looking at Cedric, it seemed impossible to the earl—impossible—to give up on the idea of him being Lord Fauntleroy. The earl had his heart set on it, and he would not give up without a fight.

“我的孩子！”伯爵说，他的声音开始颤抖了。 “是的，只要我活着，你就是我的孩子。 天哪，有时候我觉得你好像是我唯一的男孩。” “你呢?”塞德里克问道。“那么，我不在乎我是不是伯爵。 我以为——你看，我以为将来当伯爵的人也得是你的儿子，但我做不到。 这让我觉得很奇怪。” 伯爵把手放在塞德里克的肩膀上。 他们什么也不能从你那里夺去。 只要我能忍住，就不会。”他说。 直到现在，伯爵才意识到他对这个男孩的喜爱和骄傲有多深。 看着塞德里克，伯爵似乎不可能——不可能——放弃他就是方特勒罗伊勋爵的想法。 伯爵一心想这么做，他不会不战而退。

A few days later, the lady who said she was the mother of the new Lord Fauntleroy visited Dorincourt Castle. The earl refused to see her. Even the servants who saw her agreed that she was no "lady"—not the way Mrs. Errol was. The earl didn't want to speak with her, but he knew he would have to sometime. Finally he went to see her at the Dorincourt Arms inn, where she was staying. When she saw the old earl enter the room, she flew at him in a rage. She called him terrible names and said terrible things. She demanded all sorts of things from him— money for her son, and money for herself. She seemed to care only about the money she thought she was owed. The earl simply stood there and let her scream. When she stopped, he said, "You say you are my eldest son's wife. If that is true,

几天后，自称是新方特勒罗伊勋爵母亲的那位女士访问了多林库尔城堡。 伯爵拒绝见她。 就连见过她的仆人都认为她不像埃罗尔太太那样是个“淑女”。 伯爵不想和她说话，但他知道总有一天他会说的。 最后，他到她住的多林库特·阿姆斯旅馆去看她。 当她看见老伯爵走进房间时，她怒气冲冲地向他扑去。 她叫他难听的名字，说难听的话。 她向他要了各种各样的东西——给儿子钱，也给自己钱。 她似乎只关心她认为欠她的钱。 伯爵只是站在那里，让她尖叫。 当她停下来时，他说：“你说你是我大儿子的妻子。 如果这是真的，

then the law is on your side and your boy is Lord Fauntleroy. But we will learn the truth. If what you say is true, I will provide for you. But I want to see nothing of you or the child for as long as I live. The castle will have enough of you after my death." And then he turned his back on her and left. A few days later, Mrs. Errol received a visitor. The maid looked excited. "It's the earl himself, ma'am," she said, almost trembling. When Mrs. Errol entered the drawing room, she found a very tall, majestic-looking man waiting for her. He had a handsome, grim old face. "Mrs. Errol, I believe?" he said. "Yes," she replied. "I am the Earl of Dorincourt," he said. He paused for a moment to look her over. "The

那么法律就站在你这边，你的儿子就是方特勒罗伊勋爵。 但我们会知道真相的。 如果你说的是真的，我将提供给你。 但在我有生之年，我不想再见到你和孩子。 我死后，城堡里就不会再有你了。” 然后他转身离开了。 几天后，埃罗尔太太接待了一位客人。 女仆看起来很兴奋。“是伯爵本人，夫人，”她说，几乎发抖了。 当埃罗尔太太走进客厅时，她发现一个身材高大、相貌威严的男人在等着她。 他有一张英俊而冷酷的老脸。 “我想是埃罗尔太太吧？” “是的，”她回答。“我是多林科特伯爵，”他说。 他停了一会儿，仔细打量着她。 “

boy looks very much like you." "It has been often said so, my lord," she answered. "But I like to think that he looks like his father." Her manner was direct, yet still sweet. She did not seem upset by the earl's sudden visit. "Do you know why I have come here?" he asked. "I have seen Mr. Havisham," said Mrs. Errol. "He has told me about the other boy—" "That is what I have come to talk to you

这孩子长得很像你。” 她回答说：“大人，人们常这样说。” “但我觉得他长得像他父亲。” 她的态度很直接，但仍然很可爱。 伯爵的突然来访似乎并没有使她感到不安。 “你知道我为什么到这里来吗？” “我见过郝薇香先生，”埃罗尔太太说。 “他告诉了我另一个男孩的事——”“我就是来跟你谈这个的