14 The Exposure

CHAPTER 14 The Exposure It is astonishing how quickly everything can change. It took only a few minutes for the little boy on the stool in Mr. Hobbs's grocery store to learn that he was no ordinary boy, but rather an English lord. And it took only a few minutes for him to become an ordinary boy again. And surprising as it may appear, it took only that long to make him a lord once more. The woman who called herself Lady Fauntleroy was not too clever. She couldn't

一切事物变化之快令人吃惊。 在霍布斯先生的杂货店里，坐在凳子上的小男孩只花了几分钟就意识到他不是一个普通的男孩，而是一位英国勋爵。 几分钟后，他又变成了一个普通的男孩。 令人惊讶的是，他只花了这么长时间就重获爵位。 那个自称方特勒罗伊夫人的女人并不太聪明。 她不能

keep her story straight when Mr. Havisham asked her questions about how old her son was and where he was born. There seemed to be no doubt that she had been married to Bevis, and that they had argued and she had been paid to stay away from him. But there was much doubt about the boy. Then the letter from America arrived. Soon enough, there was a knock on the woman's door and Mr. Havisham entered. With him were three people. One was a sharp-faced young boy. The other was a tall young man. And the third was the Earl of Dorincourt. The woman sprang to her feet and cried out in terror. She looked very upset. Dick grinned a little when he saw her. "Hallo, Minna!" he said. The tall young man—Ben—stood very still. He just looked at her.

当郝薇香先生问她儿子多大了，在哪里出生的时候，她就老实交代。 似乎毫无疑问，她嫁给了贝维斯，他们吵过架，她被收买了，要远离他。 但是关于这个男孩有很多疑问。 然后，来自美国的信到了。 很快，有人敲门，郝薇香先生走了进来。 和他在一起的有三个人。 一个是一个脸很尖的小男孩。 另一个是一个高大的年轻人。 第三位是多林考特伯爵。 那女人一跃而起，惊恐地叫了起来。 她看上去很不安。迪克看见她时微微一笑。 “你好，明娜！”他说。高大的年轻人本一动不动地站着。 他只是看着她。

"Do you know her?" Mr. Havisham asked. "Yes," said Ben. "I know her, and she knows me." And he turned his back on her and went to stand by the window, as if he hated the sight of her. The woman flew into a rage. There was no denying the truth now. Suddenly Ben turned away from the window. "Where is the child?" he demanded. "He's going with me!" As he finished saying those words, the bedroom door opened and a little boy looked in. Everyone could see how much he looked like Ben. Ben walked up to him and took his hand. His own hand was trembling. "I'm your father, Tom," he said to the little boy. "I've come to take you away. Where's your hat?"

“你认识她吗？”郝薇香先生问。 “是的，”本说。“我了解她，她也了解我。” 说完，他转过身去，站在窗边，仿佛一见到她就讨厌似的。 那女人勃然大怒。 现在已经不能否认事实了。 突然，本从窗口转过身去。 “孩子在哪儿？”他问道。 “他和我一起去！”当他说完这些话时，卧室的门开了，一个小男孩往里看。 每个人都能看出他长得多么像本。 本走到他跟前，握着他的手。 他自己的手也在颤抖。 “我是你的爸爸，汤姆，”他对小男孩说。 “我是来带你走的。 你的帽子呢？”

The boy pointed to where it lay on a chair. He seemed pleased to hear that he was going away. Ben took the hat and marched to the door. "If you want me again," he told Mr. Havisham, "you know where to find me."

男孩指着它放在椅子上的地方。 听到他要走了，他似乎很高兴。 本拿起帽子，大步走向门口。 “如果你还想要我，”他对郝薇香先生说，“你知道去哪儿找我。”

With that, he walked out of the room, holding the child's hand. He did not look back at the woman once. She was raving in a fury. The earl was calmly watching. "Come, come, my young woman," said Mr. Havisham. "This won't do at all. If you don't want to be locked up, you really must behave yourself." At that, she gave him a nasty look. Then she dashed into the next room, slamming the door. "We shall have no more trouble with her," said Mr. Havisham. And he was right. That very night, she left the Dorincourt Arms and took the train to London. The earl never saw her again. The earl left the Dorincourt Arms and went at once to Court Lodge.

说完，他拉着孩子的手走出了房间。 他一次也没有回头看那个女人。 她在狂怒中胡言乱语。伯爵平静地看着。 “来吧，来吧，我的小姑娘，”郝薇香先生说。 “这根本不行。如果你不想被关起来，你就得规矩点。” 听了这话，她恶狠狠地瞪了他一眼。 然后她冲进隔壁房间，砰地一声关上门。 “她不会再给我们添麻烦了，”郝薇香先生说。 他是对的。就在那天晚上，她离开了多林库特旅馆，坐上了开往伦敦的火车。 伯爵再也没有见过她。 伯爵离开了多林库特纹章，立刻去了宫廷支部。

He walked in without being announced. "Where," he said, "is Lord Fauntleroy?" Mrs. Errol came forward, her cheeks flushed. "Is he Lord Fauntleroy?" she asked. "Is he indeed?" The earl put out a hand and grasped hers. "Yes," he said. "He is." Cedric came out then, and the earl put a hand on his shoulder. "Cedric," the earl said, "ask your mother when she will come to live with us at the castle." Cedric flung his arms around his mother's neck. "To live with us!" he cried. "To live with us always!" The earl looked at Mrs. Errol, and Mrs. Errol looked at the earl. He thought it was about time that he made friends with his true heir's mother. "Are you quite sure you want me?" said

没人招呼他就走了进来。 “方特勒罗伊勋爵在哪儿？”他说。埃罗尔太太走上前来，脸颊涨得通红。 “他是方特勒罗伊勋爵吗？” “真的吗？”伯爵伸出一只手，抓住她的手。 “是的，”他说。“他是。”塞德里克走了出来，伯爵把手放在他的肩上。 “塞德里克，”伯爵说，“问问你妈妈，她什么时候来城堡和我们一起住。” 塞德里克猛地搂住母亲的脖子。 “和我们住在一起！” “永远和我们住在一起！”伯爵看着埃罗尔太太，埃罗尔太太看着伯爵。 他认为是时候和他真正继承人的母亲交朋友了。 “你确定你需要我吗？