2 Cedric’s Friends

CHAPTER 2 Cedric's Friends Cedric was stunned at the news. His grandfather, whom he had never seen, was an earl. Both of his uncles would have been earls, too, but they had died. His father would have been an earl if he hadn't died. And now, since only Cedric was left, he was to be an earl one day. Now he was to be called by the family name, Lord Fauntleroy. And he would have to go live in England. "Dearest," he said, "I'd rather not go all the way to England. Must I go?"

第二章塞德里克的朋友听到这个消息，塞德里克惊呆了。 他的祖父是个伯爵，他从未见过他。 他的两个叔叔本来也会成为伯爵，但他们都去世了。 他父亲要是没死，早就当上伯爵了。 现在，既然只剩下塞德里克了，他总有一天会成为伯爵。 现在他将被冠以“方特勒罗伊勋爵”的姓。 他将不得不去英国生活。 “最亲爱的，”他说，“我不想大老远去英国。 我一定要去吗？”

"I'm sorry, Ceddie," Dearest said, "But, yes, you must. I know your papa would wish you to go. He loved his home. I would be selfish if I didn't send you." Cedric didn't understand. He would miss his home and his friends. When Mr. Havisham— his grandfather's lawyer—had come to Cedric's house, the little boy had heard many exciting things. But it didn't make him feel any better to know that he would be a rich man when he grew up. He would have castles here and castles there. He would have tenants who lived on his lands, whatever that meant. But right now, he still had to leave his home and his friends. Cedric was especially troubled about leaving Mr. Hobbs. He went as soon as he could to tell him the news. Cedric knew that Mr. Hobbs didn't like earls. They had just been talking about it. So

“对不起，塞迪，”最亲爱的说，“但是，是的，你必须这样做。 我知道你爸爸希望你去。 他爱他的家。如果我不送你去，那我就太自私了。” 塞德里克不明白。他会想念他的家和他的朋友。 当郝薇香先生——他祖父的律师——来到塞德里克家时，小男孩听到了许多令人兴奋的事情。 但是，即使知道自己长大后会成为一个富人，他也丝毫没有感到好过。 他这里有城堡，那里有城堡。 他会有佃户住在他的土地上，不管那是什么意思。 但现在，他仍然不得不离开他的家和他的朋友。 塞德里克对离开霍布斯先生感到特别不安。 他一有机会就去告诉他这个消息。 塞德里克知道霍布斯先生不喜欢伯爵。 他们刚刚还在谈论这件事。 所以

Cedric was very nervous when he said, "I am one—or I am going to be. I cannot lie to you." Mr. Hobbs was confused. "Something's the matter with your head!" he said. "Are you feeling ill? Are you dizzy? It is a very hot day!" "No, I'm not ill," said Cedric. "I'm sorry to say it's true: I am going to be an earl. Mr. Havisham was telling Dearest, and he's a lawyer. My grandfather sent him all the way from England to tell us." Mr. Hobbs stared wildly at Cedric. "Who is your grandfather?" he asked. Cedric took out a piece of paper from his pocket. "I couldn't remember it, so I wrote it down," he said. And he read slowly: "'John Arthur Molyneux Errol, Earl of Dorincourt.' He lives in a castle—in two or three castles, I think. Now I have to go live with him."

塞德里克非常紧张地说：“我是一个，或者我将要成为一个。 我不能对你撒谎。”霍布斯先生很困惑。 “你的脑袋出问题了！”他说。 “你不舒服吗？”你头晕吗？ 这是一个非常热的一天！”“不，我没有病。”塞德里克说。 “很遗憾，这是真的：我要当伯爵了。 郝薇香先生告诉亲爱的，他是个律师。 我祖父让他大老远从英国来告诉我们。” 霍布斯先生疯狂地瞪着塞德里克。 “你的祖父是谁？”他问。 塞德里克从口袋里掏出一张纸。 “我记不住了，所以我就写了下来，”他说。 他慢慢地读着：“约翰·阿瑟·莫利纽克斯·埃罗尔，多林科特伯爵。”他住在一座城堡里——我想是两三座城堡吧。 现在我得和他住在一起了。”

Cedric did not seem happy about his news. "England is very far away, isn't it?" he asked. "Across the Atlantic Ocean," said Mr. Hobbs. "That's the worst of it," said Cedric. "I shall not see you again for a long time. I don't like to think of that, Mr. Hobbs." "Even the best of friends must part," said Mr. Hobbs. The two were quiet for some moments. Then they began to talk of what Cedric would do once he became an earl. Cedric said he would be a good one. He would not be a tyrant. If there was another war with America, he would try to stop it, he told Mr. Hobbs. He said a great many things that would have surprised Mr. Havisham. Mr. Havisham didn't know very many young boys, especially boys as smart and good

塞德里克听到这个消息似乎不太高兴。 “英国很遥远，不是吗？”他问。 “横跨大西洋，”霍布斯先生说。 “这是最糟糕的。”塞德里克说。 “我很长一段时间不会再见到你了。 我不愿意这样想，霍布斯先生。” “即使是最好的朋友也有分离的时候，”霍布斯先生说。 两人沉默了一会儿。 然后他们开始讨论塞德里克一旦成为伯爵会做些什么。 塞德里克说他会是个好老师。 他不会成为一个暴君。他告诉霍布斯，如果与美国发生另一场战争，他会设法阻止它。 他说了许多会使郝薇香先生吃惊的话。 郝薇香先生不认识很多小男孩，尤其是像他这样聪明善良的男孩

hearted as Cedric. But there were many things that surprised Mr. Havisham. He had spent all of his life in England, and he was not used to Americans. He didn't know much about the life that Captain Errol had made for himself in America. When Mr. Havisham met Mrs. Errol in her plain, tiny home, he was surprised to find that he liked her. She was quite pretty, with a faint sad look on her young face. Mr. Havisham saw right away that she must have loved Captain Errol with all her heart. It was clear that she hadn't married him simply because he was an earl's son. When he told Mrs. Errol that the old earl wanted Cedric to live with him in England, she grew pale. "He'll be taken away from me?" she asked. "But he is such a happiness to me! He is all I

像塞德里克一样热心。但有很多事情让郝薇香先生感到惊讶。 他一生都在英国度过，对美国人不习惯。 他对埃罗尔船长在美国开创的生活了解不多。 当郝薇香先生在埃罗尔太太简陋的小房子里遇见她时，他惊奇地发现自己喜欢上了她。 她长得很漂亮，年轻的脸上带着淡淡的忧伤。 郝薇香先生立刻看出她一定是全心全意地爱着埃罗尔船长的。 很明显，她嫁给他并不仅仅是因为他是伯爵的儿子。 当他告诉埃罗尔夫人，老伯爵想让塞德里克和他一起住在英国时，她的脸色变得苍白。 “他会被从我身边带走吗？”她问。 “但他是我的幸福！”他是我的全部。

have." Her voice trembled. Mr. Havisham cleared his throat. "I must tell you," he said, "that the Earl of Dorincourt is not very... friendly toward you. He does not like America or Americans. He was very angry about your marriage to his son, and he does not want to see you. His plan is for Lord Fauntleroy to live with him in Dorincourt Castle. The earl offers you a home at Court Lodge, which is not very far from the castle. He also offers you a good income. Lord Fauntleroy may visit you, but you may not visit him." Mr. Havisham was embarrassed. He was afraid Mrs. Errol would begin to cry. But she didn't cry. She went to the window and stood with her face turned away from him. Then she said, "Captain Errol was very fond of Dorincourt. It was a grief to him that he was parted from his home. He would

有。”她的声音颤抖着。 郝薇香先生清了清嗓子。 “我必须告诉你，”他说，“多林科特伯爵不是很…… 对你很友好。他不喜欢美国或美国人。 他对你和他儿子的婚姻很生气，他不想见你。 他的计划是让方特勒罗伊勋爵和他一起住在多林堡城堡。 伯爵让你住在宫廷别墅，离城堡不远。 他也给你提供了不错的收入。 方特勒罗伊勋爵可以拜访您，但您不能拜访他。” 郝薇香先生感到很尴尬。 他担心埃罗尔太太会哭起来。 但她没有哭。她走到窗前，背对着他站着。 然后她说：“埃罗尔船长非常喜欢多林古特。 离家出走对他来说是一件悲伤的事。 他会