小说站
小说站 欢迎您!
小说站 > 历史军事 > Eugenie Grandet-欧也妮·葛朗台(英文版)

正文 第49节 文 / [法]Honore de Balzac/巴尔扎克

    台湾小说网  www.192.tw栗子网  www.lizi.tw小说站  www.xsz.twbonfonsendeavoredtoputhielfinkeepinghtherole

    hesoughttoplay.inspiteofhisfortyyears,inspiteofhisdusky

    andcrabbedfeatures,ostjudicialfaces,hedressedin

    youthfulfashions,toyedbooe,ooksnuffin

    deiselledefroidfondshouse,andaecravatanda

    shirtafalyreselaheraceof

    turkeys.headdressedthebeautifulheiressfaliarly,andspokeof

    heras”ourdeareugenie.”inshort,exberof

    visitors,thegefroototo,andthedisappearanceof

    nsieuranddagraheseeastheone

    hhishistoryopehepackillpursuingeugenie

    andherllions;butthehounds,reinnuer,laybetteronthe

    st,ahepreyreunitedly.ifcharlesuldhavedropped

    froheindianisles,heepeopleandthe

    sais.dadesgrassins,toeugeniewasfullof

    kindnessandurtesy,stillpersistedintorntingthecruchots.

    eugenie,asinforrdays,hetralfigureofthepicture;and

    charles,asheretofore,illhavebeenthesnofall.

    yettherehadbeensress.theflohepresident

    forrlypreseoeugenieonherbirthdaysaedayshadnow

    beeadailyinstitution.everyeveninghebroughttherichheiress

    ahugeandgnifitbouquet,eoillerplaced

    nspicuouslyinavase,alythreoaerofthe

    urtyardhevisitorshaddeparted.

    earlyinthespring,dadesgrassinsattetedtotroublethe

    peaarquisde

    froidfond,ilyghtberestoredifthe

    heiressbaarriage.dades

    grassinsrangthearquise,

    until,stakingeugeniesdisdainfulsleforacquiesce,she

    aboutprogthattherriageonsieurcruchot”

    nearlyascertainaspeoplethought.

    ”thoughnsieurdefroidfondisfifty,”shesaid,”hedoesnotlook

    olderthannsieurcruchot.heisahildren,

    thatstrue.butthenheisarquis;hee;and

    intisliketheseatofor

    afactthatperegra,oofroidfond,

    inteografthielfuponthatstoeso.hewas

    adeepohatoldn”

    ”ahnanon,”saideugenie,onenightassheobed,”howis

    itthatinsevenyearshehasneveroncee”

    xiii

    heseeventsur,charlesakinghis

    fortuheindies.hisrcialoutfithadsoldwell.hebegan

    byrealizingasufsixthousanddollars.crossingthelinehad

    brushedagoodnybofhisbrain;heperceivedthatthe

    bestansofattainingforturopicalregions,aswellasin

    europe,eheastofafrid

    boughtnegroes,bininghistraffihuhatof

    otherrdiseequallyadvaohisis.hecarried

    intothisbusinessanaontofleisure.

    hehedesireofreappearinginparishallthe

    prestigeofalargefortune,andbythehopeainingaposition

    evenrebrilliantthantheonefrohehadfallen.

    bydintofjostliravellingthroughnylands,and

    studyingavarietyofnfliodified

    andhadbeesceptical.heceasedtohavefixedprinciplesht

    andeirylaudedas

    avirtueinanother.intheperpetualstruggleofselfishis

    hisheartgrehenntracted,andthendriedup.thebloodof

    thegrasdidnotfailofitsdestiny;charlesbecahard,and

    eagerforprey.hesoldan,negroes,birdss,children,

    artists;hepractisedusuryonalargescale;thehabitofdefrauding

    adehiessscrupulousabouttherightsofhis

    felloen.heasandbought,forare

    song,rdisethathadbeencapturedbypirates,andtookitto

    portsatagoodprice.ifthepureandnoble

    faageof

    thevirginarinersfasteheirsts,ifhe

    attributedhisfirstsuagiflueheprayersand

    intercessionsofhisgentlelove,lateronenofotherkinds,

    blacks,lattoes,es,andindiandanggirls,iesand

    adventuresinnylands,pletelyeffacedallrelleofhis

    usin,ofsaur,ofthehouse,thebench,thekisssnatchedinthe

    darkpassage.hereeredonlythelittlegardenshutinh

    crulinghereheleaedthefatethathad

    overtakenhibutherejectedallionily.his

    unclehedhisjee

    inhisheartnorinhisthoughts,thoughshedidhaveaplahis

    aofsixthousandfrancs.

    sududsuchideasexplaincharlesgrassilehe

    ist.thos,oofafrica,atlisbon,andinthe

    uatestheadventurerhadtakenthepseudonyfshepherd,that

    heghtnotprosehisoe.charlesshepherduldsafelybe

    iigable,bold,grasping,andgreedyofgain,likeanwho

    resolvestosnatqueviis,andkeshaste

    tohavedoneayspeofhislifeas

    an.

    ethods,prosperity;andin1827

    ariecaroline,”afine

    brigbelongingtoaroyalisthouseofbusiness.hebrought

    nieenhuhousandfrancshhe

    expeoreattheparisnt.on

    thebrighetagentleninordinarytohisjestycharlesx.,

    nsieurdaubrion,aahefollyof

    rryingaanoffashiontheindia

    islands.toetthestsofdadaubrioravagance,hehad

    gootheioselltheproperty,anduing

    ilytofrance.

    nsieuranddadaubrion,ofthehouseofdaubriondebuch,a

    falyofsouthefrance,captal,orchief,diedbefore

    1789,eofabouttythousandfrancs,

    andtheypossessedanuglydaughterthethero

    rryilyfortunebeingscarcelysuffit

    forthedendsofheroerprisewhose

    successghthaves

    ...
(快捷键 ←)上一章 本书目录 下一章(快捷键 →)
全文阅读 | 加入书架书签 | 推荐本书 | 打开书架 | 返回书页 | 返回书目