吴诗洋10300120136 英美短篇小说FORE13020501 And in my opinion, madame, you would be a foolish woman to endure it longer, when the divorce court is there to offer you redress 3. You spoke about that befo, Judge; I'm goin think about that divoce. I believe you right Madame Celestin thought about the divorce and talked about it, too; and lawyer Paxton grew You know, about that divo ce, Judge, "Madame Celestin was waiting for him that morning "I been talking to my family an my frien,'s, an' it's me that tells you, they all plumb agains that divo'ce. " Certainly to be sure, thats to be expected, madame, in this community of Creoles>.I warned you that you would meet with opposition, and would have to face it and brave it "Oh, don't fear, I'm going to face it! Maman 6 says it's a disgrace like it's neva been in the family. But it's good for Maman to talk, her. Wat trouble she ever had? She says I mus go by all means consult with Pere Ducheron- it's my confessor, you undastan'-Well, I ' ll go, Judge,to please Maman. But all the confessor'in the worl ent goin' make me put up with that conduc of Celestin any longa a day or two later, she was there waiting for him again. " You know, Judge, about that Yes, yes, responded the lawyer, well pleased to trace a new determination in her brown eyes and in the curves of her pretty mouth. "I suppose you saw Pere Ducheron and had to brave it out with him too "Oh, fo that, a perfec'sermon, I assho you. a talk of giving scandal an bad example that I thought would neva en He says, fo him, he wash his hands; I mus go see the bishop You won't let the bishop dissuade you, I trust, "stammered the lawyer more anxiously than he could well understand You dont know me yet, Judge, "laughed Madame Celestin with a turn of the head and a flirt of the broom which indicated that the interview was at an end Well, Madame Celestin! And the bishop "Lawyer Paxton was standing there holding to a couple of the shaky pickets. She had not seen him. " Oh, it's you, Judge? " and she hastened towards him with an empressement- that could not but have been flattering Yes, I saw Mor e lawve r had already gathered from her expressive countenance that she had not wavered in her determination. " Ah, hes a eloquent man. It's not a mo eloquent man in Natchitoches- parish. I was fo'ced to cry, the way he talked to me about my troubles; how he undastan's them, an' feels for me. It would move even you, Judge, to hear how he talk about that step I want to take, its danga, its temptation. How it is the duty of a Catholic to l3 redress:还以公道 1 plumb:极度不满。 1 Creole克利奥尔人,指美国路易斯安那州的法国人后裔 l6 maman:(法语昵称)妈妈 1 well pleased to trace a new determination in her brown eyes and in the curves of her pretty mouth:他从她棕色 的眼睛和她樱桃小嘴的弧度中看出她满怀新的决心,心下很是满意。 18 sermon:布道、说教 19 stammer:结巴着说 mpressement:真诚、热 2 Monseigneur:阁下,此处指前文提到的主教。 The lawyer had already gathered from her expressive countenance that she had not wavered in her determination:律师从她丰富的表情中便看出了一二,她的决心并没有动摇。 23 Natchitoches:纳基托什(美国路易斯安那州一城市)吴诗洋 10300120136 英美短篇小说 FORE130205.01 "And in my opinion, madame, you would be a foolish woman to endure it longer, when the divorce court is there to offer you redress13." "You spoke about that befo', Judge; I 'm goin' think about that divo'ce. I believe you right." Madame Célestin thought about the divorce and talked about it, too; and lawyer Paxton grew deeply interested in the theme. "You know, about that divo'ce, Judge," Madame Célestin was waiting for him that morning, "I been talking to my family an' my frien's, an' it 's me that tells you, they all plumb14 agains' that divo'ce." "Certainly to be sure; that 's to be expected, madame, in this community of Creoles15. I warned you that you would meet with opposition, and would have to face it and brave it." "Oh, don't fear, I 'm going to face it! Maman16 says it 's a disgrace like it 's neva been in the family. But it 's good for Maman to talk, her. W'at trouble she ever had? She says I mus' go by all means consult with Père Duchéron - it 's my confessor, you undastan' - Well, I 'll go, Judge, to please Maman. But all the confessor' in the worl' ent goin' make me put up with that conduc' of Célestin any longa." A day or two later, she was there waiting for him again. "You know, Judge, about that divo'ce." "Yes, yes," responded the lawyer, well pleased to trace a new determination in her brown eyes and in the curves of her pretty mouth.17 "I suppose you saw Père Duchéron and had to brave it out with him, too." "Oh, fo' that, a perfec' sermon18, I assho you. A talk of giving scandal an' bad example that I thought would neva en'! He says, fo' him, he wash' his hands; I mus' go see the bishop." "You won't let the bishop dissuade you, I trust," stammered19 the lawyer more anxiously than he could well understand. "You don't know me yet, Judge," laughed Madame Célestin with a turn of the head and a flirt of the broom which indicated that the interview was at an end. "Well, Madame Célestin! And the bishop!" Lawyer Paxton was standing there holding to a couple of the shaky pickets. She had not seen him. "Oh, it 's you, Judge?" and she hastened towards him with an empressement20 that could not but have been flattering. "Yes, I saw Monseigneur21," she began. The lawyer had already gathered from her expressive countenance that she had not wavered in her determination.22 "Ah, he 's a eloquent man. It 's not a mo' eloquent man in Natchitoches23 parish. I was fo'ced to cry, the way he talked to me about my troubles; how he undastan's them, an' feels for me. It would move even you, Judge, to hear how he talk' about that step I want to take; its danga, its temptation. How it is the duty of a Catholic to 13 redress：还以公道。 14 plumb：极度不满。 15 Creole：克利奥尔人，指美国路易斯安那州的法国人后裔。 16 maman：（法语昵称）妈妈。 17 well pleased to trace a new determination in her brown eyes and in the curves of her pretty mouth：他从她棕色 的眼睛和她樱桃小嘴的弧度中看出她满怀新的决心，心下很是满意。 18 sermon：布道、说教。 19 stammer：结巴着说。 20 empressement：真诚、热心。 21 Monseigneur：阁下，此处指前文提到的主教。 22 The lawyer had already gathered from her expressive countenance that she had not wavered in her determination：律师从她丰富的表情中便看出了一二，她的决心并没有动摇。 23 Natchitoches：纳基托什（美国路易斯安那州一城市）