第84章 最后的珍珠 The Last Pearl (第1/5页)

《最后的珍珠》，1854 年

the Last pearl, 1854

我们身处一座富有且幸福的宅邸，宅邸里的主人、仆人们以及这家人的朋友们都满心欢喜。

we are in a rich, happy house, where the master, the servants, the friends of the family are full of joy and felicity.

因为就在这一天，一个儿子、家族的继承人诞生了，母亲和孩子都状况良好。

For on this day a son and heir has been born, and mother and child are doing well.

卧室里的灯被部分遮挡住了，窗户上挂着用某种昂贵丝绸材质制成的厚重窗帘。

the lamp in the bed-chamber had been partly shaded, and the windows were covered with heavy curtains of some costly silken material.

地毯又厚又软，就像一层苔藓铺就的。

the carpet was thick and soft, like a covering of moss.

一切都引人入眠，一切都呈现出迷人的静谧模样；保姆也发现了这点，因为她睡着了；她确实可以安然入睡，毕竟她周围的一切都彰显着幸福与福泽。

Everything invited to slumber, everything had a charming look of repose; and so the nurse had discovered, for she slept; and well she might sleep, while everything around her told of happiness and blessing.

宅邸的守护天使倚靠在床头；而在孩子上方，仿佛展开了一张由闪亮星星交织而成的网，每颗星星都是一颗幸福的珍珠。

the guardian angel of the house leaned against the head of the bed; while over the child was spread, as it were, a net of shining stars, and each star was a pearl of happiness.

生命中所有美好的星辰都已为这个新生儿带来了它们的礼物；这里闪耀着健康、财富、好运和爱情；简而言之，似乎人间人们所能期盼的一切都应有尽有了。

All the good stars of life had brought their gifts to the newly born; here sparkled health, wealth, fortune, and love; in short, there seemed to be everything for which man could wish on earth.

“这里应有尽有了。” 守护天使说道。

“Everything has been bestowed he