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1、ThemasqueofthereddeathItwasahugeandextraordinarycastle,builttoPrinceProspero'sownplan.Ithadstronghighwallsandgreatgatesofheavymetal.NowwhenthePrinceandhisfriendsarrivedatthecastlegatestheywentinside,lockedthegatescarefullyandthrewawaythekeys.Inthatwayn
2、oonewouldbeabletoenterorescape.Theywerealltheretogether,farawayfromtheRedDeath.Nowtheycouldforgettheworldoutsideandthinkonlyofthemselves.Theyhadeverythingtheyneededtoamusethemselves,becausethePrincehadforgottennothing.Hehadbroughtinfoodandwine,actors,m
3、usicians,anddancers.Allofthis,andlifeitself,wasinsidethecastle.OutsidelaytheRedDeath.Towardstheendofthefifthorsixthmonth,whiletheRedDeathwasatitsmostdeadlyoutside,thePrincegaveawonderfulmaskedballforhisfriends.Itwasawildandwonderfulball,butfirstletmete
4、llyouabouttheroomsinwhichhegavetheball.Thereweresevenroomsinall.Inmostcastles,ofcourse,theroomsforgreatpartiesordancesjoineachotherendtoend.Inthisway,whenthedoorsattheendofeachroomareopened,thesevenroomsbecomeonehugeroom,andyoucanseefromthefirstroomrig
5、htthroughtothelastone.Inprospero'scastle,itwasdifferent.Eachroomturnedsuddenlyroundacornerintothenext,soifyouwerestandinginoneroomitwasimpossibletoseeintotheotherrooms.这座城堡规模宏大,非同凡响,是按照普洛斯佩罗亲王亲自设计的蓝图建造的,它有着巍然高耸的坚固城墙以及沉甸甸的金属大门。现在,亲王和他的朋友们来到城堡的大门前;他们进入城堡
6、,仔细地锁好大门,然后将钥匙扔掉。这样一来,就没有一个人能够进入或是逃走了;他们都在一起,远远地避开红死魔,并且得以忘掉外面的世界,仅仅关注他们自己。供自己取乐用的东西他们样样都有,因为亲王什么都没忘了带。他带来了食物、美酒、演员、乐师和舞者。所有这一切,再加上生命本身,均处于城堡内部;城堡外面则是红死病的天下。到了第五或第六个月的末尾,外面正是红死病最为猖獗的时候,亲王却举办了一个盛大的假面舞会招待他的朋友们。舞会开得热烈奔放、精彩绝伦,不过首先让我来向诸位介绍一下举办舞会的场地。总共有七间屋子。
7、当然,在大多数城堡里,举行大型宴会或舞会的房间都是彼此衔接、首尾相连的。按照这种布局,每一间屋子两端的门一开,七间屋子就会变成一个大房间,你可以从第一间屋子径直望见最后一间。然而在普洛斯佩罗的城堡里,情形就有所不同了,每一个房间要绕过一个拐角才突然转而成为下一个房间。这样,如果你站在其中一个房间里,你是不可能望见其他几个房间的。Inthemiddleofeachwall,ontherightandleft,therewasatall,narrowwindowopeningontotheclosedp
8、assagewhichranalongbesideallsevenrooms.Eachwindowwasmadeofdifferentcolouredglass,andthecolouroftheglasswasthesameasthecolouroftheroomthatitopenedonto.Thefirstroom,forexample,wasblue,andsoitswindowswerealsoadeepblue.Thesecondroomwaspurpl