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1、更多好书请点击www.uus8.orgELVERDUGOELVERDUGOHONOREDEBALZACTranslatedByKatharinePrescottWormeley1更多好书请点击www.uus8.orgELVERDUGODEDICATIONToMartinezdelaRosa.2更多好书请点击www.uus8.orgELVERDUGOELVERDUGOTheclockofthelittletownofMendahadjuststruckmidnight.AtthatmomentayoungFrenchofficer,leaningonthepa
2、rapetofalongterracewhichborderedthegardensofthechateaudeMenda,seemedburiedinthoughtsthatweredeeperthancomportedwiththelight-heartedcarelessnessofmilitarylife;thoughitmustbesaidthatneverwerehour,scene,ornightmorepropitiousformeditation.ThebeautifulskyofSpainspreaditsdomeofazureabove
3、hishead.Thescintillationofthestarsandthesoftlightofthemoonilluminedthedelightfulvalleythatlayathisfeet.Restingpartlyagainstanorange-treeinbloom,theyoungmajorcouldsee,threehundredfeetbelowhim,thetownofMenda,atthebaseoftherockonwhichthecastleisbuilt.Turninghishead,helookeddownuponthe
4、sea,thesparklingwatersofwhichencircledthelandscapewithasheetofsilver.Thechateauwasilluminated.Thejoyousuproarofaball,thesoundsofanorchestra,thelaughterofthedancerscametohim,minglingwiththedistantmurmurofthewaves.Thecoolnessofthenightgavefreshenergytohisbody,thatwastiredwiththeheato
5、ftheday.Besideswhich,thegardenswereplantedwithtreessobalmyandflowerssosweet,thattheyoungmanfeltasifplungedinaperfumedbath.ThechateaudeMendabelongedtoagrandeeofSpain,whowasatthistimelivingtherewithhisfamily.Duringthewholeevening,theeldestdaughterhadlookedattheyoungofficerwithaninter
6、estexpressingextremesadness,andsuchimpliedcompassiononthepartofaSpaniardmightwellhavecausedthereverieoftheFrenchman.Clarawasbeautiful;andthoughshehadthreebrothersandonesister,thewealthoftheMarquisdeLeganesseemedsufficienttojustifyVictorMarchandinbelievingthattheyoungladywouldberich
7、lydowered.ButcouldhedaretobelievethatthedaughteroftheproudestnobleinSpainwouldbegiventothesonofaParisiangrocer?Besides,Frenchmenwerehated.ThemarquishavingbeensuspectedbyGeneralG--t--r,whogovernedtheprovince,ofpreparinganinsurrectioninfavorofFerdinandVII.,thebattalioncommandedbyVict
8、orMarchandwasquarteredinth
