羊脂球(英文版)

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1、BOULEDESUIF Itwashalfpastfourinthemorning．Thetravellers，whohadmetintheyardoftheNormandyHotel，wereshiveringwithcoldinthedarkness．“Isn'tthecoachreadyyet？”oneofthemsaid．“No，notyet，”hiscompanionanswered．“LuckywehavebeentogetapermitfromthePrussianarmytoleaveRouen，”anothersaid．“Ihaveanacquaintanceamo

2、ngGermanofficers．”“Isee．”“DoyouthinkwecanrunabusinessatHavre？”“Perhapswecan．Ifnot，wecanmakeourwaytoEngland．Nothingventure，nothinggain．”“Iagreewithyou．Wecandonothinginoccupied Rouen．”“Ihavebroughtmywife．”“SohaveI．”“AndI，too．”Horses’hoofswereheard，andthetinklingoflittlebellstoldthemthattheharness

3、wasbeinggotready．Snowwasfallingwithsomethinglikeavagueandindefinablewhisper．Amanwithalanternappeared，draggingalongahorse．Hespentalongtimeadjustingtheharnesswithonehand，forheheldthelanternintheother．Ashewasgoingtofetchthesecondhorse，henoticedthetravellersstandinghelplesslyunderthefallingsnow．“Do

4、n'tyoustandthere，”hesaid．“Getinsidethecoach，andyoucanatleasttakeshelterfromthe snow．”Whyhaditnotoccurredtothem？Theyrushedforthecoach．Thethreehusbandstooktheirseatsatthefarendwiththeirwives；theotherveiledand vagueformstooktheremainingplaces．Atlastthecoachwasready．Itwasdrawnbyateamofsixhorsesinst

5、eadoftheusualfour，becauseofthebadstateoftheroads．Theroadswereverybadindeed．Thehorsesslippedandpanted，andthedriverhadtousehiswhipincessantly．Graduallythedaydawned．Abluish，leadenlightcameoverthedreary，whitelandscape．Insidethecarriagethepassengersnowlookedatoneanother inquisitively．MonsieurandMada

6、meLoiseauwerewholesalewinemerchantsoftheRueGrand-pont．Hehadstartedlifeasaclerkinanoffice，andwhenhisemployerfailedinbusiness，heboughtitandmadeafortunebysellingverybadwineatlowpricestosmallretailersinthecountry．Masterofeverytrickofmakingmoney，hewasnotoriousfor his sharp practice．Nexttothemsat，wit

7、hthedignityofahigherclass，MonsieurCarre－Lamadon，ownerofthreespinning－mills，officeroftheLegionofHonourandmemberoftheConseilGénéral．UndertheEmpireheposedasleaderofthemoderateopposition，whichhehopedwouldbeusefultohimshouldhewishtodes