[法拉格斯].Ferragus.(法)巴尔扎克.英文文字版

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1、FERRAGUS,CHIEFOFTHEDEVORANTSFERRAGUS,CHIEFOFTHEDEVORANTSbyHONOREDEBALZACTranslatedByKatharinePrescottWormeleyDEDICATIONToHectorBerlioz.1FERRAGUS,CHIEFOFTHEDEVORANTSCHAPTERIMADAMEJULESCertainstreetsinParisareasdegradedasamancoveredwithinfamy;also,therearenoblestreets,streetssimplyrespectable,youngs

2、treetsonthemoralityofwhichthepublichasnotyetformedanopinion;alsocut-throatstreets,streetsolderthantheageoftheoldestdowagers,estimablestreets,streetsalwaysclean,streetsalwaysdirty,working,laboring,andmercantilestreets.Inshort,thestreetsofParishaveeveryhumanquality,andimpressus,bywhatwemustcalltheir

3、physiognomy,withcertainideasagainstwhichwearedefenceless.Thereare,forinstance,streetsofabadneighborhoodinwhichyoucouldnotbeinducedtolive,andstreetswhereyouwouldwillinglytakeupyourabode.Somestreets,liketherueMontmartre,haveacharminghead,andendinafish'stail.TheruedelaPaixisawidestreet,afinestreet,ye

4、titwakensnoneofthosegracefullynoblethoughtswhichcometoanimpressiblemindinthemiddleoftherueRoyale,anditcertainlylacksthemajestywhichreignsinthePlaceVendome.IfyouwalkthestreetsoftheIleSaint-Louis,donotseekthereasonofthenervoussadnessthatlaysholduponyousaveinthesolitudeofthespot,thegloomylookofthehou

5、ses,andthegreatdesertedmansions.Thisisland,theghostof/fermiers-generaux/,istheVeniceofParis.ThePlacedelaBourseisvoluble,busy,degraded;itisneverfineexceptbymoonlightattwointhemorning.BydayitisParisepitomized;bynightitisadreamofGreece.TherueTraversiere-Saint-Honore--isnotthatavillainousstreet?Lookat

6、thewretchedlittlehouseswithtwowindowsonafloor,wherevice,crime,andmiseryabound.Thenarrowstreetsexposedtothenorth,wherethesunnevercomesmorethanthreeorfourtimesayear,arethecut-throatstreetswhichmurderwithimpunity;theauthoritiesofthepresentdaydonotmeddlewiththem;butinformertimestheParliamentmightperha

7、pshavesummonedthelieutenantofpoliceandreprimandedhimforthestateofthings;anditwould,atleast,haveissued2FERRAGUS,CHIEFOFTHEDEVORANTSsomedecreeagainstsuchstreets,asitoncedidagainstthewigsoftheChapterofBeauvais.Andye