Chapter 10 A telegram
第10章 一封電報
Mrs March,the girls and Laurie were sitting together on a dull November afternoon when Hannah hurried into the room with a telegram Mrs March read it,then dropped it to the floor,her face white and her hands shaking.
11月一個多云的下午,馬奇太太、女孩子們和羅瑞正圍坐在一起,海娜拿著一封電報匆匆走進屋來。馬奇太太讀了電報,然后把它掉落在地上,臉色煞白,雙手顫抖。
Jo picked up the telegram and read it to the others in a frightened voice.
瓊把電報拾起來,用驚恐的聲音讀給其他人聽。
Mrs March:Your husband is very ill.Come at once.S.Hale,Blank Hospital,Washington.
馬奇太太,你的丈夫病得很重。馬上來。華盛頓圣黑爾布蘭克醫院。
The girls moved close to their mother.All their happiness had disappeared in a moment.
女孩子們靠近母親。她們的快樂剎時消失了。
I shall go at once,said Mrs March,but it may be too late.Oh,my children!
我得馬上去,馬奇太太說,可也許太遲了。噢,孩子們!
For several minutes,there was only the sound of crying,then Hannah hurried away to get things ready for the long journey.
幾分鐘之內,只有啼哭的聲音,然后海娜趕快去為這漫長的旅程收拾行裝。
Wheres Laurie?Mrs March asked.
羅瑞在哪?馬奇太太問。
Here,said the boy.Oh,let me do something!
在這兒,那男孩說,噢,讓我做點事吧!
Send a telegram and say that Ill come at once,said Mrs March.The next train goes early in the morning. Now,I must write a note to Aunt March Jo,give me that pen and paper.
去發封電報說我馬上就來,馬奇太太說。下一班火車清晨開出。現在我得給馬奇姑媽寫個便條。瓊,給我拿支筆,還有紙。

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