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Chapter 9 The accident and new masters
第9章 事故和新主人
Aman called Reuben Smith looked after us while York was in London．He was gentle and clever with horses，and an excellent driver．
一個叫魯賓·史密斯的男人在約克去倫敦的時候照料我們。他對馬態度溫和，為人聰明，是個好車夫。
But he had one fault—he sometimes drank too much．
可是他有一個缺點：有時酒喝得太多。
For weeks or months he was all right，but then without warning he would begin to drink heavily and be－have badly．
幾個星期或幾個月他都很正常，然而突然間他就會開始酗酒，行為也變得粗魯。
But he was a useful man so York had kept quiet about Smith's drinking，saying nothing to Lord Gray．
但他基本上還是個能干的人，所以約克對他酗酒的事一直保持沉默，沒對格雷勛爵說過什么。
Then one night Smith drove some ladies and gentlemen home from a party and was so drunk that he could not hold the reins．
一天晚上，史密斯送一些女士和先生們從舞會回家，可他醉得不成樣子，連韁繩都抓不住了。
York could not hide this and Lord Gray told Smith to leave．
約克這回沒法再幫他隱瞞，于是格雷勛爵把他辭了。
However，some time later，York spoke again to Lord Gray，who was very kind－hearted，and he took，Reuben Smith back．
可是，沒過多久，約克又對格雷先生說情，好心的格雷先生答應讓魯賓·史密斯回來。
Smith promised never to get drunk again and kept his promise，and because of this he was told to look after the stables while York was away．
史密斯答應再也不喝醉了。由于他遵守誓言，約克不在時，他就被叫去看守馬廄。
One day the carriage needed some repairs so it was arranged that Smith would take it to town，leave it at the carriage-maker's，and then ride me back again．
一天馬車需要進行些修理，史密斯就被叫去趕車進城，把車放到造車廠，再騎我回來。
Mr Blantyre wanted to go to the station，so he went with us．
布蘭太爾先生想去車站，所以他和我們一起走。
關于《黑駿馬》本書是一部十九世紀下半葉轟動歐洲文壇的經典兒童小說。《黑駿馬》在歐美常銷不衰，喚醒一代又一代讀者去理解所有不會說話的動物。
