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The more you and I converse, the better;
你與我談得越多越好。
For while I cannot blight you, you may refresh me.
因為我不可能腐蝕你。而你卻可以使我重新振作起來。
After this digression he proceeded.
講了這番離題的話后，他又往下說。
I remained in the balcony.
我仍舊呆在陽臺上。
'They will come to her boudoir, no doubt,' thought I.
‘他們肯定會到她閨房里來，’我想。
Let me prepare an ambush.
讓我來一個伏擊。
So putting my hand in through the open window, I drew the curtain over it,
于是把手縮回開著的窗子、將窗簾拉攏，
leaving only an opening through which I could take observations.
只剩下一條便于觀察的開口。
Then I closed the casement, all but a chink just wide enough to furnish an outlet to lovers' whispered vows.
隨后我關上窗子，只留下一條縫，剛好可以讓‘情人們的喃喃耳語和山盟海誓。
Then I stole back to my chair.
透出來，接著我偷偷地回到了椅子上。
And as I resumed it the pair came in.
剛落座，這一對進來了。
My eye was quickly at the aperture.
我的目光很快射向縫隙。
Celine's chamber-maid entered, lit a lamp, left it on the table, and withdrew.
塞莉納的侍女走進房間，點上燈，把它留在桌子上，退了出去。
The couple were thus revealed to me clearly:
于是這一對便清清楚楚地暴露在我面前了。
Both removed their cloaks, and there was 'the Varens,' shining in satin and jewels, my gifts of course.
兩人都脫去了斗篷，這位‘名人瓦倫’一身綢緞、珠光寶氣 — 當然是我的饋贈
And there was her companion in an officer's uniform.
她的陪伴卻一身戎裝。
And I knew him for a young roue of a vicomte.
我知道他是一個子爵，一個年青的輪。
A brainless and vicious youth whom I had sometimes met in society,
一個沒有頭腦的惡少，有時在社交場中見過面，
and had never thought of hating because I despised him so absolutely.
我卻從來沒有想到去憎恨他，因為我絕對地鄙視他。
On recognising him, the fang of the snake — Jealousy was instantly broken.
一認出他來，那蛇的毒牙 — 嫉妒，立即被折斷了。
Because at the same moment my love for Celine sank under an extinguisher.
因為與此同時，我對塞莉納的愛火也被滅火器澆滅了。
A woman who could betray me for such a rival was not worth contending for.
一個女人為了這樣一個情敵而背棄我，是不值得一爭的。
She deserved only scorn; less, however, than I, who had been her dupe.
她只配讓人蔑視，然而我更該如此，因為我己經被她所愚弄。
