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The boy smiled, and continued digging.
男孩微笑起來，繼續(xù)挖掘。
Half an hour later, his shovel hit something solid.
半個小時之后，鐵鍬碰到了堅硬的東西。
An hour later, he had before him a chest of Spanish gold coins.
一個小時以后，他面前出現(xiàn)了一只裝滿西班牙古金幣的箱子。
There were also precious stones, gold masks adorned with red and white feathers, and stone statues embedded with jewels.
里面還有寶石、插著紅白羽毛的金面具，以及鑲著鉆石的石像，都是征服者的戰(zhàn)利品。
The spoils of a conquest that the country had long ago forgotten, and that some conquistador had failed to tell his children about.
很久以來，國家已將它們遺忘，征服者也忘記了告訴他們的后代。
The boy took out Urim and Thummim from his bag.
男孩從褡褳里取出烏凌和圖明。
He had used the two stones only once, one morning when he was at a marketplace.
這兩塊寶石他只使用過一次，那是有一天早上，在一個市場里。
His life and his path had always provided him with enough omens.
生活以及生活的道路上總是充滿了預(yù)兆。
He placed Urim and Thummim in the chest.
男孩將烏凌和圖明放進百寶箱里。
They were also a part of his new treasure, because they were a reminder of the old king, whom he would never see again.
它們也是他的財寶，因為它們能使他想起可能從此再也無法見到的老撒冷王。
It's true; life really is generous to those who pursue their personal legend, the boy thought.
生活對追隨自己天命的人真的很慷慨，男孩想。
Then he remembered that he had to get to Tarifa so he could give one-tenth of his treasure to the Gypsy woman, as he had promised.
這時，他想起他必須去一趟塔里法，把全部財寶的十分之一送給那個吉卜賽老婦人。
Those Gypsies are really smart, he thought. Maybe it was because they moved around so much.
吉卜賽人多精明啊！男孩想，也許是因為他們到處流動的緣故。
The wind began to blow again. It was the levanter, the wind that came from Africa.
風(fēng)刮了起來。是地中海東風(fēng)，來自非洲。
It didn't bring with it the smell of the desert, nor the threat of Moorish invasion.
它并未帶來沙漠的氣息，也未帶來摩爾人入侵的兇訊，
Instead, it brought the scent of a perfume he knew well, and the touch of a kiss—a kiss that came from far away, slowly, slowly, until it rested on his lips.
它帶來了一股男孩非常熟悉的香味和一個甜蜜的親吻。這個吻徐徐地、徐徐地來到面前，落在他的雙唇上。
The boy smiled. It was the first time she had done that.
男孩露出了微笑。這是她第一次這么做。
"I'm coming, Fatima," he said.
“我來了，法蒂瑪。”他說。
