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The story is told in a book about the Rassendyll family history．
這個故事在一本關于拉森狄爾家族史的書里是這么描述的：
In the year 1733 Prince Rudolf of Ruritania came to England on a visit and he stayed for several months．Like many of the Elphberg royal family，he had blue eyes，an unusually long straight nose and a lot of dark red hair．He was also tall and very good-looking．
1733年盧里塔尼亞王子魯道夫前來英國訪問，他逗留了幾個月。像艾爾弗伯格王室的許多人一樣，他長著藍色的眼睛，一只不尋常的又長又挺的鼻子和很多深紅色的頭發。他個子很高，相貌英俊。
During his stay here，he became friendly with Lady Amelia，the beautiful wife of Lord Burlesdon．They became very good friends indeed，which，naturally，did not please Lord Burlesdon．So，one cold wet morning，the two men fought．The Prince was hurt in the fight，but got better and was hurried back to Ruritania．There he married and became King Rudolf the Third．But Lord Burlesdon fell ill，and six months later he died．Two months after that，Lady Amelia had a baby son，who became the next Lord Burlesdon and the head of the Rassendyll family．The boy grew into a man with blue eyes，a long straight nose，and dark red hair．
他在此地停留期間，與伯利斯頓勛爵美麗的妻子阿米莉亞夫人結識，事實上，他倆成了十分親密的好友，這當然不會讓伯利斯頓勛爵愉快。因此，在一個寒冷潮濕的早晨，兩位男士決斗了。王子負了傷，但很快好轉并且匆匆返回盧里塔尼亞。在那里他結了婚，成了國王魯道夫三世。但是伯利斯頓勛爵病了，六個月以后去世。他辭世之后兩個月，阿米莉亞夫人生了一個兒子，這個男孩即成為新的伯利斯頓勛爵以及拉森狄爾家族的首領。他成人以后有著藍色的眼睛，長而挺直的鼻子和深紅色的頭發。
These things can happen in the best of families，and among the many pictures of the Rassendylls at home，you can see that five or six of them have the same blue eyes，the same nose，and the same red hair．
這一類的事情可能在最上流的家庭發生。在拉森狄爾府上的許多畫像中，你能看見五六個人長著同樣的藍眼睛，同樣的鼻子，同樣的紅頭發。
So，because my hair was red and I had the Elphberg nose，Rose worried about me．In the end，to please her，I promised to get a job in six months time．This gave me six free months to enjoy myself first．
因此，由于我的頭發是紅的，而且我長著艾爾弗伯格家的鼻子，羅絲為我發愁。結果，為了讓她高興，我保證六個月以內找到一份工作。這樣起碼我能在六個月的時間里過得快快樂樂的。
And an idea came to me．I would visit Ruritania．None of my family had ever been there．They preferred to forget all about the Lady Amelia．But I saw in the newspaper that，in three weeks，the new young King，Rudolf the Fifth，would have his coronation．It would be an interesting time to visit the country．
我有了一個主意——我要去盧里塔尼亞。我的家族從來沒有一個人去過那里。他們更愿意忘記跟阿米莉亞夫人有關的事情?？墒俏铱吹綀蠹埳险f，在三周之內，盧里塔尼亞的年輕的新國王，魯道夫五世，將會舉行加冕典禮。這時候去這個國家看看一定很有意思。
I knew my family would not like my going，so I told them I was going walking in Austria．
我知道家里的人一定不喜歡讓我去，所以我告訴他們我要去奧地利走走。
