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The service over, and the clergyman withdrawn, Mr Dombey looks round, demanding in a low voice, whether the person who has been requested to
attend to receive instructions for the tablet, is there?
儀式完畢，教士們都離開之后，董貝先生環顧四周，低聲問道，要求到這里來聽取他有關墓碑的指示的人在不在？
Someone comes forward, and says 'Yes.'
一個人走上來，說：“在。”
Mr Dombey intimates where he would have it placed; and shows him, with his hand upon the wall, the shape and size; and how it is to follow
the memorial to the mother. Then, with his pencil, he writes out the inscription, and gives it to him: adding, 'I wish to have it done at
once.
董貝先生通知他，他希望把墓碑安放在什么地方；又用手在墻上畫出它的形狀和大小；還指出，它應該緊挨著他母親的墓碑，然后他用鉛筆寫出碑文，遞給他，
說：“我希望立刻把它刻好。
'It shall be done immediately, Sir.'
“立刻就會刻好，先生。”
'There is really nothing to inscribe but name and age, you see.'
“您看，除了姓名和年齡就沒有什么別的要刻的了。”
The man bows, glancing at the paper, but appears to hesitate. Mr Dombey not observing his hesitation, turns away, and leads towards the
porch.
那人鞠了個躬，看了看那張紙，好像躊躇不定似的。董貝先生沒有留意到他在遲疑，所以就轉身向門廊走去。
'I beg your pardon, Sir;' a touch falls gently on his mourning cloak; 'but as you wish it done immediately, and it may be put in hand when I
get back'
“請您原諒，先生，”一只手輕輕地碰了碰他的喪服，“可是因為您希望立刻就把它刻好，我回去也可以著手進行——”
'Well?'
“唔？”
'Will you be so good as read it over again? I think there's a mistake.'
“能不能勞駕您再看一遍？我覺得有一個差錯。”
'Where?'
“什么地方？”
The statuary gives him back the paper, and points out, with his pocket rule, the words, 'beloved and only child.'
那位雕刻墓碑的匠人把紙遞還給他，用隨身攜帶的一支尺子指出下面的一些詞：“心愛的和唯一的孩子。”
'It should be, "son," I think, Sir?'
“先生，我想應當是‘兒子’吧？”
'Yes, you're right. Correct mistakes'
“您說得對。當然是。改過來吧。”
