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The hunter endeavored to whistle back his dog, but with no success.
獵人吹著口哨試圖喚回獵犬，可是沒成功。
In half a minute the fawn had turned the first corner, dashed onward toward the lake, and thrown itself into the water.
半分鐘后小鹿已經拐過第一個街角，沖到湖邊，躍入水中。
But if for a moment the startled creature believed itself safe in the cool bosom of the lake, it was soon undeceived;
剛開始，受驚的小鹿還以為在涼爽的湖水中已經安全了，可是它很快醒悟過來；
for the hound followed in hot and eager chase, while a dozen village dogs joined blindly in the pursuit.
獵犬緊緊尾隨著，十幾只狗也盲目地一起追趕。
A large crowd collected on the bank—men, women, and children—anxious for the fate of the little animal so well known to them all.
湖岸已經聚集了一大群人——男人、女人和孩子們——為他們熟悉的小鹿的命運擔著心。
Some threw themselves into boats, hoping to intercept the hound before he reached his prey.
一些人沖上船，希望在獵犬追上小鹿之前攔住它。
The plashing of the oars, the eager voices of men and boys, and the barking of the dogs, must have filled the heart of the poor fawn with terror and anguish,
船槳搖動水花四濺的聲音，男人和男孩子們急切的叫喊聲和汪汪的狗叫聲，肯定已經讓可憐的小鹿心中充滿了恐懼和痛苦
as though every creature on the spot where it had once been caressed and fondled, had suddenly turned into a deadly foe.
仿佛在那塊土地上曾經愛撫過它的所有人都成了它的死敵。
It was soon seen that the little animal was directing its course across a bay toward the nearest borders of the forest.
很快人們看到小鹿橫過河灣朝森林的方向游去。
Immediately the owner of the hound crossed the bridge, and ran at full speed, hoping to stop his dog as he landed.
獵犬的主人迅速過了橋，全速奔跑著，希望在獵犬上岸時攔住它。
On swam the fawn, as it never swam before; its delicate head scarcely seen above the water,
小鹿繼續向前游，使出了平生的力氣；盡管幾乎看不到小鹿的頭，
but leaving a disturbed track, which betrayed its course alike to its friends and foes.
但所過之處在水面上留下了痕跡，暴露了自己的路線。
As it approached the land, the interest became intense.
當小鹿接近陸地的時候，人們變得極其緊張。
The hunter was already on the same side of the lake, calling loudly and angrily to his dog;
獵人已經在湖的另一側，憤怒地大聲呼叫他的獵犬；
but the hound seemed to have quite forgotten his master's voice in the pitiless pursuit.
可是獵犬在無情的追逐中似乎忘記了主人的聲音。
The fawn reached the shore. With a leap it had crossed the narrow strip of beach, and in another instant it would reach the cover of the woods.
小鹿上岸了，它一躍躍過狹窄的河灘，它馬上就要到森林了。
