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The Mail Goes Through
郵件送達
A few scattered flakes of snow began to fall as his pony galloped easily along the trail by which they had come that day.
當他的小馬沿著那天他們經過的小路輕快地奔馳時，幾片散落的雪花開始飄落下來。
William did not want to push the animal.
威廉不想推那馬兒。
He could get no fresh horse closer than twenty miles or more;
他不能使一匹新馬走超過二十英里的距離；
he must save his pony as much as possible at first.
首先，他必須盡可能多地保護他的小馬。
Within the boy's breast there was a fierce pride and joy.
男孩的胸中充斥著一種強烈的自豪和喜悅。
He was riding a Pony Express relay, and the mail was going through.
他騎著“快馬郵遞”的馬兒，郵件就這樣送過去了。
The wind was rising now, and the snow was falling faster and faster.
現在起風了，雪下得越來越大。
Suddenly out of the storm and darkness loomed up the corral of the remount station which earlier in the day had been surprised by the Indians.
換馬站外面突然被暴風雨和黑暗籠罩，而早些時候印第安人也讓他們大吃一驚。
It was deserted.
這里已經被廢棄了。
William turned his pony into the trail again.
威廉又騎著小馬上了路。
As if the little animal had gone weary at being denied the rest and food which his day's hard work had earned him, he began to slow down.
這只小動物似乎已經厭倦了被剝奪一天辛苦工作后本應得到的休息和食物，馬兒開始放慢速度。
From a gallop his gait dropped to a trot, then to a fast shuffle, and by and by into a' walk, until finally he was merely plodding along.
馬兒的腳步從疾馳變成了小跑，接著又變成了快步走，一會兒又變成了慢吞吞地走著，直到最后只是吃力地走著。
The cold had begun to chill the boy.
男孩開始覺得冷了。
He felt sleepiness stealing over him.
他感到昏昏欲睡。
He stopped the pony, got stiffly down from the saddle, and started the blood to circulate freely again by thrashing his body with his arms.
他讓小馬停下，僵硬地從馬鞍上下來，用手臂抽打著他的身體，讓血液重新自由循環。
Then, leading the pony, he began to walk.
然后，他牽著小馬開始走路。
Warmed again, he remounted and kept his heels beating a tattoo against the pony's ribs.
他又暖和起來，重新騎上馬，繼續用腳跟敲打著小馬的肋骨。
When he grew numb again, he dismounted and once more walked.
當他覺得麻木時，他下了馬，又走起來。
All at once before his eyes appeared other tracks in the fresh snow.
突然，他看到新下的雪中出現了其他的印記。
He bent over to examine them, puzzled that the wind had not filled them up almost as soon as made.
他彎下腰去仔細察看，很奇怪風還沒有把他們吹散。
Then the truth burst upon him.
然后他突然明白了真相。
They were his own tracks and those of his pony.
它們是他自己的足跡，也是他小馬的足跡。
Leading the way, he had been walking in a short circle!
他走在前面，走了一小圈！
