牛津書蟲系列 誘拐 4 Escape through the heather

4 Escape through the heather

4 在石南叢中逃生

We had no time for conversation.‘Come!’ Alan said，and started running along the side of the hill， keeping low to the ground. I followed him like a sheep. We ran and ran， faster than I had ever run before， and my heart was beat ing wildly. Sometimes， to my surprise， Alan straightened his back and showed himself to the soldiers who were chasing us.

我們連談話的時間都沒有。“來!”艾倫說道，接著沿著山邊、伏著身子跑起來。我像一只綿羊一樣地跟著他。我們跑啊跑，我從來沒有跑這么快過，我的心狂亂地跳著。有時，令我驚訝的是，艾倫站直了腰，故意向追我們的士兵暴露他自己。

After fifteen minutes， Alan stopped， lay flat in the heather，and turned to me.‘Now，’ he said，‘this is serious. Do what I do，if ye don't want to die’.And just as fast，but much more carefully and secretly， we went back almost the same way that we had come. At last we arrived back in the wood where I had found Alan.

15分鐘后，艾倫停下來，平躺在草叢里，對我轉(zhuǎn)過身來。“且聽我講，”他說，“這很嚴(yán)重。如果你不想死的話，照我做的做。”我們又和剛才一樣快地、但更當(dāng)心并更隱密地幾乎是原路折回。最后我們又抵達(dá)了我以前發(fā)現(xiàn)艾倫的那片樹林。

We fell down in the heather， and lay without moving for a long time.My legs hurt，my head was aching，and I thought I was dead.

我們倒在石南叢里，一動不動地躺了很長一段時間。我的腿疼，頭也疼，我想我要死了。

Alan was the first to speak.‘Well，’ he said，‘that was hot work， David.’

艾倫首先開了口。“晤，”他說道，“那可是一件棘手的事，戴維。”

I said nothing. I had seen murder done. I knew that Colin Campbell had been Alan's greatest enemy， and I had found Alan hiding in the wood. Although I didn't think that he had actually shot Campbell，I felt sure that he had planned the killing.I coult not look at him.

我沒說話。我目擊了刺殺。我知道科林·坎貝爾一直是艾倫最恨的敵人而且當(dāng)時我也發(fā)現(xiàn)艾倫躲在樹叢里。雖然我認(rèn)為他沒有親手殺死坎貝爾，但我敢肯定他預(yù)謀了刺殺。我當(dāng)時無法正視他。

‘Are ye still tired?’ he asked.

“你是不是還累?”他問道。

‘No，’ I replied， my face turned away from him，‘no， I'm not tired now.Alan，I can't stay with you，I must leave you.I liked you very much， but we're two different people，that's all.’

“不，”我答道，把臉從他那邊轉(zhuǎn)開。“不，我現(xiàn)在不累。艾倫，我不能和你待在一起，我得離開你。我曾非常喜歡你，但我們是兩個不同的人，就這些。”

‘Ye must explain what ye mean by that， David，’ said Alan， looking very serious.

“你得解釋你那話是什么意思，戴維。”艾倫說道，表情非常嚴(yán)肅。

‘ Alan， why do you ask? You know very well that Colin Campbell is lying dead in the road in his own blood.’

“艾倫，你為什么要問?你很清楚科林·坎貝爾正躺在路上血泊里，死了。”

Alan was silent for a moment，‘Well， Mr Balfour of Shaws，’he said at last，‘I promise ye that I did not plan the murder， or know anything about it.’

艾倫沉默了一下。“好吧，鮑爾弗·肖先生，”他最后說道，“我向你保證我沒有預(yù)謀殺人，也不知道什么。”

‘Thank God for that!’ I cried， and offered him my hand.

“謝天謝地!”我喊道，并向他伸出了我的手。

He did not appear to see it.I don't know why ye're so worried about a dead Campbell，’ he said.

他似乎沒有看到。“我不明白你為什么這么關(guān)心一個死了的坎貝爾人，”他說道。

‘I know that you hate their clan， Alan， but taking a life in cold blood is a terrible thing to do.Do you know who did it?’

“我知道你恨他們氏族，艾倫，但是蓄意謀殺一個人是一件很可怕的事。你知道是誰干的嗎?”

‘I wouldn't recognize him again，’ said Alan， shaking his head sadly，‘I'm good at forgetting，David.”

“我再也認(rèn)不出他了。”艾倫說道，悲傷地?fù)u搖頭，“我很健忘，戴維。”

I had to laugh at that.Then I remembered something.‘But when we were running away， you showed yourself to the sol diers， to give the murderer a chance to escape!’

對此我只能笑笑而已。接著我又想起來什么了。“但是當(dāng)我們逃路時，你把你自己暴露給士兵，就是為了給刺殺者一個逃跑的機(jī)會!”

‘Any Highlander would do that. The best place for the lad who shot Colin Campbell is the heather，and we must all do what we can to help him keep away from the soldiers.’

“任何高地人都會那樣做的。槍殺了科林·坎貝爾的小伙子的最佳棲身之處就是石南叢林，而且我們應(yīng)該竭盡全力幫助他從士兵那兒脫身。”

I shook my head at this. These Highlanders were strange，wild people， to be sure. But Alan was ready to die for what he thought was right， and I liked him for that. I offered him my hand again， and this time he took it.

我對此搖了搖頭。這些高地人確實(shí)很怪，很野蠻。但是艾倫愿意為他認(rèn)為對的東西而獻(xiàn)身，我喜歡他那一點(diǎn)。我又向他伸出手去，這一次他握住了我的手。

‘Now， David，’ he said，‘we must escape too. The Campbells will accuse us both of the murder.’

“聽我說，戴維，”他說道，“我們也必須逃跑。坎貝爾人將指責(zé)我們倆殺了人。”

‘But we didn't do it!’ I cried.‘We can prove that in court!’

“但是我們沒有做!”我叫道，“我們能在法庭上證實(shí)那一點(diǎn)!”

‘Man， I'm surprised at ye，’ said Alan.‘Do ye not know that if a Campbell is killed， the accused has to go to court in Inveraray， in the heart of Campbell country? When the Campbell lawyers have finished with ye，ye'll be dead!’

“伙計(jì)，我對你感到驚訝。”艾倫回答道，“難道你不知道如果一個坎貝爾人被殺了，被指控的人得去坎貝爾人地域的中心因弗雷里當(dāng)堂對簿嗎?當(dāng)坎貝爾的律師們和你一起結(jié)束工作時，你也就要死了!”

This frightened me a little.‘ All right， Alan，’ I said，‘ I'll go with you.’

這使我有點(diǎn)害怕了。“好吧，艾倫，”我說道，“我和你一起走。”

‘But remember，’ said Alan，‘it'll be a hard life. Ye'll have to sleep in the open air， and ye'll often have an empty stomach. Ye can choose-either live in the heather with me，or die at the hands of the Campbells.’

“但是記住，”艾倫說道，“生活將是艱苦的。你得睡在露天處，還得時常忍饑挨餓。你可以選擇——要么和我一起在石南叢林中生活，要么死在坎貝爾人手里。”

‘That's easy to decide，’ I said， and we shook hands on it.

“那很容易決定。”我說道，而且我們倆人握手言定。

When we looked between the trees， we could just see the redcoats of the soldiers， still moving away from us across the hills. Alan smiled， and told me that we would go first to the house of his clansman， James Stewart， and then to the Low lands. The Campbells and the English soldiers would not think of looking for us there， and Alan could find a place on a ship sailing to France.

當(dāng)我們透過樹叢看時，只能看見士兵們穿著的紅制服還在山巒中移動，離我們漸漸遠(yuǎn)去了。艾倫微笑著，告訴我說我們將先去他的族人詹姆斯·斯圖爾特家，然后再去低地?？藏悹柸撕陀⒏裉m士兵不會想到去那兒找我們，艾倫也能找到一條開往法國的船。

We walked for several hours， and arrived that night at a large house in a valley.

我們走了幾小時，那個晚上到達(dá)了山谷中的一座大房子。

There were lights in all the windows，and people were running in and out of the open doors. Alan whistled three times， and we were met at the door by a tall，good-looking man of about fifty， who welcomed us in Gaelic.

所有的窗戶都有燈光，人們從開著的門內(nèi)跑進(jìn)跑出。艾倫吹了三聲口哨，一個約莫五十歲、長相很好的高個兒男人在門口迎接我們，他用蓋爾語歡迎我們。

‘James Stewart， ’ said Alan，‘I'll ask ye to speak in English， because my friend here comes from the Lowlands，and cannot speak Gaelic.’

“詹姆斯·斯圖爾特，”艾倫說道，“因?yàn)槲疫@兒這位朋友從低地來，并不會說蓋爾語，所以請你說英語。”

James spoke politely to me for a few moments， but soon he turned back to Alan，with a very worried look on his face ‘This is a terrible accident，’ he said.‘It will bring trouble to all of us!’

詹姆斯很有禮貌地和我說了一會兒，但是很快他又轉(zhuǎn)身和艾倫說話，帶著很擔(dān)憂的神色。“這是一個可怕的意外。”他說道，“它將給我們所有人帶來麻煩!”

‘Well，man，’ said Alan，‘ye should be grateful that Colin Campbell is dead!’

“好吧，伙計(jì)，”艾倫說道，“你應(yīng)該感激科林·坎貝爾死了才是!”

‘Aye，’ replied James，‘but he was killed in Appin， remem ber that， Alan， so it's the Appin Stewarts who'll be accused.And I'm a man with a family!’

“對，”詹姆斯回答道，“但是他是在阿平被殺死的，記著那一點(diǎn)，艾倫，這樣將被指控的是阿平的斯圖爾特人。而且我是一個有家室的人!”

I looked around me. Men with white， frightened faces were hurrying here and there， without any clear idea of what they ought to do first.

我環(huán)顧四周。臉色蒼白、面色驚恐的人們一會兒在這兒、一會兒在那兒地操忙著，不清楚他們自己應(yīng)該先做什么。

Some were hiding guns and swords， while others were burning papers. When James saw me looking sur prised， he explained，‘The soldiers'll search my house first，ye see， and I don't want them to find anything.’

一些人在藏槍和劍，而另外一些人在燒毀文件。當(dāng)詹姆斯看見我面帶驚訝時，他解釋道：“你明白士兵們會首先搜查我的房子，我不想讓他們發(fā)現(xiàn)任何東西。”

We went inside， and met James's wife and children， who were crying in a corner. I felt very sorry for them， but we did not have much time to talk. Alan explained what we needed for our escape， and soon James's men brought us two swords，two pistols， some food， a cooking pot and a bottle of whisky.We needed money too， because Alan had given his gold to an other man to take to France. But James had only a little to give us.

我們走了進(jìn)去，遇到了詹姆斯的在墻角大哭的妻校我為他們感到很難受，但我們沒有多少時間來交談。艾倫解釋了我們逃跑所需的東西，不一會兒詹姆斯的人給我們拿來兩把劍、兩枝手槍、一些食物、一個做飯用的鍋和一瓶威士忌酒。我們也需要錢，65因?yàn)榘瑐愐呀?jīng)把他的金子給了另一個人以便帶到法國去。但是詹姆斯只有一點(diǎn)兒錢可以給我們。

‘Ye must find a safe place somewhere near，’ he said， ‘and send me a message. I'll find some more money for ye， and send it to ye.

“你得在附近某處找一個安全的地方，”他說道，“并給我送一個口信。我會給你再找一些錢，并送給你。

But， Alan，’ and here he stopped for a moment，biting his finger worriedly，‘I'll have to accuse ye of killing that Campbell. I'll have to!If I don't， they'll accuse me! I have to think of myself and my family!Do ye see that?’

但是，艾倫，”說到這兒，他停了一下，焦急地咬著手指，“我不得不指控你殺了那個坎貝爾。我得這樣!如果我不這樣，他們將指控我!我得為我自己和我家人著想!你明白嗎?”

‘Aye，’ said Alan slowly.‘I see that.’

“嗯，”艾倫慢慢地說道，“我明白那一點(diǎn)。”

‘And I'll have to accuse your friend from the Lowlands too.Ye see that， Alan— say that ye see that!’

“而且，我也得指控你這個從低地來的朋友。你明白那個，艾倫——就說你明白那個!”

Alan's face went red.‘It's hard on me， James! I brought him here， and now my friends accuse him of murder!’

艾倫的臉紅了。“這對我太殘酷了，詹姆斯!我把他帶到這兒，現(xiàn)在我的朋友們指控他犯了謀殺罪!”

‘But just think，Alan，man!’cried James.‘The Campbells will be sure to accuse him. And I have children!’

“但是想想，艾倫，伙計(jì)!”詹姆斯叫道，“坎貝爾人一定會指控他。而且我有孩子!”

‘Well，sir，’ said Alan， turning to me，‘what do ye say? If ye do not agree，I won't let James do it.’

“唔，先生，”艾倫說道，向我轉(zhuǎn)過身來，“你意下如何?如果你不同意，我不會讓詹姆斯做的。”

‘I cannot understand why we don't accuse the man who did kill Campbell，’ I replied sharply，‘but accuse me， Mr Stewart，if you like，accuse Alan，accuse King George!I am Alan's friend， and if I can help his friends in any way， I don't mind the danger.’

“我不明白我們?yōu)槭裁床恢缚啬莻€的確殺了坎貝爾的人。”我厲聲回答道，“但是如果你喜歡，斯圖爾特先生，就指控我，指控艾倫，指控喬治國王吧!我是艾倫的朋友，而且如果我能在任何方面幫助他的朋友們，我不會在意危險的。”

So that night we started our long journey to the Lowlands.Sometimes we walked， and sometimes we ran. But although we travelled as fast as we could，daylight began to appear before we had found a good hiding-place. We were in the rocky valley of Glencoe， with high mountains on both sides，and a river running fast through the middle. Alan was clearly worried.‘The soldiers will find us easily here，’ he said. He looked around，and saw a great rock，about seven metres high. With difficulty we both climbed to the top of it. Then I saw why he had chosen it. The top of the rock was shaped like a plate， and there was room for two or three men to lie there，hidden from people in the valley.

于是那天晚上我們開始了去低地的漫漫征途。我們有時候步行，有時候疾馳。但是雖然我們盡快走著，在我們找到一個好的棲身之地前天已開始亮了?，F(xiàn)在我們在巖石嶙峋的格倫科山谷里，兩邊高山林立，中間有一條河急湍而過。艾倫顯然著急的樣子。“在這兒士兵很容易發(fā)現(xiàn)我們，”他說道。他看了看四周，看見了一塊大巖石，大約七米高。我們倆費(fèi)勁地爬到了上面。那時我才明白了他為什么要選擇這塊巖石。巖石的上面像一個盤子一樣，可以躺兩三個人，以躲過山谷里的人。

At last Alan smiled.‘Aye，’ he said.‘Now we have a chance. Ye can sleep for a while. I'll watch for soldiers.’

最后艾倫微笑了。“好了。”他說道，“我們現(xiàn)在有個機(jī)會。你可以睡一會兒。我來留神當(dāng)兵的。”

But when I woke up， several hours later， the valley was full of redcoats， and Alan was looking worried again， ‘If they go up the sides of the mountains，they'll see us，’he said.‘We'll just have to stay here and hope they don't， When it's dark，we'll try to get past them.’

但當(dāng)我?guī)讉€小時后醒來時，山谷里滿是英國士兵，艾倫看起來又著急了。“如果他們爬上山側(cè)，他們會看見我們。”他說道，“我們得待在這兒，希望他們別爬上來。天黑時，我們試著超過他們。”

That was a terrible day. We lay on the rock， baking in the sun， with no water，only whisky， to drink. We could hear the English voices of the soldiers all around us， but luckily they did not look up at our rock. In the afternoon， when the soldiers seemed sleepy after their lunch， we decided to try to escape， and we climbed very quietly down from the rock. The soldiers did not notice us as we moved carefully from rock to rock， and soon we were safely in the next valley. That evening we washed ourselves in the river， and ate cold porridge， which is a good meal for a hungry man.

那一天很難受。我們躺在巖石上，被太陽暴曬著，沒有水，只有威士忌喝。我們能聽到四周都是士兵們的英語聲，但是幸運(yùn)的是他們沒有抬頭看我們所在的巖石。下午，趁士兵們用完午飯顯得困倦時，我們決定試著逃跑，便從巖石上悄悄地爬下來。當(dāng)我們小心翼翼地從一塊巖石爬上另一塊巖石時，士兵們沒有發(fā)現(xiàn)我們，很快我們就安全地在下一個山谷了。那天傍晚我們在河里洗了洗，喝了冷粥。那對于一個饑餓的人來說是一頓美餐。整個晚上我們繼續(xù)向東走著，越過了高大漆黑的山脈。艾倫因我們把士兵拋到后面而很高興，而且走路時高興地吹起口哨。

We continued walking eastwards all night， over the great dark mountains. Alan was very pleased that we had left the soldiers behind， and whistled happily as he walked.

天亮前我們到了艾倫過去用過的一個山洞，我們在這兒待了5天。

Before daylight we reached a cave that Alan had used before， and here we stayed hidden for five days. Alan went down one night to the nearest village， to the housc of one of his clansmen. He sent this man to James Stewart， to tell him where we were hiding， and after three days the clansman re turned， with a purse of money for us and a message from Mrs Stewart. We discovered that James was already in prison， ac cused of murder， although people were saying that Alan Breck had actually fired the shot. And there was a price of one hun dred pounds on my head， as well as on Alan's.

一天晚上艾倫下山去了最近的一個村莊里他的一個族人家。他派這個人去詹姆斯·斯圖爾特那兒，以告訴他我們的藏身之地;3天后這個族人回來了，給我們帶來一袋錢和斯圖爾特太太捎來的口信。我們發(fā)現(xiàn)詹姆斯已經(jīng)被捕入獄了，被指控犯有謀殺罪，盡管人們說實(shí)際是艾倫·布雷克開的槍。對艾倫和我的人頭的懸賞都為100鎊。

I began to think that I would be safer alone. Alan was very recognizable in his fine French clothes. It was going to be dan gerous to stay with Alan， and expensive， too. Mrs Stewart had only managed to send five pounds， and Alan had to travel as far as France. But I still had two pounds， and only needed to reach Queensferry， so I would have to give some of my money to Alan. Staying with Alan meant both danger and ex pense.

我開始想我單獨(dú)行動會更安全些。艾倫身穿考究的法國衣服，很容易被人認(rèn)出來。和艾倫待在一起將是危險的，花銷也大。斯圖爾特太太想盡辦法也只弄來5鎊，而艾倫還得遠(yuǎn)去法國。但我還有兩鎊，而且只需要到昆斯費(fèi)里，這樣我得把我的一些錢分給艾倫。和艾倫待在一起意味著危險和花費(fèi)。

But my honest friend did not think in this way at all. He felt sure that he was helping me. So what could I do， except keep quiet， and hope that everything would be all right?

但是我的誠實(shí)的朋友壓根兒不這么想。他確信他在幫助我。這樣我除了保持安靜、希望一切平安外還能做什么?

We started travelling again， across the mountains， and by daylight came to wild， open moors， covered with purple heather.Because anyone on the hills around us could easily see us when we stood up， we had to walk or run on our hands and feet， like animals It was another hot summer day， and my back achcd badly after a few hours. I wanted a rest and a drink of water， but when we stopped， we saw the redcoats of soldiers on one of the hills， and we had to go on.

我們又開始旅行了，翻山越嶺，到天亮?xí)r來到滿是紫色石南的、空曠的荒野。因?yàn)槲覀冋酒饋頃r周圍小山上的人能夠很容易地看見我們，我們只能像動物一樣手腳并用地爬或者跑。這又是一個炎熱的夏日，幾個小時后我的背痛得厲害。我需要休息，需要喝點(diǎn)水;但當(dāng)我們停下來時，我們看見其中的一座小山上有士兵們穿的紅制服，我們又得走下去。

We walked or ran all day and all night. People who talk of tiredness do not know what the word really means， I did not know who I was or where I was going， and I did not care. I thought that every step would be my last， and I hoped that death would come soon.Alan drove me onwards， and I felt that I hated him， but I was too afraid of him to stop and rest.

整天整夜我們都在走或者跑。說累的人們其實(shí)不理解這個詞的真實(shí)含義。我不知道我是誰或我往哪兒去，我也不在乎。我想每一步都可能是我能走的最后一步，而且我希望死神能夠很快來臨。艾倫催著我往前走，我感到我恨他，但是我太害怕他，以致不敢停下來休息。

When daylight returned， we were stupid with tiredness，and had become careless. Suddenly， three or four wild-looking men jumped out of the heather， and took us prisoner.I was not afraid， only happy to stop running for a moment. But Alan spoke to them in Gaelic.

天又亮?xí)r，我們累得都遲鈍了，都變得麻本了。忽然，三四個看似粗野的人從石南叢中跳出來，把我們當(dāng)俘虜抓起來。我不害怕，只高興能停止跑一會兒。但是艾倫用蓋爾語對他們說話。

‘These are Cluny Macpherson's men，’ he said quietly to me.‘Ye remember him， the head of the Macpherson clan?They fought well against the English in the Forty-Five.After that， he didn't go to France， like the other clan chiefs.No，he's been hiding here ever since， and the soldiers have never managed to find him. His clansmen bring him what he needs.’

“這些是克蘭尼·麥克弗森的人。”他低聲對我說，“你記得他，麥克弗森家族的頭領(lǐng)嗎?在1745年政變中他們英勇抗擊英格蘭軍隊(duì)。那以后，他像其他部族領(lǐng)袖一樣沒有去法國。對，那以后他一直躲在這兒，士兵們也從來沒有發(fā)現(xiàn)他。他家族的人給他提供他所需要的。”

We were taken to a cave， well hidden by trees and rocks，and Cluny Macpherson himself came forward to welcome us，like a king in his palace. He seemed to live well in his cave，and he offered us an excellent meal， prepared by his cook. But I was too tired to eat， so I lay down at once and slept. In fact，although I did not know it， I was seriously ill， and could not get up for two days.

我們被帶到一個被樹木和巖石遮掩得很好的山洞，克蘭尼·麥克弗森像一個國王在他自己的王國里一樣上前歡迎我們?？雌饋硭诙囱ɡ镞^得很好，他給我們提供了一頓由他的廚師準(zhǔn)備的佳肴。但是我太累了，吃不下，于是我立即躺下來睡覺。事實(shí)上，雖然我不知道，但是我是得了重病，兩天都不能起床。

I woke up once，in a kind of fog， to find Cluny and Alan playing cards， and a second time， to hear Alan asking to borrow my money. I was too sick and sleepy to refuse， and gave him my purse.

一次我醒來，如墜霧里，發(fā)現(xiàn)克蘭尼和艾倫在打牌;又有一次，聽見艾倫向我借錢。我病得太厲害，又太困，不能夠拒絕，把我的錢包給了他。

But when I woke up again， on the third day，I felt much better， although not very strong. I noticed that Alan was looking very ashamed， and I realized at once what had hap pened.

但在第三天，當(dāng)我又醒過來時，我感到好多了，雖然還不太強(qiáng)壯。我注意到艾倫看起來很羞愧，我馬上意識到發(fā)生了什么。

‘David，’ he said miserably，‘I've lost all our money at cards， yours as well as mine.’

“戴維，”他悲慘地說道，“我玩牌輸?shù)袅宋覀兯械腻X，你的和我的。”

‘No，no，ye haven't lost it!cried Cluny.‘Of course I'll give your money back. It was just a game. I wouldn't keep your money. Here!’ And he pulled gold coins out of his pocket.

“沒有，沒有，你沒有輸錢!”克蘭尼叫道。“我當(dāng)然要退你錢。只是玩玩而已。我不會要你的錢。給!”他從口袋里掏出金幣。

I did not know if it was right to accept the money or not，but we needed it， so I thanked Cluny and put the coins in my purse. But I was very angry with Alan， and as we left Cluny's cave and continued our journey， I refused to speak to him.

我不知道接受錢是對還是不對，但我們需要它，于是我謝過克蘭尼并把金幣放到我錢包里。但是我對艾倫很生氣，我們離開克蘭尼的山洞繼續(xù)旅行時我拒絕和他說話。

At first Alan tried hard to talk to me. He said that he was sorry， and that he loved me like a brother. He was worried about my health， and offered me a hand when we crossed a river or climbed a hill.But after two or three days，when he realized that I was still angry with him， he too became angry，and laughed at me when I fell， or seemed tired.

最初艾倫竭力試著對我說話。他說他很抱歉，說他像兄弟一樣地愛我。他很擔(dān)心我的健康，我們過河或者爬山時他主動伸手要幫我一把。兩三天后，當(dāng)他意識到我仍對他生氣時，他也變得生氣了，我跌倒或顯得疲倦時他嘲笑我。

We travelled by night， through endless rain and strong winds， and slept in the wet heather by day. I was feeling more and more miserable.My illness had returned， and I was beginning to think that this terrible journey would only end in my death.‘Alan will be sorry when I die!’ I thought. How childish I was!

無論強(qiáng)風(fēng)淫雨，我們都趁著夜幕行走，到了白天便在潮濕的石南叢里睡覺。我感到越來越難受了。我的病又復(fù)發(fā)了，我開始尋思這次可怕的旅行只會以我的死亡而告終。“當(dāng)我死了，艾倫或許會傷心的!”我想。我多么孩子氣啊!

Alan continued to laugh at me and call me names， and by the sixth night I had had enough.I stopped and spoke angrily to him .‘Mr Stewart，’ I said， ‘why do you laugh at me?I should laugh at you! You may have a king's name， but you're a loser! You spend your life running away! You're not brave enough to fight the Campbells and the English， and win!’

艾倫繼續(xù)嘲諷我并謾罵我，到了第六天晚上我實(shí)在是受夠了。我停住腳，很生氣地對他說話。“斯圖爾特先生，”我說，“你為什么嘲笑我?我應(yīng)該笑話你!你有國王的姓氏，但你卻是輸家!你把所有的時間都花在東藏西逃上!你沒有勇氣來和坎貝爾人及英格蘭人戰(zhàn)斗，也不會打勝仗的!”

Alan looked sharply at me.‘David!’ he said.‘There are things that ye should never say—things that can never be for gotten!’

艾倫嚴(yán)厲地看著我。“戴維!”他說道，“有很多事情你根本不應(yīng)該說——有些事情說了之后是永遠(yuǎn)不會被忘卻的!”

‘If you don't like what I say， I'm ready to fight，’ I answered stupidly. I knew that I was not strong enough to hold a sword.

“如果你不喜歡我說的話，我準(zhǔn)備決斗，”我傻呵呵地答道。我知道我連拿劍的力氣都沒有。

‘David!’ he cried.‘Are ye crazy? I cannot fight ye! It would be murder!’ He pulled out his sword， and looked at me.‘No， I can't， I can't，’ he said. And he dropped his sword on the ground.

“戴維!”他叫道，“你瘋了嗎?我不會與你決斗的!那將是謀殺!”他拔出劍，看著我。“不，我不能，我不能，”他說道。他還把劍扔到地上。

When I saw how much he loved me， I was no longer angry，only sick， and sorry.I remembered all his kindness to me，and how he had always helped me through difficult times.Now I had lost that friend for ever! My illness seemed to get worse and worse， and I could only just stand. I wanted to say that I was sorry， but I knew it was too late for that. Suddenly I realized that a cry for help was the only way of bringing Alan back to me.

當(dāng)我看到他是多么愛我時，我巳經(jīng)不再生氣了，只是難受，并感到抱歉。我記得他對我的所有好處，而且他總是幫我渡過難關(guān)。現(xiàn)在我永遠(yuǎn)地失去了那個朋友!我的病愈來愈重了，我只能站站而已。我想說對不起，但我知道太晚了。忽然，我意識到一聲求助是把艾倫帶回我身邊的唯一辦法。

‘Alan!’ I said， my voice shaking.‘If you cannot help me，I must just die here!’I did not need to pretend.

“艾倫!”我說道，聲音顫抖著。“如果你不能幫我，我就一定死在這兒了!”我不需要偽裝。

He looked up quickly， surprised.‘Can ye walk?’

他很快地抬起頭，驚訝的樣子。“你能走嗎?”

‘Not without help.Alan，if I die，will you forget what I said?In my heart，I've always been your friend，you know that.’

“沒人幫忙就不行。艾倫，如果我死了，你能忘掉我所說過的話嗎?在我內(nèi)心里，我一直是你的朋友，你知道的。”

‘ Quiet!’ cried Alan.‘ Don't talk of dying! David， man， ye know… ’He could not go on， but put his arm around me.‘Davie， I'm a bad friend to ye.

“悄聲!”艾倫叫道，“別提死!戴維，伙計(jì)，你知道……”他說不下去了，但用胳膊摟著我。“戴維，我是你的壞朋友。

I didn't remember that ye're just a bairn， I couldn't see that ye were dying on your feet…’He was almost crying.‘Hold on to me， Davie， and ye'll be grand.’

我當(dāng)時記不得你只是一個小孩，我不能看著你暴死……”他差不多哭了。“抓牢我，戴維，而且你會好的。”

He helped me down into the valley to the nearest house，which luckily belonged to a clan who were friendly to the Stewarts. There I lay for several days， unable to move. Alan refused to leave me， and took the greatest care of me. Little by little I got better， with his help， and before a month had passed， we went on our way again.

他幫助我下了山，進(jìn)了山谷，來到最近的一座房子里。房子慶幸屬于一個對斯圖爾特人很友好的部族。在那兒，我躺了幾天，不能動彈。艾倫拒絕離開我，并極細(xì)心地照顧我。在他的幫助之下，我的身體一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)地好起來了;不到一個月，我們又上路了。

This time we did not argue. We did not see any more soldiers， and our journey was easier now. We walked through the warm summer nights， ate our porridge， drank our whisky， and slept in the dry heather in the daytime.Now that we were in the Lowlands， we were almost safe， and we both felt happy and hopeful.When we crossed the Forth River by boat from Limekilns， we were only five kilometres from Queensferry， where Mr Rankeillor lived.

這一次我們不爭辯了。我們再沒看見士兵，我們的旅途如今容易多了。溫暖的夏夜我們行走，吃麥片粥，喝威士忌;白天則睡在干燥的石南叢中。既然我們處于蘇格蘭低地，那就幾乎安全了，我們二人都感到高興，心里充滿了希望。當(dāng)我們乘船從萊姆基恩渡過福斯河時，我們離昆斯費(fèi)里，就是蘭基勒先生居住的那兒，只有5公里路了。