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father finds so much pleasure in gratifying. If I had been compelled
to refuse these indulgences to my poor boys, who are so good and work
so hard, the sacrifice I made to the honor of my name would have been
doubly painful.
"In point of fact, the twelve years I have spent in retirement from
the world to educate my children have led to my being completely
forgotten at Court. I have given up the career of politics; I have
lost my historical fortune, and all the distinctions which I might
have acquired and bequeathed to my children; but our house will have
lost nothing; my boys will be men of mark. Though I have missed the
senatorship, they will win it nobly by devoting themselves to the
affairs of the country, and doing such service as is not soon
forgotten. While purifying the past record of my family, I have
insured it a glorious future; and is not that to have achieved a noble
task, though in secret and without glory?--And now, monsieur, have you
any other explanations to ask me?"
At this instant the tramp of horses was heard in the courtyard.
"Here they are!" said the Marquis. In a moment the two lads,
fashionably but plainly dressed, came into the room, booted, spurred,
and gloved, and flourishing their riding-whips. Their beaming faces
brought in the freshness of the outer air; they were brilliant with
health. They both grasped their father's hand, giving him a look, as
friends do, a glance of unspoken affection, and then they bowed coldly
to the lawyer. Popinot felt that it was quite unnecessary to question
the Marquis as to his relations towards his sons.
"Have you enjoyed yourselves?" asked the Marquis.
"Yes, father; I knocked down six dolls in twelve shots at the first
trial!" cried Camille.
"And where did you ride?"
"In the Bois; we saw my mother."
"Did she stop?"
"We were riding so fast just then that I daresay she did not see us,"
replied the young Count.
"But, then, why did you not go to speak to her?"
"I fancy I have noticed, father, that she does not care that we should
speak to her in public," said Clement in an undertone. "We are a
little too big."
The judge's hearing was keen enough to catch these words, which
brought a cloud to the Marquis' brow. Popinot took pleasure in
contemplating the picture of the father and his boys. His eyes went
back with a sense of pathos to M. d'Espard's face; his features, his
expression, and his manner all expressed honesty in its noblest
aspect, intellectual and chivalroushonesty, nobility in all its
beauty.
"You--you see, monsieur," said the Marquis, and his hesitation had
returned, "you see that Justice may look in--in here at any time--yes,
at any time--here. If there is anybody crazy, it can only be the
children--the children--who are a little crazy about their father, and
the father who is very crazy about his children--but that sort of
madness rings true."
At this juncture Madame Jeanrenaud's voice was heard in the ante-room,
and the good woman came bustling in, in spite of the man-servant's
remonstrances.
"I take no roundabout ways, I can tell you!" she exclaimed. "Yes,
Monsieur le Marquis, I want to speak to you, this very minute," she
went on, with a comprehensive bow to the company. "By George, and I am
too late as it is, since Monsieur the criminal Judge is before me."
"Criminal!" cried the two boys.
"Good reason why I did not find you at your own house, since you are
here. Well, well! the Law is always to the fore when there is mischief
brewing.--I came, Monsieur le Marquis, to tell you that my son and I
are of one mind to give you everything back, since our honor is
threatened. My son and I, we had rather give you back everything than
cause you the smallest trouble. My word, they must be as stupid as
pans without handles to call you a lunatic----"
"A lunatic! My father?" exclaimed the boys, clinging to the Marquis.
"What is this?"
"Silence, madame," said Popinot.
"Children, leave us," said the Marquis.
The two boys went into the garden without a word, but very much
alarmed.
to refuse these indulgences to my poor boys, who are so good and work
so hard, the sacrifice I made to the honor of my name would have been
doubly painful.
"In point of fact, the twelve years I have spent in retirement from
the world to educate my children have led to my being completely
forgotten at Court. I have given up the career of politics; I have
lost my historical fortune, and all the distinctions which I might
have acquired and bequeathed to my children; but our house will have
lost nothing; my boys will be men of mark. Though I have missed the
senatorship, they will win it nobly by devoting themselves to the
affairs of the country, and doing such service as is not soon
forgotten. While purifying the past record of my family, I have
insured it a glorious future; and is not that to have achieved a noble
task, though in secret and without glory?--And now, monsieur, have you
any other explanations to ask me?"
At this instant the tramp of horses was heard in the courtyard.
"Here they are!" said the Marquis. In a moment the two lads,
fashionably but plainly dressed, came into the room, booted, spurred,
and gloved, and flourishing their riding-whips. Their beaming faces
brought in the freshness of the outer air; they were brilliant with
health. They both grasped their father's hand, giving him a look, as
friends do, a glance of unspoken affection, and then they bowed coldly
to the lawyer. Popinot felt that it was quite unnecessary to question
the Marquis as to his relations towards his sons.
"Have you enjoyed yourselves?" asked the Marquis.
"Yes, father; I knocked down six dolls in twelve shots at the first
trial!" cried Camille.
"And where did you ride?"
"In the Bois; we saw my mother."
"Did she stop?"
"We were riding so fast just then that I daresay she did not see us,"
replied the young Count.
"But, then, why did you not go to speak to her?"
"I fancy I have noticed, father, that she does not care that we should
speak to her in public," said Clement in an undertone. "We are a
little too big."
The judge's hearing was keen enough to catch these words, which
brought a cloud to the Marquis' brow. Popinot took pleasure in
contemplating the picture of the father and his boys. His eyes went
back with a sense of pathos to M. d'Espard's face; his features, his
expression, and his manner all expressed honesty in its noblest
aspect, intellectual and chivalroushonesty, nobility in all its
beauty.
"You--you see, monsieur," said the Marquis, and his hesitation had
returned, "you see that Justice may look in--in here at any time--yes,
at any time--here. If there is anybody crazy, it can only be the
children--the children--who are a little crazy about their father, and
the father who is very crazy about his children--but that sort of
madness rings true."
At this juncture Madame Jeanrenaud's voice was heard in the ante-room,
and the good woman came bustling in, in spite of the man-servant's
remonstrances.
"I take no roundabout ways, I can tell you!" she exclaimed. "Yes,
Monsieur le Marquis, I want to speak to you, this very minute," she
went on, with a comprehensive bow to the company. "By George, and I am
too late as it is, since Monsieur the criminal Judge is before me."
"Criminal!" cried the two boys.
"Good reason why I did not find you at your own house, since you are
here. Well, well! the Law is always to the fore when there is mischief
brewing.--I came, Monsieur le Marquis, to tell you that my son and I
are of one mind to give you everything back, since our honor is
threatened. My son and I, we had rather give you back everything than
cause you the smallest trouble. My word, they must be as stupid as
pans without handles to call you a lunatic----"
"A lunatic! My father?" exclaimed the boys, clinging to the Marquis.
"What is this?"
"Silence, madame," said Popinot.
"Children, leave us," said the Marquis.
The two boys went into the garden without a word, but very much
alarmed.
- mischief [´mistʃif]
n.伤害；故障；调皮 (初中英语单词) - lieutenant [lef´tenənt] n.陆军中尉；代理；副手 (初中英语单词)
- unhappy [ʌn´hæpi] a.不幸的；不快乐的 (初中英语单词)
- monsieur [mə´sjə:] n.先生 (初中英语单词)
- possibility [,pɔsə´biliti] n.可能(性)；希望；前途 (初中英语单词)
- achieve [ə´tʃi:v] vt.完成；达到；获得 (初中英语单词)
- income [´inkʌm] n.收入，所得 (初中英语单词)
- character [´kæriktə] n.特性；性质；人物；字 (初中英语单词)
- affection [ə´fekʃən] n.友爱；慈爱 (初中英语单词)
- advantage [əd´vɑ:ntidʒ] n.优势；利益 (初中英语单词)
- improvement [im´pru:vmənt] n.改进，改善，进步 (初中英语单词)
- lately [´leitli] ad.近来，不久前 (初中英语单词)
- emotion [i´məuʃən] n.感情；情绪；激动 (初中英语单词)
- thoroughly [´θʌrəli] ad.完全地，彻底地 (初中英语单词)
- instance [´instəns] n.例子，实例，例证 (初中英语单词)
- pointed [´pɔintid] a.尖(锐)的；中肯的 (初中英语单词)
- lawyer [´lɔ:jə] n.律师；法学家 (初中英语单词)
- poetry [´pəuitri] n.诗；诗意 (初中英语单词)
- dwelling [´dweliŋ] n.住所；寓所 (初中英语单词)
- harmony [´hɑ:məni] n.调合，协调，和谐 (初中英语单词)
- circle [´sə:kəl] n.圆圈 v.环绕；盘旋 (初中英语单词)
- whatever [wɔt´evə] pron.&a.无论什么 (初中英语单词)
- keeper [´ki:pə] n.管理人；看守；保管人 (初中英语单词)
- prince [´prins] n.王子；亲王；君主 (初中英语单词)
- confess [kən´fes] vt.供认；坦白；承认 (初中英语单词)
- admiration [,ædmə´reiʃən] n.赞赏，钦佩 (初中英语单词)
- remote [ri´məut] a.遥远的；偏僻的 (初中英语单词)
- administration [əd,minis´treiʃən] n.管理(事务等)；经营 (初中英语单词)
- luxury [´lʌkʃəri] n.奢侈(品)；享受 (初中英语单词)
- european [juərə´pi:ən] a.欧洲的 n.欧洲人 (初中英语单词)
- entertain [,entə´tein] vt.招待；娱乐；使高兴 (初中英语单词)
- financial [fi´nænʃəl] a.金融的，财政的 (初中英语单词)
- derive [di´raiv] v.得出；衍生 (初中英语单词)
- procure [prə´kjuə] v.获得；完(达)成；实现 (初中英语单词)
- educate [´edjukeit] vt.教育；培养；训练 (初中英语单词)
- career [kə´riə] n.经历；生涯；职业 (初中英语单词)
- politics [´pɔlitiks] n.政治(学)；政治活动 (初中英语单词)
- glorious [´glɔ:riəs] a.光荣的；辉煌的 (初中英语单词)
- instant [´instənt] a.立即的 n.紧迫；瞬间 (初中英语单词)
- plainly [´pleinli] ad.平坦地；简单地 (初中英语单词)
- brilliant [´briliənt] a.灿烂的；杰出的 (初中英语单词)
- criminal [´kriminəl] a.犯罪的 n.罪犯 (初中英语单词)
- stupid [´stju:pid] a.愚蠢的；糊涂的 (初中英语单词)
- remedy [´remidi] n.药品 vt.医治；减轻 (高中英语单词)
- napoleon [nə´pəuljən] n.拿破仑 (高中英语单词)
- proceeding [prə´si:diŋ] n.程序；进程；行动 (高中英语单词)
- nobility [nəu´biliti, nə-] n.高贵；贵金属性 (高中英语单词)
- revolutionary [,revə´lu:ʃənəri] a.革命的 n.革命者 (高中英语单词)
- positive [´pɔzətiv] a.确定的 (高中英语单词)
- honesty [´ɔnisti] n.诚实，老实 (高中英语单词)
- convenience [kən´vi:niəns] n.方便；适当的机会 (高中英语单词)
- petition [pi´tiʃən] n.请愿 vt.向…请愿 (高中英语单词)
- marquis [´mɑ:kwis] n.侯爵 (高中英语单词)
- advertisement [əd´və:tismənt] n.(做)广告；宣传 (高中英语单词)
- respectable [ri´spektəbəl] a.可敬的；有身价的 (高中英语单词)
- wholesome [´həulsəm] a.有益于健康的 (高中英语单词)
- gloomy [´glu:mi] a.昏暗的；忧郁的 (高中英语单词)
- learned [´lə:nid] a.有学问的，博学的 (高中英语单词)
- speculation [,spekju´leiʃən] n.思索，推测；投机 (高中英语单词)
- recommendation [,rekəmen´deiʃən] n.推荐；劝告 (高中英语单词)
- exclusive [ik´sklu:siv] a.独有的；集中的 (高中英语单词)
- gigantic [dʒai´gæntik] a.巨大的 (高中英语单词)
- undertaking [,ʌndə´teikiŋ] n.任务；事业；计划 (高中英语单词)
- fencing [´fensiŋ] n.击剑；栅栏；搪塞 (高中英语单词)
- historical [his´tɔrikəl] a.历史(上)的 (高中英语单词)
- hearing [´hiəriŋ] n.听力；听证会；审讯 (高中英语单词)
- intellectual [,inti´lektʃuəl] n.知识分子 (高中英语单词)
- hesitation [,hezi´teiʃən] n.犹豫，踌躇 (高中英语单词)
- comprehensive [,kɔmpri´hensiv] a.综合的；理解的 (高中英语单词)
- integrity [in´tegriti] n.完整；完善；正直 (英语四级单词)
- retirement [ri´taiəmənt] n.退休；撤退；幽静处 (英语四级单词)
- freshness [´freʃnis] n.新鲜 (英语四级单词)
- abject [´æbdʒekt] a.卑鄙的；可怜的 (英语六级单词)
- speaking [´spi:kiŋ] n.说话 a.发言的 (英语六级单词)
- madman [´mædmən] n.疯子；狂人 (英语六级单词)
- scruple [´skru:pəl] n.&v.犹豫；顾忌 (英语六级单词)
- expressive [ik´spresiv] a.有表现力的 (英语六级单词)
- habitually [hə´bitjuəli] adv.习惯地 (英语六级单词)
- woodwork [´wudwə:k] n.木制品；木工 (英语六级单词)
- taking [´teikiŋ] a.迷人的 n.捕获物 (英语六级单词)
- arsenal [´ɑ:sənəl] n.兵工厂；军械库 (英语六级单词)
- fanatic [fə´nætik] a.狂热的 n.狂热者 (英语六级单词)
- beaming [´bi:miŋ] a.笑吟吟的 (英语六级单词)
- chivalrous [´ʃivəlrəs] a.勇武的；武士的 (英语六级单词)
- roundabout [´raundəbaut] a.&n.间接的(方式) (英语六级单词)
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