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Part One A child at Gateshead 1

The red room第一部 盖茨赫德的孩子 1

红房子

 We could not go for a walk that afternoon．There was such a freezing cold wind，and such heavy rain，that we all stayed indoors．I was glad of it．I never liked long walks，especially in winter．I used to hate coming home when it was almost dark，with ice-cold fingers and toes，feeling miserable because Bessie，the nursemaid，was always scolding me．All the time I knew I was different from my cousins，Eliza，John and Georgiana Reed．They were taller and stronger than me，and they were loved．那天下午，我们不能出去散步。寒风刺骨，大雨瓢泼，大家都待在家里，我倒是因此感到高兴。我从来不喜欢走长路，特别是在冬天。过去我最讨厌回到家时天色已暗，手脚冰凉，女仆贝茜总是训斥我而使我痛苦不堪。无论何时我都懂得我和我的表兄妹——里德家的伊丽莎、约翰和乔治娜不一样。他们不仅比我高大、强壮，而且还受宠。These three usually spent their time crying and quarrelling，but today they were sitting quietly around their mother in the sitting-room．I wanted to join the family circle，but Mrs Reed，my aunt，refused . Bessie had complained about me．这三个人常常吵闹不休，但今天却和妈妈一起静静地坐在起居室里。我也想参加进去，可我的舅妈里德太太不允许。贝茜告了我的状。’No，I’m sorry，Jane．Until I hear from Bessie，or see for myself，that you are really trying to behave better，you cannot be treated as a good，happy child，like my children．’“对不起，简。如果不听到贝茜说或是由我亲眼看到你的确努力要学好，你就不能像我的孩子那样，被当成是快乐的好孩子。”’What does Bessie say I have done？’I asked．“贝茜说我干什么了？”我问。’Jane，it is not polite to question me in that way．If you cannot speak pleasantly，be quiet．’“简，这样问我是不礼貌的。如果你不能好好讲话，就闭嘴。”I crept out of the sitting-room and into the small room next door，where I chose a book full of pictures from the bookcase． I climbed on to the window-seat and drew the curtains，so that I was completely hidden．I sat there for a while．Sometimes I looked out of the window at the grey November afternoon，and saw the rain pouring down on the leafless garden．But most of the time I studied the book and stared，fascinated，at the pictures．Lost in the world of imagination，I forgot my sad，lonely existence for a while，and was happy，I was only afraid that my secret hiding-place might be discovered．我悄悄退出起居室，走进隔壁的小房间，从书架上选了一本图画书。我爬上窗台，拉好窗帘，把自己整个藏了起来。我坐了一会儿，时而望望窗外。11月的午后天气阴沉，大雨倾泻在秃枝枯叶的花园里。不过大部分时候，我认真读着书，完全被书中的图画吸引住了。我沉浸在想像的世界中，暂时忘掉了伤心和孤单，只感到快活。我唯一担心的就是我的秘密藏身处可能会被发现。Suddenly the door of the room opened．John Reed rushed in．突然，门开了，约翰·里德冲了进来。’Where are you，rat？’he shouted．He did not see me behind the curtain．’Eliza！Georgy！Jane isn’t here！Tell Mamma she’s run out into the rain—what a bad animal she is！’“老鼠，你在哪儿？”他叫着，没有看到窗帘后面的我。“伊丽莎！乔吉！简不在这儿！告诉妈妈她跑出去淋雨了。真是个畜生！”’How lucky I drew the curtain，’I thought．He would never have found me，because he was not very intelligent．But Eliza guessed at once where I was．“幸好我拉上了窗帘，”我心想。他永远找不到我，因为他并不聪明。可是，伊丽莎一下子就猜出了我在哪里。’She’s in the window-seat，John，’she called from the sitting-room．So I came out immediately，as I did not want him to pull me out．“约翰，她坐在窗台上。”她在起居室喊道。于是，我赶紧走了出来，因为我不愿意他来拽我。’What do you want？’I asked him．“你想怎样？”我问道。’Say，“What do you want，Master Reed”，’he answered，sitting in an armchair．’I want you to come here．’“说’里德主人，您想要什么’，”他坐在椅子子说。“我要你过来。”John Reed was fourteen and I was only ten．He was large and rather fat．He usually ate too much at meals，which made him ill．He should have been at boarding school，but his mother，who loved him very much，had brought him home for a month or two，because she thought his health was delicate．约翰·里德已经14岁了，而我只有10岁。他长得又高又胖，常常狼吞虎咽吃得太多，以致闹玻他本该上寄宿学校的，可是他妈妈太宠他，把他接回家一两个月，因为她觉得他身体弱。John did not love his mother or his sister，and he hated me. He bullied and punished me，not two or three times a week，not once or twice a day，but all the time．My whole body trembled when he came near．Sometimes he hit me，sometimes he just threatened me，and I lived in terrible fear of him．I had no idea about how to stop him．The servants did not want to offend their young master，and Mrs Reed could see no fault in her dear boy．约翰既不喜欢他的母亲，也不喜欢他的妹妹，对我更只有恨。他欺侮我，惩罚我，不是一星期两三次，也不是一天里一两次，而是随时随地。他一靠近，我就浑身打颤。他有时打我，有时吓唬我，我整天生活在对他的恐惧中，我根本不知道如何阻止他。仆人们不愿得罪他们的小主人，而里德太太根本看不到她的心肝宝贝会有什么错。So I obeyed John’s order and approached his armchair，thinkinghow very ugly his face was．Perhaps he understood what I was thinking，for he hit me hard on the face．于是，我服从了约翰的命令，走向他坐的椅子，心想他那张脸真是丑极了。可能他看出了我的心思，用手重重地打在我的脸上。’That is for your rudeness to Mamma just now，’he said，’and for your wickedness in hiding，and for looking at me like that，you rat！’I was so used to his bullying that I never thought of hitting him back．“这是罚你刚才对妈妈无礼，”他说，“罚你藏起来的鬼主意，罚你那么瞪着我，你这老鼠！”我已经习惯了被他欺负，从没想过要还手。’What were you doing behind that curtain？’he asked．“你在帘子后面干什么？”他问。’I was reading，’I answered．“我在读书，”我答道。’Show me the book．’I gave it to him．“给我看看。”我将书递了过去。’You have no right to take our books，’he continued．’You have no money and your father left you none．You ought to beg in the streets，not live here in comfort with a gentleman’s family．Anyway，all these books are mine，and so is the whole house，or will be in a few years’ time．I’ll teach you not to borrow my books again．’He lifted the heavy book and threw it hard at me．“你没权拿我们的书。”他接着说。“你身无分文，你父亲也没给你留下一分钱。你应该上街讨饭，而不是在一位绅士家里过舒服日子。不管怎样，这些书都是我的，几年以后整幢房子也是我的了。我要教训你别再借我的书。”他举起重重的书，狠狠地打在我身上。It hit me and I fell，cutting my head on the door．I was in great pain，and suddenly for the first time in my life，I forgot my fear of John Reed．我被打倒在地，头碰在门上磕破了。我感到疼痛不堪，平生第一次突然忘记了我对约翰·里德的恐惧。’You wicked，cruel boy！’I cried．’You are a bully！You are as bad as a murderer！’“你这个残忍的坏蛋！”我喊着，“你欺侮人！你像个刽子手！”’What！What！’he cried．’Did she say that to me？Did you hear，Eliza and Georgiana？I’ll tell Mamma，but first…’“什么！什么！”他叫嚷着，“她说我什么？伊丽莎，乔吉，你们听到了吗？我要告诉妈妈去，可是我先得……”He rushed to attack me，but now he was fighting with a desperate girl．I really saw himas a wicked murderer．I felt the blood running down my face，and the pain gave me strength．I fought back as hard as I could．My resistance surprised him，and he shouted for help．His sisters ran for Mrs Reed，who called her maid，Miss Abbott，and Bessie．They pulled us apart and I heard them say，’What a wicked girl！She attacked Master John！’他冲过来打我，不过现在他的对手是一个绝望的女孩子。我真的觉得他是个刽子手坏蛋。我感到血从脸上流下来，疼痛给了我力量，我使出全力还手了。我的反抗吓了他一跳，他大声求救。他的妹妹们跑去叫里德太太，里德太太又叫上了仆人阿伯特小姐和贝茜。她们把我们拉开，我听到她们说：“多坏的小丫头！她竟打了约翰主人！”Mrs Reed said calmly，’Take her away to the red room and lock her in there．’And so I was carried upstairs，arms waving and legs kicking．里德太太平静地说：“把她带到红房子里锁起来。”于是手脚并用、极力挣扎的我被抱到了楼上。As soon as we arrived in the red room，I became quiet again，and the two servants both started scolding me．一进红房子，我又安静下来，两个仆人开始训斥我。’Really，Miss Eyre，’said Miss Abbott，’how could you hit him？He’s your young master！’“说真的，爱小姐，”阿伯特小姐说，“你怎么能打他呢？他是你的小主人啊！”’How can he be my master？I am not a servant！’I cried．“他怎么是我的主人？我又不是仆人！”我喊道。’No，Miss Eyre，you are less than a servant，because you do not work，replied Miss Abbott．They both looked at me as if they strongly disapproved of me．“不，爱小姐。你连仆人都不如，因为你不干活。”阿伯特小姐答道。她们都瞪着我，好像很不赞同我。’You should remember，miss，’said Bessie，’that your aunt pays for your food and clothes，and you should be grateful．You have no other relations or friends．’“小姐，你应该记住，”贝茜说，“你的舅妈负担你的衣食，你应该感恩才对。你再没有其他亲戚朋友了。”All my short life I had been told this，and I had no answer to it．I stayed silent，listening to these painful reminders．在我短短的一生中，总是听到这样的活，而我又无以对答。我沉默着，痛苦地听着她们的提醒。’And if you are angry and rude，Mrs Reed may send you away，’added Bessie．“如果你生气、粗鲁的话，里德太太可能会把你送走。”贝茜又说。’Anyway，’said Miss Abbott，’God will punish you，Jane Eyre，for your wicked heart．Pray to God，and say you’re sorry．’They left the room，locking the door carefully behind them．阿伯特小姐说：“不管怎样，上帝会惩罚你这颗邪恶的心的，简·爱。向上帝祈祷，说你抱歉。”她们把门仔细锁好，然后走了。The red room was a cold，silent room，hardly ever used，although it was one of the largest bedrooms in the house．Nine years ago，my uncle，Mr Reed，had died in this room，and since then nobody had wanted to sleep in it．红房子阴冷、寂静，尽管是最大的卧室之一，却很少使用。九年前，我舅舅里德先生就死在这里。从此，没人再愿睡在里面了。Now that I was alone I thought bitterly of the people I lived with．John Reed，his sisters，his mother，the servants，they all accused me，scolded me，hated me．Why could I never please them？Eliza was selfish，but was respected．Georgiana had a bad temper，but she was popular with everybody because she was beautiful. John was rude，cruel and violent，but nobody punished him．I tried to make no mistakes，but they called me，naughty every moment of the day．Now that I had turned againstJohn to protect myself，everybody blamed me．我孤单单的，心里痛苦地思量着和我一起生活的这些人。约翰·里德，他的妹妹们，他的母亲，仆人——他们所有的人都指责我、训斥我、恨我。为什么我总不能让他们高兴呢？伊丽莎自私，却得到尊重。乔治娜脾气坏却人人喜欢，因为她长得漂亮。约翰粗鲁、残忍、凶暴，却没人惩罚他。我尽量不犯错误，可他们每时每刻都说我捣乱。现在我为了保护自己反抗了约翰，更成了众矢之的。And so I spent that whole long afternoon in the red room asking myself why I had to suffer and why life was so unfair．Perhaps I would run away，or starve myself to death．整整一个漫长的下午，我都待在红房子里问自己，为什么我非得受苦，为什么生活如此不公平。也许我应该跑掉或干脆饿死。Gradually it became dark outside．The rain was still beating on the windows，and I could hear the wind in the trees．Now I was no longer angry，and I began to think the Reeds might be right．Perhaps I was wicked．Did I deserve to die，and be buried in the churchyard like my uncle Reed？I could not remember him，but knew he was my mother’s brother，who had taken me to his house when my parents both died．On his death bed he had made his wife，aunt Reed，promise to look after me like her own children．I supposed she now regretted her promise．天渐渐黑了，雨点仍然拍打着窗户，还可以听到风在树枝间呼啸。我已经不生气了，甚至开始觉得也许里德一家是对的。也许我真的挺坏，我是不是应该死，然后像里德舅舅一样被埋在教堂的院子里？我已记不起他了，但我知道他是我妈妈的哥哥。我双亲过世后，他收留了我。临死前，他要妻子里德太太保证像照顾自己的孩子一样照顾我。我想她现在后悔自己的许诺了。A strange idea came to me．I felt sure that if Mr Reed had lived he would have treated me kindly，and now，as I looked round at the dark furniture and the walls in shadow，I began to fear that his ghost might come back to punish his wife for not keeping her promise．He might rise from the grave in the churchyard and appear in this room！I was so frightened by this thought that I hardly dared to breathe．Suddenly in the darkness I saw a light moving on the ceiling．It may have been from a lamp outside，but in my nervous state I did not think of that．I felt sure it must be a ghost，a visitor from another world．My head was hot，my heart beat fast．Was that the sound of wings in my ears？Was that something moving near me？Screaming wildly，I rushed to the door and shook it．Miss Abbott and Bessie came runningto open it．我产生了一个怪念头。我能肯定如果里德先生仍在世，他会好好待我的。现在我环顾黑暗中的家具和墙壁，开始害怕他的鬼魂会回来因他的妻子不能信守诺言而惩罚她。他可能从教堂院子里的坟墓走出来，出现在这间屋里！我被这念头吓坏了，连气都不敢喘。突然，黑暗中我看到一道光闪过屋顶，可能是外面的灯光，可我在惊恐之中，没想到这些。我觉得那一定是鬼魂，是来自另一个世界的人。我的头胀起来，心狂跳不已。我耳朵听到的是不是翅膀的声音？是不是有什么东西在靠近我？我尖叫着冲到门口，使劲地摇门，阿伯特小姐和贝茜赶紧跑来开门。’Miss Eyre，are you ill？’asked Bessie．“爱小姐，你病了吗？”贝茜问。’Take me out of here！’I screamed．“把我放出去！”我尖叫着。’Why？What’s the matter？’she asked．“为什么？怎么了？”她问。’I saw a light，and I thought it was a ghost，’I cried，holding tightly on to Bessie’s hand．“我看到一道光，我觉得那是鬼。”我哭着紧紧抓住贝茜的手。’She’s not even hurt，’said Miss Abbott in disgust．’She screamed just to bring us here．I know all her little tricks．’“她连伤都没有，”阿伯特小姐厌恶地说。“她叫喊就是要我们来。我知道她的小把戏。”’What is all this？’demanded an angry voice．Mrs Reed appeared at the door of the room．’Abbott and Bessie，I think I told you to leave Jane Eyre in this room till I came．’“这是怎么了？”一个声音愤怒地问。里德太太出现在门口。“阿伯特，贝茜，我不是告诉你们我来之前让简待在这屋子里吗？”’She screamed so loudly，ma’am，’said Bessie softly．“太太，她叫得太凶了，”贝茜轻声说。’Let go off her hands，Bessie，’was Mrs Reed’s only answer．’Jane Eyre，you need not think you can succeed in getting out of the room like this．Your naughty tricks will not work with me．You will stay here an hour longer as a punishment for trying to deceive us．’“贝茜，让她松开手，”里德太太答道。“简·爱，你别以为这样就可以离开这屋子，你的捣蛋把戏对我行不通。你再在这里关一个钟头，罚你企图欺骗我们。”’Oh aunt，please forgive me！I can’t bear it！I shall die if you keep me here…’I screamed and kicked as she held me．“噢，舅妈，请原谅我！我受不了！你把我关在这儿，我会死的……”我尖叫着，在她手中挣扎着。’Silence！Control yourself！’She pushed me，resisting wildly，back into the red room and locked me in．There I was in the darkness again，with the silence and the ghosts．I must have fainted．I cannot remember anything more．“安静！自制一点儿！”她把拼命反抗的我又推进房间里锁了起来。我重新陷入了黑暗，伴着寂静和鬼魂。我一定是昏过去了，其他的什么也记不起来了。

Chapter 2

2 Leaving Gateshead 2 离开盖茨赫德 I woke up to find the doctor lifting me very carefully into my own bed．It was good to be back in my familiar bedroom，with a warm fire and candle-light．It was also a great relief to recognize Dr Lloyd，who Mrs Reed called in for her servants（she always called a specialist for herself and the children）．He was looking after me so kindly．I felt he would protect me from Mrs Reed．He talked to me a little，then gave Bessie orders to take good care of me．When he left，I felt very lonely again． 我醒来时，发现医生正小心地把我抱回我的床上。回到自己熟悉的、有温暖的炉火和烛光的卧室，真是太好了。见到洛依德医生也是极大的安慰。里德太太总是请他为仆人看病（她和她的子女请的是专科大夫）。他仔细护理着我，我觉得他可以在里德太太面前保护我。他和我说了会儿话，然后告诉贝茜要好好照顾我。他走了，我又感到非常孤独。 But I was surprised to find that Bessie did not scold me at all．In fact she was so kind to me that I became brave enough to ask a question． 但令我惊奇的是贝茜根本没有训斥我。实际上，她待我很好，我竟壮着胆子问了她一个问题。 ’Bessie，what’s happened？Am I ill？’ “贝茜，发生了什么事？我病了吗？” ’Yes，you became ill in the red room，but you’ll get better，don’t worry，Miss Jane，’she answered．Then she went next door to fetch another servant．I could hear her whispers． “是的，你在红房子里病倒了，不过你会好起来的，别担心，简小姐。”她答道，然后到隔壁屋里叫来了另一个仆人，我能听得到她悄悄的说话声。 ’Sarah，come in here and sleep with me and that poor child tonight．I daren’t stay alone with her，she might die．She was so ill last night！Do you think she saw a ghost？Mrs Reed was too hard on her，I think．’So the two servants slept in my room，while I lay awakeall night，trembling with fear，and eyes wide open in horror，imagining ghosts in every corner． “莎拉，今晚到这儿来陪我和这个小可怜一起睡。我不敢单独陪她，她可能会死的，昨晚她病得很厉害。你认为她看到鬼了吗？我觉得里德太太待她太狠了。”于是，两个仆人睡在了我的房里。我躺着一夜不曾合眼，浑身惊恐地打颤，两眼因害怕睁得大大的，想象着每个角落里都有鬼魂。 Fortunately I suffered no serious illness as a result of my terrible experience in the red room，although I shall never forget that night．But the shock left me nervous and depressed for the next few days．I cried all day long and although Bessie tried hard to tempt me with nice things to eat or my favourite books，Itook no pleasure in eating or even in reading．I knew I had no one to love me and nothing to look forward to． 幸运的是，我没有因红房子里的可怕经历而害一场大病，但我永远忘不了那个晚上。后来的几天里，由于惊吓我变得非常紧张和忧郁，整天哭泣着。尽管贝茜想尽办法用好吃的和我喜欢的书吸引我，我却不愿意吃东西，甚至不想读书。我知道没有人爱我，没什么可指望的。 When the doctor came again，he seemed a little surprisedto find me looking so miserable． 医生又来了，他看到我痛苦的样子感到很吃惊。 ’Perhaps she’s crying because she couldn’t go out with Mrs Reed in the carriage this morning，’suggested Bessie． “她哭，也许是因为今天早晨不能和里德太太一起坐马车。”贝茜猜测着。 ’Surely she’s more sensible than that，’said the doctor，smiling at me．’She’s a big girl now．’ “她比这懂事得多，”医生边说边冲我笑着。“她已经是大孩子了。” ’I’m not crying about that．I hate going out in the carriage．’I said quickly．’I’m crying because I’m miserable．’ “我不是因为这个哭。我讨厌坐马车出门。”我马上说。“我哭是因为我很痛苦。” ’Oh really，Miss！’said Bessie． “噢，真的吗，小姐？”贝茜说。 The doctor looked at me thoughtfully．He had small，grey，intelligent eyes．Just then a bell rang for the servants’ dinner． 医生关切地看着我，他那双灰色的小眼睛充满智慧。这时铃响了，叫仆人们去吃饭。 ’You can go，Bessie，’he said．’I’ll stay here talking to Miss Jane till you come back．’ “贝茜，你可以走了，”他说，“我在这儿和简小姐说话，等你回来。” After Bessie had left，he asked，’What really made you ill？’ 等贝茜走后，他问：“你究竟是怎么病的？” ’I was locked up in a room with a ghost，in the dark．’ “我被关在有鬼的黑房子里。” ’Afraid of ghosts，are you？’he smiled． 他笑了：“怕鬼，是吗？” ’Of Mr Reed’s ghost，yes．He died in that room，you know．Nobody ever goes in there any more．It was cruel to lock me in there alone without a candle．I shall never forget it！’ “是的，怕里德先生的鬼魂。你知道，他是在那间屋里去世的，谁都不再进去。把我单独关在里面，又不点蜡烛，真是太残酷了，我永远忘不了！” ’But you aren’t afraid now．There must be another reason why you are so sad，’he said，looking kindly at me． “可是你现在并不怕呀！你这么难过一定另有原因。”他说着，和蔼地看着我。 How could I tell him all the reasons for my unhappiness！ 我怎么能向他诉说什么让我难过呢！ ’I have no father or mother，brothers or sisters，’I began． “我没有父亲、母亲，也没有兄弟、姐妹，”我说。 ’But you have a kind aunt and cousins．’ “可是你有好心的舅妈和表兄妹呀。” ’But John Reed knocked me down and my aunt locked me in the red room，’I cried．There was a pause． “但是，是约翰·里德把我打倒的，是舅妈把我关起来的。”我哭了，无法再说下去。 ’Don’t you like living at Gateshead，in such a beautiful house？’he asked． “你不喜欢住在盖茨赫德、住在这么漂亮的大房子里吗？”他问。 ’I would be glad to leave it，but I have nowhere else to go．’ “我很乐意离开这里，但是无处可去。” ’You have no relations apart from Mrs Reed？’ “除了里德太太，你没有其他亲戚吗？” ’I think I may have some，who are very poor，but I know nothing about them，’I answered． “也许有几个，都很穷，但我对他们一无所知。”我答道。 ’Would you like to go to school？’he asked finally．I thought for a moment．I knew very little aboutschool，but at least it would be a change，the start of a new life． 他最后问：“你想上学吗？”我想了一会儿。我对学校几乎根本不了解，但那至少是个变化，是新生活的开始。 ’Yes，I would like to go，’I replied in the end． 我最后说：“是的，我想上学。” ’Well，well，’said the doctor to himself as he got up，’we’ll see．The child is delicate，she ought to have a change of air．’ “好了，好了，”医生自言自语着站了起来。“我们想想办法。孩子太脆弱了，她该透透气了。” I heard later from the servants that he had spoken to Mrs Reed about me，and that she had agreed immediately to send me to school．Abbott said Mrs Reed would be glad to get rid of me．In this conversation I also learned for the first time that my father had been a poor vicar．When he married my mother，Miss Jane Reed of Gateshead，the Reed family were so angry that they disinherited her．I also heard that my parents both died of an illness only a year after their wedding． 后来我从仆人那儿听说，他和里德太太谈了我的事，她立刻就答应送我去学校。阿伯特说里德太太把我打发走了才高兴呢。谈话中我还生平第一次得知我的父亲曾是个穷牧师。他和妈妈——盖茨赫德的简·里德小姐——结婚时，里德一家非常生气，取消了她的继承权。我还得知我的父母在结婚一年后就双双因病去世。 But days and weeks passed，and Mrs Reed still said nothing about sending me to school．One day，as she was scolding me，I suddenly threw a question at her．The words just came out without my planning to say them． 时间一天天、一星期一星期地过去了，可是里德太太还是不提送我上学的事。一天，她训斥我时，我冷不防向她提了个问题。我事先并无准备，话就这么从我嘴里溜出来了。 ’What would uncle Reed say to you if he were alive？’I asked． “如果里德先生活着，他会怎么说？”我问。 ’What？’cried Mrs Reed，her cold grey eyes full of fear，staring at me as if I were a ghost．I had to continue． “什么？”里德太太叫道，她冷漠的灰眼睛充满恐惧地盯着我，好像我是个鬼。我必须接着说下去。 ’My uncle Reed is now in heaven，and can see all you think and do，and so can my parents．They know how you hate me，and are cruel to me．’ “我的里德舅舅现在在天堂，可以知道你所想的和你干的事，我父母也知道。他们知道你多么恨我，对我多么残忍。” Mrs Reed smacked my face and left me without a word．I was scolded for an hour by Bessie as the most ungrateful child in the world，and indeed with so much hate in my heart I did feel wicked． 里德太太给了我一个耳光，一言不发地走开了。贝茜训了我一个钟头，说我是世界上最不感恩的孩子。的确，我心中充满仇恨，连自己都觉得自己坏。 Christmas passed by，with no presents or new clothes for me．Every evening I watched Eliza and Georgiana putting on their new dresses and going out to parties. Sometimes Bessie would come up to me in my lonely bedroom，bringing a piece of cake，sometimes she would tell me a story，and sometimes she would kiss me goodnight．When she was kind to me I thought she was the best person in the world，but she did not always have time for me． 圣诞节过去了，我没有礼物，也没有新衣服'">