黑衣女人英文短篇小说

1、黑衣女人英文短篇小说Thehousewasverystill.Inthelittleroomovertheporch,theladyinblacksatalone.Nearher,achild'swhitedresslayacrossachair.Ontheflooratherfeetlayatinypairofshoes.Adollhungoverachairandatoysoldieroccupiedthelittlestandbythebed.Andeverywherewassilence-thestrangesilencethatcomesonlytoaroomwher

2、etheclockhasstoppedticking.Theclockstoodontheshelfneartheendofthebed.TheLadyinBlacklookedatit.Sherememberedthewaveofangerthathadcomeoverherwhenshehadreachedoutherhandandsilencedtheclockthatnightthreemonthsbefore.Ithadbeensilenteversinceanditshouldremainsilent,too.Ofwhatpossibleusewerethehoursitwould

3、tickawaynow?Asifanythingmattered,withlittleKathleenlyingouttherewhiteandstillundertheblackearth!"Muvver!"TheLadyinBlackmovedrestlesslyandlookedtowardthecloseddoor.Behindit,sheknew,wasalittleboywithwideblueeyeswhowantedher.Butshewishedhewouldnotcallherbythatname.Itonlyremindedheroft

4、hoseotherlittlelips-silentnow."Muvver!"Thevoicewasmoredemanding.TheLadyinBlackdidnotanswer.Hemightgoaway,shethought,ifshedidnotanswer.Therewasashortsilence,andthenthedooropenedslowly."Pe-eek!"Itwasacryofjoyfuldiscovery,butitwasfollowedalmostimmediatelybysilence.Th

5、eunsmilingwomandidnotinvitehimtocomenear.Theboywasunsteadyathisfirststep.Hepaused,thenspokecarefully,"I's-here."Itwasmaybetheworstthinghecouldhavesaid.TotheLadyinBlackitwasayetmorepainfulreminderofthatotheronewhowasnotthere.Shegaveasharpcryandcoveredherfacewithherhands.&

6、;quot;Bobby,Bobby"shecriedout,inareleaseofunreasoningsadness."Goaway!Goaway!Iwanttobealone-alone!"Allthebrightnessfledfromtheboy'sface.Hiseyesshowedafeelingofdeephurt.Hewaited,butshedidnotmove.Then,withahalf-quietedcry,helefttheroom.Longminutesafterward,theLadyinBl

7、ackraisedherheadandsawhimthroughthewindow.Hewasintheyardwithhisfather,playingundertheappletree.Playing!TheLadyinBlacklookedatthemwithseriouseyes,andhermouthhardenedatthecorners.Bobbyhadsomeonetoplaywithhim,someonetolovehimandcareforhim,whileoutthereonthehillsideKathleenwasalone-allalone.Withalittlec

8、rytheLadyinBlacksprangtoherfeetandhurriedintoherownroom.Herhandsshookasshepinnedonherhatandcoveredherselfwithherblackveil.Butherstepwasfirmasshewalkeddownstairsandoutthroughthehall.Themanundertheappletreerosehurriedlyandcameforward."Helen,dearest,-notagain,today!"hebegged.&quot

9、;Darling,itcan'tdoanygood!""Butshe'salone-allalone.Youdon'tseemtothink!Noonethinks-nooneknowshowIfeel.Youdon'tunderstand.Ifyoudid,you'dcomewithme.Youwouldn'taskmetostay-here!"chokedthewoman."Ihavebeenwithyou,dear,&am

10、p;quot;saidthemangently."I'vebeenwithyoutoday,andeveryday,almost,since-sincesheleftus.Butitcan'tdoanygood-thiscontinuousmourningoverhergrave.Itonlymakesmoresadnessforyou,forme,andforBobby.Bobbyis-here,youknow,dear!""No,no,don'tsayit,"criedt

11、hewomanwildly."Youdon'tunderstand!Youdon'tunderstand!"Andsheturnedandhurriedaway,followedbytheworriedeyesoftheman,andthesadeyesoftheboy.Itwasnotalongwalktotheburialplace.TheLadyinBlackknewtheway.Yet,shestumbledandreachedoutblindly.Shefellbeforealittlestonemarked&

12、;quot;Kathleen."Nearheragray-hairedwoman,withherhandsfullofpinkandwhiteroses,watchedhersympathetically.Thegray-hairedwomanpausedandopenedherlipsasifshewouldspeak.Thensheturnedslowlyandbegantoarrangeherflowersonagravenearby.TheLadyinBlackraisedherhead.Foratimeshewatchedinsilence.Thenshethrew

13、backherveilandspoke,“Youcare,too,"shesaidsoftly."Youunderstand.I'veseenyouherebefore,I'msure.Andwasyours-alittlegirl?"Thegray-hairedwomanshookherhead.“No,dearie,it'salittleboy-orhewasalittleboyfortyyearsago.""Fortyyears-solong!Howc

14、ouldyouhavelivedfortyyears-withouthim?"Againthelittlewomanshookherhead."Onehasto-sometimes,dearie,butthislittleboywasn'tmine."Butyoucare.Youunderstand.I'veseenyouheresooftenbefore.""Yes.Yousee,there'snooneelsetocare.Buttherewasonce

15、,andI'mcaringnow,forhersake.""Forher?""Hismother.""Oh-h!"Itwasatenderlittlecry,fullofquicksympathy.TheeyesoftheLadyinBlackwereonthestonemarked"Kathleen.""Itain'tasifIdidn'tknowhowshe&

16、;#39;dfeel,"saidthegray-hairedwoman."Yousee,Iwasnursetotheboywhenithappened,andforyearsafterwardIworkedinthefamily.SoIknow.Isawthewholethingfromthebeginning,fromtheverydaywhenthelittleboyheremetwiththeaccident.""Accident!"Itwasacryofconcernandsympathyfrom

17、Kathleen'smother."Yes.Itwasarunawayandhedidn'tlivetwodays.""Iknow!Iknow!"chokedtheLadyinBlack.Yetshewasnotthinkingoftheboyandtherunawayhorseaccident."Thingsstoppedthenformymistress,"continuedthelittlegray-hairedwoman,"and

18、thatwasthebeginningoftheend.Shehadahusbandandadaughter,buttheydidn'tseemtobeimportantnoteitherof'em.Nothin'seemedimportantexceptthislittlegraveouthere.Shecameandspenthoursoverit,bringin'flowersandtalkin'toit."TheLadyinBlackraisedherheadsuddenlyandquic

19、klylookedintothewoman'sface.Thewomanwentonspeaking."Thehousegotsadderandsadder,butshedidn'tseemtomind.Sheseemedtowantitso.Sheshutoutthesunshineandputawaymanyofthepictures.Shesatonlyintheboy'sroom.Andthere,everythingwasjustasitwaswhenheleftit.Shewouldn'tletath

20、ingbetouched.Iwonderedafterwardthatshedidn'tseewhereitwasallleadin'to,butshedidn't.""'Leadingto'?"Thevoiceshook."Yes.Iwonderedshedidn'tseeshewaslosin''em-thathusbandanddaughter;butshedidn'tsee

21、it."TheLadyinBlacksatverystill.Eventhebirdsseemedtohavestoppedtheirsinging.Thenthegray-hairedwomanspoke:"So,yousee,that'swhyIcomeandputflowershere.It'sforher.There'snooneelsenowtocare,"shesighed,risingtoherfeet."Butyouhaven'ttoldyet

22、-whathappened,"saidtheLadyinBlack,softly."Idon'tknowmyselfreally.Iknowthemanwentaway.Hegotsomethin'todotravelin'sohewasn'thomemuch.Whenhedidcomehelookedsickandbad.Hecomelessandless,andhedied.Butthatwasaftershedied.He'sburiedovertherebesideher

23、andtheboy.Thegirl-well,nobodyknowswherethegirlis.Girlslikeflowersandsunshineandlaughterandyoungpeople,youknow,andshedidn'tgetanyofthemathome.Soshewent-whereshedidget'em,Isuppose."There,andifIhaven'tgoneandtiredyoualloutwithmytalkin'!"saidthelittlegra

24、y-hairedwomanregretfully."No,no.Iwasgladtohearit,"saidtheLadyinBlack,risingunsteadilytoherfeet.Herfacehadgrownwhite,andhereyesshowedasuddenfear."ButImustgonow.Thankyou."Andsheturnedandhurriedaway.ThehousewasverystillwhentheLadyinBlackreachedhome.Sheshiveredatitssi

25、lence.Shehurriedupthestairs,almostwithguilt.Inherownroomshepulledatthedarkveilthatcoveredherface.Shewascryingnow,achokinglittlecrywithbrokenwordsrunningthroughit.Shewasstillcryingassheremovedherblackdress.Longminuteslater,theLady-inblacknolonger-movedslowlydownthestairway.Hereyesshowedtracesoftears,

26、butherlipswerebravelycurvedinasmile.Sheworeawhitedressandasinglewhiteroseinherhair.Behindher,inthelittleroomovertheporch,atinyclocktickedloudlyonitsshelfneartheendofthebed.Therecameasoundofrunningfeetinthehallbelow,then:"Muvver!-it'sMuvvercomeback!"shoutedahappyvoice.Andwit

27、halittlesobbingcryBobby'smotheropenedherarmstoherson.译文：房子很静。门廊那边的小房间里，有位穿黑色衣服的女士独自坐着。在她旁边，一件白色的童装搭在椅子上。在她脚下的地板上放着一双小鞋子。一个洋娃娃悬挂在椅子上，一只士兵玩具放在床上的一角。每处都很寂静-时钟停止了滴答，对于一间房间来说这么静太奇怪了。时钟放在床尾的书架上。穿黑色衣服的女人看着它。她记起三个月前的那天晚上，当愤怒的浪涛袭向他的时候，她伸出手关掉了时钟。从那以后房间里静了下来，它也应该继续静下去。它可能的用处就是滴答滴答地报时？仿佛任何事情都和身着白色衣服静静地躺

28、在地下的小凯思林有关。“妈妈！”黑衣女人不安地动了一下，看向关着的门。她知道在那后面有个想看她的有着蓝色大眼睛的小男孩。但是她不希望他叫她那个名字。那只会使她想起其他的小孩现在已经安静了。“妈妈！”那个声音更大了。黑衣女人没有应答。她想如果她不应答，他可能离开。短暂的寂静过后，门慢慢地打开了。“呀!”一种高兴地发现某样东西后的喊叫，随后是寂静。面无笑容的女人没有让他靠近。男孩第一步很小心，然后停住了，小心的说，：“在这里。”这可能是他说过的最坏的事情。对于黑衣女人来说，使她想起另一个已不在的人是一件痛苦的事情。她发出一声尖利的喊叫，然后用手遮住了脸。：鲍比，鲍比“她哭了出来，有一种不可思议的悲

29、伤。“走开！走开！我想单独在这单独！”男孩脸上的光彩消失了。他的眼睛显示出被深深伤害的感觉。他等着，但是她没动。带着一声小声的哭叫，小男孩离开了房间。过了一会儿，黑衣女人抬起头，看到他走过窗子。他和他的父亲在院子里，在苹果树下玩。玩！黑衣女人用严肃的眼神看着他们，嘴角凝固了。鲍比有人和他玩，那是爱他和照顾他的人，然而在那山坡上，凯思林是孤独的完全孤独的。带着一声小小的哭泣，黑衣女人跳起来，冲进自己的房间。她哆嗦着手戴上帽子，用面纱遮住自己。但是当她下楼穿过走廊的时候，她的脚步是坚定的。苹果树下的男人急忙站起身，来到面前。“海伦，亲爱的，今天别再这样了！”他请求道。“亲爱的，这样做没什么好处！”

30、“但是她是孤独的完全孤独。你也不想一想！没人去想-没人知道我的感觉。你不会明白。如果你明白。你就会和我一起来。你不会让我待在这！”女人哽咽道。“我一直和你在一起，亲爱的，”男人温柔地说道。“我今天和你在一起，几乎每天都和你在一起，自从她离开我们以后。但是这样做没什么好处在她坟墓前持续的悲恸。这样只会使你、我和鲍比更加悲伤。鲍比在这，你知道的，亲爱的！”“不，不，不要说这些，”女人疯狂地喊道。“你不会明白！不会明白！”然后她转过身急匆匆地走开了，身后是男人担心的眼光，还有男孩悲伤的眼神。到墓地并不远。黑衣女人知道路。然而，她步履蹒跚地乱走。他跌倒在一个刻着“凯思林”的墓碑旁。她身旁有一个灰白头发

31、的女人，手里捧满粉红色和白色的玫瑰花，同情地看着她。灰白色头发的女人停住了，张开嘴巴仿佛要说什么。然后慢慢转过身去，开始在墓穴上摆放花朵。黑衣女人抬起头。默默地看了一会儿。然后揭起面纱说话了。“你也关心？”她温柔地问道。“你理解。我确信以前也看到过你。是你的小女儿吗？”灰白色头发的女人摇了摇头。“不，亲亲。是一个小男孩或者说40年前是一个小男孩。”“40年时间太长了！没有他你这四十年怎么过来的？”小女人又摇了摇头。“一个人不得不那样有时，亲亲，但是这个小孩不是我的。”“但是你关心。你理解。我以前经常看到你在这。”“是的。你看到过，再也没有其他人关心。但是曾经我也不关心，现在关心了，因为她的缘故。”“她？”“他的母亲。”“哦！”她发出小声的哭喊，充满了同情。黑衣女人的眼睛落在署名凯思林的墓碑上。“不是我不知道她的感觉，”灰白头发的女人说。“你知道，当那件事发生的时候，我是男孩的护士。后来我又在那个家里工