课堂用中英对照 牧师的黑面纱.docx
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课堂用中英对照牧师的黑面纱
TheMinister'sBlackVeil
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THESEXTONstoodintheporchofMilfordmeeting-house,pullingbusilyatthebell-rope.Theoldpeopleofthevillagecamestoopingalongthestreet.Children,withbrightfaces,trippedmerrilybesidetheirparents,ormimickedagravergait,intheconsciousdignityoftheirSundayclothes.Sprucebachelorslookedsidelongattheprettymaidens,andfanciedthattheSabbathsunshinemadethemprettierthanonweekdays.Whenthethronghadmostlystreamedintotheporch,thesextonbegantotollthebell,keepinghiseyeontheReverendMr.Hooper'sdoor.Thefirstglimpseoftheclergyman'sfigurewasthesignalforthebelltoceaseitssummons.
"ButwhathasgoodParsonHoopergotuponhisface"criedthesextoninastonishment.
Allwithinhearingimmediatelyturnedabout,andbeheldthesemblanceofMr.Hooper,pacingslowlyhismeditativewaytowardsthemeeting-house.Withoneaccordtheystarted,expressingmorewonderthanifsomestrangeministerwerecomingtodustthecushionsofMr.Hooper'spulpit.
"Areyousureitisourparson"inquiredGoodmanGrayofthesexton.
"OfacertaintyitisgoodMr.Hooper,"repliedthesexton."HewastohaveexchangedpulpitswithParsonShute,ofWestbury;butParsonShutesenttoexcusehimselfyesterday,beingtopreachafuneralsermon."
Thecauseofsomuchamazementmayappearsufficientlyslight.Mr.Hooper,agentlemanlyperson,ofaboutthirty,thoughstillabachelor,wasdressedwithdueclericalneatness,asifacarefulwifehadstarchedhisband,andbrushedtheweeklydustfromhisSunday'sgarb.Therewasbutonethingremarkableinhisappearance.Swathedabouthisforehead,andhangingdownoverhisface,solowastobeshakenbyhisbreath,Mr.Hooperhadonablackveil.Onanearerviewitseemedtoconsistoftwofoldsofcrape,whichentirelyconcealedhisfeatures,exceptthemouthandchin,butprobablydidnotintercepthissight,furtherthantogiveadarkenedaspecttoalllivingandinanimatethings.Withthisgloomyshadebeforehim,goodMr.Hooperwalkedonward,ataslowandquietpace,stoopingsomewhat,andlookingontheground,asiscustomarywithabstractedmen,yetnoddingkindlytothoseofhisparishionerswhostillwaitedonthemeeting-housesteps.Butsowonder-struckweretheythathisgreetinghardlymetwithareturn.
"Ican'treallyfeelasifgoodMr.Hooper'sfacewasbehindthatpieceofcrape,"saidthesexton.
"Idon'tlikeit,"mutteredanoldwoman,asshehobbledintothemeeting-house."Hehaschangedhimselfintosomethingawful,onlybyhidinghisface."
"Ourparsonhasgonemad!
"criedGoodmanGray,followinghimacrossthethreshold.
ArumorofsomeunaccountablephenomenonhadprecededMr.Hooperintothemeeting-house,andsetallthecongregationastir.Fewcouldrefrainfromtwistingtheirheadstowardsthedoor;manystoodupright,andturneddirectlyabout;whileseverallittleboysclamberedupontheseats,andcamedownagainwithaterribleracket.Therewasageneralbustle,arustlingofthewomen'sgownsandshufflingofthemen'sfeet,greatlyatvariancewiththathushedreposewhichshouldattendtheentranceoftheminister.ButMr.Hooperappearednottonoticetheperturbationofhispeople.Heenteredwithanalmostnoiselessstep,benthisheadmildlytothepewsoneachside,andbowedashepassedhisoldestparishioner,awhite-hairedgreat-grandsire,whooccupiedanarm-chairinthecentreoftheaisle.Itwasstrangetoobservehowslowlythisvenerablemanbecameconsciousofsomethingsingularintheappearanceofhispastor.Heseemednotfullytopartakeoftheprevailingwonder,tillMr.Hooperhadascendedthestairs,andshowedhimselfinthepulpit,facetofacewithhiscongregation,exceptfortheblackveil.Thatmysteriousemblemwasneveroncewithdrawn.Itshookwithhismeasuredbreath,ashegaveoutthepsalm;itthrewitsobscuritybetweenhimandtheholypage,ashereadtheScriptures;andwhileheprayed,theveillayheavilyonhisupliftedcountenance.DidheseektohideitfromthedreadBeingwhomhewasaddressing
Suchwastheeffectofthissimplepieceofcrape,thatmorethanonewomanofdelicatenerveswasforcedtoleavethemeeting-house.Yetperhapsthepale-facedcongregationwasalmostasfearfulasighttotheminister,ashisblackveiltothem.
Mr.Hooperhadthereputationofagoodpreacher,butnotanenergeticone:
hestrovetowinhispeopleheavenwardbymild,persuasiveinfluences,ratherthantodrivethemthitherbythethundersoftheWord.Thesermonwhichhenowdeliveredwasmarkedbythesamecharacteristicsofstyleandmannerasthegeneralseriesofhispulpitoratory.Buttherewassomething,eitherinthesentimentofthediscourseitself,orintheimaginationoftheauditors,whichmadeitgreatlythemostpowerfuleffortthattheyhadeverheardfromtheirpastor'slips.Itwastinged,rathermoredarklythanusual,withthegentlegloomofMr.Hooper'stemperament.Thesubjecthadreferencetosecretsin,andthosesadmysterieswhichwehidefromournearestanddearest,andwouldfainconcealfromourownconsciousness,evenforgettingthattheOmniscientcandetectthem.Asubtlepowerwasbreathedintohiswords.Eachmemberofthecongregation,themostinnocentgirl,andthemanofhardenedbreast,feltasifthepreacherhadcreptuponthem,behindhisawfulveil,anddiscoveredtheirhoardediniquityofdeedorthought.Manyspreadtheirclaspedhandsontheirbosoms.TherewasnothingterribleinwhatMr.Hoopersaid,atleast,noviolence;andyet,witheverytremorofhismelancholyvoice,thehearersquaked.Anunsoughtpathoscamehandinhandwithawe.Sosensibleweretheaudienceofsomeunwontedattributeintheirminister,thattheylongedforabreathofwindtoblowasidetheveil,almostbelievingthatastranger'svisagewouldbediscovered,thoughtheform,gesture,andvoicewerethoseofMr.Hooper.
Atthecloseoftheservices,thepeoplehurriedoutwithindecorousconfusion,eagertocommunicatetheirpent-upamazement,andconsciousoflighterspiritsthemomenttheylostsightoftheblackveil.Somegatheredinlittlecircles,huddledcloselytogether,withtheirmouthsallwhisperinginthecentre;somewenthomewardalone,wraptinsilentmeditation;sometalkedloudly,andprofanedtheSabbathdaywithostentatiouslaughter.Afewshooktheirsagaciousheads,intimatingthattheycouldpenetratethemystery;whileoneortwoaffirmedthattherewasnomysteryatall,butonlythatMr.Hooper'seyesweresoweakenedbythemidnightlamp,astorequireashade.Afterabriefinterval,forthcamegoodMr.Hooperalso,intherearofhisflock.Turninghisveiledfacefromonegrouptoanother,hepaidduereverencetothehoaryheads,salutedthemiddleagedwithkinddignityastheirfriendandspiritualguide,greetedtheyoungwithmingledauthorityandlove,andlaidhishandsonthelittlechildren'sheadstoblessthem.SuchwasalwayshiscustomontheSabbathday.Strangeandbewilderedlooksrepaidhimforhiscourtesy.None,asonformeroccasions,aspiredtothehonorofwalkingbytheirpastor'sside.OldSquireSaunders,doubtlessbyanaccidentallapseofmemory,neglectedtoinviteMr.Hoopertohistable,wherethegoodclergymanhadbeenwonttoblessthefood,almosteverySundaysincehissettlement.Hereturned,therefore,totheparsonage,and,atthemomentofclosingthedoor,wasobservedtolookbackuponthepeople,allofwhomhadtheireyesfixedupontheminister.Asadsmilegleamedfaintlyfrombeneaththeblackveil,andflickeredabouthismouth,glimmeringashedisappeared.
"Howstrange,"saidalady,"thatasimpleblackveil,suchasanywomanmightwearonherbonnet,shouldbecomesuchaterriblethingonMr.Hooper'sface!
"
"SomethingmustsurelybeamisswithMr.Hooper'sintellects,"observedherhusband,thephysicianofthevillage."Butthestrangestpartoftheaffairistheeffectofthisvagary,evenonasober-mindedmanlikemyself.Theblackveil,thoughitcoversonlyourpastor'sface,throwsitsinfluenceoverhiswholeperson,andmakeshimghostlikefromheadtofoot.Doyounotfeelitso"
"TrulydoI,"repliedthelady;"andIwouldnotbealonewithhimfortheworld.Iwonderheisnotafraidtobealonewithhimself!
"
"Mensometimesareso,"saidherhusband.
Theafternoonservicewasattendedwithsimilarcircumstances.Atitsconclusion,thebelltolledforthefuneralofayounglady.Therelativesandfriendswereassembledinthehouse,andthemoredistantacquaintancesstoodaboutthedoor,speakingofthegoodqualitiesofthedeceased,whentheirtalkwasinterruptedbytheappearanceofMr.Hooper,stillcoveredwithhisblackveil.Itwasnowanappropriateemblem.Theclergymansteppedintotheroomwherethecorpsewaslaid,andbentoverthecoffin,totakealastfarewellofhisdeceasedparishioner.Ashestooped,theveilhungstraightdownfromhisforehead,sothat,ifhereyelidshadnotbeenclosedforever,thedeadmaidenmighthaveseenhisface.CouldMr.Hooperbefearfulofherglance,thathesohastilycaughtbacktheblackveilApersonwhowatchedtheinterviewbetweenthedeadandliving,scruplednottoaffirm,that,attheinstantwhentheclergyman'sfeaturesweredisclosed,thecorpsehadslightlyshuddered,rustlingtheshroudandmuslincap,thoughthecountenanceretainedthecomposureofdeath.Asuperstitiousoldwomanwastheonlywitnessofthisprodigy.FromthecoffinMr.Hooperpassedintothechamberofthemourners,andthencetotheheadofthestaircase,tomakethefuneralprayer.Itwasatenderandheart-dissolvingprayer,fullofsorrow,yetsoimbuedwithcelestialhopes,thatthemusicofaheav
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