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Black Beauty – Part I

11. 离别 (The Parting

转眼Beauty 来 Gordon 先生家已经三年多了,他在这里快乐地生活着。可是天下没有不散的宴席,一场离别就要来了。

先是不时地传来 Gordon 夫人生病的消息。医生频频出现在Birtwick 庄园里。Gordon 先生的脸色越来越忧虑。最后,终于传来最坏的消息,医生说 Gordon 夫人必须尽快离开Birtwick 庄园,到气候温暖的国外旅居两三年。这消息好像教堂的丧钟一样在Birtwick 庄园传播开来,每个人都很难过。可是 Gordon 先生立刻开始准备搬家了。

马厩里不再有人谈话聊天。John 默默地干着活,Joe 也不再唱歌吹口哨了。Beauty 和 Ginger  开始从早忙到晚,因为有太多的东西要搬运。

第一批走的是 Jessie 和Flora 小姐,和她们的家庭教师。她们来马厩里和 Merry legs 告别,像老朋友那样拥抱他,他确实是她们的老朋友啊。Merrylegs 被送给了Mrs. Blomefield,条件是她得承诺永远不会变卖Merrylegs。Beauty 和 Ginger 则被卖给了 Gordon 先生的老朋友,Gray 勋爵 (Lord Gary) 。

Joe 因为照顾Merrylegs 也跟着去了Mrs. Blomefield的家。John 收到了好几家工作邀请,地方都不错,可是他说他还想再等等看。

Gordon 先生和夫人要走的前一晚,他来到马厩和大家告别。他看起来非常难过,轻轻地拍着每一匹马,最后对John 说:“我发现你还没接受任何一家邀请呢。还没决定么?”

“没有”, John 说,“我想当一名驯马师。我看到这么多马年轻的时候,没有被好好地对待,不是被威吓就是被放纵,我想帮助他们。您觉得怎么样,先生?”“我觉得没有谁比你更适合这个工作了, 你懂马,马也懂你。如果有任何地方需要我帮助,记得写信给我。”

Gordon 先生给了John 新的联系地址,感谢他为Birtwick 庄园这么多年的忠诚服务。John 很激动,说,“先生,您和夫人这么多年为我做了这么多,我永远都无法回报。我们永远都不会忘记您,希望有一天能再见到您们回来。”

最后一天终于来了。大件的行李早就搬走了,只剩下Gordon 先生、夫人和她的女仆。Beauty 和 Ginger 把马车拉到大厅的门口,这是最后一回了啊。仆人们把毯子、坐垫等在马车上安顿好,Gordon 先生搀扶着太太上了马车。仆人们站在旁边都哭了。

“再见了,”他说,“你们中的每个人,我们都不会忘记。”然后他上了马车,说,“John, 走吧。”

Joe 也跳上马背。Beauty 和 Ginger 哒哒地碎步走过村庄。路上很多村民站在自家门口,目送他们远去。

到了火车站,Gordon 夫人从马车里下来,对John 说, “再见了,John, 上帝保佑你。”她的声音还是那么甜美。Joe 把行李从马车里拿出来。John 让Joe看着马车,他自己一直跟到了站台。

很快,火车进站了,两三分钟后,车厢门就关上了。一声口哨后,火车慢慢开动,出了视线,只剩下渺渺的白烟。

John 回到马车旁,对 Joe 说,“我们再也见不到她了。”他和Joe 慢慢地驾着马车回了家。可是那已经不再是谁的家了。

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