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Black Beauty – Part I

8.深夜求医 (Going For the Doctor)

James 离开不久后的一天夜里,Beauty被马厩里的铃声惊醒了。Beauty听见 John 从屋里出来,奔向主人的大厅,很快又回来了。“醒醒,Beauty!  快,我们现在就出发”。John 一边说,一边给Beauty戴上马鞍 (saddle) 和辔头 (bridle) 。主人在门口等着他们,手里拿着一封信。“我太太病得很严重。把这封信带给 White 医生 (Dr White) ,越快越好。到了之后,让Beauty 稍休息一下,然后你们尽快回来。”John 和Beauty穿过公园,穿过村庄,下了山,然后前面是平坦的沿河大道。John 说,“现在跑起来吧,Beauty, 做你最好的!”Beauty 以最快的速度飞奔起来 (galloped as fast as I could),也许比当年得过赛马冠军的爷爷还快!

当他们走上一座桥的时候,John 拍拍Beauty的脖子,示意他慢下来,说“Beauty, 干的真棒!”。过了桥,Beauty 又驰骋起来。他们穿过又一个村庄,一片阴森森的树林,上坡,下坡,然后终于来到了医生住的小镇。这时教堂的钟声正好敲了三下。 来到Dr White 的家门口,John 按了门铃,又使劲得拍打着医生的家门。Dr White 从窗子里探出头来,“你想干什么?

“Gordon 太太病得厉害。你必须马上赶过去,否则她可能就要死了。这是Gordon先生的信。”

“等等,我马上来。”

医生很快出现在门口, 说,“ 糟糕的是,我的马今天在外面跑了一天,已经精疲力尽。我能不能用你的马?”

“我的马一路飞奔到这里,也很累了。我的主人本来说让他休息一下再回去。不过如果你觉得用我们的马合适,我想我的主人不会反对的。”

John 站在 Beauty 的身旁,拍着他的脖子。医生准备好出来了,还带着他赶马的鞭子。

“ 你不必用马鞭。Beauty会一直拼命跑,直到倒下。(Black Beauty will go till he drops)”

回来的路上,医生比 John 重很多,也不是一个好的骑手,可是 Beauty 还是拼命做了他最好的。

当Beauty 载着医生回来的时候,Joe 在院子大门口等着,Gordon 先生在大厅门口等着。他一句话也没说,把医生带进了房子。Joe 把 Beauty 带进了马厩。

Beauty 觉得很热,全身大汗淋漓,四肢都在颤抖。

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