第62章 老路燈 The Old Street Lamp(第3/15 頁)

rightly.

許多其他的念頭也在它腦海中閃過。

many other thoughts also passed through his mind.

它曾照亮過多少人趕路，又目睹過多少事情啊；很可能和市長以及市政當局的人所知道的一樣多呢！然而，這些念頭它都沒有說出口；因為它是一盞善良、正直的老路燈，它不願故意傷害任何人，尤其是那些當權者。

how many persons he had lighted on their way, and how much he had seen; as much, very likely, as the mayor and corporation themselves! None of these thoughts were uttered aloud, however; for he was a good, honorable old lamp, who would not willingly do harm to any one, especially to those in authority.

當許多往事在它腦海中浮現時，燈光會突然亮得耀眼；在這樣的時刻，它堅信自己會被人記住。

As many things were recalled to his mind, the light would flash up with sudden brightness; he had, at such moments, a conviction that he would be remembered.

“曾經有個英俊的年輕人，” 它想，“那肯定是很久以前的事了，但我記得他拿著一張便條，是用帶金邊的粉色紙寫的；字跡很優雅，顯然是位女士的筆跡：他把紙條通讀了兩遍，還吻了它，然後抬頭看著我，眼神分明在說，‘我是最幸福的男人！’只有他和我知道他這位戀人寫給他的第一封信上都寫了些什麼。

“there was a handsome young man once,” thought he; “it is certainly a long while ago, but I remember he had a little note, written on pink paper with a gold edge; the writing was elegant, evidently a lady’s hand: twice he read it through, and kissed it, and then looked up at me, with eyes that said quite plainly, ‘I am the happiest of men!’ only he and I know what was written on this his first letter from his lady-love.

啊，對了，我還記得另外一雙眼睛 —— 人的思緒從一件事跳到另一件事，真是奇妙啊！一場葬禮從街上經過；一位年輕美麗的女子躺在靈柩上，身上裝飾著花環，還有火把相伴，火把的光亮完全蓋過了我的燈光。

Ah, yes, and there was another pair of eyes that I remember, — it is really wonderful how the