第28章一起走过的日子(1)
哑巴盖拉辛
Mumu
伊凡·谢尔盖耶维奇·屠格涅夫TvanS。Turgenev
Itwasgettingtowardsevening。Hewalkedslowly,watgthe>
Allofasuddenhefahingwasflinthemudclosetothebaoopedover,andsawalittlewhite-and-blackpuppy,who,inspiteofallitsefforts,otgetoutofthewater;itwasstruggling,slippingbadtremblihilebody。
Gerasimpickeduptheunluckylittledogwithonehand,putitintothebosomofhisdhurriedwithlongstepshome>
&ohisgarret,puttherescuedpuppyonhisbed,covereditwithhisthickoverfirsttothestableforstraw,ahekitforailk。Carefullyfoldingbacktheoverdspreadiraw,hesetthemilkoead。
&tlepuppywashreeweeksold,itseyeswerejustopeillseemedratherlargerthadidnotknowhooutofaddidnothingbutshiverandbliookholdofitsheadsoftlywithtwofingers,atlehemilk。Thepupsuddenlybeganlappinggreedily,sniffing,shakingitself,andg。
Allnightloingocovered,andrubbingitdry。Hefellasleephimselfatlast,alyandhappilybyitsside。
NomothercouldhavelookedafterherbabyasGerasimlookedafterhislittlenursling。Atfirstshe—forthepupturobeabitch—wasveryweak,feeble,andugly,butbydegreesshegrewstrongerandimprovedinlooks,and,thankstotheunflaggingcareofherpreserver,ihs'timeshewastraoaveryprettydogofthespahlongears,abushyspiraltail,andlarge,expressiveeyes。
Shewasdevotedlyatta,andwasneverayardfromhisside;shealwaysfollowedhimaboutwaggiail。HecalledherMumu。Alltheservantsinthehouselikedher,andcalledherMumu,too。
Shewasveryi,shewasfriendlywitheveryowasonlyferasim,onhisside,lovedherpassionately,alikeitwherokedher;whetherhewasafraidforher,orjealous—Godknows!
&owakehiminthem,pullingathiscoat;sheusedtotakethereih,andbringhimuptheoldhorsethatcarriedthehomshewasonveryfriendlyterms。
Withafaceofgreatimportaogowithhimtotheriver;sheusedtowatsandspades,andneverallowedaogointohisgarret。
&alittleholeinhisdooronpurposeforher,aofeelthatonlyinGerasim'sgarretsheletelymistressandathome;alysheweojumpwithasatisfiedairuposleepatall,butsheneverbarkedwithoutsuffitcause,likesomestupidhouse-dog,who,sittingonitshind-legs,blinking,withitsheair,barkssimplyfromdullhestars,usuallythreetimesinsuumu'sdelicatelittlevoieverraisedwithoutgoodreasorangerassihefeherewassomesuspidorrustlesomewhere。。。Infact,shewasach-dog。
Mumuhemistress'shouse;andwhenGerasimcarriedwoodintotherooms,shealwaysstayedbehind,impatientlywaitingforhimatthesteps,prigupherearsandturhtaheslightestcreakofthedoor。。。
Onefiheoldladyandd-roomwithherdependants。Shewasinhighspirits;shelaughedandmadejokes。Whehewindow,theladycaughtsightna>
"Merus!"shecriedsuddenly,"whatdogisthat?Butit'saglittledog!Orderitthtihtin。"
Thepaohehall。"Boy,boy!"sheshouted,&quMumuinatoe,Stepan!"
Gerasim,whowasatthatinstaogoutandgabarrel,turningitupsidedowninhishandslikeachild'sdrum。Stepanhurriedlyexplaiohimbysignsthatthemistresswahedhtinterasimwasalittleastonished;hecalledMumu,however,pickedherup,andhaoStepan。
Steparoom,andputherdowfloor。Theoldladybegangthedogtoherinagvoice。
Mumu,whohadneverinherlifebeeninsuifitapartments,wasverymuchfrightened,andmadearushforthedoor,but,beingdrivenbackbytheobsequiousSteparembling,andhuddledcloseupagainstthe>
"Mumu,Mumu,etoyourmistress,"saidthelady,"e,sillything。。。don'tbeafraid。"
ButMumulookedroundheruneasily,anddidnotstir。Stepanbroughtinasauilk,adownbeforeMumu,butMumuwouldnotevensniffatthemilk,andstillshivered,andlookedroundasbefore。
"Ah,whatasillyyouare!"saidthelady,andgoinguptoher,shestoopeddown,andwasabouttostrokeher,butMumuturly,aeeth。Theladyhurriedlydrewbad。
"Takeheraway,"saidtheoldladyinagedvoice。"Wretchedlittledog!itefulcreature!"
&msheorderedstewardtobesummonedahanusual。"Tellme,please,"shesaid,"whatdogwasthatbarkingallnightinouryard?Itwouldn'tletmesleep!Wehaveayarddog,haven'thymore?antmsfor?Andwhatdoesthedumbmanwantwithadog?Whogavehimleavetokeepdogsinmyyard?YesterdayIwenttothewindow,awaslyingintheflarden;ithaddraggediwasgnawing,andmyrosesarepla;