《董贝父子》第17章Part 14

'Farewell!' said the Captain. 'I ain't a man of many words, but I take it very kind of you to be so friendly, and above-board. You'll excuse me if I've been at all intruding, will you?' said the Captain.

“再见！”船长说，“我不是个讲话爱长篇大论的人，但我很感谢您这么亲切友好和光明磊落。请原谅我打搅您了。”船长说。

'Not at all,' returned the other.

“那里的话，”另一位回答说。

'Thank'ee. My berth ain't very roomy,' said the Captain, turning back again, 'but it's tolerably snug; and if you was to find yourself near Brig Place, number nine, at any time—will you make a note of it?—and would come upstairs, without minding what was said by the person at the door, I should be proud to see you.

“谢谢您。我目前居住的地方不很宽敞，”船长又转过身来说，“但还相当舒适，您不论什么时候路过布里格广场，九号——请您是不是记一下？——不管开门的人说什么，您就上楼来，我将不胜荣幸地接待您。”

With that hospitable invitation, the Captain said 'Good day!' and walked out and shut the door; leaving Mr Carker still reclining against the chimney-piece. In whose sly look and watchful manner; in whose false mouth, stretched but not laughing; in whose spotless cravat and very whiskers; even in whose silent passing of his soft hand over his white linen and his smooth face; there was something desperately cat-like.

船长发出这个好客的邀请之后，说了声：“再见！”走出房间，关上门，留下卡克先生仍旧背靠着壁炉架。在他的狡猾的眼光和留神戒备的姿态中，在他的伸出而不带笑的虚伪的嘴巴中，在他的毫无污迹的领带和连鬓胡子中，甚至在他伸出柔嫩的手默默无声地抚摸雪白的衬衫和光滑的脸孔的动作中，都有一些像猫一样的东西。

The unconscious Captain walked out in a state of self-glorification that imparted quite a new cut to the broad blue suit. 'Stand by, Ned!' said the Captain to himself. 'You've done a little business for the youngsters today, my lad!'

蒙在鼓里的船长是在自我陶醉的状态中走出来的，连他那宽大的蓝外衣也受到这种情绪的影响，产生了一副新气派。“做好准备，内德！”船长自言自语说，“你今天给年轻人做了一点事情啦，我的孩子！”

In his exultation, and in his familiarity, present and prospective, with the House, the Captain, when he reached the outer office, could not refrain from rallying Mr Perch a little, and asking him whether he thought everybody was still engaged. But not to be bitter on a man who had done his duty, the Captain whispered in his ear, that if he felt disposed for a glass of rum-and-water, and would follow, he would be happy to bestow the same upon him.

船长怀着欢欣鼓舞的心情，怀着现在和将来跟公司亲近的感情，当走到外面的办公室时，情不自禁想嘲弄一下珀奇先生，问他是不是还认为每个人都很忙碌。但是船长不想对一位克尽职责的人刻薄，就在他耳边低声说，如果他愿意跟他一起去喝一杯搀水的朗姆酒的话，那么他将乐于招待他。

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