英文名著分集阅读 维克多·雨果《悲惨世界》part5

Les Misérables by Victor Hugo

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1.barricades 路障 2.bullet 子弹 3.Arsenal 军火库 4.tavern 酒馆

原文

Chapter 5: Love and Rebellion

So what is Marius's idea? It is this. He wants to marry Cosette, but he has no money, his grandfather has money. He must ask his grandfather, but his grandfather is an old man, and old men's ideas do not change easily. He shouts at Marius, Marius shouts back, and that is the end of that. The next evening, he goes as usual to the Rue Plume. There is nobody in the garden. The house is dark, the windows are closed, Cosette and her father are gone. Marius cannot live without Cosette. He wants to die, but Gavroche tells him that his friends need him. It is June 1832, and students and workers are running through the streets of Paris, bringing rebellion to the city and everyone must fight the government. Marius is soon at the barricades with a gun in his hand. He is happy, death can come at any moment with a bullet from a soldier's gun. These are dangerous times. Jean Valjean sees Inspector Javert in a street near the Rue Plume. What is he doing there? Are the police watching his house? Valjean does not wait the same night, he and Cosette leave Rue Plume. They moved to 7 Rue de l'Homme-Armé and begin to get ready for England. How can love find a way in these troubled times? When the soldiers attacked in front of the Arsenal building, the people turned and ran this way and that way through the streets of the city. Marius and his friends came to the Rue de la Chanvrerie, and they built their barricade there. It was, 2 meters high, made of wood and stone. Behind their barricade, the rebels waited for the soldiers. Night came,but nothing happened. Enjolras was the leader of the students, he called Gavroche to him. “You're small,”he said, “nobody sees you. Go and have a look round the city, and then bring us any news.” Just after midnight, Gavroche was back. “The soldiers aren't moving,” he said, “but there are a lot of them.” He stopped suddenly and whispered, “Hey, who's that? That tall man over there?” Enjolras and Marius turned to look. “I don't know him.” said Marius. “People are coming and going all night,” said Enjolras, “Why?Gavroche, do you know him?” “Yes,”whispered Gavroche, “he's not one of us, he's a spy, a police spy, name of Javert. He stopped me once down by the river, put me in prison all night.” “Are you certain about this, Gavroche?” said Marius. “I'm certain right,”said Gavroche “he's a spy.” The rebels did not like spies. Four of Enjolras's men jumped on Javert, pulled him into the tavern behind the barricade, and tied him to the wall. “Louise, shoot him now?” asked one of the men. “Later?” said Enjolras, “he can wait.” They went back outside to the barricade, and listened for the sound of soldiers. Gavroche found Marius at the far end of the barricade. “Marius,” he whispered, “on my way back here, I came past your rooms and went in.” “Why?”whispered Marius. “I was hungry,” said Gavroche, “the woman in your house is nice.She always gives me something to eat. But she had a letter for you. She gave it to me. It came two days ago, she said.” “A letter, a letter from whom?” Suddenly,there was hope in Marius's heart. “Quick, give it to me.” The letter was from Cosette. “My dearest father says we must leave at once. We go tonight to 7 Rue de l'Homme-Armé, and soon to England. Oh,my dear, how can I live without you? Cosette.” Marius read this letter four times and then kissed it. She still loved him. He must write back to her and say his last goodbye. There was still no sound of soldiers in the street. He found some paper and a pencil. “Cosette dearest, I came to the Rue Plume, but you were gone already. We cannot marry. I went to my grandfather, and he said no. I have no money, and you have no money. I love you, I can never forget you. The fighting begins here very soon. When I am dead, don't be sad. Our love was beautiful. Marius.” He called to Gavroche,“I want you to take this letter to the Rue de