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BOULE DE SUIF ?羊脂球 It was half past four in the morning．The travellers， who had met in the yard of the Normandy Hotel，were shivering with cold in the darkness． 清晨4点半钟，天还黑蒙蒙的。旅客们早已聚在诺曼底旅馆的院子里，一个个冷得直哆嗦。 “Isnt the coach ready yet？”one of them said． “车还没套好吗？”他们中有人问。 “No，not yet，”his companion answered． “是啊，还没呢。”他的同伴答道。 “Lucky we have been to get a permit from the Prussian army to leave Rouen，”another said． “好在我们从普鲁士军队那里弄到了离开鲁昂的许可证，”另一个人说。 “I have an acquaintance among German officers．” “我在德国军官中有个熟人。” “I see．” “我明白了。” “Do you think we can run a business at Havre？” “你认为我们能在阿弗尔做生意吗？” “Perhaps we can．If not，we can make our way to England．Nothing venture，nothing gain．” “或许可以。如果不行的话，我们就到英国去。不冒点险就会一无所得。” “I agree with you．We can do nothing in occupied? Rouen．” “你说得对。在鲁昂这个被占领的地方我们只会一事无成。” “I have brought my wife．” “我带了我的妻子。” “So have I．” “我也带了。” “And I，too．” “我也一样。” Horses’ hoofs were heard，and the tinkling of little bells told them that the harness was being got ready．Snow was falling with something like a vague and indefinable whisper． 马蹄声传了过来，小铃发出的丁当声告诉他们马具正将准备就绪。雪在下着，也夹杂有模糊不清的耳语。 A man with a lantern appeared，dragging along a horse．He spent a long time adjusting the harness with one hand， for he held the lantern in the other．As he was going to fetch the second horse，he noticed the travellers standing helplessly under the falling snow． 一个提着灯的人出现了，还牵着一匹马。因为另一只手提着灯，只靠一只手调整马具，所以花了他很长的时间。当他准备去牵第二匹马时，才注意到那些旅客正冒着雪无助地站在那里。 “Dont you stand there，”he said．“Get inside the coach， and you can at least take shelter from the? snow．” “你们不要站在那儿！”他说，“上马车，至少可以避雪。” Why had it not occurred to them？They rushed for the coach．The three husbands took their seats at the far end with their wives；the other veiled and? vague forms took the remaining places． 怎么早没想到呢？他们都奔向马车。三个男人带着自己的老婆坐在马车的那一头；其余的那些戴着面纱、轮廓模糊的人，坐在剩下的位子上。 At last the coach was ready．It was drawn by a team of six horses instead of the usual four，because of the bad state of the roads．The roads were very bad indeed．The horses slippe