Through the fence, between the curling flower spaces, I could see them hitting. They were coming toward where the flag was and I went along the fence. Luster was hunting in the grass by the flower tree. They took the flag out, and they were hitting. Then they put the flag back and they went to the table, and he hit and the other hit. Then they went on, and I went along the fence. Luster came away from the flower tree and we went along the fence and they stopped and we stopped and I looked through the fence while Luster was hunting in the grass.
透过栅栏，穿过攀绕的花枝的空档，我看见他们在打球。他们朝插着小旗的地方走过来，我顺着栅栏朝前走。勒斯特在那棵开花的树旁草地里找东西。他们把小旗拔出来，打球了。接着他们又把小旗插回去，来到高地①上，这人打了一下，另外那人也打了一下。他们接着朝前走，我也顺着栅栏朝前走。勒斯特离开了那棵开花的树，我们沿着栅栏一起走，这时候他们站住了，我们也站住了。我透过栅栏张望，勒斯特在草丛里找东西。（注：①指高尔夫球的发球处。）
“Here, caddie.” He hit. They went away across the pasture. I held to the fence and watched them going away.
“球在这儿，开弟②。”那人打了一下。他们穿过草地往远处走去仓我贴紧栅栏，瞧着他们走开。（注：②“开弟”，原文为Caddle，本应译为“球童”，但此指在原文中与班吉姐姐的名字，凯蒂”（Caddy）恰好同音，班吉每次听见别人叫球童，便会想起心爱的姐但，哼叫起来。）
“Listen at you, now.” Luster said. “Ain’t you something, thirty three years old, going on that way. After I done went all the way to town to buy you that cake. Hush up that moaning. Ain’t you going to help me find that quarter so I can go to the show tonight.”
“听听，你哼哼得多难听。”勒斯特说。“也真有你的，都三十三了，还这副样子。我还老远到镇上去给你买来了生日蛋糕呢。别哼哼唧唧了。你就不能帮我找找那只两毛五的镚子儿，好让我今儿晚上去看演出。”
They were hitting little, across the pasture. I went back along the fence to where the flag was. It flapped on the bright grass and the trees.
他们过好半天才打一下球，球在草场上飞过去。我顺着栅栏走回到小旗附近去。小旗在耀眼的绿草和树木间飘荡。
“Come on.” Luster said. “We done looked there. They ain’t no more coming right now. Les go down to the branch and find that quarter before them niggers finds it.”
“过来呀。”勒斯特说，“那边咱们找过了。他们一时半刻问不会再过来的。咱们上小河沟那边去找，再晚就要让那帮黑小子捡去了。”
It was red, flapping on the pasture. Then there was a bird slanting and tilting on it. Luster threw. The flag flapped on the bright grass and the trees. I held to the fence.
小旗红红的，在草地上呼呼地飘着。这时有一只小鸟斜飞下来停歇在上面。勒斯特扔了块上过去。小旗在耀眼的绿草和树木间飘荡。我紧紧地贴着栅栏。
“Shut up that moaning.” Luster said. “I cant make them come if they ain’t coming, can I. If you don’t hush up, mammy ain’t going to have no birthday for you. If you don’t hush, you know what I going to do. I going to eat that cake all up. Eat them candles, too. Eat all them thirty three candles. Come on, les go down to the branch. I got to find my quarter. Maybe we can find one of they balls. Here. Here they is. Way over yonder. See.” He came to the fence and pointed his arm. “See them. They ain’t coming back here no more. Come on.
“快别哼哼了。”勒斯特说。“他们不上这边来，我也没法让他们过来呀，是不是。你要是还不住口，姥姥③就不给你做生日了。你还不住口，知道我会怎么样。我要把那只蛋糕全都吃掉。连蜡烛也吃掉。把三十三根蜡烛全都吃下去。来呀，咱们上小河沟那边去。我得找到那只镚子儿。没准还能找到一只掉在那儿的球呢。哟。他们在那儿。挺远的。瞧见没有。”他来到栅栏边，伸直了胳膊指着。“看见他们了吧。他们不会再回来了。来吧。”（注：③康普生家的黑女佣迪尔西，她是勒斯特的外祖母。）
We went along the fence and came to the garden fence, where our shadows were. My shadow was higher than Luster’s on the fence. We came to the broken place and went through it.
我们烦着栅栏，走到花园的栅栏旁，我们的影子落在栅栏上，在栅栏上；我的影子比勒斯特的高。我们来到缺口那儿，从那里钻了过去。
“Wait a minute.” Luster said. “You snagged on that nail again. Cant you never crawl through here without snagging on that nail.”
“等一等。”勒斯特说。“你又挂在钉子上了。你就不能好好的钻过去不让衣服挂在钉子上吗。”
Caddy uncaught me and we crawled through. Uncle Maury said to not let anybody see us, so we better stoop over, Caddy said. Stoop over, Benjy. Like this, see. We stooped over and crossed the garden, where the flowers rasped and rattled against us. The ground was hard. We climbed the fence, where the pigs were grunting and snuffing. I expect they’re sorry because one of them got killed today, Caddy said. The ground was hard, churned and knotted. Keep your hands in your pockets, Caddy said. Or they’ll get froze. You don’t want your hands froze on Christmas, do you.
凯蒂把我的衣服从钉子上解下来，我们钻了过去。④凯蒂说，毛莱舅舅关照了，不要让任何人看见我们，咱们还是猫着腰吧。猫着腰，班吉。象这样，懂吗。我们猫下了腰，穿过花园，花儿括着我们，沙沙直响。地绷绷硬。我们又从栅栏上翻过去，几只猪在那儿嗅着闻着，发出了哼哼声。凯蒂说，我猜它们准是在伤心，因为它们的一个伙伴今儿个给宰了。地绷绷硬，是给翻掘过的，有一大块一大块土疙瘩。把手插在兜里，凯蒂说。不然会冻坏的。快过圣涎节了，你不想让你的手冻坏吧，是吗。（注：④班吉的衣服被钩住，使他脑子里浮现出另一次他的衣服在栅栏缺口处被挂住的情景。那是在1900年圣诞节前两天（12月23日），当时，凯蒂带着他穿过栅栏去完成毛莱舅舅交给他们的一个任务——送情书去给隔壁的帕特生太太。）
“It’s too cold out there.” Versh said. “You don’t want to go outdoors.”
“外面太冷了。”威尔许说。①“你不要出去了吧。”（注：①同一天，时间稍早，在康普生家。威尔许是康普生家的黑小厮，迪尔西的大儿子。前后有三个黑小厮服侍过班吉。1905年前是威尔许，1905年以后是T．P．（迪尔西的小儿子），“当前”（1928年）则是勒斯特（迪尔西的外孙）。福克纳在本书中用不同的黑小厮来标明不同的时序。）
“What is it now.” Mother said.
“这又怎么的啦。”母亲说。
“He want to go out doors.” Versh said.
“他想到外面去呢。”威尔许说。
“Let him go.” Uncle Maury said.
“让他出去吧。”毛莱舅舅说。
“It’s too cold.” Mother said. “He’d better stay in. Benjamin. Stop that, now.”
“天气太冷了。”母亲说。“他还是呆在家里得了。班吉明。好了，别哼哼了。”
“It won’thurt him.” Uncle Maury said.
“对他不会有害处的。”毛莱舅舅说。
“You, Benjamin.” Mother said. “If you don’t be good, you’ll have to go to the kitchen.”
“喂，班吉明。”母亲说。“你要是不乖，那只好让你到厨房去了。”
“Mammy say keep him out the kitchen today.” Versh said. “She say she got all that cooking to get done.”
“妈咪说今儿个别让他上厨房去。”威尔许说。“她说她要把那么些过节吃的东西都做出来。”
“Let him go, Caroline.” Uncle Maury said. “You’ll worry yourself sick over him.”
“让他出去吧，卡罗琳。”毛莱舅舅说。“你为他操心大多了，自己会生病的。”
“I know it.” Mother said. “It’s a judgment on me. I sometimes wonder.”
“我知道。”母亲说。“有时候我想，这准是老天对我的一种惩罚。”
“I know, I know.” Uncle Maury said. “You must keep your strength up. I’ll make you a toddy.”
“我明白，我明自。’毛莱舅舅说。“你得好好保重。我给你调一杯热酒吧。”
“It just upsets me that much more.” Mother said. “Don’t you know it does.”
“喝了只会让我觉得更加难受。”母亲说。“这你不知道吗。”
“You’ll feel better. ” Uncle Maury said. “Wrap him up good, boy, and take him out for a while.”
“你会觉得好一些的。”毛莱舅舅说。“给他穿戴得严实些，小子，出去的时间可别大长了。”
Uncle Maury went away. Versh went away.
毛莱舅舅走开去了。威尔许也走开了。
“Please hush.” Mother said. “We’re trying to get you out as fast as we can. I don’t want you to get sick.”
“别吵了好不好。”母亲说。“我们还巴不得你快点出去呢，我只是不想让你害病。”
Versh put my overshoes and overcoat on and we took my cap and went out. Uncle Maury was putting the bottle away in the sideboard in the dining-room.
威尔许给我穿上套鞋和大衣，我们拿了我的帽子就出去了。毛莱舅舅在饭厅里，正在把酒瓶放园到酒柜里去。
“Keep him out about half an hour, boy.” Uncle Maury said. “Keep him in the yard, now.”
“让他在外面呆半个小时，小子。”毛莱舅舅说。“就让他在院子里玩得了。”
“Yes, sir.” Versh said. “We don’t never let him get off the place.”
“是的，您哪。”威尔许说。“我们从来不让他到外面街上去。”
We went out doors. The sun was cold and bright.
我们走出门口。陽光很冷，也很耀眼。
“Where you heading for.” Versh said. “You don’t think you going to town, does you.” We went through the rattling leaves. The gate was cold. “You better keep them hands in your pockets.” Versh said. “You get them froze onto that gate, then what you do. Why not you wait for them in the house.” He put my hands into my pockets. I could hear him rattling in the leaves. I could smell the cold. The gate was cold.
“你上哪儿去啊。”威尔许说。“你不见得以为是到镇上去吧，是不是啊。”我们走在沙沙响的落叶上。铁院门冰冰冷的。“你最好把手插在兜里。”威尔许说。“你的手捏在门上会冻坏的，那你怎么办。你干吗不待在屋子里等他们呢。”他把我的手塞到我口袋里去。我能听见他踩在落叶上的沙沙声。我能闻到冷的气味①。铁门是冰冰冷的。（注：①班吉虽是白痴，但感觉特别敏锐，各种感觉可以沟通。）
“Here some hickey nuts. Whooey. Git up that tree. Look here at this squirl, Benjy.” I couldn’t feel the gate at all, but I could smell the bright cold. “You better put them hands back in your pockets.”
“这儿有几个山核桃。好哎。窜到那棵树上去了，瞧呀，这儿有一只松鼠，班吉。”我已经一点也不觉得铁门冷了，不过我还能闻到耀眼的冷的气味。“你还是把手插回到兜里去吧。”
Caddy was walking. Then she was running, her book satchel swinging and jouncing behind her.
凯蒂在走来了。接着她跑起来了，她的书包皮在背后一跳一跳，晃到这边又晃到那边。
“Hello, Benjy.” Caddy said. She opened the gate and came in and stooped down. Caddy smelled like leaves. “Did you come to meet me.” she said. “Did you come to meet Caddy. What did you let him get his hands so cold for, Versh.”
“嗨，班吉。”凯蒂说。她打开铁门走进来，就弯下身子。凯蒂身上有一股树叶的香气。“你是来接我的吧。”她说。“你是来等凯蒂的吧。威尔许，你怎么让他两只手冻成这样。”
“I told him to keep them in his pockets.” Versh said. “Holding on to that iron gate.”
“我是叫他把手放在兜里的。”威尔许说、‘他喜欢抓住铁门。”
“Did you come to meet Caddy.” she said, rubbing my hands. “What is it. What are you trying to tell Caddy.” Caddy smelled like trees and like when she says we were asleep.
“你是来接凯蒂的吧。”她说，一边搓着我的手。“什么事。你想告诉凯蒂什么呀。”凯蒂有一股树的香味，当她说我们这就要睡着了的时候，她也有这种香味。
What are you moaning about, Luster said. You can watch them again when we get to the branch. Here. Here’s you a jimson weed. He gave me the flower. We went through the fence, into the lot.
你哼哼唧唧的干什么呀，勒斯特说。①等我们到小河沟你还可以看他们的嘛。哪。给你一根吉姆生草②。他把花递给我。我们穿过栅栏，来到空地上。（注：①这一段回到”当前”。②一种生长在牲口棚附近的带刺的有恶臭的毒草，拉丁学名为“Daturastramonium”，开喇叭形的小花。）
“What is it.” Caddy said “What are you trying to tell Caddy. Did they send him out, Versh.”
“什么呀。”凯蒂说。③，‘你想跟凯蒂说什么呀。是他们叫他出来的吗，威尔许？”（注：③又回到1900年12月23日，紧接前面一段回忆。）
“Couldn’t keep him in.” Versh said. “He kept on until they let him go and he come right straight down here, looking through the gate.”
“没法把他圈在屋里。”威尔许说。“他老是闹个没完，他们只好让他出来。他一出来就直奔这儿，朝院门外面张望。”
“What is it.” Caddy said. “Did you think it would be Christmas when I came home from school. Is that what you thought. Christmas is the day after tomorrow. Santy Claus, Benjy. Santy Claus. Come on, let’s run to the house and get warm.” She took my hand and we ran through the bright rustling leaves. We ran up the steps and out of the bright cold, into the dark cold. Uncle Maury was putting the bottle back in the sideboard. He called Caddy. Caddy said,
“你要说什么呀。”凯蒂说。“你以为我放学回来就是过圣诞节了吗。你是这样想的吧。圣诞节是后天。圣诞老公公，班吉。圣诞老公公。来吧，咱们跑回家去暖和暖和。”她拉住我的手；我们穿过了亮晃晃、沙沙响的树叶。我们跑上台阶，离开亮亮的寒冷，走进黑黑的寒冷。毛莱舅舅正把瓶子放回到酒柜里去，他喊凯蒂。凯蒂说，
“Take him in to the fire, Versh. Go with Versh.” she said. “I’ll come in a minute.”
“把他带到炉火跟前去，威尔许。跟威尔许去吧。”他说。“我一会儿就来。”
We went to the fire. Mother said,
我们来到炉火那儿。母亲说，
“Is he cold, Versh.”
“他冷不冷，威尔许。”
“Nome.” Versh said.
“一点不冷，太太。”威尔许说。
“Take his overcoat and overshoes off.” Mother said. “How many times do I have to tell you not to bring him into the house with his overshoes on.
“给他把大衣和套鞋脱了。”母亲说。“我还得跟你说多少遍，别让他穿着套鞋走到房间里来。”
“Yessum.” Versh said. “Hold still, now.” He took my overshoes off and unbuttoned my coat. Caddy said,
“是的，太太。”威尔许说。“好，别动了。”他给我脱下套鞋，又来解我的大衣钮扣。凯蒂说，
“Wait, Versh. Cant he go out again, Mother. I want him to go with me.
“等一等，威尔许。妈妈，能让他再出去一趟吗。我想让他陪我去。”
“You’d better leave him here.” Uncle Maury said. “He’s been out enough today.”
“你还是让他留在这儿得了。”毛莱舅舅说。“他今天出去得够多的了。”
“I think you’d both better stay in.” Mother said. “It’s getting colder, Dilsey says.”
“依我说，你们俩最好都呆在家里。”母亲说。“迪尔西说，天越来越冷了。”
“Oh, Mother.” Caddy said.
“哦，妈妈。”凯蒂说。
“Nonsense.” Uncle Maury said. “She’s been in school all day. She needs the fresh air. Run along, Candace.”
“瞎说八道。”毛莱舅舅说。“她在学校里关了一整天了。她需要新鲜空气。快走吧，凯丹斯①。”（注：①“凯蒂”是小名，正式的名字是“凯丹斯”。）
“Let him go, Mother.” Caddy said. “Please. You know he’ll cry.”
“让他也去吧，妈妈。”凯蒂说。“求求您。您知道他会哭的。”
“Then why did you mention it before him.” Mother said. “Why did you come in here. To give him some excuse to worry me again. You’ve been out enough today. I think you’d better sit down here and play with him.”
“那你干吗当他的面提这件事呢。”母亲说。“你干吗进这屋里来呢。就是要给他个因头，让他再来跟我纠缠不清。你今天在外面呆的时间够多的了。我看你最好还是坐下来陪他玩一会儿吧。”
“Let them go, Caroline.” Uncle Maury said. “A little cold won’thurt them. Remember, you’ve got to keep your strength up.
“让他们去吧，卡罗琳。”毛莱舅舅说。“挨点儿冷对他们也没什么害处。记住了，你自己可别累倒了。”
“I know.” Mother said. “Nobody knows how I dread Christmas. Nobody knows. I am not one of those women who can stand things. I wish for Jason’s and the children’s sakes I was stronger.”
“我知道。”母亲说。“没有人知道我多么怕过圣诞节。没有人知道。我可不是那种精力旺盛能吃苦耐劳的女人。”为了杰生①和孩子们，我真希望我身体能结实些。”（注：①康普生先生的名字叫“杰生”，他的二儿子也叫“杰生”。这里指的是康普生先生。）
“You must do the best you can and not let them worry you. ” Uncle Maury said. “Run along. you two. But don’t stay out long, now. Your mother will worry.”
“你一定要多加保重，别为他们的事操劳过度。”毛莱舅舅说。“快走吧，你们俩。只是别在外面呆太久了，听见了吗。你妈要担心的。”
“Yes, sir.” Caddy said. “Come on, Benjy. We’re going out doors again.” She buttoned my coat and we went toward the door.
“是咧，您哪。”凯蒂说。“来吧，班吉。咱们又要出去罗。”她给我把大衣扣子扣好，我们朝门口走去。
“Are you going to take that baby out without his overshoes.” Mother said. “Do you want to make him sick, with the house full of company.”
“你不给小宝贝穿上套鞋就带他出去吗。”母亲说。“家里乱哄哄人正多的时候，你还想让他得病吗。”
“I forgot.” Caddy said. “I thought he had them on.
“我忘了。”凯蒂说。“我以为他是穿着的呢。”
We went back. “You must think.” Mother said. Hold still now Versh said. He put my overshoes on. “Someday I’ll be gone, and you’ll have to think for him.” Now stomp Versh said. “Come here and kiss Mother, Benjamin.”
我们又走回来。“你得多动动脑子。”母亲说。别动了威尔许说。他给我穿上套鞋。“不定哪一天我就要离开人世了，就得由你们来替他操心了。”现在顿顿脚威尔许说。“过来跟妈妈亲一亲，班吉明。”
Caddy took me to Mother’s chair and Mother took my face in her hands and then she held me against her.
凯蒂把我拉到母亲的椅子前面去，母亲双手捧住我的脸，捞着把我搂进怀里。
“My poor baby.” she said. She let me go. “You and Versh take good care of him, honey.”
“我可怜的宝贝儿。”她说。她放开我。“你和威尔许好好照顾他，乖妞儿。”
“Yessum.” Caddy said. We went out. Caddy said,
“是的，您哪。”凯蒂说。我们走出去。凯蒂说，
“You needn’t go, Versh. I’ll keep him for a while.”
“你不用去了，威尔许。我来管他一会儿吧。”
“All right.” Versh said. “I ain’t going out in that cold for no fun.” He went on and we stopped in the hall and Caddy knelt and put her arms around me and her cold bright face against mine. She smelled like trees.
“好咧。”威尔许说。“这么冷，出去是没啥意思。”他走开去了，我们在门厅里停住脚步，凯蒂跪下来，用两只胳膊搂住我，把她那张发亮的冻脸贴在我的脸颊上。她有一股树的香味。
“You’re not a poor baby. Are you. Are you. You’ve got your Caddy. Haven’t you got your Caddy.”
“你不是可怜的宝贝儿。是不是啊。你有你的凯蒂呢。你不是有你的凯蒂姐吗。”
Cant you shut up that moaning and slobbering, Luster said. Ain’t you shamed of yourself, making all this racket. We passed the carriage house, where the carriage was. It had a new wheel.
你又是嘟哝，又是哼哼，就不能停一会儿吗，勒斯特说。①你吵个没完，害不害臊。我们经过车房，马车停在那里。马车新换了一只车轱辘。（注：①回到“当前”。）
“Git in, now, and set still until your maw come.” Dilsey said. She shoved me into the carriage. T. P. held the reins. “Clare I don’t see how come Jason won’tget a new surrey.” Dilsey said. “This thing going to fall to pieces under you all some day. Look at them wheels.”
“现在，你坐到车上去吧，安安静静地坐着，等你妈出来。”迪尔西说。②她把我推上车去。T．P．拉着缰绳。“我说，我真不明白杰生干吗不去买一辆新的轻便马车。”迪尔西说，“这辆破车迟早会让你们坐着坐着就散了架。瞧瞧这些破轱辘。”（注：②下面一大段文字，是写班吉看到车房里的旧马车时所引起的有关坐马车的一段回忆。事情发生在1912年。康普生先生已经去世。这一天，康普生太太戴了面纱拿着花去上坟。康普生太太与迪尔西对话中提到的昆丁是个小女孩，不是班吉的大哥（这个昆丁已于1910年自杀），而是凯蒂的私生女。对话中提到的罗斯库司，是迪尔西的丈夫。）
Mother came out, pulling her veil down. She had some flowers.
母亲走出来了，她边走边把面纱放下来。她拿着几支花儿。
“Where’s Roskus.” she said.
“罗斯库司在哪儿啦。”她说。
“Roskus cant lift his arms, today.” Dilsey said. ‘T. P. can drive all right.”
“罗斯库司今儿个胳膊举不起来了。”迪尔西说，“T．P．也能赶车，没事儿。”
“I’m afraid to.” Mother said. “It seems to me you all could furnish me with a driver for the carriage once a week. It’s little enough I ask, Lord knows.”
“我可有点担心。”母亲说。“依我说，你们一星期一次派个人给我赶赶车也应该是办得到的。我的要求不算高嘛，老天爷知道。”
“You know just as well as me that Roskus got the rheumatism too bad to do more than he have to, Miss Cahline.” Dilsey said. “You come on and get in, now. T. P. can drive you just as good as Roskus.”
“卡罗琳小姐③，罗斯库司风湿病犯得很厉害，实在干不了什么活，这您也不是不知道。”迪尔西说。“您就过来上车吧。T．P．赶车的本领跟随罗斯库司一样好。”（注：③美国南方种植园中的黑女佣，从小带东家的孩子，所以到她们长大结婚后仍然沿用以前的称呼。）
“I’m afraid to.” Mother said. “With the baby.”
“我可有点儿担心呢。”母亲说。“再说还带了这个小娃娃。”
Dilsey went up the steps. “You calling that thing a baby.” she said. She took Mother’s arm. “A man big as T. P. Come on, now, if you going.”
迪尔西走上台阶。“您还管他叫小娃娃。”她说。她抓住了母亲的胳膊。“他跟T．P．一般大，已经是个小伙子了，快走吧，如果您真的要去。”
“I’m afraid to.” Mother said. They came down the steps and Dilsey helped Mother in. “Perhaps it’ll be the best thing, for all of us.” Mother said.
“我真担心呢。”母亲说。她们走下台阶，迪尔西扶母亲上车。“也许还是翻了车对我们大家都好些。”母亲说。
“Ain’t you shamed, talking that way.” Dilsey said. “Don’t you know it’ll take more than a eighteen year old nigger to make Queenie run away. She older than him and Benjy put together. And don’t you start no projecking with Queenie, you hear me. T. P. If you don’t drive to suit Miss Cahline, I going to put Roskus on you. He ain’t too tied up to do that.”
“瞧您说的，您害臊不害臊。”迪尔西说。“您不知道吗，光是一个十八岁的黑小伙儿也没法能让‘小王后’撒腿飞跑，它的年纪比T．P．跟班吉加起来还大。T．P．，你可别把‘小王后’惹火了，你听见没有。要是你赶车不顺卡罗琳小姐的心，我要让罗斯库司好好打你一顿。他还不是打不动呢。”
“Yessum.” T. P. said.
“知道了，妈。”T．P．说。
“I just know something will happen.” Mother said. “Stop, Benjamin.
“我总觉得会出什么事的。”母亲说。“别哼哼了，班吉明。”
“Give him a flower to hold.” Dilsey said. “That what he wanting.” She reached her hand in.
“给他一支花拿着。”迪尔西说：“他想要花呢。”她把手伸了进来。
“No, no.” Mother said. “You’ll have them all scattered.”
“不要，不要。”母亲说。“你会把花全弄乱的。”
“You hold them.” Dilsey said. “I’ll get him one out.” She gave me a flower and her hand went away.
“您拿住了。”迪尔西说。“我抽一支出来给他。”她给了我一支花，接着她的手缩回去了。
“Go on now, fore Quentin see you and have to go too.” Dilsey said.
“快走吧，不然小昆丁看见了也吵着要去了。”迪尔西说。
“Where is she.” Mother said.
“她在哪儿。”母亲说。
“She down to the house playing with Luster.” Dilsey said. “Go on, T. P. Drive that surrey like Roskus told you, now.
“她在屋里跟勒斯特一块儿玩呢。”迪尔西说。“走吧，就按罗斯库司教你的那样赶车吧。”
“Yessum.” T. P. said. “Hum up, Queenie.”
“好咧，妈。”T．P．说。“走起来呀，‘小王后’。”
“Quentin.” Mother said. “Don’t let”
“小昆丁。”母亲说，“可别让她出来。”
“Course I is.” Dilsey said.
“当然不会的。”迪尔西说。
The carriage jolted and crunched on the drive. “I’m afraid to go and leave Quentin.” Mother said. “I’d better not go. T. P.” We went through the gate, where it didn’t jolt anymore. T. P. hit Queenie with the whip.
马车在车道上颠晃、碾轧着前进。“我把小昆丁留在家里真放心不下。”母亲说。“我还是不去算了。T．P．。”我们穿过了铁院门，现在车子不再颠了。T．P．用鞭子抽了“小王后”一下。
“You, T. P.” Mother said.
“我跟你说话呢，T．P．。”母亲说。
“Got to get her going.” T. P. said. “Keep her wake up till we get back to the barn.”
“那也得让它继续走呀。”T．P．说。“得让它一直醒着，不然就回不到牲口棚去了。”
“Turn around.” Mother said. “I’m afraid to go and leave Quentin.”
“你掉头呀。”母亲说。“把小昆丁留在家里我不放心。”
“Cant turn here.” T. P. said. Then it was broader.
“这儿可设法掉头。”T．P．说。过了一会儿，路面宽一些了。
“Cant you turn here.” Mother said.
“这儿总该可以掉头了吧。”母亲说。
“All right.” T. P. said. We began to turn.
“好吧。”T．P．说。我们开始掉头了。
“You, T. P.” Mother said, clutching me.
“你当心点，T．P．。”母亲说，一面抱紧了我。
“I got to turn around some how.” T. P. said. “Whoa, Queenie.” We stopped.
“您总得让我掉头呀。”T·P·说。“吁，‘小王后’。”我们停住不动了。
“You’ll turn us over.” Mother said.
“你要把我们翻出去了。”母亲说。
“What you want to do, then.” T. P. said.
“那您要我怎么办呢。”T·P·说。
“I’m afraid for you to try to turn around.” Mother said.
“你那样掉头我可害怕。”母亲说。
“Get up, Queenie.” T. P. said. We went on.
“驾，‘小王后’。”T·P·说。我们又往前走了。
“I just know Dilsey will let something happen to Quentin while I’m gone.” Mother said. “We must hurry back.”
“我知道得很清楚，我一走开，迪尔西准会让小昆丁出什么事的。”母亲说。“咱们得快点回家。”
“Hum up,’ there.” T. P. said. He hit Queenie with the whip.
“走起来，驾。”T·P·说。他拿鞭子抽“小玉后”。
“You, T. P.” Mother said, clutching me. I could hear Qucenie’s feet and the bright shapes went smooth and steady on both sides, the shadows of them flowing across Queenie’s back. They went on like the bright tops of wheels. Then those on one side stopped at the tall white post where the soldier was. But on the other side they went on smooth and steady, but a little slower.
“喂，T·P·。”母亲说，死死地抱住了我。我听见“小王后’脚下的得得声，明亮的形体从我们两边平稳地滑过去，它们的影子在“小王后”的背上掠过。它们象车轴糊明亮的顶端一样向后移动。接着，一边的景色不动了，那是个有个大兵的大白岗亭。另外那一边还在平稳地滑动着，只是慢下未了。
“What do you want.” Jason said. He had his hands in his pockets and a pencil behind his ear.
“你们干什么去？”杰生说。他两只手插在兜里，一支铅笔架在耳朵后面。
“We’re going to the cemetery.” Mother said.
“我们到公墓去。”母亲说。
“All right.” Jason said. “I don’t aim to stop you, do I. Was that all you wanted with me, just to tell me that.”
“很好。”杰生说。“我也没打算阻拦你们，是不是。你来就是为了跟我说这一个，没别的事了吗？”
“I know you won’tcome.” Mother said. “I’d feel safer if you would.”
“我知道你不愿去。”母亲说。“不过如果你也去的话，我就放心得多了。
“Safe from what.” Jason said. “Father and Quentin cant hurt you.”
“你有什么不放心的。”杰生说。“反正父亲和昆丁也没法再伤害你了。”
Mother put her handkerchief under her veil. “Stop it, Mother.” Jason said. “Do you want to get that damn looney to bawling in the middle of the square. Drive on, T. P.”
母亲把手绢塞到面纱底下去。“别来这一套了，妈妈。”杰生说。“您想让这个大傻子在大庭广众又吼又叫吗。往前赶车吧，T．P．。”
“Hum up, Queenie.” T. P. said.
“走呀，‘小王后’。”T．P．说。
“It’s a judgment on me.” Mother said. “But I’ll be gone too, soon.
“我这是造了什么孽呀。”母亲说。“反正要不了多久我也会跟随你父亲到地下去了。”
“Here.” Jason said.
“行了。”杰生说。
“Whoa.” T. P. said. Jason said,
“吁。”T．P．说。杰生又说，
“Uncle Maury’s drawing on you for fifty. What do you want to do about it.”
“毛莱舅舅用你的名义开了五十块钱支票。你打算怎么办。”
“Why ask me.” Mother said. “I don’t have any say so. I try not to worry you and Dilsey. I’ll be gone soon, and then you”
“问我干什么。”母亲说。“我还有说话的份儿吗。我只是想不给你和迪尔西添麻烦。我快不在了，再往下就该轮到你了。”
“Go on, T. P.” Jason said.
“快走吧，T·P·。”杰生说。
“Hum up, Queenie.” T. P. said. The shapes flowed on. The ones on the other side began again, bright and fast and smooth, like when Caddy says we are going to sleep.
“走呀，‘小王后’。”T．P．说。车旁的形体又朝后面滑动，另一边的形体也动起来了，亮晃晃的，动得很快，很平稳，很象凯蒂说我们这就要睡着了时的那种情况。
Cry baby, Luster said. Ain’t you shamed. We went through the barn. The stalls were all open. You ain’t got no spotted pony to ride now, Luster said. The floor was dry and dusty. The roof was falling. The slanting holes were full of spinning yellow. What do you want to go that way, for. You want to get your head knocked off with one of them balls.
整天哭个没完的臭小子，勒斯特说。①你害不害臊。我们从牲口拥当中穿过去，马厩的门全部敞着。你现在可没有花斑小马驹骑罗，勒斯特说。泥地很干，有不少尘土。屋顶塌陷下来了。斜斜的窗口布满了黄网丝。你干吗从这边走。你想让飞过来的球把你的脑袋敲破吗。（注：①回到“当前”。）
“Keep your hands in your pockets.” Caddy said. “Or they’ll be froze. You don’t want your hands froze on Christmas, do you.”
“把手插在兜里呀。”凯蒂说。“不然的话会冻僵的。你不希望过圣诞节把手冻坏吧，是不是啊。”①（注：①班吉看到牲口棚，脑子里又出现圣诞节前与凯蒂去送信，来到牲口棚附近时的情景。）
We went around the barn. The big cow and the little one were standing in the door, and we could hear Prince and Queenie and Fancy stomping inside the barn. “If it wasn’t so cold, we’d ride Fancy.” Caddy said. “But it’s too cold to hold on today.” Then we could seethe branch, where the smoke was blowing. “That’s where they are killing the pig.” Caddy said. “We can come back by there and see them.” We went down the hill.
我们绕过牲口棚。母牛和小牛犊站在门口，我们听见“王子”、“小王后”和阿欢在牲口棚里顿脚的声音。“要不是天气这么冷，咱们可以骑上阿欢去玩儿了。”凯蒂说。“可惜天气太冷，在马上坐不住。”这时我们看得见小河沟了，那儿在冒着烟。“人家在那儿宰猎。”凯蒂说。“我们回家可以走那边，顺便去看看。”我们往山下走去。
“You want to carry the letter.” Caddy said. “You can carry it.” She took the letter out of her pocket and put it in mine. “It’s a Christmas present.” Caddy said. “Uncle Maury is going to surprise Mrs Patterson with it. We got to give it to her without letting anybody see it. Keep your hands in your pockets good, now.” We came to the branch.
“你想拿信。”凯蒂说。“我让你拿就是了。”她把信从口袋里掏出来，放在我的手里。“这是一件圣诞礼物。”凯蒂说。“毛莱舅舅想让帕特生太太喜出望外呢。咱们交 给她的时候可不能让任何人看见。好，你现在把手好好的插到兜里去吧。”我们来到小河沟了。
“It’s froze.” Caddy said. “Look.” She broke the top of the water and held a piece of it against my face. “Ice. That means how cold it is.” She helped me across and we went up the hill. “We cant even tell Mother and Father. You know what I think it is. I think it’s a surprise for Mother and Father and Mr Patterson both, because Mr Patterson sent you some candy. Do you remember when Mr Patterson sent you some candy last summer.
“都结冰了。”凯蒂说，“瞧呀。”她砸碎冰面，捡起一块贴在我的脸上。“这是冰。这就说明天气有多冷。”她拉我过了河沟，我们往山上走去。“这事咱们跟妈妈和爸爸也不能说。你知道我是怎么想的吗。我想，这件事会让妈妈、爸爸和帕特生先生都高兴得跳起来，帕特生先生不是送过糖给你吃吗。你还记得夏天那会儿帕特生先生送糖给你吃吗。”
There was a fence. The vine was dry, and the wind rattled in it.
我们面前出现了一道栅栏。上面的藤叶干枯了，风把叶子刮得格格地响。
“Only I don’t see why Uncle Maury didn’t send Versh.” Caddy said. “Versh won’ttell.” Mrs Patterson was looking out the window.
“不过，我不明白为什么毛莱舅舅不派威尔许帮他送信。”凯蒂说，“威尔许是不会多嘴的。”帕特生太太靠在窗口望着我们。
“You wait here.” Caddy said. “Wait right here, now. I’ll be back in a minute. Give me the letter.” She took the letter out of my pocket. “Keep your hands in your pockets.” She climbed the fence with the letter in her hand and went through the brown, rattling flowers. Mrs Patterson came to the door and opened it and stood there.
“你在这儿等着。”凯蒂说。“就在这儿等着。我一会儿就回来。把信给我。”她从我口袋里把信掏出来。“你两只手在兜里搁好了。”她手里拿着信，从栅栏上爬过去，穿过那些枯黄的、格格响着的花。帕特生太太走到门口，她打开门，站在那儿。
Mr Patterson was chopping in the green flowers. He stopped chopping and looked at me. Mrs Patterson came across the garden, running. When I saw her eyes I began to cry. You idiot, Mrs Patterson said, I told him never to send you alone again. Give it to me. Quick. Mr Patterson came fast, with the hoe. Mrs Patterson leaned across the fence, reaching her hand. She was trying to climb the fence. Give it to me, she said, Give it to me. Mr Patterson climbed the fence. He took the letter. Mrs Patterson’s dress was caught on the fence. I saw her eyes again and I ran down the hill.
帕特生先生在绿花丛里砍东西。①他停下了手里的活，对着我瞧。帕特生太太飞跑着穿过花园。我一看见她的眼睛我就哭了起来。你这白痴，帕特生太太说，我早就告诉过他②别再差你一个人来了。把信给我。快。帕特生先生手里拿着锄头飞快地跑过来。帕特生太太伛身在栅栏上，手伸了过来。她想爬过来。把信给我，她说，把信给我。帕特生先生翻过栅栏。他把信夺了过去。帕特生太太的裙子让栅栏挂住了。我又看见了她的眼睛。就朝山下跑去。（注：①这一段写另一次班吉单独一个人送信给帕特生太太，被帕特生先生发现的情形。时间是1908年的春天或夏天，这时花园里已经有了“绿花丛”。在班吉的脑子里”花”与“草”是分不清的。②指她的情人 毛莱舅舅。）
“They ain’t nothing over yonder but houses.” Luster said. “We going down to the branch.”
“那边除了房子别的什么也没有了。”勒斯特说。③“咱们到小河沟那边去吧。”（注：③又回到“当前”。）
They were washing down at the branch. One of them was singing. I could smell the clothes flapping, and the smoke blowing across the branch.
人们在小河沟里洗东西，其中有一个人在唱歌。我闻到衣服在空中飘动的气味，青烟从小河沟那边飘了过来。
“You stay down here.” Luster said. “You ain’t got no business up yonder. Them folks hit you, sho.”
“你就呆在这儿。”勒斯特说。“你到那边去也没有什么好干的。他们会打你的，错不了。”
“What he want to do.”
“他想要干什么。”
“He don’t know what he want to do.” Luster said. “He think he want to go up yonder where they knocking that hall. You sit down here and play with your jimson weed. Look at them children playing in the branch, if you got to look at something. How come you cant behave yourself like folks.” I sat down on the bank, where they were washing, and the smoke blowing blue.
“他根本不知道自己要干什么。”勒斯特说。“他兴许是想到那边人们打球的高地上去。你就在这儿坐下来玩你的吉姆生草吧。要是你想看什么，就看看那些在河沟里玩水的小孩。你怎么就不能象别人那样规规矩矩呢。”我在河边上坐了下来，人们在那儿洗衣服，青烟在往空中冒去。
“Is you all seen anything of a quarter down here.” Luster said.”What quarter.”
“你们大伙儿有没有在这儿附近捡到一只两毛五的镚子儿。”勒斯特说。“什么镚子儿。”
“The one I had here this morning.” Luster said. “I lost it somewhere. It fell through this here hole in my pocket. If I don’t find it I cant go to the show tonight.”
“我今天早上在这儿的时候还有的。”勒斯特说。“我不知在哪儿丢失了。是从我衣兜这个窟窿里掉下去的。我要是找不到今儿晚上就没法看演出了。”
“Where’d you get a quarter, boy. Find it in white folks’ pocket while they ain’t looking.”
“你的镚子儿又是从哪儿来的呢，小子。是白人不注意的时候从他们衣兜里掏的吧。”
“Got it at the getting place.” Luster said “Plenty more where that one come from. Only I got to find that one. Is you all found it yet.”
“是从该来的地方来的。”勒斯特说。“那儿镚子儿有的是。不过我一定要找到我丢掉的那一只。你们大伙儿捡到没有。”
“I ain’t studying no quarter. I got my own business to tend to.”
“我可没时间来管镚子儿。我自己的事还忙不过来呢。”
“Come on here.” Luster said. “Help me look for it.”
“你上这边来。”勒斯特说。“帮我来找找。”
“He wouldn’t know a quarter if he was to see it, would he.”
“他就算看见了也认不出什么是镚子儿吧。”
“He can help look just the same.” Luster said. “You all going to the show tonight.”
“有他帮着找总好一点。”勒斯特说。“你们大伙儿今儿晚上都去看演出吧。”
“Don’t talk to me about no show. Time I get done over this here tub I be too tired to lift my hand to do nothing.”
“别跟我提演出不演出了。等我洗完这一大桶衣服，我会累得连胳膊都抬不起来了。”
“I bet you be there.” Luster said. “I bet you was there last night. I bet you all be right there when that tent open.”Be enough niggers there without me. Was last night.”
“我敢说你准会去的。”勒斯特说。“我也敢打赌你昨儿晚上准也是去了的。我敢说大帐篷刚一开门你们准就在那儿了。就算没有我，那儿的黑小子已经够多的了。至少昨儿晚上是不少。”
“Nigger’s money good as white folks, I reckon.”
“黑人的钱不也跟白人的钱一样值钱吗，是不是。”
“White folks gives nigger money because know first white man comes along with a band going to get it all back, so nigger can go to work for some more.”
“白人给黑小子们钱，是因为他们早就知道要来一个白人乐队、反正会把钱都捞回去的。这样一来，黑小子们为了多赚点钱，又得干活了。”
“Ain’t nobody going make you go to that show.”
“又没人硬逼你去看演出。”
“Ain’t yet. Ain’t thought of it, I reckon.”
“暂时还没有。我琢磨他们还没想起这档子事。”
“What you got against white folks.”
“你干吗跟白人这么过不去。”
“Ain’t got nothing against them. I goes my way and lets white folks go theirs. I ain’t studying that show.”
“没跟他们过不去。我走我的桥，让他们走他们的路。我对这种演出根本没兴趣。”
“Got a man in it can play a tune on a saw. Play it like a banjo.”
“戏班子里有一个人，能用一把锯子拉出曲调来。就跟耍一把班卓琴似的。”
“You go last night.” Luster said. “I going tonight If I can find where I lost that quarter.”
“你昨儿晚上去了。”勒斯特说。“我今儿晚上想去。只要我知道在哪儿丢的镚子儿就好了。”
“You going take him with you, I reckon.”
“我看，你大概要把他带去吧。”
“Me.” Luster said. “You reckon I be found anywhere with him, time he start bellering.”
“我。”勒斯特说。“你以为只要他一吼叫，我就非得也在那儿伺候他吗。”
“What does you do when he start bellering.”
“他吼起来的时候，你拿他怎么办。”
“I whips him.” Luster said. He sat down and rolled up his overalls. They played in the branch.
“我拿鞭子抽他。”勒斯特说。他坐在地上，把工装裤的裤腿卷了起来。黑小子们都在河沟里玩水。
“You all found any balls yet.” Luster said.
“你们谁捡到高尔夫球了吗。”勒斯特说。
“Ain’t you talking biggity. I bet you better not let your grandmammy hear you talking like that.”
“你说话别这么神气活现。依我说你最好别让你姥姥听见你这样说话。”
Luster got into the branch, where they were playing. He hunted in the water, along the bank.
勒斯特也下沟了，他们都在那里玩水。他沿着河岸在水里找东西。
“I had it when we was down here this morning.” Luster said.
“我们早上到这儿来的时候还在身上呢。”勒斯特说。
“Where bouts you lose it.”
“你大概是在哪儿丢失的。”
“Right out this here hole in my pocket.” Luster said. They hunted in the branch. Then they all stood up quick and stopped, then they splashed and fought in the branch. Luster got it and they squatted in the water, looking up the hill through the bushes.
“就是从我衣兜的这个窟窿里落下去的。”勒斯特说。他们在河沟里找来找去。接着他们突然全都站直身子，停住不找了，然后水花乱溅地在河沟里抢夺起来。勒斯特抢到了手，大家都蹲在水里，透过树丛朝小山岗上望去。
“Where is they.” Luster said.
“他们在哪儿。”勒斯特说。
“Ain’t in sight yet.”
“还看不见呢。”
Luster put it in his pocket. They came down the hill.
勒斯特把那东西放进兜里。他们从小山岗上下来了。
“Did a hall come down here.”
“瞧见一只球落到这儿来了吗。”
“It ought to be in the water. Didn’t any of you boys see it or hear it.”
“该是落到水里去了。你们这帮小子有谁瞧见或是听见了吗。”
“Ain’t heard nothing come down here.” Luster said. “Heard something hit that tree up yonder. Don’t know which way it went.”
“没听见什么落到水里来呀。”勒斯特说。“倒是听见有一样东西打在上面的那棵树上。不知道滚到哪儿去了。”
They looked in the branch.
他们朝河沟里看了看。
“Hell. Look along the branch. It came down here. I saw it.”
“妈的。在沟边好好找找。是朝这边飞过来的。我明明看见的。”
They looked along the branch. Then they went back up the hill.
他们在沟边找来找去。后来他们回到山岗上去了。
“Have you got that ball.” the boy said.
“你拾到那只球没有。”那孩子说。
“What I want with it.” Luster said. “I ain’t seen no ball.”
“我要球干什么。”勒斯特说。“我可没看见什么球。”
The boy got in the water. He went on. He turned and looked at Luster again. He went on down the branch.
那孩子走进水里。他往前走。他扭过头来又看看勒斯特。他顺着河沟往前走着。
The man said “Caddie” up the hill. The boy got out of the water and went up the hill.
那个大人在山岗上喊了声“开弟”。那孩子爬出河沟，朝山岗上走去。
“Now, just listen at you.” Luster said. “Hush up.”
“瞧，你又哼哼起来了。”勒斯特说。“别吵了。”
“What he moaning about now.”
“他这会儿哼哼唧唧的干什么呀。”
“Lawd knows.” Luster said. “He just starts like that. He been at it all morning. Cause it his birthday, I reckon.”
“天知道为的是什么。”勒斯特说。“他无缘无故就这样哼起来。都哼了整整一个上午了。也许是因为今天是他的生日吧，我想。”
“How old he.”
“他多大了。”
“He thirty three.” Luster said. “Thirty three this morning.”
“他都三十三了。”勒斯特说。“到今天早上整整三十三岁了。”
“You mean, he been three years old thirty years.
“你是说，他象三岁小孩的样子都有三十年了吗。”
“I going by what mammy say.” Luster said. “I don’t know. We going to have thirty three candles on a cake, anyway. Little cake. Won’thardly hold them. Hush up. Come on back here.” He came and caught my arm. “You old looney.” he said. “You want me to whip you.”
“我是听我姥姥说的。”勒斯特说。“我自己也不清楚。反正我们要在蛋糕上插三十三根蜡烛。蛋糕太小。都快插不下了。别吵了。回这边来。”他走过来抓住我的胳膊。“你这老傻子。”他说。“你骨头痒痒欠抽是吗。”
“I bet you will.”
“我看你才不敢抽他呢。”
“I is done it. Hush, now.” Luster said. “Ain’t I told you you cant go up there. They’ll knock your head clean off with one of them balls. Come on, here.” He pulled me back. “Sit down.” I sat down and he took off my shoes and rolled up my trousers. “Now, git in that water and play and see can you stop that slobbering and moaning.”
“我不是没有抽过。马上给我住声。”勒斯特说。“我没跟你说过那边不能上去吗。他们打一个球过来会把你脑袋砸碎的。来吧，上这儿来。”他把我拽回来。“坐下。”我坐了下来，他把我的鞋子脱掉，又卷起我的裤管。“好，现在下水去玩，看你还哭哭啼啼、哼哼唧唧不。”
I hushed and got in the water and Roskus came and said to come to supper and Caddy said, It’s not supper time yet I’m not going.
我停住哼叫，走进水里①这时罗斯库司走来说去吃晚饭吧，凯蒂就说，还没到吃晚饭的时候呢。我可不去。（注：①以上叙述的是“当前”的事，但班吉一走进水里，马上想起他小时候和凯蒂在小河沟里玩水的情形。那是在1898年，当时班吉三岁，昆丁也只有八岁。）
She was wet. We were playing in the branch and Caddy squatted down and got her dress wet and Versh said, “Your mommer going to whip you for getting your dress wet.”
她衣服湿了。②我们在河沟里玩，凯蒂往下一蹲把衣裙都弄湿了，威尔许说，“你把衣服弄湿了，回头你妈要抽你了。”（注：②从这里起是1898年那一天稍早一些时候的事。这一天，班吉的奶奶死去。）
“She’s not going to do any such thing.” Caddy said.
“她才不会做这样的事呢。”凯蒂说。
“How do you know.” Quentin said.
“你怎么知道。”昆丁说。
“That’s all right how I know.” Caddy said. “How do you know.”
“我当然知道啦。”凯蒂说。“你又怎么知道她会呢？”
“She said she was.” Quentin said. “Besides, I’m older than you.”
“她说过她要抽的。”昆丁说。“再说，我比你大。”
“I’m seven years old.” Caddy said. “I guess I know.”
“我都七岁了。”凯蒂说。“我想我也应该知道了。”
“I’m older than that.” Quentin said. “I go to school. Don’t I, Versh.”
“我比七岁大。”昆丁说，“我上学了。是不是这样，威尔许。”
“I’m going to school next year.” Caddy said. “When it comes. Ain’t I, Versh.”
“我明年也要上学。”凯蒂说，“到时候我也要上学的。是这样吗，威尔许。”
“You know she whip you when you get your dress wet.” Versh said.
“你明知道把衣服弄湿了她会抽你的。”威尔许说。
“It’s not wet.” Caddy said. She stood up in the water and looked at her dress. “I’ll take it off.” she said. “Then it’ll dry.”
“没有湿。”凯蒂说。她在水里站直了身子，看看自己的衣裙。“我把它脱了。”她说。“一会儿就会干的。”
“I bet you won’t.” Quentin said.
“我谅你也不敢脱。”昆丁说。
“I bet I will.” Caddy said.
“我就敢。”凯蒂说。
“I bet you better not.” Quentin said.
“我看你还是别脱的好。”昆丁说。
Caddy came to Versh and me and turned her back.
凯蒂走到威尔许和我跟前，转过身去。
“Unbutton it, Versh.” she said.
“给我把扣子解了，威尔许。”她说。
“Don’t you do it, Versh.” Quentin said.
“别替她解，威尔许。”昆丁说。
“Taint none of my dress.” Versh said.
“这又不是我的衣服。”威尔许说。
“You unbutton it, Versh.” Caddy said. “Or I’ll tell Dilsey what you did yesterday.” So Versh unbuttoned it.
“你给我解开，威尔许。”凯蒂说。“不然，我就告诉迪尔西你昨天干的好事。”于是威尔许就帮她解开了扣子。
“You just take your dress off.” Quentin said. Caddy took her dress off and threw it on the bank. Then she didn’t have on anything but her bodice and drawers, and Quentin slapped her and she slipped and fell down in the water. When she got up she began to splash water on Quentin, and Quentin splashed water on Caddy. Some of it splashed on Versh and me and Versh picked me up and put me on the bank. He said he was going to tell on Caddy and Quentin, and then Quentin and Caddy began to splash water at Versh. He got behind a bush.
“你敢脱。”昆丁说。凯蒂把衣裙脱下，扔在岸上。这一来，她身上除了背心和衬裤，再没有别的东西了；于是昆丁打了她一下耳光，她一滑，跌到水里去了。她站直身子后，就往昆丁身上泼水，昆丁也往她身上泼水。水也溅到威尔许和我的身上。于是威尔许抱我起来，让我坐在河岸上。他说要去告诉大人，于是昆丁和凯蒂就朝他泼水。他躲到树丛后面去了。
“I’m going to tell mammy on you all.” Versh said.
“我要去告诉妈咪你们俩都淘气。”威尔许说。
Quentin climbed up the bank and tried to catch Versh, but Versh ran away and Quentin couldn’t. When Quentin came back Versh stopped and hollered that he was going to tell. Caddy told him that if he wouldn’t tell, they’d let him come back. So Versh said he wouldn’t, and they let him.
昆丁爬到岸上，想逮住威尔许，可是威尔许跑开了，昆丁抓不到他。等昆丁拐回来，威尔许停住了脚步，嚷嚷说他要去告发。凯蒂跟他说，如果他不去告发，他们就让他回来。威尔许说他不去告发了，于是他们就让他回来。
“Now I guess you’re satisfied.” Quentin said. “We’ll both get whipped now.”
“这下你该满意了吧。”昆丁说。“我们两个都要挨抽了。”
“I don’t care.” Caddy said. “I’ll run away.”
“我不怕。”凯蒂说。“我要逃走。”
“Yes you will.” Quentin said.
“哼，你要逃走。”昆丁说。
“I’ll run away and never come back.” Caddy said. I began to cry.
“我是要逃走，而且永远也不回来。”凯蒂说。我哭了起来。
Caddy turned around and said “Hush” So I hushed. Then they played in the branch. Jason was playing too. He was by himself further down the branch. Versh came around the bush and lifted me down into the water again. Caddy was all wet and muddy behind, and I started to cry and she came and squatted in the water.
凯蒂扭过头来说，“别哭。”我赶紧收住声音。接着他们又在河沟里玩起来了。杰生也在玩。他一个人在远一点的地方玩。威尔许从树丛后面绕出来，又把我抱到水里。凯蒂全身都湿了，屁股上全是泥，我哭起来了，她就走过来，蹲在水里。
“Hush now.” she said. “I’m not going to run away.” So I hushed. Caddy smelled like trees in the rain.
“好了，别哭。”她说。“我不会逃走的。”我就不哭了。凯蒂身上有一股下雨时树的香味。
What is the matter with you, Luster said. Cant you get done with that moaning and play in the branch like folks.
你倒是怎么的啦，勒斯特说。①你就不能别哼哼，跟大家一样好好玩水吗。（注：①回到”当前”。）
Why not you take him on home. Didn’t they told you not to take him off the place.
你干吗不带他回去。他们不是关照过你别让他跑出院子的吗。
He still think they own this pasture, Luster said. Cant nobody see down here from the house, noways.
他仍旧以为这片牧场还是他们家的呢，勒斯特说。反正从大房子那里谁也看不到这地方。
We can. And folks don’t like to look at a looney. Taint no luck in it.
我们可看到了。谁愿意看见傻子啊。看见了要倒楣的。
Roskus came and said to come to supper and Caddy said it wasn’t supper time yet.
罗斯库司走来说去吃晚饭吧，凯蒂说还没到吃晚饭的时候呢。②（注：②又回到1898年那一天。）
“Yes tis.” Roskus said. “Dilsey say for you all to come on to the house. Bring them on, Versh.” He went up the hill, where the cow was lowing.
“不，已经到了。”罗斯库司说。“迪尔西说让你们全部回去。威尔许，把他们带回来。”他往小山上走去，那头母牛在那里哞哞地叫唤。
“Maybe we’ll be dry by the time we get to the house.” Quentin said.
“没准等我们走到家，我们身上就会干了。”昆丁说。
“It was all your fault.” Caddy said. “I hope we do get whipped.” She put her dress on and Versh buttoned it.
“都怪你不好。”凯蒂说。“我倒希望咱们真的挨上一顿鞭子。”她套上衣裙，威尔许帮她扣好扣子。
“They won’tknow you got wet.” Versh said. “It don’t show on you. Less me and Jason tells.”
“他们不会知道你们弄湿过衣服的。”威尔许说。“看不出来。除非我和杰生告发你们。”
“Are you going to tell, Jason.” Caddy said.
“你会告发吗，杰生。”凯蒂说。
“Tell on who.” Jason said.
“告谁的事啊。”杰生说。
“He won’ttell.” Quentin said. “Will you, Jason.”
“他不会告发的。”昆丁说。“你会吗，杰生。”
“I bet he does tell.” Caddy said. “He’ll tell Damuddy.”
“我看他肯定会。”凯蒂说。“他会去告诉大姆娣①的。”（注：①原文为Damuddy，这是康普生家孩子对他们奶奶的特殊的爱称。）
“He cant tell her.” Quentin said. “She’s sick. If we walk slow it’ll be too dark for them to see.”
“他可告诉不了大姆娣了。”昆丁说。“她病了。要是我们走得慢点，天就会黑得让他们看不出来。”
“I don’t care whether they see or not.” Caddy said. “I’m going to tell, myself. You carry him up the hill, Versh.”
“我才不在乎他们看出来看不出来呢。”凯蒂说。“我自己跟他们说去。你背他上山吧，威尔许。”
“Jason won’ttell.” Quentin said. “You remember that bow and arrow I made you, Jason.”
“杰生是不会说的。”昆丁说。“你还记得我给你做过一副弓箭吧，杰生。”
“It’s broke now.” Jason said.
“都已经断了。”杰生说。
“Let him tell.” Caddy said. “I don’t give a cuss. Carry Maury up the hill, Versh.” Versh squatted and I got on his back.
“让他去告发好了。”凯蒂说。“我一点儿也不怕。你背毛莱②上山呀，威尔许。”威尔许蹲下身来，我趴到他的背上去。（注：②“毛莱”是班吉的原名。康音生太太发现小儿子是个低能儿后，使把他的名字从“毛菜”（这也是她弟弟的名字）改为”班吉明”。“改名”一事发生在1900年。她以为，这样就可以摆脱自己这方面的责任。）
See you all at the show tonight, Luster said. Come on, here. We got to find that quarter.
今儿晚上咱们看演出时见，勒斯特说。我们走吧。咱们非得找到那只镚子儿不可。①（注：①回到“当前”。勒斯特带班吉离开河沟。）
“If we go slow, it’ll be dark when we get there.” Quentin said.
“如果我们慢慢走，等我们回到家天已经黑了。”昆丁说。②（注：②又回到1898年那一天。）
“I’m not going slow.” Caddy said. We went up the hill, but Quentin didn’t come. He was down at the branch when we got to where we could smell the pigs. They were grunting and snuffing in the trough in the comer. Jason came behind us, with his hands in his pockets. Roskus was milking the cow in the barn door.
“我不想慢慢走。”凯蒂说。我们朝山岗上爬，可是昆丁却不跟上来。等我们走到能闻到猪的气味的地方，他还呆在河沟边。那些猪在角落里猪槽前哼着拱着。杰生跟在我们后面，两只手插在兜里。罗斯库司在牲口棚门口挤牛奶。
The cows came jumping out of the barn.
那些母牛奔跑着从牲口棚里跳出来。③（注：③回到“当前”。他们俩又走到牲口棚前，使班吉勾起了下面那一段回忆。那是在凯蒂结婚的那天——1910年4月25日。那天，黑小厮T．P．与班吉偷酒喝。下面写他们喝醉后的事。）
“Go on.” T. P. said. “Holler again. I going to holler myself. Whooey.” Quentin kicked T. P. again. He kicked T. P. into the trough where the pigs ate and T. P. lay there. “Hot dog.” T. P. said. “Didn’t he get me then. You see that white man kick me that time. Whooey.”
“又吼了。”T·P·说。“吼个没完。我自己也想吼呢。哎唷。”昆丁又踢了T．P．一脚。他把T·P·踢进猪儿吃食的木槽，T·P·就躺倒在那里。“好家伙。”T·P·说，“他以前也是这样欺侮我的。你们都看见这个白人又踢我了吧。哎唷。”
I wasn’t crying, but I couldn’t stop. I wasn’t crying, but the ground wasn’t still, and then I was crying. The ground kept sloping up and the cows ran up the hill. T. P. tried to get up. He fell down again and the cows ran down the hill. Quentin held my arm and we went toward the barn. Then the barn wasn’t there and we had to wait until it came back. I didn’t see it come back. It came behind us and Quentin set me down in the trough where the cows ate. I held on to it. It was going away too, and I held to it. The cows ran down the hill again, across the door. I couldn’t stop. Quentin and T. P. came up the hill, fighting. T. P. was falling down the hill and Quentin dragged him up the hill. Quentin hit T. P. I couldn’t stop.
我先没哭，可是我脚步停不下来了。我先没哭，可是地变得不稳起来，我就哭了。④地面不断向上斜，牛群都朝山岗上奔去，T·P·想爬起来。他又跌倒了，牛群朝山岗下跑去。昆丁拉住我的胳膊，我们朝牲口棚走去。可是这时候牲口棚不见了，我们只得等着，等它再回来。我没见到它回来。它是从我们背后来的，接着昆丁扶我躺在牛吃食的木槽里。我抓紧了木槽的边儿。它也想走开，我紧紧地抓住了它。牛群又朝山岗下跑去，穿过了大门。我脚步停不下来。昆丁和T·P·一边打架一边上山岗。T．P．从山岗上滚下来，昆丁把他拽上山岗。昆丁又打T．P．。我脚步停不下来。（注：④班吉也摔倒在地，这几段描写他失去了方向感后的感觉。）
“Stand up.” Quentin said. “You stay right here. Don’t you go away until I get back.”
“站起来。”昆丁说。“你给我老老实实呆在这儿。我不回来你不许走。”
“Me and Benjy going back to the wedding.” T. P. said. “Whooey.”
“我和班吉还要回进去看结婚呢。”T．P．说。“哎唷。”
Quentin hit T. P. again. Then he began to thump T. P. against the wall T. P. was laughing. Every time Quentin thumped him against the wall he tried to say Whooey, but he couldn’t say it for laughing. I quit crying, but I couldn’t stop. T. P. fell on me and the barn door went away. It went down the hill and T. P. was fighting by himself and he fell down again. He was still laughing, and I couldn’t stop, and I tried to get up and I fell down, and I couldn’t stop. Versh said,
昆丁又揍了T·P·一下。接着他把T·P·按在墙上撞。T·P·在笑。每回昆丁把他往墙上撞他都想叫哎唷，可是他嘻嘻地笑着喊不出来。我不哭了。可是我脚步停不下来。T·P·跌倒在我身上，牲口棚的门飞了开去。门朝山岗下滚去，T·P·自己一个人在乱打乱蹬，他又倒了下来。他还在笑，可是我脚步停不下来，我想爬起来却又倒了下来，我脚步停不下来。威尔许说，
“You sho done it now. I’ll declare if you ain’t. Shut up that yelling.”
“你们闹够了。真要闹翻天了。别吼啦。”
T. P. was still laughing. He flopped on the door and laughed. “Whooey.” he said. “Me and Benjy going back to the wedding. Sassprilluh.” T. P. said.
T．P．还在嘻嘻地笑。他重重地瘫倒在门上，笑了又笑。“哎唷。”他说。“我和班吉还要回进去看结婚呢。沙示汽水①啊。”T．P．说。（注：①实际上该是结婚用的香滨酒。）
“Hush.” Versh said. “Where you get it.”
“轻点儿。”威尔许说。“你在哪儿弄到的。”
“Out the cellar.” T. P. said. “Whooey.”
“在地窖里拿的。”T．P．说。“哎唷。”
“Hush up.” Versh said. “Where bouts in the cellar.”
“轻点儿。”威尔许说。“地窖的什么地方。”
“Anywhere.” T. P. said. He laughed some more. “Moren a hundred boftles lef. Moren a million. Look out, nigger, I going to holler.”
“到处都是。”T·P·说。他笑得更疯了。“还有一百多瓶呢。有一百多万瓶呢。注意啦，黑小子，我可要吼啦。”
Quentin said, “Lift him up.”
昆丁说，“把他拖起来。”
Versh lifted me up.
威尔许把我拖了起来。
“Drink this, Benjy.” Quentin said. The glass was hot. “Hush, now.” Quentin said. “Drink it.”
“把这个喝下去，班吉。”昆丁说。玻璃杯是热的。②“别喊了，快。”昆丁说。“把这个喝下去。”（注：②昆丁给班吉喝的大概是醒酒用的热咖啡。）
“Sassprilluh.” T. P. said. “Lemme drink it, Mr Quentin.”
“沙示汽水。”T．P．说。“让我来喝，昆丁少爷。”
“You shut your mouth.” Versh said. “Mr Quentin wear you out.”
“你给我闭嘴。”威尔许说。“昆丁少爷要把你抽得昏过去呢。”
“Hold him, Versh.” Quentin said.
“按住他，威尔许。”昆丁说。
They held me. It was hot on my chin and on my shirt.
他们按住了我。那东西流在我下巴上和衬衫上，热呼呼的。
“Drink.” Quentin said. They held my head. It was hot inside me, and I began again. I was crying now, and something was happening inside me and I cried more, and they held me until it stopped happening. Then I hushed. It was still going around, and then the shapes began. Open the crib, Versh. They were going slow. Spread those empty sacks on the floor. They were going faster, almost fast enough. Now. Pick up his feet. They went on, smooth and bright. I could hear T. P. laughing. I went on with them, up the bright hill.
“喝下去。”昆丁说。他们抱住我的头。那东西在我肚子里热烘烘的，我又忍不住了。我现在大叫起来了，我肚子里出了什么事儿，我叫唤得更厉害了，他们就一直按住了我，直到肚子里平静下来了。这时我住声了。那东西还在周围转悠，接着一些人影出现了。“把谷仓的门打开，威尔许。”他们走得很慢。“把那些空麻袋铺在地上。”他们走得快些了，可以说是很快了。“好，现在提起他的脚。”他们继续往前走，又平稳又明亮。我听见T·P·在笑。我随着他们往前走，爬上明亮的山坡。①（注：①实际上是班吉这时在麻袋上渐渐睡去，他朦胧中感到好象在上山。当时的感觉只使处在“当前”的他回想起1898年那一天的情景。）
At the top of the hill Versh put me down. “Come on here, Quentin.” he called, looking back down the hill. Quentin was still standing there by the branch. He was chunking into the shadows where the branch was.
到了小山岗顶上威尔许把我放下来。“上来呀，昆丁。”他喊道，回头朝山岗下望去。昆丁仍然站在河沟边。他正朝陰影笼罩的河沟扔石子。
“Let the old skizzard stay there.” Caddy said. She took my hand and we went on past the barn and through the gate. There was a frog on the brick walk, squatting in the middle of it. Caddy stepped over it and pulled me on.
“让这个傻瓜蛋呆在那儿好了。”凯蒂说。她拉着我的手，我们就往前走，经过了牲口棚，走进院门。砖砌的走道上有一只癫蛤蟆，它蹲在路当中、凯蒂从它头上跨了过去，拉着我继续往前走。
“Come on, Maury.” she said. It still squatted there until Jason poked at it with his toe.
“来呀，毛莱。”她说。它还蹲在那儿，杰生用脚尖去捅捅它。
“He’ll make a wart on you.” Versh said. The frog hopped away.
“它会让你长一个大疣子的。”威尔许说。癫蛤蟆跳了开去。
“Come on, Maury.” Caddy said.
“来呀，毛莱。”凯蒂说。
“They got company tonight.” Versh said.
“家里今儿晚上有客人。”威尔许说。
“How do you know.” Caddy said.
“你怎么知道的。”凯蒂说。
“With all them lights on.” Versh said. “Light in every window.”
“灯全亮着。”威尔许说。“每扇窗子里都亮着灯呢。”
“I reckon we can turn all the lights on without company, if we want to.” Caddy said.
“依我看，只要高兴，没有客人也可以把灯全都开着的。”凯蒂说。
“I bet it’s company. ” Versh said. “You all better go in the back and slip upstairs.”
“肯定是有客人。”威尔许说。“你们最好还是打后门进去，悄悄地溜上楼去。”
“I don’t care.” Caddy said. “I’ll walk right in the parlor where they are.
“我不怕。”凯蒂说。“我要大大咧咧地走到客人坐着的客厅里去。”
“I bet your pappy whip you if you do.” Versh said.
“你这样做，你爸爸准会抽你一顿。”威尔许说。
“I don’t care.” Caddy said. “I’ll walk right in the parlor. I’ll walk right in the dining room and eat supper.”
“我才不怕呢。”凯蒂说。“我要大大咧咧地走到客厅里去。我要大大咧咧地走进餐厅去吃晚饭。”
“Where you sit.” Versh said.
“有你坐的地方吗。”威尔许说。
“I’d sit in Damuddy’s chair.” Caddy said. “She eats in bed.”
“我就坐在大姆娣的座位上。”凯蒂说。“她现在在床 上吃饭。”
“I’m hungry. ” Jason said. He passed us and ran on up the walk. He had his hands in his pockets and he fell down. Versh went and picked him up.
“我饿了。”杰生说。他越过我们，在走道上跑了起来。他双手插在兜里，他摔倒了。威尔许过去把他扶了起来。
“If you keep them hands out your pockets, you could stay on your feet.” Versh said. “You cant never get them out in time to catch yourself, fat as you is.”
“你把手从兜里拿出来，走路就稳当了。”威尔许说。“你这么胖，等快摔跤时，再把手从兜里抽出来稳住身子，可就来不及了。”
Father was standing by the kitchen steps.
父亲站在厨房台阶前。
“Where’s Quentin.” he said.
“昆丁在哪儿。”他说。
“He coming up the walk.” Versh said. Quentin was coming slow. His shirt was a white blur.
“他正在小道上走来呢。”威尔许说。昆丁在慢慢地走来。他的白衬衫望过去白蒙蒙的一片。
“Oh.” Father said. Light fell down the steps, on him.
“哦。”父亲说。灯光顺着台阶照下来，落在他身上。
“Caddy and Quentin threw water on each other. ” Jason said.
“凯蒂和昆丁方才打水仗了。”杰生说。
We waited.
我们等待着。
“They did.” Father said. Quentin came, and Father said, “You can eat supper in the kitchen tonight.” He stooped and took me up, and the light came tumbling down the steps on me too, and I could look down at Caddy and Jason and Quentin and Versh. Father turned toward the steps. “You must be quiet, though.” he said.
“真的吗。”父亲说。昆丁走过来了，父亲说，“今天晚上你们在厨房里吃饭。”他弯下身子把我抱起来，顺着台阶泻下来的灯光也落到了我的身上，我可以从高处望着凯蒂、杰生、昆丁和威尔许。父亲转身朝台阶走去。“不过，你们得安静些。”他说。
“Why must we be quiet, Father.” Caddy said. “Have we got company.
“干吗要我们安静，爸爸。”凯蒂说。“家里来客人了吗。”
“Yes.” Father said.
“是的。”父亲说。
“I told you they was company.” Versh said.
“我早告诉你们家里有客人嘛。”威尔许说。
“You did not.” Caddy said. “I was the one that said there was. I said I would”
“你没说。”凯蒂说。“是我说有客人的。反正我有这个意思。”
“Hush.” Father said. They hushed and Father opened the door and we crossed the back porch and went in to the kitchen. Dilsey was there, and Father put me in the chair and closed the apron down and pushed it to the table, where supper was. It was steaming up.
“别吵了。”父亲说。他们不作声了，父亲开了门，我们穿过后廊走进厨房。迪尔西在厨房里，父亲把我放进椅子，把围嘴围好，又把椅子推到桌子跟前。桌子上放着热气腾腾的饭菜。
“You mind Dilsey, now.” Father said. “Don’t let them make any more noise than they can help, Dilsey.”
“你们现在都听从迪尔西的指挥。”父亲说。“迪尔西，让他们尽量声音轻点。”
“Yes, sir.” Dilsey said. Father went away.
“好的，老爷。”迪尔西说。父亲走了。
“Remember to mind Dilsey, now.” he said behind us. I leaned my face over where the supper was. It steamed up on my face.
“记住了，现在要听迪尔西指挥了。”他在我们背后又说了一句。我把脸伛到饭菜上去。热气直往我脸上冲来。
“Let them mind me tonight, Father.” Caddy said.
“今天晚上让大伙儿听我指挥吧，爸爸。”凯蒂说。
“I won’t.” Jason said. “I’m going to mind Dilsey.”
“我不要。”杰生说。“我要听迪尔西的。”
“You’ll have to, if Father says so.” Caddy said. “Let them mind me, Father.”
“要是爸爸说了，那你就得听我的。”凯蒂说。“让他们听我的吧。”
“I won’t.” Jason said. “I won’tmind you.”
“我不嘛。”杰生说。“我不要听你的。”
“Hush.” Father said. “You all mind Caddy, then. When they are done, bring them up the back stairs, Dilsey.”
“别吵了。”父亲说。“那你们就听凯蒂的得了。迪尔西，等他们吃完了，就走后楼梯把他们带上楼去。”
“Yes, sir.” Dilsey said.
“好咧，老爷。”迪尔西说。
“There.” Caddy said. “Now I guess you’ll mind me.
“行了吧。”凯蒂说。“现在，我看你们都得听我的了吧。”
“You all hush, now.” Dilsey said. “You got to be quiet tonight.”
“你们都给我住嘴。”迪尔西说。“今天晚上你们得安静点。”
“Why do we have to be quiet tonight.” Caddy whispered.
“干吗我们今天晚上得安静呀。”凯蒂压低声音问道。
“Never you mind.” Dilsey said. “You’ll know in the Lawd’s own time.” She brought my bowl. The steam from it came and tickled my face. “Come here, Versh.” Dilsey said.
“不用多问。”迪尔西说。“到时候你们自会知道的。”她拿来了我的碗。碗里热气腾腾的，挠得我的脸直痒痒。“过来，威尔许。”迪尔西说。
“When is the Lawd’s own time, Dilsey.” Caddy said.
“什么叫‘到时候’，迪尔西。”凯蒂说。
“It’s Sunday.” Quentin said. “Don’t you know anything.”
“那就是星期天。①”昆丁说。“你怎么连这个也不懂。”（注：①上句的“到时候”原文为“Lawd’s own time”，可理解为“星期天”。）
“Shhhhhh.” Dilsey said. “Didn’t Mr Jason say for you all to be quiet. Eat your supper, now. Here, Versh. Git his spoon.” Versh’s hand came with the spoon, into the bowl. The spoon came up to my mouth. The steam tickled into my mouth. Then we quit eating and we looked at each other and we were quiet, and then we heard it again and I began to cry.
“嘘。”迪尔西说，“杰生先生没说你们都得安安静静的吗。好，快吃晚饭吧。来，威尔许。把他的勺子拿来。”威尔许的手拿着勺子过来了，勺子伸进碗里。勺子升高到我的嘴边。那股热气痒酥酥地进入我的嘴里。这时，大家都停了下来，你看着我，我看着你，一声不吭，接着我们又听见了，这时我哭了起来。
“What was that.” Caddy said. She put her hand on my hand.
“那是什么声音。”凯蒂说。她把手按在我的手上。
“That was Mother.” Quentin said. The spoon came up and I ate, then I cried again.
“那是妈妈。”昆丁说。勺子上来了，我又吃了一口，接着我又哭了。
“Hush.” Caddy said. But I didn’t hush and she came and put her arms around me. Dilsey went and closed both the doors and then we couldn’t hear it.
“别响。”凯蒂说。可是我没有住声，于是她走过来用胳膊搂着我。迪尔西走去把两扇门都关上了，我们就听不见那声音了。
“Hush, now.” Caddy said. I hushed and ate. Quentin wasn’t eating, but Jason was.
“好了，别哭了。”凯蒂说。我收住声音，继续吃东西。昆丁没在吃，杰生一直在吃。
“That was Mother.” Quentin said. He got up.
“那是妈妈。”昆丁说。他站了起来。
“You set right down.” Dilsey said. “They got company in there, and you in them muddy clothes. You set down too, Caddy, and get done eating.”
“你给我坐下。”迪尔西说。“他们那儿有客人，你们一身泥，不能去。你也给我坐下，凯蒂，快把饭吃完。”
“She was crying.” Quentin said.
“她方才是在哭。”昆丁说。
“It was somebody singing.” Caddy said. “Wasn’t it, Dilsey.”
“象是有人在唱歌。”凯蒂说。“是不是啊，迪尔西。”
“You all eat your supper, now, like Mr Jason said.” Dilsey said. “You’ll know in the Lawd’s own time.” Caddy went back to her chair.
“你们全部给我好好吃晚饭，这是杰生先生吩咐了的。”迪尔西说。“到时候你们自然会知道的。”凯蒂回到自己的座位上。
“I told you it was a party.” she said.
“我没告诉你们这是在开舞会吗。”他说。
Versh said, “He done eat all that.”
威尔许说，“他全都吃下去了。”
“Bring his bowl here.” Dilsey said. The bowl went away.
“把他的碗拿来。”迪尔西说。碗又不见了。
“Dilsey.” Caddy said. “Quentin’s not eating his supper. Hasn’t he got to mind me.”
“迪尔西。”凯蒂说，“昆丁没在吃。他是不是得听我的指挥呀。”
“Eat your supper, Quentin.” Dilsey said. “You all got to get done and get out of my kitchen.”
“快吃饭，昆丁。”迪尔西说。“你们都快点吃，快给我把厨房腾出来。”
“I don’t want any more supper. Quentin said.
“我吃不下了。”昆丁说。
“You’ve got to eat if I say you have.” Caddy said. “Hasn’t he, Dilsey.”
“我说你得吃你就非吃不可。”凯蒂说。“是不是这样，迪尔西。”
The bowl steamed up to my face, and Versh’s hand dipped the spoon in it and the steam tickled into my mouth.
那只碗又热气腾腾地来到我面前，威尔许的手把勺子插进碗里，热气又痒酥酥地进入我的嘴里。
“I don’t want any more.” Quentin said. “How can they have a party when Damuddy’s sick.”
“我一点也吃不下了。”昆丁说。“大姆娣病了，他们怎么会开舞会呢。”
“They’ll have it down stairs.” Caddy said. “She can come to the landing and see it. That’s what I’m going to do when I get my nightie on.
“他们可以在楼下开嘛。”凯蒂说。“她还可以到楼梯回来偷看呢、呆会儿我换上了睡衣也要这么做。”
“Mother was crying. ” Quentin said. “Wasn’t she crying, Dilsey.”
“妈妈方才是在哭。”昆丁说。“她是在哭，对吧，迪尔西。”
“Don’t you come pestering at me, boy.” Dilsey said. “I got to get supper for all them folks soon as you all get done eating.”
“你别跟我烦个没完，孩子。”迪尔西说。“你们吃完了，我还得给那么些大人做饭吃呢。”
After a while even Jason was through eating, and he began to cry.
过了一会儿，连杰生也吃完了，他开始哭起来了。
“Now you got to tune up.” Dilsey said.
“好，又轮到你哭哭啼啼了。”迪尔西说。
“He does it every night since Damuddy was sick and he cant sleep with her.” Caddy said. “Cry baby.”
“自从大姆娣病了，他没法跟她一起睡以后，他每天晚上都要来这一套。”凯蒂说，“真是个哭娃娃。”
“I’m going to tell on you.” Jason said.
“我要告诉爸爸妈妈。”杰生说。
He was crying. “You’ve already told.” Caddy said. “There’s not anything else you can tell, now.”
他还在哭。“你已经告诉过了。”凯蒂说。“你再也没什么可以告诉的了。”
“You all needs to go to bed.” Dilsey said. She came and lifted me down and wiped my face and hands with a warm cloth. “Versh, can you get them up the back stairs quiet. You, Jason, shut up that crying.”
“你们都应该上床 去了。”迪尔西说。她走过来，把我从椅子上抱下来，用一块热布擦我的脸和手。“威尔许，你能不能从后楼梯把他们俏悄地带到楼上去，行了，杰生，别那样呜噜呜噜的了。”
“It’s too early to go to bed now.” Caddy said. “We don’t ever have to go to bed this early.”
“现在去睡还太早。”凯蒂说。“从来没人这么早就让我们睡觉。”
“You is tonight.” Dilsey said. “Your paw say for you to come right on up stairs when you eat supper. You heard him.”
“你们今天晚上就是得这么早就睡。”迪尔西说。“你爸爸说了，让你们一吃完饭就马上上楼。你自己听见的。”
“He said to mind me. ” Caddy said.
“他说了要大家听我的。”凯蒂说。
“I’m not going to mind you.” Jason said.
“我可不想听你的。”杰生说。
“You have to.” Caddy said. “Come on, now. You have to do like I say.
“你一定得听。”凯蒂说。“好，注意了。你们全部得听从我的指挥。”
“Make them be quiet, Versh.” Dilsey said. “You all going to be quiet, ain’t you.
“叫他们轻着点儿，威尔许。”迪尔西说。“你们都得轻手轻脚的，懂了吗。”
“What do we have to be so quiet for, tonight.” Caddy said.
“干吗今天晚上我们得轻手轻脚呀。”凯蒂说。
“Your mommer ain’t feeling well.” Dilsey said. “You all go on with Versh, now.”
“你妈妈身体不太好。”迪尔西说。“现在你们都跟着威尔许走吧。”
“I told you Mother was crying. ” Quentin said. Versh took me up and opened the door onto the back porch. We went out and Versh closed the door black. I could smell Versh and feel him. You all be quiet, now. We’re not going up stairs yet. Mr Jason said for you to come right up stairs. He said to mind me. I’m not going to mind you. But he said for all of us to. Didn’t he, Quentin. I could feel Versh’s head. I could hear us. Didn’t he, Versh. Yes, that right. Then I say for us to go out doors a while. Come on. Versh opened the door and we went out.
“我跟你们说了是妈妈在哭嘛。”昆丁说。威尔许抱起我，打开通往后廊的门。我们走出来，威尔许关上门，周围一片黑暗。我能闻到威尔许的气味，能触摸到他，“大家安静。我们先不上楼去。杰生先生说过叫大家上楼去。他又说过叫大家听我指挥。我并不想指挥你们。可是他说过大家要听我的话。他说过的吧，昆丁。”我能摸到威尔许的头。我能听见大家的出气声。“他说过的吧，威尔许。是这样的吧，没错儿。好，那我决定咱们到外面去玩一会儿．来吧。”威尔许打开门，我们都走了出去。
We went down the steps.
我们走下台阶。
“I expect we’d better go down to Versh’s house, so we’ll be quiet.” Caddy said. Versh put me down and Caddy took my hand and we went down the brick walk.
“我的意思是，咱们最好到威尔许的小屋①去，在那儿人家就听不见咱们的声音了。”凯蒂说。威尔许把我放下来，凯蒂拉着我的手，我们沿着砖砌的小路往前走。（注：①指康普生家佣人的下房。）
“Come on.” Caddy said. “That frog’s gone. He’s hopped way over to the garden, by now. Maybe we’ll see another one.” Roskus came with the milk buckets. He went on. Quentin wasn’t coming with us. He was sitting on the kitchen steps. We went down to Versh’s house. I liked to smell Versh’s house. There was a fire in it and T. P. squatting in his shirt tail in front of it, chunking it into a blaze.
“来呀。”凯蒂说。“那只蛤蟆不在了。到这会儿它准已经跳到花园里去了。没准咱们还能见到另外一只。”罗斯库司提了两桶牛奶走来。他往前走去了。昆丁没有跟过来。他坐在厨房的台阶上。我们来到威尔许的小屋前。我喜欢闻威尔许屋子里的气味。②屋子里生着火，T．P．正蹲在火前，衬衫后摆露在外面，他把一块块木柴添进火里，让火烧旺。（注：②以上写大姆娣逝世那天的事。接着，班吉从威尔许的小屋联想到1910年6月昆丁自杀的消息传到家中后，自己住在佣人下房里的情景。）
Then I got up and T. P. dressed me and we went to the kitchen and ate. Dilsey was singing and I began to cry and she stopped.
后来我起床 了，T．P．给我穿好衣服，我们走进厨房去吃饭。迪尔西在唱歌③，我哭了，于是她就不唱了。（注：③实在是因为听到了昆丁自杀的消息，她在哭泣。）
“Keep him away from the house, now.” Dilsey said.
“这会儿别让他进大屋子。”迪尔西说。
“We cant go that way.” T. P. said.
“咱们不能朝那边走。”T．P．说。
We played in the branch.
我们就到河沟里去玩。
“We cant go around yonder.” T. P. said. “Don’t you know mammy say we cant.”
“咱们可不能绕到那边去。”T．P．说。“你没听妈咪说不能去吗。”
Dilsey was singing in the kitchen and I began to cry.
迪尔西在厨房里唱歌，我哭起来了。
“Hush.” T. P. said. “Come on. Les go down to the barn.”
“别哭。”T·P·说。“来吧。咱们上牲口棚去吧。”
Roskus was milking at the barn. He was milking with one hand, and groaning. Some birds sat on the barn door and watched him. One of them came down and ate with the cows. I watched Roskus milk while T. P. was feeding Queenie and Prince. The calf was in the pig pen. It nuzzled at the wire, bawling.
罗斯库司在牲口棚里挤牛奶。他用一只手挤奶，一边在哼哼。有几只鸟雀停在牲口棚大门上，在瞅着他。一只鸟飞了下来，和那些母牛一起吃糟里的东西。我看罗斯库司挤奶，T．P．就去给“小王后”和“王子”喂草料。小牛犊关在猪圈里。它用鼻子挨擦着铁丝网，一边哗哗地叫着。
‘T. P.” Roskus said. T. P. said Sir, in the barn. Fancy held her head over the door, because T. P. hadn’t fed her yet. “Git done there.” Roskus said. “You got to do this milking. I cant use my right hand no more.”
“T．P．。”罗斯库司说。T．P．在牲口棚里应了句“啥事，爹。”阿欢把脑袋从栅门上探了出来，因为T·P·速没喂它草料。“你那边完事啦。”罗斯库司说。“你得来挤奶啊。俺的右手一点不听使唤了。”
T. P. came and milked.
T．P．过来挤奶了。
“Why not you get the doctor.” T. P. said.
“您干吗不找大夫去瞧瞧。”T·P·说。
“Doctor cant do no good.” Roskus said. “Not on this place.”
“大夫有什么用。”罗斯库司说。“反正在这个地方不管用。”
“What wrong with this place.” T. P. said.
“这个地方又怎么啦。”T·P·说。
“Taint no luck on this place.” Roskus said. “Turn that calf in if you done.”
“这个地方不吉利。”罗斯库司说。“你挤完奶就把牛犊关进来。
Taint no luck on this place, Roskus said. The fire rose and fell behind him and Versh, sliding on his and Versh’s face. Dilsey finished putting me to bed. The bed smelled like T. P. I liked it.
这个地方不吉利。”罗斯库司说。①火光在他和威尔许的背后一窜一窜，在他和威尔许的脸上掠动。迪尔西安顿我上床 睡觉。床 上的气味跟T·P·身上的一样，我喜欢这气味。（注：①这是上一晚的情形，在佣人屋里。）
“What you know about it.” Dilsey said. “What trance you been in.”
“你知道个啥。”迪尔西说。“莫非你犯傻了。”
“Don’t need no trance.” Roskus said. “Ain’t the sign of it laying right there on that bed. Ain’t the sign of it been here for folks to see fifteen years now.
“这干犯傻什么事。”罗斯库司说。“这兆头不正躺在床 上吗。这兆头不是十五年来让人家看得清清楚楚的吗。”
“Spose it is.” Dilsey said. “It ain’t hurt none of you and yourn, is it. Versh working and Frony married off your hands and T. P. getting big enough to take your place when rheumatism finish getting you.”
“就算是吧。”迪尔西说。“反正你跟你这一家子也没吃亏，不是吗。威尔许成了个壮劳力，弗洛尼②让你拉扯大嫁人了，等风湿病不再折磨你，T·P·也大了，满可以顶替你的活儿了。”（注：②弗洛尼是罗斯库司与迪尔西的女儿，勒斯特的母亲。）
“They been two, now.” Roskus said. “Coing to be one more. I seen the sign, and you is too.”
“这就是俩了。③”罗斯库司说。“还得往上饶一个呢，俺都见到兆头了，你不也见到了吗？”（注：③指大姆涕病死和昆丁自杀身亡。）
“I heard a squinch owl that night.” T. P. said. “Dan wouldn’t come and get his supper, neither. Wouldn’t come no closer than the barn. Begun howling right after dark. Versh heard him.”
“头天晚上我听见一只夜猫子在叫唤。”T．P．说；“丹儿①连晚饭都不敢去吃。连离开牲口棚一步都不干；天一擦黑就叫起来了，威尔许也听见的。”（注：①狗名。）
“Going to be more than one more.” Dilsey said. “Show me the man what ain’t going to die, bless Jesus.”
“要往上饶的哪止一个啊。”迪尔西说。“你倒指给我看看，哪个人是长生不死的，感谢耶稣。”
“Dying ain’t all.” Roskus said.
“光是人死还算是好的呢。”罗斯库司说。
“I knows what you thinking.” Dilsey said. “And they ain’t going to be no luck in saying that name, lessen you going to set up with him while he cries.”
“我知道你在想些什么。”迪尔西说。“你把那个名字说出来可要倒楣的，除非他哭的时候你跟他一起坐起来。②”（注：②黑人的一种迷信，他们认为这样可以禳灾。）
“They ain’t no luck on this place.” Roskus said. “I seen it at first but when they changed his name I knowed it.”
“这个地方就是不吉利。”罗斯库司说。“俺早先就有点看出来，等到他们给他换了名字，俺就一清二楚了。”
“Hush your mouth.” Dilsey said. She pulled the covers up. It smelled like T. P. “You all shut up now, till he get to sleep.”
“再别说了。”迪尔西说。她把被子拉上来。被子的气味跟T．P．身上的一样。“你们都别说话，先让他睡着了。”
“I seen the sign. ” Roskus said.
“俺是看到兆头了。”罗斯库司说。
“Sign T. P. got to do all your work for you.” Dilsey said. Take him and Quentin down to the house and let them play with Luster, where Frony can watch them, T. P., and go and help your paw.
“兆头。T·P·不得不把你的活儿全都接过去呗。”迪尔西说。③T·P·，把他和小昆丁带到后面的小屋去，让他们跟勒斯特一起玩儿，弗洛尼可以看着他们的，你呢，帮你爹干活儿去。（注：③班吉回忆到这里，想起了迪尔西在1912年康普生先生去世的那天讲的类似的话。）
We finished eating. T. P. took Quentin up and we went down to T. P.’s house. Luster was playing in the dirt. T. P. put Quentin down and she played in the dirt too. Luster had some spools and he and Quentin fought and Quentin had the spools. Luster cried and Frony came and gave Luster a tin can to play with, and then I had the spools and Quentin fought me and I cried.
我们吃完了饭。T．P．抱起小昆丁，我们就上T．P．的小屋去。勒斯特正在泥地里玩儿。T．P．把小昆丁放下，她也在泥地上玩儿。勒斯特有几只空线轴，他和小昆丁打了起来，小昆丁把线轴抢到手。勒斯特哭了，弗洛尼过来给了勒斯特一只空罐头玩儿，接着我把线轴拿了过来，小昆丁打我，我哭了。
“Hush.” Frony said. “Ain’t you shamed of yourself. Taking a baby’s play pretty.” She took the spools from me and gave them back to Quentin.
“别哭了。”弗洛尼说。“你不觉得害臊吗，去抢一个小娃娃的玩意儿。”她从我手里把线轴拿走，还给了小昆丁。
“Hush, now.” Frony said. “Hush, I tell you.
“好了，别哭了。”弗洛尼说。“别哭，听见没有。”
“Hush up.” Frony said. “You needs whipping, that’s what you needs.” She took Luster and Quentin up. “Come on here.” she said. We went to the barn. T. P. was milking the cow. Roskus was sitting on the box.
“别哭呀。”弗洛尼说。“真该抽你一顿，你骨头痒痒了。”她把勒斯特和小昆丁拖起来。“上这儿来。”她说。我们来到牲口棚。T．P．正在挤奶。罗斯库司坐在一只木箱上。
“What’s the matter with him now.” Roskus said.
“他这会儿又怎么啦。”罗斯库司说。
“You have to keep him down here.” Frony said. “He fighting these babies again. Taking they play things. Stay here with T. P. now, and see can you hush a while.”
“你们得把他留在这儿。”弗洛尼说。“他又跟小娃娃打架了。抢他们的玩意儿。你跟着T·P·吧，看你能不能安静一会儿。”
“Clean that udder good now.” Roskus said. “You milked that young cow dry last winter. If you milk this one dry, they ain’t going to be no more milk.”
“现在把奶头好好擦干净。”罗斯库司说。“去年冬天你挤的那头小母牛后来都不出奶了。要是这一头也不出奶，他们就没牛奶喝了。”
Dilsey was singing.
迪尔西在唱歌。①（注：①班吉总是把哀悼死者的哭喊声说成是唱歌。大姆娣死的那次也是如此。）
“Not around yonder.” T. P. said. “Don’t you know mammy say you cant go around there.”
“别上那儿去。”T·P·说。“你不知道妈咪说了你不能上那边去吗。”
They were singing.
他们在唱歌。
“Come on.” T. P. said. “Les go play with Quentin and Luster. Come on.
“来吧。”T．P．说。“咱们跟小昆丁、勒斯特一块儿去玩吧。来呀。”
Quentin and Luster were playing in the dirt in front of T. P.’s house. There was a fire in the house, rising and falling, with Roskus sitting black against it.
小昆丁和勒斯特在T·P·小屋前的泥地上玩。屋子里有堆火，火头一会儿高一会儿低，罗斯库司坐在火前，象一团 黑影。
“That’s three, thank the Lawd.” Roskus said. “I told you two years ago. They ain’t no luck on this place.”
“这就是仨了，老天爷啊。”罗斯库司说。“两年前俺跟你们说过的。这个地方不吉利。”
“Why not you get out, then.” Dilsey said. She was undressing me. “Your bad luck talk got them Memphis notions into Versh. That ought to satisfy you.
“那你干吗不走呢。”迪尔西说。她在给我脱衣 服。“你尽唠叨什么不吉利，都让威尔许动了念头跑到孟菲斯②去了。这下你该满意了吧”（注：②田纳西州西南端的一个大城市，离本书故事发生地点密西西比州北部很近。）
“If that all the bad luck Versh have.” Roskus said.
“但愿威尔许就只有这么点晦气，要那样倒好了。”罗斯库司说。
Frony came in.
弗洛尼走了进来。
“You all done.” Dilsey said.
“你们活儿都干完了吗。”迪尔西说。
‘T. P. finishing up.” Frony said. “Miss Cabline want you to put Quentin to bed.”
“T．P．也马上完了。”弗洛尼说。“卡罗琳小姐要你伺候小昆丁上床 睡觉。”
“I’m coming just as fast as I can.” Dilsey said. “She ought to know by this time I ain’t got no wings.”
“我也只能干完了活尽快的去。”迪尔西说。“这么多年了，她也应该知道我没生翅膀。”
“That’s what I tell you.” Roskus said. “They ain’t no luck going be on no place where one of they own children’s name ain’t never spoke.”
“俺不是说了吗。”罗斯库司说。“一个人家，连自己的一个孩子的名儿都不许提起，①这个地方是肯定不会吉利的。”（注：①凯蒂生了私生女，又被丈夫抛弃。康普生太太觉得丢脸，不许凯蒂回家，连她的名字也不让大家提起。）
“Hush.” Dilsey said. “Do you want to get him started.”
“别说了。”迪尔西说。“你想把他吵醒，让他哭闹吗。”
“Raising a child not to know its own mammy’s name.” Roskus said.
“养育一个孩子，连自己妈妈叫什么也不让知道，这算是哪档子事呢。”罗斯库司说。
“Don’t you bother your head about her.” Dilsey said. “I raised all of them and I reckon I can raise one more. Hush, now. Let him get to sleep if he will.”
“你就甭为她瞎操心了。”迪尔西说。“他们家小孩都是我抱大的，再抱大一个又怎么啦，别瞎叨叨了。他想睡了，快让他入睡。”
“Saying a name.” Frony said. “He don’t know nobody’s name.”
“你们就指名道姓的说好了。”弗洛尼说。“说谁的名儿他都不懂的。”
“You just say it and see if he don’t.” Dilsey said. “You say it to him while he sleeping and I bet he hear you.
“你倒说说看，瞧他懂不懂。”迪尔西说。“你在他睡着的时候说，我敢说他也听得见。”
“He know lot more than folks thinks.” Roskus said. “He knowed they time was coming, like that pointer done. He could tell you when hisn coming, if he could talk. Or yours. Or mine.”
“他懂得的事可比你们以为的要多得多。”罗斯库司说。“他知道大家的时辰什么时候来到，就跟一只猎犬能指示猎物一样。要是他能开口说活，他准能告诉你他自己的时辰什么时候来到，也可以说出你的或是我的时辰。”
“You take Luster outen that bed, mammy.” Frony said. “That boy conjure him.”
“你把勒斯特从那张床上抱出来吧，妈咪。”弗洛尼说。“那孩子会让他中邪的。”
“Hush your mouth.” Dilsey said. “Ain’t you got no better sense than that. What you want to listen to Roskus for, anyway. Get in, Benjy.”
“给我住嘴。”迪尔西说。“你怎么这么糊涂，你干吗去听罗斯库司的胡 言乱语；上床 吧，班吉。”
Dilsey pushed me and I got in the bed, where Luster already was. He was asleep. Dilsey took a long piece of wood and laid it between Luster and me. “Stay on your side now.” Dilsey said. “Luster little, and you don’t want to hurt him.”
迪尔西推推我，我就爬上了床，勒斯特已经在上面了。他睡得很熟。迪尔西拿来二根长长的木板，放在勒斯特和我当中。“你就睡在自己的一边。”迪尔西说。“勒斯特小，你不要压着了他。”
You cant go yet, T. P. said. Wait.
你还不能去，T·P·说。你等着。①（注：①班吉联想到第二天他父亲的柩车去墓地时的情景。）
We looked around the corner of the house and watched the carriages go away.
我们在大房子的拐角上望着一辆辆马车驶走。
“Now.” T. P. said. He took Quentin up and we ran down to the corner of the fence and watched them pass. “There he go.” T. P. said. “See that one with the glass in it. Look at him. He laying in there. See him.”
“快。”T．P．说。他抱起小昆丁，我们跑到栅栏的拐角上，瞧它们经过。“他走了，”T．P．说。“瞧见那辆有玻璃窗的了吗。好好瞧瞧。”他就躺在那里面。你好好看看他。
Come on, Luster said, I going to take this here ball down home, where I won’tlose it. Naw, sir, you cant have it. If them men sees you with it, they’ll say you stole it. Hush up, now. You cant have it. What business you got with it. You cant play no ball.
走吧，勒斯特说，②我要把这只球带回家去，放在家里丢不了。不行，少爷，这可不能给你；要是那帮人看见你拿着球，他们会说你是偷来的，别哼哼了，好不好。不能给就是不能给。你拿去又有什么用呢。你又不会玩球。（注：②又回到”当前”。）
Frony and T. P. were playing in the dirt by the door. T. P. had lightning bugs in a bottle.
弗洛尼和T·P·在门口泥地上玩。③T．P．有一只瓶子，里面装着萤火虫。（注：③班吉听勒斯特讲到“玩球”，又回想到大姆娣去世那天晚上，凯蒂提议大家到威尔许的小屋去玩的情景。）
“How did you all get back out.” Frony said.
“你们怎么又全部出来了。”弗洛尼说。
“We’ve got company.” Caddy said. “Father said for us to mind me tonight. I expect you and T. P. will have to mind me too.”
“家里来了客人。”凯蒂说。“爸爸说今天晚上小孩子都听我的。我想你和T．P．也必须听我指挥。”
“I’m not going to mind you.” Jason said. “Frony and T. P. don’t have to either.”
“我不听你的。”杰生说。“弗洛尼和T．P．也用不着听你的。”
“They will if I say so.” Caddy said. “Maybe I won’tsay for them to.”
“我说了要听他们就得听。”凯蒂说。“没准我还不打算叫他们听呢。”
‘T. P. don’t mind nobody.” Frony said. “Is they started the funeral yet.”
“T．P．是谁的话都不听的。”弗洛尼说。“他们的丧礼开始了吗。”
“What’s a funeral.” Jason said.
“什么叫丧礼呀。”杰生说。
“Didn’t mammy tell you not to tell them.” Versh said.
“妈咪不是叫你别告诉他们的吗。”威尔许说。
“Where they moans.” Frony said. “They moaned two days on Sis Beulah Clay.”
“丧礼就是大家哭哭啼啼。”弗洛尼说。“贝拉·克莱大姐①死的时候，他们足足哭了两天呢。”（注：①迪尔西的朋友，一个黑人妇女。）
They moaned at Dilsey’s house. Dilsey was moaning. When Dilsey moaned Luster said, Hush, and we hushed, and then I began to cry and Blue howled under the kitchen steps. Then Dilsey stopped and we stopped.
他们在迪尔西的屋子里哭。②迪尔西在哭。迪尔西哭的时候，勒斯特说，别响，于是我们都不出声，但后来我哭起来了，蓝毛③也在厨房台阶底下咪叫起来了。后来迪尔西停住了哭，我们也不哭不叫了。（注：②班吉听弗洛尼谈到”哭”，回想到老黑人罗斯库司去世时的情况。③狗名。）
“Oh.” Caddy said. “That’s niggers. White folks don’t have funerals.”
“噢。”凯蒂说。④“那是黑人的事。白人是不举行丧礼的。”（注：④又回到大姆娣去世那天晚上。）
“Mammy said us not to tell them, Frony.” Versh said.
“妈咪叫我们别告诉他们的，弗洛尼。”威尔许说。
“Tell them what.” Caddy said.
“别告诉他们什么呀。”凯蒂说。
Dilsey moaned, and when it got to the place I began to cry and Blue howled under the steps. Luster, Frony said in the window. Take them down to the barn. I cant get no cooking done with all that racket. That hound too. Get them outen here.
迪尔西哭了，声音传了过来，我也哭起来了，蓝毛也在台阶底下皋叫起来。⑤勒斯特，弗洛尼在窗子里喊道，把他们带到牲口棚去。这么乱哄哄的我可做不成饭啦。还有那只臭狗。把他们全带走。（注：⑤罗斯库司去世那天。）
I ain’t going down there, Luster said. I might meet pappy down there. I seen him last night, waving his arms in the barn.
我不去嘛，勒斯特说。没准会在那儿见到外公的。昨儿晚上我就见到他了，还在牲口棚里挥动着胳臂呢。
“I like to know why not.” Frony said. “White folks dies too. Your grandmammy dead as any nigger can get, I reckon.”
“我倒要问问为什么白人就不举行丧礼。”弗洛尼说。①“白人也是要死的。你奶奶不就跟黑人一样死了吗。”（注：①大姆娣去世那天。）
“Dogs are dead.” Caddy said. “And when Nancy fell in the ditch and Roskus shot her and the buzzards came and undressed her.”
“狗才是会死的。”凯蒂说。“那回南茜掉在沟里，罗斯库司开槍把它打死了，后来好些老雕飞来，把它的皮都给撕碎了。”
The bones rounded out of the ditch, where the dark vines were in the black ditch, into the moonlight, like some of the shapes had stopped. Then they all stopped and it was dark, and when I stopped to start again I could hear Mother, and feet walking fast away, and I could smell it. Then the room came, but my eyes went shut. I didn’t stop. I could smell it. T. P. unpinned the bed clothes.
骨头散落在小沟外面，陰森森的沟里有些黑黢黢的爬藤，爬藤伸到月光底下，象一些不动的死人。接着他们全都不动了，周围一片昏黑，等我睡醒重新睁开眼睛时，我听到了母亲的声音，听到急勿匆地走开去的脚步声，我闻到了那种气味。③接着房间的样子显出来了，但我却闭上了眼睛。可是我并没有睡着。我闻到了那种气味。T·P·把我被子上扣的别针解开。（注：②班吉又联想到1912年他父亲去世那晚他醒过来闻到了“死”的气味。）
“Hush.” he said. “Shhhhhhhh.”
“别出声。”他说。“嘘——”
But I could smell it. T. P. pulled me up and he put on my clothes fast.
可是我闻出了那种气味。T．P．把我拖起来，急急忙忙地帮我穿好衣服。
“Hush, Benjy.” he said. “We going down to our house. You want to go down to our house, where Frony is. Hush. Shhhhh.”
“别出声，班吉。”他说。“咱们上我家的小屋去。你喜欢上咱们家去，是不，弗洛尼在那儿呢。别出声。嘘——。”
He laced my shoes and put my cap on and we went out. There was a light in the hall. Across the hall we could hear Mother.
他给我系上鞋带，把帽子扣在我头上，我们走出房间。楼梯口亮着一盏灯。从走廊那头传来了母亲的声音。
“Shhhhhh, Benjy.” T. P. said. “We’ll be out in a minute.”
“嘘——，班吉。”T·P·说。“咱们马上就出去。”
A door opened and I could smell it more than ever, and a head came out. It wasn’t Father. Father was sick there.
有一扇门打开了，这时候那种气味更浓了，有一个脑袋从门里探出来。那不是父亲。父亲生病了，在里面躺着呢。
“Can you take him out of the house.”
“你把他带到外面去好吗。”
“That’s where we going.” T. P. said. Dilsey came up the stairs.
“我们正是要到外面去呢。”T．P．说。迪尔西正在楼梯上走上来。
“Hush.” she said. “Hush. Take him down home, T. P. Frony fixing him a bed. You all look after him, now. Hush, Benjy. Go on with T. P.”
“别出声。”她说。“别出声。带他到咱们家去，T．P．。让弗洛尼给他铺好床。你们都好好照顾他。别出声，班吉。跟T·P·去吧。”
She went where we could hear Mother.
她上母亲发出声音的那个地方去了。
“Better keep him there.” It wasn’t Father. He shut the door, but I could still smell it.
“最好让他待在那儿。”说话的人不是父亲。他关上了门，可是我仍然能闻到那种气味。
We went down stairs. The stairs went down into the dark and T. P. took my hand, and we went out the door, out of the dark. Dan was sitting in the back yard, howling.
我们走下楼去。楼梯朝下通进黑黢黢的地方，T．P．拉着我的手，我们走出门口，进入外面的黑暗之中。丹儿坐在后院的地上，在嘷叫。
“He smell it.” T. P. said. “Is that the way you found it out.”
“它倒也闻出来了。”T．P．说。“你也是这样知道的吗。”
We went down the steps, where our shadows were.
我们走下台阶，我们的影子落在台阶上。
“I forgot your coat.” T. P. said. “You ought to had it. But I ain’t going back.”
“我忘了拿你的外衣了。”T·P·说。“你应该穿外衣的。可是我又不想回去拿。”
Dan howled.
丹儿在嘷叫。
“Hush now.” T. P. said. Our shadows moved, but Dan’s shadow didn’t move except to howl when he did.
“你别哼哼了。”T·P·说。我们的影子在移动，可是丹儿的影子并不移动，不过它嘷叫时，那影子也跟着嘷叫。
“I cant take you down home, bellering like you is.” T. P. said. “You was bad enough before you got that bullfrog voice. Come on.”
“你这样嚷嚷，我可没法带你国家。”T．P．说。“你以前就够叫人讨厌的了，何况现在又换上了这副牛蛙一样的嗓子。走吧。”
We went along the brick walk, with our shadows. The pig pen smelled like pigs. The cow stood in the lot, chewing at us. Dan howled.
我们拖着自己的影子，顺着砖砌的小道往前走。猪圈发出了猪的气味。那头母牛站在空地上，对着我们在咀嚼。丹儿又嘷叫了。
“You going to wake the whole town up.” T. P. said. “Cant you hush.”
“你要把全镇都吵醒了。”T·P·说。“你就不能不喊吗。”
We saw Fancy, eating by the branch. The moon shone on the water when we got there.
我们看见阿欢在河沟边吃草。我们走到沟边时月亮照在水面上。
“Naw, sir.” T. P. said. “This too close. We cant stop here. Come on. Now, just look at you. Got your whole leg wet. Come on, here.” Dan howled.
“不行，少爷。”T·P·说。“这儿还太近。咱们不能在这儿停下来。走吧。好，你瞧你。整条腿都湿了。跨过来，上这边来，”丹儿又在嘷叫。
The ditch came up out of the buzzing grass. The bones rounded out of the black vines.
在沙沙响着的草丛里，那条小沟显现出来了。那些白骨散落在黑藤枝的四周。
“Now.” T. P. said. “Beller your head off if you want to. You got the whole night and a twenty acre pasture to beller in.”
“好了。”T．P．说，“你想吼你就只管吼吧。你前面是黑夜和二十英亩牧场，你吼得再响也不要紧。”
T. P. lay down in the ditch and I sat down, watching the bones where the buzzards ate Nancy, flapping black and slow and heavy out of the ditch.
T·P·在小沟里躺下来，我坐了下来，打量着那些白骨，以前那些老雕就是在这儿啄食南茜的，后来慢腾腾、沉甸甸地拍打着黑黑的翅膀，从沟里飞出来。
I had it when we was down here before, Luster said. I showed it to you. Didn’t you see it. I took it out of my pocket right here and showed it to you.
我们早先上这儿来的时候，它还在我身上呢，勒斯特说。①我拿出来给你看过的、你不是也看见的吗。我就是站在这儿从兜里掏出来给你看的。（注：①回到“当前”。勒斯特还在找他那个硬币。）
“Do you think buzzards are going to undress Damuddy.” Caddy said. “You’re crazy.”
“你以为老雕会把大姆涕的皮撕碎吗。”凯蒂说。②“你疯了。”（注：②又回到大姆娣去世那晚。）
“You’re a skizzard.” Jason said. He began to cry.
“你是大坏蛋。”杰生说。他哭起来了。
“You’re a knobnut.” Caddy said. Jason cried. His hands were in his pockets.
“你才是个大浑球呢。”凯蒂说。杰生哭着。他两只手插队在兜里。
“Jason going to be rich man.” Versh said. “He holding his money all the time.”
“杰生长大了准是个大财主。”威尔许说。“他什么时候都攥紧了钱不松手。”
Jason cried.
杰生哭着。
“Now you’ve got him started.” Caddy said. “Hush up, Jason. How can buzzards get in where Damuddy is. Father wouldn’t let them. Would you let a buzzard undress you. Hush up, now.”
“瞧你又弄得他哭起来没个完了。”凯蒂说。“别哭了，杰生。老雕又怎么能飞到大姆娣的房间里去呢。父亲才不会让它们去呢。你会让老雕来给你脱衣 服吗，好了，别哭了。”
Jason hushed. “Frony said it was a funeral.” he said.
杰生收住了哭声。“弗洛尼说那是丧礼。”他说。
“Well it’s not.” Caddy said. “It’s a party. Frony don’t know anything about it. He wants your lightning bugs, T. P. Let him hold it a while.”
“谁说的，不是的。”凯蒂说。“是在举行舞会。弗洛尼知道个屁。他想要你的萤火虫呢，T·P·。给他拿一会儿吧。”
T. P. gave me the bottle of lightning bugs.
T·P·把那只装着萤火虫的瓶子递给我。
“I bet if we go around to the parlor window we can see something.” Caddy said. “Then you’ll believe me.”
“我说，要是咱们绕到客厅窗子底下去，咱们肯定能瞧见点什么的。”凯蒂说。“到时候你们就会信我的话了。”
“I already knows.” Frony said. “I don’t need to see.
“我已经知道了。”弗洛尼说。“我用不着去看了。”
“You better hush your mouth, Frony.” Versh said. “Mammy going whip you.”
“你快别说了，弗洛尼。”威尔许说。“妈咪真的要抽你的。”
“What is it.” Caddy said.
“那你说是什么。”凯蒂说。
“I knows what I knows.” Frony said.
“反正我知道。”弗洛尼说。”
“Come on.” Caddy said. “Let’s go around to the front.”
“来吧。”凯蒂说。“咱们绕到屋子前面去。”
We started to go.
我们动身走了。
‘T P. wants his lightning bugs.” Frony said.
“T·P·要他的萤火虫了。”弗洛尼说。
“Let him hold it a while longer, T. P.” Caddy said. “We’ll bring it back.”
“让他再拿一会儿怕什么，T．P．。”凯蒂说。“我们会还给你的。”
“You all never caught them.” Frony said.
“你们自己从来不逮萤火虫。”弗洛尼说。
“If I say you and T. P. can come too, will you let him hold it.” Caddy said.
“要是我让你和T．P．也去，你让他拿着不。”凯蒂说。
“Ain’t nobody said me and T. P. got to mind you.” Frony said.
“没人关照过我和T．P．也得听你的指挥。”弗洛尼说。
“If I say you don’t have to, will you let him hold it.” Caddy said.
“要是我说你们可以不听，那你让他拿着不。”凯蒂说。
“All right.” Frony said. “Let him hold it, T. P. We going to watch them moaning.”
“那也行。”弗洛尼说。“让他拿着吧，T·P·。我们去看看他们是怎样哭哭啼啼的。”
“They ain’t moaning.” Caddy said. “I tell you it’s a party. Are they moaning, Versh.”
“他们不会哭哭啼啼的。”凯蒂说。“我跟你们说了是在举行舞会。他们是在哭哭啼啼吗，威尔许。”
“We ain’t going to know what they doing, standing here.” Versh said.
“我们老站在这儿，怎么能知道他们在干什么呢？”威尔许说。
“Come on.” Caddy said. “Frony and T. P. don’t have to mind me. But the rest of us do. You better carry him, Versh. It’s getting dark.”
“走吧。”凯蒂说。“弗洛尼和T．P．可以不用听我的指挥，其他的人可都得听。你还是把他抱起来吧，威尔许。天擦擦黑了。”
Versh took me up and we went on around the kitchen.
威尔许抱起了我，我们绕过了厨房的拐角。
When we looked around the corner we could see the lights coming up the drive. T. P. went back to the cellar door and opened it.
我们从屋子拐角朝外看，可以看到马车的灯光从车道上照射过来。①T·P·拐回到地窖门口，打开了门。（注：①又回到1910年凯蒂举行婚礼的那天，但是却在T·P·与班吉喝醉酒之前。）
You know what’s down there, T. P. said. Soda water. I seen Mr Jason come up with both hands full of them. Wait here a minute.
你知道里面有什么吗，T·P·说。有苏打水。我见到过杰生先生两手抱满了从下面走出来。你在这儿等一会儿。
T. P. went and looked in the kitchen door. Dilsey said, What are you peeping in here for. Where’s Benjy.
T．P．走过去朝厨房门里张望了一下。迪尔西说，你鬼头鬼脑地偷看什么。班吉在哪儿呢。
He out here, T. P. said.
他就在外面，T．P．说。
Go on and watch him, Dilsey said. Keep him out the house now.
去看着他吧，迪尔西说。只是别让他进大宅子。
Yessum, T. P. said. Is they started yet.
好咧，您哪，T．P．说。他们开始了吗。
You go on and keep that boy out of sight, Dilsey said. I got all I can tend to.
你快去看好那孩子，别让他进来，迪尔西说。我手上的活忙不过来哪。
A snake crawled out from under the house. Jason said he wasn’t afraid of snakes and Caddy said he was but she wasn’t and Versh said they both were and Caddy said to be quiet, like Father said.
一条蛇从屋子底下爬了出来。②杰生说他不怕蛇，凯蒂说他肯定怕，她倒是不怕，威尔许又说，他们俩都怕，凯蒂就说都给我住嘴，她的口气很象父亲。（注：②大姆娣去世那晚。）
You ain’t got to start bellering now, T. P. said. You want some this sassprilluh.
你现在可不能嚷起来呀，T．P．说。③你要来点儿这种沙示水吗。（注：③凯蒂结婚那天。）
It tickled my nose and eyes.
这东西冲得我的鼻子和眼睛直痒痒。
If you ain’t going to drink it, let me get to it, T. P. said. All right, here tis. We better get another bottle while ain’t nobody bothering us. You be quiet, now.
你要是不想喝，就给我喝好了，T·P·说。行了，拿到了。趁现在没人管我们，我们不如再拿它一瓶吧。你可别出声啊。
We stopped under the tree by the parlor window. Versh set me down in the wet grass. It was cold. There were lights in all the windows.
我们在客厅窗子外面那棵树底下停住脚步。①威尔许把我放下，让我站在湿湿的草地上。这个地方很冷。所有的窗户里都亮着灯光。（注：①大姆娣去世那晚。）
“That’s where Damuddy is.” Caddy said. “She’s sick every day now. When she gets well we’re going to have a picnic.”
“大姆娣就在那一间里面。”凯蒂说。“她现在每天每天都生病。等她病好了，我们就可以出去野餐了。”
“I knows what I knows.” Frony said.
“反正我知道是怎么一回亭。”弗洛尼说。
The trees were buzzing, and the grass.
树在沙沙地响，草也在沙沙地响。
“The one next to it is where we have the measles.” Caddy said. “Where do you and T. P. have the measles, Frony.”
“再过去那间就是咱们出麻疹时候睡的地方。”凯蒂说。“你和T．P．是在什么地方出麻疹的呢，弗洛尼。”
“Has them just wherever we is, I reckon.” Frony said.
“也就在我们天天睡觉的地方吧，我想。”弗洛尼说。
“They haven’t started yet.” Caddy said.
“他们还没有开始呢。”凯蒂说。
They getting ready to start, T. P. said. You stand right here now while I get that box so we can see in the window. Here, les finish drinking this here sassprilluh. It make me feel just like a squinch owl inside.
他们马上就要开始了，T·P·说。②你先站在这儿，让我去把那只板条箱搬过来，这样我们就能看见窗子里的事了。来，咱们把这瓶沙示水喝了吧。喝了下去，我肚子里就象有只夜猫子在咕咕直叫似的。（注：②凯蒂结婚那天。）
We drank the sassprilluh and T. P. pushed the bottle through the lattice, under the house, and went away. I could hear them in the parlor and I clawed my hands against the wall. T. P. dragged the box. He fell down, and he began to laugh. He lay there, laughing into the grass. He got up and dragged the box under the window, trying not to laugh.
我们喝完沙示水，T．P．把空瓶子朝花铁格子里推，推到屋子底下去，接着就走开了。我听得到他们在客厅里发出的声音，我用双手攀住了墙。T·P·在把一只木箱朝我这儿拖来。他跌倒了，就大笑起来。他躺在地上，对着草丛哈哈大笑。他爬起来，把木箱拖到窗子底下，他使劲憋住不笑。
“I skeered I going to holler.” T. P. said. “Git on the box and see is they started.”
“我怕自己会大嚷大叫起来。”T．P．说。“你站到木箱上去，看看他们开始没有。”
“They haven’t started because the band hasn’t come yet.” Caddy said.
“他们还没有开始，因为乐队还没来呢。”凯蒂说。
“They ain’t going to have no band.” Frony said.
“他们根本不会要乐队的。”弗洛尼说。
“How do you know.” Caddy said.
“你怎么知道的？”凯蒂说。
“I knows what I knows.” Frony said.
“我自然知道啦。”弗洛尼说。
“You don’t know anything.” Caddy said. She went to the tree. “Push me up, Versh.”
“其实你什么都不知道。”凯蒂说。她走到树前。“推我上去，威尔许。”
“Your paw told you to stay out that tree.” Versh said.
“你爹关照过叫你别爬树的。”威尔许说。
“That was a long time ago.” Caddy said. “I expect he’s forgotten about it. Besides, he said to mind me tonight. Didn’t he didn’t he say to mind me tonight.”
“那是好久以前了。”凯蒂说。“我想连他自己都忘掉了。而且，他关照过今天晚上由我指挥的。他不是说过由我指挥的吗。”
“I’m not going to mind you.” Jason said. “Frony and T. P. are not going to either.”
“我不听你指挥。”杰生说。“弗洛尼和T．P．也不听。”
“Push me up, Versh.” Caddy said.
“把我推上去，威尔许。”凯蒂说。
“All right.” Versh said. “You the one going to get whipped. I ain’t.” He went and pushed Caddy up into the tree to the first limb. We watched the muddy bottom of her drawers. Then we couldn’t see her. We could hear the tree thrashing.
“好吧。”威尔许说。“以后挨鞭子的可得是你啊。跟我可没关系。”他走过去把凯蒂推到第一个丫杈上去。我们都望着她衬裤上的那滩泥迹。接着我们看不见她了。我们能听见树的抖动声。
“Mr Jason said if you break that tree he whip you.” Versh said.
“杰生先生说过，你要是折断了这棵树的枝条，他可是要抽你的。”威尔许说。
“I’m going to tell on her too.” Jason said.
“我也要告发她。”杰生说。
The tree quit thrashing. We looked up into the still branches.
那棵树不再抖动了。我们抬头朝一动不动的枝条上望去。
“What you seeing.” Frony whispered.
“你瞧见什么啦。”弗洛尼悄声说。
I saw them. Then I saw Caddy, with flowers in her hair, and a long veil like shining wind. Caddy Caddy
我瞧见他们了。②接着我瞧见凯蒂，头发上插着花儿，披着条长长的白纱，象闪闪发亮的风儿。凯蒂凯蒂。（注：②凯蒂结婚那天。）
“Hush.” T. P. said. “They going to hear you. Get down quick.” He pulled me. Caddy. I clawed my hands against the wall Caddy. T. P. pulled me.
“别出声。”T．P．说。“他们会听见你的。快点下来。”他把我往下拉，凯蒂。我双手攀住了墙。凯蒂。T．P．把我往下拉。
“Hush.” he said. “Hush. Come on here quick.” He pulled me on. Caddy “Hush up, Benjy. You want them to hear you. Come on, les drink some more sassprilluh, then we can come back if you hush. We better get one more bottle or we both be hollering. We can say Dan drank it. Mr Quentin always saying he so smart, we can say he sassprilluh dog, too.”
“别出声。”他说。“别出声。快上这儿来。”他使劲拉着我朝前走。凯蒂。“快别出声，班吉。你想让他们听见你吗。来吧，咱们再去喝一点沙示水，然后再回来瞧，只要你不吵吵。咱们最好再喝它一瓶，不然的话咱们俩都会大叫大嚷的。咱们可以说是丹儿喝的。”昆丁先生老说这条狗多么聪明，咱们也可以说它是一条爱喝沙示水的狗的。”
The moonlight came down the cellar stairs. We drank some more sassprilluh.
月光爬到了地窖的台阶上。我们又喝了一些沙示水。
“You know what I wish.” T. P. said. “I wish a bear would walk in that cellar door. You know what I do. I walk right up to him and spit in he eye. Gimme that bottle to stop my mouth before I holler.”
“你知道我希望什么吗。”T·P·说。“我希望有一只熊从这地窖的门口走进来。你知道我要怎么干吗。我要笔直地走过去朝它眼睛里啐上一口唾沫。快把瓶子给我，让我把嘴堵上，不然的话我真的要嚷出来了。”
T. P. fell down. He began to laugh, and the cellar door and the moonlight jumped away and something hit me.
T·P·倒了下去。他笑了，地窖的门和月光都跳了开去，不知什么东西打了我一下。
“Hush up.” T. P. said, trying not to laugh. “Lawd, they’ll all hear us. Get up.” T. P. said. “Get up, Benjy, quick.” He was thrashing about and laughing and I tried to get up. The cellar steps ran up the hill in the moonlight and T. P. fell up the hill, into the moonlight, and I ran against the fence and T. P. ran behind me saying “Hush up hush up.” Then he fell into the flowers, laughing, and I ran into the box. But when I tried to climb onto it it jumped away and hit me on the back of the head and my throat made a sound. It made the sound again and I stopped trying to get up, and it made the sound again and I began to cry. But my throat kept on making the sound while T. P. was pulling me. It kept on making it and I couldn’t tell if I was crying or not, and T. P. fell down on top of me, laughing, and it kept on making the sound and Quentin kicked T. P. and Caddy put her arms around me, and her shining veil, and I couldn’t smell trees anymore and I began to cry.
“快别嚷嚷。”T．P．说，他想忍住不笑。“天哪，他们都要听见我们的声音了。起来。”T·P·说。“起来呀，班吉，快点儿。”他浑身乱打哆嗦，笑个不停，我挣扎着想爬起来。在月光下，地窖的台阶直升到小山岗上，T．P．在山坡上倒下来，倒在月光里，我跑出去一头撞在栅栏上，T·P·在我后面迫，一面喊着“别出声，别出声”。接着他哈哈大笑地跌进了花丛，我跑着一头撞在木箱上。可是我正使劲往木箱上爬的时候，木箱跳了开去，打着了我的后脑勺，我嗓子里发出了一声喊叫。接着又发出了一声，我就干脆不爬起来了，它又发出了一声喊叫，于是我哭起来了。T．P．来拉我，我嗓子里不断地发出声音。它不断地发出声音，我都搞不清自己是不是在哭了，这时T·P·倒下来，压在我的身上，他哈哈大笑，我的嗓子不断发出声音，这时昆丁用脚踢T．P．，凯蒂伸出胳膊来搂住我，她那闪闪发亮的披纱也缠在我的身上，我一点也闻不到树的香味，于是我就哭起来了。
Benjy, Caddy said, Benjy. She put her arms around me again, but I went away. “What is it, Benjy.” she said. “Is it this hat.” She took her hat off and came again, and I went away.
班吉，凯蒂说，班吉。①她又伸出胳膊来搂住我，可是我躲了开去。“你怎么啦，班吉。”她说。“是不喜欢这顶帽子吗。”她脱掉帽子，又凑了过来，可是我躲开了。（注：①班吉因闻不到树香，联想到凯蒂十四岁那年第一次穿大人的装束，搽香水的情景。）
“Benjy.” she said. “What is it, Benjy. What has Caddy done.”
“班吉。”她说，“怎么回事啊，班吉。凯蒂干了什么啦。”
“He don’t like that prissy dress.” Jason said. “You think you’re grown up, don’t you. You think you’re better than anybody else, don’t you. Prissy.”
“他不喜欢你那身臭美的打扮。”杰生说。“你自以为已经长大了，是吗。你自以为比谁都了不起，是吗。臭美！”
“You shut your mouth.” Caddy said. “You dirty little beast. Benjy.”
“你给我闭嘴。”凯蒂说，“你这坏透了的小浑蛋。班吉。”
“Just because you are fourteen, you think you’re grown up, don’t you.”
“就因为你十四岁了，你就自以为已经是个大人了，是吗。”
Jason said. “You think you’re something. Don’t you.”
杰生说。“你自以为很了不起。是吗。”
“Hush, Benjy.” Caddy said. “You’ll disturb Mother. Hush.”
“别哭了，班吉。”凯蒂说。“你会吵醒妈妈的。别哭了。”
But I didn’t hush, and when she went away I followed, and she stopped on the stairs and waited and I stopped too.
可是我还是又哭又闹，她走开去，我跟着她，她在楼梯上停住了脚步等我，我也停住了脚步。
“What is it, Benjy.” Caddy said. “Tell Caddy. She’ll do it. Try.”
“你到底要什么呀，班吉。”凯蒂说。“告诉凯蒂吧，她会给你办到的。你说呀。”
“Candace.” Mother said.
“凯丹斯。”母亲说。
“Yessum.” Caddy said.
“哎，妈。”凯蒂说。
“Why are you teasing him.” Mother said. “Bring him here.”
“你干吗惹他。”母亲说。“把他带进来。”
We went to Mother’s room, where she was lying with the sickness on a cloth on her head.
我们走进母亲的房间，她病了，躺在床 上，脑门上盖着一块布。
“What is the matter now.” Mother said. “Benjamin.
“又是怎么回事啊。”母亲说。“班吉明。”
“Benjy.” Caddy said. She came again, but I went away.
“班吉。”凯蒂说。她又凑过来，可是我又躲开了。
“You must have done something to him.” Mother said. “Why won’tyou let him alone, so I can have some peace. Give him the box and please go on and let him alone.”
“你准是欺侮他了。”母亲说。“你就不能不惹他，让我清静一会儿吗。你把盒子给他，完了就请你走开，让他一个人玩会儿。”
Caddy got the box and set it on the floor and opened it. It was full of stars. When I was still, they were still. When I moved, they glinted and sparkled. I hushed.
凯蒂把盒子拿来，放在地板上，她打开盒子。里面都是星星。我不动的时候，它们也不动。我一动，它们乱打哆嗦，闪闪发光。我不哭了。
Then I heard Caddy walking and I began again.
这时我听见凯蒂走开去的声音，我又哭了。
“Benjamin.” Mother said. “Come here.” I went to the door. “You, Benjamin.” Mother said.
“班吉明。”母亲说。“过来呀。”我走到房门口。“叫你呢，班吉明。”母亲说。
“What is it now.” Father said. “Where are you going.”
“这又怎么啦。”父亲说。“你要上哪儿去呀。”
“Take him downstairs and get someone to watch him, Jason.” Mother said. “You know I’m ill, yet you”
“把他带到楼下去，找个人管着他点儿，杰生。”母亲说。“你明知我病了，偏偏这样。”
Father shut the door behind us.
我们走出房间，父亲随手把门关上。
‘T. P.” he said.
“T．P．。”他说。
“Sir.” T. P. said downstairs.
“老爷。”T·P·在楼下答应道。
“Benjy’s coming down.” Father said. “Go with T. P.”
“班吉下楼来了。”父亲说。“你跟T·P·去吧。”
I went to the bathroom door. I could hear the water.
我走到洗澡问门口。我听得见流水的哗哗声。
“Benjy.” T. P. said downstairs.
“班吉。”T·P·在楼下说。
I could hear the water. I listened to it.
我听得见流水的哗哗声。我用心地听着。
“Benjy.” T. P. said downstairs. I listened to the water.
“班吉。”T·P·在楼下说。我听着流水声。
I couldn’t hear the water, and Caddy opened the door.
我听不见那哗哗声了，接着，凯蒂打开了门。
“Why, Benjy.” she said. She looked at me and I went and she put her arms around me. “Did you find Caddy again.” she said. “Did you think Caddy had run away.” Caddy smelled like trees.
“你在这儿啊，班吉。”她说。她瞧着我，我迎上去，她用胳膊搂住我。“你又找到凯蒂了，是吗。”她说。“你难道以为凯蒂逃掉了吗。”凯蒂又象树一样香了。
We went to Caddy’s room. She sat down at the mirror. She stopped her hands and looked at me.
我们走进凯蒂的房间。她在镜子前坐了下来。她停住了手里的动作，盯着我看。
“Why, Benjy. What is it.” she said. “You mustn’t cry. Caddy’s not going away. See here.” she said. She took up the bottle and took the stopper out and held it to my nose. “Sweet. Smell. Good.”
“怎么啦，班吉。是怎么回事啊。”她说。“你千万别哭。凯蒂不走；你瞧这个。”她说，她拿起一只瓶子，拔掉塞子，把瓶子伸过来放在我鼻子底下。“香的，闻呀，好闻吧。”
I went away and I didn’t hush, and she held the bottle in her hand, looking at me.
我躲开了，我的哭声没有停下来，她手里拿着那只瓶子，瞅着我。
“Oh.” she said. She put the bottle down and came and put her arms around me. “So that was it. And you were trying to tell Caddy and you couldn’t tell her. You wanted to, but you couldn’t, could you. Of course Caddy won’t. Of course Caddy won’t. Just wait till I dress.”
“噢。”她说。她把瓶子放下，走过来搂住我。“原来是为了这个呀。你想跟凯蒂说，可你说不出来。你想说，可又说不出，是吗。当然，凯蒂不再用了。当然，凯蒂不再用了。你等着，让我穿好衣服。”
Caddy dressed and took up the bottle again and we went down to the kitchen.
凯蒂穿好衣服，重新拿起瓶子，我们就下楼走进厨房。
“Dilsey.” Caddy said. “Benjy’s got a present for you.” She stooped down and pot the bottle in my hand. “Hold it out to Dilsey, now.” Caddy held my hand out and Dilsey took the bottle.
“迪尔西。”凯蒂说。“班吉有一样礼物要送给你。”她弯下身子，把瓶子放在我的手里。“好，你现在给迪尔西吧。”凯蒂把我的手伸出去，迪尔西接过瓶子。
“Well I’ll declare.” Dilsey said. “If my baby ain’t give Dilsey a bottle of perfume. Just look here, Roskus.”
“噢，真了不起。”迪尔西说。“我的好宝贝儿居然送给迪尔西一瓶香水。你倒是瞧呀，罗斯库司。”
Caddy smelled like trees. “We don’t like perfume ourselves.” Caddy said.
凯蒂身上象树那样香。“我们自己不爱用香水。”凯蒂说。
She smelled like trees.
她象树那样香。
“Come on, now.” Dilsey said. “You too big to sleep with folks. You a big boy now. Thirteen years old. Big enough to sleep by yourself in Uncle Maury’s room.” Dilsey said.
“好了，来吧。”迪尔西说。①“你太大了，不应该再跟别人一块儿睡了。你现在是个大孩子了。都十三岁了、你够大的了，应该到毛莱舅舅房里去一个人睡了。”迪尔西说。（注：①回到1908年班吉单独替毛莱舅舅送情书那天的晚上。）
Uncle Maury was sick. His eye was sick, and his mouth. Versh took his supper up to him on the tray.
毛莱舅舅病了。他的眼睛病了，他的嘴也病了。②威尔许用托盘把他的晚饭送到楼上他的房间里去。（注：②当晚前些时候。帕特生当时夺过班吉手中的信，发现毛莱舅舅与自己妻子的私情后，打了毛莱。这里的“病”，是指“发肿”。）
“Maury says he’s going to shoot the scoundrel.” Father said. “I told him he’d better not mention it to Patterson before hand.” He drank.
“Jason.” Mother said.
“杰生。”母亲说。
“Shoot who, Father.” Quentin said. “What’s Uncle Maury going to shoot him for.”
“开槍打谁呀，爸爸。”昆丁说：“毛莱舅舅干吗要开槍打他呀？”
“Because he couldn’t take a little joke.” Father said.
“因为人家跟他开个小小的玩笑他就受不了。”父亲说。
“Jason.” Mother said. “How can you. You’d sit right there and see Maury shot down in ambush, and laugh.”
“杰生。”母亲说。“你怎么能这样说。你会眼看毛莱受伏击挨槍，却坐在那儿冷笑。”
“Then Maury’d better stay out of ambush.” Father said.
“要是毛莱不让自己落到让人伏击的地步，那不更好吗。”父亲说。
“Shoot who, Father.” Quentin said. “Who’s Uncle Maury going to shoot.”
“开槍打谁呀，父亲。”昆丁说。“毛莱舅舅要打谁呀？”
“Nobody.” Father said. “I don’t own a pistol.”
“不打谁。”父亲说，“我这儿连一支手槍都没有。”
Mother began to cry. “If you begrudge Maury your food, why aren’t you man enough to say so to his face. To ridicule him before the children, behind his back.”
母亲哭起来了：“要是你嫌毛莱白吃你的饭，你干吗不拿出点男子汉气概来，当面去跟他说呢。何必背着他在孩子们面前讥笑他呢。”
“Of course I don’t.” Father said. “I admire Maury. He is invaluable to my own sense of racial superiority. I wouldn’t swap Maury for a matched team. And do you know why, Quentin.”
“我当然不嫌弃他。”父亲说。“我喜欢他还来不及呢。他对我的种族优越感来说是个极有价值的例证。别人若是拿一对好马来跟我换毛莱，我还不干呢。你知道为什么吗，昆丁。”
“No, sir.” Quentin said.
“不知道，父亲。”昆丁说。
“Etegoinarcadia I have forgotten the latin for hay.” Father said. “There, there.” he said. “I was just joking.” He drank and set the glass down and went and put his hand on Mother’s shoulder.
“Etegoinareadia①，还有干草在拉丁语里该怎么说我可忘了。”父亲说。“没什么，没什么。”他说。“我不过是在开玩笑罢了。”他喝了一口酒，把玻璃杯放下，走过去把手放在母亲的肩上。（注：①这句拉丁语意为：“我即使到了阿卡狄亚。”阿卡狄亚是古希腊一个地方，后被喻为有田园牧歌式淳朴生活的地方。康普生先生说这句话的意思是：如果他有好马，到了阿卡狄亚他还得去找干草来喂马；如果他有了毛莱，就不必费这份心思了。）
“It’s no joke.” Mother said. “My people are every bit as well born as yours. Just because Maury’s health is bad.
“这不是在开玩笑。”母亲说。“我娘家的人出身跟你们家完全是同样高贵的。只不过毛莱的健康状况不大好就是了。”
“Of course.” Father said. “Bad health is the primary reason for all life. Created by disease, within putrefaction, into decay. Versh.”
“当然啦。”父亲说。“健康欠佳诚然是所有人的生活中起决定性作用的因素。在痛苦中诞生，在疾病中长大，在腐朽中死去。威尔许。”
“Sir.” Versh said behind my chair.
“老爷。”威尔许在我椅子背后说。
“Take the decanter and fill it.”
“把这细颈玻璃瓶拿去，给我把酒斟满。”
“And tell Dilsey to come and take Benjamin up to bed.” Mother said.
“再去叫迪尔西来，让她带班吉明上床 去睡觉。”母亲说。
“You a big boy.” Dilsey said. “Caddy tired sleeping with you. Hush now, so you can go to sleep.” The room went away, but I didn’t hush, and the room came back and Dilsey came and sat on the bed, looking at me.
“你是个大孩子了。”迪尔西说。①“凯蒂已经不爱跟你睡一张床 了。好了，别吵了，快点睡吧。”房间看不见了，可是我没有停住哭喊，接着房间又显现出来了，迪尔西走回来坐在床 边，看着我。（注：①当晚后来的事。）
“Ain’t you going to be a good boy and hush.” Dilsey said. “You ain’t, is you. Sec can you wait a minute, then.”
“你做一个乖孩子，不要吵闹，好不好。”迪尔西说。“你不肯，是不是。那你等我一会儿。”
She went away. There wasn’t anything in the door. Then Caddy was in it.
她走开去了。门洞子里空空的，什么也没有。接着，凯蒂出现了。
“Hush.” Caddy said. “I’m coming.”
“别哭啦。”凯蒂说。“我来了。”
I hushed and Dilsey turned back the spread and Caddy got in between the spread and the blanket. She didn’t take off her bathrobe.
我收住了声音，迪尔西把被单掀开，凯蒂钻到被单和毯子当中去。她没有脱掉睡袍。
“Now.” she said. “Here I am.” Dilsey came with a blanket and spread it over her and tucked it around her.
“好啦。”她说。“我这不是来了吗。”迪尔西拿来一条毯子，盖在她身上，又给她掖好。
“He be gone in a minute.” Dilsey said. “I leave the light on in your room.
“他一会儿就会睡着的。”迪尔西说。“你房间里的灯我让它亮着。”
“All right.” Caddy said. She snuggled her head beside mine on the pillow. “Goodnight, Dilsey.”
“好的。，凯蒂说。她把头挤到枕头上我的脑袋旁边来。“晚安，迪尔西。”
“Goodnight, honey.” Dilsey said. The room went black. Caddy smelled like trees.
“晚安，宝贝儿。”迪尔西说。房间变黑了。凯蒂身上有树的香味。
We looked up into the tree where she was.
我们抬起头，朝她待着的树上望去。①（注：①又回到大姆娣去世那晚。）
“What she seeing, Versh.” Frony whispered.
“她瞧见什么啦，威尔许。”弗洛尼悄没声儿地说。
“Shhhhhhh.” Caddy said in the tree. Dilsey said, “You come on here.” She came around the corner of the house. “Why not you all go on up stairs, like your paw said, stead of slipping out behind my back. Where’s Caddy and Quentin.”
“嘘——。”凯蒂在树上说。这时迪尔西说了，“原来你们在这儿。”她绕过屋角走过来。“你们干吗不听你们爸爸的话，上楼去睡觉，偏偏要瞒着我溜出来。凯蒂和昆丁在哪儿。”
“I told her not to climb up that tree.” Jason said. “I’m going to tell on her.
“我跟他说过不要爬那棵树的嘛。”杰生说。“我要去告发她。”
“Who in what tree.” Dilsey said. She came and looked up into the tree. “Caddy.” Dilsey said. The branches began to shake again.
“谁在哪棵树上。”迪尔西说。她走过来朝树上张望。“凯蒂。”迪尔西说。树枝又重新摇晃起来。
“You, Satan.” Dilsey said. “Come down from there.”
“是你啊，小魔鬼。”迪尔西说。“快给我下来。”
“Hush.” Caddy said, “Don’t you know Father said to be quiet.” Her legs came in sight and Dilsey reached up and lifted her out of the tree.
“嘘。”凯蒂说。“你不知道父亲说了要安静吗。”她的双腿出现了，迪尔西伸出手去把她从树上抱了下来。
“Ain’t you got any better sense than to let them come around here.” Dilsey said.
“你怎么这样没脑子，让他们到这儿来玩呢。”迪尔西说。
“I couldn’t do nothing with her.” Versh said.
“我可管不了她。”威尔许说。
“What you all doing here.” Dilsey said. “Who told you to come up to the house.”
“你们都在这儿干什么。”迪尔西说。“谁叫你们到屋子前面来的。”
“She did.” Frony said. “She told us to come.”
“是她。”弗洛尼说。“她叫我们来的。”
“Who told you you got to do what she say.” Dilsey said. “Get on home, now.’ Frony and T. P. went on. We couldn’t see them when they were still going away.
“谁告诉你们她怎么说你们就得怎么听的。”迪尔西说。“快给我家去。”弗洛尼和T．P．走开去了。他们刚走没几步我们就看不见他们了。
“Out here in the middle of the night.” Dilsey said. She took me up and we went to the kitchen. “Slipping out behind my back.” Dilsey said. “When you knowed it’s past your bedtime.”
“深更半夜还跑到这儿来。”迪尔西说。她把我抱起来，我们朝厨房走去。“瞒着我溜出来玩。”迪尔西说。“你们明明知道已经过了你们该睡觉的时候。”
“Shhhh, Dilsey.” Caddy said. “Don’t talk so loud. We’ve got to be quiet.”
“嘘，迪尔西。”凯蒂说。“说话别这么粗声大气、咱们得安静。”
“You hush your mouth and get quiet, then.” Dilsey said. “Where’s Quentin.”
“你先给我闭上嘴安静安静。”迪尔西说。“昆丁在哪儿。”
“Quentin’s mad because we had to mind me tonight.” Caddy said. “He’s still got T. P.’s bottle of lightning bugs.”
“昆丁气死了，因为今天晚上他得听我指挥。”凯蒂说。“他还拿着T．P．的萤火虫瓶子呢。”
“I reckon T. P. can get along without it.” Dilsey said. “You go and find Quentin, Versh. Roskus say he seen him going towards the barn.” Versh went on. We couldn’t see him.
“我看T．P．没这只瓶子也不打紧。”迪尔西说；“威尔许，你去找找昆丁。罗斯库司说看见他朝牲口棚那边走去了。”威尔许走开了，我们看不见他了。
“They’re not doing anything in there.” Caddy said. “Just sitting in chairs and looking.”
“他们在里面也没干什么。”凯蒂说。“光是坐在椅子里你瞧着我我瞧着你。”
“They don’t need no help from you all to do that.” Dilsey said. We went around the kitchen.
“他们做这样的事是不用你们这些小家伙帮忙的。”迪尔西说。我们绕到厨房后面。
Where you want to go now, Luster said. You going back to watch them knocking ball again. We done looked for it over there. Here. Wait a minute. You wait right here while I go back and get that ball. I done thought of something.
你现在要去哪儿呢，勒斯特说。①你又想回那边去瞧他们打球吗。我们已经在那边找过了。对了。你等一会儿。你就在这儿等着，我回去拿那只球。我有主意了。（注：①回到“当前”。）
The kitchen was dark. The trees were black on the sky. Dan came waddling out from under the steps and chewed my ankle. I went around the kitchen, where the moon was. Dan came scuffling along, into the moon. “Benjy.” T. P. said in the house.
厨房里很黑。②衬着天空的那些树也很黑。丹儿摇摇摆摆地从台阶下面走出来，啃了啃我的脚脖子。我绕到厨房后面，那儿有月亮。丹儿拖着步子跟过来，来到月光下。（注：②班吉回想到1906年的一个晚上，独自走出屋去的情景。）
The flower tree by the parlor window wasn’t dark, but the thick trees were. The grass was buzzing in the moonlight where my shadow walked on the grass.
客厅窗子下面那棵开花的树并不黑，但那些浓密的树是黑的。我的影子在草上滑过，月光底下的草发出了沙沙声。
“You, Benjy.” T. P. said in the house. “Where you hiding. You slipping off. I knows it.”
“喂，班吉。”T．P．在屋子里说。“你藏在哪儿。你溜出去了。我知道的。”
Luster came back. Wait, he said. Here. Don’t go over there. Miss Quentin and her beau in the swing yonder. You come on this way. Come back here, Benjy.
勒斯特回来了。①等一等。他说。上这边来。别到那边去。昆丁小姐和她的男朋友在那儿的秋千架上呢。你从这边走。回来呀，班吉。（①当前。）
It was dark under the trees. Dan wouldn’t come. He stayed in the moonlight. Then I could see the swing and I began to cry.
树底下很黑。②丹儿不愿过来。它留在月光底下，这时我看见了那架秋千，我哭起来了。（注：②1906年的那个晚上。）
Come away from there, Benjy, Luster said. You know Miss Quentin going to get mad.
快打那边回来，班吉，勒斯特说。③你知道昆丁小姐要发火的。（注：③“当前”。）
It was two now, and then one in the swing. Caddy came fast, white in the darkness.
这时秋千架上有两个人，接着只有一个了。④凯蒂急急地走过来，在黑暗中是白蒙蒙的一片。（注：④1906年的那个晚上。）
“Benjy.” she said. “How did you slip out. Where’s Versh.”
“班吉。”他说，“你怎么溜出来的。威尔许在哪儿。”
She put her arms around me and I hushed and held to her dress and tried to pull her away.
她用胳膊搂住我，我不吱声了，我拽住她的衣服，想把她拉走。
“Why, Benjy.” she said. “What is it. T. P.” she called.
“怎么啦，班吉？”她说。“这是怎么回事，T．P．”她喊道。
The one in the swing got up and came, and I cried and pulled Caddy’s dress.
坐在秋千架上的那人站起来走了过来、我哭着，使劲拽凯蒂的衣服。
“Benjy.” Caddy said. “It’s just Charlie. Don’t you know Charlie.”
“班吉。”凯蒂说。“那不过是查利呀。你不认得查利吗。”
“Where’s his nigger.” Charlie said. “What do they let him run around loose for.”
“看管他的那个黑小子呢。”查利说。“他们干吗让他到处乱跑。”
“Hush, Benjy.” Caddy said. “Go away, Charlie. He doesn’t like you.” Charlie went away and I hushed. I pulled at Caddy’s dress.
“别哭，班吉。”凯蒂说。“你走开，查利。他不喜欢你。”查利走开去了，我收住了哭声。我拉着凯蒂的衣裙。
“Why, Benjy.” Caddy said. “Aren’t you going to let me stay here and talk to Charlie a while.”
“怎么啦，班吉。”凯蒂说。“你就不让我呆在这儿跟查利说几句话吗。”
“Call that nigger.” Charlie said. He came back. I cried louder and pulled at Caddy’s dress.
“把那黑小子叫来。”查利说。他又走过来了。我哭得更响了，使劲拉住凯蒂的衣裙。
“Go away, Charlie.” Caddy said. Charlie came and put his hands on Caddy and I cried more. I cried loud.
“你走开，查利。”凯蒂说。查利过来把两只手放在凯蒂身上，于是我哭得更厉害了。我的哭声更响了。
“No, no.” Caddy said. “No. No.”
“别，别。”凯蒂说。“别。别这样。”
“He cant talk.” Charlie said. “Caddy.”
“他又不会说话。”查利说。“凯蒂。”
“Are you crazy.” Caddy said. She began to breathe fast. “He can see. Don’t. Don’t.” Caddy fought. They both breathed fast. “Please. Please.” Caddy whispered.
“你疯了吗。”凯蒂说。她呼吸急促起来了。“他看得见的。别这样，别这样嘛。”凯蒂挣扎着一他们两入呼吸都急促起来了。“求求你。求求你。”凯蒂悄声说。
“Send him away.” Charlie said.
“把他支开去。”查利说。
“I will.” Caddy said. “Let me go.”
“我会的。”凯蒂说。“你放开我。”
“Will you send him away.” Charlie said.
“你把不把他支开。”查利说。
“Yes.” Caddy said. “Let me go.” Charlie went away. “Hush.” Caddy said. “He’s gone.” I hushed. I could hear her and feel her chest going.
“我会的。”凯蒂说。“你放开我。”查利走开去了。“别哭。”凯蒂说。“他走了。”我停住了哭声。我听得见她的呼吸，感到她的胸脯在一起一伏。
“I’ll have to take him to the house.” she said. She took my hand. “I’m coming.” she whispered.
“我得先把他送回家去。”她说。她拉住我的手。“我就回来。”她悄声说。
“Wait.” Charlie said. “Call the nigger.”
“等一等。”查利说。“叫黑小子来。”
“No.” Caddy said. “I’ll come back. Come on, Benjy.”
“不。”凯蒂说。“我就回来。走吧，班吉。”
“Caddy.” Charlie whispered, loud. We went on. “You better come back. Are you coming back.” Caddy and I were running. “Caddy.” Charlie said. We ran out into the moonlight, toward the kitchen.
“凯蒂。”查利悄声说，气儿出的很粗。我们继续往前走。“你还是回来吧。你回来不回来。”凯蒂和我在小跑了。“凯蒂。”查利说。我们跑到月光里，朝厨房跑去。
“Caddy.” Charlie said.
“凯蒂。”查利说。
Caddy and I ran. We ran up the kitchen steps, onto the porch, and Caddy knelt down in the dark and held me. I could hear her and feel her chest. “I won’t.” she said. “I won’tanymore, ever. Benjy. Benjy.’ Then she was crying, and I cried, and we held each other. “Hush.” She said. “Hush. I won’tanymore. So I hushed and Caddy got up and we went into the kitchen and turned the light on and Caddy took the kitchen soap and washed her mouth at the sink, hard. Caddy smelled like trees.
凯蒂和我跑着。我们跑上厨房台阶，来到后廊上，凯蒂在黑暗中跪了下来，搂住了我。我能听见她的出气声，能感到她胸脯的起伏。“我不会了。”她说。“我永远也不会再那样了。班吉。班吉。”接着她哭起来了，我也哭了，我们两人抱在一起。“别哭了。”她说。“别哭了。我不会再那样了。”于是我收住哭声，凯蒂站起身来，我们走进厨房，开亮了灯，凯蒂拿了厨房里的肥皂到水池边使劲搓洗她的嘴。凯蒂象树一样的香。
I kept a telling you to stay away from there, Luster said. They sat up in the swing, quick. Quentin had her hands on her hair. He had a red tie.
我没一遍遍地关照你别上那边去吗，勒斯特说。①他们急勿匆地在秋千座上坐起来。昆丁伸出双手去理头发。那个男的系着一条红领带。（注：①又回到“当前”。这里的昆丁是小昆丁。）
You old crazy loon, Quentin said. I’m going to tell Dilsey about the way you let him follow everywhere I go. I’m going to make her whip you good.
你这疯傻子，昆丁说。我要告诉迪尔西，你让他到处跟踪我。我要叫她狠狠地抽你一大顿。
“I couldn’t stop him.” Luster said. “Come on here, Benjy.”
“我也管不住他呀。”勒斯特说。“回这儿来，班吉。”
“Yes you could.” Quentin said. “You didn’t try. You were both snooping around after me. Did Grandmother send you all out here to spy on me.” She jumped out of the swing. “If you don’t take him right away this minute and keep him away, I’m going to make Jason whip you.”
“不，你是管得住的。”昆丁说。“你只是不想管就是了。你们俩都鬼头鬼脑地来刺探我的行动。是不是外婆派你们上这儿来监视我的。”她从秋千架上跳下来。“如果你不马上把他带走，再也不让他回来，我可要叫杰生用鞭子抽你了。”
“I cant do nothing with him.” Luster said. “You try it if you think you can.”
“我真的管不住他。”勒斯特说，“你以为管得住你倒试试看。”
“Shut your mouth.” Quentin said. “Are you going to get him away.”
“你给我闭嘴。”昆丁说，“你到底把不把他带走。”
“Ah, let him stay.” he said. He had a red tie. The sun was red on it. “Look here, Jack.” He struck a match and put it in his mouth. Then he took the match out of his mouth. It was still burning. “Want to try it.” he said. I went over there. “Open your mouth.” he said. I opened my mouth. Quentin hit the match with her hand and it went away.
“唉，让他待在这儿吧。”那个男的说。他打着一条红领带。太陽晒在那上面红艳艳的。“你瞧这个，杰克②。”他划亮了一根火柴，放进自己嘴里。接着又把火柴取出来。火柴仍然亮着。“你想试一试吗。”他说。我走了过去。“你张大嘴。”他说。我把嘴张大。昆丁一扬手，把火柴打飞了。（注：②对不知道名字的人一种带轻蔑性的称呼。）
“Goddam you.” Quentin said. “Do you want to get him started. Don’t You know he’ll beller all day. I’m going to tell Dilsey on you.” She went away running.
“你真浑。”昆丁说。“你想惹他哭吗。你不知道他会吼上一整天的吗。我要去跟迪尔西说你不好好管班吉。”她跑开去了。
“Here, kid.” he said. “Hey. Come on back. I ain’t going to fool with him.”
“回来，小妞。”他说。“嗨。快回来呀。我不作弄他就是了。”
Quentin ran on to the house. She went around the kitchen.
昆丁朝大宅子跑去。她已经绕过厨房了。
“You played hell then, Jack.” he said. “Ain’t you.”
“你在捣乱，杰克。”他说。“是不是这样啊。”
“He cant tell what you saying.” Luster said. “He deef and dumb.”
“他听不懂你的话。”勒斯特说。“他又聋又哑。”
“Is.” he said. “How long’s he been that way.”
“是吗。”他说。“他这样子有多久啦。”
“Been that way thirty three years today.” Luster said. “Born looney. Is you one of them show folks.”
“到今天正好是三十三年。”勒斯特说。“生下来就是傻子。你是戏班子里的人吗。”
“Why.” he said.
“怎么啦。”他说。
“I don’t ricklick seeing you around here before.” Luster said.
“我好象以前没有见过你。”勒斯特说。
“Well, what about it.” he said.
“嗯，那又怎么样。”他说。
“Nothing.” Luster said. “I going tonight.”
“没什么。”勒斯特说。“我今儿晚上要去看演出。”
He looked at me.
他瞧了瞧我。
“You ain’t the one can play a tune on that saw, is you.” Luster said.
“你不是拉锯奏出曲子来的那个人吧，是不是。”勒斯特说。
“It’ll cost you a quarter to find that out.” he said. He looked at me. “Why don’t they lock him up.” he said. “What’d you bring him out here for.”
“花两毛五买一张门票，你就知道了。”他说。他瞧了瞧我。“他们干吗不把他关起来。”他说。“你把他领到外面来干什么。”
“You ain’t talking to me.” Luster said. “I cant do nothing with him. I just come over here looking for a quarter I lost so I can go to the show tonight. Look like now I ain’t going to get to go.” Luster looked on the ground. “You ain’t got no extra quarter, is you.” Luster said.
“你这活不要跟我说。”勒斯特说。“我是一点儿也管不着他的。我不过是来找丢掉的一只镚子儿的，找到了今天晚上才能去看演出。看样子我是去不成的了。”勒斯特在地上找着。“你身上没有多余的镚子儿吧，是吗。”勒斯特说。
“No.” he said. “I ain’t.”
“没有。”他说。“我可没有。”
“I reckon I just have to find that other one, then.” Luster said. He put his hand in his pocket. “You don’t want to buy no golf ball neither, does you.” Luster said.
“那我看我只好想法找到那只镚子儿了。”勒斯特说。他把手伸进到自己的兜里。“你也不想买只高尔夫球吧，是吗。”勒斯特说。
“What kind of ball.” he said.
“什么样的球。”他说。
“Golf ball.” Luster said. “I don’t want but a quarter.”
“高尔夫球。”勒斯特说。“我多了不要，只要两角五分。”
“What for.” he said. “What do I want with it.”
“有啥用呢。”他说。“我要它有什么用。”
“I didn’t think you did.” Luster said. “Come on here, mulehead.” He said. “Come on here and watch them knocking that ball. Here. Here something you can play with along with that jimson weed.” Luster picked it up and gave it to me. It was bright.
“我琢磨你也不会要的。”勒斯特说。“咱们走吧，蠢驴。”他说。“上这边来瞧他们打球吧。拿去。给你这个，你可以拿来跟吉姆生草一起玩。”勒斯特把那东西捡了起来，递给了我。那东西亮光光的。
“Where’d you get that.” he said. His tie was red in the sun, walking.
“你在哪儿找到的。”他说。他那根在太陽光底下红艳艳的领带一点点的挨近我们。
“Found it under this here bush.” Luster said. “I thought for a minute it was that quarter I lost.” He came and took it.
“就在这丛矮树底下找到的。”勒斯特说。“我一时之间还以为是我丢失的那只镚子儿呢。”他走过来把那东西拿过去。
“Hush.” Luster said. “He going to give it back when he done looking at it.”
“别叫。”勒斯特说。“他看完就会还给你的。”
“Agnes Mabel Becky.” he said. He looked toward the house.
“艾格尼斯·梅比尔·贝基。①”他说，眼睛朝大房子那边看去。（注：①这是二十年代美国通用的一种避孕工具的牌子。勒斯特在地上见到装避孕工具的铁皮盒子，捡起来给班吉玩。那个打红领带的人见到后心中明白小昆丁另外还有情人。）
“Hush.” Luster said. “He fixing to give it back.”
“别嚷嚷。”勒斯特说。“他肯定会还给你的。”
He gave it to me and I hushed.
他把那东西给我，我就不叫了。
“Who come to see her last night.” he said.
“昨儿晚上什么人来看过她。”他说。
“I don’t know.” Luster said. “They comes every night she can climb down that tree. I don’t keep no track of them.”
“我可不知道。”勒斯特说。“每天晚上都有人来，她可以从那棵树上爬下来的。我可不爱打听别人的秘密。”
“Damn if one of them didn’t leave a track.” he said. He looked at the house. Then he went and lay down in the swing.
“他们当中的一个倒是泄露了自己的秘密了。”他说。他朝大房子看去。接着他走开去，在秋千座上躺了下来。
“Go away.” he said. “Don’t bother me.”
“走吧。”他说。“别来跟我捣乱了。”
“Come on here.” Luster said. “You done played hell now. Time Miss Quentin get done telling on you.”
“快走吧。”勒斯特说。“你闯祸了，昆丁小姐肯定已经在迪尔西面前告过你的状了。”
We went to the fence and looked through the curling flower spaces. Luster hunted in the grass.
我们来到栅栏边，透过盘绕的花枝朝外面张望。勒斯特在草丛里找东西。
“I had it right here.” he said. I saw the flag flapping, and the sun slanting on the broad grass.
“我在这儿的时候钱还在身上呢。”他说。我看见那面小旗在扑闪，太陽斜斜地落在宽阔的草地上。
“They’ll be some along soon.” Luster said. “There some now, but they going away. Come on and help me look for it.”
“一会儿他们①就会来的。”勒斯特说。“来过几个了，可是又走了。你过来帮我找呀。”（注：①指打高尔夫球的人。）
We went along the fence.
我们沿着栅栏往前走。
“Hush.” Luster said. “How can I make them come over here, if they ain’t coming. Wait. They’ll be some in a minute. Look yonder. Here they come.”
“别闹了。”勒斯特说。“他们不来，我又有什么法子让他们来呢。等一会儿。过一分钟就会来的。瞧那边。可不是来了吗。”
I went along the fence, to the gate, where the girls passed with their booksatchels. “You, Benjy.” Luster said. “Come back here.”
我顺着栅栏一直走到大铁门那儿，背书包皮的姑娘们总打这儿经过。“喂，班吉。”勒斯特说。“你回这边来呀。”
You cant do no good looking through the gate, T. P. said. Miss Caddy done gone long ways away. Done got married and left you. You cant do no good, holding to the gate and crying. She cant hear you.
你从大门里往外瞧有什么用啊，T·P·说。②凯蒂小姐早就不知上哪儿去了。嫁了人了，离开你了。你拽着门哭哭喊喊是一点儿用处也没有的。她可听不见你。（注：②、班吉从勒斯特说的打球的会来联想到大铁门外路过的女学生，所以一直走到那里，想起了1910年5月（凯蒂结婚后不久）在大铁门口的情景。）
What is it he wants, T. P. Mother said. Cant you play with him and keep him quiet.
他想要什么呀，T．P．，母亲说。你就不能陪他玩让他安静些吗。
He want to go down yonder and look through the gate, T. P. said.
他想到门回去看大门外面，T．P．说。
Well, he cannot do it, Mother said. It’s raining. You will just have to play with him and keep him quiet. You, Benjamin.
哦，那可不行，母亲说。在下雨呢。你只有好好陪他玩，让他不要吵。你乖点儿，班吉明。
Ain’t nothing going to quiet him, T. P. said. He think if he down to the gate, Miss Caddy come back.
根本设法儿让他安静，T·P·说。他以为只要他到大门口去，凯蒂小姐就会回来的。
Nonsense, Mother said.
胡说八道，母亲说。
I could hear them talking. I went out the door and I couldn’t hear them, and I went down to the gate, where the girls passed with their booksatchels. They looked at me, walking fast, with their heads turned. I tried to say, but they went on, and I went along the fence, trying to say, and they went faster. Then they were running and I came to the corner of the fence and I couldn’t go any further, and I held to the fence, looking after them and trying to say.
我听见她们在说话。我走出屋门，就听不见了，我一直走到大铁门，姑娘们背着书包皮打这儿走过去。她们看了看我，把头扭开去，走得更快了。我想说话，可是她们只管往前走，我就沿着栅栏跟着她们，想说话，可是她们走得更快了。接着她们跑起来了，我走到栅栏拐弯处，没法往前走了。我拽住栅栏，眼看她们走远，我想说话。
“You, Benjy.” T. P. said. “What you doing, slipping out. Don’t you know Dilsey whip you.”
“你呀，班吉。”T．P．说。“你溜了出来想干什么。你不知道迪尔西会抽你一顿的吗。”
“You cant do no good, moaning and slobbering through the fence.” T. P. said. “You done skeered them children. Look at them, walking on the other side of the street.”
“你这样做有什么用，隔着栅栏朝她们哼哼唧唧，嘟嘟哝哝。”T·P·说。“你把这些小女孩都吓坏了。你瞧瞧，她们都打马路对面走了。”
How did he get out, Father said. Did you leave the gate unlatched when you came in, Jason.
他怎么出去的，父亲说。①你进院子时没插上门吧，杰生。（注：①后来，1910年6月2日以后的某一天，班吉溜出大门去追逐女学生。下面写这件事发生后康普生先生与杰生的对话。杰克逊是密西西比州的首府，该处没有州立精神病院。柏吉斯太太是该女学生的母亲。）
Of course not, Jason said. Don’t you know I’ve got better sense than to do that. Do you think I wanted anything like this to happen. This family is bad enough, God knows. I could have told you, all the time. I reckon you’ll send him to Jackson, now. If Mr Burgess don’t shoot him first.
怎么会呢，杰生说。我怎么会这么马虎呢。您以为我愿意出这样的事吗。咱们家的名声已经够糟糕的了，老天爷呀。这话我早就该跟您说了。我看这一来您该把他送到杰克逊去了吧。要不柏吉斯太太真要开槍打死他了。
Hush, Father said.
别说了，父亲说。
I could have told you, all the time, Jason said.
这话我早就该跟您说了，杰生说。
It was open when I touched it, and I held to it in the twilight.
我手碰上大铁门，它是开着的，我就在暮色里拽住了门。②（注：②他回想到当初追逐大学生的情景，时序上先于上一段文字所叙述的内容。）
I wasn’t crying, and I tried to stop, watching the girls coming along in the twilight. I wasn’t crying.
我没有喊，我使劲不让自己哭，看着小姑娘们在暮色里走过来。我没有喊。
“There he is.”
“他在那儿呢。”
They stopped.
她们停住了脚步。
“He cant get out. He won’thurt anybody, anyway. Come on.”
“他走不出来。反正他是不会伤害人的。走过去吧。”
“I’m scared to. I’m scared. I’m going to cross the street.”
“我不敢走过去。我不敢。我想到马路对面去。”
“He cant get out.”
“他出不来的。”
I wasn’t crying.
我没有喊。
“Don’t be afraid cat. Come on.”
“别象一只胆小的猫儿似的。走过去呀。”
They came on in the twilight. I wasn’t crying, and I held to the gate.
她们在暮色里朝前走。我没有喊人我拽紧了门。
They came slow.
她们走得很慢。
“I’m scared.”
“我害怕。”
“He won’thurt you. I pass here every day. He just runs along the fence.”
“他不会伤害你的。我每天都打这儿走。他光是顺着栅栏跟着走。”
They came on. I opened the gate and they stopped, turning. I was trying to say, and I caught her, trying to say, and she screamed and I was trying to say and trying arid the bright shapes began to stop and I tried to get out. I tried to get it off of my face, but the bright shapes were going again. They were going up the hill to where it fell away and I tried to cry. But when I breathed in, I couldn’t breathe out again to cry, and I tried to keep from falling off the hill and I fell off the hill into the bright, whirling shapes.
她们走过来了。我拉开铁门，她们停了步，把身子转过来。我想说话，我一把抓住了她，想说话，可是她尖声大叫起来，我一个劲儿地想说话想说话，①这时明亮的形影开始看不清了，我想爬出来。我想把它从面前拂走，可是那些明亮的形影又看不清了。他们朝山上走去，朝山坡往下落的地方走去，我想喊他们。可是我吸进了气，却吐不出气，发不出声音，我一心想不让自己掉到山下去，却偏偏从山上摔下来，落进明亮的、打着旋的形影中去。（注：①接着班吉被女学生的父亲柏吉斯先生用栅栏柱子打昏。后来又被送进医院进行去势手术。下面一段便是写班吉在手术台上的印象。）
Here, looney, Luster said. Here come some. Hush your slobbering and moaning, now.
喂，傻子，勒斯特说。②来了几个人了。快别嘟嘟哝哝、哼哼唧唧的了，听见没有。//②回到“当前”。
They came to the flag. He took it out and they hit, then he put the flag back.
他们来到小旗旁边。有一个把小旗拔出来，他们打了球，接着他又把小旗插回去。
“Mister.” Luster said.
“先生。”勒斯特说。
He looked around. “What.” he said.
他回过头来。“什么事。”他说。
“Want to buy a golf ball.” Luster said.
“您要买高尔夫球不。”勒斯特说。
“Let’s see it.” he said. He came to the fence and Luster reached the ball through.
“给我看看。”他说。他走到栅栏前，勒斯特的手穿过栅栏把球递了过去。
“Where’d you get it.” he said.
“你从哪儿得来的。”他说。
“Found it.” Luster said.
“捡到的。”勒斯特说。
“I know that.” he said. “Where. In somebody’s golf bag.”
“我可知道是怎么来的。”他说。“从哪儿来的。从别人的高尔夫球袋里。”
“I found it laying over here in the yard.” Luster said. “I’ll take a quarter for it.”
“我是在这儿院子里找到的。”勒斯特说。“给我两角五分就让给你。”
“What makes you think it’s yours.” he said.
“你凭什么说这球是你的。”他说。
“I found it.” Luster said.
“是我捡到的嘛。”勒斯特说。
“Then find yourself another one.” he said. He put it in his pocket and went away.
“那你再去捡一个吧。”他说。他把球放进自己的口袋里，就走开了。
“I got to go to that show tonight.” Luster said.
“我今天晚上一定要去看演出呀。”勒斯特说。
“That so. ” he said. He went to the table. “Fore caddie.” he said. He hit.
“是吗。”他说。他走到台地上。“让开，开弟①。”他说。他打了一下球。（注：①打球人这样一说，又使班吉想起他姐姐凯蒂。）
“I’ll declare.” Luster said. “You fusses when you don’t see them and you fusses when you does. Why cant you hush. Don’t you reckon folks gets tired of listening to you all the time. Here. You dropped your jimson weed.” He picked it up and gave it back to me. “You needs a new one. You bout wore that one out.” We stood at the fence and watched them.
“你这人真是。”勒斯特说。“你役看见他们的时候瞎吵吵，等到看见了，你又瞎吵吵。你就不能住嘴吗。你不明白别人老听到你瞎吵吵会讨厌的吗。拿去。你的吉姆生草丢了。”他把草捡起来，还给了我。“得再给你摘一支了。这一支已经快给你弄蔫儿了。”我们站在栅栏前看着他们。
“That white man hard to get along with.” Luster said. “You see him take my ball.” They went on. We went on along the fence. We came to the garden and we couldn’t go any further. I held to the fence and looked through the flower spaces. They went away.
“那个白人可不好对付啊。”勒斯特说。“你看见他把我的球抢去了吧。”他们朝前走。我们也顺着栅栏朝前走。我们来到花园里，再也走不过去了。我拽住了栅栏，从花枝间看过去。他们不见了。
“Now you ain’t got nothing to moan about.” Luster said. “Hush up. I the one got something to moan over, you ain’t. Here. Why not you hold on to that weed. You be bellering about it next.” He gave me the flower. “Where you heading now.
“现在你没什么可哼哼唧唧的了吧。”勒斯特说。“快别吱声了。该唉声叹气的是我，而不是你。拿去。你干吗不拿好你的草呢。一会儿又要固为没了它大哭大闹了。”他把一支花给我。“你又往哪儿跑。”
Our shadows were on the grass. They got to the trees before we did. Mine got there first. Then we got there, and then the shadows were gone. There was a flower in the bottle. I put the other flower in it.
我们的影子落在草地上。影子比我们先碰到树。我的影子第一个到。然后我们两个人都到了，然后影子又离开了树。瓶子里有一支花。我把另外一支也插进去。
“Ain’t you a grown man, now. Luster said. “Playing with two weeds in a bottle. You know what they going to do with you when Miss Cahline die. They going to send you to Jackson, where you belong. Mr Jason say so. Where you can hold the bars all day long with the rest of the looneys and slobber. How you like that.”
“你早就是个大人了。”勒斯特说。“还玩这种往瓶子插两支草的游戏。你知道卡罗琳小姐一死他们会把你怎么样吗。他们要把你送到杰克逊去，那儿本来就是你该待的地方。杰生先生这样说的。到了那边，你就能跟一大帮傻子白痴待在一起，整天拽着铁栅栏不放，爱怎么哼哼就怎么哼哼了。怎么样，你喜欢过这种日子吗。”
Luster knocked the flowers over with his hand. “That’s what they’ll do to you at Jackson when you starts bellering.”
勒斯特一挥手把花儿打飞了。“在杰克逊，只要你一叫唤，他们就这样对付你。”
I tried to pick up the flowers. Luster picked them up, and they went away. I began to cry.
我想把花儿捡起来。勒斯特先捡走了，花儿不知到哪儿去了。我哭了起来。
“Beller.” Luster said. “Beller. You want something to beller about. All right, then. Caddy.” he whispered. “Caddy. Beller now. Caddy.”
“哭呀。”勒斯特说。“你倒是哭呀。你得有个因头哭。好吧，给你个因头。凯蒂。”他悄声说。“凯蒂。你哭呀。凯蒂。”
“Luster.” Dilsey said from the kitchen.
“勒斯特。”迪尔西在厨房里喊道。
The flowers came back.
花儿又回来了。
“Hush.” Luster said. “Here they is. Look. It’s fixed back just like it was at first. Hush, now.”
“快别哭。”勒斯特说。“哪，这不是吗。瞧。这不是跟方才一样，好好的在瓶子里吗。行了，别哭了。”
“You, Luster.” Dilsey said.
“嗨，勒斯特。”迪尔西说。
“Yessum.” Luster said. “We coming. You done played hell. Get up.” He jerked my arm and I got up. We went out of the trees. Our shadows were gone.
“嗳，您哪。”勒斯特说。“我们来了。你太捣乱了。起来。”他扯了扯我的胳膊，我爬了起来。我们走出树丛。我们的影子不见。
“Hush.” Luster said. “Look at all them folks watching you. Hush.”
“别哭了。”勒斯特说。“瞧，大家都在看你了。别哭了。”
“You bring him on here.” Dilsey said. She came down the steps.
“你把他带过来。”迪尔西说。她走下台阶。
“What you done to him now.” she said.
“哼，你又把他怎么的啦。”她说。
“Ain’t done nothing to him.” Luster said. “He just started bellering.”
“一点也没招惹他呀。”勒斯特说。“他无缘无故就哭喊起来了。
“Yes you is.” Dilsey said. “You done something to him. Where you been.”
“你就是招惹他了。”迪尔西说。“你准是欺侮他了。你们刚才在哪儿。”
“Over yonder under them cedars.” Luster said.
“就在那边的那些雪松下面。”勒斯特说。
“Getting Quentin all riled up.” Dilsey said. “Why cant you keep him away from her. Don’t you know she don’t like him where she at.”
“你把小昆丁都惹火了。”迪尔西说。“你就不能把他带开去，离她远点儿吗。你不知道她不喜欢班吉在她左近吗。”
“Got as much time for him as I is.” Luster said. “He ain’t none of my uncle.”
“我为他花了多少时间。”勒斯特说。“他又不是我的舅舅。”
“Don’t you sass me, nigger boy.” Dilsey said.
“你敢跟我顶嘴，臭小子。”迪尔西说。
“I ain’t done nothing to him.” Luster said. “He was playing there, and all of a sudden he started bellering.”
“我根本没惹他。”勒斯特说。“他在那儿玩得好好的，忽然之间就又哭又喊的了。”
“Is you been projecking with his graveyard.” Dilsey said.
“你碰他的‘坟地’①了没有。”迪尔西说。（注：①指班吉的玩具：放在后院树丛下的地里的一只瓶子，内插两支草。）
“I ain’t touched his graveyard.” Luster said.
“我没碰他的‘坟地’呀。”勒斯特说。
“Don’t lie to me, boy.” Dilsey said. We went up the steps and into the kitchen.
“别跟我撒谎，小子。”迪尔西说。我们走上台阶，走进厨房。
Dilsey opened the firedoor and drew a chair up in front of it and I sat down. I hushed.
迪尔西打开炉门，拉过一把椅子放在炉火前，让我坐下来。我不哭了。
What you want to get her started for, Dilsey said. Why not you keep him out of there.
你干吗要惹她①生气呢，迪尔西说。你就不能把他带开去吗。（注：①回想到1900年11月康普生太太把小儿子的名字从毛莱改为班吉明那一天的事。这儿的”她”指康普生太太。）
He was just looking at the fire, Caddy said. Mother was telling him his new name. We didn’t mean to get her started.
他不过是在那儿瞧火，凯蒂说。母亲正在告诉他，他的新名儿是什么。我们根本没想惹她生气呀。
I knows you didn’t, Dilsey said. Him at one end of the house and her at the other. You let my things alone, now. Don’t you touch nothing till I get back.
我知道你是没有这样的意思，迪尔西说。他在屋子里的这一头，她在另外一头。好，我的东西你们一点也不要动。我走开的时候你们可什么都别动啊。
“Ain’t you shamed of yourself.” Dilsey said. “Teasing him.” She set the cake on the table.
“你不害臊吗。”迪尔西说。②“这样作弄他。”她把那只蛋糕放在桌子上。（注：②“当前”。）
“I ain’t been teasing him.” Luster said. “He was playing with that bottle full of dogfennel and all of a sudden he started up bellering. You heard him.”
“我没作弄他。”勒斯特说。“他前一分钟还在玩那只装满了狗尾巴草的瓶子，马上就突然又是哭又是叫的了。这您也是听见的。”
“You ain’t done nothing to his flowers.” Dilsey said.
“你没有动他的花儿吗。”迪尔西说。
“I ain’t touched his graveyard.” Luster said. “What I want with his truck. I was just hunting for that quarter.”
“我没碰他的‘坟地’啊。”勒斯特说。“我要他的破烂干什么。我只不过是在找我的镚子儿。”
“You lost it, did you.” Dilsey said. She lit the candles on the cake. Some of them were little ones. Some were big ones cut into little pieces. “I told you to go put it away. Now I reckon you want me to get you another one from Frony.”
“你丢了，是吗。”迪尔西说。她点亮了蛋糕上插着的蜡烛。有些是小蜡烛。有些是大蜡烛，给切成了一小段一小段的。“我早就跟你说过要把它藏好。这会儿我看你又得让我跟弗洛尼去要了吧。”
“I got to go to that show, Benjy or no Benjy.” Luster said. “I ain’t going to follow him around day and night both.”
“反正我要去看演出，不管有没有班吉。”勒斯特说。“我不能白天黑夜没完没了地跟在他屁股后面。”
“You going to do just what he want you to, nigger boy.” Dilsey said. “You hear me.”
“他要干什么，你就得顺着他，你这黑小子。”迪尔西说。“你听见我的活没有。”
“Ain’t I always done it.” Luster said. “Don’t I always does what he wants. Don’t I, Benjy.”
“我不是一直在这么干吗。”勒斯特说。“他要什么，我不老是顺着他的吗。是不是这样，班吉。”
“Then you keep it up.” Dilsey said. “Bringing him in here, bawling and getting her started too. You all go ahead and eat this cake, now, before Jason come. I don’t want him jumping on me about a cake I bought with my own money. Me baking a cake here, with him counting every egg that comes into this kitchen. See can you let him alone now, less you don’t want to go to that show tonight.”
“那你就照样子下去。”迪尔西说。“他大吵大闹，你还把他带到屋里来，惹得小昆丁也生了气。现在你们趁杰生还没回来，快把蛋糕吃了吧。我不想让他为了一只蛋糕对着我又是跳又是叫，这蛋糕还是我自个儿掏腰包皮买的呢。我要是在这厨房里烘一只蛋糕，他还要一只一只的点着数鸡蛋呢。你现在可得留点神，别再惹他了，不然你今儿晚上休想去看演出。”
Dilsey went away.
迪尔西走了。
“You cant blow out no candles.” Luster said. “Watch me blow them out.” He leaned down and puffed his face. The candles went away. I began to cry. “Hush.” Luster said. “Here. Look at the fire whiles I cuts this cake.”
“你不会吹蜡烛。”勒斯特说，“瞧我来把它们吹灭。”他身子往前靠，胀鼓了脸颊。蜡烛都灭了。我哭了。“别哭。”勒斯特说。“来。你瞧这炉火，我来切蛋糕。”
I could hear the clock, and I could hear Caddy standing behind me, and I could hear the roof It’s still raining, Caddy said. I hate rain. I hate everything. And then her head came into my lap and she was crying, holding me, and I began to cry. Then I looked at the fire again and the bright, smooth shapes went again. I could hear the clock and the roof and Caddy.
我能听见时钟的嘀嗒声，我能听见站在我背后的凯蒂的出气声，我能听见屋顶上的声音。①凯蒂说，还在下雨。我讨厌下雨。我讨厌这一切。接着她把头垂在我的膝盖上，哭了起来，她搂住我，我也哭了起来。接着我又看着炉火，那些明亮、滑溜的形体都不见了。我能听见时钟、屋顶和凯蒂的声音。（注：①班吉改名那天。）
I ate some cake. Luster’s hand came and took another piece. I could hear him eating. I looked at the fire.
我吃了几口蛋糕。②勒斯特的手伸过来又拿走了一块。我能听见他吃东西的声音。我看着炉火。（注：②当前”。）
A long piece of wire came across my shoulder. It went to the door, and then the fire went away. I began to cry.
一根长长的铁丝掠过我的肩头。它一直伸到炉门口，接着炉火就看不见了。我哭了起来。
“What you howling for now.” Luster said. “Look there.” The fire was there. I hushed. “Cant you set and look at the fire and be quiet like mammy told you.” Luster said. “You ought to be ashamed of yourself. Here. Here’s you some more cake.”
“你又叫个什么劲儿。”勒斯特说。“你瞧呀。”那炉火又出现了。我也就不哭了。“你就不能象姥姥关照的那样，老老实实坐着，看着炉火，安静一些吗。”勒斯特说。“你真该为自己感到害臊。哪。再拿点蛋糕去。”
“What you done to him now.” Dilsey said. “Cant you never let him alone.”
“你又把他怎么啦？”迪尔西说。“你就不能让他安生一会儿吗？”
“I was just trying to get him to hush up and not sturb Miss Cahline.” Luster said. “Something got him started again.”
“我正是在让他别哭，不让他吵醒卡罗琳小姐呢。”勒斯特说。“不知怎么的他又觉得不自在了。”
“And I know what that something name.” Dilsey said. “I’m going to get Versh to take a stick to you when he comes home. You just trying yourself. You been doing it all day. Did you take him down to the branch.”
“我可知道谁让他不自在。”迪尔西说，“等威尔许回家，我要让他拿棍子来抽你。你这是在讨打，你一整天都不老实。你是不是带他到小河沟去了。”
“Nome.” Luster said. “We been right here in this yard all day, like you said.”
“没有啊。”勒斯特说。“我们就照您吩咐的那样，整天都在这儿院子里玩。”
His hand came for another piece of cake. Dilsey hit his hand. “Reach it again, and I chop it right off with this here butcher knife.” Dilsey said. “I bet he ain’t had one piece of it.”
他的手伸过来，还想拿一块蛋糕。迪尔西打他的手。“还拿，瞧我用这菜刀把你爪子剁掉。”迪尔西说。“他肯定连一块也没吃着。”
“Yes he is.” Luster said. “He already had twice as much as me. Ask him if he ain’t.”
“他吃了。”勒斯特说。“他已经比我多吃一倍了。您问他是不是吃了。”
“Reach hit one more time.” Dilsey said. “Just reach it.”
“你再伸手试试看。”迪尔西说。“你倒试试看。”
That’s right, Dilsey said. I reckon it’ll be my time to cry next. Reckon Maury going to let me cry on him a while, too.
一点不错，迪尔西说。①我看下一个就该轮到我哭了。我看毛莱也准愿意让我为他哭一会儿的。（注：①改名那一天。）
His name’s Benjy now, Caddy said.
现在他的名字是班吉了，凯蒂说。
How come it is, Dilsey said. He ain’t wore out the name he was born with yet, is he.
这算是哪档子事呢，迫尔西说。他生下来时候起的名儿还没有用坏，是不是啊。
Benjamin came out of the bible, Caddy said. It’s a better name for him than Maury was.
班吉明是《圣经》里的名字①，凯蒂说。对他来说，这个名字要比毛莱好。（注：①据《圣经·创世记》，班吉明（旧译“便雅悯”）是雅各的小儿子。西俗常将最受宠 的小儿子称为“班吉明”。）
How come it is, Dilsey said.
这算是哪档子事呢，迪尔西说。
Mother says it is, Caddy said.
母亲是这样说的，凯蒂说。
Huh, Dilsey said. Name ain’t going to help him. Hurt him, neither. Folks don’t have no luck, changing names. My name been Dilsey since fore I could remember and it be Dilsey when they’s long forgot me.
哼，迪尔西说。换个名儿可帮不了他的忙。但也不会让他更倒柜。有些人运气一不好，就赶紧换个名儿。我的名字在我记事前就是迪尔西，等人家不记得有我这个人了，我还是叫迪尔西。
How will they know it’s Dilsey, when it’s long forgot, Dilsey, Caddy said.
既然人家都不记得你了，迪尔西，又怎么会知道你叫迪尔西呢，凯蒂说。
It’ll be in the Book, honey, Dilsey said. Writ out.
那本大书上会写着的，宝贝儿，迪尔西说。写得清清楚楚的。
Can you read it, Caddy said.
你认识字吗，凯蒂说。
Won’thave to, Dilsey said. They’ll read it for me. All I got to do is say Is here.
我用不着认识字，迪尔西说。人家会念给我听的。我只要说一句，我在这儿哪。这就行了。
The long wire came across my shoulder, and the fire went away. I began to cry.
那根长铁丝掠过我的肩膀，炉火不见了。②我又哭了。（注：②“当前”。）
Dilsey and Luster fought.
迪尔西和勒斯特打起来了。
“I seen you.” Dilsey said. “Oho, I seen you.” She dragged Luster out of the corner, shaking him. “Wasn’t nothing bothering him, was they. You just wait till your pappy come home. I wish I was young like I use to be, I’d tear them years right off your head. I good mind to lock you up in that cellar and not let you go to that show tonight, I sho is.”
“这回可让我看见了。”迪尔西说。“哦嗬，我可看见你了。”她把勒斯特从屋角里拖出来，使劲摇晃他。“没干什么事招惹他，是不是啊。你就等着你爹回来吧。但愿我跟过去一样年轻，那我就能把你治得光剩下半条命了。我一定要把你锁进地窖，不让你今天晚上去看演出。我一定要这样子。”
“Ow, mammy.” Luster said. “Ow, mammy.
“噢，姥姥、”勒斯特说。“噢，姥姥。”
I put my hand out to where the fire had been.
我把手伸到刚才还有火的地方去。
“Catch him.” Dilsey said. “Catch him back.”
“拉住他。”迪尔西说。“把他拉回来。”
My hand jerked back and I put it in my mouth and Dilsey caught me. I could still hear the clock between my voice. Dilsey reached back and hit Luster on the head. My voice was going loud every time.
我的手猛的蹦了回来，我把手放进嘴里，迪尔西一把抱住了我。我透过自己的尖叫声还能听到时钟的滴嗒声。迪尔西把手伸过去，在勒斯特脑袋上打了一下。我的声音叫得一下比一下响。
“Get that soda.” Dilsey said. She took my hand out of my mouth. My voice went louder then and my hand tried to go back to my mouth, but Dilsey held it. My voice went loud. She sprinkled soda on my hand.
“去拿碱来。”迪尔西说。她把我的手从我嘴巴里拉出来。这时我的喊声更加响了，我想把手放回嘴里去，可是迪尔西握紧了不放。我喊得更响了。她洒了一些碱末在我的手上。
“Look in the pantry and tear a piece off of that rag hanging on the nail.” she said. “Hush, now. You don’t want to make your maw sick again, does you. Here, look at the fire. Dilsey make your hand stop hurting in just a minute. Look at the fire.” She opened the fire door. I looked at the fire, but my hand didn’t stop and I didn’t stop. My hand was trying to go to my mouth, but Dilsey held it.
“到食品间去，从挂在钉子上的抹布上撕一条下来。”她说。“别喊了，得了。你不想再让你妈发病吧，是吗。好，你瞧炉火吧。迪尔西一分钟里就让你的手不疼。你瞧炉火呀。”她打开了炉门。我瞧着炉火，可是我的手还疼，因此我没有停住喊叫。我还想把手塞进嘴里，可是迪尔西握得紧紧的不放。
She wrapped the cloth around it. Mother said,
她把布条缠在我的手上。母亲说，
“What is it now. Cant I even be sick in peace. Do I have to get up out of bed to come down to him, with two grown negroes to take care of him.”
“这又是怎么的啦。连我生病也不让我安生。家里有两个成年黑人看着他，还要我爬起床 下楼来管他吗。”
“He all right now.” Dilsey said. “He going to quit. He just burnt his hand a little.”
“他这会儿没事了。”迪尔西说。“他马上就会不喊的。他不过是稍稍烫了一下手。”
“With two grown negroes, you must bring him into the house, bawling.” Mother said. “You got him started on purpose, because you know I’m sick.” She came and stood by me. “Hush.” she said. “Right this minute. Did you give him this cake.”
“家里有两个这么老大的黑人，还非得让他到屋子里来大吵大闹。”母亲说。“你们明知道我病了，就存心招惹他。”她走过来站在我身边。“别哭了。”她说。“马上给我住嘴。这个蛋糕是你给他吃的吗。”
“I bought it.” Dilsey said. “It never come out of Jason’s pantry. I fixed him some birthday.”
“是我买的。”迪尔西说。“这可不是从杰生的伙食账里开支的。是我给他过生日吃的。”
“Do you want to poison him with that cheap store cake.” Mother said. “Is that what you are trying to do. Am I never to have one minute’s peace.”
“你是要用这种店里买来的蹩脚货毒死他吗。”母亲说。“这就是你存心要干的事。我连一分钟的太平日子都没法过。”
“You go on back up stairs and lay down.” Dilsey said. “It’ll quit smarting him in a minute now, and he’ll hush. Come on, now.”
“您回楼上躺着去吧。”迪尔西说。“我一分钟就能让他止住痛，他就不会哭了。行了，您走吧。”
“And leave him down here for you all to do something else to.” Mother said. “How can I lie there, with him bawling down here. Benjamin. Hush this minute.”
“把他留在这儿，好让你们再变着法儿折磨他。”母亲说。“有他在这儿又吼又叫，我在楼上又怎么能躺得住呢。班吉明。马上给我停住。”
“They ain’t nowhere else to take him.” Dilsey said. “We ain’t got the room we use to have. He cant stay out in the yard, crying where all the neighbors can see him.”
“他没地方去。”迪尔西说。“咱们可不跟以前那样有那么多房间。他又不能老待在院子里让所有的街坊都看他哭。”
“I know, I know.” Mother said. “It’s all my fault. I’ll be gone soon, and you and Jason will both get along better.” She began to cry.
“我知道，我知道。”母亲说。“这都是我不好。我反正快要不在人世了，我一走你们和杰生日子都会好过了。”她哭起来了。
“You hush that, now.” Dilsey said. “You’ll get yourself down again. You come on back up stairs. Luster going to take him to the liberry and play with him till I get his supper done.”
“您也快别哭了。”迪尔西说。“这样下去又该病倒了，您回楼上去吧．勒斯特这就带他到书房里去，好让我把他的晚饭做出来。”
Dilsey and Mother went out.
迪尔西陪着母亲走出去了。
“Hush up.” Luster said. “You hush up. You want me to burn your other hand for you. You ain’t hurt. Hush up.”
“住嘴。”勒斯特说。“你给我住嘴。你想要我把你另外一只手也烫一下吗。你根本不痛。别哭了。”
“Here.” Dilsey said. “Stop crying, now.” She gave me the slipper, and I hushed. “Take him to the liberry.” she said. “And if I hear him again, I going to whip you myself.”
“给你这个。”迪尔西说。“好了，快别哭了。”她递给我那只拖鞋①，我就停住了哭声。“带他到书房去吧，”她说。“要是再听见他哭，我就自己来抽烂你的皮。”（注：①这是凯蒂穿过的一只旧拖鞋，它能给班吉带来安慰。）
We went to the library. Luster turned on the light. The windows went black, and the dark tall place on the wall came and I went and touched it. It was like a door, only it wasn’t a door.
我们走进书房。勒斯特开亮了灯。几扇窗户变黑了，墙上高处显出一滩黑影，我走过去摸摸它。‘乞象一扇门，只不过它不是门。
The fire came behind me and I went to the fire and sat on the floor, holding the slipper. The fire went higher. It went onto the cushion in Mother’s chair.
在我背后，炉火升了起来，我走到炉火前，在地板上坐了下来，手里拿着那只拖鞋。火头升得更高了，它照亮了母亲坐椅上的垫子。
“Hush up.” Luster said. “Cant you never get done for a while. Here I done built you a fire, and you won’teven look at it.”
“别嚷嚷了。”勒斯特说。“你就不能消停一会儿吗。我在这儿给你生起了火，你连看也不看一眼。”
Your name is Benjy, Caddy said. Do you hear. Benjy. Benjy.
你的名字是班吉。①凯蒂说。你听见了吗。班吉。班吉。（注：①回到改名那天。）
Don’t tell him that, Mother said. Bring him here.
别这样叫他②，母亲说。你把他领到这边来。（注：②康普生太太不赞成用班吉明的小名“班吉”来叫他。）
Caddy lifted me under the arms.
凯蒂把手插在我胳肢窝底下，抱我起来。
Get up, Mau — I mean Benjy, she said.
起来，毛——我是说，班吉，她说。
Don’t try to carry him, Mother said. Cant you lead him over here. Is that too much for you to think of.
你不用抱他嘛，母亲说。你不会把他领过来吗。你连这么简单的事都不明白吗。
I can carry him, Caddy said. “Let me carry him up, Dilsey.”
我抱得动他的，凯蒂说。“让我抱他上楼吧，迪尔西。”③（注：③回到大姆娣去世那晚。）
“Go on, Minute.” Dilsey said. “You ain’t big enough to tote a flea. You go on and be quiet, like Mr Jason said.”
“你走吧，小不点儿。”迪尔西说。“你自己还只有一点点大，连只跳蚤都拖不动呢。你走吧，安安静静的，就跟杰生先生吩咐的那样。”
There was a light at the top of the stairs. Father was there, in his shirt sleeves. The way he looked said Hush. Caddy whispered,
楼梯顶上有一点灯光。父亲站在那儿，只穿着衬衫。他那副模样就象是在说“别出声”。凯蒂悄声说，
“Is Mother sick.”
“母亲病了吗？”
Versh set me down and we went into Mother’s room. There was a fire. It was rising and falling on the walls. There was another fire in the mirror, I could smell the sickness. It was on a cloth folded on Mother’s head. Her hair was on the pillow. The fire didn’t reach it, but it shone on her hand, where her rings were jumping.
威尔许把我放下，我们走进母亲的房间。⑤屋子里生着火。火在四面墙上一会儿高一会儿低。镜子里也有一堆火。我能闻到生病的气味。那是母亲头上搁着的一块叠起来的布上发出来的。她的头发散开在枕头上。火光达不到那儿，可是照亮了她的手，那几只戒指一跳一跳地在闪闪发光。（注：④指康普生先生。⑤改名那天。）
“Come and tell Mother goodnight.” Caddy said. We went to the bed. The fire went out of the mirror. Father got up from the bed and lifted me up and Mother put her hand on my head.
“来，去跟母亲说声晚安。”凯蒂说。我们来到床 前。火从镜子里走出去了，父亲从床 上站起来，抱我起来，母亲伸手按在我头上。
“What time is it.” Mother said. Her eyes were closed.
“现在是什么时候了。”母亲说。她的眼睛闭着。
“Ten minutes to seven.” Father said.
“七点差十分。”父亲说。
“It’s too early for him to go to bed.” Mother said. “He’ll wake up at daybreak, and I simply cannot bear another day like today.”
“现在让他去睡还太早了点。”母亲说。“天不亮他就会醒来的，再象今天这样过一天，我真要受不了啦。”
“There, there.” Father said. He touched Mother’s face.
“又来了，又来了。”父亲说。他拍拍母亲的脸颊。
“I know I’m nothing but a burden to you. Mother said. “But I’ll be gone soon. Then you will be rid of my bothering.”
“我知道我对你只不过是一个负担。”母亲说。“不过我也快要走了。到时候我再也不会拖累你了。”
“Hush.” Father said. “I’ll take him downstairs a while.” He took me up. “Come on, old fellow. Let’s go down stairs a while. We’ll have to be quiet while Quentin is studying, now.
“别说了。”父亲说。“我带他到楼下去玩一会儿。”他把我抱起来。“来吧，老伙计。咱们下楼去玩一会儿。昆丁正在做功课，咱们得轻一点儿。”
Caddy went and leaned her face over the bed and Mother’s hand came into the firelight. Her rings jumped on Caddy’s back.
凯蒂走上前去，把头怄倒在床 上，母亲的手进到火光里来了。她那几只戒指在凯蒂的背上跳跃。
Mother’s sick, Father said. Dilsey will put you to bed. Where’s Quentin.
母亲病了，父亲说。①迪尔西会带你们上床 去睡的。昆丁在哪儿啦。（注：①大姆娣去世那晚。）
Versh getting him, Dilsey said.
威尔许找他去了，迪尔西说。
Father stood and watched us go past. We could hear Mother in her room. Caddy said “Hush.” Jason was still climbing the stairs. He had his hands in his pockets.
父亲站在那儿，瞧着我们走过去。②我们能听到母亲在她卧房里发出的声音。凯蒂说，“嘘。”杰生还在上楼。他两只手插在裤兜里。（注：②改名那天。）
“You all must be good tonight.” Father said. “And be quiet, so you won’tdisturb Mother.”
“你们今天晚上都得乖些。”父亲说。“要安静些，不要惊吵妈妈。”
“We’ll be quiet.” Caddy said. “You must be quiet now, Jason.” She said. We tiptoed.
“我们一定不吵。”凯蒂说。“杰生，现在你可得安静些了。”她说。我们跺起了脚。
We could hear the roof. I could see the fire in the mirror too. Caddy lifted me again.
我们能听到屋顶上的声音。我也能看见镜子里的火光。凯蒂又把我抱了起来。
“Come on, now.” she said. “Then you can come back to the fire. Hush, now.”
“好，来吧。”她说。“一会儿你就可以固到炉火边来的。好，别哭了。”
“Candace.” Mother said.
“凯丹斯。”母亲说。
“Hush, Benjy.” Caddy said. “Mother wants you a minute. Like a good boy. Then you can come back. Benjy.”
“别哭，班吉。”凯蒂说。“母亲要你过去一会儿。你要乖点儿。马上就可以回来的。班吉。”
Caddy let me down, and I hushed.
凯蒂把我放了下来，我不哭了。
“Let him stay here, Mother. When he’s through looking at the fire, then you can tell him.”
“就让他待在这儿吧，妈妈。等他不要看火了，您再告诉他好了。”
“Candace.” Mother said. Caddy stooped and lifted me. We staggered. “Candace.” Mother said.
“凯丹斯。”母亲说。凯蒂弯下身子把我抱了起来。我们跌跌撞撞的。“凯丹斯。”母亲讲。
“Hush.” Caddy said. “You can still see it. Hush.”
“别哭。”凯蒂说。“你还是可以看到火的。别哭呀。”
“Bring him here.” Mother said. “He’s too big for you to carry. You must stop trying. You’ll injure your back. All of our women have prided themselves on their carriage. Do you want to look like a washerwoman.”
“把他带到这边来。”母亲说。“他太大，你抱不动了。你不能再抱他了。这样会影响你的脊背的。咱们这种人家的女子一向是为自己挺直的体态感到骄傲的。你想让自己的模样变得跟洗衣婆子一样吗。”
“He’s not too heavy.” Caddy said. “I can carry him.”
“他还不算太重。”凯蒂说。“我抱得劫的。”
“Well, I don’t want him carried, then.” Mother said. “A five year old child. No, no. Not in my lap. Let him stand up.”
“反正我不要别人抱他。”母亲说。“都五岁了。不，不。别放在我膝上。让他站直了。”
“If you’ll hold him, he’ll stop.” Caddy said. “Hush.” she said. “You can go right back. Here. Here’s your cushion. See.”
“只要您抱住他，他就会不哭的。”凯蒂说。“别哭了。”她说。“你一会儿就可以回去的。哪。这是你的垫子。瞧呀。”
“Don’t, Candace.” Mother said.
“别这样，凯丹斯。”母亲说。
“Let him look at it and he’ll be quiet.” Caddy said. “Hold up just a minute while I slip it out. There, Benjy. Look.”
“只要让他看见垫子，他就会不哭的。”凯蒂说。“您欠起点儿身子，让我把垫子抽出来。哪，班吉。瞧呀。”
I looked at it and hushed.
我瞧着垫子，就住了声。
“You humor him too much.” Mother said. “You and your father both. You don’t realise that I am the one who has to pay for it. Damuddy spoiled Jason that way and it took him two years to outgrow it, and I am not strong enough to go through the same thing with Benjamin.”
“你也太迁就他了。”母亲说。“你跟你父亲都是这样的。你们不明白到头来吃苦头的还是我。大姆娣把小杰生惯成那样，足足花了两年才把他的坏习惯改过来，我身体不好，再要叫我教好班吉明精力是不够的了。”
“You don’t need to bother with him.” Caddy said. “I like to take care of him. Don’t I. Benjy.
“您不用为他操心。”凯蒂说。“我喜欢照顾他。是不是啊，班吉。”
“Candace.” Mother said. “I told you not to call him that. It was bad enough when your father insisted on calling you by that silly nickname, and I will not have him called by one. Nicknames are vulgar. Only common people use them. Benjamin.” she said.
“凯丹斯。”母亲说。“我早就告诉过你不要这样叫他，你父亲一定要用那个愚蠢的小名叫你，这已经是够糟糕的了，我可不允许人家用小名叫他，叫小名顶顶俗气了。只有下等人才用小名。班吉明。”她说。
“Look at me.” Mother said.
“你看着我呀。”母亲说。
“Benjamin.” she said. She took my face in her hands and turned it to hers.
“班吉明。”她说。她用双手托住我的脸，把我的脸转过来对着她的脸。
“Benjamin.” she said. “Take that cushion away, Candace.”
“班吉明。”她说。“把那只垫子拿走，凯丹斯。”
“He’ll cry.” Caddy said.
“他会哭的。”凯蒂说。
“Take that cushion away, like I told you.” Mother said. “He must learn to mind.”
“把那只垫子拿走，照我吩咐的做。”母亲说。“他必须学会要听大人的话。”
The cushion went away.
那只垫子拿走了。
“Hush, Benjy.” Caddy said.
“不要哭，班吉。”凯蒂说。
“You go over there and sit down.” Mother said. “Benjamin.” She held my face to hers.
“你上那边去给我坐下来。”母亲说。“班吉明。”她把我的脸托住，对准她的脸。
“Stop that.” she said. “Stop it.”
“别这样。”她说。“别这样。”
But I didn’t stop and Mother caught me in her arms and began to cry, and I cried. Then the cushion came back and Caddy held it above Mother’s head. She drew Mother back in the chair and Mother lay crying against the red and yellow cushion.
可是我没有住声，母亲就搂住我哭了起来，我也哭着。接着垫子回来了，凯蒂把它举在母亲的头上。她把母亲拉口到椅子里去，母亲仰靠在红黄两色的椅垫上哭着。
“Hush, Mother.” Caddy said. “You go up stairs and lay down, so you can be sick. I’ll go get Dilsey.” She led me to the fire and I looked at the bright, smooth shapes. I could hear the fire and the roof
“别哭啦，妈妈。”凯蒂说。“您回楼上去躺着，养您的病去。我去叫迪尔西来。”她把我带到炉火前，我瞧着那些明亮、滑溜的形体，我能听见火的声音和屋顶上的声音。
Father took me up. He smelled like rain.
父亲把我抱了起来。①他身上有一股雨的气味。（注：①当天后来。）
“Well, Benjy.” he said. “Have you been a good boy today.”
“嗨，班吉。”他说。“你今天乖不乖啊。”
Caddy and Jason were fighting in the mirror.
凯蒂跟小杰生在镜子里打了起来。
“You, Caddy.” Father said.
“你怎么啦，凯蒂。”父亲说。
They fought. Jason began to cry.
他们还在打。杰生哭起来了。
“Caddy.” Father said. Jason was crying. He wasn’t fighting anymore, but we could see Caddy fighting in the mirror and Father put me down and went into the mirror and fought too. He lifted Caddy up. She fought. Jason lay on the floor, crying. He had the scissors in his hand. Father held Caddy.
“凯蒂。”父亲说。杰生在呜呜的哭。他不打了，可是我们可以看见凯蒂还在镜子里打，于是父亲把我放下，走到镜子里去，也打起来了。他把凯蒂举了起来。凯蒂还在乱打。杰生赖在地上哭。他手里拿着剪刀。父亲拉住了凯蒂。
“He cut up all Benjy’s dolls.” Caddy said. “I’ll slit his gizzle.”
“他把班吉所有的纸娃娃都给铰了。”凯蒂说。“我也要铰破他的肚子。”
“Candace.” Father said.
“凯丹斯。”父亲说。
“I will.” Caddy said. “I will.” She fought. Father held her. She kicked at Jason. He rolled into the corner, out of the mirror. Father brought Caddy to the fire. They were all out of the mirror. Only the fire was in it. Like the fire was in a door.
“我要铰。”凯蒂说。“我要铰嘛。”她在挣扎。父亲抱住了她。她用脚踢杰生。杰生滚到角落里去，离开了镜子。父亲把凯蒂抱到炉火边。他们全都离开了镜子。只有炉火还在那里面。就象是火在一扇门里似的。
“Stop that.” Father said. “Do you want to make Mother sick in her room.
“别打了。”父亲说。“你又要让母亲躺在她房间里生病吗。”
Caddy stopped. “He cut up all the dolls Mau — Benjy and I made.” Caddy said. “He did it just for meanness.
凯蒂不挣扎了。“他把毛——班吉和我做的娃娃全给铰坏了。”凯蒂说。“他是存心捣乱才这样干的。”
“I didn’t.” Jason said. He was sitting up, crying. “I didn’t know they were his. I just thought they were some old papers.
“我不是的。”杰生说。他坐了起来，一边还在哭。“我根本不知道那是他的。我还以为是些废纸，”
“You couldn’t help but know.” Caddy said. “You did it just”
“你不会不知道。”凯蒂说。“你完全是存心的。”
“Hush.” Father said. “Jason.” he said. “I’ll make you some more tomorrow.” Caddy said. “We’ll make a lot of them. Here, you can look at the cushion, too.”
“别哭了。”父亲说。“杰生。”他说。“我明天再给你做多多的。”凯蒂说。“咱们再做许多许多的。哪，你还可以看看这只垫子嘛。”
Jason came in.
杰生进来了。①（注：①回到“当前”。班吉的二哥杰生下班回家，走进书房。）
I kept telling you to hush, Luster said.
我不是一直叫你不要哭吗，勒斯特说。
What’s the matter now, Jason said.
这又是怎么的啦，杰生说。
“He just trying hisself.” Luster said. “That the way he been going on all day.”
“他这是在存心捣乱。”勒斯特说。“今天一整天他都这样。”
“Why don’t you let him alone, then.” Jason said. “If you cant keep him quiet, you’ll have to take him out to the kitchen. The rest of us cant shut ourselves up in a room like Mother does.”
“你不惹他不就完了吗。”杰生说。“要是你哄不住他，那你就把他带到厨房里去。我们这些人可不能象母亲那样，把自己关在一间屋子里。”
“Mammy say keep him out the kitchen till she get supper.” Luster said.
“姥姥说要等她做完了晚饭才能让班吉进去。”勒斯特说。
“Then play with him and keep him quiet.” Jason said. “Do I have to work all day and then come home to a mad house.” He opened the paper and read it.
“那你就陪他玩，别让他瞎吵吵。’杰生说。“莫非我忙了整整一天，晚上还要回到一所疯人院里来不成。”他打开报纸，看了起来。
You can look at the fire and the mirror and the cushion too, Caddy said. You won’thave to wait until supper to look at the cushion, now. We could hear the roof. We could hear Jason too, crying loud beyond the wall.
你可以看火，看镜子，也可以看垫子的，凯蒂说。②你用不着等到吃晚饭的时候才看垫子的。我们能听到屋顶上的声音。我们也能透过墙壁听见杰生哭喊的声音。（注：②改名那天。）
Dilsey said, “You come, Jason. You letting him alone, is you.”
迪尔西说，“你回来啦，杰生。你没惹他吧，惹了吗。”③（注：③“当前”。）
“Yessum.” Luster said.
“没惹，姥姥。”勒斯特说。
“Where Quentin.” Dilsey said. “Supper near bout ready.”
“昆丁小姐在哪儿。”迪尔西说。“晚饭快要好了。”
“I don’t know’m.” Luster said. “I ain’t seen her.”
“我不知道。”勒斯特说。“我没看见她。”
Dilsey went away. “Quentin.” she said in the hall. “Quentin. Supper ready.”
迪尔西走开了。“昆丁。”她在门厅里嚷嚷。“昆丁。晚饭得了，”
We could hear the roof. Quentin smelled like rain, too.
我们能听到屋顶上的声音。昆丁身上也有雨的气味。①（注：①改名那天。这个昆丁是班吉的大哥。）
What did Jason do, he said.
杰生干了什么啦，他说。
He cut up all Benjy’s dolls, Caddy said.
他铰坏了班吉所有的娃娃，凯蒂说。
Mother said to not call him Benjy, Quentin said. He sat on the rug by us. I wish it wouldn’t rain, he said. You cant do anything.
母亲说了别再叫他班吉，昆丁说。他在我们身边的地毯上坐了下来。我真希望天不要下雨，他说。什么事情都设法干。
You’ve been in a fight, Caddy said. Haven’t you.
你跟别人打过架了，凯蒂说。打了没有。
It wasn’t much, Quentin said.
就只打了几下，昆丁说。
You can tell it, Caddy said. Father’ll see it.
一眼就看出来了，凯蒂说。父亲会看出来的。
I don’t care, Quentin said. I wish it wouldn’t rain.
我不怕，昆丁说。我真希望天别下了。
Quentin said, “Didn’t Dilsey say supper was ready.”
昆丁②说，“迪尔西不是说晚饭得了吗。”（注：②指小昆丁。这里又回到“当前”。）
“Yessum.” Luster said. Jason looked at Quentin. Then he read the paper again.
“是的，您哪。”勒斯特说。杰生瞧了昆丁一眼。接着他又读他的报。
Quentin came in. “She say it bout ready.” Luster said.
昆丁进来了。“她是说快得了。”勒斯特说。
Quentin jumped down in Mother’s chair. Luster said, “Mr Jason.”
昆丁重重地往母亲的椅子上坐下去。勒斯特说，“杰生先生。”
“What.” Jason said.
“什么事。”杰生说。
“Let me have two bits.” Luster said.
“给我两毛五分钱吧。”勒斯特说。
“What for.” Jason said.
“为什么。”杰生说。
“To go to the show tonight.” Luster said.
“让我今天晚上去看演出。”勒斯特说。
“I thought Dilsey was going to get a quarter from Frony for you.” Jason said.
“不是迪尔西要替你向弗洛尼讨两毛五吗。”杰生说。
“She did.” Luster said. “I lost it. Me and Benjy hunted all day for that quarter. You can ask him.”
“她给了。”勒斯特说。“我丢了：我和班吉找那只镚子儿找了一整天呢。你可以问他。”
“Then borrow one from him.” Jason said. “I have to work for mine.” He read the paper. Quentin looked at the fire. The fire was in her eyes and on her mouth. Her mouth was red.
“那你向他借一个好了。”杰生说。“我的钱都是干活挣来的。”他又读报纸。昆丁在看着炉火。火光在她的眼睛里和她的嘴上跳动。她的嘴是血红血红的。
“I tried to keep him away from there.” Luster said.
“我是一直留心，不想让他到那边去的。”勒斯特说。
“Shut your mouth.” Quentin said. Jason looked at her.
“你少跟我罗嗦。”昆丁说。杰生盯着她看。
“What did I tell you I was going to do if I saw you with that show fellow again.” he said. Quentin looked at the fire. “Did you hear me.” Jason said.
“我没跟你说过，要是我看见你再跟那个戏子混在一起，我要怎么办吗。”他说。昆丁瞧着炉火。“你难道没听见吗。”杰生说。
“I heard you.” Quentin said. “Why don’t you do it, then.”
“我当然听见了。”昆丁说，“那你怎么不办呢。”
“Don’t you worry.” Jason said.
“这可不用你操心。”杰生说。
“I’m not.” Quentin said. Jason read the paper again.
“我才不操心呢。”昆丁说。杰生又读起报来。
I could hear the roof Father leaned forward and looked at Quentin.
我能听见屋顶上的声音。父亲伛身向前，盯着昆丁看。①（注：①回到改名那天，这里的昆丁又是“大”昆丁了。）
Hello, he said. Who won.
喂，他说。谁赢啦。
“Nobody.” Quentin said. “They stopped us. Teachers.”
“谁也没赢。”昆丁说。“他们把我们拉开了。老师们。”
“Who was it.” Father said. “Will you tell.”
“对手是谁呢。”父亲说。“你能讲给我听吗。”
“It was all right.” Quentin said. “He was as big as me.”
“没什么好说的。”昆丁说。“他跟我一般大。”
“That’s good.” Father said. “Can you tell what it was about.”
“那就好。”父亲说。“你能告诉我是为了什么吗。”
“It wasn’t anything.” Quentin said. “He said he would put a frog in her desk and she wouldn’t dare to whip him.”
“不为什么。”昆丁说。“他说他要放一只蛤蟆在她的书桌里，而她肯定不敢用鞭子抽他。”
“Oh.” Father said. “She. And then what.”
“哦。”父亲说。“她。后来呢。”
“Yes, sir.” Quentin said. “And then I kind of hit him.”
“是的，爸爸。”昆丁说。“后来不知怎么的我就打了他一下。”
We could hear the roof and the fire, and a snuffling outside the door.
我们可以听见屋顶上的声音。炉火的声音和门外抽抽噎噎的声音。
“Where was he going to get a frog in November.” Father said.
“十一月的天气，他上哪儿去找蛤蟆啊。”父亲说。
“I don’t know, sir.” Quentin said.
“那我就不清楚了，爸爸。，昆丁说。
We could hear them.
我们能听见那些声音。
“Jason.” Father said. We could hear Jason.
“杰生。”父亲说。我们能听到杰生的声音。
“Jason.” Father said. “Come in here and stop that.”
“杰生。”父亲说。“快进来，别那样了。”
We could hear the roof and the fire and Jason.
我们可以听见屋顶上的声音、炉火的声音和杰生的声音。
“Stop that, now. ” Father said. “Do you want me to whip you again.” Father lifted Jason up into the chair by him. Jason snuffled. We could hear the fire and the roof. Jason snuffled a little louder.
“别那样，行了。”父亲说，“你想让我再抽你一顿吗。”父亲把杰生抱起来，放进自己身边的椅子里。杰生在抽抽噎噎。我们能听见炉火和屋顶上的声音。杰生的抽噎声更响了。
“One more time.” Father said. We could hear the fire and the roof.
“再跟你说一遍。”父亲说。我们能听见炉火和屋顶上的声音。
Dilsey said, All right. You all can come on to supper.
迪尔西说，行了。你们都可以来吃晚饭了。①（注：①“当前”。）
Versh smelled like rain. He smelled like a dog, too. We could hear the fire and the roof.
威尔许身上有雨的气味。②他也有狗的气味。我们能听见炉火和屋顶上的声音。（注：②改名那天。）
We could hear Caddy walking fast. Father and Mother looked at the door. Caddy passed it, walking fast. She didn’t look. She walked fast.
我们能听见凯蒂急急地走路的声音。③父亲和母亲看着门口。凯蒂急急地走着，掠过门口。她没有朝门里望一眼。她走得很快。（注：③回想到1909年夏末，凯蒂与男友幽会，第一次委身给人后回到家中的情形。）
“Candace.” Mother said. Caddy stopped walking.
“凯丹斯。”母亲说。凯蒂停住了脚步。
“Yes, Mother.” she said.
“嗳，妈妈。”她说。
“Hush, Caroline.” Father said.
“别说了，卡罗琳。”父亲说。
“Come here.” Mother said.
“你进来。”母亲说。
“Hush, Caroline.” Father said. “Let her alone.”
“别说了，卡罗琳。”父亲说。“让她去吧。”
Caddy came to the door and stood there, looking at Father and Mother. Her eyes flew at me, and away. I began to cry. It went loud and I got up. Caddy came in and stood with her back to the wall, looking at me. I went toward her, crying, and she shrank against the wall and I saw her eyes and I cried louder and pulled at her dress. She put her hands out but I pulled at her dress. Her eyes ran.
凯蒂来到门口，站在那儿，看着父亲和母亲。她的眼睛扫到我身上，又移了开去。我哭起来了。哭声越来越大，我站了起来。凯蒂走进房间，背靠着墙站着，眼睛看着我。我边哭边向她走去，她往墙上退缩，我看见她的眼睛，于是我哭得更厉害了，我还拽住了她的衣裙。她伸出双手，可是我拽住了她的衣裙。她的泪水流了下来。
Versh said, Your name Benjamin now. You know how come your name Benjamin now. They making a bluegum out of you. Mammy say in old time your granpaw changed nigger’s name, and he turn preacher, and when they look at him, he bluegum too. Didn’t use to be bluegum, neither. And when family woman look him in the eye in the full of the moon, child born bluegum. And one evening, when they was about a dozen them bluegum children running around the place, he never come home. Possum hunters found him in the woods, eat clean. And you know who eat him. Them bluegum children did.
威尔许说，现在你的名字是班吉明了。①你可知道干吗要把你改名叫班吉明吗。他们是要让你变成一个蓝牙龈的黑小子。妈咪说你爷爷早先老给黑小子改名儿，后来他当了牧师，人们对他一看，他的牙龈也变成蓝颜色的了。他以前牙龈可不是蓝颜色的。要是大肚子的娘们在月圆的夜晚面对面见到他，她们生出来的小孩也是蓝牙龈的。有一天晚上，有十来个蓝牙龈的小孩在他家门口跑来跑去，他一出去就再也没有回来。捕负鼠的人后来在树林里找到了他，已经给吃得光剩一副骨头架子了。你可知道是谁把他吃掉的吗。就是那帮蓝牙龈的孩子。②（注：①改名那天。②在南方黑人民间传说中，蓝牙龈的人有魔法，能蛊惑人，能使人无缘无故死去。黑人往往拿他们来吓唬孩子。）
We were in the hall. Caddy was still looking at me. Her hand was against her mouth and I saw her eyes and I cried. We went up the stairs. She stopped again, against the wall, looking at me and I cried and she went on and I came on, crying, and she shrank against the wall, looking at me. She opened the door to her room, but I pulled at her dress and we went to the bathroom and she stood against the door, looking at me. Then she put her arm across her face and I pushed at her, crying.
我们来到门厅里。凯蒂还盯看着我。③她一只手按在嘴上，我看见她的眼睛，我哭了。我们走上楼去。她又停住脚步，靠在墙上，盯看着我，我哭了，她继续上楼，我跟着上去，边走边哭，她退缩在墙边，盯看着我。她打开她卧室的门，可是我拽住她的衣裙，于是我们走到洗澡间，她靠着门站着，盯着看我。接着她举起一只胳膊，掩住了脸，我一边哭一边推她。④（注：③1909年夏末。④班吉感觉到心爱的姐姐起了变化，要把她推进洗澡间，象早先洗掉香水味那样，洗掉她的不贞。）
What are you doing to him, Jason said. Why cant you let him alone.
你把他怎么啦，杰生说。①你就不能不去惹他吗。（注：①“当前”。）
I ain’t touching him, Luster said. He been doing this way all day long. He needs whipping.
我连碰都没有碰他呀，勒斯特说。他一整天都这样别扭。他真是欠打。
He needs to be sent to Jackson, Quentin said. How can anybody live in a house like this.
应该把他送到杰克逊去，昆丁说。在这样一幢房子里过日子，谁受得了。
If you don’t like it, young lady, you’d better get out, Jason said.
你要是不喜欢这儿，小姐，你满可以走嘛，杰生说。
I’m going to, Quentin said. Don’t you worry.
我是要走的，昆丁说。这可不用你操心。
Versh said, “You move back some, so I can dry my legs off.” He shoved me back a little. “Don’t you start bellering, now. You can still see it. That’s all you have to do. You ain’t had to be out in the rain like I is. You’s born lucky and don’t know it.” He lay on his back before the fire.
威尔许说，“你往后去点，让我把腿烤烤千。”②他把我往一边推了推。“得了，你别又开始吼了。你还是看得见的嘛。你不就是要看火吗，你不用象我这样，下雨天还得在外面跑。你是身在福中不知福。”他在炉火前面仰八叉地躺了下来。（注：②改名那天。）
“You know how come your name Benjamin now.” Versh said. “Your mamma too proud for you. What mammy say.”
“你现在知道干吗你名儿改成班吉明了吧。”威尔许说。“你妈太骄傲了，觉得你丢了她的脸。这是我妈咪说的。”
“You be still there and let me dry my legs off.” Versh said. “Or you know what I’ll do. I’ll skin your rinktum.”
“你老老实实给我呆在那儿，让我把腿烤干了。”威尔许说。“要不你知道我会怎么样。我要扒掉你屁股上的皮。”
We could hear the fire and the roof and Versh.
我们能听见火的声音、屋顶上的声音和威尔许出气的声音。
Versh got up quick and jerked his legs back. Father said, “All right, Versh.”
威尔许急忙坐起来，把腿收了回来。父亲说，“行了，威尔许。”
“I’ll feed him tonight.” Caddy said. “Sometimes he cries when Versh feeds him.”
“今天晚上我来喂他。”凯蒂说。“威尔许喂他有时候他爱哭。”
“Take this tray up.” Dilsey said. “And hurry back and feed Benjy.”
“把这只托盘送到楼上去。”迪尔西说。“快回来喂班吉吃饭。”
“Don’t you want Caddy to feed you.” Caddy said.
“你不要凯蒂喂你吗。”凯蒂说。
Has he got to keep that old dirty slipper on the table, Quentin said. Why don’t you feed him in the kitchen. It’s like eating with a pig.
他还非得把那只脏稀稀的旧拖鞋拿到餐桌上来吗，昆丁说。①你为什么不在厨房里喂他呢。这就好象跟一口猪一块儿吃饭似的。（注：①“当前”。）
If you don’t like the way we eat, you’d better not come to the table, Jason said.
要是你不喜欢这种吃饭的方式，你可以不上餐桌来嘛，杰生说。
Steam came off of Roskus. He was sitting in front of the stove. The oven door was open and Roskus had his feet in it. Steam came off the bowl. Caddy put the spoon into my mouth easy. There was a black spot on the inside of the bowl.
热气从罗斯库司身上冒出来。②他坐在炉子前面。烘炉的门打开着，罗斯库司把两只脚伸了进去。热气在碗上冒着。凯蒂轻巧地把勺子送进我的嘴里。碗边里面有一个黑斑。（注：②改名那天。）
Now, now, Dilsey said. He ain’t going to bother you no more.
行了，行了，迪尔西说。他不会再给你添麻烦了。③（注：③“当前”。“他”指班吉。）
It got down below the mark. Then the bowl was empty. It went away. “He’s hungry tonight.” Caddy said. The bowl came back. I couldn’t see the spot. Then I could. “He’s starved, tonight.” Caddy said. “Look how much he’s eaten.”
碗里的东西落到了黑斑下面。④接着碗里空了。碗不见了。“他今天晚上肚子很饿。”凯蒂说。那只碗又回来了。我看不见那个黑斑。接着我又看见了。“他今天晚上饿坏了。”凯蒂说。“瞧他吃了多少。”（注：④改名那天。）
Yes he will, Quentin said. You all send him out to spy on me. I hate this house. I’m going to run away.
哼，他会的，昆丁说。⑤你们都派他来监视我。我恨这个家。我一定要逃走。（注：⑤“当前”。）
Roskus said, “It going to rain all night.”
罗斯库司说，“看样子要下整整一夜 的雨了。”⑥（注：⑥改名那天。）
You’ve been running a long time, not to have got any further off than mealtime, Jason said.
你早就一直野在外面了，也就差三顿饭没在外面吃了，杰生说。⑦（注：⑦“当前”。）
See if I don’t, Quentin said.
你瞧我跑不跑，昆丁说。
“Then I don’t know what I going to do.” Dilsey said. “It caught me in the hip so bad now I cant scarcely move. Climbing them stairs all evening.”
“那我就不知道该怎么办才好了。”迪尔西说。⑧“我大腿关节疼得不行，动弹都动弹不了。一个晚上上楼下楼没个完。”（注：⑧改名那天。）
Oh, I wouldn’t be surprised, Jason said. I wouldn’t be surprised at anything you’d do.
哦，那是我意料之中的，杰生说。①我早就料到你是什么事情都干得出来的。①“当前”。
Quentin threw her napkin on the table.
昆丁把她的餐巾往桌子上一摔。
Hush your mouth, Jason, Dilsey said. She went and put her arm around Quentin. Sit down, honey, Dilsey said. He ought to be shamed of hisself throwing what ain’t your fault up to you.
你就少说两句吧，杰生，迪尔西说。她走过去用胳膊楼住昆丁。快坐下，宝贝儿，迪尔西说。他应该感到害臊才是，把所有跟你没关系的坏事都算在你的账上。
“She sulling again, is she.” Roskus said.
“她又在生闷气了，是吗。”罗斯库司说。②（注：②改名那天。“她”指康普生太太。）
“Hush your mouth.” Dilsey said.
“你就少说两句吧。”迪尔西说。
Quentin pushed Dilsey away. She looked at Jason. Her mouth was red. She picked up her glass of water and swung her arm back, looking at Jason. Dilsey caught her arm. They fought. The glass broke on the table, and the water ran into the table. Quentin was running.
昆丁把迪尔西推开。③她眼睛盯着杰生。她的嘴血红血红的。她拿起她那只盛着水的玻璃杯，胳膊往回一收，眼睛盯住了杰生。迪尔西一把抓住她的胳膊。她们打了起来。玻璃杯掉在桌子上，摔碎了，水流得一桌子都是。昆丁跑了开去。（注：③、当前”。）
“Mother’s sick again.” Caddy said.
“母亲又生病了。”凯蒂说。④（注：④改名那天。）
“Sho she is.” Dilsey said. “Weather like this make anybody sick. When you going to get done eating, boy.”
“可不是吗。”迪尔西说。“这种鬼天气谁都会生病的。小子，你到底什么时候才能把这几口饭吃完呀。”
Goddam you, Quentin said. Goddam you. We could hear her running on the stairs. We went to the library.
你这天杀的，昆丁说。⑤你这天杀的。我们可以听到她跑上楼去的声音。我们都到书房去。（注：⑤“当前”。）
Caddy gave me the cushion, and I could look at the cushion and the mirror and the fire.
凯蒂把垫子递给我，这样我就可以又看垫子又看镜子又看火了。⑥（注：⑥改名那天。）
“We must be quiet while Quentin’s studying.” Father said. “What are you doing, Jason.”
“昆丁在做功课，咱们可得轻声点。”父亲说。“你在干什么呢，杰生。”
“Nothing.” Jason said.
“没干什么。”杰生说。
“Suppose you come over here to do it, then.” Father said.
“那你还是上这儿来玩吧。”父亲说。
Jason came out of the corner.
杰生从墙旮旯里走出来。
“What are you chewing.” Father said.
“你嘴巴里在嚼什么。”父亲说。
“Nothing. ” Jason said.
“没嚼什么。”杰生说。
“He’s chewing paper again.” Caddy said.
“他又在嚼纸片了。”凯蒂说。
“Come here, Jason.” Father said.
“上这儿来，杰生。”父亲说。
Jason threw into the fire. It hissed, uncurled, turning black. Then it was gray. Then it was gone. Caddy and Father and Jason were in Mother’s chair. Jason’s eyes were puffed shut and his mouth moved, like tasting. Caddy’s head was on Father’s shoulder. Her hair was like fire, and little points of fire were in her eyes, and I went and Father lifted me into the chair too, and Caddy held me. She smelled like trees.
杰生把那团 东西扔进火里。它发出了嘶嘶声，松了开来，变成了黑色。接着变成了灰色。接着就不见了。凯蒂和父亲和杰生都坐在母亲的椅子里。杰生使劲闭紧了眼睛，嘴巴一抿一抿的，象是在尝什么滋味。凯蒂的头枕在父亲的肩膀上。她的头发象一团 火，她眼睛里闪着小小的火星，我走过去，父亲把我也抱上了椅子，凯蒂搂住了我。她身上有树的香味。
She smelled like trees. In the corner it was dark, but I could see the window. I squatted there, holding the slipper. I couldn’t see it, but my hands saw it, and I could hear it getting night, and my hands saw the slipper but I couldn’t see myself but my hands could see the slipper, and I squatted there, hearing it getting dark.
她身上有树的香味。墙旮旯里已经是黑黑的了，可是我能看得见窗户。①我蹲在墙旮旯里，手里拿着那只拖鞋。我看不见它，可是我的手能看见它，我也能听见天色一点点黑下来的声音，我的手能看见拖鞋，可是我看不见自己，可是我的手能看见拖鞋，我蹲在墙旮旯里，听着天色一点点黑下来的声音。（注：①“当前”。在书房里。）
Here you is, Luster said. Look what I got. He showed it to me. You know where I got it. Miss Quentin give it to me. I knowed they couldn’t keep me out. What you doing, off in here. I thought you done slipped back out doors. Ain’t you done enough moaning and slobbering today, without hiding off in this here empty room, mumbling and taking on. Come on here to bed, so I can get up there before it starts. I cant fool with you all night tonight. Just let them horns toot the first toot and I done gone.
原来你在这儿，勒斯特说。瞧我这儿有什么。他拿出来给我看。知道我从哪儿弄来的吗。是昆丁小姐给我的。我知道总不会看不成戏的。你一个人躲在这儿干什么。我还以为你溜到外面去了呢。你今天哼哼唧唧、嘟嘟哝哝还嫌不够吗，还要蹲在这空屋子里呜噜呜噜个没完。快上床 去睡吧，免得戏开场了我还不能赶到。我今天晚上可是要少陪了。那些大喇叭一吹响，我就要颠儿了。
We didn’t go to our room.
我们没有回我们自己的房间。①（注：①大姆娣去世那晚。）
“This is where we have the measles.” Caddy said. “Why do we have to sleep in here tonight.”
“这是我们出麻疹时候睡的地方。”凯蒂说。“干吗我们今儿晚上得睡在这儿呀。”
“What you care where you sleep.” Dilsey said. She shut the door and sat down and began to undress me. Jason began to cry. “Hush.” Dilsey said.
“你们管它在哪个房间睡。”迪尔西说。她关上门，坐下来帮我脱衣 服。杰生哭了。“别哭。”迪尔西说。
“I want to sleep with Damuddy.” Jason said.
“我要跟大姆娣一块睡。”杰生说。
“She’s sick.” Caddy said. “You can sleep with her when she gets well. Cant he, Dilsey.”
“她在生病。”凯蒂说。“等她好了，你再跟她一块睡。是不是这样，迪尔西。”
“Hush, now.” Dilsey said. Jason hushed.
“好了，别哭了。”迪尔西说。杰生住了声。
“Our nighties are here, and everything.” Caddy said. “It’s like moving.”
“咱们的睡衣在这儿，别的东西也都在这儿。”凯蒂说。“这真象是搬家。”
“And you better get into them.” Dilsey said. “You be unbuttoning Jason.
“你们快快穿上睡衣吧。”迪尔西说。“你帮杰生把扣子解掉。”
Caddy unbuttoned Jason. He began to cry.
凯蒂解杰生的扣子。他又哭起来了。
“You want to get whipped.” Dilsey said. Jason hushed.
“你欠打是不是。”迪尔西说。杰生不吱声了。
Quentin, Mother said in the hall.
昆丁，母亲在楼道里说。②（注：②”当前”。康普生太太怕昆丁出去鬼混，每天晚上都要锁上她的房门。）
What, Quentin said beyond the wall. We heard Mother lock the door. She looked in our door and came in and stooped over the bed and kissed me on the forehead.
什么事，昆丁隔着墙说。我们听见母亲锁上了门。她朝我们房间里看了看，走进来在床 上弯下身子，在我的额上吻了一下。
When you get him to bed, go and ask Dilsey if she objects to my having a hot water bottle, Mother said. Tell her that if she does, I’ll try to get along without it. Tell her I just want to know.
等你让他睡下了，就去问问迪尔西她反不反对我用热水袋，母亲说。告诉她要是她反对呢，那我就不用算了。告诉她我只想问问她的意思怎么样。
Yessum, Luster said. Come on. Get your pants off.
好咧，您哪，勒斯特说。过来，把裤子脱了。
Quentin and Versh came in. Quentin had his face turned away. “What are you crying for.” Caddy said.
昆丁和威尔许进来了。①昆丁把脸扭了开去。“你哭什么呀。”凯蒂说。（注：①大姆娣去世那晚。）
“Hush.” Dilsey said. “You all get undressed, now. You can go on home, Versh.”
“别哭了。”迪尔西说。“你们大家都脱衣 服睡吧。你也可以回去了，威尔许。”
I got undressed and I looked at myself and I began to cry. Hush, Luster said. Looking for them ain’t going to do no good. They’re gone. You keep on like this, and we ain’t going have you no more birthday. He put my gown on. I hushed, and then Luster stopped, his head toward the window. Then he went to the window and looked out. He came back and took my arm. Here she come, he said. Be quiet, now. We went to the window and looked out. It came out of Quentin’s window and climbed across into the tree. We watched the tree shaking. The shaking went down the tree, then it came out and we watched it go away across the grass. Then we couldn’t see it. Come on, Luster said. There now. Hear them horns. You get in that bed while my foots behaves.
我脱掉衣服，我瞧了瞧自己，我哭起来了。②别哭了，勒斯特说。你找它们有什么用呢。它们早不在了。你再这样，我们以后再不给你做生日了。他帮我穿上睡袍。我不吱声了，这时勒斯特停下了手，把头朝窗口扭过去。接着他走到窗边，朝外面张望。他走回来，拉住我的胳膊。她出来了，他说。你可别出声。我们走到窗前，朝外面望去。那黑影从昆丁那间房的窗子里爬出来，爬到了树上。我们看见那棵树在摇晃。摇晃的地方一点点往下落，接着那黑影离开了树，我们看见它穿过草地。这以后我们就看不见它了。好了，勒斯特说。哎唷。你听喇叭声。你快上床，我可要撒丫儿了。（注：②“当前”。班吉看到了自己被阉的下身。）
There were two beds. Quentin got in the other one. He turned his face to the wall. Dilsey put Jason in with him. Caddy took her dress off.
房间里有两张床。③昆丁爬上了另一张床。他把脸扭了过去，对着墙。迪尔西把杰生抱到他那张床 上去。凯蒂脱掉了衣裙。（注：③大姆娣去世那晚。）
“Just look at your drawers.” Dilsey said. “You better be glad your maw ain’t seen you.”
“瞧瞧你的裤衩。”迪尔西说。“你真走运，因为你妈没看见。”
“I already told on her.” Jason said.
“我已经告发过她了。”杰生说。
“I bound you would.” Dilsey said.
“你还会不告发吗。”迪尔西说。
“And see what you got by it.” Caddy said. “Tattletale.”
“你告了又捞到什么好处啦。”凯蒂说。“搬弄是非。”
“What did I get by it.” Jason said.
“我捞到什么好处啦。”杰生说。
“Why not you get your nightie on.” Dilsey said. She went and helped Caddy take off her bodice and drawers. “Just look at you.” Dilsey said. She wadded the drawers and scrubbed Caddy behind with them. “It done soaked clean through onto you.” she said. “But you won’tget no bath this night. Here.” She put Caddy’s nightie on her and Caddy climbed into the bed and Dilsey went to the door and stood with her hand on the light. “You all be quiet now, you hear.” she said.
“你怎么还不穿睡衣。”迪尔西说，她走过去给凯蒂脱掉了背心和裤衩。“瞧你。”迪尔西说。她把裤卷起来，用它来擦凯蒂的屁股。“全都湿透了。”她说。“不过今儿晚上没法洗澡了。穿上。”她帮凯蒂穿上睡衣睡裤，凯蒂爬上床 来，迪尔西走到门口，手按在开关上。“你们现在都别出声了，听见没有。”她说。
“All right.” Caddy said. “Mother’s not coming in tonight.” she said. “So we still have to mind me.”
“听见了。”凯蒂说。“母亲今天晚上不来看我们了。”她说。“所以大家还得听从我的指挥。”
“Yes.” Dilsey said. “Go to sleep, now.”
“行。”迪尔西说。“好了，快快睡吧。”
“Mother’s sick.” Caddy said. “She and Damuddy are both sick.”
“母亲病了。”凯蒂说。“她和大姆娣都在生病。”
“Hush.” Dilsey said. “You go to sleep.”
“别出声了。”迪尔西说。“你们快睡吧。”
The room went black, except the door. Then the door went black. Caddy said, “Hush, Maury” putting her hand on me. So I stayed hushed. We could hear us. We could hear the dark.
房间变黑了，只有门口是亮的。接着门口也变黑了。凯蒂说，“别响，毛莱，”她伸出手来摸摸我。于是我就不吱声了。我们能听见大家的出气声。我们能听见黑夜的声音。
It went away, and Father looked at us. He looked at Quentin and Jason, then he came and kissed Caddy and put his hand on my head.
黑暗退开去了，父亲在看着我们。他看了看昆丁和杰生，然后走过来吻了吻凯蒂，把手按在我的头上。
“Is Mother very sick.” Caddy said.
“母亲病得厉害吗。”凯蒂说。
“No.” Father said. “Are you going to take good care of Maury.”
“不厉害。”父亲说。“你好好当心毛莱，行吧。”
“Yes.” Caddy said.
“好的。”凯蒂说。
Father went to the door and looked at us again. Then the dark came back, and he stood black in the door, and then the door turned black again. Caddy held me and I could hear us all, and the darkness, and something I could smell. And then I could see the windows, where the trees were buzzing. Then the dark began to go in smooth, bright shapes, like it always does, even when Caddy says that I have been asleep.
父亲走到门口，又看看我们。接着黑暗又回来了，他站在门口，变成了一个黑影，接着门口也变黑了。凯蒂搂住了我，我能听见大伙儿的出气声，能听见黑夜的声音，还有那种我闻得出气味来的东西的声音。这时候，我能看见窗户了，树枝在那儿沙沙地响着。接着黑暗又跟每天晚上一样，象一团 团 滑溜、明亮的东西那样退了开去，这时候凯蒂说我已经睡着了。
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