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ARoseforEmily献给爱米丽的一朵玫瑰花 WilliamFaulkner威廉姆福克纳 ARoseForEmily isashortstorybyAmericanauthorWilliamFaulknerfirstpublishedintheApril30 1930issuesofForum ThisstorytakesplaceinFaulkner sfictionalcity Jefferson Mississippi inthefictionalcountry ItwasFaulkner sfirstshortstorypublishedinanationalmagazine APictureofYoknapatawphaCounty alittlepostagestampofnativesoil Character1 EmilyGriersonisamysteriousfigurewhochangesfromavibrantandhopefulyounggirltoacloisteredandsecretiveoldwoman 2 HomerBarronisaforemanfromtheNorth Heisalargemanwithadarkcomplexion aboomingvoice andlight coloredeyes 3 JudgeStevensisamayorofJefferson Heiseightyyearsold 4 Mr GriersonisEmily sfather Heisacontrolling loomingpresenceevenindeath andthecommunityclearlyseeshislastinginfluenceoverEmily 5 TobeisablackAfricanAmerican Emily sservant 6 ColonelSartorisistheformermayorofJefferson ColonelSartorisabsolvesEmilyoftaxburdenafterthedeathofherfather Insection1Itwasabig squarishframehousethathadoncebeenwhite decoratedwithcupolasandspiresandscrolledbalconiesintheheavilylightsomestyleoftheseventies setonwhathadoncebeenourmostselectstreet 纳税事件Theyrosewhensheentered asmall fatwomaninblack withathingoldchaindescendingtoherwaistandvanishingintoherbelt leaningonanebonycanewithatarnishedgoldhead Herskeletonwassmallandspare perhapsthatwaswhywhatwouldhavebeenmerelyplumpnessinanotherwasobesityinher Shelookedbloated likeabodylongsubmergedinmotionlesswater andofthatpallidhue Hereyes lostinthefattyridgesofherface lookedliketwosmallpiecesofcoalpressedintoalumpofdoughastheymovedfromonefacetoanotherwhilethevisitorsstatedtheirerrand Hervoicewasdryandcold IhavenotaxesinJefferson ColonelSartorisexplainedittome Perhapsoneofyoucangainaccesstothecityrecordsandsatisfyyourselves Butwehave Wearethecityauthorities MissEmily Didn tyougetanoticefromthesheriff signedbyhim Ireceivedapaper yes MissEmilysaid Perhapsheconsidershimselfthesheriff IhavenotaxesinJefferson Butthereisnothingonthebookstoshowthat youseeWemustgobythe SeeColonelSartoris IhavenotaxesinJefferson But MissEmily SeeColonelSartoris ColonelSartorishadbeendeadalmosttenyears IhavenotaxesinJefferson Tobe TheNegroappeared Showthesegentlemenout Insection21 Theladiesdidn tbelievethataman anyman couldkeepakitchenproperly Whentheterriblesmelldeveloped theythoughtitwasbecausethemanservantdidn tkeepthekitchenclean 2 Thenextdaythemayorreceivedtwomorecomplaints Oneofthemwasfromamanwhocameandpleadedtothemayorinashyandtimidway 3 MissEmilysatinthewindowwiththelightbehindher Whatpeoplecouldseewashersilhouette adarkfigureseenagainstalightbackground InthisimageShedidn tlooklikealivingpersonbutanidol oragoddess Suchaimagesuitedherrigidandstubbornpersonality herarrogantcharacter 4 Wehadlongthoughtofthemasatableau MissEmilyaslenderfigureinwhiteinthebackground herfatheraspraddledsilhouetteintheforeground hisbacktoherandclutchingahorsewhip thetwoofthemframedbytheback flungfrontdoor 从爱米丽与她父亲的站姿可以看出 在她们家是父权的天下 她父亲对她要求很严厉 把所有向她求婚的人都赶走了 5 ThedayafterMr Grierson sdeath thewomenofthetowncallonEmilytooffertheircondolences Meetingthematthedoor Emilystatesthatherfatherisnotdead andshedidthatforthreedays Shefinallyturnsherfather sbodyoverforburial Insection31 HomersoonbecomesapopularfigureintownandisseentakingEmilyonbuggyridesonSundayafternoons 2 AtfirstweweregladthatEmilywouldhaveaninterest becausethatladiesallsaid OfcourseaGriersonwouldnotthinkseriouslyofaNortherner adaylaborer Buttherewerestillothers olderpeople whosaidthatevengriefcouldnotcausealadytoforgenoblesseoblige 3 Astheaffaircontinuesandherreputationisfurthercompromised shegoestothestoretopurchasearsenic 4 Iwantsomepoison shesaidtothedruggist Shewasoverthirtythen stillaslightwoman thoughthinnerthanusual withcold haughtyblackeyesinafacethefleshofwhichwasstrainedacrossthetemplesandabouttheeyesocketsasyouimaginealighthouse keeper sfaceoughttolook Iwantsomepoison shesaid Yes MissEmily Whatkind Forratsandsuch I drecom Iwantthebestyouhave Idon tcarewhatkind Thedruggistnamedseveral They llkillanythinguptoanelephant Butwhatyouwantis Arsenic MissEmilysaid Isthatagoodone Is arsenic Yes ma am Butwhatyouwant Iwantarsenic Thedruggistlookeddownather ShelookedBackathim erect herfacelikeastrainedflag Why ofcourse thedruggistsaid Ifthat swhatyouwant Butthelawrequiresyoutotellwhatyouaregoingtouseitfor MissEmilyjuststaredathim herheadtiltedbackinordertolookhimeyeforeye untilhelookedawayandwentandgotthearsenicanditup TheNegrodeliveryboybroughtherthepackage thedruggistdidn tcomeback Whensheopenedthepackageathometherewaswrittenonthebox undertheskullandbones Forrats Insection41 SomeofthetownpeoplefearthatEmilywillusethepoisontokillherself HerpotentialmarriagetoHomerseemsincreasinglyunlikely despitetheircontinuedSundayritual Thensomeofladiesbegantosaythatitwasadisgracetothetownandabadexampletotheyoungpeople Themendidnotwanttointerfere butatlasttheladiesforcedtheBaptistminister MissEmily speoplewereEpiscopal tocalluponher Hewouldneverdivulgewhathappenedduringthatinterview butherefusedtogobackagain inAlabama ThenextSundaytheyagaindroveaboutthestreets andthefollowingdaytheminister swifewrotetoMissEmily srelations 2 EmilyordersasilvertoiletsetmonogrammedwithHomer sinitials Homer absentfromtown butwebelievedthathehadgonetoprepareforMissEmily scoming ortogiveherachancetogetridofthecousins 3 Afterthecousins departure HomerenterstheGriersonhomeoneeveningandisneveragain 4 NowMissEmilynolongerwentout Nowandthenwewouldseeherinoneofthedownstairswindows Shehadevidentlyshutthetopfloorofthehouse likethecarved torsoofanidolinaniche lookingornotlookingatus wecouldnevertellwhich Thusshepassedfromgenerationtogenerationdear Inescapable impervious tranquil andperverse Niche 神龛 Insection51 withthecrayonfaceofherfathermusingprofoundlyabovethebierandtheladiessibilantandmacabre andtheveryoldmen someintheirbrushedConfederateuniforms ontheporchandthelawn talkingofMissEmilyasifshehadbeenacontemporaryoftheirs believingthattheyhaddancedwithherandcourtedherperhaps confusingtimewithitsmathematicalprogression astheolddo towhomallthepastisnotadiminishingroadbut instead ahugemeadowwhichnowintereverquitetouches dividedfromthemnowbythenarrowbottle neckofthemostrecentdecadeofyears 停尸架上方悬挂着她父亲的炭笔画像 一脸深刻沉思的表情 妇女们唧唧喳喳地谈论着死亡 而老年男子呢 有些人还穿上了刷得很干净的南方同盟军制服 则在走廊上 草坪上纷纷谈论着爱米丽小姐的一生 仿佛她是他们的同龄人 而且还相信和她跳过舞 甚至向她求过爱 他们把按数学级数向前推进的时间给搅混了 这是老年人常有的情形 在他们看来 过去的岁月不是一条越来越窄的路 而是一片广袤的连冬天也对它无所影响的大草地 只是近十年来才像窄小的瓶口一样 把他们同过去隔断了 2 Athin acridpallasofthetombseemedtolieeverywhereuponthisroomdeckedandfurnishedasforabridal uponthevalancecurtainsoffadedrosecolor upontherose shadedlights uponthedressingtable uponthedelicatearrayofcrystalandtheman stoiletthingsbackedwithtarnishedsilver silversotarnishedthatthemonogramwasobscured Amongthemlayacollarandtie asiftheyhadjustbeenremoved which lifted leftuponthesurfaceapalerescentinthedust Uponachairhungthesuit carefullyfolded beneathitthetwomuteshoesandthediscardedsocks 这间布置得像新房的屋子 仿佛到处都笼罩着墓室一般的淡淡的阴惨惨的氛围 败了色的玫瑰色窗帘 玫瑰色的灯罩 梳妆台 一排精细的水晶制品和白银做底的男人盥洗用具 但白银已毫无光泽 连刻制的姓名字母图案都已无法辨认了 杂物中有一条硬领和领带 仿佛刚从身上取下来似的 把它们拿起来时 在台面上堆积的尘埃中留下淡淡的月牙痕 椅子上放着一套衣服 折叠得好好的 椅子底下有两只寂寞无声的鞋和一双扔了不要的袜子 3 Thebodyhadapparentlyoncelainintheattitudeofanembrace butnowthelongsleepthatoutlastslove thatconquerseventhegrimaceoflove hadcuckoldedhim Whatwasleftofhim rottedbeneathwhatwasleftofthenightshirt hadbecomeinextricablefromthebedinwhichhelay anduponhimanduponthepillowbesidehimlaythatevencoat