爱情与金钱[1].英文版

1、ChapterThe Clarkson family lived in the country near Cambridge，about half a mile from the nearest village and about a mile from the riverThey had a big，old house with a beautiful garden，a lot of flowers and many oldtreesOne Thursday morning in July，Jackie came in from the gardenShe was a tall，fat wo

2、man，thirty years oldIt was the hottest day of the year，but she wore a warm brown skirt and yellow shirtShe went into the kitchen to get a drink of waterJust then the phone rangCambridge 1379，Jackie saidHelloThis is DianeI want to talk to MotherMother isnt here，Jackie saidShes at the doctorsWhy？Whats

3、 Wrong？Nothings wrong，Jackie saidWhy are you telephoning？ You are going to come this weekend？ Mother wants everyone to be hereYes，I want to come，Diane saidIm phoning because I have no money for the train ticketNo money！Mother is always giving you money！This phone call is very expensive，Diane said co

4、ldlyTell Mother pleaseI need the moneyJackie put the phone downShe took a cigarette from her bag and began to smokeShe felt angry because her sister al-ways asked for moneyDiane was twenty years old， the youngest in the familyShe lived in London，in one room of a big houseShe wanted to be a singerShe

5、 sang very well but she could never get workJackie went back into the kitchen and began to make some sandwichesJust then the back door opened，and her mother came inIts very hot！Molly saidShe took off her hat and put it down on the tableShe was a tall，dark woman with beautiful eyesTwo big，black dogs

6、came into the kitchen after her and ran across to herShe sat down and put her hands on their headsJackie put the sandwiches on the tableMother，she said，Diane phonedShe wants money for her train ticketMolly closed her eyes for a minuteThen she stood upThis afternoon I want you to get the house ready

7、for the weekend，she saidOh，and please go to the village later and get my tabletsYes，Mother，Jackie saidMolly went to the doorMother，please wait a minute，Jackie saidPeter Hobbs came here this morningHes very angry with you about that letterHe lost his job，you knowWhy did you write to his office？He wan

8、ts to talk to you about itWell，I dont want to talk to him，Molly saidShe opened the doorBut Mother，you dont understandHes seventeen，and it was his first jobHes very，very angryHe says he says hes going to kill you！Molly did not answerShe went out of the room and closed the doorChapterIt was seven oclo

9、ck on Saturday eveningJackie stood at the windowA car drove slowly up to the front door and stoppedA tall man with white hair got out，It was Albert，the husband of Mollys sisterHeres Uncle Albert，Jackie saidAlways lateShe went out of the room and opened the front doorAlbert came in and went at once t

10、o MollyOh，dearIm very lateI am sorry，Albert saidFifty years old today！What a wonderful dress！Molly did not smileThank you，AlbertWere all getting olderTonight she wore a long black dress，and the two black dogs sat at her feetEveryone is here nowLets go in to dinner，she saidEveryone stood up and went

11、to the tableThe table looks nice，JackieWhat wonderful flowers！Diane saidShe was a beautiful girl，with long black hair and dark blue eyesShe wore a long red dressAlbert sat down next to Roger Roger was Mollys son，her second childHe lived in Cambridge，in an expensive houseSomeone called Peter stopped

12、me down the road，Albert saidWho is he？ Hes very angry with you，MollyThats Peter Hobbs，from the house across the road，Jackie said quicklyShe looked across the table at MollyHe lost his job last week and hes angry with everyoneIts Molly he doesnt like，Albert saidMolly said nothingEveryone began to eat

13、How is Aunt Annie？Jackie askedShes much worse now，Albert saidShe stays in bed all the timeShe needs a nurse twenty-four hours a dayI am sorry，Molly saidAlbert stopped eating and looked at MollyIts very difficult and very expensive，you knowAnnie feels very unhappy because you dont visit her，MollyShe

14、loves you very muchYou are her little sister；you knowMolly closed her eyes for a minute I know that，AlbertI am fifty years old，but I am always her“little”sisterWell，we can talk about it laterAlbert laughedOh yes，we can talk laterIts always later with you，MollyAlways tomorrowNever todayJackie watched

15、 her motherHer mother was angry with AlbertMolly never liked talking about her sister Annie and she did not like visiting her because she was very illThats a beautiful dress，DianeIs it new？Jackie askedThank you，JackieYes，its new，and very expensiveI got it on Wednesday，Diane saidShe smiled at JackieA

16、ll your things are expensive，Jackie saidShe remembered the phone call on Thursday about the train ticketI dont like cheap things，Diane saidAnd Im going to need more money soonI want to go to AmericaCan you help me，Roger？Oh no，Roger saidNobody wants to help you， DianeYou dont like working，we all know

17、 that，but we all want you to get a jobDiane laughedIt doesnt matter，RogerI dont need your helpMother always helps meMother loves me bestShe suddenly smiled，a quick，beautiful smileBut her eyes were coldJackie looked at her motherMollys face was whiteJackie did not understandWas her mother afraid of D

18、iane？Jackie wanted her mother to be happy todayWould you like some more meat，Uncle Albert？Jackie askedRoger，can you give everyone some more to drink？Roger got up and began to give more wine to everyoneThis is good wine，he saidMolly smiled for the first timeYes，your father loved this wineHe often dra

19、nk itYes，Albert said，and looked at MollyExpensive，tooWould you like to meet Mr Briggs this weekend，Roger？Jackie asked quicklyHes the new man at the farmHe wants to meet youBriggs？Briggs？Molly said，suddenly angryDont talk to me about that manI dont like himHe wants half my garden for his farmHe needs

20、 more land，he saysI dont want him in my houseHes always dirty and he has bad teethJackie stood up and got her bagExcuse me，I want a cigaretteCigarettes！Always a cigarette in your mouth，Molly saidI dont like itCigarettes arent good for youJackie began to smokeShe felt angry but she said nothingShe wa

21、nted her mother to be happy this evening，but it was very difficultRoger drank some more wineWell，Mother，perhaps Mr Briggs is rightThe garden is very big，you know，he saidIts a lot of work for youThe house is big，tooYoure fifty nowYou need to be more carefulRoger！I dont need a nurse，you know！I work in

22、 the garden every day；I feel happy thereMolly stood upI know you all want my moneyYou come here for a free dinner，you dont want to see meYou dont love meYou want my house，and my moneyWell，you can all waitNo-body is getting more money from me，not before I die！Dont say that，Mother！Jackie criedMolly wa

23、lked across the room to the doorI feel ill nowIm going upstairs to bedMolly left the roomNobody movedOne day Im going to kill that woman，Diane said quietlyRoger looked at Diane but said nothingAlbert moved his head slowly up and downIll！Shes angry，thats all，he saidMolly always gets angry about money

24、Why cant she be good to her sister？Annies going to die soonMolly knows thatJackie finished her cigarette and stood upWould everyone like some coffee？Come into the kitchen and lets drink it thereChapterEarly next morning the house was quietSuddenly there was a cry from the room next to Rogers，his mot

25、hers roomRoger opened his eyes and looked at the clockIt was nearly seven oclockHe got out of bed and opened the door quietlyAt the same time the door of his mothers room opened and Diane came outHer face was very whiteRoger！It s Mother！I brought a cup of coffee for her and I found her deadShes dead

26、dead in her bed，she criedRoger went quickly to the door of his mothers room and looked inThe window was open but the room was warmMolly was on the bed，one hand under her headRoger went across to the bed and put his hand on her armIt was coldOn the little table next to the bed was a hot cup of coffee

27、 and an empty cupIm going to call the doctor，Diane saidShes dead，Roger said slowlyHis face，too，was whiteMother is dead！Diane walked across the room to the doorIm going to phone the doctor，she said againWait a minute！Roger calledLets tell the family firstFamily！Nobody loved Mother！Diane went out and

28、ran downstairsRoger slowly went downstairs after her and stood by the telephoneDr Pratt，this is Diane ClarksonIts my mothershes deadCan you come quickly？Diane put the phone downIt isnt true，Roger！Mother dead！Daddy died last winter，and now MotherDiane began to cryDont cry，Diane，Roger saidLets go upst

29、airs and tell Uncle Albert and JackieNo！You tell them！Nobody loved MotherYou arent sorryLook at you！You want her moneyThats allRoger suddenly wanted to hit DianeBe quiet！he saidWhat about you？You didnt love MotherYou wanted her money，tooDont forget that！Its true，Diane saidOh，I cant stay in this hous

30、eIm going outIm going to the river with the dogsNo，Roger saidThe doctors coming and I want you hereDiane said nothingShe went into the kitchen and at once the dogs got up and came to herBeautiful dogs！Daddy loved you and Mother loved youNow Im going to love youShe opened the back door and went out w

31、ith the dogsRoger did not moveHe stood by the telephoneIts true，he thoughtI am happy about the moneyI needed money，and now Im richThings are going to be easier for me nowBut Motherwhy didnt I love her more？ And now shes deadSlowly，Roger went back upstairsHe wanted to dress before Dr Pratt arrivedDr

32、Pratt was a little fat man without much hairHe was the family doctor and he knew all the Clarkson family very wellHe went upstairs at once and looked at Mollys bodyHe looked carefully at the cup of coffee and the empty cup on the table next to her bedIm sorry，Roger，he saidWhere is Diane？She phoned m

33、eShe went out with the dogs，Roger saidShe was angry with meangry with everyoneDr Pratt said nothing for a minuteThis is going to be very difficultIm going to phone the police，RogerPolice！Why？Whats wrong？I dont knowYour mother wasnt illI saw her on Thursday and she was very wellWhy did she die？I don

34、t understandI want to find outRoger went across to the window and looked out at the gar-denIt was a beautiful summer morningThe sky was blue and the garden was greenIt was all very quietHis mother loved this gardenBut Tom Briggs wanted the gardenAnd Roger wanted the garden，tooRoger felt worse and wo

35、rseYour mother took sleeping tablets，Dr Pratt saidDid you know？On Thursday she had a new bottle of tablets，but I cant find it here in her roomI didnt know，Roger saidVery wellLets go down-stairs and you can phone the policeRoger went into the kitchen and made some coffeeJust then Diane came in with t

36、he dogsRoger，she saidLook，Im sorryI was angry and said some angry thingsIt doesnt matter，Roger saidHere you are，have some coffeeDr Pratt is phoning the policeDid you know Mother took sleeping tablets？Well，the bottle is not in her roomWhat？I dont understandDiane took the coffee and began to drinkHer

37、eyes looked big and darkJust then Dr Pratt came into the kitchenTheyre coming at once，he saidDianeIm sorry about your motherDr Pratt，I want to tell you about last nightEveryone was very angryBe quiet！Roger said quicklyDiane never thinks before she opens her mouth，he thought angrilyDiane did not look

38、 at RogerLast night Mother went to bed early because everyoneDont tell me，Dr Pratt saidYou can tell the policeRogers face went redSuddenly he felt afraidThe police are going to talk to everyone，and ask questions，he thoughtAnd theyre going to want answersIts going to be very difficultHe finished his

39、coffee and stood upIm going upstairs，he saidIm going to tell Uncle Al-bert and Jackie about Motherand about the policeChapterThe police arrived very quicklyThere were a lot of themSome of them with cameras went upstairs to Mollys roomTwo detectives talked to Dr Pratt in the kitchenThe family waited

40、in the sitting roomIt was a hot day again and the windows were openThe dogs sat quietly at Dianes feetNobody talkedJackie smokedThey waited for a long timeSuddenly the door opened and the two detectives came inGood morningI am Detective Inspector Walsh and this is Sergeant FosterThe Inspector did no

41、t smileHe was a big man in an old black suit and a black hat and coatHe wore a coat because he always felt coldLast night someone put sleeping tablets in Mrs Clarksons hot milkWe are going to question everybody，and we need a room，pleaseRoger stood upIm Roger ClarksonYou can have my fathers old offic

42、eCome with me，its along here，The office was not a very big room，but there was a table and three or four chairsRoger opened the windowI would like to talk first to your uncle，Albert King，In-spector Walsh saidHe took off his hat and coat and sat down behind the tableOf course，said Roger and left the r

43、oomSergeant Foster waited by the doorHe was a very tall young man with black hair and a nice smileHe was not very happy this morning because he usually played tennis on Sunday morningsHe was one of the best players at the Cambridge Tennis ClubAlbert came in and sat downIm going to ask some questions

44、，Mr King，the Inspector said，and Sergeant Foster is going to write it all downAlbert looked at his feetYes，yesIts your jobI know thatTell me about last night，Inspector Walsh asked quietlyYou were angry with Mrs ClarksonAlbert looked at Inspector Walsh for the first timeYes，I wasEveryone was angryRoge

45、r was angryDiane wanted money to go to AmericaThen theres a man called Tom Brig-gsHe wants half the garden for his farmMolly was a rich womanI need money because my wife AnnieMollys sisteris very illI told Molly thisWhat happened next？Well，Molly was angry with everyone and went upstairsWe went into

46、the kitchen for coffeeJackie wanted everyone to go up and say good night to MollyShe lives here with Molly so she wanted Molly to be happyAt first Roger said noHe was angry and didnt want to see his motherAnd did you see Molly in her room？YesI was tired and I went upstairs firstI went to Mollys room

47、 and asked her for money againBut nothere was no money for her sisterAlbert stopped and put his hand over his eyesInspector Walsh watched Albert for a minuteDid you hear noises after you went to bed？Everyone went into Mollys room to say good night，I thinkLater，I heard someoneHeor shewent downstairsT

48、hat was about midnightVery well，Mr KingThank you，you can go nowAlbert left the roomInspector Walsh put his hands behind his headWhat time is it？Im hungryWere learning a lot，but I need some coffeeShall I go to the kitchen？Sergeant Foster askedOh，noLaterLets see Jackie Clarkson nextJackie came in and

49、sat downShe looked down at her hands and said nothingWe found the empty bottle of your mothers sleeping tablets in Dianes room，the Inspector said suddenlyThen he waitedJackies face did not change and she said nothingTell me，did your mother get her tablets from the shop in the village？YesMy mother us

50、ually took a sleeping tablet every night so she needed a lot of tabletsSometimes she got them from the shop，sometimes I didOn Thursday，I asked Peter Hobbs to get themHe lives in the house across the road，and he often goes to the village on his bicycleI seeYour mother wanted to stay in this houseHow

51、about you？Did you want to move？Jackie looked up for a minute and then down at her hands againThis is Mothers houseI loved my motherShe was good to meDid you see your mother in her room last night？Yes，everyone didDiane made hot milk and took it to MotherShe usually drank a cup of hot milk before she

52、sleptInspector Walsh put his hands behind his headJackie was very quietWhat did your mother say？Jackie opened her bag and looked for a cigaretteCan I smoke？Of courseThis is your house，Inspector Walsh saidHe watched JackieWhat did your mother say？he asked againShe wanted to go downstairs againShe rem

53、embered the dogsshe wanted to get some dinner for them I went to my room and she went downstairsWhat time was this？I dont rememberAbout midnight，I thinkAnd the cup of hot milk？It was on the table by her bedDid you need your mothers money？No，InspectorMoney is not important to meThere are more importa

54、nt things，Jackie said quietlyWell，your uncle Albert wanted moneyTom Briggs wanted the gardenYou wanted nothing？Jackie finished her cigarette and looked up at the InspectorHer eyes were suddenly angryDont forget Peter HobbsHe lost his job because of my motherHe wanted to kill her，you knowAnd what about Diane？You found the empty bottle in her bagInspector Walsh listened carefullyWere going to question everyone，Miss ClarksonJackie said nothing for a minuteWould you like some sandwiches and coffee，Inspector？Ah！Yes，please！Inspector