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the shadow. "Only imagine--yes, it is true, such a poor shadow-skull cannot
bear much--only think, my shadow has become mad; he thinks that he is a man,
and that I--now only think--that I am his shadow!"
"It is terrible!" said the princess; "but he is confined, is he not?"
"That he is. I am afraid that he will never recover."
"Poor shadow!" said the princess. "He is very unfortunate; it would be a real
work of charity to deliver him from the little life he has, and, when I think
properly over the matter, I am of opinion that it will be necessary to do away
with him in all stillness!"
"It is certainly hard," said the shadow, "for he was a faithful servant!" and
then he gave a sort of sigh.
"You are a noble character!" said the princess.
The whole city was illuminated in the evening, and the cannons went off with a
bum! bum! and the soldiers presented arms. That was a marriage! The princess
and the shadow went out on the balcony to show themselves, and get another
hurrah!
The learned man heard nothing of all this--for they had deprived him of life.
影子
在热带的国度里,太阳晒得非常厉害。人们都给晒成棕色,像桃花心木一样;在最热的国度里,人们就给晒成了黑人。不过现在有一位住在寒带的学者偏偏要到这些热的国家里来。他以为自己可以在这些国家里面漫游一番,像在本国一样,不过不多久他就改变了看法。像一切有理智的人一样,他得待在家里,把百叶窗和门整天都关起来,这看起来好像整屋子的人都在睡觉或者家里没有一个人似的。他所住的那条有许多高房子的狭小街道,建筑得恰恰使太阳从早到晚都照在它上面。这真叫人吃不消!
??这位从寒带国家来的学者是一个聪明的年轻人。他觉得好像是坐在一个白热的炉子里面。这弄得他筋疲力尽。他变得非常瘦,连他的影子也萎缩起来,比在家时小了不知多少。太阳也把它烤得没精打采。只有太阳落了以后,他和影子在晚间才恢复过来。这种情形看起来倒真是一桩很有趣味的事儿。蜡烛一拿进房间里来,影子就在墙上伸长起来。它把自己伸得很高,甚至伸到天花板上面去了。为了要重新获得气力,它不得不伸长。
??这位学者走到阳台上去,也伸了伸身体。星星在那美丽的晴空一出现,他觉得自己又有了生气。在这些街上所有的阳台上面——在热带的国家里,每个窗子上都有一个阳台——现在都有人走出来了,因为人们到底要呼吸些新鲜空气,即使要变成桃花心木的颜色也管不了。这时上上下下都显得生气勃勃起来。鞋匠啦,裁缝啦,在家都搬到街上来。桌子和椅子也被搬出来了;蜡烛也点起来了——是的,不止一千根蜡烛。这个人聊天,那个人唱歌;人们散步,马车奔驰,驴子走路——丁当——丁当——丁当!因为它们身上都戴着铃铛。死人在圣诗声中入了土;野孩子在放焰火;教堂的钟声在响。的确,街上充满了活跃的空气。
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