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the diary of a nobody(小人物日记)-第7部分

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not a bit;  my boy  … I   thought you   were offended   with me   for losing   my 

temper。     Besides; I   found   after all; it   was not   my  poor old   uncle's stick 

you   painted。     It   was   only   a   shilling   thing   I   bought   at   a   tobacconist's。 

However; I am much obliged to you for your handsome present all same。〃 

     May     24。   …  Carrie   back。    Hoorah!       She     looks   wonderfully      well; 

except that the sun has caught her nose。 

     May 25。 … Carrie brought down some of my shirts and advised me to 

take them to Trillip's round the corner。           She said:     〃The fronts and cuffs 

are much frayed。〃         I said without a moment's hesitation: 〃I'm 'FRAYED 

they    are。〃    Lor!    how    we   roared。     I   thought    we   should    never    stop 

laughing。      As I happened to be sitting next the driver going to town on 

the 'bus; I told him my joke about the 〃frayed〃 shirts。             I thought he would 

have rolled off his seat。       They laughed at the office a good bit too over it。 

     May   26。   …   Left   the   shirts   to   be   repaired   at   Trillip's。 I   said   to   him: 

〃I'm   'FRAID   they   are   FRAYED。〃          He   said;   without   a   smile:   〃They're 

bound to do that; sir。〃       Some people seem to be quite destitute of a sense 

of humour。 

     June 1。 … The last week has been like old times; Carrie being back; and 

Gowing and Cummings calling every evening nearly。                     Twice we sat out 

in the garden quite late。         This evening we were like a pack of children; 

and played 〃consequences。〃            It is a good game。 

     June 2。 … 〃Consequences〃 again this evening。              Not quite so successful 

as last night; Gowing having several times overstepped the limits of good 

taste。 

     June   4。   …   In   the   evening   Carrie   and   I   went   round   to   Mr。   and   Mrs。 

Cummings' to spend a quiet evening with them。                  Gowing was there; also 

Mr。 Stillbrook。       It was quiet but pleasant。        Mrs。 Cummings sang five or 

six songs; 〃No; Sir;〃 and 〃The Garden of Sleep;〃 being best in my humble 

judgment; but what pleased me most was the duet she sang with Carrie … 

classical duet; too。       I think it is called; 〃I would that my love!〃            It was 

beautiful。     If Carrie had been in better voice; I don't think professionals 

could have sung it better。         After supper we made them sing it again。                I 

never   liked   Mr。   Stillbrook   since   the   walk   that   Sunday   to   the   〃Cow   and 



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Hedge;〃 but I must say he sings comic…songs well。                  His song:      〃We don't 

Want the old men now;〃 made us shriek with laughter; especially the verse 

referring to Mr。 Gladstone; but there was one verse I think he might have 

omitted; and I said so; but Gowing thought it was the best of the lot。 

     June 6。 … Trillip brought round the shirts and; to my disgust; his charge 

for repairing   was   more   than   I gave for them  when   new。            I   told   him  so; 

and he impertinently replied:           〃Well; they are better now than when they 

were   new。〃      I   paid   him;   and   said   it   was   a   robbery。 He   said:  〃If   you 

wanted   your   shirt…fronts   made   out   of   pauper…linen;   such   as   is   used   for 

packing and bookbinding; why didn't you say so?〃 

     June   7。   …   A   dreadful   annoyance。    Met   Mr。   Franching;   who   lives   at 

Peckham; and who is a great swell in his way。                  I ventured to ask him to 

come   home   to   meat…tea;   and   take   pot…luck。       I   did   not   think   he   would 

accept such a humble invitation; but he did; saying; in a most friendly way; 

he would rather 〃peck〃 with us than by himself。 I said:                    〃We had better 

get into this blue 'bus。〃        He replied:      〃No blue…bussing for me。            I have 

had enough of the blues lately。           I lost a cool 'thou' over the Copper Scare。 

Step in here。〃 

     We   drove   up   home   in   style;   in   a   hansom…cab;   and   I   knocked   three 

times at the front door without getting an answer。                 I saw Carrie; through 

the    panels    of  ground…glass      (with    stars);  rushing    upstairs。    I  told  Mr。 

Franching to wait at the door while I went round to the side。                  There I saw 

the   grocer's   boy   actually   picking   off   the   paint   on   the   door;   which   had 

formed into blisters。        No time to reprove him; so went round and effected 

an   entrance   through   the   kitchen   window。         I   let   in   Mr。   Franching;   and 

showed him into the drawing… room。                I went upstairs to Carrie; who was 

changing her dress; and told her I had persuaded Mr。 Franching to come 

home。      She   replied:   〃How   can   you   do   such   a   thing?      You   know   it's 

Sarah's   holiday;   and   there's   not   a   thing   in   the   house;   the   cold   mutton 

having turned with the hot weather。〃 

     Eventually Carrie; like a good creature as she is; slipped down; washed 

up the teacups; and laid the cloth; and I gave Franching our views of Japan 

to look at while I ran round to the butcher's to get three chops。 

     July 30。 … The miserable cold weather is either upsetting me or Carrie; 



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or both。     We seem to break out into an argument about absolutely nothing; 

and this unpleasant state of things usually occurs at meal…times。 

     This morning; for some unaccountable reason; we were talking about 

balloons; and we were as merry as possible; but the conversation drifted 

into   family   matters;   during   which   Carrie;   without   the   slightest   reason; 

referred     in   the   most    uncomplimentary          manner     to   my    poor    father's 

pecuniary   trouble。       I   retorted   by   saying   that   〃Pa;   at   all   events;   was   a 

gentleman;〃   whereupon   Carrie   burst   out   crying。           I   positively   could   not 

eat any breakfast。 

     At   the   office   I   was   sent   for   by   Mr。   Perkupp;   who   said   he   was   very 

sorry; but I should have to take my annual holidays from next Saturday。 

Franching       called   at   office   and   asked     me   to   dine   at  his   club;   〃The 

Constitutional。〃        Fearing      disagreeables      at   home     after  the   〃tiff〃   this 

morning; I sent a telegram to Carrie; telling her I was going out to dine 

and she was not to sit up。         Bought a little silver bangle for Carrie。 

     July 31。 … Carrie was very pleased with the bangle; which I left with an 

affectionate note on her dressing…table last night before going to bed。                       I 

told   Carrie   we   should   have   to   start   for   our   holiday  next   Saturday。    She 

replied quite happily that she did not mind; except that the weather was so 

bad;   and   she   feared   that   Miss   Jibbons   would   not   be   able   to   get   her   a 

seaside dress in time。         I told Carrie that I thought the drab one with pink 

bows looked quite good enough; and Carrie said she should not think of 

wearing   it。    I   was   about   to   discuss   the   matter;   when;   remembering   the 

argument yesterday; resolved to hold my tongue。 

     I   said  to   Carrie:   〃I   don't   think   we   can    do  better   than   'Good    old 

Broadstairs。'〃      Carrie not only; to my astonishment; raised an objection to 

Broadstairs;  for   the   first time;   but   begged   me   not   to use   the   expression; 

〃Good old;〃 but to leave it to Mr。 Stillbrook and other GENTLEMEN of 

his type。     Hearing my 'bus pass the window; I was obliged to rush out of 

the house without kissing Carrie as usual; and I shouted to her:                     〃I leave 

it to you to decide。〃        On returning in the evening; Carrie said she thought 

as the time was so short she had decided on Broadstairs; and had written to 

Mrs。 Beck; Harbour View Terrace; for apartments。 

     August 1。 … Ordered a new pair of trousers at Edwards's; and told them 



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not to cut them so loose over the boot; the last pair being so loose and also 

tight at the knee; looked like a sailor's; and I heard Pitt; that objectionable 

youth at the office; call out 〃Hornpipe〃 as I passed his desk。                 Carrie has 

ordered   of   Miss   Jibbons   a   pink   Garibaldi   and   blue…serge   skirt;   which   I 

always think looks so pretty at the seaside。             In the evening she trimmed 

herself a little sailor…hat; while I read to her the EXCHANGE AND MART。 

We had a good laugh over my trying on the hat when she had finished it; 

Carrie saying it looked so funny with my beard; and how the people would 

have roared if I went on the stage like it。 

     August 2。 … Mrs。 Beck wrote to say we could have our usual rooms at 

Broadstairs。      That's off our mind。        Bought a coloured shirt and a pair of 

tan…coloured boots; which   I see many  of the swell   clerks wearing in the 

City; and hear are all the 〃go。〃 

     August 3。 … A beautiful day。         Looking forward to to…morrow。             Carrie 

bought a parasol about five feet long。            I told her it was ridiculous。        She 

said:    〃Mrs。   James;   of   Sutton;   has    one   twice   as   long  so;〃   the  matter 

dropped。      I bought a capital hat for hot weather at the seaside。               I don't 

know what it is called; but it is the shape of the helmet worn in India; 
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