" I dont know, " Shreve said. " Hold it against your eye. Here" .

“我不知道， ” 什里夫说。“把它贴在你的眼睛上。在这里” 。

Shreve was coming up the walk, shambling, fatly earnest, his glasses glinting beneath the running leaves like little pools.

什里夫走上人行道，步履蹒跚，非常认真，他的眼镜在流动的树叶下闪闪发光，就像小水池一样。

" You cant get that off, " Shreve said.

“你不能把它弄下来， ” 什里夫说。

" Wet it again, " Shreve said. " Want some fresh water" ?

“再弄湿它， ” 什里夫说。“要点淡水” ？

" Hell with them, " Shreve said. " Come on here" .

“见鬼去吧， ” 什里夫说。“来这里” 。

" He cant go around in his undershirt, " Shreve said.

“他不能穿着汗衫四处走动， ” 什里夫说。

" Apologies, hell, " Shreve said. " Let them go to hell. We're going to town" .

“抱歉，见鬼，” 什里夫说。“让他们见鬼去吧。我们要去城里” 。

He looked at Shreve a moment, then at me again.

他看了看什里夫， 然后又看了看我。

The squire looked at Shreve mildly.

乡绅温和地看着施里夫。

Shreve and I sat on two small collapsible seats.

什里夫和我坐在两个可折叠的小座椅上。

The squire looked at Shreve, then at Spoade, then at Gerald.

乡绅看看什里夫， 然后看看斯波德， 再看看杰拉德。

Shreve has a bottle in his trunk.

什里夫的后备箱里有一个瓶子。

I found the gasoline in Shreve's room and spread the vest on the table, where it would be flat, and opened the gasoline.

我在什里夫的房间里找到了汽油， 将背心平摊在桌子上， 放平了，然后打开了汽油。

" Come on, " Shreve said. " Let your clothes alone and put that rag on your eye. I'll send your suit out first thing tomorrow" .

“来吧，” 什里夫说。“把你的衣服放在一边， 把抹布放在你的眼睛上。我明天第一时间把你的衣服送出去” 。

I could hear Shreve working the pump, then he came back with the basin and a round blob of twilight wobbling in it, with a yellow edge like a fading balloon, then my reflection.

我能听到什里夫开水泵的声音， 然后他拿着盆回来了， 一团暮光在里面摇晃， 黄色的边缘像一个褪色的气球， 然后是我的倒影。

" I make it a point never to speak harshly of females, " Shreve said, " but that woman has got more ways like a bitch than any lady in these sovereign states and dominions" .

什里夫说：“我强调永远不要对女性说话刻薄，但在这些主权国家和自治领地，那个女人比任何女人都更像个婊子。”

" I hope so. You deserve it, Deacon. And while I think about it — " I took the letter from my pocket. " Take this around to my room tomorrow and give it to Shreve. He'll have something for you. But not till tomorrow, mind" .

“我希望如此。你应得的，执事。当我在想的时候——” 我从口袋里拿出那封信。“明天把这个带到我的房间， 交给 Shreve。他会给你一些东西。但要等到明天， 注意” 。