Dr. Coutras made an effort of will and bent over that battered horror.

库特拉斯医生运用了极大的意志力，俯身看了看这具可怕的尸骸。

Dr. Coutras had a sense that the child was stealthily watching him from behind a tree.

库特拉斯医生意识到孩子正躲在一棵树后面偷偷地看着他。

But I must show you my picture, said Dr. Coutras, moving on.

“我还是得让你看看我的画，”库特拉斯医生说，继续往前走。

Strickland looked at Dr. Coutras with a faint smile.

思特里克兰德看着库特拉斯医生，脸上带着一丝微笑。

Voyons, Rene, mon ami, came the loud, cheerful voice of Madame Coutras, what are you doing all this time?

“喂，雷耐，亲爱的，”外面传来了库特拉斯太太的兴高采烈的响亮的声音，“这么半天，你在干什么啊？

Dr. Coutras shrugged his shoulders, and after a moment's rejection turned away.

库特拉斯医生耸了耸肩膀；他想了一会儿，便转身走去。

Dr. Coutras followed her, but waited outside in obedience to her gesture.

库特拉斯医生跟在她身后，但是走到门口的时候却听从她的手势在外边站住。

Dr. Coutras insisted, but she would not let him pass.

库特拉斯医生一定要看看病人，但是爱塔拦住他，不叫他进去。

At last she said: Since ce monsieur is interested in Strickland, why do you not take him to see Dr. Coutras?

“既然这位先生对思特里克兰德有兴趣，你为什么不带他去见一见库特拉斯医生啊？

Dr. Coutras was startled by it, and amazed.

她的目光叫库特拉斯医生吓了一跳。

Dr. Coutras surmised she was afraid to go farther in case she met any of the people from the village.

库特拉斯医生猜测，她不敢往更远里走，怕遇见村子里的人。

Dr. Coutras felt that it was absurd to offer expressions of regret in so terrible a disaster, and he took his leave.

库特拉斯医生觉得对于这种可怕的疾病说一些同情的话是很荒唐的，他决定告辞。

I am Dr. Coutras. I was down at Taravao to see the chiefess, and Ata sent for me to see you.

“我是库特拉斯医生。我刚才到塔拉窝去给女酋长看病，爱塔派人请我来给你看看。”

Then two years more went by, or perhaps three, for time passes imperceptibly in Tahiti, and it is hard to keep count of it; but at last a message was brought to Dr. Coutras that Strickland was dying.

两年又过去了，也许是三年，因为在塔希提，时间总是不知不觉地流逝过去，没有人费心去计算。但是最后终于有人给库特拉斯医生带来个信儿，说是思特里克兰德很快就要死了。