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On his way back to Coggan's house，Gabriel met Boldwood.
盖伯瑞尔在回考根家的路上，遇到了伯德伍德。
‘How are you，sir？’asked Gabriel.
“你好吗，先生？”盖伯瑞尔问道。
‘Yes，it's a wet day. Oh，I'm very well，thank you. ’
“是啊。下雨天。噢，我挺好的，谢谢。”
‘You look a little different，sir. ’
“你看上去有点异样，先生。”
‘No，you're wrong，Oak. I'm just the same.
“没有，奥克，你说错了。我还是那样。
Nothing hurts me. But you look tired. ’
没什么会让我悲伤。不过你倒是看着挺疲劳的。”
‘I've been working all night to get our ricks covered.
“我一整夜都在给麦垛盖稻草。
Never worked so hard in my life！Yours are safe of course，sir？’
一辈子还没这么狠干过呢！你的麦垛没事吧，先生？”
‘Oh yes. ’Boldwood added after a silence，‘What did you ask？’
“嗯，挺好的。”伯德伍德沉默了一会儿，又说，“你问什么来着？”
‘Your ricks are all covered？’
“你的麦垛都盖好了吗？”
‘No，none of them. I forgot to tell the men to thatch them.
“没有，一垛也没盖。我忘记对他们说了。
I expect most of my wheat will be destroyed in this rain. ’
我估计我的大部分麦子都让这场雨给毁了。”
‘Forgot，’repeated Gabriel to himself.
“忘记了，”盖伯瑞尔自语道。
It was difficult to believe that the most careful farmer in the area would lose all his harvest because of a moment's forgetfulness.
难以相信这一带最细心的农场主会因一时疏忽而失掉全部收成。
This would never have happened before Boldwood fell in love with Bathsheba.
这种事情在伯德伍德爱上芭丝谢芭以前是绝不可能发生的。
Boldwood clearly wanted to talk，although it was still raining heavily.
伯德伍德显然想说话，尽管天还下着大雨。
‘Oak，you knew I wanted to get married. ’
“奥克，你知道我曾想结婚吧。”
‘I thought my mistress was going to marry you，’said Gabriel sympathetically.
“我本以为我的女主人会嫁给你的，”盖伯瑞尔同情地说。
‘However，nothing that we expect ever happens. ’
“可是我们预料的事情没有发生。”
He spoke with the calmness of a man used to disaster.
他说话时语气平静，就象一个饱经灾患的人。
‘Perhaps the villagers laugh at me，’said Boldwood with a pretended lightness.
“可能村民们都在嘲笑我吧，”伯德伍德故作轻松地说。
‘Oh no，I don't think so. ’
“没有吧，我觉得不会。”
‘But the truth is that we were never engaged，so she never broke off the engagement，you see. ’
“但事实上我俩从未订过婚，所以她也从未违背婚约，你看是吧。”
But Boldwood could not remain calm. ‘Oh Gabriel，’he said wildly，‘I'm weak and foolish，and I feel it's better to die than to live！’
但是，伯德伍德无法保持平静。“盖伯瑞尔啊，”他激烈地说。“我又软弱，又蠢，我觉得活着还不如死了好！”
After a silence，he continued more normally. ‘I've accepted the fact of her refusal now.
沉 默了片刻，他恢复了常态，接着又说，“我接受了她的拒绝，
I'm sorry，of course，but no woman has ever controlled my life. Well，good morning. ’
当然，我很遗憾没有一个女人曾经支配过我的生命。好吧，就这样，再见。”
