Chapter 61

The sleep that flits on baby’s eyes---does anybody know from where it comes? Yes, there is a rumour¹ that it has its dwelling² where, in the fairy village among shadows of the forest dimly lit with glow-worms, there hang two timid buds of enchantment³. From there it comes to kiss baby’s eyes.
 
The smile that flickers⁴ on baby’s lips when he sleeps---does anybody know where it was born? Yes, there is a rumour that a young pale beam of a crescent moon touched the edge of a vanishing autumn cloud, and there the smile was first born in the dream of a dew-washed morning---the smile that flickers on baby’s lips when he sleeps.
 
The sweet, soft freshness that blooms on baby’s limbs---does anybody know where it was hidden so long? Yes, when the mother was a young girl it lay pervading⁵ her heart in tender and silent mystery of love---the sweet, soft freshness that has bloomed on baby’s limbs.
 
这掠过婴儿眼上的睡眠――有谁知道它是从哪里来的吗？是的，有谣传说它住在林阴中，萤火朦胧照着的仙村里，那里挂着两颗甜柔迷人的花蕊。它从那里来吻着婴儿的眼睛。
 
在婴儿睡梦中唇上闪现的微笑――有谁知道它是从哪里生出来的吗？是的，有谣传说一线新月的微笑，触到了消散的秋云的边缘，微笑就在被朝雾洗净的晨梦中，第一次生出来了――这就是那婴儿睡梦中唇上闪现的微笑。
 
在婴儿的四肢上，花朵般喷发的甜柔清新的生气，有谁知道它是在哪里藏了这么许久吗？是的，当母亲还是一个少女，它就在温柔安静的爱的神秘中，充塞在她的心里了――这就是那婴儿四肢上喷发的甜柔新鲜的生气。

1 rumour   

n.谣言，谣传，传闻

参考例句：

• I should like to know who put that rumour about.我想知道是谁散布了那谣言。
• There has been a rumour mill on him for years.几年来，一直有谣言产生，对他进行中伤。

2 dwelling   

n.住宅，住所，寓所

参考例句：

• Those two men are dwelling with us.那两个人跟我们住在一起。
• He occupies a three-story dwelling place on the Park Street.他在派克街上有一幢3层楼的寓所。

3 enchantment   

n.迷惑，妖术，魅力

参考例句：

• The beauty of the scene filled us with enchantment.风景的秀丽令我们陶醉。
• The countryside lay as under some dread enchantment.乡村好像躺在某种可怖的魔法之下。

4 flickers   

电影制片业； （通常指灯光）闪烁，摇曳( flicker的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The fire flickers low. 炉火颤动欲灭。
• A strange idea flickers in my mind. 一种奇怪的思想又在我脑中燃烧了。

5 pervading   

v.遍及，弥漫( pervade的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• an all-pervading sense of gloom 无处不在的沮丧感
• a pervading mood of fear 普遍的恐惧情绪