Chapter 6

I had¹ a new man to help me now．The Earl of Bothwell—a strong，clever man． He was² older than me；he was not a boy like Darnley． He worked hard and he could³ think． He was a good fighter⁴ and he was not afraid of other men． Per－haps you are like him， James， my son？

In January your father，Darnley，was ill in Glasgow．I went to see him， and took⁵ him back to Edinburgh． He was unhappy⁶， and afraid of people． He saw⁷ enemies⁸ behind every door． Poor stupid⁹ boy！ He said¹⁰ he loved me again． I was an－gry， but I felt sorry for him， too． He was very ill．

‘It's not far now， Henry，’I said．‘You can sleep in the castle．’

‘No， not there， please， Mary！’he said．‘I don't want to go into the castle． I'm afraid of it！’

‘But where do you want to go？’I asked．

‘Find me a little house outside the town， and stay with me there，’he said．‘We can be happy there．’

So I found¹¹ him a small house called Kirk o’Field，outside Edinburgh． He stayed there， in a room upstairs， and some－times I slept in a room downstairs¹²． Darnley was often afraid，and I visited him every day． Slowly， he got¹³ better．

On Sunday，9th February， there was a big wedding¹⁴ in Ed－inburgh． After the wedding， Bothwell and I walked out to Kirk o’Field to see Darnley and talk to him． Everyone sang¹⁵，and laughed， and was very happy．

At ten o'clock I was tired．‘Good night， my lords，’I said．

‘I'm going¹⁷ downstairs to bed．’

Lord¹⁶ Bothwell put his hand on my arm．‘Your Majesty，’he said．‘You can't sleep here now．Don't you remember？Peo－ple are dancing and singing in town tonight—everyone wants you to go．’

‘Oh， yes． I forgot¹⁸，’I said．‘Of course¹⁹， people want to see me there． So， good night， Henry． Sleep well．’

Darnley was very unhappy．‘Please， Mary my love， don't go！’he said．‘Don't leave me here！’

But I did²⁰ not love him now． I remembered the night when Riccio died．So I smiled and said，‘Good night，Henry．Be a man now．don't be afraid of the dark．’

Then I went downstairs with Lord Bothwell． Outside the house， we met one of Bothwell's men． He looked afraid， and there was something black on his face and hands．

‘Jesus， man， how dirty you are！’I said．‘Don't come near me with those hands．’

‘No， my lady， of course not，’he said． He looked at Both－well for a minute， and then ran²¹ away quickly． I laughed， got on my horse， and forgot about it．

I tell you before God， James， I did not kill²² your father．It was not me． I knew nothing about it—nothing！

I sang and danced in town， and then went to bed in Edin－burgh Castle． Then， at two o'clock in the morning， there was a sudden²³ noise—a very big BANG！ Everybody²⁴ heard it all through the town．

‘My God！’I said．‘What's that？’

Everyone ran out of their rooms．Lord Bothwell was down－stairs．‘Don't be afraid， ladies，’he said．‘My men are out－side—they're going to see what it is．’

After an hour he came²⁵ to see me．‘Please sit down， my lady，’he said．‘I have some unhappy news．’

‘Yes，my lord．What is it？’

‘It's your husband， Lord Darnley． He is dead²⁶．’

‘But—how？ How did he die？ Who killed²⁷ him？’

‘I don't know， my lady．That bang—that was his house，Kirk o’Field． It's not there any more．’

‘What？ And Darnley was inside？’

‘Well， no， my lady，’Bothwell said slowly．‘My men found him in the garden， not in the house． He is wearing only night clothes， and there is no blood²⁸ on him． But he is dead． I am sorry．’

‘Take me out there！ I want to see him—now！’

‘Yes， my lady．’

I went out to Kirk o’Field in the early morning． There was no house now—no walls， no doors， no windows—nothing．And there in the garden， a long way from the house， was that poor dead boy， my husband．

I did not love him but I cried then． He was your father，James， and I did not kill him． I don't know who killed him，but he had many enemies in Scotland．

I was very afraid．I， too， had enemies， and I often slept there． Perhaps²⁹ someone³⁰ wanted to kill me， too．

现在，我又有一个人来帮我了。博思韦尔勋爵——一个健壮聪明的男人。他比我大；他不像达恩利那样像个小男孩。他工作努力且会思考。他是个勇士，他不怕别人。或许你像他，詹姆斯，我的儿子？

一月份，你的父亲，达恩利在格拉斯加生病了。我去看他，并把他带回爱丁堡。他很不愉快且害怕周围的人。每一扇门后面都有他的仇敌。可怜、愚蠢的男孩！他说他又爱我了。我很生气，但我也觉得对不住他。他病得很重。

“现在不远了，亨利，”我说。“你可以睡在城堡里。”

“不，我不睡那儿，求求你，玛丽！”他说。“我不想走进城堡。我怕！”

“但是你要去哪儿呢？”我问道。

“给我在镇外找一间小房子，我们一起呆在那儿，”他说。“我们在那里可以很幸福。”

于是，我在爱丁堡外给他找了一间叫柯克.欧菲尔德的小屋。他住在那边楼上的一间小房间里，而我有时候睡在楼下的房间里。达恩利经常感到恐惧。我每天都去看望他。渐渐地，他好转起来了。

2月9日，星期日，在爱丁堡有一个大型的婚礼。婚礼结束后，我和博思韦尔一起出来去柯克.欧菲尔德看望达恩利，陪他聊天。人们欢歌笑语，非常快乐。

十点钟了，我感到很累。“晚安，我的丈夫，我的勋爵，”我说道。“我下楼去睡了。”

博思韦尔勋爵抓住我的胳膊。“陛下，”他说。“现在你不能睡这儿。你难道忘了？今晚人们在镇上载歌载舞——每个人都想你去。”

“噢，对，我忘了，”我说。“当然，人们想在那儿见到我。好吧，晚安，亨利，睡个好觉。”

达恩利很不高兴。“玛丽，我亲爱的，请不要走！”他说。“不要留下我一人在这里！”

可是我现在不爱他了。我想起里奇奥被杀的那一晚。于是我笑着说，“晚安，亨利。现在要像个男子汉。不要害怕黑暗。”

于是我和博思韦尔勋爵下了楼。在房子外面，我们碰到了一个博思韦尔的人。他看起来很惊慌，脸上和手上沾了些黑乎乎的东西。

“上帝，你这个人多脏啊！”我说。“手这么脏，不要走近我。”

“是，夫人，当然不，”他说。他朝博思韦尔看了一眼，很快就跑开了。我笑了，我骑上我的马，就把这事给忘了。

在上帝面前，詹姆斯，我告诉你，我没有杀死你的父亲。不是我杀的。我对此一无所知——一点儿也不知道！

我在镇上又唱又跳，然后就睡在了爱丁堡城里。早晨两点钟，突然传来了呼的一声巨响！整个镇上的人都听见了。

“我的上帝啊！”我说。“那是什么声音？”

大家都从自己的房间里跑出来。博思韦尔勋爵下了楼。“不要害怕，夫人，”他说道。“我的人已经出去了——他们去看看到底是怎么回事。”

一个小时后他来见我。“请坐下，我的夫人，”他说道。“我有一些不愉快的消息告诉你。”

“好的，我的勋爵，是什么？”

“是你的丈夫，达恩利亲王。他死了。”

“可是——怎么会？他怎么死的？谁杀了他？”

“我不知道，我的夫人。那声巨响——就来自他的房子，柯克.欧菲尔德。它已不存在了。”

“什么？可达恩利在里面吗？”

“噢，他不在，我的夫人，”博思韦尔慢慢地说。

“我的人在花园里而不是在房子里发现了他。他只穿着睡衣，身上没有血迹。可他已经死了。我很难过。”

“把我带到那儿去！我想见他——现在！”

“好吧，我的夫人。”

清晨，我去了柯克.欧菲尔德。现在那里已经没有房子了——没有墙，没有门，没有窗户——什么也没有。而在花园里，离房子很远的地方，躺着那可怜的男孩的尸体——那就是我的丈夫。

虽然我不爱他，但那时候我哭了。他是你的父亲，詹姆斯，我没有杀他。我不知道是谁杀死了他，但他在苏格兰有很多仇敌。

我感到很害怕。我也有仇敌，而我经常睡在那里。或许有人也想杀我。

1 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

2 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

3 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

4 fighter   

n.战士，斗争者，战斗机

参考例句：

• Not only is he a scientist,but he is also a fighter.他不仅是位科学家，也是位战士。
• Lu xun is a fearless fighter.鲁迅是一名无畏的战士。

5 took   

vt.带，载(take的过去式)

参考例句：

• I took my dog for a walk along the river.我带着狗沿那条河散步。
• It took me about two hours to cook the meat.我花了大约两个小时来煮这些肉。

6 unhappy   

adj.不幸的，不愉快的，不幸福的

参考例句：

• With all his money,he is unhappy.尽管他有那么多钱，他也并不愉快。
• I'm unhappy about the work you did for me.你替我做这件事我不太满意。

7 saw   

vbl.看见(see的过去式)；n.锯；v.用锯子锯

参考例句：

• Would you like to saw a tree for me?你能为我锯棵树吗？
• The moment I saw you,I knew you were angry with me.我一看到你，就知道你在生我的气。

8 enemies   

n.仇敌( enemy的名词复数 )；敌军；危害物；大敌

参考例句：

• He has a lot of enemies in the company. 他在公司里有很多对头。
• Soldiers in various scenes call their enemies "Jap suckers" and "dirty Japs. ”大兵从头至尾都称呼对手为对“日本鬼子”和“下流的小日本。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 stupid   

adj.愚蠢的，笨拙的，麻木的，无趣味的；n.傻瓜

参考例句：

• The boy is too stupid.那个男孩太笨了。
• He must be really stupid.那他一定很傻。

10 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

11 found   

v.建立，创立，创办；vbl.(find的过去分词)找到

参考例句：

• I found him at home.我发现他在家。
• The United Nations was found in 1945.联合国于1945年成立。

12 downstairs   

adj.楼下的；adv.在楼下；n.楼下

参考例句：

• He went downstairs to breakfast.他下楼去吃早饭了。
• I'll come downstairs in a minute.我马上下楼。

13 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
• I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。

14 wedding   

n.婚礼，结婚，结婚仪式，结合

参考例句：

• I have to attend a wedding.我必须去参加婚礼。
• Their wedding was very quiet.他们的婚礼很平淡。

15 sang   

v.sing的过去式，唱，唱歌，鸣唱

参考例句：

• She sang a sad song.她唱着悲伤的歌。
• The children sang out at the top of their voices.孩子们放声高歌。

16 lord   

n.上帝，主；主人，长官；君主，贵族

参考例句：

• I know the Lord will look after him.我知道上帝会眷顾他的。
• How good of the Lord not to level it beyond repair!上帝多么仁慈啊，竟没有让这所房子损毁得不可收拾！

17 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

18 forgot   

v.动词forget的过去式，忘记，遗漏，轻忽

参考例句：

• The boy forgot where he put his textbook.那男孩忘记把课本放在什么地方了。
• I forgot how to do it.我忘记怎样做了。

19 course   

n.课程，讲座，过程，路线，一道(菜)

参考例句：

• The college course was then cut to three years.大学学制那时缩短到三年。
• Of course,I don't always sleep in the afternoons.当然，我并不总是在下午睡觉。

20 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

21 ran   

vbl.run的过去式

参考例句：

• He ran,and then slowed down to a walk.他跑着，然后放慢速度步行。
• As soon as Marie opened the door,the dog ran in.当玛丽一打开门，狗就跑了进来。

22 kill   

vt.杀死，弄死；扼杀，毁掉；使终止；消磨；vi.杀死；被弄死杀，杀伤；猎获物

参考例句：

• Many ants kill the horse.蚁多可杀马。
• She wants to kill me.她想杀了我。

23 sudden   

n.突然，忽然；adj.突然的，意外的，快速的

参考例句：

• All of a sudden he turned about and saw me.他突然转过身来看见了我。
• The horse was badly frightened by the sudden noise.那匹马被突然而来的嘈杂声吓坏了。

24 everybody   

pron.每人，人人(=everyone)

参考例句：

• Christmas is a holiday for everybody.圣诞节是所有人的节日。
• It is difficult to find a time that suits everybody.很难找到一个对每人都合适的时间。

25 came   

v.动词come的过去式

参考例句：

• I was surprised why he came here so early.他为什么那么早到这里，我很惊奇。
• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。

26 dead   

adj.死的；无生命的；死气沉沉的；adv.完全地

参考例句：

• Mary threw away the dead flowers.玛丽把枯萎的花扔掉了。
• He was dead asleep.他完全睡着了。

27 killed   

adj.被杀死的，断开的v.杀死( kill的过去式和过去分词 )；使停止[结束，失败]；破坏，减弱，抵消；使痛苦，使受折磨

参考例句：

• The family was killed in an air raid. 这家人在一次空袭中遇难。
• Two soldiers were killed in a terrorist ambush. 两名士兵遭到恐怖分子伏击而死亡。

28 blood   

n.血，血统，仇恨；vt.流血

参考例句：

• Their hands were full of blood.他们的手沾满了鲜血。
• He was a person of gentle blood.他出身名门。

29 perhaps   

adv.也许，可能

参考例句：

• Perhaps it will rain in the afternoon.下午可能有雨。
• Perhaps I can help you.也许我能帮帮你的忙吧。

30 someone   

pron.某人，有人

参考例句：

• I can hear someone knocking.我听到有人敲门。
• Someone wants to see her.有人找她。