【荆棘鸟】第四章 03

All this sat in just about the middle of a treeless circle whose diameter measured three miles: the Home Paddock. Only at the point where the head stockman's house lay did the conglomeration of buildings almost touch the forests beyond. However, ther

【荆棘鸟】第四章 02

你不是个天言教徒，对吗？ 对，可帕迪是天主教徒。自然啦，孩子们是按天主教徒来抚养的，连最小的那个也是，如果你担心的是这个的话。 我从来没这么想过。你对此感到不满吗？ 这样也

【荆棘鸟】第四章 12

拉尔夫神父喊道。你踩稳了，小伙子，要不你会淹死在泥塘里的！ 顷纫间，他们都透湿了，硬结的地面也泡透了。土质微细而板结的土地变成了一片泥乡泽国，淤到了马的跗关节，使它们步履

【荆棘鸟】第四章 11

帆布水袋给他们解了渴；随后他们卷起烟来。 离他们不远的地方，有一棵孤零零的芸香树，拉尔夫神父用烟指了指它。 到那儿去睡觉吧，地说着，解开了毯子，拾起了马鞍。 弗兰克跟着他走

【荆棘鸟】第四章 13

as they fell to the ground he kicked them away, standing like a Praxiteles statue while she toured all the way around him, taking her time and looking. The last two days had exhilarated him, so did the sudden awareness that she was perhaps more vulne

【荆棘鸟】第四章 14

羊群回到了它们正常的牧场上，克利里一家不得不学习内地午睡的习惯了。他们5点钟起床，中午之前把一切都安排妥贴，然后便大汗淋漓地倒身睡去，直到下午5点钟。在家的女人和围场上的男

【荆棘鸟】第四章 15

他买来了新窗帘和床上用的新被褥。斯图尔特继续住在那间用米黄色和棕色重新漆过两遍的房间里：斯图尔特是不是快乐，拉尔夫神父似乎从来就没有操过心。他是为了避免得罪那些不得不邀

【荆棘鸟】第四章 16

她坐在高背椅中连身子都没动，就准确地告诉他应当做什么了，连细微末节都交待得清清楚楚。帕迪习惯的是新西兰的剪毛活儿，有26个工位的巨大的剪毛场当初还真使他吃惊不浅呢；现在，在

【荆棘鸟】第四章 01

第04章 牧场工头的房子建在支撑桩上，比下面的那道狭窄的干谷高出30来英尺，干谷的周围有一片高大、稀疏的桉树林和许多柳。看过了壮观的德罗海达宅院以后一这里未免显得十分光秃和过于

【荆棘鸟】第三章 22

 Well, Paddy, she said pleasantly enough, looking past him fixedly to where Father Ralph stood with Meggie in his arms, and her little arms locked tightly about his neck. Mary Carson got up ponderously, without greeting Fee or the children. Let us h

【荆棘鸟】第三章 21

她是他有生以来所见到的最甜美、最可爱的小姑娘了。她头发的颜色令人难以描绘，既不是红色的，又不是金色的，而是集两种色彩之大成。她那双仰望着他的银灰色的眼睛象熔融的宝石，摇

【荆棘鸟】第三章 20

Well! And who are you? he asked her, smiling. Meggie, she said. Her name's Meghann. Frank scowled, hating this beautiful man, his stunning height. My favorite name, Meghann. He straightened, but held Meggie's hand in his. It will be better for you to

【荆棘鸟】第三章 19

 和令人生厌的灰蒙蒙的灌木丛隔断了这一望无际的景色。菲那双淡漠的眼睛眺望着这一派景象，脸上的表情没有任何变化，但可怜的麦吉却泪水盈眶了。这是一片可怖的、毫无遮挡而又广漠无

【荆棘鸟】第三章 18

When Paddy took the boys outside so Fee could feed Hal, Meggie gazed after them longingly. These days it seemed she was not to be included as one of the boys, not since the baby had disrupted her life and chained her to the house as firmly as her mot

【荆棘鸟】第三章 16

Meggie never forgot the sound of foghorns, her first introduction to Australia. Paddy carried Fee off the Wahine in his arms, Frank following with the baby, Meggie with a case, each of the boys stumbling wearily under some kind of burden. They had co

【荆棘鸟】第三章 15

我希望你能告诉我，妈。 她叹了口气，合上了古钢琴，抹掉了手指上的金粉。没什么可说的，根本就没有什么可说的。得了，帮我把这些东西挪到屋子中间去，这样你爸就好包装了。 这次航程

【荆棘鸟】第三章 14

They would have to go steerage on the ship, but it was only three days after all, not too bad. Not like the weeks and weeks between England and the Antipodes. All they could afford to take with them were clothes, china, cutlery, household linens, coo

【荆棘鸟】第三章 13

你那些到了能干活年龄的孩子们可以受雇做牧工。德罗海达将成为一个家族企业，由家里人经营而无须外人插手。' 她说给咱们寄去澳大利亚的钱了吗？菲问道。 帕迪一挺腰板。我不会为这种

【荆棘鸟】第三章 12

尽管她由于没有时间练习，指法早已生疏，除了弹一些最简单的小片段以外，再也弹不出什么别的了。每逢这种时候，他总是坐在窗下的丁香花与百合花前，闭目谛听着。那时，他的眼前便飘

【荆棘鸟】第三章 11

Meggie pulled a square of white towel from the huge pile sitting by the stove warming and spread it carefully on the work table, then lifted the crying child out of the wicker crib. The Cleary hair glittered sparsely on his little skull as Meggie cha