hemingway, ernest - for whom the bell tolls-第42部分
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〃_Sinverguenza_；〃 Robert Jordan said to him； committed now in his own mind to the action。 〃_Cobarde_。〃
〃It is very possible；〃 Pablo said。 〃But I am not to be provoked。 Take something to drink； _Ingl閟_； and signal to the woman it was not successful。〃
〃Shut thy mouth；〃 Robert Jordan said。 〃I provoke thee for myself。〃
〃It is not worth the trouble；〃 Pablo told him。 〃I do not provoke。〃
〃Thou art a _bicho raro_；〃 Robert Jordan said； not wanting to let it go； not wanting to have it fail for the second time； knowing as he spoke that this had all been gone through before； having that feeling that he was playing a part from memory of something that he had read or had dreamed； feeling it all moving in a circle。
〃Very rare； yes；〃 Pablo said。 〃Very rare and very drunk。 To your health； _Ingl閟_。〃 He dipped a cup in the wine bowl and held it up。 〃_Salud y cojones_。〃
He's rare； all right； Robert Jordan thought； and smart； and very complicated。 He could no longer hear the fire for the sound of his own breathing。
〃Here's to you；〃 Robert Jordan said； and dipped a cup into the wine。 Betrayal wouldn't amount to anything without all these pledges； he thought。 Pledge up。 〃_Salud_；〃 he said。 〃_Salud_ and _Salud_ again；〃 you _salud_； he thought。 _Salud_； you _salud_。
〃Don Roberto；〃 Pablo said heavily。
〃Don Pablo；〃 Robert Jordan said。
〃You're no professor；〃 Pablo said； 〃because you haven't got a beard。 And also to do away with me you have to assassinate me and； for this； you have not _cojones_。〃
He was looking at Robert Jordan with his mouth closed so that his lips made a tight line； like the mouth of a fish； Robert Jordan thought。 With that head it is like one of those porcupine fish that swallow air and swell up after they are caught。
〃_Salud_； Pablo；〃 Robert Jordan said and raised the cup up and drank from it。 〃I am learning much from thee。〃
〃I am teaching the professor；〃 Pablo nodded his head。 〃Come on； Don Roberto； we will be friends。〃
〃We are friends already；〃 Robert Jordan said。
〃But now we will be good friends。〃
〃We are good friends already。〃
〃I'm going to get out of here；〃 Agust韓 said。 〃Truly； it is said that we must eat a ton of it in this life but I have twenty…five pounds of it stuck in each of my ears this minute。〃
〃What is the matter； _negro？_〃 Pablo said to him。 〃Do you not like to see friendship between Don Roberto and me？〃
〃Watch your mouth about calling me _negro_。〃 Agust韓 went over to him and stood in front of Pablo holding his hands low。
〃So you are called；〃 Pablo said。
〃Not by thee。〃
〃Well； then； _blanco_〃
〃Nor that； either。〃
〃What are you then； Red？〃
〃Yes。 Red。 _Rojo_。 With the Red star of the army and in favor of the Republic。 And my name is Agust韓。〃
〃What a patriotic man；〃 Pablo said。 〃Look； _Ingl閟_； what an exemplary patriot。〃
Agust韓 hit him hard across the mouth with his left hand； bringing it forward in a slapping； backhand sweep。 Pablo sat there。 The corners of his mouth were wine…stained and his expression did not change； but Robert Jordan watched his eyes narrow； as a cat's pupils close to vertical slits in a strong light。
〃Nor this；〃 Pablo said。 〃Do not count on this； woman。〃 He turned his head toward Pilar。 〃I am not provoked。〃
Agust韓 hit him again。 This time he hit him on the mouth with his closed fist。 Robert Jordan was holding his pistol in his hand under the table。 He had shoved the safety catch off and he pushed Maria away with his left hand。 She moved a little way and he pushed her hard in the ribs with his left hand again to make her get really away。 She was gone now and he saw her from the corner of his eye； slipping along the side of the cave toward the fire and now Robert Jordan watched Pablo's face。
The round…headed man sat staring at Agust韓 from his flat little eyes。 The pupils were even smaller now。 He licked his lips then； put up an arm and wiped his mouth with the back of his hand； looked down and saw the blood on his hand。 He ran his tongue over his lips； then spat。
〃Nor that；〃 he said。 〃I am not a fool。 I do not provoke。〃
〃_Cabr髇_；〃 Agust韓 said。
〃You should know；〃 Pablo said。 〃You know the woman。〃
Agust韓 hit him again hard in the mouth and Pablo laughed at him； showing the yellow； bad； broken teeth in the reddened line of his mouth。
〃Leave it alone；〃 Pablo said and reached with a cup to scoop some wine from the bowl。 〃Nobody here has _cojones_ to kill me and this of the hands is silly。〃
〃_Cobarde_；〃 Agust韓 said。
〃Nor words either；〃 Pablo said and made a swishing noise rinsing the wine in his mouth。 He spat on the floor。 〃I am far past words。〃
Agust韓 stood there looking down at him and cursed him； speaking slowly； clearly； bitterly and contemptuously and cursing as steadily as though he were dumping manure on a field； lifting it with a dung fork out of a wagon。
〃Nor of those；〃 Pablo said。 〃Leave it； Agust韓。 And do not hit me more。 Thou wilt injure thy hands。〃
Agust韓 turned from him and went to the door。
〃Do not go out；〃 Pablo said。 〃It is snowing outside。 Make thyself comfortable in here。〃
〃And thou！ Thou！〃 Agust韓 turned from the door and spoke to him； putting all his contempt in the single； 〃_Tu_。〃
〃Yes； me；〃 said Pablo。 〃I will be alive when you are dead。〃
He dipped up another cup of wine and raised it to Robert Jordan。 〃To the professor；〃 he said。 Then turned to Pilar。 〃To the Se駉ra Commander。〃 Then toasted them all； 〃To all the illusioned ones。〃
Agust韓 walked over to him and； striking quickly with the side of his hand； knocked the cup out of his hand。
〃That is a waste；〃 Pablo said。 〃That is silly。〃
Agust韓 said something vile to him。
〃No；〃 Pablo said； dipping up another cup。 〃I am drunk； seest thou？ When I am not drunk I do not talk。 You have never heard me talk much。 But an intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend his time with fools。〃
〃Go and obscenity in the milk of thy cowardice；〃 Pilar said to him。 〃I know too much about thee and thy cowardice。〃
〃How the woman talks；〃 Pablo said。 〃I will be going out to see the horses。〃
〃Go and befoul them；〃 Agust韓 said。 〃Is not that one of thy customs？〃
〃No；〃 Pablo said and shook his head。 He was taking down his big blanket cape from the wall and he looked at Agust韓。 〃Thou；〃 he said； 〃and thy violence。〃
〃What do you go to do with the horses？〃 Agust韓 said。
〃Look to them；〃 Pablo said。
〃Befoul them；〃 Agust韓 said。 〃Horse lover。〃
〃I care for them very much；〃 Pablo said。 〃Even from behind they are handsomer and have more sense than these people。 Divert yourselves；〃 he said and grinned。 〃Speak to them of the bridge； _Ingl閟_。 Explain their duties in the attack。 Tell them how to conduct the retreat。 Where will you take them； _Ingl閟_； after the bridge？ Where will you take your patriots？ I have thought of it all day while I have been drinking。〃
〃What have you thought？〃 Agust韓 asked。
〃What have I thought？〃 Pablo said and moved his tongue around exploringly inside his lips。 〃_Qu椤e importa_； what have I thought。〃
〃Say it；〃 Agust韓 said to him。
〃Much；〃 Pablo said。 He pulled the blanket coat over his head； the roundness of his head protruding now from the dirty yellow folds of the blanket。 〃I have thought much。〃
〃What？〃 Agust韓 said。 〃What？〃
〃I have thought you are a group of illusioned people；〃 Pablo said。 〃Led by a woman with her brains between her thighs and a foreigner who comes to destroy you。〃
〃Get out；〃 Pilar shouted at him。 〃Get out and fist yourself into the snow。 Take your bad milk out of here； you horse exhausted _maricon_。〃
〃Thus one talks；〃 Agust韓 said admiringly； but absent…mindedly。 He was worried。
〃I go；〃 said Pablo。 〃But I will be back shortly。〃 He lifted the blanket over the door of the cave and stepped out。 Then from the door he called； 〃It's still falling； _Ingl閟_。〃
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The only noise in the cave now was the hissing from the hearth where snow was falling through the hole in the roof onto the coals of the fire。
〃Pilar；〃 Fernando said。 〃Is there more of the stew？〃
〃Oh； shut up；〃 the woman said。 But Maria took Fernando's bowl over to the big pot set back from the edge of the fire and ladled into it。 She brought it over to the table and set it down and then patted Fernando on the shoulder as he bent to eat。 She stood for a moment beside him； her hand on his shoulder。 But Fernando did not look up。 He was devoting himself to the stew。
Agust韓 stood beside the fire。 The others were seated。 Pilar sat at the table opposite Robert Jordan。
〃Now； _Ingl閟_；〃 she said； 〃you have seen how he is。〃
〃What will he do？〃 Robert Jordan asked。
〃Anything；〃 the woman looked down at the table。 〃Anything。 He is capable of doing anything。〃
〃Where is the automatic rifle？〃 Robert Jordan asked。
〃There in the corner wrapped in the blanket；〃 Primitivo said。 〃Do you want it？〃
〃Later；〃 Robert Jordan said。 〃I wished to know where it is。〃
〃It is there；〃 Primitivo said。 〃I brought it in and I have wrapped it in my blanket to keep the action dry。 The pans are in that sack。〃
〃He would not do that；〃 Pilar said。 〃He would not do anything with the _m醧uina_。〃
〃I thought you said he would do anything。〃
〃He might；〃 she said。 〃But he has no practice with the _m醧uina_。 He could toss in a bomb。 That is more his style。〃
〃It is an idiocy and a weakness not to have killed him；〃 the gypsy said。 He had taken no part in any of the talk all evening。 〃Last night Roberto should have killed him。〃
〃Kill him；〃 Pilar said。 Her big face was dark and tired looking。 〃I am for it now。〃
〃I was against it；〃 Agust韓 said。 He stood in front of the fire； his long arms hanging by his sides； his cheeks； stubble…shadowed below the cheekbones； hollow in the firelight。 〃Now I am for it；〃 he said。 〃He is poisonous now and he would like to see us all destroyed。〃
〃Let all speak；〃 Pilar said and her voice was tired。 〃Thou； Andr閟？〃
〃_Matarlo_；〃 the brother with the dark hair growing far down in the point on his forehead said and nodded his head。
〃Eladio？〃
〃Equally；〃 the other brother said。 〃To me he seems to constitute a great danger。 And he serves for nothing。〃
〃Primitivo？〃
〃Equally。〃
〃Fernando？〃
〃Could we not hold him as a prisoner？〃 Fernando asked。
〃Who would look after a prisoner？〃 Primitivo said。 〃It would tak
