第30封信 - 1951.10.15

“细品每一封信,感受日期,感受人类的长情。”

寄语

《84, Charing Cross Road》
从前的日色变得慢
车、马、邮件都慢
一生只够爱一个人

细品每一封信
感受书信的缓慢
感受人类的长情

英文原文

14 East 95th St.

October 15,1951

WHAT KIND OF A PEPYS’ DIARY DO YOU CALL THIS?

this is not pepys’ diary, this is some busybody editor’s miserable collection of EXCERPTS from pepys’ diary may he rot.

i could just spit.

where is jan. 12, 1668, where his wife chased him out of bed and round the bedroom with a red-hot poker?

where is sir w. pen’s son that was giving everybody so much trouble with his Quaker notions? ONE mention does he get in this whole pseudo-book, and me from Philadelphia.i enclose two limp singles, i will make do with this thing till you find me a real Pepys. THEN i will rip up this ersatz book, page by page, AND WRAP THINGS IN IT.

HH

P.S. Fresh eggs or powdered for Xmas? I know the powdered last longer but fresh farm eggs flown from Denmark” have got to taste better, you want to take a vote on it?

中文翻译

东九十五大街14号

1951年10月15日

这哪是佩皮斯日记呢?你倒是给我交代清楚!

这本书根本不够资格称之为《佩皮斯日记》,这只是哪个没事找事做的半吊子编辑,从佩皮斯日记里东挖西补、断章取义,存心让他死不瞑目!

真想啐它一口!

一六六八年一月十二日的日记跑到哪儿去了?记着他的老婆把他踹下床,抄了根烫红的拨火棍,追着他满屋子乱跑的那天的日记呢?

记着W.佩恩爵士福至心灵的儿子成天揣着教谕,把大伙儿搞得七荤八素的日记呢?这些偷工减料的手脚可别想逃过我的法眼。

附上两张皱巴巴的钞票。我想,用来付这本玩意儿,外加你将要为我找来的那本“货真价实的佩皮斯”,应该绰绰有余了!到时候,我会将这本烂书碎尸万段,然后,一页一页撕下来——拿来包东西!

海莲·汉芙

P.S.圣诞节快到了,到底是寄新鲜的鸡蛋,还是干燥蛋好呢?我当然明白干燥蛋可以放得比较久,但是,“丹麦空运直送的新鲜鸡蛋”光听都觉得香,你们快帮我拿主意吧!

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结尾

二十年间缘悭一面
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