第31封信 - 1951.10.20
“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
London, W.C. 2 20th October, 1951 Miss Helene HanfF 14 East 95th Street U.S.A.
Dear Miss Hanff,
First of all, let me apologize for the Pepys. I was honestly under the impression that it was the complete Braybrooke edition and I can understand how you must have felt when you found your favorite passages missing. I promise to look at the next reasonably priced copy that comes along, and if it contains the passage you mention in your letter I will send it along.
I am glad to say I have managed to dig out a few books for you from a private library that we have just bought. There is a Leigh Hunt which includes most of the essays you like, also a Vulgate New Testament which I hope will be O.K. I have also included a Dictionary to the Vulgate which you might find useful. There is also a volume of 20th century English essays,though it contains only one by Hilaire Belloc and nothing to do with bathrooms. Enclosed is our invoice for 17s 6d, or approxi-mately $2.50, all that is due us on the books as you had a credit balance wdth us of nearly $2.00
About the eggs— I have talked to the rest of the inmates here and we all seem to think that the fresh ones would be nicer.As you say, they would not last so long but they would taste so much better.
We are all hoping for better times after the Election. If Churchill and Company get in, as I think and hope they will, it will cheer everyone up immensely.
With best wishes, Yours sincerely,
Frank Doel For MARKS & CO.
中文翻译
伦敦中西2区 1951年10月20日 亲爱的海莲·汉芙小姐 东九十五大姐14号 美国
首先，在此为我们的疏忽向您致以十二万分的歉意。我一直错认为那是收录完整的布雷布鲁克版。我相当能够了解，当您发现该书阙漏了喜爱的章节时，会有何等的失落感受。我一定会尽力另找一本书价合理、完整收录您在信中提及的段落的《佩皮斯日记》，并尽快为您寄上。
同时，很高兴地在此向您报告：本店最近将收购一批私人藏书，我已从该批书籍中捡选出一些您会喜欢的书，包括一本利·亨特的选集，收录大半您曾提及的文章；还有一册《通俗拉丁文新约全书》——希望这回不会再出错了；同时有一本也许对您相当实用的《通俗拉丁文圣经辞典》；另一本《二十世纪英国散文选》，内容虽收入希莱尔·贝洛克的文章，但并不是谈论厕所的那篇。随信附上发票，上列书款十七先令六便士，约合美金二元五角，此书账已扣除您在敝店账户中的二元余额。
至于鸡蛋的问题——店内同仁商量的结果，大家似乎意见一致，均认为新鲜鸡蛋较好。诚如您所言：鲜蛋虽较难久放，但风味确实不同。
我们都期盼大选后日子会好转。如果丘吉尔先生和他的政党能赢得选举——这也是我的衷心期望，将会是一件振奋民心的好事。
衷心祝福您
弗兰克·道尔谨上
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结尾
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