鲁思夫人

    从前，有三个人遥望一所白房子，那白房子孤零零地坐落在一座绿色山头上。第一个人说："那是鲁思夫人的房子，她是个老丑巫婆。"

    第二个人说："你错了。鲁思夫人是个美丽妇女，她住在那儿沉而于梦幻之中。"

    第三个人说："你们俩都错了。鲁思夫人是这一大片土地的大地主，她吸她的农奴们的血。"

    他们且走且议论着鲁思夫人。

    他们走到十字路口时年前早就死掉了，如今那所白房子是空关着的。鸱枭有时在那里呜呜地号叫，人家说，那所房子里闹鬼。

    LadyRuth

    Threemenoncelookedfromafaruponawhitehousethatstoodaloneonagreenhill.Ohemsaid,"ThatisthehouseofLadyRuth.Sheisanoldwitch."

    Theseansaid,"Youarewrong.LadyRuthisabeautifulwomanwholivestheresecrateduntoherdreams."

    Thethirdmansaid,"Youareb.LadyRuthistheholderofthisvastland,andshedrawsbloodfromherserfs."

    AndtheywalkedondiscussingLadyRuth.Theheycametoacrossroadtheymetanoldman,ahemaskedhim,saying,"WouldyoupleasetellusabouttheLadyRuthwholivesinthatwhitehouseuponthehill?"

    Andtheoldmanraisedhisheadandsmileduponthem,andsaid,"Iamyofyears,andIrememberLadyRuthwhenIwasbutaboy.ButLadyRuthdiedeightyyearsago,andnowthehouseisempty.Theowlshoottherein,sometimes,andpeoplesaytheplaceishaunted."松语文学Www.16sy.coM免费小说阅读