To Kill a Mockingbird 杀死一只知更鸟 Chapter 21(3)
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She stopped shyly at the railing and waited to get Judge Taylor's attention. She was ina fresh apron1 and she carried an envelope in her hand.
 
Judge Taylor saw her and said, "It's Calpurnia, isn't it?"
 
"Yes sir," she said. "Could I just pass this note to Mr. Finch2, please sir? It hasn't gotanything to do with -- with the trial."
 
Judge Taylor nodded and Atticus took the envelope from Calpurnia. He opened it,read its contents and said, "Judge, I -- this note is from my sister. She says my childrenare missing, haven't turned up since noon… I… could you -- "
 
"I know where they are, Atticus." Mr. Underwood spoke3 up. "They're right up yonder inthe colored balcony -- been there since precisely4 one-eighteen P.M."
 
Our father turned around and looked up. "Jem, come down from there," he called.
 
Then he said something to the Judge we didn't hear. We climbed across ReverendSykes and made our way to the staircase.
 
Atticus and Calpurnia met us downstairs. Calpurnia looked peeved5, but Atticus lookedexhausted.
 
Jem was jumping in excitement. "We've won, haven't we?"
 
"I've no idea," said Atticus shortly. "You've been here all afternoon? Go home withCalpurnia and get your supper -- and stay home."
 
"Aw, Atticus, let us come back," pleaded Jem. "Please let us hear the verdict, pleasesir."
 
"The jury might be out and back in a minute, we don't know -- " but we could tell Atticuswas relenting. "Well, you've heard it all, so you might as well hear the rest. Tell youwhat, you all can come back when you've eaten your supper -- eat slowly, now, youwon't miss anything important -- and if the jury's still out, you can wait with us. But Iexpect it'll be over before you get back."
 
"You think they'll acquit6 him that fast?" asked Jem.
 
Atticus opened his mouth to answer, but shut it and left us.
 
I prayed that Reverend Sykes would save our seats for us, but stopped praying when Iremembered that people got up and left in droves when the jury was out -- tonight, they'doverrun the drugstore, the O.K. Café and the hotel, that is, unless they had brought theirsuppers too.
 
Calpurnia marched us home:" -- skin every one of you alive, the very idea, youchildren listenin' to all that! Mister Jem, don't you know better'n to take your little sister tothat trial? Miss Alexandra'll absolutely have a stroke of paralysis7 when she finds out!
 
Ain't fittin' for children to hear…"
 
The streetlights were on, and we glimpsed Calpurnia's indignant profile as we passedbeneath them. "Mister Jem, I thought you was gettin' some kinda head on yourshoulders -- the very idea, she's your little sister! The very idea, sir! You oughta beperfectly ashamed of yourself -- ain't you got any sense at all?"
 
I was exhilarated. So many things had happened so fast I felt it would take years tosort them out, and now here was Calpurnia giving her precious Jem down the country -- what new marvels8 would the evening bring?
 
Jem was chuckling9. "Don't you want to hear about it, Cal?"
 
"Hush11 your mouth, sir! When you oughta be hangin' your head in shame you go alonglaughin' -- " Calpurnia revived a series of rusty12 threats that moved Jem to little remorse,and she sailed up the front steps with her classic, "If Mr. Finch don't wear you out, Iwill -- get in that house, sir!"
 
Jem went in grinning, and Calpurnia nodded tacit consent to having Dill in to supper.
 
"You all call Miss Rachel right now and tell her where you are," she told him. "She's rundistracted lookin' for you -- you watch out she don't ship you back to Meridian13 first thingin the mornin'."
 
Aunt Alexandra met us and nearly fainted when Calpurnia told her where we were. Iguess it hurt her when we told her Atticus said we could go back, because she didn'tsay a word during supper. She just rearranged food on her plate, looking at it sadlywhile Calpurnia served Jem, Dill and me with a vengeance14. Calpurnia poured milk,dished out potato salad and ham, muttering, "'shamed of yourselves," in varyingdegrees of intensity15. "Now you all eat slow," was her final command.
 
Reverend Sykes had saved our places. We were surprised to find that we had beengone nearly an hour, and were equally surprised to find the courtroom exactly as we hadleft it, with minor16 changes: the jury box was empty, the defendant17 was gone; JudgeTaylor had been gone, but he reappeared as we were seating ourselves.#p#分页标题#e#
 
"Nobody's moved, hardly," said Jem.
 
"They moved around some when the jury went out," said Reverend Sykes. "Themenfolk down there got the womenfolk their suppers, and they fed their babies."
 
"How long have they been out?" asked Jem.
 
"'bout10 thirty minutes. Mr. Finch and Mr. Gilmer did some more talkin', and JudgeTaylor charged the jury."
 
"How was he?" asked Jem.
 
"What say? Oh, he did right well. I ain't complainin' one bit -- he was mighty18 fair-minded. He sorta said if you believe this, then you'll have to return one verdict, but if youbelieve this, you'll have to return another one. I thought he was leanin' a little to ourside -- " Reverend Sykes scratched his head.
 
Jem smiled. "He's not supposed to lean, Reverend, but don't fret19, we've won it," hesaid wisely. "Don't see how any jury could convict on what we heard -- "
 
"Now don't you be so confident, Mr. Jem, I ain't ever seen any jury decide in favor of acolored man over a white man…" But Jem took exception to Reverend Sykes, and wewere subjected to a lengthy20 review of the evidence with Jem's ideas on the lawregarding rape21: it wasn't rape if she let you, but she had to be eighteen -- in Alabama,that is -- and Mayella was nineteen. Apparently22 you had to kick and holler, you had to beoverpowered and stomped23 on, preferably knocked stone cold. If you were undereighteen, you didn't have to go through all this.
 
"Mr. Jem," Reverend Sykes demurred24, "this ain't a polite thing for little ladies tohear…"
 
"Aw, she doesn't know what we're talkin' about," said Jem. "Scout25, this is too old foryou, ain't it?"
 
"It most certainly is not, I know every word you're saying." Perhaps I was tooconvincing, because Jem hushed and never discussed the subject again.
 
"What time is it, Reverend?" he asked.
 
"Gettin' on toward eight."
 
I looked down and saw Atticus strolling around with his hands in his pockets: he madea tour of the windows, then walked by the railing over to the jury box. He looked in it,inspected Judge Taylor on his throne, then went back to where he started. I caught hiseye and waved to him. He acknowledged my salute26 with a nod, and resumed his tour.
 
Mr. Gilmer was standing27 at the windows talking to Mr. Underwood. Bert, the courtreporter, was chain-smoking: he sat back with his feet on the table.
 
But the officers of the court, the ones present -- Atticus, Mr. Gilmer, Judge Taylorsound asleep, and Bert, were the only ones whose behavior seemed normal. I hadnever seen a packed courtroom so still. Sometimes a baby would cry out fretfully, and achild would scurry28 out, but the grown people sat as if they were in church. In thebalcony, the Negroes sat and stood around us with biblical patience.
 
The old courthouse clock suffered its preliminary strain and struck the hour, eightdeafening bongs that shook our bones.
 
When it bonged eleven times I was past feeling: tired from fighting sleep, I allowedmyself a short nap against Reverend Sykes's comfortable arm and shoulder. I jerkedawake and made an honest effort to remain so, by looking down and concentrating onthe heads below: there were sixteen bald ones, fourteen men that could pass forredheads, forty heads varying between brown and black, and -- I rememberedsomething Jem had once explained to me when he went through a brief period ofpsychical research: he said if enough people -- a stadium full, maybe -- were toconcentrate on one thing, such as setting a tree afire in the woods, that the tree wouldignite of its own accord. I toyed with the idea of asking everyone below to concentrateon setting Tom Robinson free, but thought if they were as tired as I, it wouldn't work.
 
Dill was sound asleep, his head on Jem's shoulder, and Jem was quiet.
 
"Ain't it a long time?" I asked him.
 
"Sure is, Scout," he said happily.
 
"Well, from the way you put it, it'd just take five minutes."
 
Jem raised his eyebrows29. "There are things you don't understand," he said, and I wastoo weary to argue.
 
But I must have been reasonably awake, or I would not have received the impressionthat was creeping into me. It was not unlike one I had last winter, and I shivered, thoughthe night was hot. The feeling grew until the atmosphere in the courtroom was exactlythe same as a cold February morning, when the mockingbirds were still, and thecarpenters had stopped hammering on Miss Maudie's new house, and every wood doorin the neighborhood was shut as tight as the doors of the Radley Place. A deserted,waiting, empty street, and the courtroom was packed with people. A steaming summernight was no different from a winter morning. Mr. Heck Tate, who had entered thecourtroom and was talking to Atticus, might have been wearing his high boots andlumber jacket. Atticus had stopped his tranquil30 journey and had put his foot onto thebottom rung of a chair; as he listened to what Mr. Tate was saying, he ran his handslowly up and down his thigh31. I expected Mr. Tate to say any minute, "Take him, Mr.#p#分页标题#e#
 
Finch…"
 
But Mr. Tate said, "This court will come to order," in a voice that rang with authority,and the heads below us jerked up. Mr. Tate left the room and returned with TomRobinson. He steered32 Tom to his place beside Atticus, and stood there. Judge Taylorhad roused himself to sudden alertness and was sitting up straight, looking at the emptyjury box.
 
What happened after that had a dreamlike quality: in a dream I saw the jury return,moving like underwater swimmers, and Judge Taylor's voice came from far away andwas tiny. I saw something only a lawyer's child could be expected to see, could beexpected to watch for, and it was like watching Atticus walk into the street, raise a rifle tohis shoulder and pull the trigger, but watching all the time knowing that the gun wasempty.
 
A jury never looks at a defendant it has convicted, and when this jury came in, not oneof them looked at Tom Robinson. The foreman handed a piece of paper to Mr. Tate whohanded it to the clerk who handed it to the judge…I shut my eyes. Judge Taylor was polling the jury: "Guilty… guilty… guilty… guilty…" Ipeeked at Jem: his hands were white from gripping the balcony rail, and his shouldersjerked as if each "guilty" was a separate stab between them.
 
Judge Taylor was saying something. His gavel was in his fist, but he wasn't using it.
 
Dimly, I saw Atticus pushing papers from the table into his briefcase33. He snapped itshut, went to the court reporter and said something, nodded to Mr. Gilmer, and thenwent to Tom Robinson and whispered something to him. Atticus put his hand on Tom'sshoulder as he whispered. Atticus took his coat off the back of his chair and pulled itover his shoulder. Then he left the courtroom, but not by his usual exit. He must havewanted to go home the short way, because he walked quickly down the middle aisletoward the south exit. I followed the top of his head as he made his way to the door. Hedid not look up.
 
Someone was punching me, but I was reluctant to take my eyes from the peoplebelow us, and from the image of Atticus's lonely walk down the aisle34.
 
"Miss Jean Louise?"
 
I looked around. They were standing. All around us and in the balcony on the oppositewall, the Negroes were getting to their feet. Reverend Sykes's voice was as distant asJudge Taylor's:
 
"Miss Jean Louise, stand up. Your father's passin'."


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1 apron Lvzzo     
n.围裙;工作裙
参考例句:
  • We were waited on by a pretty girl in a pink apron.招待我们的是一位穿粉红色围裙的漂亮姑娘。
  • She stitched a pocket on the new apron.她在新围裙上缝上一只口袋。
2 finch TkRxS     
n.雀科鸣禽(如燕雀,金丝雀等)
参考例句:
  • This behaviour is commonly observed among several species of finch.这种行为常常可以在几种雀科鸣禽中看到。
  • In Australia,it is predominantly called the Gouldian Finch.在澳大利亚,它主要还是被称之为胡锦雀。
3 spoke XryyC     
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说
参考例句:
  • They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
  • The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
4 precisely zlWzUb     
adv.恰好,正好,精确地,细致地
参考例句:
  • It's precisely that sort of slick sales-talk that I mistrust.我不相信的正是那种油腔滑调的推销宣传。
  • The man adjusted very precisely.那个人调得很准。
5 peeved peeved     
adj.恼怒的,不高兴的v.(使)气恼,(使)焦躁,(使)愤怒( peeve的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He sounded peeved about not being told. 没人通知他,为此他气哼哼的。
  • She was very peeved about being left out. 她为被遗漏而恼怒。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
6 acquit MymzL     
vt.宣判无罪;(oneself)使(自己)表现出
参考例句:
  • That fact decided the judge to acquit him.那个事实使法官判他无罪。
  • They always acquit themselves of their duty very well.他们总是很好地履行自己的职责。
7 paralysis pKMxY     
n.麻痹(症);瘫痪(症)
参考例句:
  • The paralysis affects his right leg and he can only walk with difficulty.他右腿瘫痪步履维艰。
  • The paralysis affects his right leg and he can only walk with difficulty.他右腿瘫痪步履维艰。
8 marvels 029fcce896f8a250d9ae56bf8129422d     
n.奇迹( marvel的名词复数 );令人惊奇的事物(或事例);不平凡的成果;成就v.惊奇,对…感到惊奇( marvel的第三人称单数 )
参考例句:
  • The doctor's treatment has worked marvels : the patient has recovered completely. 该医生妙手回春,病人已完全康复。 来自辞典例句
  • Nevertheless he revels in a catalogue of marvels. 可他还是兴致勃勃地罗列了一堆怪诞不经的事物。 来自辞典例句
9 chuckling e8dcb29f754603afc12d2f97771139ab     
轻声地笑( chuckle的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • I could hear him chuckling to himself as he read his book. 他看书时,我能听见他的轻声发笑。
  • He couldn't help chuckling aloud. 他忍不住的笑了出来。 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
10 bout Asbzz     
n.侵袭,发作;一次(阵,回);拳击等比赛
参考例句:
  • I was suffering with a bout of nerves.我感到一阵紧张。
  • That bout of pneumonia enfeebled her.那次肺炎的发作使她虚弱了。
11 hush ecMzv     
int.嘘,别出声;n.沉默,静寂;v.使安静
参考例句:
  • A hush fell over the onlookers.旁观者们突然静了下来。
  • Do hush up the scandal!不要把这丑事声张出去!
12 rusty hYlxq     
adj.生锈的;锈色的;荒废了的
参考例句:
  • The lock on the door is rusty and won't open.门上的锁锈住了。
  • I haven't practiced my French for months and it's getting rusty.几个月不用,我的法语又荒疏了。
13 meridian f2xyT     
adj.子午线的;全盛期的
参考例句:
  • All places on the same meridian have the same longitude.在同一子午线上的地方都有相同的经度。
  • He is now at the meridian of his intellectual power.他现在正值智力全盛期。
14 vengeance wL6zs     
n.报复,报仇,复仇
参考例句:
  • He swore vengeance against the men who murdered his father.他发誓要向那些杀害他父亲的人报仇。
  • For years he brooded vengeance.多年来他一直在盘算报仇。
15 intensity 45Ixd     
n.强烈,剧烈;强度;烈度
参考例句:
  • I didn't realize the intensity of people's feelings on this issue.我没有意识到这一问题能引起群情激奋。
  • The strike is growing in intensity.罢工日益加剧。
16 minor e7fzR     
adj.较小(少)的,较次要的;n.辅修学科;vi.辅修
参考例句:
  • The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
  • I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。
17 defendant mYdzW     
n.被告;adj.处于被告地位的
参考例句:
  • The judge rejected a bribe from the defendant's family.法官拒收被告家属的贿赂。
  • The defendant was borne down by the weight of evidence.有力的证据使被告认输了。
18 mighty YDWxl     
adj.强有力的;巨大的
参考例句:
  • A mighty force was about to break loose.一股巨大的力量即将迸发而出。
  • The mighty iceberg came into view.巨大的冰山出现在眼前。
19 fret wftzl     
v.(使)烦恼;(使)焦急;(使)腐蚀,(使)磨损
参考例句:
  • Don't fret.We'll get there on time.别着急,我们能准时到那里。
  • She'll fret herself to death one of these days.她总有一天会愁死的.
20 lengthy f36yA     
adj.漫长的,冗长的
参考例句:
  • We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。
  • The professor wrote a lengthy book on Napoleon.教授写了一部有关拿破仑的巨著。
21 rape PAQzh     
n.抢夺,掠夺,强奸;vt.掠夺,抢夺,强奸
参考例句:
  • The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。
  • He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。
22 apparently tMmyQ     
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎
参考例句:
  • An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽,豁然开朗。
  • He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。
23 stomped 0884b29fb612cae5a9e4eb0d1a257b4a     
v.跺脚,践踏,重踏( stomp的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • She stomped angrily out of the office. 她怒气冲冲,重步走出办公室。
  • She slammed the door and stomped (off) out of the house. 她砰的一声关上了门,暮暮地走出了屋了。 来自辞典例句
24 demurred demurred     
v.表示异议,反对( demur的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • At first she demurred, but then finally agreed. 她开始表示反对,但最终还是同意了。
  • They demurred at working on Sundays. 他们反对星期日工作。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
25 scout oDGzi     
n.童子军,侦察员;v.侦察,搜索
参考例句:
  • He was mistaken for an enemy scout and badly wounded.他被误认为是敌人的侦察兵,受了重伤。
  • The scout made a stealthy approach to the enemy position.侦察兵偷偷地靠近敌军阵地。
26 salute rYzx4     
vi.行礼,致意,问候,放礼炮;vt.向…致意,迎接,赞扬;n.招呼,敬礼,礼炮
参考例句:
  • Merchant ships salute each other by dipping the flag.商船互相点旗致敬。
  • The Japanese women salute the people with formal bows in welcome.这些日本妇女以正式的鞠躬向人们施礼以示欢迎。
27 standing 2hCzgo     
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
参考例句:
  • After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
  • They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
28 scurry kDkz1     
vi.急匆匆地走;使急赶;催促;n.快步急跑,疾走;仓皇奔跑声;骤雨,骤雪;短距离赛马
参考例句:
  • I jumped on the sofa after I saw a mouse scurry by.看到一只老鼠匆匆路过,我从沙发上跳了起来。
  • There was a great scurry for bargains.大家急忙着去抢购特价品。
29 eyebrows a0e6fb1330e9cfecfd1c7a4d00030ed5     
眉毛( eyebrow的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Eyebrows stop sweat from coming down into the eyes. 眉毛挡住汗水使其不能流进眼睛。
  • His eyebrows project noticeably. 他的眉毛特别突出。
30 tranquil UJGz0     
adj. 安静的, 宁静的, 稳定的, 不变的
参考例句:
  • The boy disturbed the tranquil surface of the pond with a stick. 那男孩用棍子打破了平静的池面。
  • The tranquil beauty of the village scenery is unique. 这乡村景色的宁静是绝无仅有的。
31 thigh RItzO     
n.大腿;股骨
参考例句:
  • He is suffering from a strained thigh muscle.他的大腿肌肉拉伤了,疼得很。
  • The thigh bone is connected to the hip bone.股骨连着髋骨。
32 steered dee52ce2903883456c9b7a7f258660e5     
v.驾驶( steer的过去式和过去分词 );操纵;控制;引导
参考例句:
  • He steered the boat into the harbour. 他把船开进港。
  • The freighter steered out of Santiago Bay that evening. 那天晚上货轮驶出了圣地亚哥湾。 来自《简明英汉词典》
33 briefcase lxdz6A     
n.手提箱,公事皮包
参考例句:
  • He packed a briefcase with what might be required.他把所有可能需要的东西都装进公文包。
  • He requested the old man to look after the briefcase.他请求那位老人照看这个公事包。
34 aisle qxPz3     
n.(教堂、教室、戏院等里的)过道,通道
参考例句:
  • The aisle was crammed with people.过道上挤满了人。
  • The girl ushered me along the aisle to my seat.引座小姐带领我沿着通道到我的座位上去。
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