《小妇人》第23期_第4章 隔壁的房子(7)

　　'So you're not afraid of me，eh？'he said．
　　'Not much，sir．'
　　'But I'm not as handsome as your grandfather？'
　　'Not quite，sir．'
　　'But you like me．'He laughed and shook hands with her．
　　'Now，what have you been doing with my grandson？'
　　'Trying to cheer him up， sir，' said Jo．'He seems a bit lonely．'
　　'Then come and have some tea with us．'
　　Laurie was very surprised to see Jo with his grandfather，but was soon talking and laughing happily with Jo．The old man watched the two young people and noticed the change in his grandson．'She's right，'he thought．The boy does need cheering up．'
　　After tea， they went into a room where there was a large and beautiful piano．
　　'Do you play？'Jo asked Laurie．
　　'Sometimes，'he answered．
　　'Play now． I want to hear it so I can tell Beth．'
So Laurie played and Jo listened．

“看来你不怕我，啊？”他问道。
　　“不太怕，先生。”
　　“可我不如你祖父长得英俊？”
　　“不如，先生。”
　　“可你喜欢我。”他笑着和她握握手。“现在告诉我，你和我孙子一起干了些什么？”
　　“我尽力使他高兴起来，先生。”琼答道。“他看上去有些孤独。”
　　“那来和我们一起喝点茶吧。”
　　罗瑞看到琼和他祖父在一起很吃惊，可不久就高兴地和琼说说笑笑起来。老人望着两个年轻人，察觉到了他孙子的变化。“她是对的，”他想，“这孩子需要高兴起来。”
　　喝过茶，他们来到一个房间，里面摆着一架漂亮的大钢琴。
　　“你弹琴吗？”琼问罗瑞。
　　“有时弹，”他答道。
　　“现在就弹吧，我得听听，好去告诉白丝。”
       然后罗瑞弹起钢琴，琼听着，