英语故事:一封迟来的情书,有情人未成眷属

 
 The old lady came back from her dreams of that far-off romance."Perhaps," she said, hesitating a little, "perhaps, my dear, you would care to read it ?"

老太太从她那久远的爱之梦中醒过神来。"也许，"她带着犹豫的神情说，"也许，亲爱的，你想看看那封信吧？"

 "I should love to , Aunt Stephia,"I said gently.

 "我很想看，斯蒂菲娜老姑，"我轻声说。

 She rose at once and tripped into the house as eagerly as a young girl. When she came back she handed me a letter, faded and yellow with age, the edges of the envelope worn and frayed as though it had been much handled. But when I came to open it I found that the seal was unbroken.

她猛地站起身，奔进屋里，急切得像个小姑娘。她从屋里出来后，递给我一封信。由于天长日久，那信已经褪色发黄，信封边已经磨损，好像曾被摩挲过好多次。但在取信时，我发现封口还没有拆开。

 "Open it ,open it,"said Great-aunt Stephia, and her voice was shaking.

"拆开，拆开吧！"斯蒂菲娜老姑声音颤抖地说。

I broke the seal and read.

我撕开封口，开始念信。