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一只狗的遗嘱TheLastWillaofainguishedDog
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尤金·奥尼尔EugeneONeill
ISilverdeneEmblemONeill(familiarlyknowntomyfamily,friendsandacesasBlemie),becausetheburdenofmyyearsisheavyuponme,aheendofmylifeisnear,doherebyburymylastwillahemindofmyMaster.HewillnotknowitisthereuntilIamdead.Then,rememberingmeinhisloneliness,hewillsuddenlyknowofthistestament,andIaskhimthentoiasamemorialtome.
Ihavelittleinthewaystoleave.Dogsarewiserthasetgreatstoreuponthiwastetheirtimehproperty.Theydonotruintheirsleepwaboutobjectstheyhave,andtoobtaiheyhavenot.
&hingofvalueIhavetobequeathexyfaith.TheseIleavetothosewhohavelovedme,tomyMasterandMistress,illmouroFreemanwhohasbeensogoodtome;todRoyandWillieandNaomiandbutifIshouldlistallthosewhohavelovedmeitwouldforcemyMastertoerhapsitisinvaiwhenIamsoh,whisallbeastsa,butIhavealwaysbeeremelylovabledog.
IaskmyMasteraoremembermealways,butnottogrieveformetoolong.Iriedtobeaintimeofsorrow,andareasonforaddedjoyintheirhappiispainfulformetothinkthatevehIshouldcausethempain.
&hemrememberthatwhilenodoghaseverhadahappierlife(andthisIowetotheirloveande),nowthatIhavegrownblindanddeafandlame,andevenmysenseofsmellfailsmesothatarabbitchtundermynoseandImightnotknow,mypridehassunktoasick,bewilderedhumiliation.Ifeellifeistauhhavingeredmywele.ItistimeIsaidgood-by,beforeIbeetoosickaburdenonmyselfandonthosewholoveme.
Itwillbesorrowtoleavethem,butnotasorrowtodie.Dogsdohasmeitasapartoflife,notassomethierriblewhichdestroyslife.Whatmayeafterdeath,whoknows?
IwouldliketobelievethatthereisaParadisewhereoneisalwaysyoungandfull-bladdered;hereallthedayonedilliesahanamorousmultitudeofhouris,beautifullyspotted;wherejack-rabbitsthatrunfastbutnottoofast(likethehouris)areasthesa;whereeachblissfulhourismealtime;whereihereareamilliohlogsfandoneeselfupandblinksintothefamesandnodsanddreams,rememberingtheoldbravedaysoh,andtheloveofoerandMistress.
Iamafraidthisistoomuchforevensutoexpect.Butpeace,atleast,is.Peagrestforwearyoldheartandheadandlimbs,aerheearthIhavelovedsowell.Perhaps,afterall,thisisbest.
&requestIearlymake.IhaveheardmyMistresssay,“WhenBlemiedieswemustherdog.IlovehimsomuchIeverloveanotherone.”
NowIwouldaskher,forloveofme,tohaveaoortributetomymemoryohaveadogagain.
WhatIwouldliketofeelisthat,havingohefamily,livewithoutadog!
Ihaveneverhadanarroirit.Ihavealwaysheldthatmostdood(aheblaeIhavepermittedtosharetheliving-rtheeveniioedinakindlyspirit,aimentalmoods,eveedatrife).Somedogs,ofcourse,arebetterthanothers.Dalmatians,naturally,aseveryonek.
SoIsuggestaDalmatianasmysuccessor.Hehardlybeaswell-bred,oraswell-manneredorasdistinguishedandhandsomeasIrime.MyMasteranotasktheimpossible.Buthewilldohisbest,Iamsure,andeveabledefectswillhelpbyparisontokeepmymemreen.TohimIbequeathmydleashaandrainadetoorderin1929atHermesinParis.HeeverwearthemwiththedistinIdid,walkingaroundthePlae,ParkAvenue,alleyesfxedonmeinadmiration;butagainIamsurehewilldohisutmostnottaucialdog.
&heranch,hemayprovehimselfquiteworthyoferespects.Hewill,Ipresume,eclosertojack-rabbitsthanIhavebeeoiyears.And,forallhisfaults,IherebywishhimthehappinessIknowwillbehisinmyoldhome.
&wordoffarewell,dearMasterandMistress.
Wheneveryouvisitmygrave,saytoyourselveswithregretbutalsoinessiheremembranylonghappylifewithyou:“Hereliesonewholovedusandwhomweloved.”
NomatterhowdeepmysleepIshallhearyou,andnotallthepowerofdeathkeepmyspiritfromwaggiail.
我叫席尔维丹·安伯伦·奥尼尔,而家人、朋友和熟悉我的人,都叫我伯莱明。
衰老带给我的负担让我认识到自己已经走到了生命的尽头,因此,我将把最后的情感和遗嘱埋葬于主人的心中。
直到我死后,他才会蓦然发现,这些情感和遗嘱就埋藏在他心灵的一隅,当他孤寂时,或许会想起我,然而就在那一瞬间,他会突然感受到这份遗嘱的内容,我期望他能将此铭记于心,当做纪念。
我可以遗留下来的实物少得可怜。
其实我们比人类更聪明,我们不会将一些乱七八糟的东西收藏在一个大仓库里,也不会把时间浪费在储藏金钱上,更不会为了那些得到了的和没有得到的东西而辗转难眠。
除了爱和信赖,我没有什么值钱的东西可以留给他人。
我将这些留给所有爱过我的人,首先要留给我的男主人和女主人,我知道他们会为我的离去献上最深切的哀悼;其次要留给曾经善待我的自由公民;还要留给茜、罗、威利和诺米。
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