a tale of two cities(双城记)-第13节

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then　let　you　in。'　
　‘Into　the　court；　sir？'　
　‘Into　the　court。'　
　Mr。　Cruncher's　eyes　seemed　to　get　a　little　closer　to　one　another；　and　to　interchange　the　inquiry；　‘What　do　you　think　of　this？'　
　‘Am　I　to　wait　in　the　court；　sir？'　he　asked；　as　the　result　of　that　conference。　
　‘I　am　going　to　tell　you。　The　door…keeper　will　pass　the　note　to　Mr。　Lorry；　and　do　you　make　any　gesture　that　will　attract　Mr。　Lorry's　attention；　and　show　him　where　you　stand。　Then　what　you　have　to　do；　is；　to　remain　there　until　he　wants　you。'　
　‘Is　that　all；　sir？'　
　‘That's　all。　He　wishes　to　have　a　messenger　at　hand。　This　is　to　tell　him　you　are　there。'　
　As　the　ancient　clerk　deliberately　folded　and　superscribed　the　note；　Mr。　Cruncher；　after　surveying　him　in　silence　until　he　came　to　the　blotting…paper　stage；　remarked：　
　‘I　suppose　they'll　be　trying　Forgeries　this　morning？'　
　‘Treason！'　
　‘That's　quartering；'　said　Jerry。　‘Barbarous！'　
　‘It　is　the　law；'　remarked　the　ancient　clerk；　turning　his　surprised　spectacles　upon　him。　‘It　is　the　law。　
　‘It　‘shard　in　the　law　to　spile　a　man；　I　think。　It　‘shard　enough　to　kill　him；　but　it's　wery　hard　to　spile　him；　sir。'　
　‘Not　at　all；'　returned　the　ancient　clerk。　‘Speak　well　of　the　law。　Take　care　of　your　chest　and　voice；　my　good　friend；　and　leave　the　law　to　take　care　of　itself。　I　give　you　that　advice。'　
　‘It's　the　damp；　sir；　what　settles　on　my　chest　and　voice；'　said　Jerry。　‘I　leave　you　to　judge　what　a　damp　way　of　earning　a　living　mine　is。'　
　‘Well；　well；'　said　the　old　clerk；　‘we　all　have　our　various　ways　of　gaining　a　livelihood。　Some　of　us　have　damp　ways；　and　some　of　us　have　dry　ways。　Here　is　the　letter。　Go　along。'　
　Jerry　took　the　letter；　and；　remarking　to　himself　with　less　internal　deference　than　he　made　an　outward　show　of；　‘You　are　a　lean　old　one；　too；'　made　his　bow；　informed　his　son；　in　passing；　of　＇‘is　destination；　and　went　his　way。　
　They　hanged　at　Tyburn；　in　those　days；　so　the　street　outside　Newgate　had　not　obtained　one　infamous　notoriety　that　has　since　attached　to　it。　But；　the　gaol　was　a　vile　place；　in　which　most　kinds　of　debauchery　and　villainy　were　practised；　and　where　dire　diseases　were　bred；　that　came　into　court　with　the　prisoners；　and　sometimes　rushed　straight　from　the　dock　at　my　Lord　Chief　Justice　himself；　and　pulled　him　off　the　bench。　It　had　more　than　once　happened；　that　the　Judge　in　the　black　cap　pronounced　his　own　doom　as　certainly　as　the　prisoner's；　and　even　died　before　him。　For　the　rest；　the　Old　Bailey　was　famous　as　a　kind　of　deadly　inn…yard；　from　which　pale　travellers　set　out　continually；　in　carts　and　coaches；　on　a　violent　passage　into　the　other　world：　traversing　some　two　miles　and　a　half　of　public　street　and　road；　and　shaming　few　good　citizens；　if　any。　So　powerful　is　use；　and　so　desirable　to　be　good　use　in　the　beginning。　It　was　famous；　too；　for　the　pillory；　a　wise　old　institution；　that　inflicted　a　punishment　of　which　no　one　could　foresee　the　extent；　also；　for　the　whipping…post；　another　dear　old　institution；　very　humanising　and　softening　to　behold　in　action；　also；　for　extensive　transactions　in　blood…money；　another　fragment　of　ancestral　wisdom；　systematically　leading　to　the　most　frightful　mercenary　crimes　that　could　be　committed　under　Heaven。　Altogether；　the　Old　Bailey；　at　that　date；　was　a　choice　illustration　of　the　precept；　that　‘Whatever　is　is　right；'　an　aphorism　that　would　be　as　final　as　it　is　lazy；　did　it　not　include　the　troublesome　consequence；　that　nothing　that　ever　was；　was　wrong。　
　Making　his　way　through　the　tainted　crowd；　dispersed　up　and　down　this　hideous　scene　of　action；　with　the　skill　of　a　man　accustomed　to　make　his　way　quietly；　the　messenger　found　out　the　door　he　sought；　and　handed　in　his　letter　through　a　trap　in　it。　For　people　then　paid　to　see　the　play　at　the　Old　Bailey；　just　as　they　paid　to　see　the　play　in　Bedlamonly　the　former　entertainment　was　much　the　dearer。　Therefore；　all　the　Old　Bailey　doors　were　well　guardedexcept；　indeed；　the　social　doors　by　which　the　criminals　got　there；　and　those　were　always　left　wide　open。　
　After　some　delay　and　demur；　the　door　grudgingly　turned　on　its　hinges　a　very　little　way；　and　allowed　Mr。　Jerry　Cruncher　to　squeeze　himself　into　court。　
　‘What's　on？'　he　asked；　in　a　whisper；　of　the　man　he　found　himself　next　to。　
　‘Nothing　yet。'　
　‘What's　coming　on；？'　
　‘The　Treason　case。　
　‘The　quartering　one；　eh？'　
　‘Ah！'　returned　the　man；　with　a　relish；　‘he'll　be　drawn　on　a　hurdle　to　be　half　hanged；　and　then　he'll　be　taken　down　and　sliced　before　his　own　face；　and　then　his　inside　will　be　taken　out　and　burnt　while　he　looks　on；　and　then　his　head　will　be　chopped　off；　and　he'll　be　cut　into　quarters。　That　the　sentence。'　
　‘If　he's　found　Guilty；　you　mean　to　say？'　Jerry　added；　by　way　of　proviso。　
　‘Oh！　they'll　find　him　guilty；'　said　the　other。　‘Don't　you　be　afraid　of　that。'　
　Mr。　Cruncher's　attention　was　here　diverted　to　the　doorkeeper；　whom　he　saw　making　his　way　to　Mr。　Lorry；　with　the　note　in　his　hand。　Mr。　Lorry　sat　at　a　table；　among　the　gentlemen　in　wigs：　not　far　from　a　wigged　gentleman；　the　prisoner's　counsel；　who　had　a　great　bundle　of　papers　before　him：　and　nearly　opposite　another　wigged　gentleman　with　his　hands　in　his　pockets；　whose　whole　attention；　when　Mr。　Cruncher　looked　at　him　then　or　afterwards；　seemed　to　be　concentrated　on　the　ceiling　of　the　court。　After　some　gruff　coughing　and　rubbing　of　his　chin　and　signing　with　his　hand；　Jerry　attracted　the　notice　of　Mr。　Lorry；　who　had　stood　up　to　look　for　him；　and　who　quietly　nodded　and　sat　down　again。　
　‘What's。　he　got　to　do　with　the　case？'　asked　the　man　he　had　spoken　with。　
　‘Blest　if　I　know；'　said　Jerry。　
　‘What　have　you　got　to　do　with　it；　then；　if　a　person　may　inquire？'　
　‘Blest　if　I　know　that　either；'　said　Jerry。　
　The　entrance　of　the　Judge；　and　a　consequent　great　stir　and　settling　down　in　the　court；　stopped　the　dialogue。　Presently；　the　dock　became　the　central　point　of　interest。　Two　gaolers；　who　had　been　standing　there；　went　out；　and　the　prisoner　was　brought　in；　and　put　to　the　bar。　
　Everybody　present；　except　the　one　wigged　gentleman　who　looked　at　the　ceiling；　stared　at　him。　All　the　human　breath　in　the　place；　rolled　at　him；　like　a　sea；　or　a　wind；　or　a　fire。　Eager　faces　strained　round　pillars　and　corners；　to　get　a　sight　of　him；　spectators　in　back　rows　stood　up；　not　to　miss　a　hair　of　him；　people　on　the　floor　of　the　court；　laid　their　hands　on　the　shoulders　of　the　people　before　them；　to　help　themselves；　at　anybody's　cost；　to　a　view　of　himstood　a…tiptoe；　got　upon　ledges；　stood　upon　next　to　nothing；　to　see　every　inch　of　him。　Conspicuous　among　these　latter；　like　an　animated　bit　of　the　spiked　wall　of　Newgate；　Jerry　stood：　aiming　at　the　prisoner　the　beery　breath　of　a　whet　he　had　taken　as　he　came　along；　and　discharging　it　to　mingle　with　the　waves　of　other　beer；　and　gin；　and　tea；　and　coffee；　and　what　not；　that　flowed　at　him；　and　already　broke　upon　the　great　windows　behind　him　in　an　impure　mist　and　rain。　
　The　object　of　all　this　staring　and　blaring；　was　a　young　man　of　about　five…and…twenty；　well…grown　and　well…looking；　with　a　sunburnt　cheek　and　a　dark　eye。　His　condition　was　that　of　a　young　gentleman。　He　was　plainly　dressed　in　black；　or　very　dark　grey；　and　his　hair；　which　was　long　and　dark；　was　gathered　in　a　ribbon　at　the　back　of　his　neck；　more　to　be　out　of　his　way　than　for　ornament。　As　an　emotion　of　the　mind　will　express　itself　through　any　covering　of　the　body；　so　the　paleness　which　his　situation　engendered　came　through　the　brown　upon　his　cheek；　showing　the　soul　to　be　stronger　than　the　sun。　He　was　otherwise　quite　self…possessed；　bowed　to　the　Judge；　and　stood　quiet。　
　The　sort　of　interest　with　which　this　man　was　stared　and　breathed　at；　was　not　a　sort　that　elevated　humanity。　Had　he　stood　in　peril　of　a　less　horrible　sentencehad　there　been　a　chance　of　any　one　of　its　savage　details　being　sparedby　just　so　much　would　he　have　lost　in　his　fascination。　The　form　that　was　to　be　doomed　to　be　so　shamefully　mangled；　was　the　sight；　the　immortal　creature　that　was　to　be　so　butchered　and　torn　asunder；　yielded　the　sensation。　Whatever　gloss　the　various　spectators　put　upon　the　interest；　according　to　their　several　arts　and　powers　of　self…deceit；　the　interest　was；　at　the　root　of　it；　Ogreish。　
　Silence　in　the　court！　Charles　Darnay　had　yesterday　pleaded　Not　Guilty　to　an　indictment　denouncing　him　（with　infinite　jingle　and　jangle）　for　that　he　was　a　false　traitor　to　our　serene；　illustrious；　excellent；　and　so　forth；　prince；　our　Lord　the　King；　by　reason　of　his　having；　on　divers　occasions；　and　by　divers　means　and　ways；　assisted　Lewis；　the　French　King；　in　his　wars　against　our　said　serene；　illustrious；　excellent；　and　so　forth；　that　was　to　say；　by　coming　and　going；　between　the　dominions　of　our　said　serene；　illustrious；　excellent；　and　so　forth；　and　those　of　the　said　French　Lewis；　and　wickedly；　falsely；　traitorously；　and　otherwise　evil…adverbiously；　revealing　to　the　said　French　Lewis　what　forces　our　said　serene；　illustrious；　excellent；　and　so　forth；　had　in　preparation　to　send　to　Canada　and　North　America。　This　much；　Jerry；　with　his　head　becoming　more　and　more　spiky　as　the　law　terms　bristled　it；　made　out　with　huge　satisfaction；　and　so　arrived　circuitously　at　the　under…standing　that　the　aforesaid；　and　over　and　over　again　aforesaid；　Charles　Darnay；　stood　there　be