《忏悔录·卷五·尚贝里：华伦夫人的家》第34节
This mode was finally adopted; and after some small search, we fixed at Charmettes, on an estate belonging to M. de Conzie, at a very small distance from Chambery; but as retired and solitary as if it had been a hundred leagues off. The spot we had concluded on was a valley between two tolerably high hills, which ran north and south; at the bottom, among the trees and pebbles, ran a rivulet, and above the declivity, on either side, were scattered a number of houses, forming altogether a beautiful retreat for those who love a peaceful romantic asylum. After having examined two or three of these houses, we chose that which we thought the most pleasing, which was the property of a gentleman of the army, called M. Noiret. This house was in good condition, before it a garden, forming a terrace; below that on the declivity an orchard, and on the ascent, behind the house, a vineyard: a little wood of chestnut trees opposite; a fountain just by, and higher up the hill, meadows for the cattle; in short, all that could be thought necessary for the country retirement we proposed to establish. To the best of my remembrance, we took possession of it toward the latter end of the summer of 1736. I was delighted on going to sleep there--"Oh!" said I, to this dear friend, embracing her with tears of tenderness and delight, "this is the abode of happiness and innocence; if we do not find them here together it will be in vain to seek them elsewhere."
注释摘要
经过一番犹豫与计算，他们最终没有彻底离开尚贝里那座阴暗的房子，而是采取了一个折中的办法：既保留城中的落脚之处，又在乡间寻找一处真正的隐居地。卢梭此时约二十四岁，刚刚从一场几乎致命的重病中恢复过来，身体仍然虚弱。寻访之后，他们选定了沙尔梅特，一处属于卢梭的朋友德·孔济埃先生的产业。沙尔梅特距离尚贝里不远，但卢梭在笔下特意强调它给人的感觉是“仿佛远在百里之外”…