《少年维特的烦恼·第一部·1771 年 5 月至 9 月》第50节
"And such a being," She continued, "was to leave us, Werther! Great God, must we thus part with everything we hold dear in this world? Nobody felt this more acutely than the children: they cried and lamented for a long time afterward, complaining that men had carried away their dear mamma." Charlotte rose. It aroused me; but I continued sitting, and held her hand. "Let us go," she said: "it grows late." She attempted to withdraw her hand: I held it still. "We shall see each other again," I exclaimed: "we shall recognise each other under every possible change! I am going," I continued, "going willingly; but, should I say for ever, perhaps I may not keep my word. Adieu, Charlotte; adieu, Albert. We shall meet again." "Yes: tomorrow, I think," she answered with a smile. Tomorrow! how I felt the word! Ah! she little thought, when she drew her hand away from mine. They walked down the avenue. I stood gazing after them in the moonlight. I threw myself upon the ground, and wept: I then sprang up, and ran out upon the terrace, and saw, under the shade of the linden-trees, her white dress disappearing near the garden-gate. I stretched out my arms, and she vanished.
注释摘要
这一段是九月十日信的结尾，也是第一部的收束。维特终于下了决心，要离开瓦尔海姆，离开绿蒂。整个场景发生在月光下的栗树大道尽头，一个他们两人都深爱的地方。绿蒂在讲述已故母亲的遗言，讲到母亲临终前把她托付给阿尔贝特，目光中带着对他俩会幸福的信念。阿尔贝特吻了她，说我们确实是幸福的，我们将会幸福。气氛本已庄重而哀伤，绿蒂接着说出那句“这样一个生命竟要离我们而去”，…