《少年维特的烦恼·第二部·1771 年 10 月至 1772 年 12 月》第8节
FEBRUARY 20. God bless you, my dear friends, and may he grant you that happiness which he denies to me! I thank you, Albert, for having deceived me. I waited for the news that your wedding-day was fixed; and I intended on that day, with solemnity, to take down Charlotte's profile from the wall, and to bury it with some other papers I possess. You are now united, and her picture still remains here. Well, let it remain! Why should it not? I know that I am still one of your society, that I still occupy a place uninjured in Charlotte's heart, that I hold the second place therein; and I intend to keep it. Oh, I should become mad if she could forget! Albert, that thought is hell! Farewell, Albert farewell, angel of heaven farewell, Charlotte!
注释摘要
这封信写于维特得知阿尔贝特与绿蒂婚礼已成定局之后。整封信的语气在祝福与绝望的撕裂之间来回摆动，而这种撕裂正是维特此时精神状态的准确写照。 信的开头是一句祝福，但紧接着就是一句苦涩的感谢——他感谢阿尔贝特“欺骗”了他。这个“欺骗”指的是什么，本节并无明说，但可以理解为维特此前大概从阿尔贝特那里得到过某种含糊的暗示，让他以为婚期尚未确定，因而他才能将自己的计划…