《少年维特的烦恼·第二部·1771 年 10 月至 1772 年 12 月》第12节
APRIL 19. Thanks for both your letters. I delayed my reply, and withheld this letter, till I should obtain an answer from the court. I feared my mother might apply to the minister to defeat my purpose. But my request is granted, my resignation is accepted. I shall not recount with what reluctance it was accorded, nor relate what the minister has written: you would only renew your lamentations. The crown prince has sent me a present of five and twenty ducats; and, indeed, such goodness has affected me to tears. For this reason I shall not require from my mother the money for which I lately applied.
注释摘要
这封简短的四月信，语调平静到几乎让人以为是另一个人写的。维特在此完成了他这一整段社交生涯的收尾工作，公使馆辞职已获批准，他预想中母亲可能走的门路、威廉可能加的劝诫，都被他预先挡住。他不愿逐字引述大臣的挽留，那会引发新的说教，也不愿渲染宫廷批准辞职时所谓的不情愿。但有一个细节他从平静的语调中无法完全压住：王储赠送的二十五杜卡特让他流下眼泪，这与他在公使馆所经…