But the brigands, Monseigneur ?

“可是，主教，您对那些强盗怎么办，万一您遇见了强盗!”

“Monseigneur ,” said the brigadier of gendarmes, “so what this man said is true, then?

“我的主教，”警察队长说，“难道这人说的话是真的吗?

“Monseigneur ,” murmured the cure, throwing back his head with a smile,“God--or the devil.”

“我的主教，”神甫点头含笑低声说，“不是上帝便是魔鬼。”

“monseigneur !” he murmured,“So he is not the cure?”

“我的主教，”他低声说，“那么，他不是本堂神甫了……

monseigneur , the man is gone!

“我的主教，那个人已经走了!

“monseigneur , monseigneur!”she exclaimed, “does your Grace know where the basket of silver is?”

“我的主教，我的主教，”她喊着说，“大人可知道那只银器篮子在什么地方吗?”

“monseigneur--” said he

“我的主教……”他说。

monseigneur , you will not do that!

“主教，您不能那样做。”

Do not go, monseigneur ,in the name of Heaven!

“主教，以上天之名，不要到那儿去吧!

--“Well,” replied Monseigneur Welcome, without contesting the point, “if it is nonsense, the soul should shut itself up in it, as the pearl in the oyster.”

卞福汝主教并不和他争论，只回答:“好吧，即使是胡说，人的心总还应当隐藏在那里，如同珍珠隐在蚌壳里一样。”

After bidding his sister good night, Monseigneur Bienvenu took one of the two silver candlesticks from the table, handed the other to his guest, and said to him,--

卞福汝主教和他的妹子道过晚安以后，从桌上拿起一个银烛台，并把另外那一个交给他的客人，说

His wealthy penitents and the sainted women of D----had more than once assessed themselves to raise the money for a new altar for Monseigneur ’s oratory,on each occasion he had taken the money and had given it to the poor

迪涅的那些有钱的女忏悔者和虔诚的妇女，多次凑了些钱，要为主教的经堂修一座美观的新祭坛，他每次把钱收下，却都送给了穷人。

The Marquis turned round and answered dryly, “I have poor people of my own, Monseigneur .”

侯爵转过脸去，干脆回答说:“我的主教，我有我自己的穷人呢。”

Madame Magloire had once remarked, with a sort of gentle malice: “Monseigneur , you who turn everything to account, have, nevertheless, one useless plot

几株果树散布在各处,一次，马格洛大娘和蔼地打趣他说:“您处处都盘算，这儿却有一块方地没有用上。

Monseigneur Bienvenu had formerly been, if the stories anent his youth, and even in regard to his manhood, were to be believed, a passionate, and, possibly, a violent man

据传说，卞福汝主教从前在青年时期，甚至在壮年时期，都曾是一个热情的人，也许还是一个粗暴的人。

Monseigneur , one of the great lords in power at the court, held his fortnightly reception in his grand hotel in Paris

爵爷，朝廷里有势力的大贵族之一，在巴黎城里他的大邸宅中举行半月一次的招待会。

In the course of nine years Monseigneur Bienvenu had, by dint of holy deeds and gentle manners, filled the town of D----with a sort of tender and filial reverence

米里哀先生在他的教区里是一个名副其实的神甫，是大众的朋友,九年以来，由于他行为圣洁，作风和蔼，卞福汝主教使迪涅城里充满一种柔顺的推崇。

The leprosy of unreality disfigured every human creature in attendance upon Monseigneur

谋虚逐妄的麻痹症毁坏了伺候着爵爷的每一个人。

I robbed Monseigneur the bishop, it is true

我偷过那位主教先生的东西，这是真的

One day a dowager of the impertinent variety who thinks herself spiritual, addressed this sally to him, “Monseigneur , people are inquiring when Your Greatness will receive the red cap!”

一天，有个

So long as Monseigneur held his peace, she talked to him resolutely with a mixture of respect and freedom

只要主教不说话，她总用一种恭敬而又不拘形迹的态度和他谈个不休

but as soon as Monseigneur began to speak, as we have seen, she obeyed passively like her mistress

主教一开口，她又和那位姑娘一样，服服帖帖唯命是从了，这是大家都见过的。

It makes no difference to us. But it is for the sake of Monseigneur .

但是我是为了我的主教着想。

But, Monseigneur , there is a band of them! A flock of wolves!

主教，那是一伙土匪呀，是一群狼呀！