短篇小说 》 變色竜 Chameleon   》 變色竜 Chameleon      契訶夫 Anton Chekhov


     Chameleon
　　警官奧楚美洛夫穿着新的軍大衣，手裏拿着個小包，穿過市集的廣場。他身後跟着個警察，生着棕紅色頭髮，端着一個粗羅，上面盛着沒收來的醋慄，裝得滿滿的。四下裏一片寂靜。……廣場上連人影也沒有。小鋪和酒店敞開大門，無精打采地面對着上帝創造的這個世界，象是一張張饑餓的嘴巴。店門附近連一個乞弓都沒有。
　　　　“你竟敢咬人，該死的東西！”奧楚美洛夫忽然聽見說話聲。“夥計們，別放走它！如今咬人可不行！抓住它！哎喲，……哎喲！”
　　　　狗的尖叫聲響起來。奧楚美洛夫往那邊一看，瞧見商人彼楚京的木柴場裏竄出來一條狗，用三條腿跑路，不住地回頭看。在它身後，有一個人追出來，穿着漿硬的花布襯衫和敞開懷的坎肩。他緊追那條狗，身子往前一探，撲倒在地，抓住那條狗的後腿。緊跟着又傳來狗叫聲和人喊聲：“別放走它！”帶着睡意的臉紛紛從小鋪裏探出來，不久木柴場門口就聚上一群人，象是從地底下鑽出來的一樣。
　　　　“仿佛出亂子了，官長！……”警察說。
　　　　奧楚美洛夫把身子微微往左邊一轉，邁步往人群那邊走過去。在木柴場門口，他看見上述那個敞開坎肩的人站在那兒，舉起右手，伸出一根血淋淋的手指頭給那群人看。他那張半醉的臉上露出這樣的神情：“我要揭你的皮，壞蛋！”而且那根手指頭本身就象是一面勝利的旗幟。奧楚美洛夫認出這個人就是首飾匠赫留金。鬧出這場亂子的禍首是一條白毛小獵狗，尖尖的臉，背上有一塊黃斑，這時候坐在人群中央的地上，前腿劈開，渾身發抖。它那含淚的眼睛裏流露出苦惱和恐懼。
　　　　“這兒出了什麽事？”奧楚美洛夫擠到人群中去，問道。
　　　　“你在這兒幹什麽？你幹嗎竪起手指頭？……是誰在嚷？”
　　　　“我本來走我的路，官長，沒招誰沒惹誰，……”赫留金湊着空拳頭咳嗽，開口說。“我正跟米特利·米特利奇談木柴的事，忽然間，這個壞東西無緣無故把我的手指頭咬一口。……請您原諒我，我是個幹活的人。……我的活兒細緻。這得賠我一筆錢纔成，因為我也許一個星期都不能動這根手指頭了。……法律上，官長，也沒有這麽一條，說是人受了畜生的害就該忍着。……要是人人都遭狗咬，那還不如別在這個世界上活着的好。……”
　　　　“嗯！……好，……”奧楚美洛夫嚴厲地說，咳嗽着，動了動眉毛。“好。……這是誰傢的狗？這種事我不能放過不管。我要拿點顔色出來叫那些放出狗來闖禍的人看看！現在也該管管不願意遵守法令的老爺們了！等到罰了款，他，這個混蛋，纔會明白把狗和別的畜生放出來有什麽下場！我要給他點厲害瞧瞧……葉爾迪陵，”警官對警察說，“你去調查清楚這是誰傢的狗，打個報告上來！這條狗得打死纔成。不許拖延！這多半是條瘋狗。……我問你們：這是誰傢的狗？”
　　　　“這條狗象是席加洛夫將軍傢的！”人群裏有個人說。
　　　　“席加洛夫將軍傢的？嗯！……你，葉爾迪陵，把我身上的大衣脫下來。……天好熱！大概快要下雨了。……衹是有一件事我不懂：它怎麽會咬你的？”奧楚美洛夫對赫留金說。
　　　　“難道它夠得到你的手指頭？它身子矮小，可是你，要知道，長得這麽高大！你這個手指頭多半是讓小釘子紮破了，後來卻異想天開，要人傢賠你錢了。你這種人啊……誰都知道是個什麽路數！我可知道你們這些魔鬼！”
　　　　“他，官長，把他的雪茄煙戳到它臉上去，拿它開心。它呢，不肯做傻瓜，就咬了他一口。……他是個無聊的人，官長！”
　　　　“你鬍說，獨眼竜！你眼睛看不見，為什麽鬍說？官長是明白人，看得出來誰鬍說，誰象當着上帝的面一樣憑良心說話。……我要鬍說，就讓調解法官①審判我好了。他的法律上寫得明白。……如今大傢都平等了。……不瞞您說，……我弟弟就在當憲兵。………”
　　　　“少說廢話！”
　　　　“不，這條狗不是將軍傢的，……”警察深思地說。“將軍傢裏沒有這樣的狗。他傢裏的狗大半是大獵狗。……”
　　　　“你拿得準嗎？”
　　　　“拿得準，官長。……”
　　　　“我自己也知道。將軍傢裏的狗都名貴，都是良種，這條狗呢，鬼纔知道是什麽東西！毛色不好，模樣也不中看，……完全是下賤貨。……他老人傢會養這樣的狗？！你的腦筋上哪兒去了？要是這樣的狗在彼得堡或者莫斯科讓人碰上，你們知道會怎樣？那兒纔不管什麽法律不法律，一轉眼的工夫就叫它斷了氣！你，赫留金，受了苦，這件事不能放過不管。……得教訓他們一下！是時候了。……”
　　　　“不過也可能是將軍傢的狗……”警察把他的想法說出來。“它臉上又沒寫着。……前幾天我在他傢院子裏就見到過這樣一條狗。”
　　　　“沒錯兒，是將軍傢的！”人群裏有人說。
　　　　“嗯！……你，葉爾迪陵老弟，給我穿上大衣吧。……好象起風了。……怪冷的。……你帶着這條狗到將軍傢裏去一趟，在那兒問一下。……你就說這條狗是我找着，派你送去的。……你說以後不要把它放到街上來。也許它是名貴的狗，要是每個豬玀都拿雪茄煙戳到它臉上去，要不了多久就能把它作踐死。狗是嬌嫩的動物嘛。……你，蠢貨，把手放下來！　用不着把你那根蠢手指頭擺出來！這都怪你自己不好！……”
　　　　“將軍傢的廚師來了，我們來問問他吧。……喂，普羅霍爾！你過來，親愛的！你看看這條狗。……是你們傢的嗎？”
　　　　“瞎猜！我們那兒從來也沒有過這樣的狗！”
　　　　“那就用不着費很多工夫去問了，”奧楚美洛夫說。“這是條野狗！用不着多說了。……既然他說是野狗，那就是野狗。……弄死它算了。”
　　　　“這條狗不是我們傢的，”普羅霍爾繼續說。“可這是將軍哥哥的狗，他前幾天到我們這兒來了。我們的將軍不喜歡這種狗。他老人傢的哥哥卻喜歡。……”
　　　　“莫非他老人傢的哥哥來了？符拉季米爾·伊凡內奇來了？”奧楚美洛夫問，他整個臉上洋溢着動情的笑容。“可了不得，主啊！我還不知道呢！他要來住一陣吧？”
　　　　“住一陣。……”
　　　　“可了不得，主啊！……他是惦記弟弟了。……可我還不知道呢！那麽這是他老人傢的狗？很高興。……你把它帶去吧。……這條小狗怪不錯的。……挺伶俐。……它把這傢夥的手指頭咬一口！哈哈哈哈！……咦，你幹嗎發抖？嗚嗚，……嗚嗚。……它生氣了，小壞包，……好一條小狗。……”
　　　　普羅霍爾把狗叫過來，帶着它離開了木柴場。……那群人就對着赫留金哈哈大笑。
　　　　“我早晚要收拾你！”奧楚美洛夫對他威脅說，然後把身上的大衣裹一裹緊，穿過市集的廣場，徑自走了。●
　　　　①帝俄時代的保安的法官，衹審理小案子。


　　Chu Austrian police officers wearing the new U.S. military coat Rove, holding a small package, through the market square. Behind him followed by a policeman, students with brown hair, carrying a thick Law, the above container of confiscated gooseberries, packed full. Silence all around. ... ... Square has not even figure. Shop and open the door to the hotel, listlessly face of God in this world, like a picture of hungry mouths. Shop around with a begging bow at all.
　　"How dare you bite the damn thing!" Love the United States Olympic Chu suddenly heard voices. "Guys, do not let it go! Now can not bite! Grab it! Oh, ... ... Oh!"
　　Ring, the dog's screams. Chu Austrian side of the U.S. Love to look, saw the wood business field he Chu in Beijing sprang to a dog with three legs at running, could not help looking back. Behind it, a man chasing them, wearing a starched cloth shirt and open waistcoat pregnant. His hot pursuit of the dog, to explore the body forward, throwing himself to the ground, grasp the dog's hind legs. Followed came the dogs barking and people shouting: "Do not let it go!" With a sleepy face probe have come from the small shop, near the entrance to gather firewood on the field a group of people, Xiangshi Cong out of the underground drilling the same.
　　"It seems like something going wrong, the officers! ... ..." The police said.
　　U.S. Olympic Chu leaned slightly to the left of the Love of a turn, to go to the people over there to pass. Field in the wood door, he saw the man that stood open waistcoat, raised his right hand, stretched out a bloody finger to the crowd to see. He goes on half-drunk's face look like: "I want to expose your skin, bad!" And the finger itself is like a side of the Flanagan victory banner. Chu recognized U.S. Olympic Love jewelry maker He is the man to stay gold. Sudden, the culprit of this trouble is a white fur the dog, pointed face, the back has a yellow spot, this time the crowd sat in the center of the ground, front legs split and trembling. It reveals that tears in the eyes of anguish and fear.
　　"What happened here?" Austrian Chu Rove pushed the crowd to the United States, asked.
　　"What are you doing here? Why put up your finger? ... ... Who is crying?"
　　"I was walking my way, the officials who did not recruit who did not provoke, ... ..." He left an empty fist gold Couzhao cough, speak. "I was told 米特利米特 Leach something about the wood, suddenly, the bad thing for no reason to bite my finger. ... ... Please forgive me, I am a working person. ... I live ... children carefully. This sum of money before I have to pay into, because I might not move for a week This is the root of the finger. ... ... law, the officials are not so one, said people were on the beast's victims hold on. ... ... If everyone were dog bites, in that case do not live in this world of good. ... ... "
　　"Ah! ... ... Well, ... ..." Love the United States Olympic Chu said sternly, coughing, moved his eyebrows. "Good. ... ... This is someone's dog? Such a thing I can not let go no matter what. I want to get some color out of trouble call to those who let the dog look! Now paying attention to the lords do not want to comply with the Act it! penalty has been made to wait until he, the son of a bitch, will understand the dogs and other animals let out what end! I want to give him some powerful look ... ... Jordi Ling Ye, "said the police officers," You to investigate clear that this is someone's dog, make a report up! dog had killed it a success. must not delay! that most of it is a mad dog. ... ... I ask you: This is someone's dog? "
　　"The dog is like a Xijialuofu general home!" Crowd, someone said.
　　"Xijialuofu general home? Ah! ... ... You, Jordi Ling Ye, to me the coat off. ... ... Days so hot! Probably going to rain. ... ... Just one thing I do not know: how it will bite you? "Love on the U.S. Olympic Chu He left King said.
　　"Is it enough to get your fingers? Its small body, but you, you know, grow so tall! You this mostly for the small finger nail puncture, and later was fantastic, you have to pay people money. You Such people, ah ... ... Everyone knows that is what large ones! I know you devil! "
　　"He, the officials put his cigar to poked its face, carries it happy. It then refused to make a fool to bit him. ... ... He is a boring person, the officers!"
　　"You're talking nonsense, one-eyed! Your eyes can not see why the nonsense? Officers are sensible, I can see who is talking nonsense, who is the same as the front face of God speaking our minds. ... ... I want to nonsense, let the mediation trial judge ① I'm fine. His law written to understand. ... ... Now we have an equality. ... ... Upon my honor you say ... ... my brother in when the military police. ... ... ... "
　　"Talk nonsense!"
　　"No, the dog is not a general home, ... ..." the police said thoughtfully. "The general is no such dog at home. Most of his family is big hound dog. ... ..."
　　"You were sure that it?"
　　"Were sure that the rulers. ... ..."
　　"I know it themselves. General luxury dog house, all varieties, dog it, know what it is downright genius! Coat color is not good, appearance is not seen, is entirely under the bitch ... .... ... ... He elderly people will keep this dog?! your brain on where to go? If this dog run into people in St. Petersburg or Moscow, you know what? there was no matter what the law is not law, a fraction of the effort called it broken gas! you, He left gold, suffered a bitter, it can not let go no matter what. ... ... have to teach them about! is the time. ... ... "
　　"But it may be the general dog ... ..." The police say his ideas. "It was not any written on his face. ... ... A few days ago I was in his yard to have seen such a dog."
　　"Yes child, is the general home!" Said someone in the crowd.
　　"Ah! ... ... You, Ye Ling brother Jordi, I coat it. ... ... Seems The wind rises. ... ... Be cold. ... ... You take the dog to the generals to go home, in the where to ask. ... ... you say my dog found it, send you sent to the. ... ... you say this will not put it in the street. Perhaps it is a valuable dog, and if pigs are to take each Cigar Smoke poked its face to go, or how long it will be able to spoil death. dogs are delicate animals now. ... ... you, fool, put your arms down! do not need to put your fingers out of Flanagan stupid! it your fault their own good! ... ... "
　　"The general came home cook, we'll ask him. ... ... Hey, the ordinary Hall! You come, my dear! You look at the dog. ... ... Is your family do?"
　　"Shot in the dark! Where we never had such a dog!"
　　"That need not cost a lot of work to ask it," Rove said the United States Olympic Chu. "Is this the stray dog! Need not say anything. ... ... Since he said that wild dogs, wild dogs that is. ... Forget it ... kill it."
　　"The dog is not our home," Hall continued the general. "But this is the general brother's dog a few days before he came to us here. Our generals do not like this dog. He was like old brother. ... ..."
　　"Could it be his brother to the elderly? Meet Vladimir Ivanitch quarter pull here?" Love asked the U.S. Olympic Chu, his whole face filled with emotion smile. "But the not, the main ah! I did not know! He wants to stay a while, right?"
　　"For a while. ... ..."
　　"Shall not be a, ah Lord! ... ... He is always thinking about my little brother. ... ... But I do not know yet! So this is his old dog? Very happy. ... ... You take it go. ... ... This small strange dog good. ... ... very clever. ... ... this guy's finger is a bite! ha ha ha ha! ... ... Hey, why do you tremble? hum, hum ... .... ... ... it is angry, small bad package , ... ... good for a puppy. ... ... "
　　Hall came to the general dog, take it out of the wood market. ... ... Group of people to stay in front of He Jin laughed.
　　"I'll _set_tle with you sooner or later!" Austrian Chu said the U.S. threat to him, Rove, and then wrapped the body of the coat of a bind tightly through the market square, went away. ●
　　① Russia security era judges, heard only a small case.

　　　　汝龙　編譯



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