The future

原文

At a village fair, I decided to visit a fortune-teller called Madam Bellinsky. I went into her tent and she told me to sit down. After I had given her some money, she looked into a crystal ball and said: "A relation of yours is coming to see you. She will be arriving this evening and intends to stay for a few days. The moment you leave this tent, you will get a big surprise. A woman you know well will rush toward you. She will speak to you and then she will lead you away from this place. That is all." As soon as I went outside, I forgot all about Madam Belinsky because my wife hurried toward me. "Where have you been hiding?" she asked impatiently. "Your sister will be here in less than an hour and we must be at the station to meet her. We are late already." As she walked away, I followed her out of the fair.

译文

在一个镇子市集上，我想去拜见一位占卜者，名字叫林斯福女士。我走进了她的帐篷，她叫我坐下。之后我给了她一些钱，她开始看着一个水晶球对我说：“你有一个亲戚来看你。她将于今天晚上到达，并且在这里住上一些时间。这个时候如果你离开这个帐篷，你会有一个大大的惊喜。一个你认识的女人急忙的找到你。她会和你交谈之后她就会让你跟着她一起离开这里。就只有这些了。”我一走出帐篷就很快忘记林斯福女士说了什么，因为我的妻子匆忙的向我跑来。“你躲哪里去了？”她不耐烦的问到。“你的妹妹一个小时不到就要到这里了，我们必须马上去车站接她。我们快来不及了。”说这她就走开了，我也跟着她离开了市集。

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