愛德加·愛倫·坡(1809—1849),美國詩人、小說家、文藝評論家、現代偵探小說的創始人。其主要作品有詩歌《烏鴉》、恐怖小說《莉蓋亞》、偵探小說《莫格街凶殺案》等。死後其作品一直引起人們的爭議,但仍然受到許多人的喜愛。
My dear Heart—My Dear Virginia—Our mother will explain to you why I stay away from you this night. I trust the interview I am promised will result in some substantial good for me—for your dear sake and hers—keep up your heart in all hopefulness, and trust yet a little longer. On my last great disappointment I should have lost my courage but for you—my little darling wife. You are my greatest and only stimulus now, to battle with this uncongenial, unsatisfactory, and ungrateful life.
I shall be with you tomorrow, and be assured until I see you that I will keep in loving remembrance your last words, and your fervent prayer!
Sleep well, and may God grant you a peaceful summer with your devoted.
Edgar
我親愛的寶貝——親愛的弗吉尼亞,我們的母親會向你解釋為什麽今晚我沒和你在一起。我相信我承諾的這次會麵,會使我受益頗多——為了親愛的你,也為了她,充滿希望吧,也再多—些信任吧。我親愛的妻子啊,如果沒有你,在上次的巨大打擊中我就會喪失勇氣。奮鬥掙紮在這失衡、壓抑與冷漠的生活中,你是我最大的也是唯一的慰藉與動力。
明天我就要和你在一起了。我保證,我會把你上次的話和熱誠的祈禱深藏在心裏,直到見到你。
晚安,願上帝保佑你和你忠誠的愛人有一個祥和的夏天。
愛德加
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interview [intvju:] n. 麵試;麵談;訪談