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And she went to the parsonage, and begged that they would take her into service;
她走到牧师的家里，请求在他家当一个佣人。
she would be very industrious, she said, and would do everything she could;
她说她愿意勤勤恳恳工作，尽她所能做事。
she did not care about the wages, only she wished to have a home, and be with good people.
她不在乎工资；她只是希望有一个住处，跟好人在一起。
And the clergyman's wife was sorry for her and took her into service; and she was industrious and thoughtful.
牧师的太太怜悯她，把她留下来干活。她工作勤奋，善于思考。
She sat still and listened when the clergyman read the Bible in the evenings.
晚间，当牧师朗读《圣经》时，她就静静地坐下来听。
All the children thought a great deal of her; but when they spoke of dress, and grandeur, and beauty, she shook her head.
这家的孩子都喜欢她。不过当他们谈到衣着、华丽与美丽时，她就摇摇头。
The following Sunday, when the family was going to church, they asked her whether she would not go with them;
第二个星期天，一家人全到教堂去做礼拜。他们问她是否愿意去。
but she glanced sorrowfully, with tears in her eyes, at her crutches.
她满眼含着泪珠，凄惨地望了一下她的拐杖。
The family went to hear the word of God;
于是这家人就去听上帝的训诫了。
but she went alone into her little chamber;
只有她孤独地回到她的小房间里去。
there was only room for a bed and chair to stand in it; and here she sat down with her Prayer-Book;
这儿不太宽，只能放一张床和一张椅子。她拿着一本圣诗集坐在这儿，
and whilst she read with a pious mind, the wind bore the strains of the organ towards her,
满怀虔诚地读里面的字句。风儿把教堂的风琴声向她吹来。
and she raised her tearful countenance, and said, “O God, help me!”
她抬起被眼泪润湿了的脸，说：“上帝啊，请帮助我！”
And the sun shone so clearly, and straight before her stood the angel of God in white garments, the same she had seen that night at the church door;
阳光照耀着，在她面前笔直地站着身穿白衣的上帝的天使，就是她那晚在教堂门口看到的那个。
but he no longer carried the sharp sword, but in its stead a splendid green spray, full of roses.
不过她手中不再是拿着那把锐利的剑，而是拿着一根开满了玫瑰花的绿枝。
And he touched the ceiling with the spray, and the ceiling rose so high, and where he had touched it there gleamed a golden star.
她用它触了一下天花板，天花板就升高了。凡是她所触到的地方，就有一颗明亮的金星出现。
And he touched the walls, and they widened out, and she saw the organ which was playing;
她把墙触了一下，墙就分开了。这时她就看到那架奏着音乐的风琴
she saw the old pictures of the preachers and the preachers' wives.
和绘着牧师及牧师太太的一些古老画像。
The congregation sat in cushioned seats, and sang out of their Prayer-Books.
做礼拜的人都坐在很讲究的席位上，唱着圣诗集里的诗。
For the church itself had come to the poor girl in her narrow chamber, or else she had come into the church.
如果说这不是教堂自动来到这个狭小房间里的可怜的女孩面前，那就是她已经到了教堂里面去。
She sat in the pew with the clergyman's family, and when they had ended the psalm and looked up, they nodded and said,
她和牧师家里的人一同坐在席位上。当他们念完了圣诗、抬起头来看的时候，他们就点点头，说：
“It is right that thou art come!”
“对了，凯伦，你来这是对的！”
“It was through mercy!” she said.
“我得到了宽恕！”她说。
And the organ pealed, and the children's voices in the choir sounded so sweet and soft!
风琴奏着音乐。孩子们的声音柔和甜美。
The clear sunshine streamed so warmly through the window into the pew where Karen sat!
晴朗的阳光透过窗户，如此温暖地照进凯伦所坐的长椅上!
Her heart was so full of sunshine, peace, and joy, that it broke.
她的心充满了阳光、和平和快乐，以至于快要爆裂了。
Her soul flew on the sunshine to God, and there no one asked after the red shoes.
她的灵魂在太阳下飞向上帝。谁也没有再问她的那双红鞋。
