第37部分

請關閉瀏覽器的閱讀/暢讀/小說模式並且關閉廣告遮蔽過濾功能，避免出現內容無法顯示或者段落錯亂。

ve　they　all　e　to　do；　here　in　the　market…place？〃 〃They　wait　to　see　the　procession　pass；〃　said　Hester。　〃For　theGovernor　and　the　magistrates　are　to　go　by；　and　the　ministers；　andall　the　great　people　and　good　people；　with　the　music　and　thesoldiers　marching　before　them。〃 〃And　will　the　minister　be　there？〃　asked　Pearl。　〃And　will　he　hold　outboth　his　hands　to　me；　as　when　thou　ledst　me　to　him　from　thebrook…side？〃 〃He　will　be　there；　child；〃　answered　her　mother。　〃But　he　will　notgreet　thee　to…day；　nor　must　thou　greet　him。〃 〃What　a　strange；　sad　man　is　he！〃　said　the　child；　as　if　speakingpartly　to　herself。　〃In　the　dark　night…time　he　calls　us　to　him；　andholds　thy　hand　and　mine；　as　when　we　stood　with　him　on　the　scaffoldyonder！　And　in　the　deep　forest；　where　only　the　old　trees　can　hear；　andthe　strip　of　sky　see　it；　he　talks　with　thee；　sitting　on　a　heap　ofmoss！　And　he　kisses　my　forehead；　too；　so　that　the　little　brook　wouldhardly　wash　it　off！　But　here；　in　the　sunny　day；　and　among　all　thepeople；　he　knows　us　not；　nor　must　we　know　him！　A　strange；　sad　man　ishe；　with　his　hand　always　over　his　heart！〃 〃Be　quiet；　Pearl！　Thou　understandest　not　these　things；〃　said　hermother。　〃Think　not　now　of　the　minister；　but　look　about　thee；　and　seehow　cheery　is　everybody's　face　to…day。　The　children　have　e　fromtheir　schools；　and　the　grown　people　from　their　workshops　and　theirfields；　on　purpose　to　be　happy。　For；　to…day；　a　new　man　is　beginning　torule　over　them；　and　so…　as　has　been　the　custom　of　mankind　ever　since　anation　was　first　gathered…　they　make　merry　and　rejoice；　as　if　a　goodand　golden　year　were　at　length　to　pass　over　the　poor　old　world！〃 It　was　as　Hester　said；　in　regard　to　the　unwonted　jollity　thatbrightened　the　faces　of　the　people。　Into　this　festal　season　of　theyear…　as　it　already　was；　and　continued　to　be