第25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。

on　him；　and　hewas　already　trembling　at　the　conjunction　in　which…　with　a　strange　joy；nevertheless…　he　now　found　himself。　〃Not　so；　my　child。　I　shall；indeed；　stand　with　thy　mother　and　thee　one　other　day；　but　notto…morrow。〃 Pearl　laughed；　and　attempted　to　pull　away　her　hand。　But　the　ministerheld　it　fast。 〃A　moment　longer；　my　child！〃　said　he。 〃But　wilt　thou　promise；〃　asked　Pearl；　〃to　take　my　hand；　and　mother'shand；　to…morrow　noontide？〃 〃Not　then；　Pearl；〃　said　the　minister；　〃but　another　time。〃 〃And　what　other　time？〃　persisted　the　child。 〃At　the　great　judgment　day；〃　whispered　the　minister…　and；strangely　enough；　the　sense　that　he　was　a　professional　teacher　ofthe　truth　impelled　him　to　answer　the　child　so。　〃Then；　and　there；before　the　judgment…seat；　thy　mother；　and　thou；　and　I；　must　standtogether。　But　the　daylight　of　this　world　shall　not　see　our　meeting！〃 Pearl　laughed　again。 But；　before　Mr。　Dimmesdale　had　done　speaking；　a　light　gleamed　farand　wide　over　all　the　muffled　sky。　It　was　doubtless　caused　by　one　ofthose　meteors　which　the　night…watcher　may　so　often　observe　burning　outto　waste；　in　the　vacant　regions　of　the　atmosphere。　So　powerful　was　itsradiance；　that　it　thoroughly　illuminated　the　dense　medium　of　cloudbetwixt　the　sky　and　earth。　The　great　vault　brightened；　like　the　domeof　an　immense　lamp。　It　showed　the　familiar　scene　of　the　street；　withthe　distinctness　of　mid…day；　but　also　with　the　awfulness　that　isalways　imparted　to　familiar　objects　by　an　unaccustomed　light。　Thewooden　houses；　with　their　jutting　stories　and　quaint　gable…peaks；the　door…steps　and　thresholds；　with　the　early　grass　springing　up　aboutthem；　the　garden…plots；　black　with　freshly　turned　earth；　thewheel…track；　little　worn；　and；　even　in　the　market…place；　margined　withgreen　on　either　side　all…　were　visible；　but　w