世界上全部的生命都在微妙的平衡中生活。

　　Do you think,because I am poor,obscure,plain,and little,I am soulless and heartless?You think wrong!- I have as much soul as you,- and full as much heart!And if God had gifted me with some beauty and much wealth,I should have made it as hard for you to leave me,as it is now for me to leave you.I am not talking to you now through the medium of custom,conventionalities,nor even of mortal flesh;- it is my spirit that addresses your spirit; just as if both had passed through the grave,and we stood at God's feet,equal,- as we are!

　　难道就因为我一贫如洗默默无闻长相平庸个子瘦小,就没有灵魂,没有心肠了?——你不是想错了吗?——我的心灵跟你一样丰富,我的心胸跟你一样充实!要是上帝赐予我一点姿色和充足的财富,我会使你同我现在一样难分难舍,我不是根据习俗常规,甚至也不是血肉之躯同你说话,而是我的灵魂同你的灵魂在对话,就仿佛我们两人穿过坟墓,站在上帝脚下,彼此平等——本来就如此!”

　　We've been good friends, haven't we?我们是好朋友 不是吗?

　　Yes, sir.是的先生

　　I've a strange feeling with regard toyou,我对你有一种奇怪的感觉

　　as if I had a string somewhere undermy left ribs,就像我左肋有一根线

　　tightly knotted to a similar string inyou.紧紧地和你肋部的那根弦连在一起

　　And if you were to leave,如果你一定要走

　　I'm afraid that cord of communionwould snap.这条线就会断掉

　　And I've a notion that I'd take tobleeding inwardly.我想我会因此而心碎

　　As for you, you'd forget me.至于你 会忘记我吧?

　　0How?怎么忘记?

　　I have lived a full life here.这里有我全部的生活

　　I have not been trampled on.我从未像这样被人摧残过