英语翻译
“It’sasleepbetweenthesheets.IwaslyingonmybackreadingwhenIsawit.
IlookedathimasencouraginglyasIcouldandwentouttotelephonethedoctor.
Itmusthavebeenaroundnineo’clockwhenIdrovebackhomefromworkbecauseitwasalreadydark.AsIcameneartothegatesIturnedofftheheadlampsofthecarsoastopreventthebeamfromswinginginthroughthewindowandwakingJack,whosharedthehousewithme.ButIneedn’thavedoneso.Inoticedthathislightwasstillon,sohewasawakeanyway---unlesshehadfallenasleepwhilereading.Iputthecarawayandwentupthesteps.ThenIopenedthedoorquietlyandwenttoJack’sroom.Hewasinbedawakebuthedidn’teventurntowardsme.
“What’sup,Jack”?Isaid.
“ForGod’ssake,don’tmakeanoise?”hesaid.
Thewayhespokeremindedmeofsomeoneinpainwhoisafraidtotalkincasehedoeshimselfaseriousinjury.
“Takeyourshoesoff,Neville,”Jacksaid.
IthoughtthathemustbeillandthatIhadbetterhumourhimtokeephimhappy.“There’sasnakehere,”heexplained.
/“It’sasleepbetweenthesheets.IwaslyingonmybackreadingwhenIsawit.Iknewthatmovingwasoutofthequestion.Icouldn’thavemovedevenifI’dwantedto.”Irealizedthathewasserious.“Iwasrelyingonyoutocalladoctorassoonasyoucamehome.”Jackwenton.Ithasn’tbittenmeyetbutIdarenotdoanythingtoupsetit.“Itmightwakeup.I’msickofthis.”Hesaid,“Itookitforgrantedthatyouwouldhavecomehomeanhourago.”
/Therewasnotimetoargueorapologizeforbeinglate.IlookedathimasencouraginglyasIcouldandwentouttotelephonethedoctor.
