「五四遺事」英文版

omehowtheyfeltitwasimportantforthemtomeetagain.ItcouldnotbethattheywantedLotosavorfullyhisrevengetheyhaddisapprovedofthewayhehadhitbackatherattheexpenseofhisownideals.Maybetheywantedhimtorealizethemistakehehadmadeandfeelsorry.Butperhapsthemostlikelyexplanationwouldbethattheyjustthoughtitwouldbesadandbeautiful&mdashandthereforeagoodthing&mdashforthetwotomeetonceagainonthelakeunderthemoon. Itwasarrangedwithouttheknowledgeofeitherofthem.OnenightLowasoutonaboatwithWen&mdashMissChouwasnowmarriedandnotseeingthemanymore.Somepeopleshoutedatthemfromanotherboat.Itwasacoupletheyusedtoknow.MissFanwaswiththem. Whenthetwoboatsdrewnear,Wensteppedovertotheotherboat,urgingLotocomewithhim.LofoundhimselfsittingacrossthesmalltablefromMissFan.Theteainthecupsshonefaintly,ineachcupafloatingsilverdiskswayingslightlywiththemovementoftheboat.Herfaceandwhit-cladshoulderswereblue-rimmedwithmoonlight.Itstunnedhimhowshecouldlookjustthesamewhensomuchhadhappened. Theywentthroughtheamenitiesasiftherewerenothingamiss,butwithoutdirectlyaddressingasingleremarktoeachother.NoreferencewasmadetoLo&rsquosnewmarriage.Thetalkwasmostlyaboutthegovernment-sponsoredWestLakeExhibitionanditsuglymemorialthatdominatedthevistaalongthebank. &ldquoIt&rsquosaneyesore.Spoilseverything,&rdquoLosaid.&ldquoItwillneverbethesameagain.&rdquo Hereyesmethis,waveredalittle,andlookedaway. Aftergoingroundthelaketheylandedandseparated.Thedayafter,LoreceivedaletteraddressedtohiminMissFan&rsquoshandwriting.Hetoreitopen,hisheartpounding,andfoundasheetofblankpaperinside.Heknewinstantlywhatshemeant.Shehadwantedtowritehimbutwhatcouldshesay? Soonitwasnosecretamongtheirfriendsthattheywereagainseeingalotofeachother.Loagainstarteddivorceproceedings.Thistimehehadveryfewsympathizers.Henowlikedlikeascoundrelwherehehadoncebeenapioneer.Itwasanotherlongstruggle.OnherpartMissFanwasalsoengagedinastruggle.Herswasagainsttheforcesoftheyears,againstmen&rsquosverynaturewhichtiressoeasily.AndinherstruggleshehadnobodytostandbyhersideasshestoodbyLo.Sheremainedquietlypretty.Hercoiffureandclothesweremaster-piecesofsubtlecompromisebetweenfashionandmemory.Heneverwantedhertolikeanydifferentfromthewayshedidwhenhehadfirstknownher.Yethewouldhavebeendistressedifithadsuddenlyoccurredtohimthatshelookeddated.Shefellinwithallhismoodswithoutbeingmonotonouslypliant.ShereadallthebookshegaveherandwasdevotedtoShelley. Hefinallyhadtofightitoutinthecourtswithhiswife&rsquosfamily.TheWongswereadamantagainstdivorce.Lawsuitswereexpensive,especiallywhenjudgesprovedtobetractable.Logothisdivorceattheendoffiveyears.Thoughinreducedcircumstances,hehadbuiltasmallwhitehouseexactlythewayMissFanandhehadplannedit,onasitetheyhadchosenlongage.Hehadcloseddownhisoldhouseinthecountryafterhismother&rsquosdeath.Theirnewhomewasonstilts,leaningoutofthegreenhillsrightoverthelake.Climbingrosesandwisteriatrailedoverthemoonwindow. Thenewlywedspaidroutinevisitstorelatives.Theywereusuallypressedtostayfordinnerandplaymah-jongg.Lohadneverknownhertobefondofthegame.Hetoldhiswifeitwa