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Chapter 24 In the room of the Second Polonius Mansion

Selected works of Osamu Dazai 太宰治 6836Words 2018-03-21
Letes, Ophelia. Le. "Just pack my luggage for me. Ah, I'm so busy. The boat is already waiting for me with full sail. Hey, bring me that little dictionary of philosophy. If you forget this, it will be troublesome, France The noble ladies like to listen to philosophical words. Hey, help me sprinkle some perfume in this suitcase. This is a gentleman's noble mental preparation. Okay, so that we have everything that needs to be packed, let's go. Ophelia , you have to take good care of Dad when I'm not around. What are you in a daze for? Recently, you always have this face that hasn't had enough sleep. I heard that puberty people look sleepy. Isn't there a little song that says "I have troubles too, but I still snort at night while thinking about it 7", that's exactly the same as you. Don't keep dozing off, remember to send a letter to your French brother once in a while."

Curcuma. "すまいとばし思うて8?" Le. "What kind of weird sentence is that, I hate it when I hear it." Curcuma. "But this is Tsubouchi-san—" Le. "Ah, that's it. Although Tsubouchi-san is the greatest scholar in the East, he is still a bit too literal. すまいとばし思うて? This sentence is really bad. This is kitsch, no no, it's not only Tsubouchi-san's fault, It’s you who have become a bit annoying recently, you have to be careful yourself. Brother knows everything. The lipstick is so red, it looks so vulgar. It’s so dirty. What are you doing, making it so coquettish.”

Curcuma. "Sorry." Le. "Tsk! You cry at every turn. My brother knows everything. I have been deliberately pretending not to see, trying to urge you to reflect without any trace, but you don't take it seriously at all. I am about to be caught by you now." I'm so angry that I have to say you, otherwise I don't want to mention this kind of boring thing at all, and I hate it when I hear it. It's because I was too worried about what will happen when I'm not at home today, so I accidentally said slippery words , since this is the case, it might be better for me to tell you everything clearly. Listen, stop thinking about your relationship with him. This is a stupid thing, and the outcome can be seen long ago. What kind of person is he? , you should understand when you think about it. This matter is impossible. I absolutely absolutely disapprove. I tell you very clearly now that as your only brother and your mother who passed away, I absolutely do not Yes. Dad is too sloppy, so he doesn’t seem to know. What will happen if Dad finds out? Dad must resign from his current important job in order to show responsibility, and I will not have any future at all. You probably have to hug Let the child who has no father be a beggar. Listen, go and tell him, I, Latis, swear to the ghosts, if he dares to play with Latis's sister, whoever he is, I will not let him go, no matter who he is I won’t let him live no matter what his status is. You just tell him like this.”

Curcuma. "Brother! You can't say something like that, he's—" Le. "Bastard, why are you still talking about these sleepy words. It's so dirty. Then let me explain to you a little bit more clearly. I don't just object to his identity, I hate him. I hate him the most. He is nothing I know him very well because I grew up as his playmate. He was a smart man since he was a child, and he behaved like an adult. He knew everything at once, bow, sword, and horse riding. , Poetry and Drama, etc., so good at it that I have to be surprised. But he is not enthusiastic at all, as soon as he knows it, he will stop practicing immediately, and he has no patience. I hate him the most. He is the best at guessing other people's thoughts, as if he can see through you and snicker beside him. It's really annoying. He's laughing at us for working so hard, that kind of person is called a frivolous wit. He will pretend to be that stinky. Your Majesty or the princess is a little bit Saying something about him, even crying in front of all the courtiers, is simply useless. Ophelia, you don’t know anything, but I know that he is not reliable at all. Men in Denmark are better than those in the forest. There are more leaves in the tree. Brother will find for you the strongest, gentlest, most honest young man who looks better than anyone else. Believe in brother. Since childhood, as long as it is spoken by brother, don’t you believe it? Brother I never lied to you, right? Well, do you understand? My brother, please, don’t think about him from now on. Next time if he bothers you again, just tell him that Latis is very angry , never let him go back alive. He is a very weak person, and he will be pale and trembling when he hears it. Do you understand? If it happens, well, it should not be possible, just in case I’m not at home When you did something shameless and irresponsible, brother really can't let you two go. You should know that brother is scarier than anyone else when he gets angry? Then, I'm leaving, and I will send you off with a smile. Me. My brother really believes in you.”

Curcuma. "Goodbye. Brother, take care too." Le. "Thank you. When I'm not at home, everything depends on you. I'm still worried. By the way, you swear to my brother in front of God. I really can't let go." Curcuma. "Brother, are you still in doubt?" Le. "No, it's not doubting, then, um, forget it. Is it okay? Can I really rest assured? I don't want to be too talkative about this kind of question. It's ugly to be too talkative as an older brother." Polonius, Letes, Ophelia. general. "Why are you still here? Just came to say goodbye to me, I thought you should be on the way. Let's go, let's go. Ah, wait, wait. Before leaving, I will review the rules of the study tour for you. "

Le. "Oh, I remember you told me that three times, no, four times." general. "It's the same several times, even if it's said ten times, it's not too little. 9. Listen carefully, first of all, don't care about the grades in school. If there are fifty students, they will rank around the fortieth in the class. The most ideal. Don’t have the idea that you would rather go astray than get the first place. It’s impossible for the children of Pulongness to be so smart. You have to know your ability, don’t force it, and learn to be humble. This is the first item. The second is not to repeat the grade. It’s okay to cheat, just don’t repeat the grade. Repeating the grade will become a scar for the rest of your life. When you grow up and take the responsibility you deserve, everyone will forget that you cheated But they will not forget that you have been repeated a grade before. They will whisper behind your back, laugh at you winkingly, and point at you. The school is originally designed to prevent students from repeating a grade. If you are repeated , it must be the result of that student trying to squeeze himself into a good school. What sentimentality, rebellion against teachers, vanity, boring sense of justice. Some students seem to take repetition as an honor instead, making their parents sad, and waiting until they When you grow up, you will regret it after gaining some status in the society. When you were a student, everyone believed that cheating was the most dishonorable thing, and repeating a grade was a heroic act. But when you really leave the society, you will It turned out to be the opposite. Remember that cheating doesn't hurt your reputation, and repeating a grade is the root of all failure. Tell you, after you leave school, you will know if you talk about the past with your classmates at the time, almost everyone is cheating. After everyone admits it, they just pat each other on the shoulder and laugh, and it will not be used as a scar in the future. But repeating a grade is different. Even if you confess to everyone, it is impossible for others to just smile and let it go Wherever you go in the future, you will be looked down upon by others. This is the stumbling block to your success and the beginning of your humble knees. If you think that life is only a student life, it is a big mistake. You must be careful and be sure in everything. Be smart, you are a child of Pulonges, aren't you? Then, the method of choosing your classmates. This is also very important. Make sure to make friends with a senior who is a year higher than you, so that he can teach you the tricks of the exam , you can also ask him about the examiner's scoring habits by the way. Then you must find a good student in the same grade as a good friend, so that you can borrow notes from him, and you can ask him to sit next to you during the exam. Students only need It is enough to have these two. Unnecessary making friends is unnecessary spending. Then there is the issue of money. You should pay special attention to this point. All money loans are not allowed. Borrowing money from others is a very serious thing It is also not allowed to borrow money from others. It is better to starve to death than to borrow money from others. Society is originally formed in the direction that people will not starve to death. Even if ordinary people forget their married daughters, they will not forget that they borrow A copper coin for others. Even if you pay back one tael for ten taels, he will never forget that he lent you one tael. Dime money. It’s not okay to borrow from others. The person who borrows money from you will definitely say something wrong with you, because he and othersBorrowing money is very embarrassing, and I want to drag you into trouble, so I will definitely speak ill of you behind my back.In other words, sooner or later, this is the beginning of the dispute.As a man, if there is no way to clearly refuse the other party's request: "I don't want something that will hurt our friendship, so I can't promise you", it will be difficult to make great achievements in the future.Do you hear me clearly?Money must be handled with extreme care.You can't borrow from others, and you can't borrow from others.Next comes drinking.Drink in moderation, but never alone.Drinking alone is a seedling of delusion and a spur of depression. No matter how much you drink, it is impossible to improve your mood.Once a week, I go to drink with my classmates.Also, it's not good to invite yourself.Remember to wait for them to ask you out, and nodding reluctantly is a smart person, only a stupid daredevil would happily agree.The etiquette of drinking is also very complicated. It is taboo to be so drunk that you vomit, and everyone will look down on you.Shouting out loud and going around asking for arguments will only make you stay away from others, which does no good at all.Trying to sit at the bottom of the table, listening to the debate around you sincerely and nodding your head in agreement is the ideal attitude, but it can also be complicated if you accidentally drink too much.At this time, you stand up suddenly, try to tear your throat and sing your university song, and then smile after singing, and continue to drink.If the other party keeps pestering you to argue, you should look directly at his face seriously and say quietly, you are also a lonely man.No matter what kind of commentator, after hearing this sentence, he will lose the energy to continue arguing.But pay attention, try to smile, let yourself be as resigned as the wind blows willow branches, is the most brilliant.Get into the habit of getting up and going back to your room without hesitation as soon as you see the party getting out of hand.People who lack decisiveness who always think that there will be good things, dawdle at the banquet and dare not go back, will never have a day of success.When you go back, don't forget to find a reliable classmate and give him the membership fee.If the membership fee is three taels, pay five taels, and if it is five taels, pay ten taels. Leave the money and leave early.It will not hurt others, nor will it hurt yourself, and others will naturally improve their evaluation of you.Oh, there is one more thing that needs to be paid attention to most when drinking. Never agree to any request at the banquet.If this point is not extra careful, the consequences can be disastrous.Drinking makes people high and people become generous.Accidentally getting carried away, accepting something beyond one's ability, and regretting it with a pale face after sobering up, this is the first step of disillusionment.Never say yes to someone while drunk.The next point is women.This is also a last resort.I just want you to beware of your conceited personality, you are a child of Pulonges, and like your father, you are not a womanly type.

Don't forget that you have been snoring loudly since you were a child. No woman except your wife can bear such a loud snoring.When seduced by women, you must remember your terrible snoring.Do you hear me clearly?Even if you are suspected in France, there are still beautiful girls in Denmark who want you. I will leave these matters to my father. You should not be too complacent over there.The romance of youth is not to buy women, but to show your masculinity, and to regard self-satisfaction as your unwanted enemy.So the next one is——” Le. "Gambling. Lose five taels and go home smiling. You can't win money."

general. "Next is——" Le. "Clothing. Pick a good shirt and wear it with a discreet top." general. "Next is——" Le. "Remember to wrap a small gift for the landlady." general. "Next is——" Le. "Remember to write a diary, remember to buy some hard bread for saving, remember to cut your nose hair, ah, the boat is about to sail. Dad, take care, I will write to you slowly when I get there. Ophelia, goodbye, don't Forget what brother told you just now." general. "Ah, I walked so fast. But, um, I told him all about it, so there shouldn't be any problem. I also forgot to mention the amount of living expenses, ah, and I forgot to mention the importance of walking. Forget it Well, I’ll send it in a letter later. Huh? Ophelia, you don’t look very good. Brother asked you to do something for him again, right? I know, he asked you for pocket money again, right? It’s not enough to just take what your father gave you, so he threatened you to secretly send him more money every month. Oh, it must be like this. This guy is really bad.”

Curcuma. "No, no dad, brother is not such a boring person. Don't worry about him, even if you didn't nagging him just now, he would know it himself." general. "That's true. Of course. I'm already twenty-three. It's okay if I don't even know about those things. His Highness Hamlet is as old as him. Comparing the two, he is three times more mature than His Highness. This child, Latis, will definitely be in the future. He will be more promising than me as an old man. I nagged him like that, but it was also a well-thought-out strategy. Of course, the child would still hate it if he was bored, but as long as he reads it, there are still people willing to chat with him If he is nagging, he will naturally remember to make progress. As long as he knows that there is someone here worrying about his future for him all day, I will be satisfied. It is really unreasonable to ask him to pay attention to this and that. In fact, they are all unimportant things. Leh Tess has his own way of life, and times are different. Just let Tess go and do it. As long as he knows the fact that I'm worried. As long as he doesn't forget it, he will Absolutely not depraved. I want to let him know that I worry about him twice as much as my mother who passed away. As long as he remembers this, as long as he remembers this, ah, why do I keep thinking of the same thing I'm really getting old. Before I know it, I'm getting old. Ophelia, sit here, come, sit next to Daddy. Okay, that's good. Listen again Dad, read it for a while. You have grown more and more like your mother recently, and sometimes I feel as if I am talking to your mother. My mother must be very happy in the spirit of the sky. Letis looks so strong, and you are so strong You are gentle and sensible, always by my side to take care of me. People say that even people outside the city can’t help but praise you when they mention you. It’s really unreasonable that a father like Polonius can give birth to such a beautiful daughter, but whatever, I have even heard such rumors. Dad should be really happy now, and there should be nothing to look forward to, but Ophelia, I heard from my father. Recently, I don’t know why, but I always feel annoyed. .Dad should probably die. You don’t have to be afraid, Dad will not want to commit suicide. Dad has always seriously planned to live to be a hundred years old, no, a hundred and nine years old. I want to watch Letis live happily Achieve great things, praise him well, and then I can say that I no longer worry at all, and then I can die with peace of mind. I am really greedy. But, Dad is really looking forward to it. Now for me, on myself There is nothing to look forward to at all, I only know that for the two of you, I must live. How cute a child without a mother is, even Latis, even you will not know. As long as it is for the child, then I am willing to do hard things. As for Dad, I have even thought about this kind of thing. That is to say, there must be someone in life who praises you at the last moment. Let’s talk about Naletis, in order to win everyone’s respect Praise, Latis will start to make various efforts in the future. At that time, even if people all over the world praise him superficially, I will never praise him. The sooner you are praised, the sooner you are satisfied. Only I will always put on an unhappy expression and insult him instead. But, in the end, I will definitely praise him. I will become the so-called best admirer, and praise him grandly, with words so loud that even the heavens can hear them. voice praises him. Then he'll be glad he doesn't stopHe has worked so hard until now and will thank God for his life.In order to be the voice that praised him loudly at the end, I have always planned to live to be 109 years old anyway, 108 years old is fine, but recently I have begun to feel that this is really stupid.It is as painful to hold back to blame him when you want to praise him as it is to be angry when you want to be angry.No one is willing to play such a difficult role except father. I call it doting, and it is the desire of being a parent.Dad was willing to play even this kind of role in order to make Latis more upright in the future, but recently, for some reason, he always feels lonely.No, Dad will also scold you in the future.I also nagged and read to Latis for a long time just now.But after reading it, Dad suddenly became very annoyed.In other words, I finally gradually understand that education is not just a psychological strategy like my father thought, and children will one day see through the psychological tricks of their parents.Anyway, I have improved a lot.Latis is indeed very motivated, but he is a boy after all, and he is still somewhat innocent.He will also follow his father's ingenious strategy, cheer up and work hard, which is also his advantage.Dad knew it too, so he often used tactics on Letis, and they were all successful.Dad reminded him so loudly of many things just now, even though Latis thinks I'm talking too much, he can still understand that Dad is worried for him, and when he left, he also felt the value of life from the bottom of his heart.

But, Ophelia, I say Ophelia, sit back a little more.Do you know what Dad has been trying to say since just now? " Curcuma. "You're scolding me." general. "It's coming again, look, it's coming again soon. Dad is afraid of you because of this. Especially recently, I have become more and more afraid of you. My psychological tactics are useless to you, and you will see through them immediately .You weren’t like this before, Ophelia.——That’s right, Dad just kept talking about you just now. Dad really said that because he was worried about you. I’m not scolding you. I’m not scolding you, but why did you Why don’t you talk to your dad more clearly? Dad is really lonely. I’m not worried about Latis’s affairs at all. If I scold him loudly, he will definitely stand up. You don’t dare to scold. You dare not even talk to you in a stronger tone. Dad is annoying, that’s why. I don’t want to live to be one hundred and nine years old, and that’s why. Knowing that education is not a psychological tactic is also for This. Feeling foolish to be the best admirer is for this. I'm starting to wonder if I should just die, Ophelia, it's all about you. Don't cry, Ophelia. Come on, You can tell Dad everything about the sad things in your heart. I have been expecting you to speak up since just now, so I told you so many meaningless complaints, and I want you to speak out without any scruples. Probably Dad still likes to use psychological strategies too much. I’m sorry, Dad is too treacherous. It’s not good for Dad. Come on, Dad won’t use tactics anymore. You also trust Dad, so be bold and talk about it. Come here, you stand Where do you want to go when you get up? Don’t run away, come, sit down. Then let daddy tell you, Ophelia. My brother seems to have pissed you off just now, right? It’s not about pocket money at all, is it? ?”

Curcuma. "Dad, you've gone too far. Enough is enough." general. "Okay, I see. Ophelia! You're so stupid. It's not unreasonable for Latis to be angry. This morning, a subordinate gave me a piece of advice that I really don't want to hear. Thinking of how listless you've been lately, I've been alerted. I've been wanting to believe it's not true, but I'm trying to ask you as gently as possible without breaking your heart. I think I'm trying too I asked you as gently as possible. But you are so stubborn to hide from me that you even want to run away from here. But I have learned, Ophelia, that your love is too dishonest. It is not naive at all. Shameful. Why do you have to hide it from us like this? I also admire the attitude of the other party. Wearing mourning clothes with the cheek, turning a blind eye to his own indiscretions, but talking about the princess. Nowadays, young people’s love is Is it like this? If you like it, you like it. Although the identity is different, you should not be as inflexible about those things now as before. Why can't you say it naively. His Majesty Claudius is not an unreasonable person, I I often did wrong things when I was young, and we won’t do anything to you. But it’s too late, and it’s not so easy to solve such a big noise. Idiots. You are really idiots. It’s useless, It's useless to cry. Daddy is scared of you too. What about Naretis? Does he know everything?" Curcuma. "No. Brother said that if such a thing happened, he would never be allowed to go back alive." general. "Look. I know that Latis will say that. Anyway, don't say anything in front of Latis. If he gets involved, it will be even more difficult to deal with. This is really annoying. That's why I don't like girls Humph, Ophelia, you lost the queen's crown."
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