The firstwill of afterlistening toObansaying, clerk of a law courtwrites quicklyearnestly, recorded the words that Countspokeexactly. Others exchangedunder the meaningful glance, Gellariscoughsone, stood saying: „SirCount, Baron Allenthroughoutisyoung people, onlyfeared that is very difficultrole that holds the post ofyouto request. Are youonce againconsiderothercandidates?”
在听完欧班所说的第一条遗嘱后,书记官埋头疾书,将伯爵说的话一字不差地录了下来。其它人则交换了下眼色,格拉尔更是干咳一声,站出来说:“伯爵大人,艾伦男爵始终是个年轻人,只怕很难担任您所要求的角色。您是不是得重新考虑一下其它人选?”Obansaid with a smile: „Gellar, friend of mine. Thisyoudo not needto worry, althoughBaron Allenis young, buthisabilityis obvious to all. Ibelieve that hecancompletesurveillantrole, ifhedoes not well, a thatonlypossibility, ishedoes not want.”欧班微笑道:“格拉尔,我的朋友。这点你无需担心,艾伦男爵虽然年轻,可他的能力是有目共睹的。我相信他能够做好监督者这个角色,如果说他做得不好,那只有一个可能,就是他不愿意。”Allengoes forwardto bow saying: „Pleaserelax, Count, Iam gladto acceptthisworkvery much.”艾伦上前躬身道:“请放心,伯爵,我很乐意接受这份工作。”HetowardGellarindifferently looked at the eye, smileddoes not speak.
他朝格拉尔淡淡看了眼,微笑不语。Gellarsnort/hum the sound, drew back, knowis unable to change the decision of Obanagain. Obanclears throat, said: „The asset under myname, among20%giveDahlia. Shecompletes a wifeand a mother'sdutyconscientiously, has the qualificationsto obtainthese.”格拉尔哼了声,退了回去,知道无法再改变欧班的决定。欧班清了清喉咙,又道:“我名下的资产,其中20%交给黛丽。她尽心尽力地做好一个妻子、一个母亲的本份,有资格得到这些。”
The DahliapreciselyCountwife, after shehears the Obanwords, muttered: „Ido not wantyourasset, Iwantyouto be ablewell, dear.”黛丽便是伯爵的妻子,她听到欧班的话后喃喃道:“我不要你的资产,我只要你能够好好的,亲爱的。”„Another20%theirseveralbrother and sisterare inherited the equal divisionbyFarr, 40%belong tomyeldest sonGillesall. Remaining20%......”ObanlookedtoRamona, said with a smile: „Thatis the Ramonaproperty.”
“另外20%则由法尔他们几兄妹继承平分,40%归于我的大子吉尔斯所有。剩下的20%……”欧班看向了若拉,微笑道:“那是属于若拉的财产。”„Elder Brother, Ido not usethese.”Ramonashakes the head saying: „Gillesneedsthem.”
“哥哥,我不用这些。”若拉摇头道:“吉尔斯更需要它们。”„No, youneed. Withoutthisproperty, youverydifficultto have a positionin the Iron Spear Marquisfamily.”Obansaiddecisively,obviouslyheisRamonaalsoconsiders.
“不,你需要。如果没有这笔财产,你很难在铁枪侯爵的家庭中拥有一席之位。”欧班断然道,显然他已经为若拉也考虑好了。To the opportunity of Ramonarejection, Obanhas not continuedto draw up the oneselfwill. After hisprivate equity conducts the reasonablefairassignment, histitleis inheritedbyGilles, Gillesthennaturallybecomes the Ark Harbornewfeudal lord. Henot only need manage the existingterritoryforOban, but must handle the business of emeraldpearlmerchant group, as the saying goes, the responsibility is heavy and the road is dangerous.
没给若拉拒绝的机会,欧班继续制订着自己的遗嘱。他的私人资产进行合理公正的分配后,他的爵位则由吉尔斯继承,吉尔斯便理所当然地成为方舟港新一任的领主。他不仅得替欧班管理已有的领地,还得打理好翡翠珍珠这个商团的生意,正所谓任道重远。Obangiveshimto arrange the candidate who several can help, thesepeoplewereto follow the Obanfor a long timesecondary roles, amongincludedMetzButler. Theycanfromdailyhuman relations, politicsas well ascommercialcommunicationand otheraspectstoGillesproposed that importantsuggestion, isObanleavesson'sassistancestrength.欧班又给他安排了几个能够帮得上忙的人选,这几人都是跟随欧班已久的班底,其中就包括了梅斯管家。他们能够从日常交际、政治以及商业来往等方面对吉尔斯提出重要的建议,是欧班留给儿子的辅佐力量。Finally, ObancalledGilles, put out a handto patson'sshoulder saying: „Gilles, myknowpressestheseheavy burdensinyouron the body, to youalsotooearly.”
最后,欧班把吉尔斯叫了过去,伸手拍了拍儿子的肩膀说:“吉尔斯,我知道把这些重担压在你的身上,对你来说还太早了些。”Gillesshakes the head, said: „No, father. Ihave prepared.”吉尔斯摇了摇头,说:“不,父亲。我已经准备好了。”Obangladlysaid: „Yougrew up, like thisIalsofelt relieved.”欧班欣然道:“你长大了呢,这样我也就放心了。”Helookstoclerk of a law court, said: „Gets the regionsurface, Iassignlike this. The Gillesmanagement scaleincludingArk Harbor, myoriginalallterritories, giveshimto manage. as forDaniel'sterritory, includingSetting Sun City, Dawn CastleandBauhinia Collartheseterritories. Thenplenary powersis responsible forbyAllenKnight, so long asAllenKnightdelivers the relatedtax revenueto be possibleaccording to the stipulationevery year, but the managementas well asotherrelatedallpoliciesaboutterritory, hehas the completeautonomy.”
他看向书记官,说:“领地方面,我是这样分配的。吉尔斯的管理范围是包括方舟港在内,我原先的一切领地,都交给他来管理。至于丹尼尔的领地,包括落日城、曙光城堡、紫荆花领在内的那些领地。则全权由艾伦爵士负责,艾伦爵士只要每年按照规定上交相关的税收既可,而关于领地的管理以及其它相关一切的政策,他拥有完全自主权。”clerk of a law courthears the tipto tremble, even if hisalsounderstandObanmouththatso-called„completeautonomy” the significances of thesefivecharactersisanything. Thatmeansin the Allensurfaceis the dependency, butin fact is actually the ally, isally that was acknowledgedbyOban. Allenmerelyis maintainingdependencyformally, butGillesthisnewCount is actually not ableto interfere with the himas well asterritorything, so long asAllenpaysevery year the payment of taxesaccording to the stipulation.书记官听得笔锋一颤,哪怕是他也明白欧班嘴里那所谓“完全自主权”这五个字的意义是什么。那意味着艾伦表面上是附庸,可实际上却已经是盟友,是由欧班承认的盟友。艾伦只是维持着形式上的附庸,但吉尔斯这个新任伯爵却无法干涉他以及领地内的事物,只要艾伦每年按照规定把赋税交上来的话。Then, Allen can definitely according to the oneselfwish and abilityarmament, expands the army, butdoes not needto be approved the agreement and Gilles. ThisregardingGilles, suchdependencywithout doubtissavage. EspeciallyAllenhas the Danieloriginalallterritories, thisregardingGillesis a hugeblow.
如此一来,艾伦完全可以按照自己的意愿和能力发展军备,扩充军队,而不必得到吉尔斯的同意和批准。这对于吉尔斯而言,这样的附庸者无疑是危险的。特别是艾伦拥有丹尼尔原先的所有领地,这对于吉尔斯来说更是一个巨大的打击。AlthoughGilleshas not managed the territoryofficially, actuallyalsoknowsome. Hears the decision of Oban, heworries saying: „father, did yougive the AllenKnightpoweraretoobig?”吉尔斯虽然还没正式管理领地,却也知道一些。听到欧班的决定,他着急地说道:“父亲,您给艾伦爵士的权力是不是太大了?”He is always tooyoung, does not understand the persuasiveinquirycompletely. Works asin front ofAllen'sdirectlyto propose that thisacuteissue, no matter if it istoAllenorOban, is an injury. Allenmerelysmiles, hebelieves that Obanwill give a Gillesanswer. Gellarlooked atAllenandObanwith the corner of the eye, in the heartguessed correctly that thistwo peopleaffirmationhad reached an agreementin privatesomeconditions.
他始终还是太年轻,完全不懂得婉转提问。当着艾伦的面前直接提出这个尖锐的问题,无论是对艾伦还是欧班,都是一种伤害。艾伦只是笑了笑,他相信欧班会给吉尔斯一个答复。格拉尔则用眼角看了看艾伦和欧班,心中猜到这两人肯定已经私下谈好了一些条件。Obansmilesweakly, saidtoGilles: „Believesme, child. Sucharrangementto you are best, byyourpresentability, but alsodoes not have the meansto give dual attention toso many. HasAllenKnightto helpyou, youwill becomesplendidCount.”欧班虚弱地笑了笑,对吉尔斯道:“相信我,孩子。这样的安排对你来说是最好的,以你现在的能力,还没办法兼顾那么多。有艾伦爵士帮你,你会成为一名出色的伯爵。”„But, father......”
“可是,父亲……”Healsowantsto sayanythingagain, actuallyshakes the headto breaktoOban: „Ok, Gilles. Iam very tired, do not interruptmywordsagain, was goodto be of pleasant to hearon the line. Decision that Imake, thesearrangements, forthisstretch of territoryandyou. Younoware possibly incomprehensible, butyou can definitely understand why in the futureIthis.”
他还想再说什么,却给欧班摇头打断:“好了,吉尔斯。我已经很累了,你就别再打断我的话,好好听着就行了。我做的决定,还有这些安排,都是为了这片领地和你。你可能现在不能理解,但你将来肯定能够理解我为什么这样做。”„Myknow, father.”Gillesmuttered, heturned the headtowards Allento look at the eye, in the lookflashed through the hatred that was not easyto detect.
“我知道了,父亲。”吉尔斯喃喃道,他转头朝艾伦看了眼,眼神中闪过一丝不易察觉的怨毒。In the Allenheartsighedlightly, knowGillescannotunderstand the arrangement of Oban. In this case, theirtwo peoplelaterbeing together the happiness that is not necessarily ablesuch asObanto think.艾伦心中轻叹,知道吉尔斯还是不能理解欧班的安排。这样的话,他们两人以后的相处未必会如欧班想的愉快。Obansupplementedsomeadditionalthings, manyarearrangements in somehuman affairs. LikeGellar, hechanged a positionin the merchant group. Showed that seems like the rightto be bigger, mayin factdefer to the plan of Oban, thenmeetsgraduallyto turn intodispensablerole. TheseplansareObanhave drawn up, merelychanges intoGillesto carry outnow. So long asGilleswhatmistake, then35yearslater, Gellarwill gradually fade out the powercircle. Whenhisdiscovertime, what is done cannot be undone, has been unable to save the situation.欧班又补充了一些附加的东西,多是一些人事上的安排。像格拉尔,他在商团中换了一个位置。一个表明看上去权利更大,可实际上按照欧班的计划,则会渐渐变成可有可无的角色。这些计划都是欧班已经制订好,只是现在换成吉尔斯去执行。只要吉尔斯不出什么差子的话,那么三五年后,格拉尔将逐渐淡出权力圈。等他发现的时候,已经木已成舟,回天乏力了。Spent a morning, the willdraws upfinally. Byafternoon, clerk of a law courtreorganized the regularcopy clerkthem, givesOban, Allenas well as several other witnessesrespectivelyglances, and after guaranteeingis unmistakable, the relatedpersonand othersinthiswillsign the oneselfname. Allenis the lastsignature, gets throughthisafterward, Obanletshisstayed.
花了一个上午,遗嘱总算制订完。到了下午,书记官把它们整理成正规的文书,分别交给欧班、艾伦以及另外几名见证者过目,并确保无误之后,相关人等则在这份遗嘱上签下自己的名字。艾伦是最后一个签名,办完这件事后,欧班让他留了下来。„Danielis the Leksanddependency, nowDanieldied, the LeksandimpossibleignoresDaniel'sterritoryhas been at the condition of without owner. Howperhapsyouunder the considerationtacklethisissue.”Obansaid: „Danielalsoson, youcanmakehim the nominalfeudal lord, thisalsoconveniencelaterpowerdelivery.”
“丹尼尔是雷克德的附庸,现在丹尼尔死了,雷克德不可能放任丹尼尔的领地一直处于无主的状态。你或许得考虑下怎么应付这个问题。”欧班说道:“丹尼尔还有一个儿子,你可以让他成为名义上的领主,这样也方便以后的权力交割。”Allensaid with a smile: „Thankyourproposition, SirCount. Howeverin fact, beforethisIhad gone toUnicorn Castle. At that time a LeksandCountnephewhad been busyreceivingDanielViscountterritory, unfortunately, IjustamandYoung MasterAngtegovery muchtogether.”艾伦微笑道:“感谢你的提议,伯爵大人。不过事实上,在来此之前我已经去了一次独角兽城堡。当时雷克德伯爵的一位侄子已经在忙着接收丹尼尔子爵的领地,很不巧,我刚好是和昂特少爷一起去的。”Obanonehear, thenknow a general idea, immediatelysaid with a smile: „Myreallyis Whiteworried, yourknowdoes that is naturally best. ThenAllen, whatthendoes haveto plan?”欧班一听,便知道了个大概,当下笑道:“那我真是白操心了,你知道这么做,自然最好。那么艾伦,接下来有什么打算?”„DanielKnightterritoryjustjust nowhitafter all, must dostabilizes the collar citizenthoughts, followingtime, Iwill not have the movement of expansionprobablyagain. The stableterritory, the savingsdevelopment potential, has the social dealingswithMr.Klien. PerhapsIwill go toRoyal capitalto have a look, knowssomegreat people. Howeverbefore then, Imustfirstreturn toStorm City, some businessneedto process.”
“丹尼尔爵士的领地毕竟刚刚才打下来,现在要做的就是稳定领民的心思,接下来一段时间,我大概不会再有扩张的动作。稳固领地,积蓄发展潜力,和莱因先生打好交道。或许我会去帝都看看,认识一些大人物。不过在此之前,我得先回一趟风暴城,有一些事务需要处理。”Obansaid with a nod: „Youcanlook forMetz, heto the ships that youarrange.”欧班点头说:“你可以去找梅斯,他会给你安排回去的船只。”„Myknow, timeearly, Countyoudid not rest.”
“我知道了,时间也不早,伯爵你休息吧。”„Doesn't matter, youare busy atyourmatter. The willhas decided that youdo not needhereto wastetime, doesyou should the matter of doing.”
“没关系,你去忙你的事。遗嘱已经定下来,你也不用到我这里来浪费时间,去做你该做的事吧。”Allenleaves, MadameCountis also just right. When has transferredthatOriental styleroom partition, AllenseesMadameDahliapersonallyfor the Countcleanwound, ontheirfacesis hanging the lightsmile. The afternoonsunlightthrows intothisroompeacefully, presentedfilledwarmlyin the Allenin one's eyespicture. Buthisknow, remainingtime that givesCountandwifetwo peopleare not many.艾伦离开的时候,伯爵夫人也正好进来。转过那东方风格的隔断时,艾伦看到黛丽夫人亲自替伯爵清洗伤口,他们脸上都挂着平淡的笑容。午后的阳光安静地投进这个房间,呈现在艾伦眼中的画面充满了温馨。可他知道,剩下给伯爵和夫人两人的时间已经不多了。
The Metzworking efficiencyis really great, next dayhehad found a merchant ship that toAllengoes toViolet Harbor. Howevernowmerchant shipseveraldayslatersets sail, Allenthese daystime, is not then stayinginthat3 Layerssmall building of formerObanarrangementanxiously. The samedayin the afternoon, Bellemodrecomes backfinally. Heheard that AlleninArk Harbor, then met with himdirectly the convergence.梅斯的办事效率果然没得说,第二天他就已经给艾伦找到了一艘前往紫罗兰港的商船。不过现在商船得几天后才起航,艾伦也不急着这几天的功夫,便在之前欧班安排的那三层小楼中住下。同天下午,贝尔摩德终于回来。他听说艾伦就在方舟港里,便直接和他见面汇合。SinceseparatesafterKiller Whale HarborwithLily, BellemodreandChiratwo peopleis then escorted toanotherportbyTaylor, transfers the millingto take the passenger steamerto return toArk Harboragain. AfterAllenconverges, from the Allenmouthknew that thistimehadthesematters, Bellemodrealsofeltunexpected / accidental. FromBellemodrethere, Allenalsoknew the accident of Killer Whale Harbor, strength of simultaneouslyknowEricfromanother. ThistoAllenwithout doubtis an importantinformation, comestoMajor General to Eric, hecompletelywill not be bottomless.
自从和莉莉在虎鲸港外分开之后,贝尔摩德和奇拉两人便由泰勒送往另一个港口,再转辗乘坐客船返回方舟港。和艾伦汇合后,从艾伦口中得知这段时间发生了这些事,贝尔摩德也感到意外。从贝尔摩德那里,艾伦也得知了虎鲸港发生的变故,同时从另一个侧面知道埃里克的实力。这对艾伦来说无疑是个重要的情报,至少将来对上埃里克,他不会全然无底。„Right, Young master. Mr.Tayloras ifintendsto cooperatewithus, heisNaga clanin one of the Empireagents. Althoughdiscarded the industries in someKiller Whale Harborsurfaces, hisbusinessshouldincessantlya little.”Bellemodresupplements saying: „Nowhemusthandle something, perhapsis unable inshorttimeArk Harborand that's the end.”
“对了,少爷。泰勒先生似乎有意和我们合作,他是娜迦族在帝国的代理人之一。虽然丢掉了虎鲸港一些表面上的产业,不过他的生意应该不止这么一点。”贝尔摩德补充说道:“不过现在他得去处理一些事情,恐怕无法短时间内来方舟港就是了。”Allensaid with a nod: „Ialsoplanned that Storm City, MetzButlerhas arranged the shipsforme, threedayslatersets sail. Youalsocometogether.”艾伦点头说:“我也打算回风暴城一趟,梅斯管家已经替我安排好船只,三天后启航。你们也一起来吧。”Bellemodrenaturallydoes not have the opinion, Allennot to seeothermatters, thenmakeshimget down the rest. Bellemodrejustleft, somepeoplecall on at home, come is actually Roger. Does not seelong time, two peopleunavoidableexchanged greetings. After sitting down, Rogerdirectly soars the subject saying: „ObanCountsituationveryisn't whether optimistic?”贝尔摩德自然没有意见,艾伦见没其它事,便让他下去休息。贝尔摩德刚离开,又有人登门造访,来的却是罗杰。多日不见,两人难免一阵寒暄。坐下后罗杰直奔主题道:“欧班伯爵的情况是否很不乐观?”
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