Mr Fox

Lady Mary was young, and Lady Mary was fair. She had two brothers, and more lovers than she could count. But of them all, the bravest and most gallant, was a Mr. Fox, whom she met when she was down at her father's country-house. No one knew who Mr. Fox was; but he was certainly brave, and surely rich, and of all her lovers, Lady Mary cared for him alone. At last it was agreed upon between them that they should be married. Lady Mary asked Mr. Fox where they should live, and he described to her his castle, and where it was; but, strange to say, did not ask her, or her brothers to come and see it.

Lady Mary muda, dan Lady Mary cantik. Ia punya dua kakak laki-laki, dan lebih banyak pelamar daripada yang bisa ia hitung. Tetapi dari semuanya, yang paling berani dan paling gagah adalah seorang Tuan Fox, yang ia temui ketika sedang berada di rumah pedesaan ayahnya. Tak seorang pun tahu siapa sebenarnya Tuan Fox itu; tetapi ia jelas berani, dan jelas kaya, dan dari semua pelamarnya, Lady Mary hanya peduli pada dirinya seorang. Akhirnya disepakati di antara mereka bahwa mereka akan menikah. Lady Mary bertanya kepada Tuan Fox di mana mereka akan tinggal, dan ia menggambarkan kepadanya kastelnya, dan di mana letaknya; tetapi, anehnya, ia tidak pernah meminta Lady Mary, atau kakak-kakaknya, untuk datang melihatnya.

So one day, near the wedding-day, when her brothers were out, and Mr. Fox was away for a day or two on business, as he said, Lady Mary set out for Mr. Fox's castle. And after many searchings, she came at last to it, and a fine strong house it was, with high walls and a deep moat. And when she came up to the gateway she saw written on it:

Maka suatu hari, mendekati hari pernikahan, ketika kakak-kakaknya sedang pergi, dan Tuan Fox sedang pergi berbisnis selama sehari atau dua hari, seperti katanya, Lady Mary berangkat menuju kastel Tuan Fox. Dan setelah banyak pencarian, akhirnya ia sampai di sana, dan itu adalah rumah yang kuat dan indah, dengan tembok tinggi dan parit yang dalam. Dan ketika ia sampai di gerbang, ia melihat tertulis di atasnya:

BE BOLD, BE BOLD.

BERANILAH, BERANILAH.

But as the gate was open, she went through it, and found no one there. So she went up to the doorway, and over it she found written:

Tetapi karena gerbang itu terbuka, ia masuk melaluinya, dan tidak menemukan siapa pun di sana. Maka ia pergi ke pintu masuk, dan di atasnya ia menemukan tertulis:

BE BOLD, BE BOLD, BUT NOT TOO BOLD.

BERANILAH, BERANILAH, TETAPI JANGAN TERLALU BERANI.

Still she went on, till she came into the hall, and went up the broad stairs till she came to a door in the gallery, over which was written:

Ia tetap melanjutkan, sampai ia masuk ke aula, dan naik tangga lebar sampai ia tiba di sebuah pintu di galeri, di atasnya tertulis:

BE BOLD, BE BOLD, BUT NOT TOO BOLD, LEST THAT YOUR HEART'S BLOOD SHOULD RUN COLD.

BERANILAH, BERANILAH, TETAPI JANGAN TERLALU BERANI, JANGAN SAMPAI DARAH DI HATIMU MEMBEKU DINGIN.

But Lady Mary was a brave one, she was, and she opened the door, and what do you think she saw? Why, bodies and skeletons of beautiful young ladies all stained with blood. So Lady Mary thought it was high time to get out of that horrid place, and she closed the door, went through the gallery, and was just going down the stairs, and out of the hall, when who should she see through the window, but Mr. Fox dragging a beautiful young lady along from the gateway to the door.

Tetapi Lady Mary adalah orang yang pemberani, sungguh, dan ia membuka pintu itu, dan coba tebak apa yang ia lihat? Mayat-mayat dan kerangka-kerangka gadis-gadis muda yang cantik, semuanya bernoda darah. Maka Lady Mary berpikir sudah waktunya untuk keluar dari tempat mengerikan itu, dan ia menutup pintu, melewati galeri, dan tepat ketika ia hendak turun tangga dan keluar dari aula, siapa yang ia lihat melalui jendela selain Tuan Fox yang sedang menyeret seorang gadis cantik dari gerbang menuju pintu.

Lady Mary rushed downstairs, and hid herself behind a cask, just in time, as Mr. Fox came in with the poor young lady who seemed to have fainted. Just as he got near Lady Mary, Mr. Fox saw a diamond ring glittering on the finger of the young lady he was dragging, and he tried to pull it off. But it was tightly fixed, and would not come off, so Mr. Fox cursed and swore, and drew his sword, raised it, and brought it down upon the hand of the poor lady.

Lady Mary bergegas turun tangga, dan bersembunyi di belakang sebuah tong, tepat pada waktunya, karena Tuan Fox masuk membawa gadis malang itu yang tampaknya telah pingsan. Tepat ketika ia mendekati Lady Mary, Tuan Fox melihat cincin berlian berkilau di jari gadis yang sedang ia seret, dan ia mencoba melepaskannya. Tetapi cincin itu terpasang erat, dan tidak mau lepas, maka Tuan Fox mengumpat dan bersumpah, menghunus pedangnya, mengangkatnya, dan menebaskannya ke tangan gadis malang itu.

The sword cut off the hand, which jumped up into the air, and fell of all places in the world into Lady Mary's lap. Mr. Fox looked about a bit, but did not think of looking behind the cask, so at last he went on dragging the young lady up the stairs into the Bloody Chamber.

Pedang itu memutuskan tangan itu, yang melompat ke udara, dan jatuh, dari semua tempat di dunia ini, tepat ke pangkuan Lady Mary. Tuan Fox melihat sekeliling sebentar, tetapi tidak terpikir untuk melihat di belakang tong itu, maka akhirnya ia terus menyeret gadis itu naik tangga menuju Kamar Berdarah.

As soon as she heard him pass through the gallery, Lady Mary crept out of the door, down through the gateway, and ran home as fast as she could.

Segera setelah ia mendengarnya melewati galeri, Lady Mary menyelinap keluar dari pintu, turun melalui gerbang, dan berlari pulang secepat yang ia bisa.

Now it happened that the very next day the marriage contract of Lady Mary and Mr. Fox was to be signed, and there was a splendid breakfast before that. And when Mr. Fox was seated at table opposite Lady Mary, he looked at her. “How pale you are this morning, my dear.” “Yes,” said she, “I had a bad night's rest last night. I had horrible dreams.” “Dreams go by contraries,” said Mr. Fox; “but tell us your dream, and your sweet voice will make the time pass till the happy hour comes.”

Maka kebetulan pada hari berikutnya kontrak pernikahan Lady Mary dan Tuan Fox akan ditandatangani, dan sebelum itu ada sarapan yang mewah. Dan ketika Tuan Fox duduk di meja berhadapan dengan Lady Mary, ia menatapnya. "Betapa pucatnya kau pagi ini, sayangku." "Ya," katanya, "aku tidur tidak nyenyak semalam. Aku bermimpi buruk." "Mimpi itu kebalikannya," kata Tuan Fox; "tetapi ceritakan mimpimu pada kami, dan suara manismu akan membuat waktu berlalu sampai saat bahagia itu tiba."

“I dreamed,” said Lady Mary, “that I went yestermorn to your castle, and I found it in the woods, with high walls, and a deep moat, and over the gateway was written:

"Aku bermimpi," kata Lady Mary, "bahwa kemarin aku pergi ke kastelmu, dan aku menemukannya di hutan, dengan tembok tinggi, dan parit yang dalam, dan di atas gerbang tertulis:

BE BOLD, BE BOLD.

BERANILAH, BERANILAH.

“But it is not so, nor it was not so,” said Mr. Fox.

"Tetapi bukan begitu, dan tidak pernah begitu," kata Tuan Fox.

“And when I came to the doorway over it was written:

"Dan ketika aku sampai di pintu masuk, di atasnya tertulis:

BE BOLD, BE BOLD, BUT NOT TOO BOLD.

BERANILAH, BERANILAH, TETAPI JANGAN TERLALU BERANI.

“It is not so, nor it was not so,” said Mr. Fox.

"Bukan begitu, dan tidak pernah begitu," kata Tuan Fox.

“And then I went upstairs, and came to a gallery, at the end of which was a door, on which was written:

"Dan kemudian aku naik ke atas, dan tiba di sebuah galeri, yang di ujungnya ada sebuah pintu, di atasnya tertulis:

BE BOLD, BE BOLD, BUT NOT TOO BOLD, LEST THAT YOUR HEART'S BLOOD SHOULD RUN COLD.

BERANILAH, BERANILAH, TETAPI JANGAN TERLALU BERANI, JANGAN SAMPAI DARAH DI HATIMU MEMBEKU DINGIN.

“It is not so, nor it was not so,” said Mr. Fox.

"Bukan begitu, dan tidak pernah begitu," kata Tuan Fox.

“And then—and then I opened the door, and the room was filled with bodies and skeletons of poor dead women, all stained with their blood.”

"Dan kemudian—dan kemudian aku membuka pintu itu, dan kamar itu penuh dengan mayat-mayat dan kerangka-kerangka perempuan malang yang telah mati, semuanya bernoda darah mereka sendiri."

“It is not so, nor it was not so. And God forbid it should be so,” said Mr. Fox.

"Bukan begitu, dan tidak pernah begitu. Dan semoga Tuhan mencegah itu terjadi," kata Tuan Fox.

“I then dreamed that I rushed down the gallery, and just as I was going down the stairs, I saw you, Mr. Fox, coming up to the hall door, dragging after you a poor young lady, rich and beautiful.”

"Kemudian aku bermimpi aku berlari menyusuri galeri, dan tepat ketika aku turun tangga, aku melihatmu, Tuan Fox, sedang naik menuju pintu aula, menyeret di belakangmu seorang gadis malang, yang kaya dan cantik."

“It is not so, nor it was not so. And God forbid it should be so,” said Mr. Fox.

"Bukan begitu, dan tidak pernah begitu. Dan semoga Tuhan mencegah itu terjadi," kata Tuan Fox.

“I rushed downstairs, just in time to hide myself behind a cask, when you, Mr. Fox, came in dragging the young lady by the arm. And, as you passed me, Mr. Fox, I thought I saw you try and get off her diamond ring, and when you could not, Mr. Fox, it seemed to me in my dream, that you out with your sword and hacked off the poor lady's hand to get the ring.”

"Aku berlari turun tangga, tepat pada waktunya untuk bersembunyi di belakang sebuah tong, ketika kau, Tuan Fox, masuk sambil menyeret gadis itu dari lengannya. Dan, saat kau melewatiku, Tuan Fox, aku pikir aku melihatmu mencoba melepaskan cincin berliannya, dan ketika kau tidak bisa, Tuan Fox, tampaknya dalam mimpiku, kau menghunus pedangmu dan menebas tangan gadis malang itu untuk mendapatkan cincin itu."

“It is not so, nor it was not so. And God forbid it should be so,” said Mr. Fox, and was going to say something else as he rose from his seat, when Lady Mary cried out:

"Bukan begitu, dan tidak pernah begitu. Dan semoga Tuhan mencegah itu terjadi," kata Tuan Fox, dan hendak mengatakan sesuatu yang lain saat ia bangkit dari kursinya, ketika Lady Mary berseru:

“But it is so, and it was so. Here's hand and ring I have to show,” and pulled out the lady's hand from her dress, and pointed it straight at Mr. Fox.

"Tetapi memang begitu, dan memang pernah begitu. Ini tangan dan cincinnya yang bisa kutunjukkan," dan ia menarik keluar tangan gadis itu dari balik gaunnya, dan menudingkannya lurus ke arah Tuan Fox.

At once her brothers and her friends drew their swords and cut Mr. Fox into a thousand pieces.

Seketika itu juga kakak-kakaknya dan teman-temannya menghunus pedang mereka dan memotong Tuan Fox menjadi seribu bagian.