Lesson 62 Jessie Of LucknowThe incident on which this spirited picce is founded is said to have occurred while the British were besieged in Lucknow, during the Indian Mutiny,and when despair was at its height.Jessie Brown, the wife of a corporal, had all through the siege been in a state of high excitement, and was labouring under a constant fever."At last," says the lady correspondent of the Pays, "she lay down on the ground and fell into a profound slumber, her head resting in my lap.I myself could no longer resist the inclination to sleep, in spite of the continual roar of cannon.Suddenly I was aroused by a wild, unearthly scream, close to my ear.My companion stood upright beside me, her arms raised, and her head bent forward in the attitude of listening.A look of intense delight broke over her countenance.She grasped my hand, drew me towards her, and exclaimed, 'Dinna ye hear it? dinna ye hear it?Ay, I'm no dreamin': it's the slogan o' the Highlanders! We're saved! we're saved!'"It is to be regretted that subsequent information threw discredit on this romantic story;yet even with this drawback the editor cannot refrain from inserting the poem.In her veins the red river is fast running high,The bale-fire of fever is lit in her eye;
第62课 勒克瑙的杰西这段精彩的故事发生在印度反抗英国统治时期，当时，英国人被困在勒克瑙，大家都很绝望。一位下士的妻子杰西・布朗，情绪高涨地冲破包围，在持续的高温下艰难前行。“最后，”佩依的一位女记者说，“她躺在在地上，陷入了重度昏迷，她的头枕在我膝盖上。尽管大炮声不绝于耳，我自己也无法抗拒睡意。突然，我被近在耳边的狂野的叫声吓醒。我的朋友就站在我的身旁，她举起手臂，低下头，仿佛在听些什么。她的脸上突然浮现出了高兴不已的神情。她抓住我的手，把我拉到她的身边，喊道，“你听到了吗？你听到了吗？我不是在做梦：那是苏格兰高地士兵的信号。我们获救了！我们获救了！”很抱歉下面的内容会毁了这个浪漫的故事，但即便是这样，编者仍然坚持插入这首诗。在她的血液里快速流淌着鲜红的河流，天气热得她的眼睛里闪烁着光芒。
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