Unlike Emma's fullness, fair complexion, and strength, Ruth's figure was lighter, more delicate, and slender. Equally restrained were her personality and desires, so much so that when Lübeck held her in his arms, he couldn't tell if she was satisfied with what he offered.
不同于艾玛的丰盈,白皙与力感,露丝的体态更加轻盈骨感,纤柔,同样含蓄的是她的性格和欲望,以至于吕贝克把她搂在怀里,却不知道她是否已经满足于自己的给予.
"Want more?" Lübeck whispered softly in her ear.
"还想要吗?"吕贝克轻轻在她耳边询问,
"It's already dawn. Do you still want to?" Ruth replied softly.
"天已经亮了,难道你还想?"露丝轻声回答,
"Whenever you want, I'm always ready," Lübeck had barely finished speaking when he realized he spent nearly half his time away from his family. Feeling a pang of guilt, he added, "As long as I'm by your side, I'll always be there to meet your needs."
"只要你想,我随时,"吕贝克刚说完,想到自己差不多一半的时间都不在家人身边,不觉得心生愧疚,便补充说,"只要我在你身边,我随时满足你的需要,"
Ruth turned her head slightly and smiled. Her eyes were so deep and captivating. She said nothing, only gently caressing Lübeck's arms wrapped around her body.
露丝微微回头一笑,她的眼睛是那样的深邃迷人,没说什么,只是双手轻抚吕贝克搂着自己身体的臂膀,
Gazing through the window at the faint reddish-purple glow of dawn, Ruth turned her head slightly and asked,
看着透过窗子,微微泛着红紫色的晨光,露丝微微回头问,
Did you go see the place where we grew up when you went back?
"你回去的时候,有没有去看看我们长大的地方?"
"No, why do you ask?"
"没有,你为什么这么问?"
I feel a bit homesick, though maybe it's not really homesickness—just that feeling of being homesick. Perhaps it's just the feeling I had when I lived there.
"我有点想家,其实也不是,就是想家的感觉,或许只是在那里生活时候的感觉吧,"
"I'm right here with you," Lü Beck said, wrapping one arm tightly around her waist while stroking her shoulder with the other hand to comfort her.
"我这不是在陪着你么,"说着吕贝克一手搂紧她的腰,一手抚摸她的肩头,给她安慰,
"There's no religious persecution here, no infectious diseases, no war or oppression—isn't that a good thing?" Lübeck asked her casually.
"这里没有宗教迫害,没有传染病,没有战乱与欺压,难道不好吗?"吕贝克顺便问她,
"Yes, if only my hometown could be like this," she said, a smile playing on her lips as she nestled closer into Lübeck's embrace.
"是啊,要是家乡也能这样就好了,"说着,露丝嘴角含着笑,用力往吕贝克怀里偎依,
Just then, the sound of the orderly's carriage arriving could be heard on the path outside the small courtyard.
正在这时,小院外的小路上传来了勤务兵马车到达的声音,
"Wait here for me," Lübeck told Ruth before putting on his coat, stepping out of the house and small courtyard, and onto the road. He pulled a folded document from his pocket and handed it to the orderly, saying,
"等我一下回来,"吕贝克对露丝说完,穿上外衣,走出房屋,小院,来到路上.从怀里掏出一个折叠的一张纸的文件,对勤务兵说,
Give this to Trudy. It's a crew roster for upcoming voyages. Please have Trudy notify everyone on this list to take leave and return home to prepare for imminent deployment.
"把这个交给特鲁迪,这是个船员名单,近期有航行任务,请特鲁迪通知这个名单上的人休假,回家准备随时参与航行任务."
"Yes, sir," the orderly replied, taking the documents and stowing them away. He then saluted, climbed into the carriage, and was about to drive off when—
"是,长官,"勤务兵接过文件保存好,然后敬礼,上马车刚要离开,
Oh, right—tell Trudy to let everyone on the list know that if they have family matters preventing them from leaving, they can request time off.
"啊,对了,告诉特鲁迪,通知名单上的人,如果家里有事情无法离开可以请假,I can arrange for someone else to go. Also, send a car to pick me up for Joachim's funeral.
我还可以安排别人.还有,派车来接我参加约阿希姆的葬礼."
"Yes, sir,"
"是,长官,"
Turning back into the house, Lübeck found the earlier warmth had vanished. The Ruth he'd been longing for was already dressed, preparing food with Emma. Seeing Lübeck return, she merely glanced at him, a smile playing at the corners of her mouth as she entered the kitchen—as if mocking him? Emma, however, was less reserved. The moment she saw Lübeck that morning, she threw herself into a big hug. Captivated by her warmth, Lübeck lifted her up, her feet leaving the ground, and as he set her down, he playfully pinched her plump little butt. Emma's face seemed to be thoroughly enjoying it.
转身回到屋里,吕贝克发现刚才的温馨已经完了,心心念念的露丝已经穿好衣服,在和艾玛一起准备食物了,见吕贝克回来,只是瞥了他一眼,嘴角带着微笑进了厨房,似乎在笑话自己?艾玛则没那么含蓄,早上见到吕贝克就直接一个大大的拥抱,吕贝克被她的热情感染了,直接把她搂紧抱起双脚离地,放下的时候还抓了一把她肉肉的屁蛋,艾玛的脸上似乎很享受,
"You're all busy, so I'll go check on the kids," Lü Beck said.
"你们都忙,那我去看孩子吧,"吕贝克说
"Go ahead then. Actually, there's no need—he's asleep. Just go take a look," Emma said, shaking Lübeck a little longer before letting go.
"那你去吧,其实也不用,他在睡觉,你去看看吧," 艾玛说着又摇晃了吕贝克一会儿才放手,
Lübeck entered Emma's room and saw his son sleeping in his cradle. The baby's small hands and cheeks were as smooth and translucent as white jade. Gazing at this tiny life newly arrived in the world, Lübeck couldn't help but recall the storms he'd weathered throughout his own life. To make ends meet, he'd worked as a laborer, tried his hand at business, then found employment at a shipyard. Later, when war came, he enlisted in the navy.
吕贝克走进艾玛的房间,看见儿子正睡在他的摇篮里,他的小手,脸蛋的皮肤像白玉一样圆润,晶莹剔透.望着刚刚来到这个世界的小生命,吕贝克不由得想起自己人生走过的风风雨雨.为了谋生做过力工,做过生意,后来又进入船厂工作,再后来战争来了,自己又加入海军.
After a life of constant upheaval, Lü Beck finally had a child of his own. He didn't want his son to endure the same hardships he had faced. Yet looking at this boy, he knew that to grow into a true man, he was destined to weather storms.
人生的颠沛流离,直到现在才有了自己的孩子,吕贝克不想孩子吃自己这么多的苦,可是看着这个男孩子,他要想成长为真正的男子汉,就注定要经历风雨.
Watching the child sleep soundly, Lübeck leaned back against the bedside, his hand resting on the mattress. The quilt still seemed to hold the lingering warmth of Emma's sleep, and her voice, her face, her form seemed to flicker before his eyes. He hesitated for a moment, then left the room.
看着孩子睡得还熟,吕贝克坐在床边往后靠了靠,手正好支撑在床里,似乎被子里还有艾玛睡过的余温,她的音容与身形似乎闪现眼前.吕贝克看着孩子迟疑了一下,还是离开房间.
In the kitchen, Ruth and Emma had already warmed the food in the pot. The two women stood chatting idly by the stove. Lübeck walked up behind them, positioning himself between them. He wrapped his arms around both their waists, glancing from one to the other with a satisfied look on his face, gently swaying their bodies back and forth.
厨房里露丝与艾玛已经把食物热在了锅里,两个人围在火炉旁闲聊着.吕贝克走到她们身后,站在中间,双手搂着两个人的腰,看看这个,看看那个,心里很美的样子,还摇晃着她们的身体.
"What, you're not watching the kids? Then I'll go," Emma's voice rang out crisp and clear.
"怎么,你不看孩子了?那我去吧,"艾玛的声音清脆响亮,
Ruth was shaken so violently she could barely stand. Her frail frame uttered a single word.
露丝被摇晃得已经站不稳了,她的身形单薄,说了一句,
"I'll go instead," she said with a laugh before walking away. It was unclear whether she was laughing at her own frail frame that couldn't stand steady, or at Lübeck's flirtatious advances—first toward her that morning, and now toward Emma.
"还是我去吧,"说完笑着就走了,不知道是笑自己身子单薄站不稳,还是笑吕贝克早上撩过自己又来撩艾玛.
Watching Ruth's retreating figure, he withdrew his gaze. Before him stood the vibrant Emma, barely nineteen years old—almost young enough to be his daughter. This, he realized, was one of the perks of being the leader of this sanctuary. Otherwise, how could such a young woman show him such favor?
望着露丝离去的背影,收回眼神,面前是青春活力的艾玛,她的年龄19岁甚至差不多是自己女儿辈分了,而这也是自己做这份庇护之地统领享有的特权吧,不然怎么会有年轻女子对自己青睐有加.
As the war situation gradually deteriorated, Lübeck obeyed military orders and began this work. Clearly, across the dimensions of time and space, the outcome of that war no longer mattered. Yet the organization that had consistently issued commands to him remained, and the plan continued. He simply had no idea where the orders originated or who was issuing them. All he could do was obey.
自从战争形势逐渐不好,吕贝克就服从军令开始从事这项工作,显然在跨越时空的维度上,那场战争的结果已经不重要了,但是给自己一直发布命令的组织还在,这个计划还在进行,只是自己根本不知道命令来自于哪里,是谁在给自己发布命令,而自己所能做的就是服从.
Emma's large eyes sparkled with life, Lübeck wrapped one arm tightly around her waist, pulling her close against him, while his other hand rested on her chest, gently caressing her through her shirt. Emma slowly closed her eyes, her slightly parted lips beginning to pant. The firelight cast a glow on the white shirt sleeve draped over her shoulder and her fair cheek, tinged with a faint blush.
艾玛那双大眼睛很是灵动,吕贝克一手搂紧她的腰胯把她靠在自己身前,一手放在她的胸前,隔着衬衫轻轻抚摸,艾玛慢慢合上眼睛,微微张开的嘴唇开始喘息,炉火映衬着她身体一侧的白衬衫臂膀和白皙的脸颊,微微泛红.
As she stroked him, Lübeck gently pinched her fingers around him—already swollen and taut, with milk seeping through her shirt. Emma didn't know yet.
抚摸间,吕贝克轻轻用手指抓握,有些涨涨的,已经有奶水渗透了衬衫,艾玛还不知道,
"Can I have some too?" Lübeck asked, lifting her shirt.
"可以让我也吃吗?"吕贝克撩开她的衬衫问,
Emma opened her eyes, glanced at her chest, then looked at him, pouting her little lips as she said,
艾玛睁眼看了看自己的胸,又看了看他,撅起小嘴儿说,
You may only have one; save that one for the child.
"你只许吃一个,那个给孩子留着,"
With her permission, Lübeck wrapped one arm tightly around Emma's waist and the other around her shoulders and back, burying his head in her embrace. Yet it felt more like Lübeck was massaging Emma's breasts with his lips—far from relieving the pressure, it only made them grow firmer and fuller.
得到了她的允许,吕贝克一手搂紧艾玛的腰,一手搂着她的肩背,把头埋在她的怀里.可是这更像是吕贝克在用双唇为艾玛做胸部按摩,非但没有缓解压力,反而更加坚挺充盈了.
Emma, who had been resting her hands on Lübeck's waist, now cupped his cheeks and asked,
艾玛原本搭在吕贝克腰间的双手,扶住吕贝克的双颊,问,
What are you doing? Did you get any?
"你在做什么?你吃到了吗?"
"Hmm," Lübeck searched his memory of the scene just now, trying to answer whether he had eaten the question.
"嗯,"吕贝克检索着自己刚才情景的记忆,试图回答有没有吃到这个问题,
"How big do you think your son's mouth is?" Emma asked, watching Lübeck's bewildered expression.
"你觉得你儿子的嘴有多大?"艾玛一边问,一边看着吕贝克茫然的脸,
"Are you trying to stuff it all in your mouth?" Emma said, pushing Lübeck's head back with both hands until his lips could only hold the areola inside his mouth.
"你是要把它都塞进嘴里吗?"说着艾玛双手扶着吕贝克的头往后推了推,直到他的双唇只能把乳晕含在嘴里,
At that moment, the child seemed to have woken up and was fussing a bit in the room. Ruth was carrying him out to find his mother. She looked down at the child as she passed through the doorway, then looked up into the living room and saw Lübeck and Emma over by the kitchen.
这时孩子似乎醒了,在房间里有点哭闹,露丝正抱着他出来找妈妈,低头看着孩子穿过房门,抬头进入起居室正看见厨房这边,吕贝克和艾玛,
Lübeck heard the sound and turned his head slightly, just catching sight of Ruth walking toward him with the baby in her arms. She flashed him a grin, then turned and headed back the way she came, soothing the child while murmuring to herself.
吕贝克听到声音,微微扭头正看见抱着孩子的露丝,面向自己走来.只见她咧嘴一笑转身就往回走,哄着孩子嘴里念叨着,
Little Lübeck, don't worry, Mommy will be right back to feed you, okay?" she said as she walked back to Emma's room.
"小吕贝克,你别着急,妈妈一会儿就来喂你吃奶好不好,"一边说着一边走回了艾玛的房间,
"Alright, why don't you come learn from your son?" Emma chuckled as she gently pushed Lübeck aside and headed back inside.
"好了,要不你来和你儿子学学吧,"艾玛一边笑着轻轻推开吕贝克,一边往回走,
Lübeck didn't follow them. Instead, he realized he didn't have much time left to spend with this mother and child. Watching Emma's retreating figure, he decided to do whatever he could for them. He extinguished the stove fire, carried each breakfast dish to the table, set it out, and covered them with bowls. That way, when Emma came out after feeding the baby, the food would be just the right temperature for breakfast.
吕贝克并没有跟过去,而是意识到了他陪伴这对母子的时间并不多,看着艾玛的背影,自己还是把自己力所能及为她们能做的事情做了吧,随后便是熄了炉火,把早餐饭菜一件件端到餐桌,布置好然后用碗盖上,这样艾玛给孩子喂完奶出来吃早餐温度正好.