欧亚客服But Powhatan was not at Werewocomoco
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But Powhatan was not at Werewocomoco. Anticipating just such a visit, he was in a safe retreat, and his warriors who thronged to the river bank to meet the white men at once attacked them, and there was lively skirmishing until two brothers of Pocahontas heard of her arrival. Hurrying to the river bank, they quelled the turmoil and hastily paddled out to the ship, where they were soon standing beside their sister, seeing with joy that despite her captivity she was well and happy, with the same merry light in her black eyes as she had in her forest days. Their feeling deepened into awe when with downcast eyes and flushed [Pg 31] cheeks she told them of John Rolfe's love for her and of her attachment for him. Their sister girl of the forest, kin of the red men,—going to marry an Englishman from that marvelous land across the sea, of which one of their tribe who had visited it had brought back the report: "Count the stars in the sky, the leaves on the trees, and the sand upon the seashore—such is the number of the people of England!" Pocahontas, their little sister, going to marry an Englishman!—the stalwart Indian boys could scarcely believe the tale, and on leaving the ship they hurried to their father's forest retreat to tell their wondrous tale. The old Chief listened with inscrutable reserve, but his eyes gleamed with exultation and in his heart he rejoiced. His daughter, child of an Indian Werowance, to become wife of a white man,—the two races to be united? Surely this would be a greater advantage than all the firearms that could be bought or stolen!
但波瓦坦不在 Werewocomoco。预料到会有这样一次访问，他在一个安全的撤退，他的战士们蜂拥到河岸去迎接白人，并立即向他们发起攻击，在那里发生了激烈的冲突，直到宝嘉康蒂的两个兄弟听说了她的到来。他们赶到河边，平息了骚乱，赶紧划到船上。他们很快就站在了妹妹的身边，欣喜地看到，尽管被囚禁，妹妹依然健康快乐，她的黑眼睛里闪着和她在森林里时一样的快乐光芒。当她用低垂的眼睛和红扑扑的脸颊告诉他们约翰 · 罗尔夫对她的爱和她对他的依恋时，他们的感情加深到敬畏。他们森林里的妹妹，红人的亲戚，要嫁给一个来自大海对岸那片神奇土地的英国人，他们部落的一个人去过那里，带回了一份报告: “数数天上的星星，树上的叶子，海边的沙子，这就是英格兰人的数量!”宝嘉康蒂，他们的小妹妹，要嫁给一个英国人! ーー这些坚强的印度男孩简直不敢相信这个故事，离开船后他们赶到父亲的森林隐居处，讲述他们奇妙的故事。老酋长带着不可思议的矜持倾听着，但是他的眼睛里闪烁着狂喜的光芒，他心里很高兴。他的女儿，一个印第安人的孩子，成为一个白人的妻子，两个种族要联合起来吗？这当然比所有可以买到或偷到的武器有更大的优势！
