Chapter 13 Bölüm 13

XIII HOW CANDIDE WAS FORCED AWAY FROM HIS FAIR CUNEGONDE AND THE OLD WOMAN. XIII COMMENT CANDIDE A ETE OCTROIE DE SA JUSTE CUNEGONDE ET DE LA VIEILLE FEMME.

The beautiful Cunegonde having heard the old woman’s history, paid her all the civilities due to a person of her rank and merit. La belle Cunégonde, ayant entendu l'histoire de la vieille, lui a payé toutes les politesse dues à une personne de son rang et de son mérite. She likewise accepted her proposal, and engaged all the passengers, one after the other, to relate their adventures; and then both she and Candide allowed that the old woman was in the right. Elle accepta également sa proposition et engagea tous les passagers, l'un après l'autre, à raconter leurs aventures; puis elle et Candide admirent que la vieille femme avait raison.

"It is a great pity," said Candide, "that the sage Pangloss was hanged contrary to custom at an  auto-da-fé ; he would tell us most amazing things in regard to the physical and moral evils that overspread earth and sea, and I should be able, with due respect, to make a few objections." «C'est bien dommage, dit Candide, que le sage Pangloss ait été pendu contrairement à la coutume à un auto-da-fé; il nous dirait des choses des plus étonnantes en ce qui concerne les maux physiques et moraux qui ont envahi la terre et la mer, et je devrais pouvoir, avec le respect que je vous dois, faire quelques objections. " While each passenger was recounting his story, the ship made her way. Pendant que chaque passager racontait son histoire, le navire a fait son chemin. They landed at Buenos Ayres. Cunegonde, Captain Candide, and the old woman, waited on the Governor, Don Fernando d’Ibaraa, y Figueora, y Mascarenes, y Lampourdos, y Souza. This nobleman had a stateliness becoming a person who bore so many[Pg 55] names. Ce noble avait une majesté de devenir une personne qui portait tant de noms [Pg 55]. He spoke to men with so noble a disdain, carried his nose so loftily, raised his voice so unmercifully, assumed so imperious an air, and stalked with such intolerable pride, that those who saluted him were strongly inclined to give him a good drubbing. Il parlait aux hommes avec un si noble dédain, portait son nez si haut, élevait la voix si impitoyablement, prenait un air si impérieux, et traquait avec un orgueil si intolérable, que ceux qui le saluaient étaient fortement enclins à lui donner une bonne raclée. Cunegonde appeared to him the most beautiful he had ever met. The first thing he did was to ask whether she was not the captain’s wife. The manner in which he asked the question alarmed Candide; he durst not say she was his wife, because indeed she was not; neither durst he say she was his sister, because it was not so; and although this obliging lie had been formerly much in favour among the ancients, and although it could be useful to the moderns, his soul was too pure to betray the truth. La manière dont il posa la question alarma Candide; il n'osait pas dire qu'elle était sa femme, parce qu'en effet elle ne l'était pas; il n'osait pas non plus dire qu'elle était sa sœur, car il n'en était pas ainsi; et bien que ce mensonge obligeant eût été autrefois très en faveur parmi les anciens, et s'il pouvait être utile aux modernes, son âme était trop pure pour trahir la vérité.

"Miss Cunegonde," said he, "is to do me the honour to marry me, and we beseech your excellency to deign to sanction our marriage." «Mlle Cunégonde, dit-il, est de me faire l'honneur de m'épouser, et nous implorons votre Excellence de daigner sanctionner notre mariage. Don Fernando d’Ibaraa, y Figueora, y Mascarenes, y Lampourdos, y Souza, turning up his moustachios, smiled mockingly, and ordered Captain Candide to go and review his company. Don Fernando d'Ibaraa, y Figueora, y Mascarenes, y Lampourdos, y Souza, levant ses moustaches, sourit moqueusement et ordonna au capitaine Candide d'aller revoir sa compagnie. Candide obeyed, and the Governor remained alone with Miss Cunegonde. He declared his passion, protesting he would marry her the next day in the face of the church, or otherwise, just as should be agreeable to herself. Il déclara sa passion, protestant qu'il l'épouserait le lendemain face à l'église, ou autrement, comme cela devrait lui convenir. Cunegonde[Pg 56] asked a quarter of an hour to consider of it, to consult the old woman, and to take her resolution.

The old woman spoke thus to Cunegonde:

"Miss, you have seventy-two quarterings, and not a farthing; it is now in your power to be wife to the greatest lord in South America, who has very beautiful moustachios. «Mademoiselle, vous avez soixante-douze quartiers, et pas un sou; il est maintenant en votre pouvoir d'être l'épouse du plus grand seigneur d'Amérique du Sud, qui a de très belles moustaches. Is it for you to pique yourself upon inviolable fidelity? Est-ce à vous de vous piquer sur une fidélité inviolable? You have been ravished by Bulgarians; a Jew and an Inquisitor have enjoyed your favours. Misfortune gives sufficient excuse. I own, that if I were in your place, I should have no scruple in marrying the Governor and in making the fortune of Captain Candide." J'avoue que si j'étais à votre place, je n'aurais aucun scrupule à épouser le gouverneur et à faire la fortune du capitaine Candide. While the old woman spoke with all the prudence which age and experience gave, a small ship entered the port on board of which were an Alcalde and his alguazils, and this was what had happened. Tandis que la vieille parlait avec toute la prudence que l'âge et l'expérience donnaient, un petit navire entra dans le port à bord duquel se trouvaient un Alcalde et ses alguazils, et c'était ce qui s'était passé.

As the old woman had shrewdly guessed, it was a Grey Friar who stole Cunegonde’s money and jewels in the town of Badajos, when she and Candide were escaping. Comme la vieille femme l'avait bien deviné, c'était un moine gris qui avait volé l'argent et les bijoux de Cunégonde dans la ville de Badajos, alors qu'elle et Candide s'échappaient. The Friar wanted to sell some of the diamonds to a jeweller; the jeweller knew them to be the Grand Inquisitor’s. The Friar before he was hanged confessed he had stolen them. He described the persons, and the route they had taken. The flight of Cunegonde[Pg 57] and Candide was already known. Le vol de Cunégonde [Pg 57] et de Candide était déjà connu. They were traced to Cadiz. A vessel was immediately sent in pursuit of them. The vessel was already in the port of Buenos Ayres. The report spread that the Alcalde was going to land, and that he was in pursuit of the murderers of my lord the Grand Inquisitor. Le rapport se répandit que l'Alcalde allait débarquer et qu'il était à la poursuite des meurtriers de mon seigneur le grand inquisiteur. The prudent old woman saw at once what was to be done.

"You cannot run away," said she to Cunegonde, "and you have nothing to fear, for it was not you that killed my lord; besides the Governor who loves you will not suffer you to be ill-treated; therefore stay." She then ran immediately to Candide.

"Fly," said she, "or in an hour you will be burnt." «Vole», dit-elle, «ou dans une heure tu seras brûlé. There was not a moment to lose; but how could he part from Cunegonde, and where could he flee for shelter? Il n'y avait pas un moment à perdre; mais comment se séparer de Cunégonde et où s'enfuir pour s'abriter?