十九 母亲
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中文
十九
致G·W·黑尔夫人
波士顿比肯街 贝尔维尤酒店，欧式服务
1894年5月11日
亲爱的母亲：
自7日以来，我每天下午或晚间在此讲演。在费尔柴尔德夫人处，我结识了豪夫人的侄女。她今日前来，邀请我共进晚餐。我迄今尚未见到沃尔基南先生。此地的演讲报酬实属菲薄，且人人皆有私心。我收到了一封长信，信中满是孩子们的絮语。您所在的纽约，讲演报酬远胜波士顿，因此我正设法返回那里。但在此地，几乎每日都有工作可做。
我想我需要些许休息。我感到疲惫不堪，这频繁的辗转奔波令我神经略感损耗，但望能尽快恢复。近日我饱受风寒与轻度发热之苦，却仍坚持演讲；但愿一两日内便能痊愈。
我购置了一件颇为雅致的长袍，花费三十美元。颜色与旧袍不尽相同，乃深红色中带有黄调——即便在纽约，也寻不得旧时那般确切的色调。
我没有太多可写的，无非是旧事重提：讲，讲，讲。我渴望飞赴芝加哥，紧闭口舌，让嘴、肺与心灵都得到长久的安歇。若纽约那边无人相召，我即将回到芝加哥。
您恭顺的
辨喜（Vivekananda）
English
XIX
To Mrs. G. W. Hale
HOTEL BELLEVUE, EUROPEAN PLAN
BEACON STREET, BOSTON
11 May, 1894
DEAR MOTHER,
I have been since the 7th, lecturing here every afternoon or evening. At Mrs. Fairchild's I met the niece of Mrs. Howe. She was here today to invite me to dinner with her today. I have not seen Mr. Volkinen as yet. Of course, the pay for lecture is here the poorest, and everybody has an axe to grind. I got a long letter full of the prattles of the babies.[6]* Your city, i.e. New York, pays far better than Boston, so I am trying to go back there. But here one can get work almost every day.
I think I want some rest. I feel as if I am very much tired, and these constant journeyings to and fro have shaken my nerves a little, but hope to recoup soon. Last few days I have been suffering from cold and slight fever and lecturing for all that; hope to get rid of it in a day or two.
I have got a very nice gown at $30. The colour is not exactly that of the old one, but cardinal, with more of yellow — could not get the exact old colour even in New York.
I have not much to write, for it is the repetition of the old story: talking, talking, talking. I long to fly to Chicago and shut up my mouth and give a long rest to mouth and lungs and mind. If I am not called for in New York, I am coming soon to Chicago.
Yours obediently,
VIVEKANANDA.
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