介绍： John le Carre, (born David Cornwell) master of the spy novel, died on December 12th, aged 89

约翰·勒卡尔（出生时叫大卫·康威尔）间谍小说大师，于12月12日去世，享年89岁

The house in Gainsborough Gardens was tall and elegant in the red-brick Hampstead manner, with a background of old trees. In front of the hous...

介绍： John le Carre, (born David Cornwell) master of the spy novel, died on December 12th, aged 89

约翰·勒卡尔（出生时叫大卫·康威尔）间谍小说大师，于12月12日去世，享年89岁

The house in Gainsborough Gardens was tall and elegant in the red-brick Hampstead manner, with a background of old trees. In front of the houses stretched a dank lawn strewn with leaves. He walked across it quickly to the locked gate on the Well Walk side, which preserved the hidden feel of the place. He might have been going to lunch at the Wells, where the rhubarb crumble was reliably good. But too many people knew John le Carre there, spotted his upright stance and far-sighted gaze, the fine greying head, and might start conversations.

盖恩斯伯勒花园的房子高大典雅，红砖汉普斯特德风格，背景是古树。房子前面是一片潮湿的草地，草地上散落着树叶。他很快地穿过它，走到井边那扇紧锁的大门前，那扇大门保留了这个地方隐秘的感觉。他可能要去威尔斯吃午饭，那里的大黄酥碎确实不错。但是有太多的人知道约翰·勒卡雷在那里，看到他笔直的姿态和远视的目光，那漂亮的灰白的脑袋，可能会开始交谈。

Today he had a different assignation. He turned not left but right, towards the Heath. A weather-boarded barn stood by East Heath Road, with a bench on which it was said that Keats had sat and wept.
今天他有一个不同的任务。他不是左转，而是右转，朝着荒野走去。东希思路旁边有一个挡风雨的谷仓，有一张长凳，据说济慈坐在上面哭过。