威廉·S. 毛姆(William S. Maugham)
A few days later Mrs. Carey went to the station to see Philip off. She stood at the door of the carriage, trying to keep back her tears. Philip was restless and eager. He wanted to be gone.
“Kiss me once more,” she said.
He leaned out of the window and kissed her. The train started, and she stood on the wooden platform of the little station, waving her handkerchief till it was out of sight. Her heart was dreadfully heavy, and the few hundred yards to the vicarage seemed very, very long. It was natural enough that he should be eager to go, she thought, he was a boy and the future beckoned to him; but she — she clenched her teeth so that she should not cry. She uttered a little inward prayer that God would guard him, and keep him out of temptation, and give him happiness and good fortune.
- restless [ˈrestlɪs] a. 焦虑的，烦躁的
- vicarage [ˈvɪkərɪdʒ] n. ＜英＞ 教区牧师的住宅
- beckon [ˈbekən] v. 向……招手
- utter [ˈʌtə(r)] vt. 发出，表达
几天后，凯里太太去车站给菲利普送行。她站在车厢门口，强忍住泪水。菲利普急不可耐，心神不安，恨不得马上离去。
“再吻我一次，”她说。
他从车窗探出身子吻她。火车开动了，她站在小车站的木头站台上，晃着手绢，直到火车消逝在远方。她的心情非常沉重，那几百码到教区牧师住所的路程，似乎很长很长。她想，他迫不及待地要离开是很自然的，他还是个孩子，未来在召唤他；但是她——她咬紧牙关不哭出声来，在内心为他祈祷，求上帝保佑他，使他摆脱诱惑，赐给他快乐，赐给他好运。
威廉·萨默塞特·毛姆（William Somerset Maugham）是一位英国作家，生于1874年1月25日，去世于1965年12月16日。他是20世纪最知名的小说家和剧作家之一，其作品被广泛翻译并受到全球读者的欢迎。
毛姆的作品以其对人性、道德困境和社会观察的深刻描绘而著称。他的代表作品包括《月亮与六便士》（The Moon and Sixpence）、《人性的枷锁》（Of Human Bondage）和《东方之珠》（The Painted Veil）。他的作品常常探讨个人自由、传统与现代价值观的冲突以及人类内心的复杂情感，展现了对人性的深刻洞察和对社会问题的关注。
除了小说，毛姆还以其戏剧作品享有盛誉，例如《月亮下的人》（The Moon and the Sixpence）和《理想之岛》（The Ideal Husband）。他的作品通常以清晰、优美的文字风格和精致的情感描写著称，赢得了广泛的读者和评论家的赞誉。