not a word; he was half pleased and half afraid.

他們走進了一條長長的畫廊，小男孩以前來過這裡。

they entered a long gallery, where the boy had been before.

牆壁上閃耀著繪畫的光輝；這裡矗立著雕像和半身像，一切都在明亮的光線中，彷彿白晝一般。

the walls were resplendent with paintings; here stood statues and busts, all in a clear light as if it were day.

但當旁邊一個房間的門開啟時，最壯觀的景象出現了；小男孩還記得他在那裡看到過的那些美麗的東西，但今晚一切都閃耀著最絢爛的色彩。

but the grandest appeared when the door of a side room opened; the little boy could remember what beautiful things he had seen there, but to-night everything shone in its brightest colors.

這裡矗立著一位美麗女子的雕像，是一位大師所能雕刻出的最精美的作品。

here stood the figure of a beautiful woman, as beautifully sculptured as possible by one of the great masters.

她優雅的肢體似乎在動；海豚在她腳下跳躍，永生的光芒從她的眼睛裡閃耀出來。

her graceful limbs appeared to move; dolphins sprang at her feet, and immortality shone from her eyes.

世人稱她為美第奇的維納斯。

the world called her the Venus de’ medici.

在她（美第奇的維納斯）身旁是一些雕像，在這些雕像中，生命的氣息在石頭裡湧動；有一些人物雕像，其中一個正在磨刀，他被稱作磨刀人；另一組是正在角鬥的摔跤手，刀就是為他們磨利的，他們在為美麗的女神而爭鬥。

by her side were statues, in which the spirit of life breathed in stone; figures of men, one of whom whetted his sword, and was named the Grinder; wrestling gladiators formed another group, the sword had been sharpened for them, and they strove for the goddess of beauty.

小男孩被這耀眼的光芒晃得眼花繚亂；因為牆壁閃耀著明亮的色彩，一切都彷彿是真實鮮活的。

the boy was dazzled by so much glitter; for the walls were gleaming with bright colors, al