Monsieur gabelle had held the impoverished and involved estate on written instructions , to spare the people , to give them what little there was to give - such fuel as the heavy creditors would let them have in the winter , and such produce as could be saved from the same grip in the summer - and no doubt he had put the fact in plea and proof , for his own safety , so that it could not but appear now 加伯尔先生按照他的书面指示处理了他那衰败困顿的庄园财产。他要加伯尔体恤百姓，能给的都给他们冬天给他们还了高利贷后留下的柴禾，夏天给他们还了高利贷后留下的农产品。加伯尔先生为了自己的安全毫无疑问早已提出过这些事实和证据为自己辩护，现在只好把这一切公诸于世了。
Probably , monsieur gabelle passed a long night up there , with the distant chateau for fire and candle , and the beating at his door , combined with the joy - ringing , for music ; not to mention his having an ill - omened lamp slung across the road before his posting - house gate , which the village showed a lively inclination to displace in his favour 加伯尔先生在屋顶度过了一个漫长的黑夜。他很可能是把远处的府第当作了蜡烛，把打门声和快活的钟声当作了音乐的。至于摇晃在他那驿站门前街道边的不祥的路灯就更不用提了，村里人曾大呼小叫要拿他去跟路灯交换地位呢。
