23、拖更福利（2） ...
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October 13th, 1951 1951年10月13日
Dear Gellert,亲爱的盖勒特，
Thank you for your letter. When I think on it, I seem to recall you commenting once that no power in the world could stop me from being--I believe your words were--\"a smug bastard.\" I\'m afraid I remain as incorrigible as ever. I\'ve been expecting an owl ever since our duel, and was hardly surprised to receive one. Indeed, I would have begun to worry in another year or two.感谢你的来信。当我看到你送来的信的时候，我就好像回想起了你曾经说过的一个评论：这个世界上没有什么能阻止我成为——我相信你会这么说——“一个自以为是的杂种”。我恐怕我和以前一样无药可救。自从我们决斗后，我开始期待一只猫头鹰的到来，但是却不敢相信能够真的收到一封信。的确，我最近一两年开始担心你了。
I gave your owl a drying charm, a perch by Fawkes\' fire, and three white mice. She\'s wonderfully well-tempered after such a flight. (And Fawkes himself is quite well. Not even you, adept as you are at such things, could kill him enough to be a problem, Gellert.) I am indeed still at Hogwarts, teaching Transfiguration, head of Gryffindor House, and Assistant Headmaster. I am perhaps somewhat less of an overachiever than I was when we first met. Still, I am indeed enjoying myself. The beginning of term has been quite busy, hence my slow response. It is a peculiar delight that October the 13th has been a quiet and peaceful day.我对你的猫头鹰施了一个干燥魔法，并且我给了她一块儿靠近福布斯火焰的栖木，和三只白老鼠。她在那样的情况下飞行后，令人惊讶地有很好的调节自己。（而且福克斯他也很好。即使是你对那些事情的熟练度，想要杀掉他也足够是一个大问题了，盖勒特。）我的确还待在霍格沃兹，教变形术，当着格兰芬多的院长，和校长助理。我可能不像我们第一次见面时的那样是一个成绩超过预科的学生了。但是我依然很享受我的生活。你也知道，一个学期的开始总是很忙碌的，因此我回复得比较晚。10月13日是个安静和平的一天，很奇怪，但是却令人高兴不是吗？
So, yes, Gellert, I am not surprised. And this might, in turn, come as a surprise to you, but I do not hate you. I have said it before, I know, during our duel, and I say it again. Nor do I look down my nose at you, nor do I laugh at you. Do you find this difficult to understand I\'m afraid I might find it difficult to explain. And it might simply be another symptom of being a smug bastard.所以，是的，盖勒特，我并不感到惊讶。并且，这似乎应该是你所感到的事情，因为我并不恨你，很令你惊讶吧。我在以前就说过了，哦，我想起来了，在我们决斗的时候，我说过这句话，我不介意现在再说一遍。我不喜欢轻视你，我也同样不喜欢嘲笑你。你觉得这很难理解吗？我恐怕也很难找到一个句子来形容它。并且这可能是我是一个自以为是的杂种的另一种征兆吧。
(Rest assured, speaking of said duel, that I am taking good care of It.（我很确定，经过了上述的决斗，我还在很好地照顾它）
How are you spending your hours, when not contemplating nature You are, I hope, comfortable, and allowed books as well as correspondence. Along those lines, actually, I have enclosed a book you might enjoy. Some fascinating refinements of Transfiguration theory came out of Wales in the twenties--you might well have missed it while you were off preparing to conquer Europe.现在的你，除了望着窗外的自然风景，是怎样度过无聊的时间的呢？我希望，你可以感到适应，并且希望你可以读书，就像你可以写信那样。随着这写了几行的信纸，实际上，我附上了一本你可能会感兴趣的书。是一些关于变形术理论的有趣的细微改良，来自二十世纪的威尔士——你或许因为忙于征服欧洲所以错过了它。
Regards,
致以诚挚的问候，
邓布利多
[enclosure: Of Mice and Matriculation, Gwalchmai Gwartney & Ianto ap Madog]
【附件：《老鼠与入学考试》格沃奇梅.格沃特尼与艾兰多.艾普.玛多格著】
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